Jentezen Franklin - Fasting To Unburden Your Soul

January 19, 2025 | S25:E15

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 - Fasting To Unburden Your Soul | January 19, 2025
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  • >> if you're looking
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  • >> deuteronomy 18,
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  • >> deuteronomy 18, "the priests the levites,
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  • "the priests the levites, the tribe of levi,
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  • The tribe of levi, shall have no part
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  • Shall have no part nor inheritance with israel:
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  • Nor inheritance with israel: nor shall they eat
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  • Nor shall they eat the offerings of the lord
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  • The offerings of the lord made by fire, and his portion.
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  • Made by fire, and his portion. therefore they shall have no
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  • Therefore they shall have no inheritance among the brethren:
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  • Inheritance among the brethren: the lord is their inheritance,"
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  • The lord is their inheritance," the lord is their inheritance.
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  • The lord is their inheritance. "as he said to them."
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  • "as he said to them." verse 3, "and this shall be
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  • Verse 3, "and this shall be the priest's due
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  • From the people,"
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  • This is what the people
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  • Are to bring
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  • To the high priest when
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  • They bring their sacrifice.
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  • Sacrifice is a major part.
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  • All we hear about
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  • Is grace today.
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  • And i believe --
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  • I'm a grace preacher,
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  • I believe in grace,
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  • But there is something
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  • That god says about sacrifice.
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  • I never outgrow it, i never ever
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  • Need to lose sacrifice
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  • In my walk with god.
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  • And listen to what he says,
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  • And listen to what he says, "tell the people to bring
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  • "tell the people to bring and offer a sacrifice,
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  • And offer a sacrifice, which is a bull or a sheep,
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  • Which is a bull or a sheep, and they shall give
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  • And they shall give to the priest the shoulder,
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  • To the priest the shoulder, the cheeks, and the stomach."
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  • The cheeks, and the stomach." i wanna preach today on,
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  • I wanna preach today on, "fasting to unburden your soul."
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  • "fasting to unburden your soul." fasting to unburden your soul.
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  • Fasting to unburden your soul. jesus christ was our high priest
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  • Jesus christ was our high priest under the new covenant.
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  • Under the new covenant. that's the old covenant.
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  • That's the old covenant. and the old covenant,
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  • And the old covenant, when the families
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  • When the families came once a year,
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  • Came once a year, they brought a bull or a lamb,
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  • They brought a bull or a lamb, whatever they could afford,
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  • Whatever they could afford, and god gave
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  • And god gave specific instructions
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  • To let the lamb be sacrificed.
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  • To let the lamb be sacrificed. "but i want you to take
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  • "but i want you to take a portion of that lamb.
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  • A portion of that lamb. take the shoulder,
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  • Take the shoulder, take the cheek,
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  • Take the cheek, and take the --
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  • And take the -- take the stomach
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  • Take the stomach and give that to the priest
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  • As his inheritance.
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  • As his inheritance. that's what he will live
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  • That's what he will live off of and what he will have."
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  • Off of and what he will have." and it's a strange text,
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  • And it's a strange text, and yet it speaks
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  • And yet it speaks some profound truth
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  • Some profound truth about what can happen
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  • About what can happen when we fast because jesus
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  • When we fast because jesus is our high priest.
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  • Is our high priest. and he's saying to us
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  • And he's saying to us on this fast,
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  • On this fast, "i want you to bring me
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  • "i want you to bring me your shoulders."
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  • Your shoulders." shoulders speak of burdens.
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  • Shoulders speak of burdens. "i want you to bring me
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  • "i want you to bring me your cheek."
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  • Your cheek." and i'll explain
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  • And i'll explain what that represents.
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  • What that represents. "and i want you to bring me
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  • "and i want you to bring me your stomach."
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  • Your stomach." so, the shoulder deals with
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  • So, the shoulder deals with the burdens of life.
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  • The burdens of life. the daily pressures,
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  • The daily pressures, the worry, the fear.
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  • The worry, the fear. it's what we carry
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  • It's what we carry the heaviness with.
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  • The heaviness with. it's the heaviness of life,
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  • It's the heaviness of life, the burdens of life,
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  • The burdens of life, the things that are missing
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  • The things that are missing in our life and we --
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  • In our life and we -- the questions,
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  • The questions, and the hardships,
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  • And the hardships, and the trials,
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  • And the trials, and the tough, tough seasons
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  • And the tough, tough seasons that we walk through.
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  • That we walk through. he says, "if you are coming
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  • He says, "if you are coming to your high priest,
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  • To your high priest, jesus christ,
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  • Jesus christ, which is a type of this text,
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  • Which is a type of this text, "bring me your burdens,
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  • "bring me your burdens, bring me your shoulders
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  • Bring me your shoulders on this fast,
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  • On this fast, bring me your heavy,
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  • Bring me your heavy, heavy situations."
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  • Heavy situations." the bible said
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  • The bible said in matthew 23 that
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  • In matthew 23 that they bind heavy burdens
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  • They bind heavy burdens and place them on
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  • And place them on men's shoulders.
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  • Men's shoulders. what is that talking about?
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  • What is that talking about? it's talking about
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  • It's talking about the burdens of life
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  • The burdens of life that people --
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  • That people -- that they can get
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  • That they can get burdened down with things
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  • Burdened down with things and what fasting is,
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  • And what fasting is, it's bringing your burdens
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  • It's bringing your burdens to the lord.
