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Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin | Jentezen Franklin - How God Wants To Use You (Part 1) | January 16, 2025
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- ♪ ♪
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- >> potters get involved.
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- >> potters get involved. potters get involved
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- Potters get involved in the life of the youth
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- In the life of the youth in the next generation,
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- In the next generation, mold them.
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- Mold them. god's looking
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- God's looking for potters, dads.
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- For potters, dads. god's looking
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- God's looking for potters, mom.
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- ♪ ♪
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- >> if you're looking
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- For more in life,
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- To live with purpose and peace,
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- To make a difference
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- For your family
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- And those in need around
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- The world, jesus is the answer,
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- And our mission
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- Is to simply point you to him.
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- You're watching
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- Kingdom connection
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- With jentezen franklin.
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- >> ♪ i go to the garden alone ♪
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- ♪ while the dew ♪
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- ♪ is still on the roses ♪
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- ♪ and the voice i hear ♪
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- ♪ that is drawing near ♪
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- ♪ is the son of god discloses ♪
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- ♪ and he walks with me ♪
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- ♪ and he talks ♪
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- Aren't you thankful?
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- ♪ and he tells me ♪
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- ♪ i am his own ♪
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- ♪ oh and the joy we share ♪
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- ♪ as we tarry there ♪
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- ♪ none other has ever known ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- [applause]
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- >> if you love his presence
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- >> if you love his presence thank him for it.
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- Thank him for it. thank him for it.
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- Thank him for it. thank him for it.
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- Thank him for it. praise his name.
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- Praise his name. open your bibles with me
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- Open your bibles with me to 1 chronicles 4
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- To 1 chronicles 4 and then we're gonna quickly
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- And then we're gonna quickly go to ezekiel 27.
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- Go to ezekiel 27. and i wanna share with you
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- And i wanna share with you something different
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- Something different and i believe though it is
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- And i believe though it is a word that everybody
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- A word that everybody in this room can use.
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- In this room can use. i want god to use me,
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- I want god to use me, i don't know about you
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- I don't know about you but i'm still available.
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- But i'm still available. think of isaiah when god
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- Think of isaiah when god needed somebody he said,
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- Needed somebody he said, "here am i.
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- "here am i. send me."
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- Send me." and so, today, i wanna talk
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- And so, today, i wanna talk to you about how god wants
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- To you about how god wants to use you in two ways
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- To use you in two ways that he wants to use you
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- That he wants to use you in the church,
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- In the church, in your family,
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- In your family, in your business,
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- In your business, in life in general.
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- In life in general. these two areas that i'm gonna
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- These two areas that i'm gonna talk about god using people
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- Talk about god using people you may find yourself absolutely
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- You may find yourself absolutely being used mightily of god
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- Being used mightily of god if you'll be open
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- If you'll be open to what i'm gonna share.
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- To what i'm gonna share. the first one is in
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- The first one is in 1 chronicles 4:23
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- 1 chronicles 4:23 and this what it says.
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- And this what it says. it says,
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- It says, "there were the potters."
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- "there were the potters." everybody say, "the potters."
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- Everybody say, "the potters." >> congregation: the potters.
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- >> congregation: the potters. >> "and they were the ones who
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- >> "and they were the ones who dwelled among plants and hedges.
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- Dwelled among plants and hedges. there they dwelt
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- There they dwelt with the king for his work."
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- With the king for his work." if you read that verse
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- If you read that verse in its entirety
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- In its entirety that i wouldn't take time to do
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- That i wouldn't take time to do but it lists all these
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- But it lists all these important people,
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- Important people, these powerful people,
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- These powerful people, these mighty people,
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- These mighty people, things that they were doing
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- Things that they were doing that were so incredible,
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- That were so incredible, and visible,
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- And visible, and notable,
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- And notable, and awestruck things
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- And awestruck things that were able to do.
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- That were able to do. and right toward the end of it,
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- And right toward the end of it, i loved that the word of god
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- I loved that the word of god notices simply the potters.
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- Notices simply the potters. and notice,
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- And notice, "they dwelled among plants."
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- "they dwelled among plants." they were in the background.
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- They were in the background. they -- if --
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- They -- if -- you wouldn't even know
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- You wouldn't even know they were there,
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- They were there, you could just see their
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- You could just see their bald cap working behind
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- Bald cap working behind the shrubbery
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- The shrubbery or they were --
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- Or they were -- they were among the plants
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- They were among the plants and the hedges, kinda hid.
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- And the hedges, kinda hid. and then the other verse
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- And then the other verse that i wanna share
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- That i wanna share is in ezekiel 27.
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- Is in ezekiel 27. "the ancients of gebal
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- "the ancients of gebal and the wise men thereof
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- And the wise men thereof were in thee thy caulkers."
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- Were in thee thy caulkers." and then he starts
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- And then he starts talking about the ships.
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- Talking about the ships. strange that the bible
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- Strange that the bible is so detailed.
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- Is so detailed. many times,
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- Many times, when we think about people
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- When we think about people that god uses,
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- That god uses, we think about
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- We think about the heroes abraham,
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- The heroes abraham, and isaac, and samson,
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- And isaac, and samson, and david, the mighty gideon,
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- And david, the mighty gideon, the powerful deborah,
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- The powerful deborah, and esther.
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- And esther. and there's only one of --
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- And there's only one of -- one esther,
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- One esther, and one deborah,
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- And one deborah, and one abraham.
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- And one abraham. you just don't see multitudes
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- You just don't see multitudes of people like them.
