Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - Living To Be Spent

September 28, 2025 | 28:55

Pastor Jentezen Franklin brings practical meaning to spiritual truths found in God’s Word.

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Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin | Jentezen Franklin - Living To Be Spent | September 28, 2025

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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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>> in 2 corinthians 12:15,
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>> in 2 corinthians 12:15, the bible says, "i will
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The bible says, "i will very gladly spend and be
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Very gladly spend and be spent for your souls."
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Spent for your souls." this is the apostle paul
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This is the apostle paul who said this.
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Who said this. "i will very gladly spend
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"i will very gladly spend and be spent for your souls.
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And be spent for your souls. though the more abundantly
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Though the more abundantly i love you,
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I love you, the less i am loved."
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The less i am loved." i thought about that verse
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I thought about that verse strongly when i thought about
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Strongly when i thought about what happened to charlie kirk.
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What happened to charlie kirk. he was willing to spend
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He was willing to spend and be spent because --
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And be spent because -- and be despised
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And be despised for what he believed
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For what he believed and what he said.
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And what he said. the freedom of speech.
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The freedom of speech. speech that you have
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Speech that you have the right to believe
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The right to believe and say what you want to say
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And say what you want to say and do it in a civil way,
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And do it in a civil way, not in a violent,
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Not in a violent, or threatening,
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Or threatening, or dominating way
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Or dominating way that overwhelms and says,
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That overwhelms and says, "silence every other voice."
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"silence every other voice." acts 13:36 said, "and david
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Acts 13:36 said, "and david served his generation."
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Served his generation." i love that.
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I love that. he served his generation
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He served his generation by the will of god
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By the will of god and then fell asleep.
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And then fell asleep. and that is a description
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And that is a description of this christian leader,
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Of this christian leader, charlie kirk.
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Charlie kirk. he served his generation
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He served his generation in the will of god
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In the will of god and instantly he died.
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And instantly he died. it is appointed
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It is appointed unto man once to die,
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Unto man once to die, and after death then comes
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And after death then comes the judgment.
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The judgment. he fell asleep.
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He fell asleep. it was instant.
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It was instant. do you know that i believe
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Do you know that i believe this with all of my heart,
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This with all of my heart, there is appointed
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There is appointed unto man once to die?
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Unto man once to die? which means when
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Which means when it's your time to die,
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It's your time to die, you're gonna die.
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You're gonna die. it could have been cancer,
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It could have been cancer, it could have been a car wreck,
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It could have been a car wreck, it could have been
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It could have been a lot of things.
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A lot of things. but this was his time to die.
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But this was his time to die. we serve a god
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We serve a god who is sovereign over all,
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Who is sovereign over all, even the doings of evil people.
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Even the doings of evil people. and so, do everything
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And so, do everything that you can do,
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That you can do, but you have to have god
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But you have to have god sovereignty over your life.
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Sovereignty over your life. and he served his generation
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And he served his generation in the will of god.
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In the will of god. do you know that every one
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Do you know that every one of you and every one of us
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Of you and every one of us is supposed to serve
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Is supposed to serve our own generation?
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Our own generation? in matthew 13:38, jesus said,
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In matthew 13:38, jesus said, "the world is the field,"
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"the world is the field," in the parable that he taught.
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In the parable that he taught. and god uses people to go
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And god uses people to go into these worthless fields
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Into these worthless fields that are nothing but filled
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That are nothing but filled with rocks and he says,
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With rocks and he says, "pick them up and make them
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"pick them up and make them into something
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Into something fruitful and powerful."
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Fruitful and powerful." now, i want you to lean in
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Now, i want you to lean in because this is important.
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Because this is important. haggai 2 said god said,
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Haggai 2 said god said, "the silver
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"the silver and the gold are mine."
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And the gold are mine." the problem is, when jesus
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The problem is, when jesus showed up in the flesh,
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Showed up in the flesh, he never had any money
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He never had any money even though he said,
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Even though he said, "the silver and the gold,
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"the silver and the gold, all of it is mine."
