Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - Moments That Mark Us (Part 1)

December 26, 2024 | S

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 - Moments That Mark Us (Part 1) | December 26, 2024

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♪ ♪
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>> if you're looking
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For more in life,
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To live with purpose and peace,
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To make a difference
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For your family
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And those in need around
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The world, jesus is the answer,
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And our mission
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Is to simply point you to him.
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You're watching
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Kingdom connection
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With jentezen franklin.
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♪ ♪
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>> one more time,
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>> one more time, sing it right where
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Sing it right where you're sitting.
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You're sitting. ♪ turn your eyes on ♪
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♪ turn your eyes on ♪ he's the answer
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He's the answer for the world today.
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For the world today. ♪ look full in his wonder ♪
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♪ look full in his wonder ♪ ♪ wonderful face ♪
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♪ wonderful face ♪ ♪ oh ♪
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♪ oh ♪ ♪ and the things of earth ♪
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♪ and the things of earth ♪ ♪ will grow strangely dim ♪
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♪ will grow strangely dim ♪ ♪ in the light ♪
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♪ in the light ♪ ♪ of his glory and grace ♪
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♪ ♪
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[applause]
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>> don't you love him today?
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>> don't you love him today? i said, don't you
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I said, don't you love him today?
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Love him today? if you have your bibles,
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If you have your bibles, i'd like for you
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I'd like for you to open them with me
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To open them with me to the book of exodus 32.
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To the book of exodus 32. i don't sing and play for you,
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I don't sing and play for you, i need it because
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I need it because i like to do it for him.
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I like to do it for him. and it just does something,
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And it just does something, i don't know for me.
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I don't know for me. so, you have
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So, you have to tolerate it, amen.
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To tolerate it, amen. genesis 32.
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Genesis 32. i'm ready to preach now.
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I'm ready to preach now. one of the great stories
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One of the great stories of the bible,
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Of the bible, verse 22 of genesis chapter 32.
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Verse 22 of genesis chapter 32. this is about jacob.
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This is about jacob. "and he arose that night
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"and he arose that night and took his two wives,
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And took his two wives, his two female servants,
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His two female servants, his 11 sons,
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His 11 sons, and he crossed
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And he crossed over the river of jabbok.
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Over the river of jabbok. he took them and he sent them
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He took them and he sent them over the brook,
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Over the brook, and sent over what he had."
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And sent over what he had." maybe the most powerful phrase
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Maybe the most powerful phrase ever spoken over his life
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Ever spoken over his life happens next.
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Happens next. "then jacob was left alone
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"then jacob was left alone and a man wrestled with him
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And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of day.
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Until the breaking of day. and when he saw that
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And when he saw that he did not prevail against him,
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He did not prevail against him, he touched the socket
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He touched the socket of his hip.
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Of his hip. and the socket of jacob's hip
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And the socket of jacob's hip was out of joint
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Was out of joint as he wrestled with him."
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As he wrestled with him." when it says he wrestled
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When it says he wrestled with a man,
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With a man, it was not a man,
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It was not a man, it was jesus.
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It was jesus. it was god.
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It was god. and i'll show you that
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And i'll show you that in scripture.
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In scripture. he was not even
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He was not even wrestling with an angel,
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Wrestling with an angel, it was jesus.
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It was jesus. and i'll tell you why
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And i'll tell you why i say that.
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I say that. "and he said,"
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"and he said," speaking of jesus,
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Speaking of jesus, "'let me go for
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"'let me go for the day breaks.'
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The day breaks.' but he said,"
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But he said," speaking of jacob,
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Speaking of jacob, "i will not let you go
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"i will not let you go unless you bless me.
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Unless you bless me. so, he said to him,
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So, he said to him, 'what is your name?'
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'what is your name?' and he said, my name is jacob.
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And he said, my name is jacob. and he said, 'your name
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And he said, 'your name shall no longer be called jacob,
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Shall no longer be called jacob, but your new name is israel.
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But your new name is israel. for you have struggled with god
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For you have struggled with god and with men
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And with men and have prevailed.'"
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And have prevailed.'" this is --
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This is -- what he's saying is,
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What he's saying is, "everything changes here today
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"everything changes here today in this spot for you."
