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Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin | Jentezen Franklin - I Refuse To Be A Professional (Part 1) | December 9, 2024
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- Of jentezen franklin
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- >> when's the last time
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- God broke you loose?
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- Because you were so
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- Overwhelmed at the fact
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- That god is so good,
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- And so precious,
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- And so mighty
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- That the world can't give it
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- And the world can't
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- Take it away.
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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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- >> ♪ all hail king jesus ♪
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- >> ♪ all hail king jesus ♪ ♪ all hail emmanuel ♪
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- ♪ all hail emmanuel ♪ ♪ king of kings ♪
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- ♪ king of kings ♪ ♪ lord of lords ♪
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- ♪ lord of lords ♪ ♪ bright morning star ♪
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- ♪ bright morning star ♪ ♪ and throughout eternity ♪
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- ♪ and throughout eternity ♪ ♪ i'll sing his praises ♪
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- ♪ i'll sing his praises ♪ ♪ and i'll reign with him ♪
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- ♪ and i'll reign with him ♪ ♪ throughout eternity ♪
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- Lift your hands
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- Lift your hands and honor his presence.
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- ♪ all hail king jesus ♪
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- ♪ all hail king jesus ♪ ♪ all hail emmanuel ♪
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- ♪ all hail emmanuel ♪ ♪ king of kings ♪
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- ♪ king of kings ♪ ♪ lord of lords ♪
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- ♪ lord of lords ♪ ♪ bright morning star ♪
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- ♪ bright morning star ♪ ♪ oh and throughout eternity ♪
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- ♪ oh and throughout eternity ♪ ♪ i'll sing his praises ♪
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- ♪ i'll sing his praises ♪ ♪ and i'll reign with him ♪
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- ♪ and i'll reign with him ♪ ♪ throughout eternity ♪
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- One more time
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- One more time with everything you've got now.
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- With everything you've got now. lift your hands and worship.
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- ♪ all hail king jesus ♪
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- He's emmanuel.
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- He's emmanuel. he's god in us.
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- He's your prince,
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- He's your prince, no matter what
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- No matter what you're going through.
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- You're going through. he's the prince of peace.
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- ♪ you're my bright ♪
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- ♪ you're my bright ♪ ♪ morning star ♪
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- ♪ morning star ♪ ♪ oh and throughout eternity ♪
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- ♪ oh and throughout eternity ♪ ♪ i'll sing his praises ♪
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- ♪ i'll sing his praises ♪ ♪ and i'll reign with him ♪
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- ♪ and i'll reign with him ♪ ♪ for all eternity ♪
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- [applause]
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- ♪ jesus ♪
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- ♪ jesus ♪ ♪ jesus ♪
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- ♪ jesus ♪ ♪ there's just something ♪
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- ♪ there's just something ♪ ♪ about that name ♪
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- ♪ about that name ♪ ♪ he's master ♪
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- ♪ he's master ♪ ♪ he's savior ♪
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- ♪ he's savior ♪ ♪ jesus ♪
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- ♪ jesus ♪ ♪ like the fragrance ♪
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- Won't you feel that
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- Won't you feel that fresh live presence?
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- ♪ i love you ♪
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- ♪ i love you ♪ ♪ i love you ♪
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- ♪ i love you ♪ ♪ i love you jesus ♪
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- ♪ i love you jesus ♪ ♪ i praise you jesus ♪
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- ♪ i praise you jesus ♪ ♪ i adore you jesus ♪
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- ♪ let all heaven ♪
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- ♪ let all heaven ♪ ♪ right here ♪
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- ♪ right here ♪ ♪ and earth proclaim ♪
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- ♪ and earth proclaim ♪ ♪ kings and kingdom ♪
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- ♪ kings and kingdom ♪ ♪ they will all just pass away ♪
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- ♪ they will all just pass away ♪ ♪ but there's something ♪
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- ♪ but there's something ♪ ♪ about that name ♪
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- Give him glory
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- Give him glory and honor and praise.
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- And honor and praise. give him glory
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- Give him glory and honor and praise.
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- And honor and praise. you'll be healed
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- You'll be healed in the name of jesus
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- In the name of jesus in your body.
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- In your body. be healed in your mind
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- Be healed in your mind of depression, hopelessness,
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- Of depression, hopelessness, darkness, worry, torment.