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- Of people like them. their faith can almost
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- Their faith can almost intimidate us.
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- Intimidate us. their achievements can almost
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- Their achievements can almost make us feel like we could never
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- Make us feel like we could never measure up to the greatness
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- Measure up to the greatness that those men and women
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- That those men and women have reached.
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- Have reached. but there are many also unsung
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- But there are many also unsung heroes in the background
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- Heroes in the background in the shadows of scriptures.
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- In the shadows of scriptures. as a matter of fact,
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- As a matter of fact, anytime you see
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- Anytime you see any of these great men
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- Any of these great men or women that i just mentioned
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- Or women that i just mentioned in the forefront,
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- In the forefront, in the limelight,
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- In the limelight, in the --
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- In the -- on the stage of life
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- On the stage of life doing something that is
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- Doing something that is affecting history
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- Affecting history and multitudes of people,
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- And multitudes of people, there's other people
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- There's other people who are in the shadows,
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- Who are in the shadows, and in the background,
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- And in the background, that you may not be aware of.
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- That you may not be aware of. and i thank god that he uses
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- And i thank god that he uses us all to do his will.
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- Us all to do his will. and in the text that i read,
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- And in the text that i read, "there is the potters,"
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- "there is the potters," that are mentioned,
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- That are mentioned, "that dwelt with the king."
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- "that dwelt with the king." without the potters,
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- Without the potters, certain things would not have --
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- Certain things would not have -- he was preparing a huge party.
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- He was preparing a huge party. he was having the most
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- He was having the most honored gifts coming
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- Honored gifts coming from all over the world,
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- From all over the world, but he takes time to mention,
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- But he takes time to mention, the scripture does,
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- The scripture does, the potters,
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- The potters, the people who took clay,
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- The people who took clay, and water,
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- And water, and formed the vessels
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- And formed the vessels that could be used
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- That could be used to serve the food,
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- To serve the food, and make basins
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- And make basins that would hold the candles
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- That would hold the candles to give light
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- To give light to the king's place.
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- To the king's place. and they made the cups
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- And they made the cups and the chalices
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- And the chalices that the wine would
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- That the wine would be poured in.
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- Be poured in. the king would not be able
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- The king would not be able to entertain the guests
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- To entertain the guests and change their lives
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- And change their lives with his -- with his presence
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- With his -- with his presence if it was not for people
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- If it was not for people who did what they could do
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- Who did what they could do with their hands
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- With their hands in the hedges
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- In the hedges and among the plants.
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- And among the plants. they were never
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- They were never in the dining room.
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- In the dining room. they were never in the palace.
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- They were never in the palace. they were never in
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- They were never in the bright lights.
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- The bright lights. they were just potters.
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- They were just potters. and then he talks about ships
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- And then he talks about ships and he's saying
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- And he's saying that it's the caulkers.
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- That it's the caulkers. you know what a caulker is?
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- You know what a caulker is? do y'all know what a caulker is?
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- Do y'all know what a caulker is? how many of you know
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- How many of you know what a caulking is?
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- What a caulking is? yeah.
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- Yeah. one who seals up.
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- One who seals up. takes sealant and seals up
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- Takes sealant and seals up sheet rock,
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- Sheet rock, or seals up a boat
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- Or seals up a boat if it starts to leak.
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- If it starts to leak. and god says these people
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- And god says these people are worth mentioning
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- Are worth mentioning and immortalizing
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- And immortalizing in the scripture.
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- In the scripture. every single person
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- Every single person is important,
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- Is important, and god said,
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- And god said, "i want there to be two
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- "i want there to be two kinds of people
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- Kinds of people always present in families,
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- Always present in families, in homes,
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- In homes, and in churches.
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- And in churches. i want potters.
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- I want potters. potters.
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- Potters. potters who began to take
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- Potters who began to take the next generation,
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- The next generation, your children, your family,
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- Your children, your family, and you put your
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- And you put your hands on 'em".
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- Hands on 'em". a potter's job was
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- A potter's job was to find the clay,
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- To find the clay, and once he found the clay,
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- And once he found the clay, he would begin to mold
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- He would begin to mold that clay.
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- That clay. he would take water,
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- He would take water, and he would begin
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- And he would begin to smooth out the clay,
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- To smooth out the clay, and get the lumps out,
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- And get the lumps out, and put it on the wheel.
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- And put it on the wheel. and he would begin to work
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- And he would begin to work and make that clay into a vessel
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- And make that clay into a vessel that could be used
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- That could be used at the king's table.
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- At the king's table. who are the potters?
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- Who are the potters? the potters are youth workers
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- The potters are youth workers in the church
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- In the church that see young people.
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- That see young people. and, man, they're moms and dads
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- And, man, they're moms and dads who still believe in their
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- Who still believe in their teenagers when they mess up
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- Teenagers when they mess up 'cause they will do dumb things,
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- 'cause they will do dumb things, and they will do it over,
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- And they will do it over, and they'll do it over,
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- And they'll do it over, and they'll do it over
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- And they'll do it over and over again.
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- And over again. but you just keep putting
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- But you just keep putting your hands on them.
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- Your hands on them. you're the potter in their life
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- You're the potter in their life and you keep shaping 'em,
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- And you keep shaping 'em, and you keep molding 'em,
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- And you keep molding 'em, and you keep pouring into 'em,
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- And you keep pouring into 'em, and you keep believing in 'em,
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- And you keep believing in 'em, and you keep encouraging them.
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- And you keep encouraging them. don't you give up on 'em.