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In this spot for you." "jacob said, 'tell me then --
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"jacob said, 'tell me then -- then jacob asked, saying,
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Then jacob asked, saying, 'tell me your name, i pray.'
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'tell me your name, i pray.' and he said,
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And he said, 'why is it that you ask
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'why is it that you ask about my name?'
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About my name?' listen, "and he
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Listen, "and he blessed him there."
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Blessed him there." he, god, jesus,
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He, god, jesus, blessed him there.
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Blessed him there. now here's why i know it --
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Now here's why i know it -- who it was.
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Who it was. "so, jacob called
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"so, jacob called the name of the place, peniel,"
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The name of the place, peniel," listen, "for i have seen god
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Listen, "for i have seen god face to face,
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Face to face, and my life is preserved.
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And my life is preserved. just as he crossed over peniel,
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Just as he crossed over peniel, the sun rose on him,
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The sun rose on him, and he limped on his hip
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And he limped on his hip because it had been
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Because it had been pulled out of joint.
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Pulled out of joint. therefore, this day,
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Therefore, this day, the children of israel
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The children of israel do not eat the muscle
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Do not eat the muscle that shrink,
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That shrink, which is on the hip socket
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Which is on the hip socket because he touched
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Because he touched the socket of jacob's hip
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The socket of jacob's hip in the muscle that shrank."
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In the muscle that shrank." i want to talk to you for
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I want to talk to you for a few moments about this story,
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A few moments about this story, and i want to preach
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And i want to preach specifically about
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Specifically about the encounter that jacob had
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The encounter that jacob had that would forever change him.
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That would forever change him. and i'm gonna call this,
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And i'm gonna call this, "moments that mark us."
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"moments that mark us." when i look back on my own life,
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When i look back on my own life, there are those god
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There are those god encounter moments
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Encounter moments that marked me and changed me
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That marked me and changed me for the rest of my life.
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For the rest of my life. i had my plans,
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I had my plans, i had my thoughts,
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I had my thoughts, i had my dreams,
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I had my dreams, and then i got
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And then i got in the wrong service
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In the wrong service like you're in.
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Like you're in. and god encountered me,
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And god encountered me, arrested me, found me,
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Arrested me, found me, spoke to me,
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Spoke to me, gave me direction.
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Gave me direction. it's hard to describe
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It's hard to describe what happens in these moments.
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What happens in these moments. it's when he marks you.
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It's when he marks you. he marked jacob by pulling
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He marked jacob by pulling his leg out of joint.
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His leg out of joint. he laid his hand on him.
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He laid his hand on him. he touched him,
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He touched him, the scripture said.
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The scripture said. and in that moment,
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And in that moment, when you have an encounter
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When you have an encounter like jacob had, and they --
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Like jacob had, and they -- and you can have those
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And you can have those encounters in this day
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Encounters in this day and in this time,
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And in this time, he's that real.
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He's that real. maybe not the physical thing
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Maybe not the physical thing of pulling your leg --
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Of pulling your leg -- i'm glad.
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I'm glad. but there are those moments
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But there are those moments that if you respond properly,
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That if you respond properly, everything changes.
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Everything changes. everything changes.
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Everything changes. i've had those moments
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I've had those moments when he broke the chains,
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When he broke the chains, and i was freed.
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And i was freed. it changes the lenses through
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It changes the lenses through which you see your past.
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Which you see your past. you can forgive people
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You can forgive people because you don't see them
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Because you don't see them as the enemy.
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As the enemy. you see that even
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You see that even what i went through,
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What i went through, god is using for his glory.
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God is using for his glory. it changes your present.
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It changes your present. it -- you --
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It -- you -- the lenses you see
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The lenses you see the present through change.
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The present through change. the lenses you see
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The lenses you see the future through,
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The future through, everything changes
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Everything changes when you have an encounter
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When you have an encounter like jacob had.
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Like jacob had. it's a moment that marks you.
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It's a moment that marks you. you --
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You -- i can take you to places
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I can take you to places and i can say right here
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And i can say right here in this place is where
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In this place is where i encountered god
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I encountered god in a significant way
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In a significant way in my life,
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In my life, and it changed my direction.
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And it changed my direction. like jacob, it changed the walk.