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  • To the lord. it's transferring from off of
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  • It's transferring from off of your shoulder all of the things
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  • Your shoulder all of the things that are heavy to you,
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  • That are heavy to you, that are tough for you,
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  • That are tough for you, that are worrisome
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  • That are worrisome and fearful for you,
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  • And fearful for you, get it off of your shoulder.
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  • Get it off of your shoulder. bring him your shoulder
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  • Bring him your shoulder on this fast and say,
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  • On this fast and say, "lord, i'm going
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  • "lord, i'm going to wait on you,
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  • To wait on you, i'm going to look to you,
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  • I'm going to look to you, i'm going to cast,"
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  • I'm going to cast," and this is the great verse,
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  • And this is the great verse, this is the great promise.
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  • This is the great promise. he said cast all your cares
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  • He said cast all your cares on him for he loves you.
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  • On him for he loves you. and he said, "my yoke is easy
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  • And he said, "my yoke is easy and my burden is light
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  • And my burden is light so cast all, cast all.
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  • So cast all, cast all. come unto me
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  • Come unto me all you who are weary,
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  • All you who are weary, all of you who are heavy,
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  • All of you who are heavy, all of you who been through
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  • All of you who been through stuff and it's so heavy."
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  • Stuff and it's so heavy." and some of you
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  • And some of you are carrying burdens,
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  • Are carrying burdens, just leave that up a moment.
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  • Just leave that up a moment. you're carrying burdens
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  • You're carrying burdens for your children,
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  • For your children, and you're carrying
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  • And you're carrying burdens in your life,
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  • Burdens in your life, and you're carrying burdens --
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  • And you're carrying burdens -- health burdens,
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  • Health burdens, and financial burdens.
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  • And financial burdens. "come unto me,"
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  • "come unto me," this is god's invitation.
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  • This is god's invitation. "i don't want you to carry it.
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  • "i don't want you to carry it. i don't want you to work harder.
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  • I don't want you to work harder. i don't want you
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  • I don't want you to try harder to fix it.
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  • To try harder to fix it. i don't want you to do --
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  • I don't want you to do -- i want you to bring
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  • I want you to bring the heavy burdens,
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  • The heavy burdens, bring it to me.
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  • Bring it to me. the stuff you cry about,
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  • The stuff you cry about, the stuff you worry about,
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  • The stuff you worry about, bring it to me all you
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  • Bring it to me all you who are laboring and heavy laden
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  • Who are laboring and heavy laden and i'll give you rest.
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  • And i'll give you rest. take my yoke, learn from me,
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  • Take my yoke, learn from me, i'm gentle in heart.
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  • I'm gentle in heart. you will find rest
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  • You will find rest for your souls.
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  • For your souls. my yoke is easy,
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  • My yoke is easy, my burden is light.
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  • My burden is light. bring me your shoulder,
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  • Bring me your shoulder, bring it to me.
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  • Bring it to me. i'll take the burden
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  • I'll take the burden off of you.
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  • Off of you. and yes,
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  • And yes, you'll still have the issue,
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  • You'll still have the issue, but i'm going to work on it.
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  • But i'm going to work on it. i can fix it, i can carry it,
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  • I can fix it, i can carry it, i can do it, you can't."
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  • I can do it, you can't." now, right on with this
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  • Now, right on with this shoulder and burden process
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  • Shoulder and burden process is the promise
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  • Is the promise of the fasting chapter
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  • Of the fasting chapter in isaiah 58.
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  • In isaiah 58. he says that when you fast,
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  • He says that when you fast, "is not this the fast
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  • "is not this the fast that i've chosen?"
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  • That i've chosen?" and it goes on to say that,
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  • And it goes on to say that, "you will, on this fast,
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  • "you will, on this fast, loose the bonds of wickedness.
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  • Loose the bonds of wickedness. you will undo heavy burdens.
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  • You will undo heavy burdens. when you fast, i want you
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  • When you fast, i want you to come to me and i want you
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  • To come to me and i want you to bring those heavy burdens,
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  • To bring those heavy burdens, and when you fast,
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  • And when you fast, you're gonna unload,
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  • You're gonna unload, you're gonna give me
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  • You're gonna give me the shoulder that's been
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  • The shoulder that's been carrying all this stuff.
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  • Carrying all this stuff. and i'm gon' let
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  • And i'm gon' let the oppressed go free,
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  • The oppressed go free, and i'm going to break
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  • And i'm going to break every yoke,
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  • Every yoke, and i'm going to lift
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  • And i'm going to lift the heaviness off of you,
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  • The heaviness off of you, and you're gonna smile again,
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  • And you're gonna smile again, and you're gonna have
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  • And you're gonna have faith again,
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  • Faith again, and you're not gonna let
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  • And you're not gonna let the trials of life just
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  • The trials of life just oppress you and beat you down.
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  • Oppress you and beat you down. but i want you
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  • But i want you to bring the shoulder,
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  • To bring the shoulder, bring the burdens,
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  • Bring the burdens, bring the heaviness
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  • Bring the heaviness because i can take it,
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  • Because i can take it, i can carry it."
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  • I can carry it." sometimes, we think that,
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  • Sometimes, we think that, you know, when we go
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  • You know, when we go into a new year,
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  • Into a new year, we just are supposed
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  • We just are supposed to bring the same old stuff.
