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Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin | Jentezen Franklin - Moments That Mark Us (Part 2) | December 27, 2024
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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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- Kingdom connection
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- With jentezen franklin.
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- ♪ ♪
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- >> verse 22
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- Of genesis chapter 32.
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- 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 over
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- And he crossed over the river of jabbok.
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- 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
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- Maybe the most powerful phrase ever spoken
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- Phrase ever spoken over his life happens next.
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- Over his life 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 he
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- And when he saw that he did not prevail against him,
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- 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
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- And the socket of jacob's hip
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- 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
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- And i'll show you that in scripture.
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- That in scripture. he was not even wrestling
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- He was not even wrestling with an angel,
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- 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 the day breaks.'
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- "'let me go for 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,
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- And he said, my name is jacob.
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- My name is jacob. and he said,
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- And he said, 'your name shall no longer
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- 'your name shall no longer be called jacob,
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- Be called jacob, but your new name is israel.
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- But your new name is israel. for you have struggled
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- For you have struggled with god and with men
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- With god 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
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- "everything changes here today in this spot for you."
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- Today in this spot for you." 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
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- 'why is it that you ask about my name?'
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- Ask about my name?' listen,
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- Listen, "and he blessed him there."
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- "and he blessed him there." he god, jesus blessed him there.
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- He god, jesus 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
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- Listen, "for i have seen god face to face,
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- God 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." and in that moment,
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- And in that moment, the angel said to jacob,
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- The angel said to jacob, "what is your name?
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- "what is your name? and he said, 'i'm jacob.'
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- And he said, 'i'm jacob.' he said,
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- He said, 'i'm changing your name
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- 'i'm changing your name from jacob,'"
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- From jacob,'" which means worm,
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- Which means worm, "to israel,"
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- "to israel," which means prince.
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- Which means prince. in this one encounter,
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- In this one encounter, you go from a worm to a prince.
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- You go from a worm to a prince. and then i'm --
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- And then i'm -- some translations
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- Some translations say it like this.
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- Say it like this. "i'm give --
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- "i'm give -- you have prevailed,
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- You have prevailed, and i'm giving you favor
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- And i'm giving you favor and power with god and man."
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- And power with god and man." [applause]
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- [applause] favor with god,
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- Favor with god, favor with man,
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- Favor with man, it's called the blessing.
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- It's called the blessing. and the text said
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- And the text said he blessed him there.
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- He blessed him there. with what?
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- With what? with favor with god
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- With favor with god and with man.
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- And with man. what does that mean?
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- What does that mean? that means that anything you do
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- That means that anything you do that's in the will of god,
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- That's in the will of god, when you come
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- When you come out of that encounter,
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- Out of that encounter, god will give you his favor,
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- God will give you his favor, and he'll cause people who don't
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- And he'll cause people who don't even like you to bless you,
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- Even like you to bless you, to open doors for you.
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- To open doors for you. i've actually
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- I've actually had 'em tell me,
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- Had 'em tell me, "i don't even like you,
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- "i don't even like you, but god told me."
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- But god told me." hallelujah!
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- Hallelujah! there is a blessing
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- There is a blessing that hell can't curse.
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- That hell can't curse. there is a blessing that can
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- There is a blessing that can come on your family and on your
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- Come on your family and on your children and on your business
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- Children and on your business and on your dreams.
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- And on your dreams. and when you win the battle
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- And when you win the battle in that spiritual place,
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- In that spiritual place, god says,
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- God says, "you don't just have
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- "you don't just have favor up here
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- Favor up here in heaven someday,
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- In heaven someday, you're gonna have it
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- You're gonna have it down there on earth
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- Down there on earth with men."
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- With men." and if the enemy
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- And if the enemy comes one way,
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- Comes one way, he flees seven.
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- He flees seven. wow!
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- Wow! those moments --
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- Those moments -- listen carefully,
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- Listen carefully, when he got changed --
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- When he got changed -- in his name,
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- In his name, think of that.
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- Think of that. he was just jacob
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- He was just jacob and he was about to die.
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- And he was about to die. his brother was coming
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- His brother was coming to kill him.