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Like jacob, it changed the walk. the next step that i took
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The next step that i took was changed by that encounter
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Was changed by that encounter that i had in that room
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That i had in that room or in that service
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Or in that service in that moment.
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In that moment. it happened to me.
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It happened to me. i'm not telling you
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I'm not telling you something i heard about,
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Something i heard about, it happened to me.
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It happened to me. it's happened to me
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It's happened to me over and over.
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Over and over. it's not a normal moment.
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It's not a normal moment. it's not an ordinary moment.
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It's not an ordinary moment. it's moments when god
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It's moments when god in his presence
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In his presence just really does a work
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Just really does a work in your life.
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In your life. you forever carry
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You forever carry that moment with you.
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That moment with you. the meetings with god
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The meetings with god alter your destiny even,
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Alter your destiny even, and the destiny of your family.
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And the destiny of your family. that's how crucial,
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That's how crucial, how important they are.
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How important they are. the thing about jacob is
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The thing about jacob is he was a deceiver.
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He was a deceiver. the thing about jacob is
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The thing about jacob is he did not have it together.
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He did not have it together. he was a liar.
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He was a liar. he was a thief.
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He was a thief. he was a share --
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He was a share -- he was a stealer.
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He was a stealer. he was a conniver.
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He was a conniver. his name meant supplanter.
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His name meant supplanter. he was not a good guy.
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He was not a good guy. you know, i love the fact
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You know, i love the fact that the bible tells us that
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That the bible tells us that these were just real people,
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These were just real people, and jacob was
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And jacob was a messed up, ambitious --
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A messed up, ambitious -- and that's not why
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And that's not why he was messed up.
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He was messed up. but something in him
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But something in him was just off all the time.
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Was just off all the time. and then he comes
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And then he comes to this moment,
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To this moment, and the first thing
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And the first thing that he does that creates
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That he does that creates these moments --
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These moments -- i'm gonna give you
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I'm gonna give you three things real fast today
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Three things real fast today of how you create a moment
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Of how you create a moment that marks you
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That marks you for the rest of your life.
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For the rest of your life. these things attract god
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These things attract god to that place
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To that place that forever alters
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That forever alters your life.
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Your life. the first thing he did
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The first thing he did is the bible said,
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Is the bible said, he said to his wife
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He said to his wife and to his servants
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And to his servants and to his sons.
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And to his sons. he had 12 of them,
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He had 12 of them, and 11 at that time.
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And 11 at that time. and he had two wives,
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And he had two wives, and he had two be --
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And he had two be -- and i don't have time
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And i don't have time to explain all that,
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To explain all that, just read the bible.
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Just read the bible. and -- but he had two wives,
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And -- but he had two wives, and he had two servants,
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And he had two servants, and he had 11 sons.
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And he had 11 sons. and he, 15 in total took them
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And he, 15 in total took them across the river and said,
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Across the river and said, "i love you, but i can't
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"i love you, but i can't be with you right now."
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Be with you right now." because his brother, esau,
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Because his brother, esau, was coming to kill him,
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Was coming to kill him, and he was bringing
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And he was bringing 600 assassins.
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600 assassins. and he said, "you go.
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And he said, "you go. i'm send --
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I'm send -- and he took them away.
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And he took them away. now, what that says to me,
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Now, what that says to me, that is that if any of those
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That is that if any of those 15 relationships
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15 relationships could have changed him,
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Could have changed him, they would've changed him.
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They would've changed him. they could not fix him.
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They could not fix him. sometimes we always
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Sometimes we always want people if they do this
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Want people if they do this and they do that,
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And they do that, but sometimes the change
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But sometimes the change is not where you think
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Is not where you think it needs to be.
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It needs to be. it's not up
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It's not up to the other people,
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To the other people, it's up to you.
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It's up to you. and so, what he does is
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And so, what he does is he sends them across the river
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He sends them across the river because he was saying,
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Because he was saying, "not one out of those
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"not one out of those 15 relationships can satisfy
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15 relationships can satisfy the longing in my soul.
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The longing in my soul. not one out of those
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Not one out of those 15 relationships can
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15 relationships can meet and change me
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Meet and change me like i need a change inwardly.
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Like i need a change inwardly. there's something in me
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There's something in me that's just messed up.