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All of it is mine." you'd think if you
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You'd think if you owned all of it,
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Owned all of it, that when jesus showed up,
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That when jesus showed up, you'd take a few bars
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You'd take a few bars and put it in your backpack
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And put it in your backpack of gold or silver.
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Of gold or silver. you'd take some diamonds
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You'd take some diamonds and rubies and put 'em in your
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And rubies and put 'em in your pocket since you own it all.
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Pocket since you own it all. and you -- and there's nothing
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And you -- and there's nothing that you don't own.
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That you don't own. he never had money.
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He never had money. he's like some of your friends.
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He's like some of your friends. he just never had money.
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He just never had money. when it's time to pay the bill,
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When it's time to pay the bill, he never had money because
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He never had money because he didn't carry money
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He didn't carry money in his pockets,
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In his pockets, he carried people.
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He carried people. the apostle paul said,
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The apostle paul said, "i'm willing to spend
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"i'm willing to spend and be spent."
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And be spent." he carried people.
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He carried people. and it's so important that you
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And it's so important that you understand that who you are,
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Understand that who you are, this new generation,
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This new generation, that i believe what has happened
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That i believe what has happened this week is even prophetic,
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This week is even prophetic, in that, it is going to have
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In that, it is going to have a triggering effect on
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A triggering effect on a new generation to stand up,
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A new generation to stand up, and to do what is right,
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And to do what is right, and to take back this nation,
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And to take back this nation, and love god, and believe
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And love god, and believe that we can see a worldwide
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That we can see a worldwide revival for jesus christ
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Revival for jesus christ of souls like we have
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Of souls like we have never seen.
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[applause]
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Do you know that when jesus
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Do you know that when jesus wanted to feed the 5,000,
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Wanted to feed the 5,000, he didn't have any money,
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He didn't have any money, but he had a person who had
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But he had a person who had three loaves and some fish?
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Three loaves and some fish? and when it was time
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And when it was time to pay his taxes,
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To pay his taxes, not his herod's tax.
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Not his herod's tax. this was the temple tax,
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This was the temple tax, was a half a shekel if you were
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Was a half a shekel if you were 20 years of age or over.
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20 years of age or over. twenty years of age or over.
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Twenty years of age or over. if you weren't, there --
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If you weren't, there -- you didn't have to --
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You didn't have to -- just like you don't have
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Just like you don't have to pay your taxes to your --
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To pay your taxes to your -- to a certain point.
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To a certain point. you did not have
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You did not have to pay the temple tax.
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To pay the temple tax. the temple had a tax of
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The temple had a tax of half a shekel for each person.
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Half a shekel for each person. and jesus told him, he said --
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And jesus told him, he said -- he said,
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He said, "lord, what are we gon' do?
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"lord, what are we gon' do? we don't have --
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We don't have -- we don't have any resources
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We don't have any resources to pay our taxes."
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To pay our taxes." and there was only two that
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And there was only two that he was talking about, jesus,
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He was talking about, jesus, and that was simon peter.
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And that was simon peter. simon peter was
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Simon peter was the next to the oldest.
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The next to the oldest. jesus was 30 years old,
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Jesus was 30 years old, between 30 and 33 when
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Between 30 and 33 when this miracle happened.
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This miracle happened. so, he was 30, in his 30's,
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So, he was 30, in his 30's, and simon peter would
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And simon peter would have been the next oldest,
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Have been the next oldest, and he was the only disciple
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And he was the only disciple that we know was married.
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That we know was married. this is just a historical fact.
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This is just a historical fact. he was married.
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He was married. we know he was married because
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We know he was married because when his mother had a fever,
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When his mother had a fever, jesus healed her in
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Jesus healed her in the city of capernaum.
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The city of capernaum. the rest of them were single.
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The rest of them were single. unless -- we can find
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Unless -- we can find no examples of the other
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No examples of the other disciples being married.
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Disciples being married. as a matter of fact,
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As a matter of fact, think with me.