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- To kill him. and in one encounter he says,
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- And in one encounter he says, "no longer will you
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- "no longer will you be called jacob.
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- Be called jacob. you will be called israel.
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- You will be called israel. your -- in other words,
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- Your -- in other words, "your children, your 12 --
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- "your children, your 12 -- your eventually 12 sons
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- Your eventually 12 sons will become the children
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- Will become the children of not jacob, israel.
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- Of not jacob, israel. and out of those children
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- And out of those children will come tribes,
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- Will come tribes, and out those tribes
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- And out those tribes will come one
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- Will come one of them called judah.
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- Of them called judah. and out of judah
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- And out of judah will come a messiah.
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- Will come a messiah. boy, i'm blessing you.
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- Boy, i'm blessing you. i'm taking a deceiver
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- I'm taking a deceiver and i'm turning him
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- And i'm turning him into a receiver.
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- Into a receiver. and you're not gonna
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- And you're not gonna be fake anymore,
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- Be fake anymore, you're gonna be real.
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- You're gonna be real. and you're not
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- And you're not gonna be ashamed of me.
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- Gonna be ashamed of me. and i'm gonna make you
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- And i'm gonna make you as the sands of the seashore
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- As the sands of the seashore and the stars of heaven.
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- And the stars of heaven. and jacob,
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- And jacob, you were a loser
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- You were a loser when i found you,
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- When i found you, but because you have made up
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- But because you have made up your mind that
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- Your mind that you would not die
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- You would not die just in the marking,
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- Just in the marking, but you would hold on
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- But you would hold on to the blessing,
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- To the blessing, i'm gon' to bless you
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- I'm gon' to bless you in ways in the world
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- In ways in the world that you cannot even imagine."
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- That you cannot even imagine." that moment
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- That moment redefined his identity.
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- Redefined his identity. and that's what happens --
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- And that's what happens -- i love all the organizations
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- I love all the organizations that try to help people
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- That try to help people get unaddicted and set free --
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- Get unaddicted and set free -- and anything and everything,
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- And anything and everything, i'm all for it,
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- I'm all for it, as long as it's helping
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- As long as it's helping people deal with it.
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- People deal with it. but the one thing
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- But the one thing that i don't agree with
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- That i don't agree with is that once an alcoholic,
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- Is that once an alcoholic, you always have to identify
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- You always have to identify as an alcoholic.
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- As an alcoholic. once as a drug addict,
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- Once as a drug addict, you always --
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- You always -- 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
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- With god that can change your name
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- Change 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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- And change your talk. oh, i wish we'd
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- Oh, i wish we'd get back to that.
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- Get back to that. real salvation
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- Real salvation will change your walk.
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- Will change your walk. it'll change your talk.
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- It'll change your talk. "i don't want what
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- "i don't want what i used to want.
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- I used to want. i don't talk like
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- I don't talk like i used to talk."
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- I used to talk." and if you got a filthy,
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- And if you got a filthy, potty mouth,
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- Potty mouth, you need to get saved.
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- You need to get saved. if you can go around cursing
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- If you can go around cursing and chewing people out
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- And chewing people out and treating people --
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- And treating people -- at some point he comes
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- At some point he comes and he says,
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- And he says, "i need to work
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- "i need to work on who you are.
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- On who you are. i want you to walk away
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- I want you to walk away with a new identity."
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- With a new identity." [applause]
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- [applause] he went from a deceiver
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- He went from a deceiver to a receiver.
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- To a receiver. and he said this
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- And he said this powerful phrase,
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- Powerful phrase, "my life is preserved.
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- "my life is preserved. he has preserved my future."
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- He has preserved my future." i tell you,
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- I tell you, there is a place this morning
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- There is a place this morning and an encounter waiting on you
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- And an encounter waiting on you where fear does
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- Where fear does not dominate you anymore.
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- Not dominate you anymore. i know that's happened to me.
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- I know that's happened to me. there's been times
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- There's been times when i just had
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- When i just had to get alone with god,
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- To get alone with god, and my fear
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- And my fear was so overwhelming
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- Was so overwhelming of what might happen.
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- Of what might happen. this might happen.
