Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - Have You Prayed About It?

January 11, 2026 | 28:55

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 - Have You Prayed About It? | January 11, 2026

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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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>> 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 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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>> psalms 109, psalms 109:2,
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>> psalms 109, psalms 109:2, "for the mouth of the wicked
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"for the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful
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And the mouth of the deceitful have opened against me:
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Have opened against me: they have spoken,"
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They have spoken," they, they, they.
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They, they, they. "they have spoken against me
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"they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
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With a lying tongue. they have also surrounded me
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They have also surrounded me with the words of hatred;
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With the words of hatred; and fought against me
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And fought against me without a cause.
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Without a cause. in return for my love,
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In return for my love, they are my accusers."
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They are my accusers." then get this,
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Then get this, "but i," all you've heard
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"but i," all you've heard about is they, they, they.
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About is they, they, they. "but i give myself to prayer,
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"but i give myself to prayer, thus they have rewarded me
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Thus they have rewarded me evil for good."
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Evil for good." and then i want you
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And then i want you to notice verse 20,
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To notice verse 20, "let this be the lord's
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"let this be the lord's reward to my accusers."
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Reward to my accusers." and you have to back up
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And you have to back up and read all those previous
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And read all those previous verses before that verse
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Verses before that verse to see the reward of
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To see the reward of the lord on the enemies.
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The lord on the enemies. when one man, david,
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When one man, david, was surrounded with enemies,
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Was surrounded with enemies, and they were lying,
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And they were lying, and they were trying
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And they were trying to destroy him,
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To destroy him, threatening to kill him,
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Threatening to kill him, they were plotting,
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They were plotting, they were scheming.
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They were scheming. they, they, they, they.
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They, they, they, they. i did good to them,
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I did good to them, they did evil to me.
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They did evil to me. and then he said,
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And then he said, "they, they, they, they,"
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"they, they, they, they," and then the narrative changes,
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And then the narrative changes, "but i will give
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"but i will give myself to prayer."
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Myself to prayer." preaching today on
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Preaching today on "have you prayed about it?"
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"have you prayed about it?" have you prayed about it?
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Have you prayed about it? the issue is not what they did,
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The issue is not what they did, the issue is not what
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The issue is not what they continue to do.
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They continue to do. if you're praying for
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If you're praying for somebody to be set free,
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Somebody to be set free, the issue is not
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The issue is not what they continue to do,
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What they continue to do, the issue is but i.
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The issue is but i. you wanna know
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You wanna know what my response is?
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What my response is? i will give myself
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I will give myself not to worrying about them,
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Not to worrying about them, not to being frustrated
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Not to being frustrated about them, i will give
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About them, i will give myself to prayer.
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Myself to prayer. they lied,
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They lied, but i'm gonna pray.
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But i'm gonna pray. they hurt,
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They hurt, but i'm going to pray.
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But i'm going to pray. i cannot be responsible.
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I cannot be responsible. i am never, never
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I am never, never ceased to be amazed
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Ceased to be amazed at what people can do,
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At what people can do, how evil people can be.
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How evil people can be. you cannot control
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You cannot control "they" all the time.
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"they" all the time. and if you'd allow it,
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And if you'd allow it, that will destroy
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That will destroy all that is any
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All that is any good in your life.
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Good in your life. what do you do
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What do you do when you can't control
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When you can't control "they" is you say,
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"they" is you say, "but i will give
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"but i will give myself to prayer."
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Myself to prayer." the phrase, "i give
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The phrase, "i give myself to prayer,"
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Myself to prayer," translates literally
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Translates literally in the hebrew language,
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In the hebrew language, "but i am prayer.
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"but i am prayer. i'm prayer.
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I'm prayer. i'm prayer."
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I'm prayer." in other words,
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In other words, i'm not frustration,
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I'm not frustration, i'm prayer.
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I'm prayer. i'm not fear of the future,
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I'm not fear of the future, i'm prayer.