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- Darkness, worry, torment. you be healed ion your family,
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- You be healed ion your family, contention, strife.
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- Contention, strife. you be healed in your marriage,
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- You be healed in your marriage, you be healed in your future.
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- You be healed in your future. your future shall be brighter.
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- Your future shall be brighter. the path of the righteous
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- The path of the righteous grows brighter and brighter,
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- Grows brighter and brighter, not darker and darker.
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- Not darker and darker. he is life and he is in
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- He is life and he is in this place today.
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- This place today. do you believe that?
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- Do you believe that? [applause]
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- [applause] incredible.
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- Incredible. you can be seated.
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- You can be seated. if you have your bibles,
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- If you have your bibles, you can open them with me
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- You can open them with me for a few moments.
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- For a few moments. we'll go wherever the lord
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- We'll go wherever the lord wants us to go and be done.
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- I'm reading from judges 17,
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- I'm reading from judges 17, i'll begin reading with verse 6.
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- I'll begin reading with verse 6. judges 17, “in those days
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- Judges 17, “in those days there were no kings in israel
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- There were no kings in israel everyone did what was
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- Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.“
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- Right in his own eyes.“ that's a dangerous time
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- That's a dangerous time in a nation,
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- In a nation, when everybody does what
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- When everybody does what was right and we don't
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- Was right and we don't have a king named jesus.
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- Have a king named jesus. and, now there was a young man
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- And, now there was a young man from bethlehem, in judah,
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- From bethlehem, in judah, of the family of judah,"
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- Of the family of judah," notice it mentions his family.
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- Notice it mentions his family. he was a levite, which means
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- He was a levite, which means he's in the lineage of priests
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- He's in the lineage of priests and he started staying there.
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- And he started staying there. "the man departed from the city
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- "the man departed from the city of bethlehem to judah to stay
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- Of bethlehem to judah to stay wherever they could find
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- Wherever they could find a place and then he came
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- A place and then he came to the mountains of ephraim
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- To the mountains of ephraim and the house of micah,
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- And the house of micah, as he journeyed,"
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- As he journeyed," or some translations say,
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- Or some translations say, “so journeyed.”
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- “so journeyed.” that's an interesting word.
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- That's an interesting word. "and micah said to him,
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- "and micah said to him, 'where do you come from?'
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- 'where do you come from?' she said to him,
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- She said to him, 'i am a levite
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- 'i am a levite from bethlehem in judah.
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- From bethlehem in judah. and i am on my way
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- And i am on my way somewhere else,'
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- Somewhere else,' is what he's saying,
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- Is what he's saying, 'to find a place to stay.'
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- 'to find a place to stay.' micah said to him,
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- Micah said to him, 'dwell with me.
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- 'dwell with me. dwell with me and be a father
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- Dwell with me and be a father and a priest to me,
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- And a priest to me, and i will give you ten
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- And i will give you ten shekels of silver per year,
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- Shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes
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- A suit of clothes and your substance.'
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- And your substance.' shelter, food.
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- Shelter, food. so the levite when in.
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- So the levite when in. the levite, notice
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- The levite, notice the big word was, “content.”
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- The big word was, “content.” he was content
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- He was content to dwell with a man.
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- To dwell with a man. and the young man became like
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- And the young man became like one of his sons to him.
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- One of his sons to him. so micah consecrated the levite
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- So micah consecrated the levite and the young man became
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- And the young man became the priest and lived
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- The priest and lived in the house of micah.
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- In the house of micah. then micah said, 'now i know
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- Then micah said, 'now i know that the lord will be good
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- That the lord will be good to me since i have
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- To me since i have a levite as a priest.'"
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- A levite as a priest.'" you read the next chapter
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- You read the next chapter and he sets up a idol
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- And he sets up a idol in his house.
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- In his house. started worshipping it
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- Started worshipping it and he said,
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- And he said, “it will be alright.
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- “it will be alright. it will be alright.
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- It will be alright. i've got me a hired priest.
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- I've got me a hired priest. it doesn't matter how
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- It doesn't matter how i worship or who i worship
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- I worship or who i worship or what i worship.
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- Or what i worship. i can worship idols.
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- I can worship idols. i have hired me a priest
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- I have hired me a priest from bethlehem, judah."