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- This might happen. even through the years
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- Even through the years pastoring this church,
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- Pastoring this church, and just the challenges
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- And just the challenges all the time.
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- All the time. it never stops.
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- It never stops. and in those moments,
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- And in those moments, sometimes i'll just say
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- Sometimes i'll just say to the family, to cherise,
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- To the family, to cherise, to everybody,
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- To everybody, "i've got to be alone."
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- "i've got to be alone." and when i go in,
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- And when i go in, i'm defeated,
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- I'm defeated, but when i come out
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- But when i come out of those encounters,
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- Of those encounters, i have a courage
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- I have a courage that i cannot explain.
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- That i cannot explain. i have a faith that does not
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- I have a faith that does not alter with the blowing
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- Alter with the blowing of the wind in whatever
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- Of the wind in whatever direction the wind blows.
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- Direction the wind blows. but something in me says,
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- But something in me says, "if god be for me,
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- "if god be for me, who can be against me?
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- Who can be against me? and i have favor with god
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- And i have favor with god and favor with man,
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- And favor with man, and he will bring it to pass."
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- And he will bring it to pass." take a praise break.
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- Take a praise break. take a praise break.
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- Take a praise break. i don't know who's
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- I don't know who's fighting a battle,
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- Fighting a battle, but don't you let
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- But don't you let go during the marking.
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- Go during the marking. if you'll hold on,
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- If you'll hold on, there's a blessing
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- There's a blessing coming down your dusty road.
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- Coming down your dusty road. [applause]
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- [applause] i'm almost done.
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- I'm almost done. i'm almost done.
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- I'm almost done. and notice this,
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- And notice this, the bible said,
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- The bible said, "and when the sun rose,"
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- "and when the sun rose," after he pulled his
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- After he pulled his hip out of socket,
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- Hip out of socket, "he halted upon his thigh."
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- "he halted upon his thigh." in other words,
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- In other words, it altered his walk.
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- It altered his walk. in other words,
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- In other words, the next step that he took
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- The next step that he took was different from the way
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- Was different from the way he walked into that situation.
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- He walked into that situation. what i'm trying to say to you
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- What i'm trying to say to you is the step that he took
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- Is the step that he took after coming to that moment
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- After coming to that moment was not the same step
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- Was not the same step he was going to take.
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- He was going to take. now, ooh, this is so important.
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- Now, ooh, this is so important. when you really encounter god
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- When you really encounter god the way that i'm preaching
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- The way that i'm preaching this morning,
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- This morning, not a religious something,
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- Not a religious something, another bible, blah,
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- Another bible, blah, blah, blah, blah.
- 00:10:01.505 --> 00:10:02.272
- Blah, blah, blah. i'm talking about a personal
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- I'm talking about a personal encounter with jesus christ.
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- Encounter with jesus christ. it will alter,
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- It will alter, in other words,
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- In other words, it altered --
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- It altered -- the steps --
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- The steps -- the step that he took
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- The step that he took after he pulled his hip
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- After he pulled his hip out of joint was not the same
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- Out of joint was not the same step he would've
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- Step he would've taken before.
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- Taken before. and that's a type.
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- And that's a type. that's an analogy of what a true
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- That's an analogy of what a true encounter with jesus christ.
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- Encounter with jesus christ. not religion,
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- Not religion, not baptist, methodist,
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- Not baptist, methodist, pentecostal, not any of that.
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- Pentecostal, not any of that. not church,
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- Not church, not churchy stuff.
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- Not churchy stuff. an encounter with jesus.
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- An encounter with jesus. you know,
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- You know, the one who carried
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- The one who carried your sins to the cross,
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- Your sins to the cross, the one who in agony
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- The one who in agony and moaned and groaned,
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- And moaned and groaned, and he had you on his mind
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- And he had you on his mind when they hung him high
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- When they hung him high and they stretched him wide.
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- And they stretched him wide. and it changed his next step.
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- And it changed his next step. your next step will
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- Your next step will either be the right direction
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- Either be the right direction or the wrong direction.
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- Or the wrong direction. and it all depends
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- And it all depends on whether or not
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- On whether or not you have an encounter with god.