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Think with me. jesus said to simon peter,
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Jesus said to simon peter, "you go down
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"you go down and you take a hook,
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And you take a hook, and put it in the water.
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And put it in the water. you'll catch a fish,
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You'll catch a fish, open his mouth,
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Open his mouth, and there will be one shekel.
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And there will be one shekel. pay a half a shekel for me
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Pay a half a shekel for me and pay a half a shekel for you
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And pay a half a shekel for you because you're over 20,
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Because you're over 20, and i'm over 20."
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And i'm over 20." but what about
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But what about the other 11 disciples?
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The other 11 disciples? i'm telling you
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I'm telling you that in spite of what
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That in spite of what the old pictures look like,
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The old pictures look like, a bunch of old guys with
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A bunch of old guys with gray beards and stuff,
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Gray beards and stuff, they were teenagers.
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They were teenagers. they were probably 18, 19, 17.
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They were probably 18, 19, 17. they were teenagers.
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They were teenagers. jesus said, "i'm gonna change
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Jesus said, "i'm gonna change the world with a new generation
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The world with a new generation and i'm a 30-year-old leader,
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And i'm a 30-year-old leader, and i've got simon peter,
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And i've got simon peter, the rock that i'm going to use,
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The rock that i'm going to use, and i'm gonna use
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And i'm gonna use a bunch of teenagers,
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A bunch of teenagers, a bunch of young people,
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A bunch of young people, and i'm gonna," --
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And i'm gonna," -- that's why 2 timothy 4 said,
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That's why 2 timothy 4 said, "let no man despise your youth."
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"let no man despise your youth." don't let anybody tell you
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Don't let anybody tell you you're too young
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You're too young to make a difference.
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To make a difference. don't let anybody tell you
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Don't let anybody tell you in your youth that
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In your youth that you can't dream and turn --
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You can't dream and turn -- charlie kirk has the attention
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Charlie kirk has the attention of the nation and the world,
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Of the nation and the world, and he was 31 years old.
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And he was 31 years old. he started building
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He started building turning point usa
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Turning point usa when he was 18.
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When he was 18. he did not have
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He did not have a college education.
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A college education. he did not have everything
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He did not have everything coming -- going for him
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Coming -- going for him that other people had.
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That other people had. he had a brilliant mind,
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He had a brilliant mind, he had a great gift
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He had a great gift in communication,
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In communication, and he took what he had
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And he took what he had and he turned it into something
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And he turned it into something that would touch the entire
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That would touch the entire world in 31 years.
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[applause]
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Thirty one years.
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[applause]
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Maybe this is
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Maybe this is the most important thing
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The most important thing that i need to say to you.
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That i need to say to you. in the book of acts, we're given
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In the book of acts, we're given a story of if god's going
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A story of if god's going to save or buy someone,
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To save or buy someone, he will spend someone.
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He will spend someone. stephen was the first martyr
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Stephen was the first martyr of the gospel of jesus christ,
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Of the gospel of jesus christ, the first one to be slaughtered,
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The first one to be slaughtered, assassinated, and killed.
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Assassinated, and killed. the story is in acts 6
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The story is in acts 6 and acts 7.
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And acts 7. and it says of stephen,
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And it says of stephen, and my dear friend perry stone
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And my dear friend perry stone has an amazing video that
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Has an amazing video that he has put up,
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He has put up, and i've talked with him
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And i've talked with him by text back and forth.
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By text back and forth. but listen to me,
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But listen to me, he always sees things
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He always sees things in parallels.
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In parallels. perry has that gift,
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Perry has that gift, and he points out
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And he points out some things quickly
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Some things quickly that i'm gonna hit
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That i'm gonna hit and then i'm gonna throw
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And then i'm gonna throw my two cents in it.
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My two cents in it. but perry points out
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But perry points out number one that stephen,
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Number one that stephen, the first martyr of the gospel
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The first martyr of the gospel of jesus christ,
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Of jesus christ, was not a preacher.
