Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - Getting Back To God's Word

November 26, 2024 | S24:E4803

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 - Getting Back To God's Word | November 26, 2024

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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 around
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The world, jesus is the answer,
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And our mission
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Is to simply point you to him.
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You're watching
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Kingdom connection
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With jentezen franklin.
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♪ ♪
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>> i wanna preach to you for
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>> i wanna preach to you for just a few moments this morning
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Just a few moments this morning from the book of proverbs.
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From the book of proverbs. proverbs 25:11 quickly.
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Proverbs 25:11 quickly. "a word fitly spoken
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"a word fitly spoken is like apples of gold
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Is like apples of gold in settings of silver."
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In settings of silver." a word fitly,
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A word fitly, or rightly spoken,
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Or rightly spoken, in other words,
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In other words, the right word
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The right word at the right time,
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At the right time, in the right place,
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In the right place, can turn things.
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Can turn things. it can change things.
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It can change things. it was solomon
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It was solomon who wrote these words,
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Who wrote these words, and he was surrounded
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And he was surrounded with counselors,
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With counselors, and he must've been
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And he must've been thinking about
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Thinking about when they were
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When they were discussing issues,
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Discussing issues, that someone would speak up
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That someone would speak up and have that fit word,
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And have that fit word, that right word,
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That right word, at the right moment,
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At the right moment, that was just so clear,
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That was just so clear, suddenly, there's way
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Suddenly, there's way out of this,
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Out of this, there's a solution to this.
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There's a solution to this. words are powerful,
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Words are powerful, especially these
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Especially these fitly spoken words,
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Fitly spoken words, are like apples of gold.
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Are like apples of gold. and my little team
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And my little team is so sharp they just
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Is so sharp they just put it together for me.
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Put it together for me. but apples of gold
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But apples of gold in a silver platter
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In a silver platter is what he said it was like.
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Is what he said it was like. it's like that is just the best,
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It's like that is just the best, when you have the right word
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When you have the right word in the right moment.
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In the right moment. well, the bible said
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Well, the bible said that god's word,
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That god's word, in psalms 119,
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In psalms 119, brings light.
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Brings light. god's word,
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God's word, the scripture said,
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The scripture said, gives understanding.
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Gives understanding. said in the book of romans
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Said in the book of romans that he framed the world
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That he framed the world with his words.
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With his words. that before the world was,
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That before the world was, he framed the world,
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He framed the world, and upholds the world
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And upholds the world with his words.
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With his words. god spoke and said,
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God spoke and said, "let there be light,"
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"let there be light," and there was light.
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And there was light. it's really an amazing thing
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It's really an amazing thing when you begin to understand
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When you begin to understand how that words can change
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How that words can change darkness to light.
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Darkness to light. and i wanna take you
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And i wanna take you on a journey,
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On a journey, and i want you to lean in,
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And i want you to lean in, and i want you to focus clearly
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And i want you to focus clearly for the next few moments.
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For the next few moments. i promise i'm going somewhere.
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I promise i'm going somewhere. it's called the golden age
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It's called the golden age of harvard university.
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Of harvard university. there's an article
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There's an article in the smithsonian museum
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In the smithsonian museum that talks about
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That talks about how that at one time,
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How that at one time, harvard university
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Harvard university was the gold standard
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Was the gold standard for all universities.
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For all universities. it was founded by a preacher,
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It was founded by a preacher, by the way,
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By the way, and it was started
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And it was started as a theological seminary
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As a theological seminary to teach and deepen
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To teach and deepen people's knowledge
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People's knowledge of the bible.
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Of the bible. how far they've come
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How far they've come from that.
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From that. and, when you read
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And, when you read and study about it,
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And study about it, they said it's not always
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They said it's not always possible to mark
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Possible to mark when a golden age begins,
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When a golden age begins, it's much easier to mark
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It's much easier to mark when an institution,
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When an institution, rather, begins its decline.
