Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - Fasting To Unburden Your Soul

January 4, 2026 | 28:55

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Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin | Jentezen Franklin - Fasting To Unburden Your Soul | January 4, 2026

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>> hello and happy new year.
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>> hello and happy new year. i'm so thankful that
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I'm so thankful that you joined us today.
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You joined us today. this is the very first day
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This is the very first day of our annual 21-day fast.
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Of our annual 21-day fast. you may have never fasted before
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You may have never fasted before and the very thought of it
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And the very thought of it terrifies you,
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Terrifies you, but you may say,
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But you may say, i don't even know how to fast.
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I don't even know how to fast. well, we've got you covered.
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Well, we've got you covered. i'll be your fasting coach
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I'll be your fasting coach for the next 21 days
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For the next 21 days if you'll let me.
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If you'll let me. we have resources available
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We have resources available online, every day, devotions,
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Online, every day, devotions, a brand-new book,
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A brand-new book, brand-new material,
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Brand-new material, all kinds of insights
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All kinds of insights that will feed your faith,
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That will feed your faith, feed your desire to fast,
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Feed your desire to fast, especially when you get
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Especially when you get in the grind fasting.
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In the grind fasting. and i'm sharing a message
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And i'm sharing a message even today on this program
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Even today on this program that if god doesn't speak to you
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That if god doesn't speak to you while you're watching this
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While you're watching this about fasting this year,
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About fasting this year, then don't do it.
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Then don't do it. but this sermon is entitled
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But this sermon is entitled "fasting to unburden your soul."
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"fasting to unburden your soul." some of you feel so heavy,
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Some of you feel so heavy, you're so worried,
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You're so worried, you're so fearful,
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You're so fearful, you're facing so many issues.
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You're facing so many issues. this may be the greatest message
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This may be the greatest message you could hear at this very
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You could hear at this very moment in your life.
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Moment in your life. listen to this.
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♪ ♪
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>> if you're looking
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For more in life,
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To live with purpose and peace,
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To make a difference
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For your family
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And those in need
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Around the world,
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Jesus is the answer,
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And our mission
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Is to simply
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Point you to him.
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You're watching
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Kingdom connection
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With jentezen franklin.
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♪ ♪
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>> 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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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. 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
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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,
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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.
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From them who walk uprightly. but you have to have seasons.
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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 --
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And they get more -- throw that verse up.
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Throw that verse up. and he gave them their request.
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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.
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For him anymore. our contentment is in things
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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
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That spiritual hunger with something that is spiritual,
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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,
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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.
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In your word. i want it your way.
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I want it your way. i want your plan.
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I want your plan. i want your will.
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>> i know that people
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>> i know that people are watching me
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Are watching me all over the world today.
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All over the world today. what an honor it is
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What an honor it is to take the gospel into
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To take the gospel into 200 plus nations of the world.
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200 plus nations of the world. and i don't believe you're
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And i don't believe you're watching by accident.
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Watching by accident. and if you'll surrender
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And if you'll surrender your life to jesus,
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Your life to jesus, i can tell you early
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I can tell you early in a brand new year,
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In a brand new year, he'll forgive you,
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He'll forgive you, he will cleanse you,
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He will cleanse you, and he'll give you
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And he'll give you a brand new beginning.
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A brand new beginning. pray this simple prayer with me
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Pray this simple prayer with me and mean it from your heart
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And mean it from your heart and mix it with your faith.
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And mix it with your faith. jesus, i believe in you.
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Jesus, i believe in you. say those words,
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Say those words, right where you are.
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Right where you are. jesus, i surrender to you.
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Jesus, i surrender to you. wash me, cleanse me,
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Wash me, cleanse me, have mercy on me,
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Give me your grace,
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Give me your grace, forgiveness.
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Forgiveness. help me to
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Help me to release forgiveness.
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Release forgiveness. help me to unburden
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Help me to unburden my soul with
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My soul with all of the things,
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All of the things, even addictions and bondages
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Even addictions and bondages and chains and prison houses
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And chains and prison houses of the past that have
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Of the past that have held me captive,
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Held me captive, set me free this year.
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Set me free this year. in jesus name i receive it,
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In jesus name i receive it, lord, through you
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Lord, through you and the blood and the cross.
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And the blood and the cross. amen and amen.
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>> if you just prayed with