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- You have an encounter with god. it changes your identity,
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- It changes your identity, it affects your journey,
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- It affects your journey, it changes your direction.
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- It changes your direction. and lastly,
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- And lastly, because of this touch,
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- Because of this touch, when the angel touched him
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- When the angel touched him in that encounter
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- In that encounter and marked him,
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- And marked him, the bible said in verse 32,
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- The bible said in verse 32, you'll read right over,
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- You'll read right over, it's the last
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- It's the last verse of the text,
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- Verse of the text, and it says in verse 32,
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- And it says in verse 32, "therefore, the children
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- "therefore, the children of israel,"
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- Of israel," this is so weird,
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- This is so weird, "did not eat the muscle
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- "did not eat the muscle that shrank,
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- That shrank, which is on the hip socket
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- Which is on the hip socket because he," jesus the angel,
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- Because he," jesus the angel, "touched the socket
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- "touched the socket of jacob's hip
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- Of jacob's hip in the muscle that shrank."
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- In the muscle that shrank." what is that about?
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- What is that about? when you have one of these
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- When you have one of these encounters that i'm talking
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- Encounters that i'm talking about this morning,
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- About this morning, there is a touch,
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- There is a touch, and that touch so defines you
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- And that touch so defines you that they used to eat
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- That they used to eat that part of the sheep.
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- That part of the sheep. they used to eat that muscle
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- They used to eat that muscle that was over the hip.
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- That was over the hip. they used to,
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- They used to, but they don't do it anymore.
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- But they don't do it anymore. what happened?
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- What happened? when they got a fresh touch,
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- When they got a fresh touch, they got a fresh conviction.
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- They got a fresh conviction. and if you don't
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- And if you don't ever get fresh touches,
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- Ever get fresh touches, you don't get any
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- You don't get any fresh convictions.
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- Fresh convictions. but they said,
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- But they said, "because he got touched,
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- "because he got touched, it's affecting us.
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- It's affecting us. and we will ne --
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- And we will ne -- we used to eat
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- We used to eat it all the time,
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- It all the time, but that part of that animal
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- But that part of that animal we will never eat again."
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- We will never eat again." and it wasn't legalism,
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- And it wasn't legalism, it was just the fact
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- It was just the fact that they had had
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- That they had had an encounter with god,
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- An encounter with god, and he had touched
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- And he had touched some part of their life --
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- Some part of their life -- of his life,
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- Of his life, the hollow place.
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- The hollow place. guess what i'm trying to preach
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- Guess what i'm trying to preach is when you walk out of church,
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- Is when you walk out of church, every once in a while,
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- Every once in a while, you ought to walk out
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- You ought to walk out with a new conviction.
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- With a new conviction. "i don't think that's necessary.
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- "i don't think that's necessary. and i don't know --
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- And i don't know -- i don't like that.
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- I don't like that. and i don't let go --
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- And i don't let go -- i'm gon' to just
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- I'm gon' to just let go of that conviction.
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- Let go of that conviction. and i tell you,
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- And i tell you, times have changed,
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- Times have changed, and we just need to
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- And we just need to be like everybody else.
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- Be like everybody else. and i can hold on to this
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- And i can hold on to this and hold on to that and do it --
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- And hold on to that and do it -- live any old way i want to live
- 00:13:32.282 --> 00:13:33.717
- Live any old way i want to live and i'm okay.
- 00:13:33.783 --> 00:13:35.318
- And i'm okay. and me and --
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- And me and -- jesus is just all
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- Jesus is just all right with me.
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- Right with me. jesus is."
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- Jesus is." [laughter]
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- [laughter] but i'm gonna
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- But i'm gonna tell you something.
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- Tell you something. we're throwing
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- We're throwing away our convictions.
- 00:13:48.698 --> 00:13:52.035
- Away our convictions. we're seeing a nation
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- We're seeing a nation who's lost its moral
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- Who's lost its moral values completely.
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- Values completely. we're losing the desire
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- We're losing the desire for the house of god.
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- For the house of god. thank god it's not around here.
- 00:13:59.809 --> 00:14:01.578
- Thank god it's not around here. but i'm just saying.