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I'm prayer. i'm not addicted,
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I'm not addicted, i'm prayer.
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I'm prayer. i'm not a failure,
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I'm not a failure, i'm prayer.
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I'm prayer. prayer is not something
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Prayer is not something i do, prayer is
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I do, prayer is something that i am.
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Something that i am. it's impossible to be
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It's impossible to be in prayer and be bitter.
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In prayer and be bitter. so, you're either
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So, you're either gonna give yourself
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Gonna give yourself to bitterness or you're
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To bitterness or you're gonna give yourself to prayer.
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Gonna give yourself to prayer. you're either gonna
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You're either gonna give yourself to grief
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Give yourself to grief the rest of your life
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The rest of your life and being a scarred,
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And being a scarred, marred person,
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Marred person, or you're gonna give
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Or you're gonna give yourself to prayer and say,
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Yourself to prayer and say, "i give myself to prayer.
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"i give myself to prayer. and the only thing
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And the only thing that i can do is control me.
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That i can do is control me. and if i pray, god can heal.
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And if i pray, god can heal. and if i pray, god can deliver.
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And if i pray, god can deliver. and if i pray, god gives hope.
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And if i pray, god gives hope. and if i pray, god give comfort
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And if i pray, god give comfort to those that mourn
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To those that mourn because he's a good god
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Because he's a good god and he knows how to take
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And he knows how to take care of his creation."
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Care of his creation." i'm not giving up,
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I'm not giving up, i'm prayer.
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I'm prayer. i'm not throwing in the towel...
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I'm not throwing in the towel... >> congregation: i'm prayer.
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>> congregation: i'm prayer. >> i'm not backing up, i'm...
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>> i'm not backing up, i'm... >> congregation: prayer.
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>> congregation: prayer. >> i want you to understand
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>> i want you to understand that if you're in
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That if you're in a financial crisis,
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A financial crisis, you need to be
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You need to be in prayer about it.
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In prayer about it. you need to be praying
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You need to be praying and fasting about it.
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Hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. i love the fact that
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I love the fact that there's a whole church
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There's a whole church that's fasting
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That's fasting and praying right now.
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And praying right now. and if you had a big mac attack
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And if you had a big mac attack and you messed up,
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And you messed up, pray right now and say,
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Pray right now and say, "lord, forgive me,"
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"lord, forgive me," and jump right back
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And jump right back on the wagon.
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On the wagon. we just pulled the reins back,
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We just pulled the reins back, get back on.
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Get back on. i said get back on.
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I said get back on. i mean what i'm saying.
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I'm telling you right now
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I'm telling you right now that we're called
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That we're called to pray and fast.
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To pray and fast. and if you're fasting
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And if you're fasting and you're not praying,
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And you're not praying, you're just on a serious diet.
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You see, i'm afraid
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You see, i'm afraid a lot of christian's default
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A lot of christian's default is to give yourself to
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Is to give yourself to frustration instead of
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Frustration instead of giving yourself to prayer.
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Giving yourself to prayer. to give yourself to anger
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To give yourself to anger and rage instead of giving
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And rage instead of giving yourself to brokenness
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Yourself to brokenness and intimacy with god
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And intimacy with god that changes you,
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That changes you, that changes
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That changes your whole attitude,
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Your whole attitude, that changes -- folks,
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That changes -- folks, you just don't get out of
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You just don't get out of every little crisis
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Every little crisis just like that.
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Just like that. you have to walk
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You have to walk through some things.
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Through some things. you have -- sometimes
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You have -- sometimes they last for decades.
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They last for decades. and what do you do?
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And what do you do? do you give
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Do you give yourself to that?
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Yourself to that? the wound, a victim
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The wound, a victim the rest of your life?
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The rest of your life? i am not --
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I am not -- i am not a victim,
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I am not a victim, i'm prayer.
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I'm prayer. i refuse those titles.
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I refuse those titles. "i am not a sexual
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"i am not a sexual abuse survivor,"
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Abuse survivor," is what some of you
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Is what some of you need to say.