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Pastor jentezen and gave
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Your life to jesus...
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We're here for you
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Every step of the way.
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Call the number
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On your screen right now.
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Or visit us online
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At jentezenfranklin.tv
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To share your story
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And download a free
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First steps with jesus.
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>> pastor franklin,
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Russell robinson.
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And i'm here in kiryat shmona,
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Here in front
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Of the emergency center
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In which you and your ministry
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Is being made possible.
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I could tell you that
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I could tell you that the difference between
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The difference between darkness and light
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Is when we have
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People who care
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And care about life
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And care about us
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And walk with us.
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October 7th,
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A day in which for us is
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Gonna live with not only us
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But for generations.
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A painful day.
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And the difference between
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Then and now
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Is that there is hope.
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Right here in kiryat shmona,
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Right here in northern israel,
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In which when i sent you
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Before an update,
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You did not hear
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A car in the street,
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But you heard
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The construction of this site
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Going on,
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And you're hearing
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The construction going on today.
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There's hope for tomorrow
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Because of you.
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There's hope for tomorrow
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Because of your ministry
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Because you have walked with us
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Every step of the way.
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You're walking with us down
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In the eshkol region
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Where 800 safe rooms
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Are today starting
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And giving people
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The security of their home,
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So they can bring their
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Children back and live
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A life and start thinking
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About tomorrow themselves.
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You've been there
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With resilience centers,
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You've been there
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With our children's playground.
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A year from now,
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We're not gonna be
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Showing a construction site.
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A year from now,
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You're going to be meeting
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You're going to be meeting the children
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The children that are born here.
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You're gonna meet the families,
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The lives that
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Were saved because of you.
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Thank you.
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> it's hard to believe
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>> it's hard to believe that it's a brand new year
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That it's a brand new year and i am expecting god
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And i am expecting god to surprise us
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To surprise us with his blessings
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With his blessings and his favor
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And his favor and his goodness.
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And his goodness. and i want to thank
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And i want to thank all of you who have
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All of you who have given generously.
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Given generously. we do three things with
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We do three things with the resources you send us.
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The resources you send us. we made a decision that
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We made a decision that everything you send us
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Everything you send us would be used to
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Would be used to preach the gospel.
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Preach the gospel. and then not only do
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And then not only do we preach the gospel
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We preach the gospel and win souls.
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And win souls. we produce inspiring resources,
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We produce inspiring resources, books and teaching series
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Books and teaching series and all kinds of things
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And all kinds of things that support
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That support life-changing outreaches.
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Also, thank you for helping us
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Like never before
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In the holy land.
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When you consider giving
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Your gifts to this ministry,
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Know that you're touching israel
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And we stand unapologetically
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With that land
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And with that nation
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And with that people.
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And when you give,
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I know god will bless those
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Who bless the work of god.
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Thank you,
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Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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Thank you, thank you. let's start the year off right.
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Let's start the year off right. let's start it off with
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Let's start it off with a first fruit offering
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A first fruit offering that says preach the gospel
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That says preach the gospel into all the world
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Into all the world and bring the king back.
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♪ ♪
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>> i was an alcoholic
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>> i was an alcoholic for years.
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For years. i mean, my habit was
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I mean, my habit was at least an 18 pack a day.
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At least an 18 pack a day. i just, i drank
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I just, i drank my problems away.
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My problems away. i think anyone
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I think anyone who's lived with an addict
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Who's lived with an addict knows kind of those feelings
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Knows kind of those feelings of coming second or being
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Of coming second or being not heard or understood.
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Not heard or understood. it was a lot of shame
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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 from
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And that's another lie from the enemy, i think,