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- From bethlehem, judah." and in that moment,
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- And in that moment, this man had to make
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- This man had to make a decision, was he going to,
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- A decision, was he going to, was he going to basically
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- Was he going to basically sell out his faith that
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- Sell out his faith that he knew was right
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- He knew was right to worship another god?
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- To worship another god? for contentment, for security
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- For contentment, for security for ten shekels of silver
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- For ten shekels of silver per year, a change of clothes?
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- Per year, a change of clothes? and in some bibles,
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- And in some bibles, it says over that section,
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- It says over that section, when the priest became
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- When the priest became a professional.
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- A professional. and i'm preaching today on,
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- And i'm preaching today on, “i refuse to be
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- “i refuse to be a professional.”
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- A professional.” because we're new testament
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- Because we're new testament priests, you are and i am.
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- Priests, you are and i am. you think the preacher is
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- You think the preacher is the only one that's a priest,
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- The only one that's a priest, but the bible said in
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- But the bible said in the book of revelation,
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- The book of revelation, “we're all kings
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- “we're all kings and priests under our god.
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- And priests under our god. and sooner or later,
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- And sooner or later, you're gonna have to make
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- You're gonna have to make the same decision that
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- The same decision that this young man had to make.
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- This young man had to make. who are you going to serve
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- Who are you going to serve and who are you going to love?
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- And who are you going to love? and is your faith in god,
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- And is your faith in god, is it --
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- Is it -- are you a professional?
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- Are you a professional? meaning,
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- Meaning, when i say professional,
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- When i say professional, i don't mean that he was
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- I don't mean that he was a cut above like a
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- A cut above like a professional athlete.
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- Professional athlete. in that moment,
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- In that moment, he decided it would become
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- He decided it would become a profession for him,
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- A profession for him, not a passion.
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- Not a passion. it would become a job
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- It would become a job for him, not a joy.
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- For him, not a joy. it would become a life,
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- It would become a life, not the life.
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- Not the life. it would become something
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- It would become something that was taught,
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- That was taught, but it would not be really,
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- But it would not be really, really treasured all week long.
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- Really treasured all week long. you'd come hear a little
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- You'd come hear a little teaching and then go back
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- Teaching and then go back and forget about it.
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- And forget about it. and every christian,
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- And every christian, we're living in a
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- We're living in a defining time where
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- Defining time where playing church is over.
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- Playing church is over. and if you're for sale and the
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- And if you're for sale and the enemy can make you content,
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- Enemy can make you content, he will make you a bargain
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- He will make you a bargain and you can become
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- And you can become a lukewarm christian
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- A lukewarm christian if you want to.
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- If you want to. are you one of those
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- Are you one of those christians that's become
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- Christians that's become a professional christian?
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- A professional christian? you do your duty?
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- You do your duty? you've become content?
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- You've become content? where's the passion?
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- Where's the passion? where's the longing?
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- Where's the longing? where's the yearning?
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- Where's the yearning? where's that move of god
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- Where's that move of god that matters more than
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- That matters more than silver or gold?
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- Silver or gold? i'm a blessed man.
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- I'm a blessed man. god has blessed me mightily.
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- God has blessed me mightily. but i can tell you,
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- But i can tell you, i am not a professional.
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- I am not a professional. i don't care how blessed
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- I don't care how blessed i get i can't trade out.
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- I get i can't trade out. i'd rather have jesus,
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- I'd rather have jesus, i'd rather --
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- I'd rather -- and i don't know if you
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- And i don't know if you have to choose sometimes,
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- Have to choose sometimes, but i do believe your heart,
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- But i do believe your heart, your heart has to be holy,
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- Your heart has to be holy, committed to jesus christ
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- Committed to jesus christ and then he can trust you.
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- And then he can trust you. [applause]
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- When is the last time
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- When is the last time god broke you loose?
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- God broke you loose? when is the last time
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- When is the last time your tears were streaming
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- Your tears were streaming down your face?
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- Down your face? i don't care who you are.
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- Because you were so overwhelmed
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- Because you were so overwhelmed at the fact that god is so good,
- 00:13:03.897 --> 00:13:07.701
- At the fact that god is so good, and so precious, and so mighty
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- And so precious, and so mighty that the world can't give it
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- That the world can't give it and the world can't
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- And the world can't take it away.
