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Jentezen Franklin - The Ebenezer Principle

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And our mission
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Is to simply
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Point you to him.
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You're watching
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With jentezen franklin.
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♪ ♪
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>> 1 samuel 4 begins
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>> 1 samuel 4 begins with verse 1,
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With verse 1, "now israel went out
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"now israel went out to battle against
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To battle against the philistines,
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The philistines, and encamped beside ebenezer,"
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And encamped beside ebenezer," everybody say,
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Everybody say, "ebenezer," please.
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"ebenezer," please. >> congregation: ebenezer.
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>> congregation: ebenezer. >> that's a good word,
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>> that's a good word, ebenezer.
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Ebenezer. that's a good one.
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That's a good one. i don't ever want you
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I don't ever want you to forget it.
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To forget it. all you think that is
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All you think that is is a baptist church.
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[laughter]
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But boy, you gon' know
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But boy, you gon' know what it is before
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What it is before you leave here.
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You leave here. i'm preaching today on
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I'm preaching today on the ebenezer principle.
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The ebenezer principle. the ebenezer principle.
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The ebenezer principle. "the philistines encamped
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"the philistines encamped beside ebenezer
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Beside ebenezer and the philistines
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And the philistines encamped in aphek."
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Encamped in aphek." israel and the philistines
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Israel and the philistines would fight a horrific battle
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Would fight a horrific battle at a place called ebenezer.
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At a place called ebenezer. and i don't have time
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And i don't have time to point it all out
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To point it all out but verse 10 tells us that
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But verse 10 tells us that 30,000 israeli soldiers
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30,000 israeli soldiers were killed.
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Were killed. and one verse before,
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And one verse before, 4,000 were killed
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4,000 were killed in another place.
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In another place. in that one chapter
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In that one chapter 34,000 of israel's
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34,000 of israel's greatest warriors were slain
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Greatest warriors were slain at a place called ebenezer.
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At a place called ebenezer. then it begins to open up
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Then it begins to open up what happened that same day.
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What happened that same day. the philistines stole
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The philistines stole the ark of the covenant.
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The ark of the covenant. for the first time
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For the first time in human history,
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In human history, pagan hands had
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Pagan hands had the ark of the covenant,
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The ark of the covenant, which was the symbol of god's
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Which was the symbol of god's presence under the old covenant.
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Presence under the old covenant. pagan hands had captured it,
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Pagan hands had captured it, never had any --
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Never had any -- not even the israelites
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Not even the israelites could touch it,
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Could touch it, only the priest.
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Only the priest. and if they touched it,
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And if they touched it, they couldn't touch the ark.
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They couldn't touch the ark. they had to use a beam
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They had to use a beam on their shoulder.
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On their shoulder. and if they touched it,
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And if they touched it, they died.
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They died. but pagan hands stole
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But pagan hands stole the presence of god.
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The presence of god. didn't steal it,
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Didn't steal it, god let 'em take it.
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God let 'em take it. "no man takes my life,
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"no man takes my life, i'll lay it down for you."
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I'll lay it down for you." and they take it back to
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And they take it back to the hometown of the philistines
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The hometown of the philistines and take it into
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And take it into the temple of dagon.
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The temple of dagon. and when that battle
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And when that battle at ebenezer happens,
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At ebenezer happens, verse 13 tells us that
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Verse 13 tells us that they took the ark of god,
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They took the ark of god, and the people's hearts
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And the people's hearts trembled, and there
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Trembled, and there was an old priest named
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Was an old priest named eli in verse 15,
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Eli in verse 15, and he was 98 years old.
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And he was 98 years old. and we're told that his sons
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And we're told that his sons were killed in the battle.
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Were killed in the battle. and when he was told that
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And when he was told that his sons were killed
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His sons were killed in the battle,
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In the battle, he fell backwards
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He fell backwards and broke his neck.
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And broke his neck. the high priest of israel
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The high priest of israel is dead, the two sons are dead,
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Is dead, the two sons are dead, and now his daughter-in-law
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And now his daughter-in-law is triggered and goes
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Is triggered and goes into having a baby.
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Into having a baby. and as she's having the baby,
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And as she's having the baby, she starts dying.
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She starts dying. it's evident to her
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It's evident to her and everyone that she is dying
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And everyone that she is dying giving birth to a child.