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The enemy, i think, is that you're alone in it.
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Is that 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
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He treated me or the way he acted.
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Or the way he acted. and because i was embarrassed,
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And because i was embarrassed, i was ashamed of that.
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I was ashamed of that. things like he would call me
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Things like he would call me telling me i need
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Telling me i need a ride home at
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A ride home at 2:00 or 3:00 am.
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2:00 or 3:00 am. and i had three babies under 4.
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And i had three babies under 4. and we would go at 3:00 am,
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And we would go at 3:00 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 one time when
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>> i remember one time when katie she just started crying.
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Katie she just started crying. i was like, why are you crying?
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I was like, why are you crying? we were having a good time.
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We were having a good time. like, i don't, i don't
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Like, i don't, i don't understand where these tears
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Understand where these tears like, and she's like,
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Like, and she's like, "i just know that
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"i just know that i'm always going to come
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I'm always going to come second to alcohol in your life."
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Second to alcohol in your life." and i told her, "at least
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And i told her, "at least you know where you stand."
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You know 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 have left me.
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I would have left me. but i knew, i knew
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But i knew, i knew i was failing there.
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I was failing there. i knew i was lost.
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I knew i was lost. i know i was in a place
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I know 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
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>> i think 2012 is when i really started like
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I really started like consistently attending church.
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Consistently attending church. january comes and i tell aaron,
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January comes 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 going to do the three days,
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I'm going to 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 going to do the daniel fast.
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I'm going to do the daniel fast. said you can, you know,
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Said you can, you know, do something or not.
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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 that's great.
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That's that's great. i found my journal from then
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I found my journal from then and i read the list of things
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And i read the list of things i fasted for.
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I fasted for. it's a that aaron
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It's a that aaron would give his life
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Would give his life to jesus for real
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To jesus for real and quit drinking forever.
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And quit drinking forever. >> i remember at
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>> i remember at the beginning of the fast
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The beginning of the fast i was just coming off
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I was just coming off like a three day bender where --
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Like a three day bender where -- like i would party till
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Like i would party till my body couldn't anymore.
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My body couldn't anymore. and i was at one
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And i was at one of those points,
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Of those points, the beginning of that fast,
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The beginning of that fast, and i said, you know what,
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And i said, you know what, i'm going to join,
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I'm going to join, but i'm only going to give up
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But i'm only going to 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
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I thought people just came to church,
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Just came to church, you know, to feel good
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You know, to feel good about themselves, you know,
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About themselves, you know, to check a box on sunday.
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To check a box 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,
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When she told me, like, that's why i was fasting.
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That's why i was fasting. i was fasting
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I was fasting for your breakthrough.
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For your breakthrough. >> honestly, 100%
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>> honestly, 100% a new person and a new life.
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A new person and a new life. and i think without that fast
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And i think without that fast and without that change,
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And without that change, i don't think we would be
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I don't think we would be together now.
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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.
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Where we are at all. that was just the start,
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That was just the start, you know, getting plugged in
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You know, getting plugged in at the church.
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At the church. i actually started worshipping
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I actually started worshipping because i found out that god
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Because i found out that god was real and my son
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Was real and my son is next to me in church.
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Is next to me in church. i was like, i got to raise
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I was like, i got to raise my hands because
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My hands because i got to be an example.
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I got to be an example. i need to show
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I need to show this guy where to go.
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This guy where to go. you know, in the bible
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You know, in the bible where it says
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Where it says it's in matthew 17
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It's in matthew 17 where the disciples
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Where the disciples were trying to cast
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Were trying to cast that demon out of that boy
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That demon out of that boy and they couldn't.
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And they couldn't. and jesus, they're like,
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And jesus, they're like, "lord, how come we couldn't
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"lord, how come we couldn't cast the demon out?"
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Cast the demon out?" " and he said some spirits
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" and he said some spirits will only come out through
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Will only come out through prayer and fasting."
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Prayer and fasting." and i know that's the spirit
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And i know that's the spirit that was rolling around with me.
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That was rolling around with me. that could be the breakthrough
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That could be the breakthrough and it could just be the moment,
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And it could just be the moment, that pivot point that just
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That pivot point that just changes your entire life.
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>> for more information
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About this message
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And other ministry resources,
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Visit us online
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At jentezenfranklin.tv.
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Jentezen Franklin - Fasting To Unburden Your Soul

January 4, 2026 | 28:55

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