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Rather, begins its decline. whether it's a nation,
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Whether it's a nation, whether it's an empire,
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Whether it's an empire, whether it's a church,
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Whether it's a church, whether it's a business,
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Whether it's a business, whether it's a system
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Whether it's a system in the world,
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In the world, any system,
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Any system, he said this,
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He said this, and i quote,
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And i quote, "the silvering
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"the silvering of the gold
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Of the gold is always done
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Is always done in the name of progress."
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In the name of progress." in other words,
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In other words, when you start watering down
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When you start watering down the main purpose
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The main purpose for which the thing began,
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For which the thing began, what got it to where
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What got it to where it reached a golden age,
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It reached a golden age, when you start watering down
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When you start watering down the gold of an organization,
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The gold of an organization, it's always done
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It's always done in the name of progress.
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In the name of progress. it's always done
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It's always done in we've got to get bigger
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In we've got to get bigger and better and bigger
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And better and bigger and in the name of progress,
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And in the name of progress, we're gonna change everything
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We're gonna change everything we were ever about.
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We were ever about. you can easily tell
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You can easily tell how a nation is in decline
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How a nation is in decline according to this principle.
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According to this principle. for example,
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For example, one of the greatest empires
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One of the greatest empires that ever was,
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That ever was, was the roman empire,
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Was the roman empire, and there's a day,
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And there's a day, july 24th, 410 ad,
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July 24th, 410 ad, when something happened
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When something happened that changed world history.
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That changed world history. the british --
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The british -- or, the roman empire,
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Or, the roman empire, covered most of the world,
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Covered most of the world, and they created roads,
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And they created roads, and they took their language,
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And they took their language, the greek language,
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The greek language, and it was universal
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And it was universal almost all over all the world,
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Almost all over all the world, it was powerful,
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It was powerful, and it drove the world.
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And it drove the world. but there were 40,000
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But there were 40,000 who rose up at some point
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Who rose up at some point because the nation
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Because the nation began to decline.
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Began to decline. and they took the city of rome,
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And they took the city of rome, and even though
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And even though rome had never been conquered,
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Rome had never been conquered, and no army could conquer
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And no army could conquer the nation of --
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The nation of -- and the empire
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And the empire of the roman empire,
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Of the roman empire, nobody could conquer them,
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Nobody could conquer them, but rome was conquered easily,
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But rome was conquered easily, because it was so divided
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Because it was so divided that they walked in
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That they walked in and took that
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And took that beautiful city, easily.
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Beautiful city, easily. how did it happen?
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How did it happen? edward gibbons, a historian,
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Edward gibbons, a historian, said the rise and the fall
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Said the rise and the fall of the roman empire,
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Of the roman empire, he wrote a book called
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He wrote a book called "the rise and the fall",
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"the rise and the fall", there were five reasons
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There were five reasons for the eventual
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For the eventual destruction and decline.
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Destruction and decline. number one, the rapid increase
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Number one, the rapid increase of divorce and the undermining
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Of divorce and the undermining of the family.
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Of the family. that when you begin to see
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That when you begin to see the undermining of the family,
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The undermining of the family, when you begin to see
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When you begin to see the undermining
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The undermining of husbands and wives
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Of husbands and wives and children
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And children and families staying together
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And families staying together and loving one another,
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And loving one another, and being together,
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And being together, it's one of the steps
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It's one of the steps of the nation on a decline,
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Of the nation on a decline, is when you begin to see
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Is when you begin to see the rapid increase of
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The rapid increase of the destruction of the family.
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The destruction of the family. this next one blew my mind,
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This next one blew my mind, higher and higher taxes.
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Higher and higher taxes. this is not a political sermon,
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This is not a political sermon, this is just history.
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This is just history. higher and higher taxes,
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Higher and higher taxes, they said the spending
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They said the spending of tax money for free bread,
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Of tax money for free bread, therefore, creating
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Therefore, creating a workless society.