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Giving birth to a child. and she says with her dying,
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And she says with her dying, passing words,
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Passing words, "name this child ichabod
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"name this child ichabod for the glory of the lord
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For the glory of the lord has departed from israel."
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Has departed from israel." this is a bad place.
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This is a bad place. ebenezer is a dark day.
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Ebenezer is a dark day. ebenezer is where
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Ebenezer is where the 34,000, then two sons,
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The 34,000, then two sons, then a grandfather,
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Then a grandfather, an old man is dead,
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An old man is dead, and now the mother
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And now the mother and the daughter-in-law is dead.
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And the daughter-in-law is dead. think about it, this baby
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Think about it, this baby is born into a world,
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Is born into a world, it does not have a mother,
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It does not have a mother, it does not have a father,
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It does not have a father, it does not have a grandfather,
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It does not have a grandfather, it does not have a god.
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It does not have a god. even god,
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Even god, under the old covenant,
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Under the old covenant, the ark of the covenant,
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The ark of the covenant, for the first time ever,
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For the first time ever, they've seen --
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They've seen -- israel's seen god abandon them.
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Israel's seen god abandon them. and she said,
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And she said, "name him ichabod
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"name him ichabod as a memorial of this horrible,
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As a memorial of this horrible, horrible day in our lives."
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Horrible day in our lives." same book, go over
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Same book, go over from 4 to chapter 7.
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From 4 to chapter 7. and we are in the same spot
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And we are in the same spot where the war took place.
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Where the war took place. something miraculous
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Something miraculous has happened.
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Has happened. something supernatural
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Something supernatural has happened.
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Has happened. israel was called to
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Israel was called to prayer and repentance.
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Prayer and repentance. and when they began to repent
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And when they began to repent at the beckoning of
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At the beckoning of the great prophet, samuel,
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The great prophet, samuel, when they cried out to god
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When they cried out to god and said, "forgive us
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And said, "forgive us and cleanse us, help us."
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And cleanse us, help us." the bible said that god
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The bible said that god thundered from heaven.
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Thundered from heaven. listen to this in verse 10.
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Listen to this in verse 10. the philistines were
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The philistines were coming to attack 'em
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Coming to attack 'em one last time and wipe 'em out,
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One last time and wipe 'em out, but now, samuel was offering up
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But now, samuel was offering up the burnt offering.
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The burnt offering. and the verse before
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And the verse before talks about they cried out
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Talks about they cried out to the lord of israel.
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To the lord of israel. the lord asking
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The lord asking and begging for his help.
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And begging for his help. and the philistines drew near
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And the philistines drew near to battle against israel,
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To battle against israel, but the lord thundered
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But the lord thundered with a loud thunder upon
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With a loud thunder upon the philistines that day
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The philistines that day and so confused them that
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And so confused them that they were overcome by israel.
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They were overcome by israel. "and israel went out to mizpah
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"and israel went out to mizpah and pursued the philistines
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And pursued the philistines and drove them back
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And drove them back as far below beth kar.
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As far below beth kar. then samuel," watch,
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Then samuel," watch, "took a stone
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"took a stone and set it up between
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And set it up between mizpah and shen,
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Mizpah and shen, and called its name eben-ezer."
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And called its name eben-ezer." and here's the meaning,
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And here's the meaning, here's the translation.
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Here's the translation. this is what this word
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This is what this word literally in the hebrew language
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Literally in the hebrew language translates over into.
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Translates over into. when you say that word,
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When you say that word, "ebenezer,"
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"ebenezer," this is what you're saying.
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This is what you're saying. "hither to,"
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"hither to," which is not a --
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Which is not a -- that's an old english
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That's an old english classic language word.
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Classic language word. "hither to," which means
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"hither to," which means right up to this moment,
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Right up to this moment, up to here, up to now.
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Up to here, up to now. right to this very point
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Right to this very point that we are at,
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That we are at, "the lord has helped us."
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"the lord has helped us." this stone is the stone of help,
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This stone is the stone of help, and we will never forget,
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And we will never forget, no matter what we face
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No matter what we face from this day forward
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From this day forward that everything we have
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That everything we have gone through that look like,
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Gone through that look like, and it should've,
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And it should've, and would have,
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And would have, and could have taken us out,
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And could have taken us out, we're putting a large stone
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We're putting a large stone here as a memorial to say,
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Here as a memorial to say, "up to this point,
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"up to this point, i wanna declare
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I wanna declare to our enemies,
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To our enemies, and i wanna declare
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And i wanna declare to a faithful god,
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To a faithful god, and i wanna declare
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And i wanna declare to any of the people
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To any of the people who thought that we were
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Who thought that we were finished up to this point,
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Finished up to this point, the lord has helped us."