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Need to say. you need to say.
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You need to say. "i am prayer."
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"i am prayer." i refuse all of the baggage
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I refuse all of the baggage from the past,
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From the past, in jesus' mighty name.
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In jesus' mighty name. and it's not mind over matter,
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And it's not mind over matter, it's the word over
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It's the word over what hell has tried to do,
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What hell has tried to do, and the word is more powerful.
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And the word is more powerful. they tried to destroy
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They tried to destroy you with it,
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You with it, but all things are
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But all things are working together
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Working together for your good when you
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For your good when you turn it into prayer.
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Turn it into prayer. fast all you wanna fast,
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Fast all you wanna fast, you're still going
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You're still going to go through stuff.
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To go through stuff. pray all you can pray.
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Pray all you can pray. so, go on and understand
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So, go on and understand jesus taught this lesson:
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Jesus taught this lesson: it rains upon the just
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It rains upon the just and the unjust.
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And the unjust. trouble comes to everybody.
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Trouble comes to everybody. the issue is not
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The issue is not what happened to you,
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What happened to you, the issue is
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The issue is what's gonna happen
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What's gonna happen to what happened to you.
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To what happened to you. prayer is where i go to deal
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Prayer is where i go to deal with what life has dealt me.
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With what life has dealt me. when life deals you something,
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When life deals you something, and a tragedy happens,
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And a tragedy happens, and somebody is killed,
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And somebody is killed, or a bad doctor's report,
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Or a bad doctor's report, or a financial contract
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Or a financial contract gets canceled, and it
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Gets canceled, and it changes your life,
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Changes your life, and everything's different,
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And everything's different, or you go through,
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Or you go through, or you get cheated on,
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Or you get cheated on, or whatever we can
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Or whatever we can stay up here and name,
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Stay up here and name, all day long, trials,
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All day long, trials, and crisis, and things that
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And crisis, and things that people are walking through.
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People are walking through. and when it happens to you,
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And when it happens to you, my point in this message
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My point in this message is prayer is where i go
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Is prayer is where i go to deal with what
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To deal with what has been dealt to me.
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Has been dealt to me. and the only way to keep it
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And the only way to keep it from getting in your heart
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From getting in your heart is to get it in your knees.
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Is to get it in your knees. and if it gets in your knees,
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And if it gets in your knees, then it will stay out
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Then it will stay out of your heart.
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Of your heart. the more you say,
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The more you say, "i give myself
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"i give myself to pray about it,"
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To pray about it," the less it will
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The less it will get in your heart.
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Get in your heart. bitterness will get
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Bitterness will get in your heart,
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In your heart, revenge will get
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Revenge will get in your heart,
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In your heart, hatred will get
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Hatred will get in your heart,
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In your heart, unforgiveness will get
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Unforgiveness will get in your heart,
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In your heart, offense will get
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Offense will get in your heart.
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In your heart. and he said,
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And he said, "you cannot control that."
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"you cannot control that." they lied, they hurt,
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They lied, they hurt, they did this, they did that,
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They did this, they did that, but i am responsible for me.
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But i am responsible for me. i will give myself to prayer.
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I will give myself to prayer. see, psalms 109 is scary
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See, psalms 109 is scary 'cause this is old covenant,
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'cause this is old covenant, this is the old testament,
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This is the old testament, therefore, he was
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Therefore, he was a god of vengeance.
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A god of vengeance. because some of the most
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Because some of the most severe curses in all
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Severe curses in all the old testament
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The old testament are found right after
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Are found right after the statement of they,
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The statement of they, they, they did this,
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They, they did this, did that, did that
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Did that, did that to god's servant david."
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To god's servant david." and david said,
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And david said, "my only defense will be
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"my only defense will be but i will give myself
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But i will give myself to prayer."
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To prayer." and that's why i read
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And that's why i read verse 20 first,
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Verse 20 first, "let this be the lord's
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"let this be the lord's reward to my accusers."