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- Don't you give up on 'em. you keep loving them.
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- You keep loving them. you keep telling them,
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- You keep telling them, "you're special.
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- "you're special. i'm telling you,
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- I'm telling you, god's got his hand
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- God's got his hand on your life."
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- On your life." we're called to be potters.
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- We're called to be potters. i thought about people
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- I thought about people who work with youth are potters.
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- Who work with youth are potters. parents are potters.
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- Parents are potters. i thought about
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- I thought about these musicians
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- These musicians are potters because
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- Are potters because a great musician like the --
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- A great musician like the -- all these musicians,
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- All these musicians, they're great musicians.
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- They're great musicians. they're not average.
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- They're not average. they're not normal.
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- They're not normal. they're above the cut.
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- They're above the cut. they could --
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- They could -- they could be playing anywhere.
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- They could be playing anywhere. but a great musician will see
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- But a great musician will see another musician,
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- Another musician, and begin to use that clay,
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- And begin to use that clay, and form that clay,
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- And form that clay, and say,
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- And say, "now, let me show you
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- "now, let me show you how you move from that chord
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- How you move from that chord to this and really
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- To this and really fatten things up.
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- Fatten things up. and that song,
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- And that song, that chord right there
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- That chord right there will fit right beautifully
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- Will fit right beautifully out of that."
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- Out of that." that's what a man did to me
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- That's what a man did to me when i started
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- When i started playing the piano.
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- Playing the piano. i couldn't play the piano
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- I couldn't play the piano and i learned it one summer.
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- And i learned it one summer. there was a man in my dad's
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- There was a man in my dad's church who piano and he,
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- Church who piano and he, he just saw the talent.
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- He just saw the talent. he saw i could play the sax
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- He saw i could play the sax and he knew i had music in me,
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- And he knew i had music in me, and he said,
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- And he said, "let me teach you some chords,"
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- "let me teach you some chords," and he showed me three chords.
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- And he showed me three chords. and then he showed me one song,
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- And then he showed me one song, and i played that,
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- And i played that, and he kept pouring in.
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- And he kept pouring in. he said,
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- He said, "now, take it here.
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- "now, take it here. now, let's go to another key.
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- Now, let's go to another key. and let me show you how to do
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- And let me show you how to do this and show you how," --
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- This and show you how," -- and it's amazing how
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- And it's amazing how we can raise up a whole
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- We can raise up a whole 'nother generation of singers,
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- 'nother generation of singers, a whole nother generation
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- A whole nother generation of worshippers,
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- Of worshippers, a whole nother generation
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- A whole nother generation of musicians.
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- Of musicians. you gotta do it.
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- You gotta do it. we gotta do it.
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- We gotta do it. we're potters.
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- We're potters. i thought about businesspeople,
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- I thought about businesspeople, that entrepreneur spirit.
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- That entrepreneur spirit. you don't have to be
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- You don't have to be in the tribe of judah
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- In the tribe of judah to be a potter,
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- To be a potter, but what about --
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- But what about -- what about entrepreneurs?
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- What about entrepreneurs? what about people out there
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- What about people out there who have made it?
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- Who have made it? what about people out there
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- What about people out there who have built businesses
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- Who have built businesses that are astounding,
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- That are astounding, and you've got
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- And you've got hundreds of employees
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- Hundreds of employees and god has done great
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- And god has done great things in your life?
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- Things in your life? but you also ought
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- But you also ought to be looking,
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- To be looking, and maybe it's in your
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- And maybe it's in your own family,
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- Own family, use that gift.
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- Use that gift. that amazing --
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- That amazing -- you think different.
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- You think different. you know things
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- You know things that somebody else --
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- That somebody else -- you just know it instinctively.
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- You just know it instinctively. communicate that, use that,
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- Communicate that, use that, become a potter
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- Become a potter and pour into them
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- And pour into them and then tell 'em your story
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- And then tell 'em your story and don't forget --
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- And don't forget -- don't forget,
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- Don't forget, "the only reason i made it
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- "the only reason i made it was because i started giving
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- Was because i started giving and tithing and honoring god
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- And tithing and honoring god and he began to open
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- And he began to open the windows of heaven
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- The windows of heaven and he blessed me,
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- And he blessed me, and he favored me."
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- And he favored me." oh, this isn't
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- Oh, this isn't a commercial for money.
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- A commercial for money. i'm not asking --
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- I'm not asking -- we are --
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- We are -- we're gonna take an offering.
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- We're gonna take an offering. you have to give it
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- You have to give it if you wanna give it.
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- If you wanna give it. i'm telling you,
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- I'm telling you, that's how you shape
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- That's how you shape the next generation
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- The next generation for greatness.
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- For greatness. it's a potter.
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- It's a potter. potters brought light
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- Potters brought light to the king's house.
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- To the king's house. the potter didn't seem
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- The potter didn't seem very important,
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- Very important, but without the position
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- But without the position of the potter,
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- Of the potter, there would be no party
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- There would be no party in the king's house.
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- In the king's house. and somebody said,
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- And somebody said, "i don't want --
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- "i don't want -- i don't have
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- I don't have to have the limelight.
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- To have the limelight. i work behind the hedges,
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- I work behind the hedges, but i don't want the party
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- But i don't want the party to go out in the king's house.
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- To go out in the king's house. too many people need to eat
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- Too many people need to eat from his table,
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- From his table, the bread and the wine,
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- The bread and the wine, the body of christ.
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- The body of christ. i want that party
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- I want that party to keep going."