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  • To bring the same old stuff. but i feel like god is trying
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  • But i feel like god is trying to say to us today on this fast,
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  • To say to us today on this fast, "don't go into the new year with
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  • Last year's burdens.
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  • Last year's burdens. let it go.
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  • Let it go. leave it there,
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  • Leave it there, lay it down on this fast."
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  • Lay it down on this fast." say, "i'm just not gon'
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  • Say, "i'm just not gon' go around like this
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  • Go around like this the rest of my life."
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  • The rest of my life." how many of you are
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  • How many of you are burdened for your children?
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  • Burdened for your children? how many of you are burdened
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  • How many of you are burdened for your grandchildren?
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  • For your grandchildren? let me see your hand.
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  • How many of you are burdened
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  • How many of you are burdened about situations and you
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  • About situations and you think about them all the time?
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  • Think about them all the time? could we give him our shoulder?
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  • Could we give him our shoulder? and he just gave you the promise
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  • And he just gave you the promise that if you do it in fasting,
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  • That if you do it in fasting, i will break the oppression.
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  • I will break the oppression. i will lift and undo
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  • I will lift and undo the heavy burdens
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  • The heavy burdens that's been on you.
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  • That's been on you. hallelujah.
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  • Hallelujah. galatians 6:2 said,
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  • Galatians 6:2 said, "bare one another's burdens."
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  • "bare one another's burdens." and if you're carrying
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  • And if you're carrying a heavy burden,
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  • A heavy burden, i want you to know
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  • I want you to know jesus carried the cross,
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  • Jesus carried the cross, and the scripture said
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  • And the scripture said when the burden got
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  • When the burden got so heavy of the cross,
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  • So heavy of the cross, that he broke and he fell
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  • That he broke and he fell under the weight,
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  • Under the weight, simon cyrene was there
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  • Simon cyrene was there to help him pick up his cross.
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  • To help him pick up his cross. and on this fast, we are joining
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  • And on this fast, we are joining our fast and our faith with you
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  • Our fast and our faith with you to say you don't have to bear
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  • To say you don't have to bear your burden alone,
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  • Your burden alone, and i'm gon' help you carry it.
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  • And i'm gon' help you carry it. and we are all do this together,
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  • And we are all do this together, and together we will see
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  • And together we will see our high priest, king jesus,
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  • Our high priest, king jesus, defeat it all at
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  • Defeat it all at the cross of calvary.
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  • The cross of calvary. if you believe it,
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  • If you believe it, say "amen," somebody.
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  • [applause]
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  • I need you to praise him
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  • I need you to praise him just a minute.
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  • Just a minute. that burdens --
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  • That burdens -- that burdens are going to lift.
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  • That burdens are going to lift. i want somebody to praise god
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  • I want somebody to praise god that heavy burdens
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  • That heavy burdens of oppression,
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  • Of oppression, of mental oppression
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  • Of mental oppression can come off of you
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  • Can come off of you in jesus' mighty name.
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  • [applause]
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  • Hallelujah.
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  • Hallelujah. and then, he said,
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  • And then, he said, "you know, just give me
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  • "you know, just give me the shoulder.
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  • The shoulder. the burden of guilt,
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  • The burden of guilt, the burden of shame,
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  • The burden of shame, the burden of condemnation.
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  • The burden of condemnation. just let me carry it.
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  • Just let me carry it. give me your heavy burdens
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  • Give me your heavy burdens as you fast."
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  • As you fast." secondly, bring the cheek.
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  • Secondly, bring the cheek. what is that about?
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  • What is that about? that speaks of offense.
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  • That speaks of offense. that speaks of being offended
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  • That speaks of being offended because the bible said
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  • Because the bible said in luke 6:29,
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  • In luke 6:29, "if someone slaps you
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  • "if someone slaps you on the cheek,
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  • On the cheek, offer the other one.
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  • Offer the other one. and from him who
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  • And from him who takes away your cloak,
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  • Takes away your cloak, do not withhold
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  • Do not withhold your tunic either."
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  • Your tunic either." but he said, "to him
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  • But he said, "to him who strikes you on the cheek,
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  • Who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also."
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  • Offer the other also." turn the other cheek.
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  • Turn the other cheek. and so, what that's speaking of,
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  • And so, what that's speaking of, if somebody strikes you,
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  • If somebody strikes you, they hurt you, they hit you,
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  • They hurt you, they hit you, they offend you,
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  • They offend you, and it makes your face turn
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  • And it makes your face turn in the opposite direction
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  • In the opposite direction that you were focused in going.
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  • That you were focused in going. and the attempt of offense,
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  • And the attempt of offense, when it strikes, is to turn you
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  • When it strikes, is to turn you in another direction.
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  • In another direction. in a direction of bitterness,
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  • In a direction of bitterness, in a direction of unforgiveness,
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  • In a direction of unforgiveness, in a direction of filthiness
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  • In a direction of filthiness of the spirit where you become
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  • Of the spirit where you become an angry, bitter person.
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  • An angry, bitter person. and god says, "i want you
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  • And god says, "i want you to bring me your offenses
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  • To bring me your offenses on this fast.
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  • On this fast. i want you to bring me
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  • I want you to bring me the wounds, and the hurts,
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  • The wounds, and the hurts, and the hits that people
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  • And the hits that people have done to you.
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  • Have done to you. the injustices.
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  • The injustices. i want you to quit
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  • I want you to quit trying to fight it
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  • Trying to fight it and all you're doing
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  • And all you're doing in being ugly about it
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  • In being ugly about it is being more bitter yourself.
