Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - God Is For You

November 30, 2025 | 28:55

Pastor Jentezen Franklin preaches on the theme "When Everything's Against You, God is For You." Drawing insights from the biblical story of Jesus instructing his disciples to untie a colt in a village named "against," Pastor Franklin highlights how God works through challenging circumstances to bring forth blessings and fulfill His purposes. Through personal anecdotes and powerful biblical references, he underscores the message that even when facing opposition and adversity, trusting in God's plan can lead to transformation and unexpected blessings. The episode culminates in a call to surrender to Jesus and embrace His forgiveness and purpose.

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Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin | Jentezen Franklin - God Is For You | November 30, 2025

Program is sponsored in part
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By friends and partners
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Of jentezen franklin
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Media ministries.
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>> hello, welcome
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>> hello, welcome to kingdom connection.
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To kingdom connection. i'm so glad you joined us,
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I'm so glad you joined us, especially if you're walking
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Especially if you're walking through a season
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Through a season where it feels like
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Where it feels like everything is against you.
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Everything is against you. i've been there.
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I've been there. i'm sure you have too.
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I'm sure you have too. you're not alone.
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You're not alone. we have all walked through
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We have all walked through dark days and we needed
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Dark days and we needed desperately to hear from god.
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Desperately to hear from god. i believe just like
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I believe just like shadrach, meshach, and abednego,
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Shadrach, meshach, and abednego, daniel, david, all of these
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Daniel, david, all of these bible characters went through
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Bible characters went through something that seemed
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Something that seemed to be against them,
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To be against them, that seemed to be opposing them,
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That seemed to be opposing them, but god was right there
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But god was right there turning what was against them
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Turning what was against them into something that he would
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Into something that he would use our god to work
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Use our god to work for their good.
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For their good. that's what today's
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That's what today's message is all about.
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Message is all about. let's go right into
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Let's go right into the service at free chapel
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The service at free chapel in gainesville, georgia
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In gainesville, georgia for today's message.
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For today's message. and it's entitled,
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And it's entitled, "when everything's against you,
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"when everything's against you, god is for you."
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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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>> i want to use
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>> i want to use one verse of scripture,
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One verse of scripture, mark chapter 11, verse two.
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Mark chapter 11, verse two. "and jesus said unto them,
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"and jesus said unto them, 'go your way into
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'go your way into the village over against you.'"
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The village over against you.'" it's an interesting little line.
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It's an interesting little line. and i know i'm doing
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And i know i'm doing a play on words,
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A play on words, but that's exactly what
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But that's exactly what the king james version
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The king james version of the bible says.
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Of the bible says. the oldest translation would be
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The oldest translation would be the king james into english,
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The king james into english, "go your way into the village
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"go your way into the village over against you.
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Over against you. and as soon as
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And as soon as you're entered into it,
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You're entered into it, you'll find a colt tied
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You'll find a colt tied wherein never a man sat.
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Wherein never a man sat. loosen and bring him."
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Loosen and bring him." i want you to notice that verse,
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I want you to notice that verse, it was the instruction of jesus
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It was the instruction of jesus to his disciples.
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To his disciples. they were moving up from
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They were moving up from the southern part of israel,
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The southern part of israel, leaving galilee,
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Leaving galilee, leaving capernaum,
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Leaving capernaum, going straight up to jerusalem.
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Going straight up to jerusalem. it was time for
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It was time for the feast of passover.
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The feast of passover. they were headed to jerusalem.
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They were headed to jerusalem. and this village was so small,
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And this village was so small, we're not told anything
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We're not told anything about it.
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About it. we're not given its specific
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We're not given its specific geographical location
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Geographical location or name in the text.
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Or name in the text. we're only told that jesus
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We're only told that jesus sent his disciples into
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Sent his disciples into the next village that,
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The next village that, i like the wording of it,
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I like the wording of it, that was against them.
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That was against them. so, the only name that
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So, the only name that we have of this little
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We have of this little village was against.