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That's just messed up. i don't know.
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I don't know. i don't know
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I don't know what to do to change myself."
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What to do to change myself." what you need sometimes
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What you need sometimes cannot be found
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Cannot be found in a crowd.
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In a crowd. what you need
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What you need sometimes cannot --
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Sometimes cannot -- if other people
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If other people would do right,
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Would do right, then you would be all right.
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Then you would be all right. really, that's not true.
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Really, that's not true. sometimes the only thing
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Sometimes the only thing that can fix you
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That can fix you is a relationship
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Is a relationship and encounter with god.
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And encounter with god. what you need is not online.
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What you need is not online. and when you reach
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And when you reach that point in genesis 32:24,
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That point in genesis 32:24, here it is,
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Here it is, the most powerful phrase,
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The most powerful phrase, "and jacob was left alone
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"and jacob was left alone and he wrestled with the angel,"
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And he wrestled with the angel," that we know was jesus.
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That we know was jesus. and when he got through with it,
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And when he got through with it, i love what he said, he said,
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I love what he said, he said, "i have seen god
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"i have seen god face to face."
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Face to face." he said, "this
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He said, "this counter could --
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Counter could -- this encounter could
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This encounter could not happen in a crowd.'
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Not happen in a crowd.' and even though
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And even though you're in a crowd,
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You're in a crowd, here's what i want you
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Here's what i want you to understand.
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To understand. i've had services
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I've had services that were just --
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That were just -- that i was in
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That i was in that shaped my life forever.
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That shaped my life forever. and they were big crowds.
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And they were big crowds. but god has a way of making it
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But god has a way of making it just you and him
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Just you and him even when you're
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Even when you're in a big crowd.
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In a big crowd. and in that moment,
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And in that moment, he said, "let me tell you
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He said, "let me tell you how to define your life
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How to define your life in a different way.
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In a different way. it's when you get
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It's when you get by yourself."
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By yourself." it happens when you
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It happens when you send others across the river.
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Send others across the river. it happens when you desire
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It happens when you desire communion with god
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Communion with god more than community
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More than community with people.
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With people. a fresh encounter.
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A fresh encounter. you get low,
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You get low, you get broken,
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You get broken, you get honest.
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You get honest. you look inside and you say,
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You look inside and you say, "i need to change,
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"i need to change, but i can't change me."
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But i can't change me." and suddenly god is
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And suddenly god is drawn to honesty.
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Drawn to honesty. god is drawn to sincerity.
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God is drawn to sincerity. god is drawn to weakness.
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God is drawn to weakness. god is not drawn to proud,
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God is not drawn to proud, arrogant strength.
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Arrogant strength. he's drawn to people
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He's drawn to people who get low,
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Who get low, who get broken in spirit,
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Who get broken in spirit, who say, "i cannot fix myself
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Who say, "i cannot fix myself and there's no human being
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And there's no human being that can fix me.
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That can fix me. only god can do it."
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Only god can do it." [applause]
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[applause] and the bible said,
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And the bible said, "he wrestled,"
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"he wrestled," listen to the word,
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Listen to the word, "with the man until
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"with the man until the breaking of day."
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The breaking of day." the power of an until.
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The power of an until. until is a powerful word.
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Until is a powerful word. until means that you take
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Until means that you take the time limits off.
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The time limits off. "and he said,
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"and he said, 'i won't let go
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'i won't let go until you bless me."
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Until you bless me." pray until
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Pray until the angel shows up.
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The angel shows up. pray until
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Pray until the atmosphere changes.
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The atmosphere changes. pray until you feel,
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Pray until you feel, "i am having
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"i am having an encounter with god."
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An encounter with god." and in that moment
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And in that moment a miracle begins to happen.
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A miracle begins to happen. some of you're so
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Some of you're so caught up in the day
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Caught up in the day that you don't have
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That you don't have any time for the until.
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Any time for the until. and the bible said,
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And the bible said, "when he saw that he
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"when he saw that he prevailed not, that god,"
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Prevailed not, that god," or the angel "touched jacob."
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Or the angel "touched jacob." everybody say, "touched."
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Everybody say, "touched." >> congregation: touched.
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>> congregation: touched. >> he touched.