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The lord has helped us." sometimes you need to
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Sometimes you need to build a memorial.
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Build a memorial. joshua did this all through
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Joshua did this all through the book of joshua.
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The book of joshua. every time they would
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Every time they would win a victory
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Win a victory or some great miraculous
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Or some great miraculous thing would happen,
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Thing would happen, god would open up
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God would open up the jordan river,
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The jordan river, and they would walk across,
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And they would walk across, and he would take stones
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And he would take stones and build a memorial.
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And build a memorial. and he said this
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And he said this in the scripture
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In the scripture in the 24th chapter.
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In the 24th chapter. he said, "and this shall be
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He said, "and this shall be a witness unto us that --
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A witness unto us that -- this stone shall be
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This stone shall be a witness unto us that
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A witness unto us that he has heard all the words
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He has heard all the words which the lord spoke unto us,
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Which the lord spoke unto us, and this stone is a witness
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And this stone is a witness that god said it.
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That god said it. and this is the completion
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And this is the completion of the miracle.
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Of the miracle. we're putting stones right here
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We're putting stones right here to say he told us
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To say he told us he would bring us
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He would bring us in to the promised land.
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In to the promised land. he told us he would
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He told us he would defeat our enemies.
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Defeat our enemies. he told us he would
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He told us he would watch over us as
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Watch over us as the apple of his eye.
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The apple of his eye. he told us he would feed us
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He told us he would feed us in the wilderness
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In the wilderness with manna from heaven,
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With manna from heaven, and water out of rocks.
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And water out of rocks. he told us he would be
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He told us he would be all that we would ever need
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All that we would ever need and i'm putting a memorial
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And i'm putting a memorial right here as a silent witness
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Right here as a silent witness that every time for generations
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That every time for generations they look and they see
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They look and they see these stoned piled up,
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These stoned piled up, that god has been faithful."
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That god has been faithful." and boy if --
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And boy if -- let me tell you something.
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Let me tell you something. if these walls could talk,
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If these walls could talk, if this church could talk,
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If this church could talk, if we could go back
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If we could go back to the other building
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To the other building and the other building,
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And the other building, if i could tell you
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If i could tell you the stories of the times
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The stories of the times that god would give prophecies,
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That god would give prophecies, and god would give words,
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And god would give words, and sometimes
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And sometimes i would preach things,
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I would preach things, and sometimes
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And sometimes in prayer meetings,
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In prayer meetings, god would give forth
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God would give forth a message and a word
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A message and a word or just a thought that would
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Or just a thought that would come a strong impression
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Come a strong impression and it would be
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And it would be a prophetic thing,
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A prophetic thing, and god has promised it,
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And god has promised it, and god has done it.
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And god has done it. and ebenezer,
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And ebenezer, all i have to do to feel
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All i have to do to feel good and worship god
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Good and worship god is just say, "ebenezer."
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Is just say, "ebenezer." up unto this moment.
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Up unto this moment. now, i'm not speaking
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Now, i'm not speaking in tongues,
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In tongues, but if that helps you,
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But if that helps you, try it, ebenezer.
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Try it, ebenezer. up until this very moment,
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Up until this very moment, the lord has been my help.
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The lord has been my help. my god, he has been with me.
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My god, he has been with me. he's parted every jordan
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He's parted every jordan and every red sea,
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And every red sea, he's fought every enemy.
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He's fought every enemy. if they came one way,
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If they came one way, they have fled seven.
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They have fled seven. no weapon formed against us
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No weapon formed against us has prospered.
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Has prospered. hither to as the lord help me.
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Hither to as the lord help me. everybody take a praise break.
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Everybody take a praise break. i'm gon' try to behave.
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I'm gon' try to behave. i know you brought
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I know you brought your neighbor
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Your neighbor and i know you brought
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And i know you brought your unsaved friend,
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Your unsaved friend, but they feel god right now.
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But they feel god right now. you should've been
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You should've been killed at a bar.