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Reward to my accusers." okay now, what happens is
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Okay now, what happens is there is a list of cursings
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There is a list of cursings that starts with verse 6
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That starts with verse 6 and goes all the way through
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And goes all the way through pretty much the rest
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Pretty much the rest of the chapter.
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Of the chapter. and it even says,
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And it even says, verse 27,
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Verse 27, "that they may know
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"that they may know that this is your hand
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That this is your hand that you lord have done it.
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That you lord have done it. let them curse --
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Let them curse -- let them be cursed,
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Let them be cursed, but you bless --
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But you bless -- let them curse, but you bless.
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Let them curse, but you bless. they arise, let them be ashamed,
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They arise, let them be ashamed, but let your servant rejoice.
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But let your servant rejoice. let my accusers be clothed
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Let my accusers be clothed with shame."
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With shame." and what i want you
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And what i want you to see is the curses.
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To see is the curses. i want you to listen.
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I want you to listen. see, we wanna handle they.
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See, we wanna handle they. we want vengeance.
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We want vengeance. but when you say, "i'll pray,"
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But when you say, "i'll pray," god will deal with your enemies
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God will deal with your enemies if you'll deal with
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If you'll deal with the inner-me's.
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The inner-me's. that's what fasting
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That's what fasting and prayer is all about.
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And prayer is all about. it's really go --
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It's really go -- you're not making --
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You're not making -- you're not forcing god,
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You're not forcing god, twisting his arm when
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Twisting his arm when you're fasting.
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You're fasting. you're not making him
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You're not making him do nothing.
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Do nothing. but what you're doing when
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But what you're doing when you're fasting is you're dealing
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You're fasting is you're dealing with the enemies, their enemy.
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With the enemies, their enemy. the offenses, the unforgiveness,
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The offenses, the unforgiveness, the selfishness, the anger,
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The selfishness, the anger, the rage, the evil speaking,
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The rage, the evil speaking, the ugly attitudes,
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The ugly attitudes, the fowl spirits and souls,
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The fowl spirits and souls, the uncleanness, the things --
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The uncleanness, the things -- enemy that are just
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Enemy that are just not like jesus.
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Not like jesus. the attitudes that
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The attitudes that are just not like jesus.
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Are just not like jesus. the spirit that is just
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The spirit that is just not like jesus.
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Not like jesus. and he says,
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And he says, "if you will give
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"if you will give yourself to prayer,
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Yourself to prayer, i'll empty you
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I'll empty you of all those things
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Of all those things and then i'll deal.
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And then i'll deal. i'll pronounce curses,
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I'll pronounce curses, but not you -- you have," --
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But not you -- you have," -- you know you've really
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You know you've really prayed through about it
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Prayed through about it when you don't want bad things
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When you don't want bad things to happen to 'em.
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To happen to 'em. and when you're
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And when you're disappointed, pray.
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Disappointed, pray. and when you're lied on, pray.
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And when you're lied on, pray. and when you're
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And when you're surrounded, pray.
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Surrounded, pray. we wanna fix everything
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We wanna fix everything and settle the score.
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And settle the score. "i extended friendship,"
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"i extended friendship," david said,
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David said, "they became my enemy.
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"they became my enemy. i did good,
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I did good, they rendered me evil.
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They rendered me evil. i was kind and good to them
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I was kind and good to them and they persecuted me
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And they persecuted me without a cause."
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Without a cause." you can't give yourself
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You can't give yourself to logic and revenge,
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To logic and revenge, and give yourself to prayer
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And give yourself to prayer at the same time.
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At the same time. there is no reasoning
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There is no reasoning how and why people do
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How and why people do the cruel things that
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The cruel things that they do and they say.
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They do and they say. so, at some point, you can't
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So, at some point, you can't reason and figure 'em out,
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Reason and figure 'em out, and figure it out.
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And figure it out. and that's when you are
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And that's when you are to give it to god in prayer.
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To give it to god in prayer. all you do is create
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All you do is create more questions.