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>> he touched. he got a touch,
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He got a touch, the hollow of jacob's thigh.
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The hollow of jacob's thigh. and you would think
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And you would think as the sun is coming up now,
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As the sun is coming up now, think with me just a moment.
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Think with me just a moment. this is the part of the story
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This is the part of the story i missed that
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I missed that i saw afresh this week.
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I saw afresh this week. he wrestles all night,
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He wrestles all night, and he doesn't get
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And he doesn't get what he wants.
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What he wants. and jesus is, of course,
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And jesus is, of course, letting him wrestle.
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Letting him wrestle. the angel is letting him.
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The angel is letting him. he could --
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He could -- he could have beat him
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He could have beat him anytime he wanted.
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Anytime he wanted. but what he's working on is,
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But what he's working on is, "i'm changing you on the inside,
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"i'm changing you on the inside, and i wanna see
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And i wanna see if you really want it."
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If you really want it." and when he saw
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And when he saw that he couldn't prevail,
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That he couldn't prevail, that he was not gonna
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That he was not gonna let him go,
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Let him go, here's a test.
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Here's a test. the angel touches his hip,
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The angel touches his hip, pulls it outta socket.
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Pulls it outta socket. do you know
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Do you know how painful that is?
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How painful that is? have you ever had an arm --
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Have you ever had an arm -- i've had an arm dislocated.
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I've had an arm dislocated. i've had --
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I've had -- that is painful.
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That is painful. do you know how painful
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Do you know how painful it would've been?
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It would've been? and anybody
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And anybody in the right mind --
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In the right mind -- "the sun is coming up.
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"the sun is coming up. i tried all night.
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I tried all night. nothing happened.
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Nothing happened. i'm not blessed.
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I'm not blessed. i don't have the blessing.
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I don't have the blessing. i've been marked
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I've been marked and i'll never be the same.
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And i'll never be the same. but there's nothing
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But there's nothing on the other side
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On the other side of going through
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Of going through this hurt and pain."
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This hurt and pain." and this is the problem,
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And this is the problem, anytime god allows you
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Anytime god allows you to be marked,
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To be marked, anytime god allows you
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Anytime god allows you to go through pain and tragedy,
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To go through pain and tragedy, anytime god allows
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Anytime god allows someone to die in your family
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Someone to die in your family or some tragedy
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Or some tragedy or some heartbreak to happen
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Or some heartbreak to happen and you get marked,
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And you get marked, it's a moment
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It's a moment that marks you
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That marks you for the rest of your life.
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For the rest of your life. it becomes --
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It becomes -- whether it's an abuse,
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Whether it's an abuse, whether it's somebody
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Whether it's somebody who lied on you
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Who lied on you and did something to you
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And did something to you that hurt you so bad,
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That hurt you so bad, and you're marked,
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And you're marked, what happens to people
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What happens to people is that's when they quit.
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Is that's when they quit. the remarkable part
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The remarkable part of this story is --
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Of this story is -- lord, help me to say
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Lord, help me to say it like i need to say it.
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It like i need to say it. when it made sense to stop,
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When it made sense to stop, jacob didn't stop.
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Jacob didn't stop. when it made sense to quit
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When it made sense to quit and to give up, jacob said,
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And to give up, jacob said, in a defiant voice,
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In a defiant voice, "i will not stop.
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"i will not stop. i will not give up.
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I will not give up. i will not let go
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I will not let go until you turn this mark
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Until you turn this mark into a blessing."
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Into a blessing." because anytime god
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Because anytime god gives you a mark, a pain,
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Gives you a mark, a pain, a tragedy, a trial,
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A tragedy, a trial, something that marks you
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Something that marks you for the rest of your life,
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For the rest of your life, if you won't let go of god,
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If you won't let go of god, he will take it
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He will take it and turn it into a blessing.
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And turn it into a blessing. the --
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The -- this is what we've got --
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This is what we've got -- you gotta get an in --
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You gotta get an in -- an until in your spirit.
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An until in your spirit. "yeah, i've been hurt
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"yeah, i've been hurt in this marriage,
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In this marriage, but i'm not gon' let go
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But i'm not gon' let go until i see a blessed home
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Until i see a blessed home and a blessed marriage
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And a blessed marriage and a blessed family."