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Village was against. sometimes jesus will
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Sometimes jesus will send you into places
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Send you into places and into circumstances,
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And into circumstances, and into situations that
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And into situations that will be against you.
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Will be against you. and the devil didn't
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And the devil didn't send you into it.
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Send you into it. the devil may love to kill,
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The devil may love to kill, steal, and destroy through some
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Steal, and destroy through some of the things that we end up in.
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Of the things that we end up in. but god allowed in his
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But god allowed in his sovereignty for his disciples
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Sovereignty for his disciples to go into a place
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To go into a place called against.
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Called against. the word against means opposed.
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The word against means opposed. the word against
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The word against means resistance.
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Means resistance. the word against
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The word against means that something is,
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Means that something is, you're in a fight,
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You're in a fight, this is against me.
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This is against me. sometimes god will send you
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Sometimes god will send you into a season called against.
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Into a season called against. it just feels like everything's
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It just feels like everything's working against you.
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Working against you. everything that used
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Everything that used to work is not working.
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To work is not working. and it's not one problem,
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And it's not one problem, but it's multiple
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But it's multiple problems sometimes,
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Problems sometimes, and you're just in
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And you're just in a season of against,
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A season of against, a place called against.
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A place called against. he said i want you disciples
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He said i want you disciples because i always love to put
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Because i always love to put my people in...
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My people in... i order them,
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I order them, i give the directions.
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I give the directions. go into against.
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Go into against. daniel, go into the lion's den,
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Daniel, go into the lion's den, and those lions will not
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And those lions will not be a petting zoo,
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Be a petting zoo, they will be against you.
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They will be against you. but when you're surrounded
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But when you're surrounded with what's against you,
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With what's against you, you need to know that
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You need to know that i am for you.
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I am for you. and when you get in it,
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And when you get in it, i'll be with you.
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And shadrach, meshach,
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And shadrach, meshach, and abednego, i'm sending you
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And abednego, i'm sending you into a fiery furnace that is
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Into a fiery furnace that is heated up seven times hotter.
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Heated up seven times hotter. and i want you to understand
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And i want you to understand that i am allowing you
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That i am allowing you to go into a place that
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Is against you.
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Is against you. they'll throw you into the fire.
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They'll throw you into the fire. and we preachers, we say that
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And we preachers, we say that they were dancing with
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They were dancing with the fourth man in the fire
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The fourth man in the fire because you know the story,
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Because you know the story, when they got in there,
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When they got in there, the fire didn't burn them,
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The fire didn't burn them, neither was there
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Neither was there the smell of smoke.
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The smell of smoke. but the scripture
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But the scripture said that no one,
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Said that no one, i couldn't find anywhere
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I couldn't find anywhere where shadrach, meshach,
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Where shadrach, meshach, and abednego ever saw
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And abednego ever saw the fourth man in the fire
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The fourth man in the fire when they were in the fire.
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When they were in the fire. the bible said the king looked
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The bible said the king looked in at some of god's servants
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In at some of god's servants going through a fiery furnace.
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Going through a fiery furnace. and when the ungodly king
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And when the ungodly king looked in, he said,
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Looked in, he said, "i'm looking through
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"i'm looking through my binoculars,"
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My binoculars," i'm preaching it
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I'm preaching it like i want to,
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Like i want to, and he's looking and he says,
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And he's looking and he says, "i know i put three in the fire
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"i know i put three in the fire that were bound and i see
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That were bound and i see 1, 2, 3, 4 loosed."
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1, 2, 3, 4 loosed." but they never saw him.
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But they never saw him. we're never told shadrach,
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We're never told shadrach, meshach, and abednego saw
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Meshach, and abednego saw the fourth man,
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The fourth man, because sometimes you
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Because sometimes you can be going through
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Can be going through the fiery furnace in the place
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The fiery furnace in the place of against and you don't feel
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Of against and you don't feel god and you don't see god,
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God and you don't see god, but the fourth man
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But the fourth man is in the fire.