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More questions. all you're doing,
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All you're doing, and the bible said
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And the bible said in the book of matthew 18 that,
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In the book of matthew 18 that, "if you don't give it
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"if you don't give it to god in prayer,
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To god in prayer, and you hold on to that,
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And you hold on to that, that he will turn you over,
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That he will turn you over, quote, to the tormenters."
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Quote, to the tormenters." that's a bible verse.
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That's a bible verse. and you will be tormented
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And you will be tormented in your life physically,
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In your life physically, spiritually, mentally,
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Spiritually, mentally, emotionally, you will be turned
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Emotionally, you will be turned over to tormenting spirits.
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Over to tormenting spirits. that's why i can say you
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That's why i can say you don't have to be bipolar,
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Don't have to be bipolar, you can be prayer.
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You can be prayer. you don't have to be
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You don't have to be split personalities
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Split personalities and full of anxiety,
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And full of anxiety, and panic, and fear,
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And panic, and fear, you can be prayer.
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You can be prayer. now, i close with this,
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Now, i close with this, 1 thessalonians 5:15-16.
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1 thessalonians 5:15-16. here is the remedy.
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Here is the remedy. here it is.
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Here it is. here's the remedy.
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Here's the remedy. here's how you --
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Here's how you -- how do you become prayer?
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How do you become prayer? how can you say, "i'm prayer?"
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How can you say, "i'm prayer?" how can you just pray about
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How can you just pray about this and pray about this
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This and pray about this and pray about this?
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And pray about this? well, i prayed about it,
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Well, i prayed about it, nothing happened.
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Nothing happened. the woman in the bible,
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The woman in the bible, she kept knocking
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She kept knocking at the midnight hour
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At the midnight hour and the guy inside said,
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And the guy inside said, "i'm not going to answer
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"i'm not going to answer your prayer.
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Your prayer. everybody is in the bed
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Everybody is in the bed and we put all the food up."
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And we put all the food up." bam, bam, bam, bam.
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Bam, bam, bam, bam. and the more that she said,
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And the more that she said, "no, no," --
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"no, no," -- the more that he said,
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The more that he said, "no, no, no,"
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"no, no, no," she's bam, bam, bam, bam, bam.
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She's bam, bam, bam, bam, bam. and finally, the bible said,
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And finally, the bible said, in the middle of the night,
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In the middle of the night, he gets up, walks down,
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He gets up, walks down, gets not three pieces,
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Gets not three pieces, she asked for three loaves,
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She asked for three loaves, took all that he had.
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Took all that he had. took every piece of bread he had
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Took every piece of bread he had in the house and took it
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In the house and took it to the front door, opened it,
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To the front door, opened it, and said, "take everything."
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And said, "take everything." and jesus said,
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And jesus said, in that parable, this man had
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In that parable, this man had no intention of giving it,
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No intention of giving it, but because she kept on
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But because she kept on knocking, her importunity,
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Knocking, her importunity, kept on knocking.
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Kept on knocking. so yes, keep on praying.
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So yes, keep on praying. now, go back to 1 thessalonians.
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Now, go back to 1 thessalonians. "see that no one renders
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"see that no one renders evil for evil to anyone,
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Evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue
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But always pursue what is good,
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What is good, both for yourselves,
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Both for yourselves, and for all."
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And for all." this is how --
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This is how -- here it is,
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Here it is, three quick steps,
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Three quick steps, easy steps.
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Easy steps. "rejoice always."
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"rejoice always." rejoice.
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Rejoice. get up, it's a choice.
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Get up, it's a choice. it's a choice.
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It's a choice. every day is a choice, get up,
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Every day is a choice, get up, rejoice, put some praise on,
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Rejoice, put some praise on, put some worship on,
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Put some worship on, go to the word of god,
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Go to the word of god, spend some time with the lord.
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Spend some time with the lord. read his words, they're life.
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Read his words, they're life. isn't this book life?