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- To keep going." [cheering and applause]
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- [cheering and applause] you know, when you get my age,
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- You know, when you get my age, i don't even care
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- I don't even care if i preach some
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- If i preach some big conference.
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- Big conference. i get invites all the time,
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- I get invites all the time, but i'd rather raise up
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- But i'd rather raise up two or three anointed preachers
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- Two or three anointed preachers like jevaughn
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- Like jevaughn and different ones,
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- And different ones, and i'd rather see them get up
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- And i'd rather see them get up before 20,000 people
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- Before 20,000 people and preach more than me.
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- And preach more than me. why?
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- Why? because i've done it
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- Because i've done it and i get more joy
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- And i get more joy out of seeing them do it.
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- Out of seeing them do it. [applause]
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- [applause] hallelujah.
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- Hallelujah. >> congregation: hallelujah.
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- >> congregation: hallelujah. >> i don't know where i'm going
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- >> i don't know where i'm going with this sermon,
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- With this sermon, but i feel like shouting
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- But i feel like shouting right now.
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- Right now. does anybody believe in
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- Does anybody believe in the next generation?
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- The next generation? [cheering and applause]
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- [cheering and applause] does anybody believe god
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- Does anybody believe god has his hand on
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- Has his hand on the next generation?
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- The next generation? does anybody believe the young
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- Does anybody believe the young men will see visions,
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- Men will see visions, and the old men
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- And the old men will dream dreams,
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- Will dream dreams, and together they will
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- And together they will begin to make vessels
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- Begin to make vessels of honor meet
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- Of honor meet for the master's use.
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- For the master's use. [cheering and applause]
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- [cheering and applause] you see,
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- You see, they'll do dumb things,
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- They'll do dumb things, but we can't afford
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- But we can't afford to lose one of our
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- To lose one of our young people.
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- Young people. and if we're not gonna lose them
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- And if we're not gonna lose them we're gonna have to have some
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- We're gonna have to have some people that can't just come
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- People that can't just come and hear from the preacher
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- And hear from the preacher on the sermon,
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- On the sermon, and then go away,
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- And then go away, somebody is gotta be touching
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- Somebody is gotta be touching their life all week long,
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- Their life all week long, shaping their mentality,
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- Shaping their mentality, and shaping their spirit,
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- And shaping their spirit, shaping and molding
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- Shaping and molding their way of thinking.
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- Their way of thinking. potters get involved.
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- Potters get involved. potters get involved in
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- Potters get involved in the life of the youth
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- The life of the youth in the next generation,
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- In the next generation, mold them.
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- Mold them. god's looking for potters dads.
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- God's looking for potters dads. god's looking for potters mom.
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- God's looking for potters mom. god's looking for potters.
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- God's looking for potters. a potter says,
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- A potter says, "i can't let you
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- "i can't let you go out in that."
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- Go out in that." [applause]
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- [applause] "let me shape you
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- "let me shape you a little bit in that area.
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- A little bit in that area. let me help you a little bit.
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- Let me help you a little bit. you know,
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- You know, those friends --
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- Those friends -- let me --
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- Let me -- i wanna know who --
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- I wanna know who -- let me look at your phone.
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- Let me look at your phone. let me see your phone.
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- Let me see your phone. you ain't got nothing to hide,
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- You ain't got nothing to hide, do you?"
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- Do you?" what are you doing?
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- What are you doing? you're shaping a holy vessel.
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- You're shaping a holy vessel. and then he said in ezekiel
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- And then he said in ezekiel he started talking about
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- He started talking about beautiful ships.
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- Beautiful ships. i didn't have time to read it.
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- I didn't have time to read it. but it said they were expensive,
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- But it said they were expensive, and gorgeous,
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- And gorgeous, and beautiful ships.
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- And beautiful ships. we'd call 'em yachts.
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- We'd call 'em yachts. he said the sail was worth --
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- He said the sail was worth -- so expensive they
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- So expensive they were made out of the material --
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- Were made out of the material -- the best material from egypt.
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- The best material from egypt. and the boards of the ship
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- And the boards of the ship came fr --
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- Came fr -- were the cedars from lebanon
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- Were the cedars from lebanon that'd been imported,
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- That'd been imported, and all of these
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- And all of these gorgeous ships.
- 00:18:28.278 --> 00:18:29.078
- Gorgeous ships. and he's talking
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- And he's talking about the captain
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- About the captain and he's talking
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- And he's talking about the pilot
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- About the pilot which is the captain,
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- Which is the captain, talking about all these
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- Talking about all these powerful important people.
- 00:18:34.717 --> 00:18:36.252
- Powerful important people. and then he says,
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- And then he says, "but he also
- 00:18:36.953 --> 00:18:38.054
- "but he also appointed caulkers."
- 00:18:38.121 --> 00:18:41.724
- Appointed caulkers." down in the hull of the ship.
- 00:18:41.791 --> 00:18:43.159
- Down in the hull of the ship. nobody sees them.
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- Nobody sees them. they're not up there
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- They're not up there with the wheel doing
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- With the wheel doing instagram pictures.
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- Instagram pictures. they're down
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- They're down in bottom of the ship
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- In bottom of the ship and they're caulkers.
- 00:18:56.139 --> 00:18:57.207
- And they're caulkers. y'all know what a caulker is?
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- Y'all know what a caulker is? [laughter]
- 00:18:58.875 --> 00:18:59.442
- [laughter] now, they told me.