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Is in the fire. three plus fire equals four.
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Three plus fire equals four. and the fourth man, you can't
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And the fourth man, you can't get to him sometimes until
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Get to him sometimes until you go through the fire.
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You go through the fire. and whatever you went in bound
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And whatever you went in bound by is going to be loosed.
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By is going to be loosed. all the fire's going to burn up
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All the fire's going to burn up what's been binding you.
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What's been binding you. because there's blessings,
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Because there's blessings, there's blessings in that place
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There's blessings in that place that's called against.
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That's called against. it's tough.
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It's tough. it's hard.
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It's hard. one time jesus told
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One time jesus told his disciples to get into
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His disciples to get into the boat and go out into
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The boat and go out into the ocean and he knew,
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The ocean and he knew, or go out into
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Or go out into the sea of galilee,
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The sea of galilee, and he knew that as
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And he knew that as they were crossing that
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They were crossing that massive lake that they
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Massive lake that they would encounter a storm.
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Would encounter a storm. it's where you feel
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It's where you feel everything's against you.
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Everything's against you. you know that jesus
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You know that jesus told you to do it,
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Told you to do it, but everything is opposing you
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But everything is opposing you and trying to stop you.
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And trying to stop you. jesus wanted his disciples
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Jesus wanted his disciples to learn a valuable lesson
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To learn a valuable lesson that when god allows you
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That when god allows you to go through things,
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To go through things, and this is what
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And this is what i'm preaching on,
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I'm preaching on, when everything is against you,
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When everything is against you, god is for you.
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God is for you. and i'm going to prove that
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And i'm going to prove that to you through the scripture
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To you through the scripture in just a moment.
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In just a moment. but many times
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But many times we need to understand
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We need to understand this valuable lesson,
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This valuable lesson, that what we perceive
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That what we perceive is against us is actually full
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Is against us is actually full and containing blessings that
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And containing blessings that we can't even imagine.
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We can't even imagine. we would never
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We would never choose to go through it.
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Choose to go through it. we'd never choose to voluntarily
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We'd never choose to voluntarily go to that place of against.
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Go to that place of against. but if god tells you to go
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But if god tells you to go and god leads you there,
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And god leads you there, it's because he's got something
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It's because he's got something that's tied up for you that
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That's tied up for you that nobody else can get and you
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Nobody else can get and you can't get to it until you
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Can't get to it until you go through against.
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Go through against. it's against you,
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It's against you, it's opposing you,
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It's opposing you, but there's
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But there's hidden treasure in it.
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Hidden treasure in it. he said, "i want you
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He said, "i want you to go to that place,
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To go to that place, and i've tied up a blessing.
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And i've tied up a blessing. i've tied up a colt upon which
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I've tied up a colt upon which a man has never rode before."
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A man has never rode before." in other words,
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In other words, i've got some brand new things
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I've got some brand new things that are coming out of what
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That are coming out of what you're going through that
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You're going through that feels like it's against you.
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Feels like it's against you. but this is what the bible says.
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But this is what the bible says. there's a guy in the bible
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There's a guy in the bible named jacob and he said
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Named jacob and he said in the book of genesis,
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In the book of genesis, i believe it's the 40th chapter,
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I believe it's the 40th chapter, he said, "everything is
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He said, "everything is against me."
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Against me." he said,
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He said, "everything is against me."
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"everything is against me." but then there's another guy
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But then there's another guy by the name of david and david
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By the name of david and david said in the scripture,
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Said in the scripture, "but god is for me."
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"but god is for me." there it is.
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There it is. he said, "i'm going through it,
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He said, "i'm going through it, i'm going through hell."
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I'm going through hell." but he said,
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But he said, "and god is bottling up
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"and god is bottling up all my tears because
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All my tears because all i'm doing is weeping,
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All i'm doing is weeping, i'm weeping, i'm weeping.