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A workless society. when you begin
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When you begin to build a culture
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To build a culture that doesn't value work,
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That doesn't value work, that doesn't value
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That doesn't value people who get up
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People who get up and go get it every day,
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And go get it every day, who take care of their families,
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Who take care of their families, who love their families,
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Who love their families, who fight for their families,
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Who fight for their families, and stand for their families,
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And stand for their families, and then you create a society
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And then you create a society that expects free bread,
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That expects free bread, everything, i'm not talking
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Everything, i'm not talking about people in need,
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About people in need, i'm not talking about people
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I'm not talking about people who have health issues.
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Who have health issues. i'm talking about
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I'm talking about well-bodied people,
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Well-bodied people, strong people,
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Strong people, who just, they're lazy,
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Who just, they're lazy, and the bible said
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And the bible said if you won't eat --
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If you won't eat -- if you don't work,
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If you don't work, you can't eat.
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You can't eat. that's not a fun scripture.
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That's not a fun scripture. the third thing,
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The third thing, higher and higher taxes,
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Higher and higher taxes, and a workless society.
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And a workless society. does that sound familiar
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Does that sound familiar to anybody?
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To anybody? you know how hard it is
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You know how hard it is to find people
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To find people that will do anything?
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That will do anything? number three,
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Number three, a mad craze for pleasure,
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A mad craze for pleasure, this is where
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This is where the gladiators came from.
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The gladiators came from. they became so pleasure-minded,
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They became so pleasure-minded, the decadence of the people,
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The decadence of the people, the people were
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The people were rotting away morally,
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Rotting away morally, because all was about pleasure,
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Because all was about pleasure, everything was about pleasure.
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Everything was about pleasure. the decay of their faith
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The decay of their faith went hand-in-hand
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Went hand-in-hand with this obsession,
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With this obsession, the mad craze for pleasure
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The mad craze for pleasure and entertainment at all costs.
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And entertainment at all costs. thank god for this room
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Thank god for this room that's filled this morning.
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That's filled this morning. it's people saying,
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It's people saying, "there's something
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"there's something more important
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More important in our life
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In our life than fun and entertainment.
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Than fun and entertainment. god matters to our family.
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God matters to our family. god matters to our home.
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God matters to our home. god matters to our marriage."
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God matters to our marriage." [applause]
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[applause] this was an amazing one,
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This was an amazing one, when the real enemy showed up,
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When the real enemy showed up, it was their own people.
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It was their own people. they were so divided
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They were so divided in the roman empire
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In the roman empire that it was their own citizens
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That it was their own citizens that had divided
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That had divided and conquered,
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And conquered, and therefore,
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And therefore, the whole empire fell
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The whole empire fell because of those who rose up
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Because of those who rose up from the bottom and said,
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From the bottom and said, "we're going to destroy
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"we're going to destroy everything good in this nation,"
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Everything good in this nation," and they did it.
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And they did it. they fell into what was called
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They fell into what was called the age of barbarism.
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The age of barbarism. the rotting away
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The rotting away became so severe
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Became so severe that witches and the occult,
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That witches and the occult, and violence begin
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And violence begin to take over the whole world.
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To take over the whole world. the romans had built roads,
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The romans had built roads, and the greek language
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And the greek language was known worldwide,
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Was known worldwide, and they had traveled
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And they had traveled on those roads,
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On those roads, they still exist,
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They still exist, many of them,
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Many of them, in europe today.
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In europe today. they're still there, that's how
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They're still there, that's how indestructible they were.
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Indestructible they were. it's amazing that christ
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It's amazing that christ came in that time,
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Came in that time, so that the gospel
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So that the gospel could go all over the world,
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Could go all over the world, in one language,
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In one language, the greek language.
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The greek language. but they became so splintered
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But they became so splintered in that empire that before
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In that empire that before the whole roman empire fell,
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The whole roman empire fell, the medieval villages
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The medieval villages during it were cut off,
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During it were cut off, and most of them were
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And most of them were only 50 to 500 people
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Only 50 to 500 people living in little towns,
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Living in little towns, few ideas were there.
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Few ideas were there. entire vocabularies
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Entire vocabularies consisted of 600 words.