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- Take it away. everybody give him a hand clap
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- Everybody give him a hand clap of praise, you know.
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- Of praise, you know. [applause]
- 00:13:19.145 --> 00:13:25.151
- [applause] notice that this young man
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- Notice that this young man was from bethlehem, judah.
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- Was from bethlehem, judah. and he decided to journey
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- And he decided to journey or so journey away from that
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- Or so journey away from that in the opposite direction.
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- In the opposite direction. he came from bethlehem, judah.
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- He came from bethlehem, judah. little tiny, little country
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- Little tiny, little country bumpkin little town in israel.
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- Bumpkin little town in israel. those poor, ignorant people
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- Those poor, ignorant people who worship god they,
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- Who worship god they, look at ‘em, look at ‘em.
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- Look at ‘em, look at ‘em. they don't have nothing,
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- They don't have nothing, they don't know the big
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- They don't know the big lights of sodom and gomorrah.
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- Lights of sodom and gomorrah. they don't know all
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- They don't know all the world has to offer.
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- The world has to offer. look at that little,
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- Look at that little, little dinky place
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- Little dinky place called bethlehem, judea.
- 00:14:02.389 --> 00:14:04.658
- Called bethlehem, judea. it's a picture of the church
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- It's a picture of the church and it's a picture of
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- And it's a picture of a generation of kids that
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- A generation of kids that have been raised in the church.
- 00:14:08.628 --> 00:14:14.000
- Have been raised in the church. and then they decide to
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- And then they decide to so journey or journey down
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- So journey or journey down another path because
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- Another path because i'm tired of,
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- I'm tired of, i'm tired of that life,
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- I'm tired of that life, i don't want that life.
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- I don't want that life. and you taken it for
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- And you taken it for granted is the truth.
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- Granted is the truth. i've preached long enough to
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- I've preached long enough to seen this thing go full circle.
- 00:14:28.181 --> 00:14:30.417
- Seen this thing go full circle. i've seen people be in church,
- 00:14:30.483 --> 00:14:32.585
- I've seen people be in church, raised in church, leave,
- 00:14:32.652 --> 00:14:34.888
- Raised in church, leave, go out, go off to university,
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- Go out, go off to university, party, live it up.
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- Party, live it up. always sin leaves you
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- Always sin leaves you in shambles,
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- In shambles, always sin leaves you broken,
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- Always sin leaves you broken, always sin takes more
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- Always sin takes more than you wanna give.
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- Than you wanna give. always it ends up so, so dark.
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- Always it ends up so, so dark. and i've seen them come back
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- And i've seen them come back home and i've seen them
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- Home and i've seen them and they're even in this
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- And they're even in this room here today.
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- Room here today. and they can say,
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- And they can say, “truly, i didn't really
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- “truly, i didn't really appreciate where i came from.”
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- Appreciate where i came from.” i just wanna preach that
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- I just wanna preach that bethlehem, judea is still
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- Bethlehem, judea is still a wonderful place to be from.
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- A wonderful place to be from. [applause]
- 00:15:08.021 --> 00:15:09.389
- [applause] i'm so glad i was
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- I'm so glad i was raised in church.
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- Raised in church. i'm so glad that
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- I'm so glad that i came up in church.
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- I came up in church. i'm so glad that
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- I'm so glad that i was taught little songs
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- I was taught little songs from my childhood,
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- From my childhood, the b-i-b-l-e.
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- The b-i-b-l-e. [laughter]
- 00:15:21.601 --> 00:15:23.536
- [laughter] i'm so glad my momma
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- I'm so glad my momma and my daddy
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- And my daddy raised me in church.
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- Raised me in church. we went to church on
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- We went to church on sunday morning,
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- Sunday morning, we went to church on
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- We went to church on sunday night.
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- Sunday night. we went to church
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- We went to church on wednesday night,
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- On wednesday night, we when to prayer meetings.
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- We when to prayer meetings. we went to this.
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- We went to this. we went -- choir practice.
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- We went -- choir practice. i didn't know how to play
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- I didn't know how to play no musical instruments,
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- No musical instruments, i got in the choir.
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- I got in the choir. i had to learn musical
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- I had to learn musical instruments in church.
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- Instruments in church. everything about my life i am
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- Everything about my life i am nothing but an old church boy.
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- Nothing but an old church boy. i'm from bethlehem, judah,
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- I'm from bethlehem, judah, which means praise.