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- But i'm just saying. the things that made us great,
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- The things that made us great, great families.
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- Great families. when we got saved,
- 00:14:08.852 --> 00:14:09.920
- When we got saved, we threw stuff
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- We threw stuff out of our lives.
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- Out of our lives. not 'cause somebody made us,
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- Not 'cause somebody made us, but we just felt
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- But we just felt convicted of it.
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- Convicted of it. "i'm done with that.
- 00:14:14.991 --> 00:14:16.693
- "i'm done with that. i'm done with that lifestyle.
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- I'm done with that lifestyle. i'm done with that.
- 00:14:18.428 --> 00:14:19.496
- I'm done with that. i don't want that lifestyle.
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- I don't want that lifestyle. and so, what happens
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- And so, what happens is if you don't
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- Is if you don't have a fresh touch
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- Have a fresh touch every now and then,
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- Every now and then, you don't get a conviction
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- You don't get a conviction like that.
- 00:14:29.005 --> 00:14:30.607
- Like that. that says,
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- That says, "as for me and my house,
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- "as for me and my house, we will serve the lord.
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- We will serve the lord. i can't partake
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- I can't partake of that no longer."
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- Of that no longer." when we lack convictions,
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- When we lack convictions, it's because we lack those
- 00:14:39.449 --> 00:14:41.217
- It's because we lack those moments that mark us.
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- Moments that mark us. before you make a decision
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- Before you make a decision to just throw some
- 00:14:49.526 --> 00:14:51.027
- To just throw some conviction away
- 00:14:51.094 --> 00:14:52.228
- Conviction away and pick up stuff that you
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- And pick up stuff that you once felt convicted of again.
- 00:14:53.830 --> 00:14:56.566
- Once felt convicted of again. you used to not get drunk.
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- You used to not get drunk. you used to not to get high.
- 00:14:58.435 --> 00:14:59.769
- You used to not to get high. you used to run with
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- You used to run with the clubs and sleep around.
- 00:15:01.471 --> 00:15:03.306
- The clubs and sleep around. you used to not to do
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- You used to not to do it when you got saved.
- 00:15:04.274 --> 00:15:05.408
- It when you got saved. before you start going
- 00:15:05.475 --> 00:15:06.609
- Before you start going back to that stuff,
- 00:15:06.676 --> 00:15:08.912
- Back to that stuff, i want you to have a revival.
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- I want you to have a revival. and i want you
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- And i want you to come out of a service
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- To come out of a service where the holy spirit has moved.
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- Where the holy spirit has moved. and then after you've
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- And then after you've had an encounter,
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- Had an encounter, there ought to be --
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- There ought to be -- before you let
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- Before you let go of something that's been
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- Go of something that's been in your family for a long time,
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- In your family for a long time, faith that's been
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- Faith that's been in your family, young people
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- In your family, young people for a long time,
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- For a long time, convictions and standards
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- Convictions and standards and values that have been
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- And values that have been in your family for a long time,
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- In your family for a long time, there ought to be some tears
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- There ought to be some tears before you just let it go.
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- Before you just let it go. there ought to be some fasting.
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- There ought to be some fasting. do it after you fasted 21 days.
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- Do it after you fasted 21 days. do it after you've been in
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- Do it after you've been in a red hot service
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- A red hot service and the power of god,
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- And the power of god, and you kept wiping
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- And you kept wiping the tears away,
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- The tears away, and you were embarrassed
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- And you were embarrassed cause the presence
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- Cause the presence of god was so --
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- Of god was so -- then go out and light
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- Then go out and light you up a cigarette.
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- You up a cigarette. [laughter]
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- [laughter] oh, i just --
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- Oh, i just -- i --
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- I -- where did that come from?
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- Where did that come from? [laughter]
- 00:16:00.864 --> 00:16:03.266
- [laughter] but i'll tell you one thing.
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- But i'll tell you one thing. i do feel today that
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- I do feel today that there's about 500 people
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- There's about 500 people that can be delivered
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- That can be delivered from vapes.
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- From vapes. and all it takes is a marking.