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  • Is being more bitter yourself. you're getting more
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  • You're getting more bitter yourself."
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  • Bitter yourself." the only answer
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  • The only answer is to get somewhere with god,
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  • Is to get somewhere with god, and pray,
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  • And pray, and read your bible,
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  • And read your bible, and be cleansed,
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  • And be cleansed, and be freed from
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  • And be freed from all of that and say,
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  • All of that and say, "i am not too proud, oh god,
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  • "i am not too proud, oh god, to say turn me back
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  • To say turn me back in the right direction.
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  • In the right direction. i was offended, and i don't
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  • I was offended, and i don't wanna go down that road,
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  • Wanna go down that road, i wanna go more
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  • I wanna go more toward forgiveness,
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  • Toward forgiveness, and you and your promise."
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  • And you and your promise." that's the power of fasting.
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  • That's the power of fasting. you say, "well, i'm just
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  • You say, "well, i'm just not there yet."
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  • Not there yet." go on this fast.
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  • Go on this fast. god will get you there,
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  • God will get you there, god will break you up,
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  • God will break you up, god will get you.
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  • God will get you. his presence will mean more
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  • His presence will mean more to you than your offense.
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  • To you than your offense. his presence will --
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  • His presence will -- you will hear a song
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  • You will hear a song or something.
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  • Or something. something will happen,
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  • Something will happen, and suddenly you will
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  • And suddenly you will forget about --
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  • Forget about -- you feel like you've gone
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  • You feel like you've gone a million miles away
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  • A million miles away from all that stuff that
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  • From all that stuff that was occupying your mind.
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  • Was occupying your mind. just remember isaiah 50:6,
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  • Just remember isaiah 50:6, make the decision to forgive
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  • Make the decision to forgive your last year slap.
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  • Your last year slap. if you got slapped
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  • If you got slapped last year emotionally,
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  • Last year emotionally, let it go.
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  • Let it go. let it go on this fast.
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  • Let it go on this fast. refuse to hate and be
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  • Refuse to hate and be embittered against anyone.
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  • Embittered against anyone. in the name of jesus, church,
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  • In the name of jesus, church, this is the gospel.
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  • This is the gospel. this is what holds us up,
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  • This is what holds us up, this is what spoils the harvest,
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  • This is what spoils the harvest, this is what destroys
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  • This is what destroys the souls of people.
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  • The souls of people. you cannot let that stuff
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  • You cannot let that stuff accumulate and build
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  • Accumulate and build inside of you.
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  • Inside of you. if you don't empty it out,
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  • If you don't empty it out, if you don't come all along,
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  • If you don't come all along, that's why this is so powerful
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  • That's why this is so powerful because if you've drifted
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  • Because if you've drifted off in your attitude,
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  • Off in your attitude, and in your actions,
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  • And in your actions, and in your soul,
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  • And in your soul, this fast will bring you
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  • This fast will bring you back to the point that,
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  • Back to the point that, "hey, i've forgiven you
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  • "hey, i've forgiven you of millions of things
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  • Of millions of things and you're worried about
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  • And you're worried about that one little offense
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  • That one little offense that they did?
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  • That they did? you forget about them,
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  • You forget about them, and you get your eyes back
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  • And you get your eyes back on the cross and the blood."
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  • [applause]
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  • Hallelujah.
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  • Hallelujah. lastly, give him
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  • Lastly, give him your stomach.
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  • Your stomach. what is that about?
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  • What is that about? when you come
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  • When you come to the high priest,
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  • To the high priest, give him your shoulder,
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  • Give him your shoulder, your burdens.
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  • Your burdens. give him your cheek,
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  • Give him your cheek, your offenses, your hurts,
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  • Your offenses, your hurts, your wounds, your pains.
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  • Your wounds, your pains. give it to him.
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  • Give it to him. but then give him your stomach.
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  • But then give him your stomach. give him those wrong appetites.
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  • Give him those wrong appetites. give him your appetites.
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  • Give him your appetites. it speaks of our appetites.
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  • It speaks of our appetites. it speaks of giving
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  • It speaks of giving to god everything in us
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  • To god everything in us that is --
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  • That is -- that we've just picked up.
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  • That we've just picked up. and i'm telling you this
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  • And i'm telling you this is why it's so necessary
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  • Is why it's so necessary to go on a fast,
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  • To go on a fast, because you don't realize
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  • Because you don't realize how far you can --
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  • How far you can -- i promise you if you
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  • I promise you if you go on this fast that you
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  • Go on this fast that you will look back in a few days
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  • Will look back in a few days and you will say,
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  • And you will say, "i can't believe
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  • "i can't believe how far i drifted."
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  • How far i drifted." your stomach speaks
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  • Your stomach speaks of your appetites,
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  • Of your appetites, and you have to --
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  • And you have to -- it speaks of your flesh,
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  • It speaks of your flesh, it speaks of the human
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  • It speaks of the human part of you that,
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  • Part of you that, are you going to be
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  • Are you going to be dominated by the flesh
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  • Dominated by the flesh or are you going to be
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  • Or are you going to be walking in the spirit?
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  • Walking in the spirit? and that's why we come
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  • And that's why we come and we say on these 21 days,
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  • And we say on these 21 days, "god, i give you my stomach,
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  • "god, i give you my stomach, i give you this hunger.