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- Which means praise. and i'm telling you,
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- And i'm telling you, if you've been raised that way
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- If you've been raised that way and you're listening to me
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- And you're listening to me preach right now.
- 00:15:59.039 --> 00:16:00.006
- Preach right now. you've been raised in
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- You've been raised in this thing, you are ruined.
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- This thing, you are ruined. go on out,
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- Go on out, go to your university,
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- Go to your university, let some godless professor
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- Let some godless professor tell you that the bible
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- Tell you that the bible is a lie and god isn't real
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- Is a lie and god isn't real and how ignorant those people
- 00:16:12.385 --> 00:16:13.686
- And how ignorant those people are but i wanna proclaim
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- Are but i wanna proclaim bethlehem, judah is a blessing.
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- Bethlehem, judah is a blessing. if you been raised by
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- If you been raised by christian parents,
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- Christian parents, you have a granny
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- You have a granny who knows how to pray,
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- Who knows how to pray, it's not a curse,
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- It's not a curse, it's a blessing.
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- It's a blessing. i don't believe --
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- I don't believe -- i believe this boy will say,
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- I believe this boy will say, “i can't wait till i get 18.
- 00:16:28.835 --> 00:16:30.703
- “i can't wait till i get 18. i can't wait till i get out
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- I can't wait till i get out of this old, dumb religious
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- Of this old, dumb religious mess over here.
- 00:16:33.740 --> 00:16:34.674
- Mess over here. can't do this,
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- Can't do this, can't do that.
- 00:16:35.608 --> 00:16:36.676
- Can't do that. i'm gonna go out, i'm gonna do
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- I'm gonna go out, i'm gonna do everything i wanna do.”
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- Everything i wanna do.” i'm preaching better
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- I'm preaching better and y'all let it know.
- 00:16:42.449 --> 00:16:43.216
- And y'all let it know. [laughter]
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- It's still a good place.
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- It's still a good place. woo!
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- Woo! we ought to shout
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- We ought to shout right there a minute.
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- Right there a minute. it's still in times like these
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- It's still in times like these i'm glad i got one stable
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- I'm glad i got one stable thing in my life.
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- Thing in my life. if i can just get
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- If i can just get to the house of god.
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- To the house of god. if i can bring all my mess
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- If i can bring all my mess and all my problems and all
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- And all my problems and all my burdens and i can get in
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- My burdens and i can get in the presence of jehovah.
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- The presence of jehovah. [applause]
- 00:17:13.680 --> 00:17:17.183
- [applause] wipes my tears away.
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- Wipes my tears away. he picks me back up.
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- He picks me back up. he says, “you can do
- 00:17:21.187 --> 00:17:22.522
- He says, “you can do all things through me.
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- All things through me. get up and try again."
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- Get up and try again." and you can walk out
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- And you can walk out of this place saying,
- 00:17:26.693 --> 00:17:28.161
- Of this place saying, ‘i'm more than a conqueror
- 00:17:28.228 --> 00:17:29.929
- ‘i'm more than a conqueror through jesus christ.'”
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- Through jesus christ.'” take a praise break wherever
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- Take a praise break wherever you are and give god some glory
- 00:17:33.833 --> 00:17:36.669
- You are and give god some glory for bethlehem judah, the church.
- 00:17:36.736 --> 00:17:47.247
- For bethlehem judah, the church. every step you take away
- 00:17:47.313 --> 00:17:48.948
- Every step you take away from god is a step down.
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- From god is a step down. jonah stepped down from
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- Jonah stepped down from joppa to tarshish.
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- Joppa to tarshish. he went down.
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- He went down. and then, the bible said
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- And then, the bible said he went down into the ship.
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- He went down into the ship. he went down.
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- He went down. and then, he went down
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- And then, he went down into the ocean.
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- Into the ocean. he went down.
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- He went down. and then, he took
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- And then, he took another step and went down
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- Another step and went down into the fishes belly,
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- Into the fishes belly, down, down, down.
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- Down, down, down. every step you take
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- Every step you take away from the church,
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- Away from the church, every step you take away
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- Every step you take away from the faith of your
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- From the faith of your father or mother or whoever
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- Father or mother or whoever had faith in your family.