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Consisted of 600 words. and they lived their lives,
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And they lived their lives, and they would only see
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And they would only see maybe 200 people.
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Maybe 200 people. as they traveled
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As they traveled from villages away, maybe,
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From villages away, maybe, as close as 30 miles away,
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As close as 30 miles away, there would be another
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There would be another whole dialect of people.
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Whole dialect of people. most didn't travel more
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Most didn't travel more than seven miles
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Than seven miles because the world
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Because the world had become so violent
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Had become so violent that when the night would fall,
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That when the night would fall, you would be killed
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You would be killed if you were outside
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If you were outside of your own home.
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Of your own home. violence began
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Violence began to increase more and more,
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To increase more and more, the chances of a murderer
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The chances of a murderer being caught and convicted
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Being caught and convicted during the dark ages was
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During the dark ages was less than 100-to-1 chance.
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Less than 100-to-1 chance. a deterioration of justice,
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A deterioration of justice, a deterioration of
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A deterioration of what is right,
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What is right, of law and order.
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Of law and order. it all began to happen,
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It all began to happen, the decline begins to happen.
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The decline begins to happen. less and less people
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Less and less people really being educated.
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Really being educated. really learning,
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Really learning, really reading,
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Really reading, really understanding,
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Really understanding, really talking,
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Really talking, really discussing issues,
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Really discussing issues, and having
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And having a back-and-forth civilly.
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A back-and-forth civilly. it was gone,
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It was gone, and there was nothing
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And there was nothing but hatred and violence,
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But hatred and violence, and ignorance, and death,
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And ignorance, and death, and crime, and looting,
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And crime, and looting, and killing, and raping.
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And killing, and raping. these are the signs
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These are the signs of a nation in decline,
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Of a nation in decline, an empire in decline.
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An empire in decline. there came a moment
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There came a moment that brought such darkness,
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That brought such darkness, here we go now,
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Here we go now, that the church,
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That the church, the institutional religion
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The institutional religion of that time, said,
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Of that time, said, "we are going to
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"we are going to outlaw the scriptures.
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Outlaw the scriptures. first of all, we're going
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First of all, we're going to interpret it into latin,
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To interpret it into latin, and the people are
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And the people are already uneducated,
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Already uneducated, they'll never be able
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They'll never be able to read it.
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To read it. and we're gonna take
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And we're gonna take the ability to read
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The ability to read the scriptures for themselves,
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The scriptures for themselves, and we're only gonna give
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And we're only gonna give a priest the power
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A priest the power to interpret the scriptures.
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To interpret the scriptures. there will be no arguing,
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There will be no arguing, there will be
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There will be no challenging
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No challenging of the scriptures,
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Of the scriptures, of whether or not
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Of whether or not that is biblical or not.
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That is biblical or not. whatever they say,
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Whatever they say, we'll go."
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We'll go." and so, the first bible
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And so, the first bible was written in latin,
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Was written in latin, and it was rarely challenged,
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And it was rarely challenged, because nobody could read it
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Because nobody could read it but the priest.
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But the priest. and they had such indulgences
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And they had such indulgences that they would come up
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That they would come up with things such as,
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With things such as, "if you have a descendant
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"if you have a descendant who has died and gone to hell
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Who has died and gone to hell and lived a wicked life,
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And lived a wicked life, if you give me money,
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If you give me money, we can spring them out of jail,
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We can spring them out of jail, i mean hell,
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I mean hell, we can spring them out
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We can spring them out if you've got enough money."
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If you've got enough money." if you know,
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If you know, that's not in this book,
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That's not in this book, but it's in some
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But it's in some people's teachings.
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People's teachings. and i'm not here
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And i'm not here to argue all that,
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To argue all that, i'm simply giving you history
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I'm simply giving you history before i get to what
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Before i get to what i wanna preach.
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I wanna preach. it was at that moment
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It was at that moment that martin luther,
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That martin luther, a priest in that church,
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A priest in that church, that institutional religion,
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That institutional religion, he stood up and he said,
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He stood up and he said, "this is the straw
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"this is the straw that breaks the camel's back."