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  • I give you this hunger. i have this hunger for you.
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  • I am not satisfied with
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  • I am not satisfied with other things.
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  • Other things. i hunger for you.
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  • I hunger for you. i thirst for you."
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  • I thirst for you." and blessed are they
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  • And blessed are they that hunger and thirst
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  • That hunger and thirst for they shall be filled.
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  • For they shall be filled. "i give you my stomach.
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  • I don't want anything
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  • I don't want anything in my life to keep me
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  • In my life to keep me from the call of god.
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  • From the call of god. i don't want to pick up
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  • I don't want to pick up anything now in my life
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  • Anything now in my life that is not from you.
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  • That is not from you. i want you to empty out
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  • I want you to empty out my stomach so that
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  • My stomach so that out of my belly will flow
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  • Out of my belly will flow rivers of living water,"
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  • Rivers of living water," and this spake he
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  • And this spake he of the holy spirit.
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  • Of the holy spirit. you need to be cleansed.
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  • You need to be cleansed. you need to take the trash out.
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  • You need to take the trash out. you need to get renewed in your
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  • You need to get renewed in your stomach for the appetites that
  • 00:15:46.825 --> 00:15:49.795
  • Stomach for the appetites that are not pleasing to the lord.
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  • Are not pleasing to the lord. man shall not live
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  • Man shall not live by bread alone,
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  • By bread alone, but i need god
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  • But i need god to fill me up with his word,
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  • To fill me up with his word, and fill me up with his calling,
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  • And fill me up with his calling, and fill me up with his purpose.
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  • And fill me up with his purpose. i'm telling you today that
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  • I'm telling you today that there is a powerful scripture
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  • There is a powerful scripture that says in psalms 106
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  • That says in psalms 106 that he gave them their request
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  • That he gave them their request but sent them leanness of soul.
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  • But sent them leanness of soul. and what happens is,
  • 00:16:22.694 --> 00:16:23.829
  • And what happens is, we get so into stuff.
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  • We get so into stuff. don't hunger for a bigger house.
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  • Don't hunger for a bigger house. seek first the kingdom
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  • Seek first the kingdom and he'll add everything
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  • And he'll add everything to you that you need,
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  • To you that you need, and many times,
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  • And many times, even that you want.
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  • Even that you want. he is a good god.
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  • He is a good god. he will withhold no good thing
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  • He will withhold no good thing from them who walk uprightly.
  • 00:16:44.983 --> 00:16:47.052
  • From them who walk uprightly. but you have to have seasons.
  • 00:16:47.119 --> 00:16:48.720
  • But you have to have seasons. and a lot of people,
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  • And a lot of people, they get more,
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  • They get more, and they get more --
  • 00:16:51.990 --> 00:16:52.591
  • And they get more -- throw that verse up.
  • 00:16:52.658 --> 00:16:53.625
  • Throw that verse up. and he gave them their request.
  • 00:16:53.692 --> 00:16:56.095
  • And he gave them their request. this is what happens.
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  • This is what happens. we get more, we get more,
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  • We get more, we get more, we get more,
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  • We get more, but we don't hunger
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  • But we don't hunger for him anymore.
  • 00:17:01.600 --> 00:17:04.136
  • For him anymore. our contentment is in things
  • 00:17:04.203 --> 00:17:06.071
  • Our contentment is in things and it's temporal,
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  • And it's temporal, and it will not last.
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  • And it will not last. and if you don't feed
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  • And if you don't feed that spiritual hunger with
  • 00:17:10.442 --> 00:17:12.478
  • That spiritual hunger with something that is spiritual,
  • 00:17:12.544 --> 00:17:15.047
  • Something that is spiritual, you'll try to replace it
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  • You'll try to replace it with more stuff and ultimately,
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  • With more stuff and ultimately, it will lead you
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  • It will lead you to leanness of soul.
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  • To leanness of soul. that's why i'm bringing him
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  • That's why i'm bringing him my stomach.
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  • My stomach. on this fast,
  • 00:17:30.929 --> 00:17:31.964
  • On this fast, i'm saying i don't want
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  • I'm saying i don't want any appetites in my life
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  • Any appetites in my life that you can't satisfy
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  • That you can't satisfy in your word.
  • 00:17:42.441 --> 00:17:45.577
  • In your word. i want it your way.
  • 00:17:45.644 --> 00:17:47.746
  • I want it your way. i want your plan.
  • 00:17:47.813 --> 00:17:50.182
  • I want your plan. i want your will.
  • 00:17:50.249 --> 00:17:51.416
  • >> maybe you are knowing
  • 00:17:54.086 --> 00:17:56.054
  • >> maybe you are knowing that you're at a crossroad
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  • That you're at a crossroad and you need a change
  • 00:17:58.490 --> 00:17:59.158
  • And you need a change in your life,
  • 00:17:59.224 --> 00:18:00.225
  • In your life, just receive jesus christ
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  • Just receive jesus christ at the beginning
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  • At the beginning of a brand-new year.
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  • Of a brand-new year. and he will give you
  • 00:18:04.630 --> 00:18:06.899
  • And he will give you that future today.
  • 00:18:06.965 --> 00:18:08.433
  • That future today. pray, “jesus, be lord
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  • Pray, “jesus, be lord of my life.
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  • Of my life. i surrender all to you.
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  • I surrender all to you. hear my cry.