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Killed at a bar. somebody should've been
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Somebody should've been killed in a car wreck.
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Killed in a car wreck. somebody should've got shot
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Somebody should've got shot and killed all the shady
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And killed all the shady stuff you been in.
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Stuff you been in. but up unto this moment,
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But up unto this moment, here you are.
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Here you are. god preserved you,
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God preserved you, god kept you,
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God kept you, god held you,
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God held you, god assigned his angels
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God assigned his angels around you like a ring of fire
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Around you like a ring of fire keeping you day and night.
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[applause]
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The drugs couldn't kill you,
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The drugs couldn't kill you, the overdose couldn't kill you,
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The overdose couldn't kill you, the gunshot couldn't kill you,
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The gunshot couldn't kill you, the car wreck couldn't kill you
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The car wreck couldn't kill you 'cause god said,
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'cause god said, i'm not done with him yet.
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I'm not done with him yet. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. all right, calm down.
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All right, calm down. glory.
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Glory. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. i want you to think with me
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I want you to think with me for just a moment
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For just a moment that in the same place,
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That in the same place, in the same place
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In the same place where they had one of
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Where they had one of their most horrific defeats
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Their most horrific defeats in ebenezer, where in one day,
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In ebenezer, where in one day, they lost 34,000 of their men.
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They lost 34,000 of their men. in one day, the high priest's
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In one day, the high priest's family was wiped out,
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Family was wiped out, completely wiped out
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Completely wiped out except for one baby.
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Except for one baby. in one day,
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In one day, the high priest is killed.
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The high priest is killed. in one day, the woman cries
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In one day, the woman cries and dies giving birth
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And dies giving birth and named the child,
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And named the child, in bitterness, ichabod,
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In bitterness, ichabod, the glory has departed
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The glory has departed from israel.
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From israel. and the philistines took
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And the philistines took the ark of the covenant
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The ark of the covenant back to their land
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Back to their land and put it in
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And put it in the temple with dagon.
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The temple with dagon. and now let me preach,
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And now let me preach, that the god of israel
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That the god of israel can certainly defend himself.
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Can certainly defend himself. he doesn't need anybody's help.
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He doesn't need anybody's help. and when you mess with israel,
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And when you mess with israel, you mess with the apple
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You mess with the apple of his eyes.
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Of his eyes. and god said to
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And god said to the philistines then
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The philistines then and he says to
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And he says to the israeli people now,
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The israeli people now, "up unto this very moment."
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"up unto this very moment." it was not your airforce
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It was not your airforce that kept you safe.
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That kept you safe. it was not the wealth
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Of america that kept you safe.
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Of america that kept you safe. god's used us
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God's used us and thank god for it,
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And thank god for it, but none of that can
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But none of that can hold back the enemies.
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Hold back the enemies. there's one thing
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There's one thing that's holding back
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That's holding back the enemy in their life
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The enemy in their life and in your life.
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And in your life. devils would've
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Devils would've already killed you.
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Already killed you. any enemy would've
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Any enemy would've already taken your kids
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Already taken your kids out if they could.
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But i'm so glad that god
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But i'm so glad that god knows how to defend,
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Knows how to defend, and god knows how --
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And god knows how -- and you know what happened?
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And you know what happened? they brought
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They brought the ark of the covenant
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The ark of the covenant and put it in
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And put it in the temple of dagon,
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The temple of dagon, their statue god.
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Their statue god. and the next day,
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And the next day, they came in
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They came in and he was fallen over
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And he was fallen over and broken into pieces.
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And broken into pieces. and then god started
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And then god started afflicting them with diseases.
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Afflicting them with diseases. and they got so sick that they
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And they got so sick that they put the ark of the covenant
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Put the ark of the covenant on a cart, and it didn't
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On a cart, and it didn't have anybody to drive it
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Have anybody to drive it 'cause they were afraid
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'cause they were afraid and none of them
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And none of them wanted to get near it.
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Wanted to get near it. and so, they just hit
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And so, they just hit the oxen on the rear end
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The oxen on the rear end with something and said,
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With something and said, "go away."
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"go away." and it was led
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And it was led by the holy spirit
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By the holy spirit all the way back
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All the way back to the border of israel,
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To the border of israel, and then went across
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And then went across the border on its own."