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Was not a preacher. he was not a prophet.
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He was not a prophet. he was not an apostle.
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He was not an apostle. he was a christian leader.
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He was a christian leader. as a matter of fact,
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As a matter of fact, if you read acts 6,
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If you read acts 6, it said the apostles appointed
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It said the apostles appointed seven men full of faith
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Seven men full of faith and full of the holy spirit
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And full of the holy spirit because they wanted them
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Because they wanted them to do the administration
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To do the administration and be secular while
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And be secular while they could give themselves
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They could give themselves to the word and fast and pray.
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To the word and fast and pray. so, the first martyr
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So, the first martyr of the gospel was not
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Of the gospel was not a preacher, or a prophet,
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A preacher, or a prophet, or a pastor, or some,
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Or a pastor, or some, you know, spiritual head
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You know, spiritual head of the church.
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Of the church. he was a christian leader.
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He was a christian leader. secondly, i want you
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Secondly, i want you to understand that this man
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To understand that this man named stephen was assassinated
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Named stephen was assassinated in a public gathering outside.
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In a public gathering outside. and the bible said in acts 6,
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And the bible said in acts 6, they began to dispute,
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They began to dispute, another word for dispute
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Another word for dispute is debate or argue with him.
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Is debate or argue with him. in acts 6:8,
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In acts 6:8, it says another thing.
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It says another thing. this is exactly
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This is exactly what charlie would do.
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What charlie would do. but it wasn't like --
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But it wasn't like -- it was a civil conversation.
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It was a civil conversation. it was a back and forth,
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It was a back and forth, "i hear you,
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"i hear you, tell me your point.
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Tell me your point. i'll tell you.
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I'll tell you. prove me wrong."
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Prove me wrong." and that's what
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And that's what our nation needs.
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Our nation needs. "and when we --
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"and when we -- if we can't agree,
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If we can't agree, i still care about you.
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I still care about you. you're still a human being.
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You're still a human being. i love you.
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I love you. i'm praying for you."
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I'm praying for you." people who can get online
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People who can get online and celebrate and say
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And celebrate and say insane things in moments
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Insane things in moments like these are evil.
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Like these are evil. they're full of the enemy
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They're full of the enemy of their soul and they need
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Of their soul and they need to be saved.
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To be saved. i'm not mad at 'em.
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I'm not mad at 'em. they need life.
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They need life. the bible said that
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The bible said that they began to dispute
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They began to dispute or debate back and forth,
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Or debate back and forth, and they became angry.
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And they became angry. now, watch this.
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Now, watch this. and the scripture said that --
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And the scripture said that -- but they could not --
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But they could not -- this is an amazing verse.
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This is an amazing verse. they were not able to resist
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They were not able to resist the wisdom by which he spoke.
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The wisdom by which he spoke. and that was why the enemy
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And that was why the enemy targeted this man,
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Targeted this man, is when he spoke he had --
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Is when he spoke he had -- whether you agree
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Whether you agree with him or not,
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With him or not, if you'll listen to him,
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If you'll listen to him, you will discover he knows
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You will discover he knows the lord, number one,
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The lord, number one, and he gladly proclaims
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And he gladly proclaims jesus christ,
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Jesus christ, but he also is extremely
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But he also is extremely intelligent and studied
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Intelligent and studied on every issue.
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On every issue. and he loved the back and forth,
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And he loved the back and forth, and they could not resist.
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And they could not resist. you know why?
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You know why? 'cause it was godly wisdom.
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'cause it was godly wisdom. they could not resist the spirit
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They could not resist the spirit by which he spoke.
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By which he spoke. i think that happens to me.
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I think that happens to me. i'm just the old country bumpkin
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I'm just the old country bumpkin that don't deserve
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That don't deserve to be up here,
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To be up here, but sometimes you can't resist
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But sometimes you can't resist the spirit by which i speak.
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The spirit by which i speak. he uses...
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[applause]
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Nobodies.