  • 00:18:15.207 --> 00:18:17.409
  • Hear my cry. hear my heart.
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  • Hear my heart. i dedicate my life to you,
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  • I dedicate my life to you, jesus christ.”
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  • Jesus christ.” praise the lord.
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  • If you just prayed that prayer,
  • 00:18:27.953 --> 00:18:30.322
  • If you just prayed that prayer, we would love to hear from you,
  • 00:18:30.389 --> 00:18:32.257
  • And it blesses us to know
  • 00:18:32.357 --> 00:18:34.393
  • That people around the world
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  • Get saved every week
  • 00:18:36.828 --> 00:18:38.130
  • Through this telecast.
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  • Call the number on the screen
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  • Or visit the website,
  • 00:18:41.166 --> 00:18:42.568
  • Or visit the website, there are free resources
  • 00:18:42.634 --> 00:18:43.702
  • There are free resources and all kinds of aids
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  • And all kinds of aids that will help you and we'd
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  • That will help you and we'd love for you to join us
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  • Love for you to join us on this 21-day fast.
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  • On this 21-day fast. fasting is one of the pillars
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  • Fasting is one of the pillars in the faith that needs to be
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  • In the faith that needs to be rediscovered in our generation.
  • 00:18:54.246 --> 00:18:56.114
  • Rediscovered in our generation. when you say, “god, i want
  • 00:18:56.181 --> 00:18:57.282
  • When you say, “god, i want more of you,"
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  • More of you," look out,
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  • Look out, god will find you.
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  • God will find you. god will bless you
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  • God will bless you and god will do great
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  • And god will do great and mighty things in your life.
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  • And i wanna invite you
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  • And i wanna invite you to get involved this year
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  • To get involved this year in our latest initiative
  • 00:19:09.828 --> 00:19:11.663
  • In our latest initiative in israel
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  • “light over darkness.”
  • 00:19:12.631 --> 00:19:14.399
  • This project
  • 00:19:14.466 --> 00:19:15.067
  • Is the largest commitment
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  • This ministry has made.
  • 00:19:16.635 --> 00:19:18.170
  • It's a 15-million-dollar project
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  • That will protect and save lives
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  • In the eshkol region in israel.
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  • Would you consider giving
  • 00:19:27.145 --> 00:19:28.213
  • Would you consider giving a first fruit offering
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  • A first fruit offering at the beginning
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  • At the beginning of a brand-new year to help us?
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  • God himself said,
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  • “i will bless those
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  • Who bless israel,
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  • I will curse those
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  • Who curse israel.
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  • And in israel
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  • All the families
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  • Of the earth shall be blessed.”
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  • I want you to watch this
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  • I want you to watch this and see and pray about
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  • And see and pray about how you can be a part
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  • How you can be a part of this miracle.
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  • >> on october 7,
  • 00:19:53.639 --> 00:19:54.473
  • Israel was attacked by
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  • The dark forces of hamas.
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  • It was the worst massacre
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  • The jewish people experienced
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  • Since the holocaust.
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  • The eshkol region
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  • In southern israel
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  • Was attacked directly.
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  • This is where
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  • Jentezen franklin
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  • Media ministries,
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  • In partnership with
  • 00:20:07.452 --> 00:20:08.220
  • The jewish national fund,
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  • Have been working
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  • The last five years
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  • To build fortified schools,
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  • Bomb shelters, and other
  • 00:20:13.692 --> 00:20:14.993
  • Life-saving projects.
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  • Thankfully, these projects
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  • Did save many lives that day.
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  • And now we stand
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  • At a pivotal moment,
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  • Poised to provide a lifeline
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  • For the people of eshkol,
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  • Who continue to be attacked
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  • By terrorists every day.
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  • Jentezen franklin
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  • Media ministries
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  • Recently committed
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  • The largest amount of funding
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  • Ever towards the initiative,
  • 00:20:32.477 --> 00:20:34.179
  • Representing our unwavering
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  • Dedication to not just help
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  • Rebuild communities in eshkol,
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  • But to mend hearts
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  • And restore what
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  • Seemed irrevocably lost.
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  • We have a comprehensive plan
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  • That will be completed
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  • In three phases.
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  • Phase number one,
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  • Provides physical safety.
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  • That is why we are building
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  • Civil defense centers,
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  • And over 800 safe houses,
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  • Making sure every family
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  • In the region has a safe room,
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  • In case of terrorist attacks.
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  • When you give to
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  • A project like this,
  • 00:21:02.607 --> 00:21:04.109
  • There is a promise for you
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  • Found in genesis 12:3,
  • 00:21:05.010 --> 00:21:07.112
  • “i will bless those
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  • Who bless you israel.”
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  • Together we can demonstrate
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  • That faith combined with
  • 00:21:11.350 --> 00:21:12.451
  • Collective action can
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  • Illuminate the darkest moments
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  • And forge a brighter,
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  • More hopeful future
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  • For the eshkol community.
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  • Call or go online today.
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • >> i went in my journal --
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  • >> i went in my journal -- it's weird because
  • 00:21:45.617 --> 00:21:46.685
  • It's weird because i don't journal often,
  • 00:21:46.752 --> 00:21:48.186
  • I don't journal often, but for this period
  • 00:21:48.253 --> 00:21:49.921
  • But for this period i'm glad i did write it down
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  • I'm glad i did write it down because it was before the fast
  • 00:21:52.257 --> 00:21:54.693
  • Because it was before the fast that changed my life.