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The border on its own." and right now here --
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And right now here -- now listen.
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Now listen. all of that darkness
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All of that darkness happened at ebenezer.
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Happened at ebenezer. and this is where we pick up
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And this is where we pick up the story in 1 samuel 7
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The story in 1 samuel 7 when it says that samuel
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When it says that samuel offered sacrifice,
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Offered sacrifice, and called the people to prayer
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And called the people to prayer to repent of their sins,
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To repent of their sins, and as they were repenting,
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And as they were repenting, the ark is coming
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The ark is coming over the border.
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Over the border. the philistines said,
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The philistines said, "we might as well hit 'em now
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"we might as well hit 'em now while they're not expecting it,
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While they're not expecting it, while they're having church,
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While they're having church, while they're down praying.
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While they're down praying. we can attack 'em
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We can attack 'em and wipe 'em out."
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And wipe 'em out." the bible said god
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The bible said god thundered from heaven.
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Thundered from heaven. all he's gotta do is thunder.
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All he's gotta do is thunder. all he's gotta do is
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All he's gotta do is throw lightning if he wants to.
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Throw lightning if he wants to. he can send the flies,
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He can send the flies, he can send lice,
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He can send lice, he can send frogs.
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He can send frogs. he can send anything.
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He can send anything. he can send
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He can send the locust of grasshopper --
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The locust of grasshopper -- a army of grasshoppers
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A army of grasshoppers and defeat the biggest army
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And defeat the biggest army and nation in the world
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And nation in the world including america.
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Including america. you don't mess with god.
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You don't mess with god. and when he thundered
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And when he thundered from heaven, the bible said
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From heaven, the bible said they were confused,
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They were confused, and they were defeated.
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And they were defeated. and then he took a huge stone
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And then he took a huge stone and he said,
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And he said, "from this point forward,
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"from this point forward, i'm gonna call this stone," --
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I'm gonna call this stone," -- the very place of
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The very place of their greatest defeat
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Their greatest defeat became the very place
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Became the very place of one of their
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Of one of their greatest victories.
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Greatest victories. and i don't know what
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And i don't know what you're going through
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You're going through but i feel like telling you
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But i feel like telling you it ain't over yet.
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It ain't over yet. the story's still being written.
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The story's still being written. don't put a period
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Don't put a period where god puts a comma
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Where god puts a comma because he's still writing,
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Because he's still writing, he's gonna turn the page.
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He's gonna turn the page. and what was meant
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And what was meant for your evil,
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For your evil, and what should've
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And what should've wiped you out,
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Wiped you out, god will say, "if you hadn't
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God will say, "if you hadn't gone through this,
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Gone through this, i couldn't give you this.
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I couldn't give you this. and that all was qualifying you
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And that all was qualifying you to get on your face and repent,
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To get on your face and repent, and really love me
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And really love me for the right reason."
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[applause]
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Somebody needs to hear this.
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Somebody needs to hear this. somebody watching me
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Somebody watching me by television needs to hear.
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By television needs to hear. he has been your help,
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He has been your help, he is your help,
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He is your help, and he will be your help.
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Don't sweat it.
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[applause]
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Let me show you another
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Let me show you another one of those hitherto,
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One of those hitherto, right up until this moment,
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Right up until this moment, scriptures.
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Scriptures. in 1 chronicles,
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David was king of israel.
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David was king of israel. started out as a shepherd boy.
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Started out as a shepherd boy. had nothing but the anointing
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Had nothing but the anointing and now he's the king of israel.
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And now he's the king of israel. and he says, "god, i really
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And he says, "god, i really want to build your house.
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Want to build your house. i wanna show my appreciation,
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I wanna show my appreciation, i really wanna build
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I really wanna build your house."
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Your house." and god said,
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And god said, "i'm not gonna
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"i'm not gonna let you build my house.
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Let you build my house. i'm gonna let your son do it,
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I'm gonna let your son do it, because i'm a
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Because i'm a multigenerational god,
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Multigenerational god, and some things that
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And some things that i put in your heart,
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I put in your heart, you won't fulfil and see it,
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You won't fulfil and see it, but the next generation will.
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But the next generation will. and you will see this,
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And you will see this, but you won't do it."
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But you won't do it." and now, this god who david
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And now, this god who david wanted to build him a house,
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Wanted to build him a house, just because he wanted
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Just because he wanted to do it --
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To do it -- do you understand
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Do you understand how giving he is?