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That breaks the camel's back." there's no way you're going
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There's no way you're going to tell me
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To tell me that i'm saved by works,
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That i'm saved by works, by how much money i have,
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By how much money i have, by how much power i have,
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By how much power i have, by how much influence i have.
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By how much influence i have. god only lets me go to heaven
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God only lets me go to heaven if i'm saved by grace,
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If i'm saved by grace, not by works."
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Not by works." he got that revelation.
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He got that revelation. and then, he began to preach
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And then, he began to preach the priesthood of the believer,
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The priesthood of the believer, that i don't have to go through
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That i don't have to go through a priest to only --
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A priest to only -- god bless 'em,
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God bless 'em, anybody preaching the gospel,
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Anybody preaching the gospel, god bless 'em,
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God bless 'em, i'll take 'em,
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I'll take 'em, i'll link arms with 'em,
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I'll link arms with 'em, and i'll do whatever i can do
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And i'll do whatever i can do without compromising
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Without compromising what i believe.
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What i believe. but here's the point,
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But here's the point, during that time,
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During that time, that was a revelation,
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That was a revelation, that was light.
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That was light. in 1229, people were
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In 1229, people were absolutely forbidden
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Absolutely forbidden to own a bible,
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To own a bible, and people could lose
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And people could lose their lives for doing it.
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Their lives for doing it. but here's what got me.
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But here's what got me. the greatest thing
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The greatest thing that maybe began
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That maybe began to turn the corner
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To turn the corner and move the world
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And move the world out of the dark ages
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Out of the dark ages back into light
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Back into light was a man by the name
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Was a man by the name of erasmus of rotterdam,
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Of erasmus of rotterdam, who wrote a book
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Who wrote a book on civility and children.
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On civility and children. he describes the difference
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He describes the difference between civil people
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Between civil people and barbaric people.
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And barbaric people. and he simply said,
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And he simply said, here's the difference,
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Here's the difference, "people who have self-discipline
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"people who have self-discipline are people who do not
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Are people who do not have self-discipline.
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Have self-discipline. a nation that has people
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A nation that has people who are civilized,
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Who are civilized, if they practice
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If they practice self-discipline,
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Self-discipline, if they're not practicing
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If they're not practicing and upholding, and lifting
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And upholding, and lifting as a standard to that people
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As a standard to that people of that nation discipline,
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Of that nation discipline, decency, and morality,
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Decency, and morality, and good,
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And good, it's a matter of time
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It's a matter of time before it all comes
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Before it all comes crashing down."
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Crashing down." saddest part of all
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Saddest part of all is this is what
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Is this is what the author said,
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The author said, "there were no children."
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"there were no children." there were little people.
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There were little people. but children as children
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But children as children disappeared in that
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Disappeared in that kinda culture of darkness.
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Kinda culture of darkness. they were just smaller,
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They were just smaller, little people
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Little people that were not separated
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That were not separated from the adult community.
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From the adult community. there was no reading
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There was no reading of children's nursery rhymes
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Of children's nursery rhymes and books.
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And books. there was none of that.
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There was none of that. they grew up in the same society
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They grew up in the same society that their parents did.
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That their parents did. their parents didn't
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Their parents didn't screen them,
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Screen them, didn't protect them,
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Didn't protect them, didn't shield
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Didn't shield their little minds,
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Their little minds, and the babies could --
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And the babies could -- they would walk and talk
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They would walk and talk and they became little people,
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And they became little people, not little children.
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Not little children. they talked like adults,
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They talked like adults, because they heard
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Because they heard mom and dad cussing
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Mom and dad cussing in vulgarity,
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In vulgarity, and this and that,
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And this and that, and the little kids, suddenly,
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And the little kids, suddenly, that's their response
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That's their response to everything,
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To everything, and they saw their leaders
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And they saw their leaders cutting people
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Cutting people and fighting people
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And fighting people and violent,
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And violent, and they became violent.