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Nobodies. they plotted his death,
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They plotted his death, as he began to expose
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As he began to expose their lies, and he spoke --
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Their lies, and he spoke -- his last message was
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His last message was about christ.
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About christ. stephen, the first martyr,
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Stephen, the first martyr, was about christ.
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Was about christ. and then, they took him out
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And then, they took him out in a public area,
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In a public area, an uncovered area,
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An uncovered area, and they stoned him to death.
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And they stoned him to death. but here's the verse
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But here's the verse that i want you to see.
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That i want you to see. while stephen is being spent,
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While stephen is being spent, they didn't know that god
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They didn't know that god was buying somebody
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Was buying somebody with stephen's life.
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With stephen's life. the scripture said
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The scripture said while they were
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While they were stoning him before that,
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Stoning him before that, they laid their coats down
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They laid their coats down at the feet of a man
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At the feet of a man by the name of saul.
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By the name of saul. guess who saul was?
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Guess who saul was? saul of tarsus, whose name --
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Saul of tarsus, whose name -- he would encounter jesus
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He would encounter jesus on the road to damascus
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On the road to damascus and he would become
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And he would become the apostle paul.
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The apostle paul. now, i want you to get this.
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Now, i want you to get this. stephen is being assassinated,
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Stephen is being assassinated, and instead of cursing
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And instead of cursing the people, he says,
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The people, he says, "don't lay this to the," boom!
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"don't lay this to the," boom! there comes a rock.
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There comes a rock. there comes another one.
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There comes another one. "don't lay this to their charge,
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"don't lay this to their charge, lord, don't."
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Lord, don't." knowing that a savior had
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Knowing that a savior had hung on the cross and said,
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Hung on the cross and said, "father, forgive them."
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"father, forgive them." and as they're
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And as they're stoning him to death,
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Stoning him to death, sitting on the outskirts
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Sitting on the outskirts of that stoning is a man named
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Of that stoning is a man named saul of tarsus that would
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Saul of tarsus that would become paul the apostle when
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Become paul the apostle when god changed his name.
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God changed his name. inside of him was 14 books
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Inside of him was 14 books of the new testament.
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Of the new testament. if god is spending a christian
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If god is spending a christian leader in our time and he
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Leader in our time and he is a christian martyr,
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Is a christian martyr, it's only because
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It's only because he's buying a new generation.
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He's buying a new generation. that joel 2 prophesies,
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That joel 2 prophesies, "in the last days," sayeth god,
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"in the last days," sayeth god, "i'll pour out my spirit on
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"i'll pour out my spirit on your sons and your daughters."
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Your sons and your daughters." did you know blood has a voice?
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Did you know blood has a voice? did you know the first murder
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Did you know the first murder was cain murdering
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Was cain murdering his brother, abel?
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His brother, abel? in the bible, god said,
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In the bible, god said, "where is your -- are you --
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"where is your -- are you -- where is your brother at, cain?
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Where is your brother at, cain? his blood is crying out
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His blood is crying out from the ground."
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From the ground." you know,
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You know, that's why pilate said,
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That's why pilate said, "i need to wash my hands."
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"i need to wash my hands." and the people started saying,
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And the people started saying, "let his blood,
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"let his blood, the voice of his blood,
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The voice of his blood, let it be on us
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Let it be on us and on our children."
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And on our children." blood has a voice.
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Blood has a voice. even hebrews 12 said,
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Even hebrews 12 said, "the blood of jesus christ
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"the blood of jesus christ speaks better things than
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Speaks better things than the blood of abel."
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The blood of abel." and guess what
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And guess what abel's blood said,
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Abel's blood said, "vengeance."
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"vengeance." vengeance.
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Vengeance. i want to tell you
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I want to tell you what i think is the truth.
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What i think is the truth. i believe that when charlie kirk
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I believe that when charlie kirk died on that college campus
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Died on that college campus and his blood was shed,
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And his blood was shed, it started crying out
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It started crying out not for revenge,
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Not for revenge, not for hatred, not for riots,
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Not for hatred, not for riots, not for anger.