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How giving he is? pressed down,
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Pressed down, shaken together,
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Shaken together, running over.
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Running over. now he's sitting
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Now he's sitting in the blessing of god
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In the blessing of god and he makes this statement.
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And he makes this statement. "and david the king came
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"and david the king came and sat before the lord."
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And sat before the lord." this is after he moved
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This is after he moved into his new place that god
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Into his new place that god had blessed him with.
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Had blessed him with. "who am i?
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"who am i? and oh lord god,
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And oh lord god, who is my family?
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Who is my family? who is my house?
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Who is my house? who are my children
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Who are my children and children's children
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And children's children that you have
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That you have brought me hither to?"
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Brought me hither to?" i want a spirit of gratitude
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I want a spirit of gratitude to come up in this church.
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To come up in this church. i want us to realize
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I want us to realize that who are --
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That who are -- that's what i started
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That's what i started saying this weekend,
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Saying this weekend, "who am i?
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"who am i? who am i?"
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Who am i?" i said it down there
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I said it down there while the worship was --
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While the worship was -- "who am i?
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"who am i? who is my family?"
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Who is my family?" we forget where we came from.
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We forget where we came from. we forget we wouldn't have
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We forget we wouldn't have nothing without his goodness
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Nothing without his goodness and his mercy, and his love.
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And his mercy, and his love. my lord.
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My lord. you ought to ask your --
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You ought to ask your -- "who am i?
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"who am i? who am i, my lord?"
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Who am i, my lord?" i mean, are you blessed?
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I mean, are you blessed? up to this point,
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Up to this point, god has blessed me.
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God has blessed me. let me tell you
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Let me tell you who my rock is,
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Who my rock is, acts 4:11.
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Acts 4:11. he has said it in all,
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He has said it in all, so that the stone rejected
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So that the stone rejected by the builders has become
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By the builders has become the chief cornerstone.
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The chief cornerstone. neither is there salvation
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Neither is there salvation in any other name
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In any other name for there is none other name
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For there is none other name under heaven given among men
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Under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.
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Whereby we must be saved. jesus is my ebenezer.
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Jesus is my ebenezer. as the name ichabod memorialized
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As the name ichabod memorialized the glory of god departing,
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The glory of god departing, ebenezer memorializes the rock,
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Ebenezer memorializes the rock, jesus christ, and the glory
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Jesus christ, and the glory coming back to his people.
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Coming back to his people. and it came through that man
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And it came through that man wrapped up in flesh named jesus.
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Wrapped up in flesh named jesus. ephesians 2:19-20 said that
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Ephesians 2:19-20 said that we're built on the foundation
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We're built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
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Of the apostles and prophets, and jesus christ himself
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And jesus christ himself being the chief cornerstone.
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Being the chief cornerstone. my stone -- my stone of help
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My stone -- my stone of help is jesus christ.
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Is jesus christ. he helps me in my family,
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He helps me in my family, he helps me in my marriage,
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He helps me in my marriage, he helps me in this church,
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He helps me in this church, he helps me do
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He helps me do what he's called me to do,
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What he's called me to do, he helps me in my health,
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He helps me in my health, he helps me in every area
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He helps me in every area in every decision.
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In every decision. he is my stone of help.
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He is my stone of help. and who am i?
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And who am i? so powerful was this house
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So powerful was this house that david --
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That david -- that god built david,
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That god built david, that in matthew 1,
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That in matthew 1, in verse 1, this is the book
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In verse 1, this is the book of the generations
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Of the generations of jesus christ,
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Of jesus christ, the son of david.
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The son of david. you talking 'bout building.
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You talking 'bout building. jesus came through that house.
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Jesus came through that house. said, "i'm gon' build you
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Said, "i'm gon' build you a house and then i'm gon'
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A house and then i'm gon' make sure jesus goes
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Make sure jesus goes right through that
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Right through that house to the world."
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House to the world." who am i?
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Who am i? do you know how many
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Do you know how many people are lost?
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People are lost? do you know how many people
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Do you know how many people have never sat in a service
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Have never sat in a service and felt the presence of god?
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And felt the presence of god? do you know how many people
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Do you know how many people who think they have everything,
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Who think they have everything, and they have nothing,
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And they have nothing, and one day they will perish
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And one day they will perish and go into eternal --
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And go into eternal -- but who am i?