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Isn't this book life? isn't it amazing just
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Isn't it amazing just sitting and reading it?
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Sitting and reading it? go outside, you know.
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Go outside, you know. i know it's been
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I know it's been cold and stuff but,
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Cold and stuff but, you know, get out, get out.
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You know, get out, get out. do some prayer walks.
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Do some prayer walks. get out and read your bible.
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Get out and read your bible. sit out and listen
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Sit out and listen to the birds chirp while
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To the birds chirp while you're reading your bible.
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You're reading your bible. walk, listen to the squirrel
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Walk, listen to the squirrel messing around over there
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Messing around over there on the leaves.
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On the leaves. read your bible,
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Read your bible, you'll feel alive.
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You'll feel alive. god will speak to you.
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God will speak to you. "rejoice always."
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"rejoice always." here it is,
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Here it is, "pray without ceasing."
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"pray without ceasing." in other words,
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In other words, if that's going on, just say,
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If that's going on, just say, "well, that's not me.
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"well, that's not me. just 'cause there's crisis there
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Just 'cause there's crisis there and there's a problem there,
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And there's a problem there, and there's offense there,
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And there's offense there, and that one's talking,
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And that one's talking, and that's one's lying,
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And that's one's lying, and just because
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And just because this one's in --
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This one's in -- is an addict and that
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Is an addict and that and that and that,
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And that and that, that's not me, that's not my --
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That's not me, that's not my -- that's not who i am.
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That's not who i am. i'm prayer.
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I'm prayer. that just tells me i have
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That just tells me i have a heavenly father who loves me
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A heavenly father who loves me so much that i can bring
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So much that i can bring all of my burdens,
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All of my burdens, and all of my cares,
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And all of my cares, and all my fears,
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And all my fears, and all of my worries,
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And all of my worries, and all of my wounds,
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And all of my wounds, and all of my hurts,
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And all of my hurts, and all of my failures.
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And all of my failures. my failures.
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My failures. and i can pray
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And i can pray without ceasing.
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Without ceasing. and then,
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And then, listen to the beautiful words,
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Listen to the beautiful words, verse 18, "in everything,
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Verse 18, "in everything, give thanks."
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Give thanks." why?
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Why? everybody say
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Everybody say these words out loud,
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These words out loud, "for this is the will of god."
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"for this is the will of god." "well, i just wanna know
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"well, i just wanna know what i'm supposed to do
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What i'm supposed to do 'cause they've done this
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'cause they've done this and they've done that."
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And they've done that." i just gave you the perfect,
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I just gave you the perfect, absolute will of god right
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Absolute will of god right where you are right now.
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Where you are right now. got a bad doctor's report,
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Got a bad doctor's report, got financial needs, got this,
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Got financial needs, got this, got that, family in disarray,
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Got that, family in disarray, marriage in trouble.
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Marriage in trouble. "in everything give thanks.
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"in everything give thanks. rejoice always,
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Rejoice always, pray without ceasing,
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Pray without ceasing, and in everything give thanks."
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And in everything give thanks." this is the will of god
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This is the will of god in christ jesus for you.
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In christ jesus for you. not when you get better,
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Not when you get better, not when everything's bright,
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Not when everything's bright, because only 3%
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Because only 3% of our lives is without
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Of our lives is without bad times for the most part.
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Bad times for the most part. somebody did an actual survey,
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Somebody did an actual survey, and about 3% of our life,
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And about 3% of our life, we got all the money
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We got all the money we need or, you know,
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We need or, you know, got everything --
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Got everything -- everything's buzzing
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Everything's buzzing along real good,
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Along real good, it's good, good.
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It's good, good. i love life.
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I love life. and about 97 --
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And about 97 -- isn't that a picker upper?
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Isn't that a picker upper? about 97% of the time,
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About 97% of the time, we got something major
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We got something major somewhere brewing,
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Somewhere brewing, or going on, or is coming.
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Or going on, or is coming. and so, you gotta make a choice
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And so, you gotta make a choice to rejoice always.