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I'm weeping, i'm weeping. he's bottling up my tears
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He's bottling up my tears and he's putting them in a book
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And he's putting them in a book and writing about them.
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And writing about them. but when i cry unto thee
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But when i cry unto thee and then shall mine enemies
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And then shall mine enemies turn back for this i know."
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Turn back for this i know." that's what you got to know.
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That's what you got to know. you got to get that
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You got to get that in your spirit.
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In your spirit. when everything is against you,
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When everything is against you, this is what i know,
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This is what i know, god is for me.
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God is for me. even if i messed up,
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Even if i messed up, even if i didn't listen to him,
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Even if i didn't listen to him, god never deserts you,
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God never deserts you, he never gives up on you.
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He never gives up on you. if you will earnestly
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If you will earnestly cry out to him,
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Cry out to him, now here comes the best part.
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Now here comes the best part. so, when everything's
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So, when everything's against me, number two,
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Against me, number two, god is for me.
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God is for me. number three,
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Number three, and here's how god
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And here's how god is for you, romans 8:28,
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Is for you, romans 8:28, "for we know that all things
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"for we know that all things work together for the good."
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Work together for the good." not just for anything
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Not just for anything and not for your good.
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And not for your good. he's not talking
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He's not talking about your good.
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About your good. he's not saying,
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He's not saying, oh, god's going to give me
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Oh, god's going to give me everything i want.
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Everything i want. that's not what he's saying.
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That's not what he's saying. "all things work together for
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"all things work together for the good to them that love god."
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The good to them that love god." anybody love god in this place?
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Anybody love god in this place? see, i don't love him
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See, i don't love him when he blesses me.
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When he blesses me. i don't love him any more
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I don't love him any more when i'm high on blessing
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When i'm high on blessing than when i'm low going
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Than when i'm low going through the valley.
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Through the valley. my love actually is more.
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My love actually is more. i cling to him.
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I cling to him. i say my help
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I say my help comes from the lord.
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Comes from the lord. "and those who are called,"
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"and those who are called," the rest of the verse says,
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The rest of the verse says, "according to his purpose."
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"according to his purpose." in other words,
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In other words, if god is letting you
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If god is letting you go through and everything
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Go through and everything is coming against you,
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Is coming against you, everything's against me,
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Everything's against me, but you got to know in that
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But you got to know in that moment but god is for me.
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Moment but god is for me. and when he has tried me,
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And when he has tried me, i will come forth as pure gold
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I will come forth as pure gold because all these things in it,
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Because all these things in it, there is a tied up blessing.
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There is a tied up blessing. and it's a donkey that's never,
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And it's a donkey that's never, a man's never rode before,
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A man's never rode before, meaning there's a new experience
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Meaning there's a new experience coming, new blessings coming.
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Coming, new blessings coming. and remember that donkey
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And remember that donkey was the one that jesus
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Was the one that jesus would ride into jerusalem
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Would ride into jerusalem and the people would shout
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And the people would shout and wave palm branches
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And wave palm branches as he was entering into
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As he was entering into the holy week where he would
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The holy week where he would die and be resurrected.
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Die and be resurrected. it all was dependent upon him
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It all was dependent upon him fulfilling a prophecy
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Fulfilling a prophecy in the book of zechariah
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In the book of zechariah that riding on a colt
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That riding on a colt or a foal he will come,
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Or a foal he will come, and upon which a man
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And upon which a man has never rode.
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Has never rode. he was fulfilling a prophecy
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He was fulfilling a prophecy that was prophesied thousands
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That was prophesied thousands of years, hundreds of years,
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Of years, hundreds of years, certainly maybe 1,500 years
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Certainly maybe 1,500 years before he was even born,
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Before he was even born, jesus was, that prophecy
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Jesus was, that prophecy was being fulfilled.
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Was being fulfilled. in other words,
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In other words, i want you to understand,
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I want you to understand, sometimes god lets you...