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Not for anger. i believe it started crying out,
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I believe it started crying out, "god," on every campus
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"god," on every campus in this nation,
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In this nation, "give us a revival.
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"give us a revival. give us a move of god.
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Give us a move of god. give us souls by the millions.
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Give us souls by the millions. give me an army of young people
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Give me an army of young people who will march with the love
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Who will march with the love of jesus christ to a lost
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Of jesus christ to a lost and dying world."
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And dying world." for god so loved
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For god so loved the world that he spent
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The world that he spent his only begotten son,
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His only begotten son, publicly executed in
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Publicly executed in an open space that whosoever
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An open space that whosoever he would buy, whosoever.
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He would buy, whosoever. i don't care who you are.
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I don't care who you are. i don't care what you've done.
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I don't care what you've done. i don't care what
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I don't care what your background.
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Your background. nobody cares
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Nobody cares what your nationality.
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What your nationality. nobody cares
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Nobody cares if you're rich or poor.
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If you're rich or poor. nobody cares if
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Nobody cares if you're gay or straight.
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You're gay or straight. i want you to know what
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I want you to know what i'm preaching is salvation.
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I'm preaching is salvation. let jesus change your heart.
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Let jesus change your heart. let jesus in your life.
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Let jesus in your life. let him take control.
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Let him take control. let him have that addiction.
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Let him have that addiction. let him have that lifestyle
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Let him have that lifestyle that's destroying you
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That's destroying you and leaving you empty.
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And leaving you empty. let jesus have his way
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Let jesus have his way in your life.
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In your life. and his son was spent
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And his son was spent so he could buy you,
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So he could buy you, and you, and you, and you.
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And you, and you, and you. and so, with every head up
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And so, with every head up and every eye open,
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And every eye open, i want every person
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I want every person in this room.
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In this room. charlie was 31 years old,
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Charlie was 31 years old, and in honor of him,
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And in honor of him, i'm going to give
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I'm going to give this altar call.
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This altar call. i want every person
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I want every person in this room, in overflow,
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In this room, in overflow, and at all of our campuses
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And at all of our campuses wherever you are watching this,
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Wherever you are watching this, if you're 31 years of age
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If you're 31 years of age and under, and you wanna say,
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And under, and you wanna say, "i will follow you, lord jesus.
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"i will follow you, lord jesus. and if you spent him
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And if you spent him for my generation to pick up
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For my generation to pick up the cross and carry it,
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The cross and carry it, i pledge myself,
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I pledge myself, my talents, my time, my life.
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My talents, my time, my life. jesus will be lord of my life.
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Jesus will be lord of my life. i want to live for
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I want to live for something that matters."
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Something that matters." your life is not measured
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Your life is not measured by duration,
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By duration, it's by donation.
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It's by donation. what kind of difference
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What kind of difference are you making?
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Are you making? whose life are you changing?
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Whose life are you changing? who are you influencing
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Who are you influencing for jesus christ?
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For jesus christ? and if you walk down that aisle,
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And if you walk down that aisle, you're saying, "i wanna be
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You're saying, "i wanna be a witness for you."
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A witness for you." the bible said they overcame
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The bible said they overcame by the blood of the lamb,
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By the blood of the lamb, the word of their testimony.
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The word of their testimony. their testimony
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Their testimony is how we overcome.
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Is how we overcome. when you get so saved that
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When you get so saved that you can't keep it to yourself,
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You can't keep it to yourself, and you start testifying,
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And you start testifying, and then it says this last part
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And then it says this last part that nobody ever quotes,
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That nobody ever quotes, "and they love not
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"and they love not their lives until the end."
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Their lives until the end." i tell you, charlie kirk
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I tell you, charlie kirk is an overcomer by
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Is an overcomer by the blood of the lamb,
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The blood of the lamb, the word of his testimony,
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The word of his testimony, and he loved not --
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And he loved not -- he said, "if this is god's will,
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He said, "if this is god's will, if i have to die for this cause,
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If i have to die for this cause, i'll die for this cause
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I'll die for this cause that i might help reach
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That i might help reach a lost generation.