- 00:18:59.509 --> 00:18:59.976
- Now, they told me. i don't --
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- I don't -- i had never used one of these
- 00:19:00.577 --> 00:19:02.145
- I had never used one of these and i was trying so hard
- 00:19:02.212 --> 00:19:04.514
- And i was trying so hard to get that part off.
- 00:19:04.581 --> 00:19:05.982
- To get that part off. i wanted to illustrate.
- 00:19:06.049 --> 00:19:07.116
- I wanted to illustrate. i was gonna shoot it
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- I was gonna shoot it if it would shoot.
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- If it would shoot. i didn't know what it would do.
- 00:19:09.018 --> 00:19:10.587
- I didn't know what it would do. and they said,
- 00:19:10.653 --> 00:19:11.287
- And they said, "you cannot do that
- 00:19:11.354 --> 00:19:12.589
- "you cannot do that because if you want --
- 00:19:12.655 --> 00:19:13.690
- Because if you want -- if you wanna ruin your outfit."
- 00:19:13.756 --> 00:19:15.124
- If you wanna ruin your outfit." i said,
- 00:19:15.191 --> 00:19:15.858
- I said, "oh, no, cherise would kill me.
- 00:19:15.925 --> 00:19:17.227
- "oh, no, cherise would kill me. don't do that."
- 00:19:17.293 --> 00:19:17.927
- Don't do that." [laughter]
- 00:19:17.994 --> 00:19:19.796
- [laughter] and this is --
- 00:19:19.862 --> 00:19:20.363
- And this is -- and this is what we're
- 00:19:20.430 --> 00:19:21.231
- And this is what we're supposed to be too.
- 00:19:21.297 --> 00:19:25.201
- Supposed to be too. because it doesn't matter how
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- Because it doesn't matter how beautiful the ship is,
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- Beautiful the ship is, it doesn't matter how beautiful
- 00:19:28.037 --> 00:19:29.239
- It doesn't matter how beautiful the marriage is,
- 00:19:29.305 --> 00:19:30.907
- The marriage is, it doesn't matter how beautiful
- 00:19:30.974 --> 00:19:31.941
- It doesn't matter how beautiful the home is,
- 00:19:32.008 --> 00:19:33.776
- The home is, it doesn't matter how beautiful
- 00:19:33.843 --> 00:19:35.678
- It doesn't matter how beautiful of a life you have built,
- 00:19:35.745 --> 00:19:38.681
- Of a life you have built, you better learn that
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- You better learn that you have to have caulking.
- 00:19:39.816 --> 00:19:41.951
- You have to have caulking. [applause]
- 00:19:42.018 --> 00:19:43.186
- [applause] because they understood
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- Because they understood the ship is beautiful
- 00:19:45.388 --> 00:19:47.023
- The ship is beautiful and it's --
- 00:19:47.090 --> 00:19:47.957
- And it's -- "what we build is incredible,
- 00:19:48.024 --> 00:19:49.559
- "what we build is incredible, but it has to be maintained."
- 00:19:49.626 --> 00:19:51.361
- But it has to be maintained." and so, they had people down
- 00:19:51.427 --> 00:19:52.795
- And so, they had people down in the bottom of the ship,
- 00:19:52.862 --> 00:19:54.097
- In the bottom of the ship, and all they did was look
- 00:19:54.163 --> 00:19:55.265
- And all they did was look at the cedars of lebanon,
- 00:19:55.331 --> 00:19:57.433
- At the cedars of lebanon, and they looked at those boards
- 00:19:57.500 --> 00:19:59.068
- And they looked at those boards and every once in a while,
- 00:19:59.135 --> 00:20:00.336
- And every once in a while, it would begin
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- It would begin to seep with water
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- To seep with water and they would caulk it,
- 00:20:02.805 --> 00:20:04.807
- And they would caulk it, seal it.
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- Seal it. they would seal it
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- They would seal it up from leaking.
- 00:20:07.877 --> 00:20:11.281
- Up from leaking. they would seal it up
- 00:20:11.347 --> 00:20:12.915
- They would seal it up because they understood
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- Because they understood that if the ship starts
- 00:20:15.118 --> 00:20:16.352
- That if the ship starts taking on water it doesn't
- 00:20:16.419 --> 00:20:18.554
- Taking on water it doesn't matter how beautiful
- 00:20:18.621 --> 00:20:19.389
- Matter how beautiful it looks outwardly,
- 00:20:19.455 --> 00:20:20.657
- It looks outwardly, if it's leaking
- 00:20:20.723 --> 00:20:21.758
- If it's leaking on the inside,
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- On the inside, it's a matter of time
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- It's a matter of time before it goes down.
- 00:20:25.094 --> 00:20:26.696
- Before it goes down. the caulkers were men,
- 00:20:26.763 --> 00:20:28.131
- The caulkers were men, wise men in the ship.
- 00:20:28.197 --> 00:20:31.901
- Wise men in the ship. and they said, "oh, no.
- 00:20:31.968 --> 00:20:33.036
- And they said, "oh, no. this ship is going somewhere.
- 00:20:33.102 --> 00:20:34.437
- This ship is going somewhere. and so, i need to --
- 00:20:34.504 --> 00:20:36.439
- And so, i need to -- i need to stop the seeping
- 00:20:36.506 --> 00:20:39.809
- I need to stop the seeping of things from coming in."
- 00:20:39.876 --> 00:20:41.344
- Of things from coming in." that's what happened to noah.
- 00:20:41.411 --> 00:20:42.512
- That's what happened to noah. god told him to pitch it,
- 00:20:42.578 --> 00:20:44.013
- God told him to pitch it, called it pitch it.