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Sometimes god lets you... and can you hear
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And can you hear the people screaming?
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The people screaming? "hosanna, praise, praise.
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"hosanna, praise, praise. blessed is he who comes
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Blessed is he who comes in the name of the lord.
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In the name of the lord. hosanna."
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Hosanna." and they were crying
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And they were crying and throwing their coats down
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And throwing their coats down for that donkey to walk over
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For that donkey to walk over that was carrying jesus.
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That was carrying jesus. sometimes god will let you
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Sometimes god will let you go through a season when
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Go through a season when everything is against you.
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Everything is against you. he sent them to against to untie
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He sent them to against to untie the colt that would literally
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The colt that would literally take jesus to his eternal
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Take jesus to his eternal purpose and place of destiny,
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Purpose and place of destiny, the cross and calvary
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The cross and calvary and the resurrection in
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And the resurrection in the tomb and the ascension
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The tomb and the ascension to the right hand of the father.
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To the right hand of the father. it was all tied, in other words.
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It was all tied, in other words. and the people when he was
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And the people when he was riding started praising.
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Riding started praising. god will get praise out
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God will get praise out of what he allows you to go
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Of what he allows you to go through that comes against
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Through that comes against you when you don't quit
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You when you don't quit and you will say there's
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And you will say there's a blessing in this.
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A blessing in this. people are watching
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People are watching and god is watching.
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And god is watching. tell somebody i found
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Tell somebody i found blessing in against.
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Blessing in against. if i were to take
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If i were to take this microphone and go
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This microphone and go around this room,
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Around this room, i could interview people
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I could interview people all over this building
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All over this building and they'd say,
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And they'd say, "i thought it was
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"i thought it was the end of my life.
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The end of my life. i thought that
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I thought that i lost everything.
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I lost everything. i went bankrupt.
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I went bankrupt. i went through a divorce.
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I went through a divorce. i'm telling you i thought
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I'm telling you i thought that was it.
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That was it. i went through this.
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I went through this. i went through that.
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I went through that. i had cancer
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I had cancer or i'm going through it."
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Or i'm going through it." and we don't deny
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And we don't deny the fact that life is,
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The fact that life is, most of life is against.
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Most of life is against. you live it in a place
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You live it in a place called against.
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Called against. welcome to life.
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Welcome to life. the alternative is die
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The alternative is die if you don't like it.
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If you don't like it. we're going to suffer
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We're going to suffer in this life.
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In this life. we're going to go through
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We're going to go through stuff in this life.
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Stuff in this life. but everything is better with
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But everything is better with jesus because he's for me.
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Jesus because he's for me. and if he's for me,
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And if he's for me, he works and uses those things
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He works and uses those things to mold me more out of what
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To mold me more out of what i've been against.
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I've been against. he makes me more like him.
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He makes me more like him. i get that stubbornness out.
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I get that stubbornness out. i get that pride out.
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I get that pride out. i get that self-will.
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I get that self-will. i let go of that addiction.
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I let go of that addiction. i let go of that lie.
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I let go of that lie. i let go of that bondage.
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I let go of that bondage. and more and more
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And more and more i'm looking like jesus.
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I'm looking like jesus. it's not about me
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It's not about me looking better.
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Looking better. it's about me
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It's about me looking like jesus.
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[applause]
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You see, good things
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You see, good things are tied up in bad places.
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Are tied up in bad places. it was a place called against,
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It was a place called against, but there was something
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But there was something good tied up.
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Good tied up. and some of you don't ever
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And some of you don't ever want to go into a bad place,
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Want to go into a bad place, but you can't get
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But you can't get to the tied-up blessings,
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To the tied-up blessings, the big ones without
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The big ones without going through against.
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Going through against. i thought about covid when i was
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I thought about covid when i was thinking about this message.
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Thinking about this message. i thought about covid.
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I thought about covid. i used to come in this room
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I used to come in this room right here on fridays and they
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Right here on fridays and they had a cameraman back there
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Had a cameraman back there on the camera and we
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On the camera and we couldn't have church.