- 00:18:18.678 --> 00:18:20.313
- Had faith in your family. every step you take in
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- Every step you take in the opposite direction of what
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- The opposite direction of what you know what they had,
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- You know what they had, you know they had a
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- You know they had a walk with god.
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- Walk with god. every step you
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- Every step you take away from that.
- 00:18:30.089 --> 00:18:33.760
- Take away from that. because culture will curse it,
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- Because culture will curse it, culture will tell you
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- Culture will tell you you're crazy.
- 00:18:37.363 --> 00:18:37.964
- You're crazy. i believe that this priest was
- 00:18:38.031 --> 00:18:40.567
- I believe that this priest was like the modern ministry today,
- 00:18:40.633 --> 00:18:43.503
- Like the modern ministry today, probably had a rainbow flag
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- Probably had a rainbow flag outside the church.
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- Outside the church. a hired gun.
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- A hired gun. just say what
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- Just say what we want you to say.
- 00:18:53.479 --> 00:18:55.081
- We want you to say. don't say what we don't
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- Don't say what we don't want you to say.
- 00:18:56.649 --> 00:18:58.518
- Want you to say. if you don't know by now,
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- If you don't know by now, this ain't that church.
- 00:18:59.552 --> 00:19:00.787
- This ain't that church. [applause]
- 00:19:00.853 --> 00:19:01.754
- [applause] we just wanna say
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- We just wanna say what the lord says.
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- What the lord says. it's not about us.
- 00:19:04.324 --> 00:19:06.659
- It's not about us. it's not about us.
- 00:19:06.726 --> 00:19:08.628
- It's not about us. it's about, what does
- 00:19:08.695 --> 00:19:09.829
- It's about, what does this book say?
- 00:19:09.896 --> 00:19:11.598
- This book say? this book says,
- 00:19:11.664 --> 00:19:13.333
- This book says, “thou shall not lie.
- 00:19:13.399 --> 00:19:15.168
- “thou shall not lie. thou shall not steal.
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- Thou shall not steal. thou shall not kill.
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- Thou shall not kill. thou shall not take
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- Thou shall not take the name of the lord
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- The name of the lord thy god in vain.”
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- Thy god in vain.” blanked, blank.
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- Blanked, blank. blanked, blank.
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- Blanked, blank. thou shall not go into
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- Thou shall not go into a drug store and take up
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- A drug store and take up the $999 and run out
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- The $999 and run out with it in the street.
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- With it in the street. as long as you don't take
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- As long as you don't take a thousand dollars
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- A thousand dollars you can't be arrested.
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- You can't be arrested. what have we come to?
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- What have we come to? this is a generation
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- This is a generation that has lost its way.
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- That has lost its way. there's nothing good
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- There's nothing good to come from going in
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- To come from going in a different direction away
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- A different direction away from bethlehem, judea.
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- From bethlehem, judea. and i'm telling you,
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- And i'm telling you, we're living in a time
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- We're living in a time where we need to say again,
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- Where we need to say again, the fact that there's
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- The fact that there's hundreds and hundreds,
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- Hundreds and hundreds, and hundreds of children
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- And hundreds of children on the lower level
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- On the lower level of this building having
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- Of this building having their brain indoctrinated with
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- Their brain indoctrinated with the bible and the world of god.
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- The bible and the world of god. and i've been telling our team,
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- And i've been telling our team, i wanna go back to old school.
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- I wanna go back to old school. i want bible memorization.
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- I want bible memorization. i want them to know
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- I want them to know the books of the bible.
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- The books of the bible. i want them to be able to quote
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- I want them to be able to quote the scripture left and right.
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- The scripture left and right. i said, i want them
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- I said, i want them to win big prizes.
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- To win big prizes. i want them when they
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- I want them when they graduate from high school,
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- Graduate from high school, if they can quote the books of
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- If they can quote the books of the bible and everything else
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- The bible and everything else we can get them
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- We can get them a scholarship,
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- A scholarship, we can send them
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- We can send them to a bible school
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- To a bible school or some good college.
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- Or some good college. we're not gonna send to some
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- We're not gonna send to some woke place where they're told
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- Woke place where they're told god isn't real and to mock
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- God isn't real and to mock everything that was ever
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- Everything that was ever good in our society.
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- Good in our society. [applause]
- 00:20:42.522 --> 00:20:43.389
- [applause] oh, come on and help me
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- Oh, come on and help me preach just a minute.