- 00:20:44.080 --> 00:20:46.282
- Called it pitch it. pitch the ark on the outside
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- Pitch the ark on the outside and the inside.
- 00:20:48.885 --> 00:20:49.886
- And the inside. in other words,
- 00:20:49.952 --> 00:20:50.553
- In other words, "i want you to pitch it.
- 00:20:50.620 --> 00:20:51.721
- "i want you to pitch it. i want you to caulk it
- 00:20:51.788 --> 00:20:52.955
- I want you to caulk it on the outside
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- On the outside to keep some bad stuff
- 00:20:54.324 --> 00:20:56.025
- To keep some bad stuff from coming in.
- 00:20:56.092 --> 00:20:58.227
- From coming in. but i also want you to caulk it
- 00:20:58.294 --> 00:20:59.996
- But i also want you to caulk it on the inside to keep the good
- 00:21:00.063 --> 00:21:02.765
- On the inside to keep the good stuff from going out."
- 00:21:02.832 --> 00:21:06.035
- Stuff from going out." [applause]
- 00:21:06.102 --> 00:21:07.170
- [applause] we ought to have
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- We ought to have each other's back.
- 00:21:07.870 --> 00:21:09.639
- Each other's back. we ought not to sit down
- 00:21:09.706 --> 00:21:10.606
- We ought not to sit down and be okay with hearing
- 00:21:10.673 --> 00:21:12.642
- And be okay with hearing what everybody's saying,
- 00:21:12.709 --> 00:21:13.409
- What everybody's saying, and it ought to be true
- 00:21:13.476 --> 00:21:14.477
- And it ought to be true with words and it
- 00:21:14.544 --> 00:21:15.478
- With words and it ought to be true online.
- 00:21:15.545 --> 00:21:17.914
- Ought to be true online. i wanna tell you something,
- 00:21:17.980 --> 00:21:19.015
- I wanna tell you something, you need to be careful
- 00:21:19.082 --> 00:21:20.149
- You need to be careful what you say,
- 00:21:20.216 --> 00:21:21.250
- What you say, and you need to be careful
- 00:21:21.317 --> 00:21:22.285
- And you need to be careful what you listen to.
- 00:21:22.352 --> 00:21:23.586
- What you listen to. some of you
- 00:21:23.653 --> 00:21:24.320
- Some of you have some haters
- 00:21:24.387 --> 00:21:25.421
- Have some haters on instagram or on reddit,
- 00:21:25.488 --> 00:21:27.824
- On instagram or on reddit, or whatever.
- 00:21:27.890 --> 00:21:28.558
- Or whatever. and you need to get you
- 00:21:28.624 --> 00:21:29.492
- And you need to get you a holy ghost caulking gun
- 00:21:29.559 --> 00:21:32.462
- A holy ghost caulking gun and you need to just say,
- 00:21:32.528 --> 00:21:33.830
- And you need to just say, "you know what,
- 00:21:33.896 --> 00:21:34.564
- "you know what, i'm beautiful.
- 00:21:34.630 --> 00:21:35.765
- I'm beautiful. i look good.
- 00:21:35.832 --> 00:21:36.966
- I look good. i don't care what
- 00:21:37.033 --> 00:21:37.600
- I don't care what they're saying about me.
- 00:21:37.667 --> 00:21:39.001
- They're saying about me. they may be bringing up my past
- 00:21:39.068 --> 00:21:40.837
- They may be bringing up my past but i'mma caulk it."
- 00:21:40.903 --> 00:21:41.771
- But i'mma caulk it." hallelujah.
- 00:21:41.838 --> 00:21:42.905
- Hallelujah. "and i'mma say,
- 00:21:42.972 --> 00:21:43.740
- "and i'mma say, 'thanks be unto god
- 00:21:43.806 --> 00:21:45.508
- 'thanks be unto god i don't have to give
- 00:21:45.575 --> 00:21:46.409
- I don't have to give myself to that.'"
- 00:21:46.476 --> 00:21:47.577
- Myself to that.'" [applause]
- 00:21:47.643 --> 00:21:50.046
- [applause] don't listen to it.
- 00:21:50.113 --> 00:21:51.814
- Don't listen to it. don't read it.
- 00:21:51.881 --> 00:21:52.815
- Don't read it. you're a new creation in christ.
- 00:21:52.882 --> 00:21:55.151
- You're a new creation in christ. the old things had passed away.
- 00:21:55.218 --> 00:21:57.353
- The old things had passed away. caulk it.
- 00:21:57.420 --> 00:21:59.622
- Caulk it. somebody shout and say,
- 00:21:59.689 --> 00:22:00.957
- Somebody shout and say, "it's the truth."
- 00:22:01.023 --> 00:22:02.392
- "it's the truth." turn to somebody and say,
- 00:22:02.458 --> 00:22:03.326
- Turn to somebody and say, "you need to caulk what
- 00:22:03.393 --> 00:22:04.460
- "you need to caulk what god's given you
- 00:22:04.527 --> 00:22:05.395
- God's given you in this revival."
- 00:22:05.461 --> 00:22:06.896
- In this revival." i'm not gonna lose it.
- 00:22:06.963 --> 00:22:07.997
- I'm not gonna lose it. you can lose the worship
- 00:22:08.064 --> 00:22:09.265
- You can lose the worship if you want to.