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And they became violent. they were not taught
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They were not taught social dos and don'ts.
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Social dos and don'ts. child at the age of seven
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Child at the age of seven shared the exact same world
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Shared the exact same world as their adults,
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As their adults, they played the same games,
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They played the same games, they had the same conversations,
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They had the same conversations, they heard the same stories.
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They heard the same stories. they worked the same jobs.
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They worked the same jobs. as little children.
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As little children. the same activities,
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The same activities, there was no transition
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There was no transition from childhood to adulthood.
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From childhood to adulthood. they were exposed
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They were exposed to anything and everything.
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To anything and everything. and i just feel like sometimes,
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And i just feel like sometimes, that's exactly where we are.
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That's exactly where we are. when an eight-year-old child
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When an eight-year-old child is told, and people
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Is told, and people in our leadership say,
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In our leadership say, they can figure out
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They can figure out what gender they are.
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What gender they are. you don't understand,
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You don't understand, that's a conversation not --
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That's a conversation not -- that's for adults,
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That's for adults, that's for people
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That's for people who have their full maturity
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Who have their full maturity in their thinking,
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In their thinking, not an eight year old.
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Not an eight year old. don't talk and tell my children
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Don't talk and tell my children that they're more --
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That they're more -- i'm gonna preach it
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I'm gonna preach it like i want to,
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Like i want to, i'm tired of trying
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I'm tired of trying to walk the rope.
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To walk the rope. there's male
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There's male and there's female,
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And there's female, don't tell 'em
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Don't tell 'em that they need to
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That they need to castrate themselves chemically,
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Castrate themselves chemically, at the age of 15.
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At the age of 15. what are you doing?
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What are you doing? what are you teaching?
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What are you teaching? this is insanity.
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This is insanity. this is insanity.
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This is insanity. i don't want my children
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I don't want my children to hear about mommy
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To hear about mommy has two daddies,
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Has two daddies, or whatever, i don't --
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Or whatever, i don't -- that's your business,
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That's your business, live and let live.
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Live and let live. but listen to me,
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But listen to me, the children,
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The children, their minds,
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Their minds, they should be
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They should be in a safe place.
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In a safe place. [applause]
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[applause] well, if you're
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Well, if you're gonna ever clap,
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Gonna ever clap, you better start doing it,
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You better start doing it, 'cause people are getting
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'cause people are getting more and more --
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More and more -- nah, it's time for the church
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Nah, it's time for the church to stand up and say,
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To stand up and say, "this will bring
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"this will bring the light back.
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The light back. this will bring help back.
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This will bring help back. this will bring hope back.
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This will bring hope back. this will bring
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This will bring our young people
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Our young people out of the pandemic,
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Out of the pandemic, out of the depression,
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Out of the depression, out of the addiction,
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Out of the addiction, out of the hopelessness."
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Out of the hopelessness." [applause]
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[applause] we've tried that route,
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We've tried that route, we see what it has produced,
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We see what it has produced, look around you.
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Look around you. look at the children
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Look at the children that are dying.
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That are dying. i said all that
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I said all that to get to this point.
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To get to this point. something happened that began
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Something happened that began to cause the light to shine.
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The apples of gold
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The apples of gold is the fitly spoken word,
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Is the fitly spoken word, and what happened?
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And what happened? two things that changed
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Two things that changed everything in the climate,
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Everything in the climate, and brought us out
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And brought us out of the dark age.
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Of the dark age. number one, in the 1400s,
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Number one, in the 1400s, there was the printing press
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There was the printing press that was invented.
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That was invented. and i'm not making this up,
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And i'm not making this up, it's a fact.
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It's a fact. it's a historical fact.
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It's a historical fact. the first book printed on
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The first book printed on the gutenberg's printing press
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The gutenberg's printing press was the bible.
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Was the bible. the b-i-b-l-e.
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The b-i-b-l-e. and at the entrance
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And at the entrance of the word,
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Of the word, there it is,
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There it is, that's the golden apples,
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That's the golden apples, that's it.