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Couldn't have church. there's 3,000 seats,
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There's 3,000 seats, fixed seats, and then
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Fixed seats, and then we have stacked chairs
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We have stacked chairs and then we have overflow.
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And then we have overflow. and i would come
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And i would come in this room week after week,
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In this room week after week, month after month
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Month after month after month after month,
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After month after month, and i'd walk up to this pulpit,
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And i'd walk up to this pulpit, and the little red light
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And the little red light would come on the camera
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Would come on the camera and i'm preaching to
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And i'm preaching to 3,000 empty seats every sunday.
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3,000 empty seats every sunday. that's why when i get
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That's why when i get a little excited,
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A little excited, "i wish he would calm down
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"i wish he would calm down and i brought my friend
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And i brought my friend and it's embarrassing.
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And it's embarrassing. he screams.
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He screams. he screams."
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He screams." but you ought to come in here.
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But you ought to come in here. i know what the rapture
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I know what the rapture is going to be like
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Is going to be like if you're left behind.
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If you're left behind. i came to church and there
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I came to church and there was nobody here but me,
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Was nobody here but me, and i was the preacher.
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And i was the preacher. i said, "lord, if i ever
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I said, "lord, if i ever get back a crowd,
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Get back a crowd, if i ever get back in
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If i ever get back in god's house with god's people,
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God's house with god's people, if i ever get a choir back,
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If i ever get a choir back, if i ever get people back,
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If i ever get people back, i promise you i'll never
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I promise you i'll never let that praise be...
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Let that praise be... if we get under nuclear attack,
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If we get under nuclear attack, the doors will be open.
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The doors will be open. we'll go out praising our king.
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We'll go out praising our king. everything may be against us,
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Everything may be against us, but god is for us and he works
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But god is for us and he works all things together
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All things together for our good."
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For our good." everybody take
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Everybody take a praise break.
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[cheering and applause]
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All right.
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All right. all right, sit down.
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If god would allow you
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If god would allow you to take out of the book
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To take out of the book of your life the ugly chapters,
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Of your life the ugly chapters, the dark chapters,
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The dark chapters, the depressing days,
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The depressing days, the i can't take it
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The i can't take it no more nights,
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No more nights, the i give up, i just
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The i give up, i just want to die, i can't go on,
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Want to die, i can't go on, if god were to do that,
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If god were to do that, you would not be where you are
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You would not be where you are and who you are without
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And who you are without what you've been through.
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What you've been through. there's a blessing tied up
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There's a blessing tied up in what's against you.
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In what's against you. he had it tied up for them.
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He had it tied up for them. and by the way, he must
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And by the way, he must have been through there
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Have been through there because he knew it was there.
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Because he knew it was there. he's been where you are
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He's been where you are and he knows where you are
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And he knows where you are and he knows how to get
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And he knows how to get out of there.
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Out of there. thank god for what
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Thank god for what came against you,
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Came against you, there's a treasure in it.
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There's a treasure in it. that's how jesus
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That's how jesus could call judas...
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Could call judas... the bible said,
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The bible said, "when judas the snake..."
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"when judas the snake..." all right,
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All right, i'm preaching to you now.
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I'm preaching to you now. you know all those people
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You know all those people you can't stand?
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You can't stand? you better check your spirit.
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You better check your spirit. you know what jesus did
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You know what jesus did to his betrayer?
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To his betrayer? judas?
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Judas? you know judas
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You know judas sold him out for
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Sold him out for 30 pieces of silver.
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30 pieces of silver. and you know what jesus did
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And you know what jesus did when he came in the garden?
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When he came in the garden? the bible said he kissed him
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The bible said he kissed him and called him friend.
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And called him friend. you know what you're supposed
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You know what you're supposed to do when people hurt you?
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To do when people hurt you? pray for those who
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Pray for those who despitefully use you.