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And a blessed family." "yeah, i've been through
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"yeah, i've been through some things,
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Some things, but i serve the god who,
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But i serve the god who, what they meant for my evil,
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What they meant for my evil, god, if i hold on to him,
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God, if i hold on to him, we'll turn it for the good."
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We'll turn it for the good." and the bible said, he said,
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And the bible said, he said, "i will not let you go
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"i will not let you go until you bless me."
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Until you bless me." he's marked.
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He's marked. and this is where people,
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And this is where people, they lose their faith.
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They lose their faith. they --
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They -- something happens,
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Something happens, and they're marked,
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And they're marked, and they've changed
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And they've changed for the rest of their life.
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For the rest of their life. they walk with
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They walk with a limp, emotionally,
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A limp, emotionally, the rest of their life.
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The rest of their life. and they --
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And they -- they don't understand.
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They don't understand. go all the way back
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Go all the way back to the garden of eden.
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To the garden of eden. anytime god marks you,
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Anytime god marks you, "adam, i'mma mark you.
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"adam, i'mma mark you. i'mma put you to sleep.
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I'mma put you to sleep. i'mma open your side up.
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I'mma open your side up. i'mma reach inside of you.
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I'mma reach inside of you. there's stuff in you.
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There's stuff in you. i'mma pull it out of you."
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I'mma pull it out of you." but out of the marking
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But out of the marking came woman.
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Came woman. took a rib out,
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Took a rib out, formed the woman,
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Formed the woman, and formed the family
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And formed the family and blessed the family.
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And blessed the family. if god marks you --
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If god marks you -- it's a bible principle.
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It's a bible principle. if he marks you,
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If he marks you, it is because out
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It is because out of that very painful tears,
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Of that very painful tears, sorrow, brokenness,
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Sorrow, brokenness, out of that bloody mark
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Out of that bloody mark would come the greatest
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Would come the greatest blessing of --
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Blessing of -- that adam could ever imagine.
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That adam could ever imagine. god was gonna multiply him
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God was gonna multiply him and bless him beyond
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And bless him beyond anything he could imagine.
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Anything he could imagine. when jesus wanted a church,
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When jesus wanted a church, it required a mark
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It required a mark in his side
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In his side and nail prints
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And nail prints in his hands.
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In his hands. but don't give up.
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But don't give up. don't quit
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Don't quit after the crucifixion.
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After the crucifixion. because if god marks you,
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Because if god marks you, if you hold on,
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If you hold on, god is going to bless you.
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God is going to bless you. take a praise break
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Take a praise break and i'll keep on preaching
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And i'll keep on preaching just a minute.
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Just a minute. [applause]
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[applause] jacob said,
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Jacob said, "i will not let go."
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"i will not let go." i know it makes sense.
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I know it makes sense. it makes sense to quit
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It makes sense to quit when you've been marked
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When you've been marked and you've had a day that --
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And you've had a day that -- and i mean, we've had
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And i mean, we've had people who --
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People who -- who've had car wrecks
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Who've had car wrecks and they buried their son,
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And they buried their son, and we've had everything
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And we've had everything you can imagine
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You can imagine in the 30 plus years
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In the 30 plus years that i've been here,
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That i've been here, every kind of tragedy
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Every kind of tragedy you can imagine.
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You can imagine. and in that moment,
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And in that moment, i watched these people.
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I watched these people. and there have been
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And there have been some who lose their faith
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Some who lose their faith and lose their way,
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And lose their way, but god doesn't lose them.
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But god doesn't lose them. and he'll keep --
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And he'll keep -- he still has his
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He still has his hand on them.
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Hand on them. and i --
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And i -- but there's others
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But there's others that when they all --
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That when they all -- when it makes sense to quit
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When it makes sense to quit and to give up
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And to give up and to be just disillusioned
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And to be just disillusioned by faith in god,
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By faith in god, instead they grab hold of him,
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Instead they grab hold of him, and they hold on.
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And they hold on. and today, years later,
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And today, years later, those people would say,
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Those people would say, "it marked me,
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"it marked me, but it blessed me.
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But it blessed me. and i can't describe to you.