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That's it. if you're gonna give
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If you're gonna give your teacher an apple,
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Your teacher an apple, give her one of these this year,
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Give her one of these this year, and say, "do you know
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And say, "do you know the b-i-b-l-e,
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The b-i-b-l-e, it'll help us in math,
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It'll help us in math, it'll help us in reading.
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It'll help us in reading. it'll help us in leadership,
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It'll help us in leadership, it'll help us be excellent,
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It'll help us be excellent, it'll help us be
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It'll help us be productive citizens.
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Productive citizens. it'll help us in work,
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It'll help us in work, it'll help us in ethics,
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It'll help us in ethics, it'll help us
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It'll help us in family and marriage,
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In family and marriage, in child rearing.
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In child rearing. it'll heal the society
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It'll heal the society we're in,
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We're in, if we would just
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If we would just go back to the b-i-b-l-e."
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Go back to the b-i-b-l-e." the art of those periods,
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The art of those periods, the art of the day,
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The art of the day, had village festivals,
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Had village festivals, and they showed
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And they showed pictures of drunk men
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Pictures of drunk men and drunk women
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And drunk women and drunk children,
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And drunk children, all of them groping,
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All of them groping, unbridled lust,
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Unbridled lust, even the children.
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Even the children. and i'm sorry,
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And i'm sorry, i hate to say this,
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I hate to say this, but has anybody noticed
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But has anybody noticed in this nation
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In this nation the rise of sexual child abuse,
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The rise of sexual child abuse, and the absolute
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And the absolute trafficking of children,
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Trafficking of children, little children,
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Little children, my god, what are we allowing?
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My god, what are we allowing? what are we doing?
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What are we doing? has anybody noticed
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Has anybody noticed in this nation
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In this nation that children
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That children are losing the innocence,
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Are losing the innocence, the innocence of children
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The innocence of children is just being wasted away,
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Is just being wasted away, because we're not
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Because we're not shielding and guarding.
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Shielding and guarding. it's not a small thing,
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It's not a small thing, listen to this,
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Listen to this, that we have old children.
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We have old children
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We have old children who, at young ages,
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Who, at young ages, they shouldn't experience
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They shouldn't experience such hard things.
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Such hard things. they shouldn't have
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They shouldn't have to understand
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To understand why mommy and daddy
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Why mommy and daddy are not together.
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Are not together. they shouldn't have
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They shouldn't have to understand these things.
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To understand these things. life is hard enough
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Life is hard enough when you get up
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When you get up 13, 15, 17, 18.
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13, 15, 17, 18. you gotta make --
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You gotta make -- handle life
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Handle life and deal with it,
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And deal with it, but my goodness,
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But my goodness, little, old children.
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Because they've been exposed
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Because they've been exposed to so much, so early.
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To so much, so early. i wanna thank god
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I wanna thank god for the church,
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For the church, i wanna thank god
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I wanna thank god for kidpak.
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For kidpak. i wanna thank god
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I wanna thank god for our pre-school,
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For our pre-school, i wanna thank god
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I wanna thank god for our youth ministry.
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For our youth ministry. i wanna thank god
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I wanna thank god for our summer camps.
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For our summer camps. i wanna thank god
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I wanna thank god for our volunteers
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For our volunteers and the forward conference
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And the forward conference that had 10,000 young people.
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That had 10,000 young people. i wanna thank god,
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I wanna thank god, i wanna thank god
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I wanna thank god for free chapel.
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For free chapel. i wanna thank god
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I wanna thank god for other churches like it,
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For other churches like it, that will stand.
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That will stand. i wanna thank god for people
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I wanna thank god for people who will defend
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Who will defend the right to life,
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The right to life, like many in
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Like many in the catholic church.
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The catholic church. i'm not here
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I'm not here to put anybody down,
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To put anybody down, i'm just here trying to say,
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I'm just here trying to say, i recognize we're in a decline.
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I recognize we're in a decline. but it doesn't have
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But it doesn't have to end this way.