- 00:16:10.440 --> 00:16:13.209
- And all it takes is a marking. all it takes --
- 00:16:13.276 --> 00:16:15.011
- All it takes -- i appreciate counseling,
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- I appreciate counseling, i appreciate tampering
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- I appreciate tampering off on it,
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- Off on it, i appreciate --
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- I appreciate -- but every now and then
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- But every now and then you need to have an encounter.
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- You need to have an encounter. because what happens is
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- Because what happens is when he touches you,
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- When he touches you, suddenly there's
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- Suddenly there's a fresh conviction.
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- A fresh conviction. "and i used to,
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- "and i used to, but i don't do it anymore."
- 00:16:30.226 --> 00:16:31.594
- But i don't do it anymore." and i feel myself sometimes,
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- And i feel myself sometimes, the very current of this world
- 00:16:33.763 --> 00:16:36.299
- The very current of this world is to pull us away,
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- Is to pull us away, pull us away,
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- Pull us away, pull us away.
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- Pull us away. and every now and then,
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- And every now and then, when i feel myself --
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- When i feel myself -- and it's happening
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- And it's happening and i'm letting
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- And i'm letting my standards down
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- My standards down and i'm not on it,
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- And i'm not on it, and i'll just have to get
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- And i'll just have to get alone with god,
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- Alone with god, and i'll come
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- And i'll come outta that place.
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- Outta that place. i wrote this down the other day,
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- I wrote this down the other day, and i think it's
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- And i think it's the word of the lord.
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- The word of the lord. if you've been
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- If you've been questioning everything,
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- Questioning everything, you know,
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- You know, that's the spirit
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- That's the spirit of the new gen --
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- Of the new gen -- "i question that.
- 00:17:04.594 --> 00:17:05.862
- "i question that. and i question that.
- 00:17:05.929 --> 00:17:07.230
- And i question that. and i question that."
- 00:17:07.297 --> 00:17:11.434
- And i question that." when you have a god encounter,
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- When you have a god encounter, it makes you sure again.
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- It makes you sure again. [applause]
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- [applause] i'm sure,
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- I'm sure, i'm sure about the house of god.
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- I'm sure about the house of god. i'm sure about being
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- I'm sure about being in the house of god.
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- In the house of god. i'm sure about tithing.
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- I'm sure about tithing. you can argue all you want.
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- You can argue all you want. i don't care.
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- I don't care. i have my own convictions.
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- I have my own convictions. i don't set my convictions
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- I don't set my convictions according to what
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- According to what other people think.
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- Other people think. i get into word,
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- I get into word, and i get alone with jesus
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- And i get alone with jesus and i make sure that
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- And i make sure that what i'm saying is confirmed
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- What i'm saying is confirmed out of the mouth
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- Out of the mouth that i don't get
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- That i don't get into weird doctrine either.
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- Into weird doctrine either. "me and jesus."
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- "me and jesus." no, not you and jesus.
- 00:17:55.044 --> 00:17:56.146
- No, not you and jesus. there's a lot of things that --
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- There's a lot of things that -- but when it's all said and done,
- 00:17:57.780 --> 00:17:59.816
- But when it's all said and done, if there's stuff in me,
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- If there's stuff in me, and there is,
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- And there is, if i'll wrestle,
- 00:18:02.452 --> 00:18:04.053
- If i'll wrestle, god can say,
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- God can say, "you used to,
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- "you used to, but you're not
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- But you're not gonna do it anymore."
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- Gonna do it anymore." and it's not a burdensome,
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- And it's not a burdensome, legalistic thing,
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- Legalistic thing, it's a joyful thing.
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- It's a joyful thing. everybody know what
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- Everybody know what i'm talking about?
- 00:18:15.498 --> 00:18:18.635
- I'm talking about? stand to your feet all
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- Stand to your feet all over the room at every campus.
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- Over the room at every campus. thank you.
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- Thank you. i'm sorry i went in overtime,
- 00:18:21.905 --> 00:18:23.306
- I'm sorry i went in overtime, but maybe it's necessary today.
- 00:18:23.373 --> 00:18:27.677
- But maybe it's necessary today. i want everybody under
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- I want everybody under the sound of my voice
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- The sound of my voice who would say,
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- Who would say, "pastor jentezen,
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- "pastor jentezen, i want an encounter.