- 00:22:09.332 --> 00:22:10.400
- If you want to. you can lose
- 00:22:10.466 --> 00:22:11.100
- You can lose the consciousness of god
- 00:22:11.167 --> 00:22:12.602
- The consciousness of god if you want to.
- 00:22:12.668 --> 00:22:13.569
- If you want to. those of you who got touched
- 00:22:13.636 --> 00:22:14.804
- Those of you who got touched in this revival it can just --
- 00:22:14.871 --> 00:22:16.706
- In this revival it can just -- you'll just seep it out
- 00:22:16.773 --> 00:22:18.241
- You'll just seep it out if you let it,
- 00:22:18.307 --> 00:22:19.108
- If you let it, but if you get you a good word,
- 00:22:19.175 --> 00:22:21.344
- But if you get you a good word, and you get you some desire
- 00:22:21.411 --> 00:22:23.146
- And you get you some desire you can caulk it and you can
- 00:22:23.212 --> 00:22:26.482
- You can caulk it and you can keep what god gave you.
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- ♪ ♪
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- >> thank you for being a part
- 00:22:33.022 --> 00:22:34.524
- >> thank you for being a part of this program today.
- 00:22:34.590 --> 00:22:37.160
- Of this program today. god knows where you are.
- 00:22:37.226 --> 00:22:38.895
- God knows where you are. he knows what
- 00:22:38.961 --> 00:22:39.629
- He knows what you're going through.
- 00:22:39.695 --> 00:22:41.230
- You're going through. he feels your hurt,
- 00:22:41.297 --> 00:22:44.000
- He feels your hurt, your pain today,
- 00:22:44.066 --> 00:22:45.435
- Your pain today, and he's reaching out to you.
- 00:22:45.501 --> 00:22:47.937
- And he's reaching out to you. somebody's been praying for you.
- 00:22:48.004 --> 00:22:50.039
- Somebody's been praying for you. so, pray with me right
- 00:22:50.106 --> 00:22:51.140
- So, pray with me right where you are.
- 00:22:51.207 --> 00:22:51.941
- Where you are. just say,
- 00:22:52.008 --> 00:22:52.542
- Just say, "jesus, help me today.
- 00:22:52.608 --> 00:22:55.478
- "jesus, help me today. o, god i don't know
- 00:22:55.545 --> 00:22:57.480
- O, god i don't know what to do
- 00:22:57.547 --> 00:22:58.247
- What to do but i'm turning my life
- 00:22:58.314 --> 00:23:00.650
- But i'm turning my life completely over to you.
- 00:23:00.716 --> 00:23:02.785
- Completely over to you. in jesus' name, father,
- 00:23:02.852 --> 00:23:04.353
- In jesus' name, father, i speak healing,
- 00:23:04.420 --> 00:23:05.488
- I speak healing, i speak deliverance,
- 00:23:05.555 --> 00:23:07.390
- I speak deliverance, i speak freedom
- 00:23:07.457 --> 00:23:08.357
- I speak freedom from addiction,
- 00:23:08.424 --> 00:23:09.392
- From addiction, and alcoholism,
- 00:23:09.459 --> 00:23:10.693
- And alcoholism, and hatred,
- 00:23:10.760 --> 00:23:11.928
- And hatred, and anger,
- 00:23:11.994 --> 00:23:13.196
- And anger, and strife in homes.
- 00:23:13.262 --> 00:23:14.997
- And strife in homes. i plead the blood
- 00:23:15.064 --> 00:23:16.199
- I plead the blood of jesus christ
- 00:23:16.265 --> 00:23:17.400
- Of jesus christ over every family,
- 00:23:17.467 --> 00:23:18.734
- Over every family, every marriage,
- 00:23:18.801 --> 00:23:20.136
- Every marriage, and i ask you
- 00:23:20.203 --> 00:23:20.903
- And i ask you for your help today.
- 00:23:20.970 --> 00:23:22.305
- For your help today. even, i see someone
- 00:23:22.371 --> 00:23:24.006
- Even, i see someone like they're sinking,
- 00:23:24.073 --> 00:23:26.108
- Like they're sinking, they're sinking
- 00:23:26.175 --> 00:23:27.043
- They're sinking in addiction,
- 00:23:27.109 --> 00:23:27.910
- In addiction, they're sinking in
- 00:23:27.977 --> 00:23:28.711
- They're sinking in a hole of depression
- 00:23:28.778 --> 00:23:30.746
- A hole of depression and despair,
- 00:23:30.813 --> 00:23:31.647
- And despair, and suicidal tendencies.
- 00:23:31.714 --> 00:23:34.217
- And suicidal tendencies. and lord,
- 00:23:34.283 --> 00:23:34.817
- And lord, you can pull 'em out today.
- 00:23:34.884 --> 00:23:37.119
- You can pull 'em out today. in the mighty name of jesus."
- 00:23:37.186 --> 00:23:39.856
- In the mighty name of jesus." boy, i'm feeling that today.
- 00:23:39.922 --> 00:23:41.390
- Boy, i'm feeling that today. and it's no coincidence
- 00:23:41.457 --> 00:23:42.592
- And it's no coincidence as we're fasting
- 00:23:42.658 --> 00:23:43.726
- As we're fasting and praying
- 00:23:43.793 --> 00:23:44.760
- And praying that god is giving
- 00:23:44.827 --> 00:23:46.462
- That god is giving somebody a specific word,
- 00:23:46.529 --> 00:23:48.931
- Somebody a specific word, you're coming up
- 00:23:48.998 --> 00:23:50.299
- You're coming up and you're coming out in 2025.