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To rejoice always. and i don't panic.
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And i don't panic. pray without ceasing.
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Pray without ceasing. i'll just take it to my knees,
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I'll just take it to my knees, so it doesn't get in my heart.
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So it doesn't get in my heart. now, what can satan do
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Now, what can satan do to somebody who has
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To somebody who has that mentality?
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That mentality? that if something bad happens
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That if something bad happens to you and all you do is say,
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To you and all you do is say, "well, praise the lord.
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"well, praise the lord. i'm gon' pray about it.
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I'm gon' pray about it. i'm heart broken
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I'm heart broken and it's gon' be hard,
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And it's gon' be hard, but he'll give me grace
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But he'll give me grace one day at a time.
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One day at a time. and i'll be grateful 'cause
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And i'll be grateful 'cause i still got people that love me,
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I still got people that love me, and he's still providing,
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And he's still providing, and i've never seen
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And i've never seen the righteous forsaken
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The righteous forsaken or his seed begging for bread.
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Or his seed begging for bread. he just keeps making a way.
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He just keeps making a way. and he makes a way where
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And he makes a way where there is no way."
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[laughing]
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Hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. "he's faithful.
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"he's faithful. and when i get so low,
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And when i get so low, he sends somebody,
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He sends somebody, or something, or something,
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Or something, or something, or a view of a tree
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Or a view of a tree that's got ice in it,
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That's got ice in it, and i hear god in it
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And i hear god in it that the crackling
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That the crackling of the ice sometimes,
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Of the ice sometimes, or the leaves moving,
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Or the leaves moving, and it's the sweet,
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And it's the sweet, sweet spirit that'll say,
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Sweet spirit that'll say, 'you're gonna make it.
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'you're gonna make it. i'm working my will.
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I'm working my will. and when i get done with this,
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And when i get done with this, you'll understand
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You'll understand who i am one day.
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Who i am one day. even if you don't see it
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Even if you don't see it in this life,
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In this life, you'll see it on
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You'll see it on the other side,
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The other side, 'cause i'm a good god.'"
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'cause i'm a good god.'" i said he's a good god.
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[applause]
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♪ ♪
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>> our number one goal
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>> our number one goal is to reach people with
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Is to reach people with this message.
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This message. jesus loves you,
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Jesus loves you, he's for you.
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He's for you. he proved that on the cross.
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He proved that on the cross. he cares and he is reaching for
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He cares and he is reaching for the broken and the hurting
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The broken and the hurting even now.
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Even now. and if you want that
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And if you want that relationship with jesus christ,
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Relationship with jesus christ, if something is missing in
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If something is missing in your life and you know that,
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Your life and you know that, it's jesus, it's time
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It's jesus, it's time right now for you
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Right now for you to surrender to him.
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To surrender to him. say these words,
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Say these words, "jesus, cleanse me,
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"jesus, cleanse me, forgive me, wash me.
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Forgive me, wash me. thank you, lord,
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Thank you, lord, for saving me.
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For saving me. thank you, lord, for
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Giving me eternal life.
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Giving me eternal life. and i receive it now in
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And i receive it now in jesus' mighty name."
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Jesus' mighty name." i tell you, it's so powerful
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I tell you, it's so powerful what god does.
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What god does. we hear the testimonies
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We hear the testimonies all the time
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All the time and it is a great, great joy
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And it is a great, great joy to hear those testimonies.
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To hear those testimonies. we'd love to hear yours.
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We'd love to hear yours. and if you would like
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And if you would like to reach out and get in touch
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To reach out and get in touch with us and tell us what
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With us and tell us what jesus has done for you,
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Jesus has done for you, it will strengthen you
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It will strengthen you in your walk with the lord.
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In your walk with the lord. every year at free chapel
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We enter into a 21-day fast
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We enter into a 21-day fast and if you haven't already
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Joined us on this fast, it's certainly not
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There are plenty of fasting
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Resources available to you on
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Our website and we would
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Love to help you.