- 00:18:34.551 --> 00:18:35.818
- I want an encounter. i want a jacob encounter.
- 00:18:35.885 --> 00:18:37.187
- I want a jacob encounter. i want an encounter like that.
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- I want an encounter like that. i want it for me.
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- I want it for me. i want it for my family."
- 00:18:40.290 --> 00:18:42.692
- I want it for my family." i know this is crazy
- 00:18:42.759 --> 00:18:43.793
- I know this is crazy 'cause we don't
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- 'cause we don't have much room,
- 00:18:44.360 --> 00:18:45.094
- Have much room, but i just --
- 00:18:45.161 --> 00:18:46.196
- But i just -- i'm gonna open
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- I'm gonna open the altar and i'm gonna say,
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- The altar and i'm gonna say, "if you want an
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- "if you want an encounter like that,
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- Encounter like that, if something in you
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- If something in you is yearning for it,
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- Is yearning for it, but if you have an until
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- But if you have an until in your spirit
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- In your spirit and you would be
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- And you would be willing to say,
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- Willing to say, "pastor, i really want
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- "pastor, i really want a change to happen.
- 00:19:00.610 --> 00:19:01.778
- A change to happen. i want to encounter god
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- I want to encounter god in a real personal way.
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- In a real personal way. i wanna point back and say,
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- I wanna point back and say, 'i met with the lord
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- 'i met with the lord in that place.
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- In that place. something changed me that day.
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- Something changed me that day. it was the power
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- It was the power of the holy spirit.'"
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- Of the holy spirit.'" they're already coming.
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- They're already coming. come on, come on, come on,
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- Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on.
- 00:19:16.392 --> 00:19:17.660
- Come on, come on. if you've got an addiction,
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- If you've got an addiction, he can touch you
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- He can touch you and give you a new conviction.
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- And give you a new conviction. he can take the addiction
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- He can take the addiction and give you a conviction
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- And give you a conviction that you can lay it down
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- That you can lay it down and never touch it again.
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- And never touch it again. i'm not talking about willpower;
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- I'm not talking about willpower; i'm talking about the power
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- I'm talking about the power of the holy spirit.
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- Of the holy spirit. and it's very real.
- 00:19:34.277 --> 00:19:36.346
- And it's very real. it's very real.
- 00:19:36.412 --> 00:19:40.750
- It's very real. lift your hands up
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- Lift your hands up all over this room
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- All over this room and just right where you are.
- 00:19:42.585 --> 00:19:44.587
- And just right where you are. all the way up in the balcony,
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- All the way up in the balcony, wherever you are,
- 00:19:46.122 --> 00:19:47.056
- Wherever you are, just lift your hands and say,
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- Just lift your hands and say, "lord, this is just me and you.
- 00:19:48.124 --> 00:19:49.959
- "lord, this is just me and you. i'm sending everybody
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- I'm sending everybody across the river around me.
- 00:19:51.194 --> 00:19:52.495
- Across the river around me. i don't care what
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- I don't care what people are thinking.
- 00:19:53.363 --> 00:19:54.497
- People are thinking. i want you.
- 00:19:54.564 --> 00:19:56.032
- I want you. i want you to touch me.
- 00:19:56.099 --> 00:19:57.467
- I want you to touch me. i want an encounter with you.
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- I want an encounter with you. i believe in you.
- 00:19:59.469 --> 00:20:00.737
- I believe in you. and if you are real,
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- And if you are real, then i should encounter you.
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- Then i should encounter you. you made me.
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- You made me. you created me.
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- You created me. you know how to touch me.
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- You know how to touch me. you know how to change me.
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- You know how to change me. you know how to take me
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- You know how to take me from a deceiver
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- From a deceiver to a receiver."
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- To a receiver." and so just lift your
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- And so just lift your hands in honesty and say,
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- Hands in honesty and say, "i surrender my life.
- 00:20:17.453 --> 00:20:18.988
- "i surrender my life. i surrender everything."
- 00:20:19.055 --> 00:20:20.823
- I surrender everything." just pray right where you are.