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And i can't describe to you. i wouldn't be who i am
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I wouldn't be who i am and where i am
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And where i am if that marking
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If that marking had not been turned
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Had not been turned into a blessing."
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Into a blessing." wooh, i feel like
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Wooh, i feel like shouting just a minute,
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Shouting just a minute, because has anybody
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Because has anybody been marked lately?
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Been marked lately? has anybody been through
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Has anybody been through something that marked you
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Something that marked you and changed everything
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And changed everything in your life?
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In your life? and the enemy wants you
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And the enemy wants you to cry over it
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To cry over it the rest of your life.
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The rest of your life. he wants you to be
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He wants you to be depressed over it
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Depressed over it the rest of your life.
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The rest of your life. he wants you to be
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He wants you to be offended over it
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Offended over it the rest of your life.
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The rest of your life. but if you get
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But if you get in a wrestling match
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In a wrestling match and you say,
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And you say, "get all that outta me,
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"get all that outta me, and turn me into
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And turn me into who you want me to be.
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Who you want me to be. help me to bless my enemies
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Help me to bless my enemies and love those that have
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And love those that have despitefully used me.
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Despitefully used me. teach me how to love
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Teach me how to love like you love me."
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Like you love me." [applause]
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♪ ♪
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>> the message today,
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>> the message today, i believe,
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I believe, was for you.
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When the blessing of god
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That you've longed
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To see for your family
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Or for your life or for someone
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You love it really
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Breaks through.
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I believe prisoners are about
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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 right
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Pray this prayer right where you are, say,
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Where you are, say, "jesus, forgive me, cleanse me.
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"jesus, forgive me, cleanse me. i invite you into my home,
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I invite you into my home, i invite heaven
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I invite heaven to invade my life
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To invade my life and my home.
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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,
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I believe you, and i stand on your cross
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And i stand on your cross and your blood that you shed
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And your blood that you shed on that cross to know
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On that cross to know that i am forgiven.
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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 that prayer
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With me i believe that
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It would be just an amazing
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Thing if you would call
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The number on the screen
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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
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You also might wanna check
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Out fasting resources.
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Because, every year, annually,
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We go on,
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At the beginning 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,
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"light over darkness."
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We have committed the single
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Largest amount of funding
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In our history to partner
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With 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 a real
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Difference and bring restoration
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To so many hurting families.
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And i believe god
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Has called this ministry
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To be 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 special
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Seeds to help us with this
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Project in israel.
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Project in israel. my announcer's gonna
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My announcer's gonna tell you all about it.
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>> 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
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To 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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>> but the lord is saying today
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That through prayer
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And through fasting,
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Whatever walls the enemy
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Has put up in your life,
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Those walls are going to fall
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In the name of jesus.
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Jesus wouldn't have told us
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To pray if it didn't work.
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♪ ♪
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>> welcome to free chapel,
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Where everything we do
00:25:41.687 --> 00:25:42.655
Is about inspiring people
00:25:42.755 --> 00:25:44.123
To live for jesus.
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It all points to him.
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No matter where you call home,
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One of our campuses is close by.
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Located in gainesville,
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And orange county, california.
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We strive to offer
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The same great experience
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At each of these locations.
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Kids enjoy vibrant services
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That keep them engaged
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While learning the bible.
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Our youth is always having
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Exciting events
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With relevant teaching.
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We have special services
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For young adults,
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And wisdom club for our
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Senior members.
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There truly is something
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For everyone.
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All of this is part
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Of our mission
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To inspire people to live
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For jesus.
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Head over to our app
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Or website to find out more.
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> i'm telling you
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>> i'm telling you there is an encounter
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There is an encounter with god that can change
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With god that can change your name,
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Your name, and change your identity,
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And change your identity, and change your nature,
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And change your nature, and change your walk,
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And change your walk, and change your talk.
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>> we hope you've enjoyed
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This teaching by
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Jentezen franklin
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And thank you for your
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Continued support
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Of this ministry.
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Your prayers
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And financial support
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Make these programs possible.
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For more information
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About this message
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And other ministry resources,
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Visit us online
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At jentezenfranklin.tv.
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♪ ♪
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Jentezen Franklin - Moments That Mark Us (Part 1)

December 26, 2024 | S

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