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- Preach just a minute. we gotta get it back.
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- We gotta get it back. we gotta get it in our children.
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- We gotta get it in our children. deuteronomy 6, talk about it
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- Deuteronomy 6, talk about it in the morning, talk about it
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- In the morning, talk about it in the afternoon.
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- In the afternoon. talk about it in the house,
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- Talk about it in the house, talk about it in the car.
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- Talk about it in the car. talk about it all day long.
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- Talk about it all day long. praise jesus, speak jesus,
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- Praise jesus, speak jesus, lift up jesus.
- 00:21:01.841 --> 00:21:03.209
- Lift up jesus. [cheering and applause]
- 00:21:03.276 --> 00:21:07.814
- [cheering and applause] it's casual christianity
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- It's casual christianity being a professional christian?
- 00:21:09.615 --> 00:21:11.484
- Being a professional christian? ”come on kids, get into church.
- 00:21:11.551 --> 00:21:13.619
- ”come on kids, get into church. hurry up, hurry up.
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- Hurry up, hurry up. and when we get over,
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- And when we get over, let's get outta here.
- 00:21:15.488 --> 00:21:16.456
- Let's get outta here. and then, it's right back to
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- And then, it's right back to turn the radio to blankedy,
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- Turn the radio to blankedy, blank boom, boom, boom.”
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- Blank boom, boom, boom.” [laughter]
- 00:21:22.028 --> 00:21:25.431
- [laughter] what is wrong with us?
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- What is wrong with us? he's a holy god.
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- He's a holy god. he deserves, he deserves
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- He deserves, he deserves our whole heart.
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- Our whole heart. [applause]
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- [applause] you say “i know,
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- You say “i know, i know, i know.”
- 00:21:40.079 --> 00:21:40.513
- I know, i know.” but see, this is what
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- But see, this is what you don't know,
- 00:21:42.014 --> 00:21:43.082
- You don't know, i've been doing this
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- I've been doing this a long time.
- 00:21:44.117 --> 00:21:45.385
- A long time. and i've watched a little
- 00:21:45.451 --> 00:21:46.486
- And i've watched a little nicey, nicey church.
- 00:21:46.552 --> 00:21:48.488
- Nicey, nicey church. i'm tired of nicey, nicey
- 00:21:48.554 --> 00:21:51.190
- I'm tired of nicey, nicey pee-wee herman christians.
- 00:21:51.257 --> 00:21:54.961
- Pee-wee herman christians. we need a revival.
- 00:21:55.027 --> 00:21:57.897
- We need a revival. we need young people
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- We need young people to see the glory of god.
- 00:21:59.499 --> 00:22:02.001
- To see the glory of god. we need the holy ghost to fall
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- We need the holy ghost to fall on the house until they are
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- On the house until they are filled with the spirit and so
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- Filled with the spirit and so filled with the vision of god
- 00:22:09.876 --> 00:22:12.145
- Filled with the vision of god for their life that culture
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- For their life that culture can't turn them around.
- 00:22:14.213 --> 00:22:15.448
- Can't turn them around. [applause]
- 00:22:15.515 --> 00:22:16.549
- [applause] and i don't know
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- And i don't know who i'm preaching to,
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- Who i'm preaching to, but i wanna know,
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- But i wanna know, are there any christians
- 00:22:19.986 --> 00:22:20.753
- Are there any christians listening to me who refuse
- 00:22:20.820 --> 00:22:22.989
- Listening to me who refuse to be a professional?
- 00:22:23.055 --> 00:22:24.757
- To be a professional? i want passion.
- 00:22:24.824 --> 00:22:25.958
- I want passion. i want fire.
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- I want fire. i want anointing.
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- I want anointing. i want love of god above all!
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- I want love of god above all! [cheering and applause]
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- ♪ ♪
- 00:22:36.903 --> 00:22:40.239
- >> the message today,
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- >> the message today, i believe, was for you.
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- When the blessing of god that
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- You've longed to see for your
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- Family and for your life,
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- Or for someone you love,
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- It really breaks through.
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- I believe prisoners
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- Are about to be set free.
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- And it could happen for you.
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- And it could happen for you. pray this prayer
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- Pray this prayer right where you are.