  • 00:21:54.760 --> 00:21:56.728
  • That changed my life. i had created a fight,
  • 00:21:56.795 --> 00:21:59.030
  • I had created a fight, so i didn't have
  • 00:21:59.097 --> 00:21:59.798
  • So i didn't have to go to church,
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  • To go to church, and my daughter indie, i said,
  • 00:22:01.032 --> 00:22:02.901
  • And my daughter indie, i said, “you know what?
  • 00:22:02.968 --> 00:22:03.468
  • “you know what? i'm not going to church.
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  • I'm not going to church. i'm going to my buddy's house
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  • I'm going to my buddy's house and i'm gonna go get drunk.”
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  • And i'm gonna go get drunk.” she comes out the door
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  • She comes out the door following me
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  • Following me and she yells down the hall,
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  • And she yells down the hall, all my neighbors could hear,
  • 00:22:11.910 --> 00:22:14.079
  • All my neighbors could hear, “dad, you can't go
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  • “dad, you can't go to your friend's house
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  • To your friend's house and drink beer.
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  • And drink beer. you gotta go to church!”
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  • You gotta go to church!” and i was laugh --
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  • And i was laugh -- i laughed all the way
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  • I laughed all the way to my friend's house.
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  • To my friend's house. it was funny to me at the time,
  • 00:22:24.790 --> 00:22:26.091
  • It was funny to me at the time, now that i read it,
  • 00:22:26.158 --> 00:22:28.059
  • Now that i read it, i was like, “wow.”
  • 00:22:28.126 --> 00:22:29.661
  • I was like, “wow.” i was an alcoholic for years.
  • 00:22:29.728 --> 00:22:31.630
  • I was an alcoholic for years. i mean, my habit was at least
  • 00:22:31.696 --> 00:22:32.964
  • I mean, my habit was at least an 18 pack a day.
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  • An 18 pack a day. i just --
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  • I just -- i drank my problems away.
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  • I drank my problems away. >> i think anyone who's lived
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  • >> i think anyone who's lived with an addict knows
  • 00:22:39.738 --> 00:22:42.574
  • With an addict knows kind of those feelings
  • 00:22:42.641 --> 00:22:44.176
  • Kind of those feelings of coming second
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  • Of coming second or being not heard
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  • Or being not heard or understood.
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  • Or understood. it was a lot of shame
  • 00:22:50.182 --> 00:22:51.016
  • It was a lot of shame and embarrassment on my part
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  • And embarrassment on my part and that's another lie
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  • And that's another lie from the enemy,
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  • From the enemy, i think is that
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  • I think is that you're alone in it.
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  • You're alone in it. i wouldn't talk to anybody.
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  • I wouldn't talk to anybody. i wouldn't talk to my friends
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  • I wouldn't talk to my friends or my family about the way
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  • Or my family about the way he treated me or the way
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  • He treated me or the way he acted because
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  • He acted because i was embarrassed.
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  • I was embarrassed. i was ashamed of that.
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  • I was ashamed of that. things like he would
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  • Things like he would call me telling me,
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  • Call me telling me, “i need a ride home,”
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  • “i need a ride home,” at 2 or 3 am and i had
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  • At 2 or 3 am and i had three babies under four.
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  • Three babies under four. and we would go at 3 am
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  • And we would go at 3 am i'd pack up the kids
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  • I'd pack up the kids and try to find him.
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  • And try to find him. he didn't know where he was.
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  • He didn't know where he was. i would pray that they would
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  • I would pray that they would fall asleep in the car.
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  • Fall asleep in the car. >> i remember
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  • >> i remember one time when katie,
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  • One time when katie, she just started crying.
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  • She just started crying. i was like,
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  • I was like, “why are you crying?”
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  • “why are you crying?” we were having a good time,
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  • We were having a good time, like, i don't understand
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  • Like, i don't understand where these tears, like --
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  • Where these tears, like -- and she's like,
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  • And she's like, “i just know that
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  • “i just know that i'm always gonna come second
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  • I'm always gonna come second to alcohol in your life.”
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  • To alcohol in your life.” and i told her,
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  • And i told her, “at least you know
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  • “at least you know where you stand.”
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  • Where you stand.” and that's how lost i was.
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  • And that's how lost i was. i mean, if i was her,
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  • I mean, if i was her, i would've left me,
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  • I would've left me, so i knew i was failing there.
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  • So i knew i was failing there. i knew i was lost.
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  • I knew i was lost. i knew i was in a place
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  • I knew i was in a place that i couldn't help myself.
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  • That i couldn't help myself. >> i think 2012 is when i really
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  • >> i think 2012 is when i really started like consistently
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  • Started like consistently attending church.
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  • Attending church. january comes
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  • January comes and i tell aaron,
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  • And i tell aaron, i said, “look, you don't
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  • I said, “look, you don't have to do it,”
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  • Have to do it,” i said, “but i'm going
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  • I said, “but i'm going to do the full fast.
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  • To do the full fast. i'm gonna do the three days,
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  • I'm gonna do the three days, you know, water only
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  • You know, water only and the rest of the 21 days
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  • And the rest of the 21 days i'm gonna do the daniel fast.
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  • I'm gonna do the daniel fast. so, you can do something or not.
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  • So, you can do something or not. >> and i was like, “good job.
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  • >> and i was like, “good job. you know, have fun with that.