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To end this way. we've got the light
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We've got the light of god's word,
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Of god's word, and when his word enters,
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And when his word enters, light enters.
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Light enters. [applause]
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♪ ♪
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>> i believe
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>> i believe in kingdom connections.
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In kingdom connections. i believe that god knows
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I believe that god knows when you need to hear
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When you need to hear what you need to hear.
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What you need to hear. and this is your moment,
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And this is your moment, this is your hour.
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This is your hour. this is where you change
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This is where you change the direction of your life
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The direction of your life not in your own strength
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Not in your own strength but because of the blood
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But because of the blood of jesus christ you can turn,
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Of jesus christ you can turn, and you can change,
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And you can change, and you can see that
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And you can see that cleansing power gloriously
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Cleansing power gloriously set you free today.
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Set you free today. pray this prayer with me.
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Pray this prayer with me. pray it from your heart
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Pray it from your heart sincerely with faith.
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Sincerely with faith. say, “lord jesus,
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Say, “lord jesus, i surrender to you.
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I surrender to you. save me.
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Save me. jesus, heal me.
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Jesus, heal me. jesus, restore my family.
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Jesus, restore my family. i receive it by faith
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I receive it by faith in jesus' name.”
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In jesus' name.” praise god.
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Welcome to the family of god.
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Welcome to the family of god. i can tell you right now that
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I can tell you right now that the decision you just made
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The decision you just made to accept jesus as
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To accept jesus as your savior and lord
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Your savior and lord has the power
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Has the power to transform your life.
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To transform your life. and that's why it's so important
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And that's why it's so important to reach out and get
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To reach out and get the help that you need.
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The help that you need. we have free salvation journey
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We have free salvation journey devotional to help you with
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Devotional to help you with your new relationship
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Your new relationship with jesus christ.
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With jesus christ. before we end today's program,
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Before we end today's program, i wanna thank every one
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I wanna thank every one of you from my heart,
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Of you from my heart, who has given to our latest
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Initiative in israel called
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“light over darkness”.
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The hamas terrorists,
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They brutally kill women,
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And children.
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And that's why we're building
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The civil defense centers
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With over 800 safehouses,
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Making sure every family
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In the region has a safe room.
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This is a must to keep
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Those precious families safe.
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We cannot do this project
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Without you.
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For there is a promise
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Found in genesis 12:3,
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"i will bless those
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Who bless you, israel.
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I will curse those
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Who curse you.
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And in you all
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The families of the earth
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Shall be blessed."
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You can be a part of that
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Blessing side today.
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Watch this, i believe
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It's gonna bless you to see
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What we're doing together
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In the nation of israel.
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>> on october 7,
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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
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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
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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,
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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,
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There is a promise for you
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Found in genesis 12:3,
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“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
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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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>> welcome to free chapel,
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Where everything we do
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Is about inspiring people
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To live for jesus.
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It all points to him.
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No matter where you call home,
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One of our campuses is close by.
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Located in gainesville,
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Braselton, gwinnett, alpharetta,
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Midtown atlanta,
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Spartanburg, south carolina,
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And orange county, california.
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We strive to offer the same
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Great experience at each
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Of these locations.
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Kids enjoy vibrant services
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That keep them engaged
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While learning the bible.
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Our youth is always having
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Exciting events
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With relevant teaching.
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We have special services
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For young adults,
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And wisdom club
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For our senior members.
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There truly is something
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For everyone.
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All of this is part
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Of our mission to inspire people
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To live for jesus.
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Head over to our app
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Or website to find out more.
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♪ ♪
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>> we hope you've enjoyed
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This teaching
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By jentezen franklin,
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And thank you for
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Your continued support
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Of this ministry.
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Your prayers
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And financial support
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Make these programs possible.
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For more information
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About this message
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And other ministry resources,
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Visit us online
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At jentezenfranklin.tv.
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♪ ♪
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Jentezen Franklin - Getting Back To God's Word

November 26, 2024 | S24:E4803

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