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Despitefully use you. love your enemies.
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Love your enemies. i hate that verse.
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I hate that verse. i'm just being...
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I'm just being... i don't want to love them.
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I don't want to love them. i want to hit them.
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I want to hit them. but jesus has a betrayer,
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But jesus has a betrayer, who will cost him
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Who will cost him suffering and beating.
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Suffering and beating. but i want you to see it
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But i want you to see it like jesus sees it.
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Like jesus sees it. it looks like this
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It looks like this guy's against me,
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Guy's against me, but actually, all things
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But actually, all things are working together
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Are working together for his purpose.
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For his purpose. i have to have a betrayer
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I have to have a betrayer to fulfill prophecy
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To fulfill prophecy because it's foretold
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Because it's foretold that i'll be betrayed
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That i'll be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver
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For 30 pieces of silver hundreds of years ago.
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Hundreds of years ago. so, i've got
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So, i've got to fulfill that prophecy.
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To fulfill that prophecy. and i've washed his feet
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And i've washed his feet just a few hours ago
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Just a few hours ago just to show him,
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Just to show him, just to give him
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Just to give him one more chance.
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One more chance. i washed his feet.
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I washed his feet. i knew he was going
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I knew he was going to betray me.
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To betray me. and he kissed him
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And he kissed him and jesus called him friend.
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And jesus called him friend. you have to kiss some things
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You have to kiss some things and call it friend.
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And call it friend. nobody would choose cancer,
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Nobody would choose cancer, but if you have it,
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But if you have it, kiss it and call it friend
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Kiss it and call it friend and say somehow, some way,
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And say somehow, some way, god is working through this.
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God is working through this. i don't understand it.
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I don't understand it. i'm believing that
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I'm believing that i'm going to be healed.
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I'm going to be healed. but you know what,
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But you know what, the ultimate place of faith
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The ultimate place of faith is when you get there
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Is when you get there where you say live or die,
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Where you say live or die, i want jesus glorified
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I want jesus glorified in my life.
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In my life. i know i'm not going
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I know i'm not going to live forever.
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To live forever. and look, we all
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And look, we all want big miracles,
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Want big miracles, but sometimes the miracle
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But sometimes the miracle is just to trust god
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Is just to trust god through it all and say,
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Through it all and say, you know what, you're going
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You know what, you're going to get the glory, god.
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To get the glory, god. you're going to get all the,
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You're going to get all the, even the things
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Even the things i don't understand.
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[applause]
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>> i don't believe
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>> i don't believe it's an accident that
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It's an accident that you're watching this program
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You're watching this program and the things that
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And the things that i've spoken i believe
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I've spoken i believe have gone into your heart.
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Have gone into your heart. it's more than just hearing
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It's more than just hearing with the head knowledge,
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With the head knowledge, but the spirit of god
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But the spirit of god has engrafted the word of god
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Has engrafted the word of god to you for such a time as this.
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To you for such a time as this. you know, there are moments
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You know, there are moments that change everything.
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That change everything. when you get a word from god
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When you get a word from god that is very specific
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That is very specific and you know it's speaking
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And you know it's speaking to your heart,
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To your heart, you ought to grab hold
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You ought to grab hold of that word and say,
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Of that word and say, yes, yes, lord.
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Yes, yes, lord. and how do you know that
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And how do you know that everything that seems like
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Everything that seems like it's against you hasn't
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It's against you hasn't brought you to this moment?
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Brought you to this moment? for you to bow your knee
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For you to bow your knee spiritually and for you
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Spiritually and for you to raise your hands
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To raise your hands right there where you are
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Right there where you are and say, "jesus, i surrender.
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And say, "jesus, i surrender. i surrender to you,
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I surrender to you, to your plan, to your will."
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To your plan, to your will." just say that,
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Just say that, "i surrender jesus,
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"i surrender jesus, and i receive your forgiveness.