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A lost generation. these are not normal times,
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These are not normal times, and they call for unusual,
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And they call for unusual, unusual devotion and dedication.
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Unusual devotion and dedication. and i believe this is one
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And i believe this is one of those services where god
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Of those services where god will mark you if you respond.
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Will mark you if you respond. god's spirit will mark you.
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God's spirit will mark you. there are moments that mark us,
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There are moments that mark us, and god will mark you for
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And god will mark you for his plan, and his purpose,
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His plan, and his purpose, and his call.
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And his call. you don't have to be
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You don't have to be a preacher to do it,
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A preacher to do it, but you will be
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But you will be a christian leader in whatever
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A christian leader in whatever field god has called you
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Field god has called you to or placed you in.
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To or placed you in. if you're 31 years of age
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If you're 31 years of age or under, get up out
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Or under, get up out of your seat if you'll
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Of your seat if you'll pledge your life to say,
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Pledge your life to say, "he has been spent."
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"he has been spent." and i love what paul said.
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And i love what paul said. he said, "i'm willing to spend
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He said, "i'm willing to spend and be spent.
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And be spent. now, it's my turn."
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Now, it's my turn." that's what you're saying.
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That's what you're saying. "this is the turning point.
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"this is the turning point. this is the turning point
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This is the turning point in my life.
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In my life. i'm done with it.
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I'm done with it. i'm done with
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I'm done with the lies of the devil.
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The lies of the devil. i'm done with the deception.
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I'm done with the deception. i'm done with the --
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I'm done with the -- with the things that they said
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With the things that they said would make me so satisfied.
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Would make me so satisfied. i'm done with it.
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I'm done with it. i'm empty.
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I'm empty. it's left me empty.
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It's left me empty. this is my turning point.
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This is my turning point. this is my turning point."
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This is my turning point." it's a call to
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It's a call to a whole new generation.
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A whole new generation. my god, church, i want you
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My god, church, i want you to get up on your feet
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To get up on your feet and clap, clap, clap, clap.
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And clap, clap, clap, clap. look at this.
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Look at this. this is amazing.
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This is amazing. this is amazing.
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[applause]
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You know, erika,
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You know, erika, erika had no idea that
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Erika had no idea that this weekend would come
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This weekend would come and story book bride and groom,
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And story book bride and groom, and what a life.
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And what a life. but these things come
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But these things come in life to everybody.
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In life to everybody. and in those moments,
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And in those moments, what you do is not get
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What you do is not get bitter against god.
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Bitter against god. you don't get angry
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You don't get angry against people.
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Against people. you turn it in to a submitted,
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You turn it in to a submitted, broken spirit that says,
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Broken spirit that says, "here am i, lord.
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"here am i, lord. send me.
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Send me. here am i, lord."
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Here am i, lord." let's change it just a little.
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Let's change it just a little. "spend me.
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"spend me. i'm willing to spend
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I'm willing to spend and be spent for the name
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And be spent for the name of jesus christ."
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[applause]
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Lift your hands
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Lift your hands and just say, "jesus...
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And just say, "jesus... >> congregation: jesus...
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>> congregation: jesus... >> i give you complete control
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>> i give you complete control of my life.
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Of my life. my choices...
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My choices... >> congregation: my choices...
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>> congregation: my choices... >> my decisions...
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>> my decisions... >> congregation: my decisions...
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>> congregation: my decisions... >> will go through the filter...
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>> will go through the filter... >> congregation: will go through
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>> congregation: will go through the filter...
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The filter... >> of your will...
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>> of your will... >> congregation: of your will...
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>> congregation: of your will... >> guide me, lead me, spend me,
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>> guide me, lead me, spend me, and send me wherever you
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And send me wherever you want me to go."
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Woo!
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Woo! i am yours.
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I am yours. i know this is where peace is.