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But who am i? and who is my family?
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And who is my family? that god would bring me
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That god would bring me to this very point?
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To this very point? we're gonna be alright.
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We're gonna be alright. god has been our help.
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God has been our help. my stone of help.
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My stone of help. i close with this.
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I close with this. i was in the office
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I was in the office yesterday morning
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Yesterday morning and i heard this verse
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And i heard this verse come up in my spirit.
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Come up in my spirit. you don't want to miss this
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You don't want to miss this 'cause i know when
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'cause i know when the lord speaks to me.
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The lord speaks to me. and this verse came up,
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And this verse came up, this scripture.
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This scripture. i knew the scripture.
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I knew the scripture. i didn't know where
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I didn't know where it was as usual.
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It was as usual. and 1 samuel 11:9.
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And 1 samuel 11:9. israel was in a mess again.
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Israel was in a mess again. and the bible said,
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And the bible said, the prophet said,
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The prophet said, "by the time tomorrow
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"by the time tomorrow about this time,
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About this time, by the time the sun gets hot,
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By the time the sun gets hot, you shall have help.
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[applause]
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What does that mean?
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What does that mean? "by the time the sun gets hot."
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"by the time the sun gets hot." sometimes, god waits
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Sometimes, god waits on it to get hot.
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On it to get hot. that's when you grow.
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That's when you grow. that's when you really
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That's when you really learn how to trust him.
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Learn how to trust him. not when everything's
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Not when everything's perfect all the time,
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Perfect all the time, but by the time
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But by the time the trial gets got.
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The trial gets got. by the time the sun gets hot.
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By the time the sun gets hot. i know how much you can bear,
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I know how much you can bear, i won't put more on you
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I won't put more on you than you're able to bear.
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Than you're able to bear. i'm gonna step in
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I'm gonna step in just in the nick of time,
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Just in the nick of time, and i will --
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And i will -- you shall have help.
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[applause]
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>> thank you so much
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>> thank you so much for being with us on
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For being with us on kingdom connection today.
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Kingdom connection today. it's because of you we're on
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It's because of you we're on television right now.
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Television right now. our number one goal this year
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Our number one goal this year is to reach people with
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Is to reach people with the gospel of jesus christ,
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The gospel of jesus christ, telling them about the birth,
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Telling them about the birth, the death, the resurrection,
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The death, the resurrection, and the soon return
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And the soon return of our king.
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Of our king. and even today,
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And even today, if you're hurting and you're
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If you're hurting and you're watching this program,
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Watching this program, it's not by accident.
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It's not by accident. and you're ready
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And you're ready to give your life to jesus,
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To give your life to jesus, then this is the moment.
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Then this is the moment. this is a miracle moment.
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This is a miracle moment. pray this prayer,
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Pray this prayer, "lord jesus,"
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"lord jesus," just say those words.
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Just say those words. "i surrender to you.
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"i surrender to you. i need you in my life.
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I need you in my life. have mercy, forgive me.
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Have mercy, forgive me. cleanse me by the blood
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Cleanse me by the blood that you shed.
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That you shed. i am washed.
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I am washed. i am cleansed by faith
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I am cleansed by faith in your name, jesus.
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In your name, jesus. i receive salvation.
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I receive salvation. i receive eternal life
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In jesus' name, amen."
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In jesus' name, amen." well, praise god.
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Well, praise god. i want to welcome you
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I want to welcome you to the family of god.
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To the family of god. the decision you just made
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The decision you just made is the most important step you
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Is the most important step you will ever take in your life.
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Will ever take in your life. i wanna encourage you to call,
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I wanna encourage you to call, not because we want
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Not because we want something from you.
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Something from you. i want you to call because you
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Need what we are offering you
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We want to see you grow and thrive.
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Grow and thrive. god knows the plans
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God knows the plans that he has for you.
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That he has for you. plans of hope and a good future
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Plans of hope and a good future in jesus' name.
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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,
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And urgent relief
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To the holy land.
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♪ ♪
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>> we hope you've enjoyed
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This teaching
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By jentezen franklin.
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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 at
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Jentezenfranklin.tv.
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♪ ♪
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Jentezen Franklin - The Ebenezer Principle

May 4, 2026 | 27:29

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