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  • You know, have fun with that. that's great.”
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  • That's great.” >> i found my journal
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  • >> i found my journal from then and i read
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  • From then and i read the list of things i fasted for.
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  • The list of things i fasted for. it's that aaron would give
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  • It's that aaron would give his life to jesus for real
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  • His life to jesus for real and quit drinking forever.
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  • And quit drinking forever. >> i remember at
  • 00:24:41.393 --> 00:24:41.860
  • >> i remember at the beginning of the fast,
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  • The beginning of the fast, i was just coming off like
  • 00:24:44.462 --> 00:24:45.730
  • I was just coming off like a three-day bender where --
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  • A three-day bender where -- like i would party till
  • 00:24:47.599 --> 00:24:48.533
  • Like i would party till my body wouldn't anymore.
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  • My body wouldn't anymore. and i was at one of those points
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  • And i was at one of those points at the beginning of that fast
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  • At the beginning of that fast and i said, “you know what?
  • 00:24:53.638 --> 00:24:54.806
  • And i said, “you know what? i'm gonna join,
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  • I'm gonna join, but i'm only gonna give up
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  • But i'm only gonna give up red meat and alcohol.”
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  • Red meat and alcohol.” and that's when god
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  • And that's when god became real to me.
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  • Became real to me. i thought people just
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  • I thought people just came to church, you know,
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  • Came to church, you know, to feel good about themselves.
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  • To feel good about themselves. you know, to check a box
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  • You know, to check a box on sunday.
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  • On sunday. and that was
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  • And that was the beginning of my life.
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  • And it wasn't till later,
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  • And it wasn't till later, when she told me, like,
  • 00:25:27.973 --> 00:25:30.175
  • When she told me, like, “that's why i was fasting.
  • 00:25:30.241 --> 00:25:32.110
  • “that's why i was fasting. i was fasting for
  • 00:25:32.177 --> 00:25:32.944
  • I was fasting for your breakthrough.”
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  • Your breakthrough.” >> honestly, 100% a new person
  • 00:25:35.513 --> 00:25:38.483
  • >> honestly, 100% a new person and a new life.
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  • And a new life. and i think without
  • 00:25:40.819 --> 00:25:42.487
  • And i think without that fast and without that
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  • That fast and without that change i don't think
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  • Change i don't think we would be together now.
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  • We would be together now. i don't think we would be
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  • I don't think we would be where we are at all.
  • 00:25:48.960 --> 00:25:51.029
  • Where we are at all. >> that was just the start,
  • 00:25:51.096 --> 00:25:53.498
  • >> that was just the start, you know, getting plugged in
  • 00:25:53.565 --> 00:25:54.566
  • You know, getting plugged in at the church.
  • 00:25:54.633 --> 00:25:57.035
  • At the church. i actually
  • 00:25:57.102 --> 00:25:57.669
  • I actually started worshipping
  • 00:25:57.736 --> 00:25:59.738
  • Started worshipping because i found out
  • 00:25:59.804 --> 00:26:01.306
  • Because i found out that god was real.
  • 00:26:01.373 --> 00:26:02.974
  • That god was real. and my son is next to me
  • 00:26:03.041 --> 00:26:04.175
  • And my son is next to me in church, i was like,
  • 00:26:04.242 --> 00:26:05.610
  • In church, i was like, “i gotta raise my hands.”
  • 00:26:05.677 --> 00:26:07.112
  • “i gotta raise my hands.” because i gotta be an example.
  • 00:26:07.178 --> 00:26:09.714
  • Because i gotta be an example. i need to show this guy
  • 00:26:09.781 --> 00:26:11.750
  • I need to show this guy where to go.
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  • Where to go. you know,
  • 00:26:13.718 --> 00:26:14.352
  • You know, in the bible where it says,
  • 00:26:14.419 --> 00:26:15.353
  • In the bible where it says, it's in matthew 17,
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  • It's in matthew 17, where the disciples
  • 00:26:17.822 --> 00:26:19.424
  • Where the disciples were trying to cast
  • 00:26:19.491 --> 00:26:20.091
  • Were trying to cast that demon out of that boy,
  • 00:26:20.158 --> 00:26:21.826
  • That demon out of that boy, and they couldn't.
  • 00:26:21.893 --> 00:26:23.228
  • And they couldn't. and jesus --
  • 00:26:23.294 --> 00:26:24.496
  • And jesus -- they're like,
  • 00:26:24.562 --> 00:26:24.996
  • They're like, “lord, how come we couldn't
  • 00:26:25.063 --> 00:26:26.264
  • “lord, how come we couldn't cast the demon out?”
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  • Cast the demon out?” then he said,
  • 00:26:27.632 --> 00:26:28.299
  • Then he said, "some spirits will only come out
  • 00:26:28.366 --> 00:26:29.601
  • "some spirits will only come out through prayer and fasting."
  • 00:26:29.668 --> 00:26:32.170
  • Through prayer and fasting." and i know that's the spirit
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  • And i know that's the spirit that was going around with me.
  • 00:26:33.471 --> 00:26:34.873
  • That was going around with me. that could be the breakthrough,
  • 00:26:34.939 --> 00:26:37.208
  • That could be the breakthrough, and it could just be the moment
  • 00:26:37.275 --> 00:26:39.678
  • And it could just be the moment that pivot point that just
  • 00:26:39.744 --> 00:26:40.945
  • That pivot point that just changes your entire life.
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