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I know this is where peace is. this is where purpose
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This is where purpose is in your will,
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Is in your will, and i receive it right here
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And i receive it right here this sunday morning.
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This sunday morning. i will never forget this martyr.
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I will never forget this martyr. he was spent so that i could
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He was spent so that i could be saved from a life
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Be saved from a life without purpose.
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I will serve my savior
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I will serve my savior and lord, jesus christ."
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♪ ♪
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>> if you just prayed
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With pastor jentezen
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And gave your life to jesus,
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We are here for you
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Every step of the way.
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Call the number on
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Your screen right now.
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Or visit us online
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At jentezenfranklin.tv
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To share your story
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And download a free
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Salvation devotional
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To help you take your
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First steps with jesus.
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> in the past two years,
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Israel has endured
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The worst massacre of jews
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Since the holocaust,
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And was attacked
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On seven fronts,
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Terror tunnels,
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Missiles and drones,
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Tens of thousands of rockets
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And ballistic missiles
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Rained down on
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Innocent civilians.
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For over six years,
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Jentezen franklin
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Media ministries
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Has taken bold action,
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Building life-saving projects
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Across israel.
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Together,
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With the jewish national fund
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And with your faithful support,
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We've helped to protect
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The jewish people.
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Now, we're launching
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Phase two of our mission.
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Light over darkness:
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Rebuild and restore.
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Phase two is about protecting
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Life and restoring it.
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Together we are building
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Fortified homes with safe rooms
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For families on the frontlines,
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Establishing trauma centers
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To heal children from war,
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Constructing civil
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Defense centers to protect
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Entire communities
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And training a new generation
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Of search and rescue volunteers
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To respond when danger returns.
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This is about
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Preparing the nation,
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This is about
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Fulfilling prophesy.
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Together, we're helping
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The jewish people survive.
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Join us now,
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Visit jentezenfranklin.org
00:25:50.829 --> 00:25:52.330
And be a part of tangible impact
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Throughout israel.
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Together, we can do
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Something amazing for
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The glory of god.
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♪ ♪
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>> i cannot leave this
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>> i cannot leave this broadcast today without
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Broadcast today without saying a heartfelt thank you,
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Saying a heartfelt thank you, thank you, thank you
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Thank you, thank you to everyone of you who prays
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To everyone of you who prays for this ministry-
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For this ministry- and there are thousands
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And there are thousands of people who pray daily
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Of people who pray daily for this ministry,
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For this ministry, and those who can
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And those who can support this ministry.
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Support this ministry. you really make a difference.
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You really make a difference. you help us reach
00:26:31.002 --> 00:26:31.936
Beyond the walls
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Of our campus in georgia
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To all around the world.
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And not only that,
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And not only that, but we're doing some
00:26:38.977 --> 00:26:39.711
But we're doing some pretty incredible life-saving
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Pretty incredible life-saving missionary work,
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Missionary work, global work through
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Our projects in israel,
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Even emergency center hospital
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In northern israel.
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Your generosity
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Is changing lives.
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And with your continued support,
00:26:53.658 --> 00:26:55.393
Together we can touch lives,
00:26:55.460 --> 00:26:56.928
Fulfill prophecy,
00:26:56.995 --> 00:26:58.596
And bring the light
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And bring the light of jesus to the world.
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Of jesus to the world. thank you, thank you,
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Thank you, thank you, thank you,
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Thank you, and god bless you.
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>> we hope you've enjoyed
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This teaching
00:27:10.809 --> 00:27:11.376
By jentezen franklin
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And thank you for your
00:27:12.744 --> 00:27:13.712
Continued support
00:27:13.812 --> 00:27:14.679
Of this ministry.
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For more information
00:27:16.181 --> 00:27:16.948
About this message
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And other ministry resources,
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Visit us online
00:27:19.851 --> 00:27:21.352
At jentezenfranklin.tv.
00:27:21.453 --> 00:27:22.854
♪ ♪
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Jentezen Franklin - Living To Be Spent

September 28, 2025 | 28:55

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