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And i receive your forgiveness. i believe that you shed
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I believe that you shed your blood on calvary's cross
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Your blood on calvary's cross to wash me, to cleanse me,
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To wash me, to cleanse me, and i feel like
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And i feel like everything's against me.
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Everything's against me. but if i know you're for me
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But if i know you're for me and i believe calvary says
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And i believe calvary says you are for me,
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You are for me, i am forgiven and i am called
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I am forgiven and i am called according to your purpose
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According to your purpose and you work all things together
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And you work all things together for them that are called
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For them that are called that love god and called
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That love god and called according to his purpose."
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According to his purpose." i also love that verse
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I also love that verse that says if god be for us,
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That says if god be for us, who can stand against us?
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Who can stand against us? i know some people
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I know some people are standing against you,
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Are standing against you, some circumstances
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Some circumstances are standing against you,
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Are standing against you, but right where you are,
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But right where you are, god is for you
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God is for you and he's going to help you.
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And he's going to help you. you may go through some things
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You may go through some things to get out of what you're in,
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To get out of what you're in, but i'm going
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But i'm going to tell you something.
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To tell you something. everything's better with jesus,
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Everything's better with jesus, including trouble.
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Including trouble. welcome to the family of god.
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Welcome to the family of god. your past is forgiven,
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Your past is forgiven, you have a home in heaven,
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You have a home in heaven, and your best days are still
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And your best days are still ahead of you in jesus' name.
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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 are 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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Salvation devotional
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To help you take your
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First steps with jesus.
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>> for over a decade,
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We've stood unwavering
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In our commitment to bless
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The nation of israel.
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Together, with your
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Faithful support,
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We've help protect
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The jewish people.
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From the northern israel
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Emergency center,
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Just 30 minutes
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From the sea of galilee
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To fortified schools,
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Bomb shelters and fire stations
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In the eshkol region.
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When october 7th attack struck,
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These projects saved
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Countless lives.
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>> i still remember it
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>> i still remember it like it was yesterday.
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Like it was yesterday. picking up my little baby
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Picking up my little baby and running to the safe room,
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And running to the safe room, feeling like any second
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Feeling like any second a rocket's gonna fall on us.
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A rocket's gonna fall on us. it's a sound that i can still
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Close my eyes and i hear it,
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Close my eyes and i hear it, in my sleep -- you don't
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In my sleep -- you don't forget something like this.
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Hovering over her
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Hovering over her in the safe room
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In the safe room and just feeling like
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And just feeling like any second something
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Any second something is gonna happen.
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Is gonna happen. but having that reassurance
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But having that reassurance that we have that safe room --
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That we have that safe room -- i mean, a rocket fall
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I mean, a rocket fall right outside of our house
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Right outside of our house and the shrapnel destroyed
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And the shrapnel destroyed many things that
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Many things that were in our room,
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Were in our room, the place that
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The place that we just ran from.
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We just ran from. if it wasn't for
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If it wasn't for pastor jentezen franklin,
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Pastor jentezen franklin, we, our whole community
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We, our whole community wouldn't come back.
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Wouldn't come back. we really, we thank you so much.
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>> over the next year,
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Our mission is to complete
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The civil defense centers
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And safe houses in eshkol,
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Which are life lines
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For families
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When emergencies arise.
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Now that the hostages
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Have returned home,
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It's the time to bring healing
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For the people of israel.
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We'll be completing
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The eshkol resilience center
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To help with mental health
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From the trauma
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Of the last two years.
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Therapy sessions
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Have already begun,
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And lives are being put
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Back together thanks to you.
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Together, we're rebuilding
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What was broken, restoring hope,
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And declaring that the light
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Will always overcome
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The darkness.
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We continue to stand with
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Our jewish brothers and sisters,
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Bringing them comfort
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And fulfilling
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Biblical prophecy.
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♪ ♪
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[applause]
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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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From our uplifting worship
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And encouraging messages,
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Jentezen Franklin - God Is For You

November 30, 2025 | 28:55

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