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- Right where you are. say, “jesus, forgive me,
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- Say, “jesus, forgive me, cleanse me.
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- Cleanse me. i invite you into my home.
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- I invite you into my home. i invite heaven to invade
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- I invite heaven to invade my life and my home.
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- My life and my home. take control and heal,
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- Take control and heal, and save and deliver.
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- And save and deliver. i believe you and i stand on
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- I believe you and i stand on your cross and your blood
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- Your cross and your blood that you shed on that cross
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- That you shed on that cross to know that i am forgiven.
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- To know that i am forgiven. i have peace with god
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- In jesus' mighty name."
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- I wanna welcome you
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- To the family of god.
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- And if you prayed
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- That prayer with me,
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- I believe that it would be
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- Just an amazing thing if you
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- Would call the number on
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- The screen or visit our website.
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- We have free resources that
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- We wanna sow into your life.
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- We wanna give to you.
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- We wanna sow into you.
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- And while you check that out,
- 00:23:50.009 --> 00:23:50.710
- You also might wanna check out
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- Our fasting resources,
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- Because every year, annually,
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- We go on at the beginning
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- Of the year
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- A 21-day daniel fast.
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- Before we end today's program,
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- Before we end today's program, i wanna thank everyone who has
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- I wanna thank everyone who has responded and given to our
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- Responded and given to our latest initiative in israel,
- 00:24:08.060 --> 00:24:09.896
- “light over darkness”.
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- We have committed
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- The single largest
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- Amount of funding in our history
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- To partner with
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- The jewish national fund
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- To rebuild and renew
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- The eshkol region.
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- Together we can make
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- A real difference
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- And bring restoration
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- To so many hurting families.
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- And i believe god has
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- Called this ministry to be
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- A blessing to israel,
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- To fulfill biblical prophecy
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- And comfort god's people.
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- So, i'm asking you today
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- To please stand and sow
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- Special seeds to help us with
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- This project in israel.
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- My announcer is gonna tell you
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- All about it.
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- ♪ ♪
- 00:24:48.634 --> 00:24:50.937
- >> on october 7,
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- Israel was attacked by
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- The dark forces of hamas.
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- It was the worst massacre
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- The jewish people experienced
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- Since the holocaust.
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- The eshkol region
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- In southern israel
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- Was attacked directly.
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- Women faced
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- Unspeakable atrocities.
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- Infants were assassinated.
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- Numerous families
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- Were burnt alive,
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- And both mothers
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- And their babies
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- And holocaust survivors
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- Were abducted to
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- The hamas tunnels in gaza.
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- And now we stand
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- At a pivotal moment,
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- Poised to provide a lifeline
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- For the people of eshkol,
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- Who continue to be attacked
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- By terrorists every day.
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- Jentezen franklin
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- Media ministries
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- Recently committed
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- The largest amount of funding
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- Ever towards the initiative,
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- 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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- >> this is home.
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- Israel is our place.
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- This is the safest place
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- We can be.
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- And this safe room became
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- Our little safe haven.
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- It's something that
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- Every single person
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- In our area needs.
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- I can't stress it enough
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- That it saved our lives,
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- It saved my husband's family
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- Life on the 7th of october
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- And it will continue
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- To save lives.
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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 holy land.
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ ♪
- 00:26:42.081 --> 00:26:45.284
- >> hallelujah.
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- >> hallelujah. anybody not ashamed
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- Anybody not ashamed of the holy ghost
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- Of the holy ghost and talking in tongues?
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- And talking in tongues? anybody not ashamed
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- Anybody not ashamed of the gifts of the spirit?
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- Of the gifts of the spirit? anybody not ashamed
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- Anybody not ashamed of prophecy, prophecy, prophecy?
- 00:26:56.495 --> 00:26:58.731
- Of prophecy, prophecy, prophecy? i'm tired of the witches
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- I'm tired of the witches and the demons,
- 00:27:01.300 --> 00:27:02.001
- And the demons, and the false prophets
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- And the false prophets getting all the attention.
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- Getting all the attention. we need a move
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- We need a move of the holy spirit
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- Of the holy spirit in our lives again,
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- In our lives again, not professionals.
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- >> we hope you've
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- Enjoyed this teaching
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- By jentezen franklin
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- And thank you for your
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- Continued support
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- Of this ministry.
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- ♪ ♪
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