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Love to help you. i want to be your fasting coach
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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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Every step of the way.
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> pastor franklin,
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Russell robinson.
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And i'm here in kiryat shmona,
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Here in front
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Of the emergency center
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In which you and your ministry
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Is being made possible.
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I could tell you that
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I could tell you that the difference between
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The difference between darkness and light
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Is when we have
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People who care
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And care about life
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And care about us
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And walk with us.
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October 7th,
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A day in which for us is
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Gonna live with not only us
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But for generations.
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A painful day.
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And the difference between
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Then and now
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Is that there is hope.
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Right here in kiryat shmona,
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Right here in northern israel,
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In which when i sent you
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Before an update,
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You did not hear
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A car in the street,
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But you heard
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The construction of this site
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Going on,
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And you're hearing
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The construction going on today.
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There's hope for tomorrow
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Because of you.
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There's hope for tomorrow
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Because of your ministry
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Because you have walked with us
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Every step of the way.
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You're walking with us down
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In the eshkol region
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Where 800 safe rooms
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Are today starting
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And giving people
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The security of their home,
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So they can bring their
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Children back and live
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A life and start thinking
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About tomorrow themselves.
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You've been there
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With resilience centers,
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You've been there
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With our children's playground.
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A year from now,
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We're not gonna be
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Showing a construction site.
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A year from now,
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You're going to be meeting
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You're going to be meeting the children
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The children that are born here.
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You're gonna meet the families,
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The lives that
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Were saved because of you.
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Thank you.
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♪ ♪
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>> in our final moments,
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>> in our final moments, i want to remind you
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I want to remind you that we are a ministry
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That we are a ministry that stands with israel
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That stands with israel and over the last 10 years
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And over the last 10 years we've been blessing the nation
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We've been blessing the nation and the people of israel in many
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And the people of israel in many different life saving projects.
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Different life saving projects. this year we're entering
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The final year of our three-year
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$15 million commitment.
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We're building
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Civil defense centers,
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We're completing
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A state-of-the-art hospital
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Just 30 minutes from
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The sea of galilee.
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We're building
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Safe houses as well as
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The eshkol resilience center,
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A mental health hub
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Offering trauma care,
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Counseling and support.
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Now, over 17,000 residents
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Are returning to their homes
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To rebuild their lives in this
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Unstable area of the holy land.
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I thank god that that is
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A prophecy being fulfilled.
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The final $5 million
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This last stretch may end up
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Being the most powerful seed
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We have ever sown.
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Thank you,
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Thank you, thank you.
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As you pray, let god tell you
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What you ought to do
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And remember this, he said,
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"i will bless those
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Who bless you, o israel."
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God bless you and thank you.
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>> i'm very excited
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>> i'm very excited about the release
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About the release of my brand new book,
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Of my brand new book, the power of short prayers.
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The power of short prayers. i believe that this book
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I believe that this book is going to fill you with faith
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Is going to fill you with faith and insights that we have
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And insights that we have never shared before.
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Never shared before. and sometimes, we think that
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And sometimes, we think that we've got to pray long prayers.
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We've got to pray long prayers. and i've heard a lot of sermons
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And i've heard a lot of sermons about could you not tarry
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About could you not tarry with me one hour,
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With me one hour, as jesus said in
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As jesus said in the garden of gethsemane.
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The garden of gethsemane. but before you tarry one hour,
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But before you tarry one hour, it'll begin with short prayers,
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It'll begin with short prayers, being consistent in
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Being consistent in short prayers.
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Short prayers. and what you're doing is
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And what you're doing is you're creating an atmosphere
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You're creating an atmosphere of prayer in your car,
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Of prayer in your car, in your home and your family
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In your home and your family and your life.
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And your life. you pray without ceasing
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You pray without ceasing when you learn to pray
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Short prayers.
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Let's flood the world
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With this new book,
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Starting right there with you.
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Jentezen Franklin - Have You Prayed About It?

January 11, 2026 | 28:55

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