- 00:23:50.366 --> 00:23:54.070
- And you're coming out in 2025. in our closing moments together,
- 00:23:54.136 --> 00:23:55.805
- In our closing moments together, i don't want you to break
- 00:23:55.872 --> 00:23:57.273
- I don't want you to break your concentration,
- 00:23:57.340 --> 00:23:58.541
- Your concentration, because this is so important.
- 00:23:58.608 --> 00:24:00.676
- I went to dallas, texas
- 00:24:00.776 --> 00:24:03.279
- To receive from
- 00:24:03.346 --> 00:24:04.280
- The jewish national fund
- 00:24:04.347 --> 00:24:05.915
- Their highest award,
- 00:24:05.982 --> 00:24:07.450
- The shalom award that they
- 00:24:07.517 --> 00:24:11.053
- Have only given to a few people.
- 00:24:11.120 --> 00:24:13.022
- And i only received it
- 00:24:13.089 --> 00:24:14.323
- Because of you.
- 00:24:14.423 --> 00:24:15.591
- Because of you. i only received it
- 00:24:15.658 --> 00:24:16.626
- I only received it on behalf of you.
- 00:24:16.692 --> 00:24:18.327
- God said,
- 00:24:18.427 --> 00:24:19.695
- "i'll bless those
- 00:24:19.762 --> 00:24:20.897
- That bless israel,
- 00:24:20.963 --> 00:24:22.899
- And i'll curse those
- 00:24:22.965 --> 00:24:23.766
- That curse it;
- 00:24:23.833 --> 00:24:25.034
- And out of you will all
- 00:24:25.101 --> 00:24:26.669
- The families of the earth
- 00:24:26.736 --> 00:24:27.737
- Be blessed."
- 00:24:27.803 --> 00:24:28.871
- When you bless israel,
- 00:24:28.971 --> 00:24:30.239
- When you bless israel, god will bless
- 00:24:30.306 --> 00:24:31.207
- God will bless your family.
- 00:24:31.274 --> 00:24:32.508
- Your family. let this speak to you today.
- 00:24:32.575 --> 00:24:34.043
- >> on october 7,
- 00:24:37.647 --> 00:24:38.514
- Israel was attacked by
- 00:24:38.614 --> 00:24:39.582
- The dark forces of hamas.
- 00:24:39.682 --> 00:24:41.384
- It was the worst massacre
- 00:24:41.484 --> 00:24:42.618
- The jewish people experienced
- 00:24:42.718 --> 00:24:43.986
- Since the holocaust.
- 00:24:44.086 --> 00:24:45.555
- The eshkol region
- 00:24:45.655 --> 00:24:46.489
- In southern israel
- 00:24:46.589 --> 00:24:47.390
- Was attacked directly.
- 00:24:47.490 --> 00:24:48.724
- This is where
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- Jentezen franklin
- 00:24:49.425 --> 00:24:50.059
- Media ministries
- 00:24:50.159 --> 00:24:51.360
- In partnership
- 00:24:51.460 --> 00:24:52.228
- With the jewish national fund
- 00:24:52.328 --> 00:24:53.729
- Have been working
- 00:24:53.829 --> 00:24:54.397
- The last five years
- 00:24:54.497 --> 00:24:55.831
- To build fortified schools,
- 00:24:55.932 --> 00:24:57.500
- Bomb shelters
- 00:24:57.600 --> 00:24:58.668
- And other life saving projects.
- 00:24:58.768 --> 00:25:00.603
- Thankfully these projects
- 00:25:00.703 --> 00:25:01.837
- Did save many lives that day.
- 00:25:01.938 --> 00:25:04.173
- And now we stand
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- At a pivotal moment,
- 00:25:05.341 --> 00:25:06.709
- Poised to provide a lifeline
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- For the people of eshkol,
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- Who continue to be attacked
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- By terrorists every day.
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- Jentezen franklin
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- Media ministries
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- Recently committed
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- The largest amount of funding
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- Ever towards the initiative,
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- Representing our unwavering
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- Dedication to not just
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- Help rebuild communities
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- In eshkol,
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- But to mend hearts
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- And restore what seemed
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- Irrevocably lost.
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- We have a comprehensive plan
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- That will be completed
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- In three phases.
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- Phase number one,
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- Provides physical safety.
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- That is why we are building
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- Civil defense centers,
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- And over 800 safe houses,
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- Making sure every family
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- In the region has a safe room,
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- In case of terrorist attacks.
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- When you give to
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- A project like this,
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- There is a promise for you
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- Found in genesis 12:3,
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- “i will bless those
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- Who bless you israel.”
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- Together we can demonstrate
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- That faith combined with
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- Collective action can
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- Illuminate the darkest moments
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- And forge a brighter,
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- More hopeful future
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- For the eshkol community.
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- Call or go online today.
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- ♪ ♪
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- >> but the lord is saying today
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- That through prayer
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- And through fasting,
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- Whatever walls the enemy
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- Has put up in your life,
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- Those walls are going to fall
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- In the name of jesus.
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- Jesus wouldn't have told us
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- To pray if it didn't work.
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- >> we hope you've enjoyed
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- This teaching by
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- Jentezen franklin
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- And thank you
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- For your continued support
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- Of this ministry.
- 00:27:14.403 --> 00:27:15.604
- Your prayers
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- And financial support
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- Make these programs possible.
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- For more information
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- About this message
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- And other ministry resources,
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- Visit us online
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- At jentezenfranklin.tv.
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- ♪ ♪
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