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- Just pray right where you are. he'll hear you and say,
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- He'll hear you and say, "lord, i need a change
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- "lord, i need a change in my life.
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- In my life. i don't have to
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- I don't have to understand everything,
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- Understand everything, but i know what i feel
- 00:20:28.665 --> 00:20:29.932
- But i know what i feel is real and i'm reaching
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- Is real and i'm reaching out to you like jacob.
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- Out to you like jacob. i need you to preserve
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- I need you to preserve my future.
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- My future. i need you.
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- I need you. i need you like
- 00:20:37.206 --> 00:20:38.308
- I need you like i've never needed you."
- 00:20:38.374 --> 00:20:39.776
- I've never needed you." he will never turn you away
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- He will never turn you away if you come in sincerity
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- If you come in sincerity and humility
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- And humility and honesty.
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- And honesty. just right where you are,
- 00:20:46.349 --> 00:20:47.650
- Just right where you are, worship him.
- 00:20:47.717 --> 00:20:48.418
- Worship him. worship him, worship him.
- 00:20:48.484 --> 00:20:50.653
- Worship him, worship him. sing it with all of your hearts.
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- Sing it with all of your hearts. >> ♪ look full ♪
- 00:20:51.721 --> 00:20:53.656
- >> ♪ look full ♪ ♪ in his wonderful face ♪
- 00:20:53.723 --> 00:20:58.294
- ♪ in his wonderful face ♪ >> hallelujah.
- 00:20:58.361 --> 00:20:59.562
- >> hallelujah. i love seeing these
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- I love seeing these young people.
- 00:21:00.563 --> 00:21:01.531
- Young people. i'm talking to teenagers
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- I'm talking to teenagers and young people this morning
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- And young people this morning that need to get
- 00:21:04.334 --> 00:21:05.335
- That need to get out of your seat
- 00:21:05.401 --> 00:21:06.402
- Out of your seat and walk to this altar
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- And walk to this altar and say,
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- And say, "god, i want a change.
- 00:21:08.938 --> 00:21:10.473
- "god, i want a change. i want a --
- 00:21:10.540 --> 00:21:11.307
- I want a -- i want a transformation.
- 00:21:11.374 --> 00:21:13.576
- I want a transformation. i want you to touch me again.
- 00:21:13.643 --> 00:21:16.145
- I want you to touch me again. i need your power.
- 00:21:16.212 --> 00:21:17.447
- I need your power. i need your holy spirit.
- 00:21:17.513 --> 00:21:19.649
- I need your holy spirit. i can't live it without fresh
- 00:21:19.716 --> 00:21:21.317
- I can't live it without fresh touches and fresh conventions."
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- Touches and fresh conventions." worship him all over this room.
- 00:21:27.990 --> 00:21:31.494
- Worship him all over this room. ♪ look full ♪
- 00:21:31.561 --> 00:21:33.996
- ♪ look full ♪ ♪ in his wonderful face ♪
- 00:21:34.063 --> 00:21:40.470
- ♪ in his wonderful face ♪ ♪ oh and the things of earth ♪
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- ♪ oh and the things of earth ♪ ♪ will look strangely dim ♪
- 00:21:46.909 --> 00:21:52.081
- ♪ will look strangely dim ♪ ♪ in the light of his glory ♪
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- ♪ ♪
- 00:22:01.090 --> 00:22:02.959
- >> i wanna welcome you
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- To the family of god.
- 00:22:04.961 --> 00:22:06.229
- And if you prayed
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- That prayer with me,
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- I believe that it would be
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- Just an amazing thing if you
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- Would call the number on
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- The screen or visit our website.
- 00:22:14.137 --> 00:22:16.639
- We have free resources that
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- We wanna sow into your life.
- 00:22:18.941 --> 00:22:21.177
- We wanna give to you.
- 00:22:21.244 --> 00:22:22.078
- We wanna sow into you.
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- And while you check that out,
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- At the beginning
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- A 21-day daniel fast.
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- I've been teaching on it
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- I need some midnight miracles in 2025."
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- In 2025." well, let's fast about it.
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- Well, let's fast about it. let's fast together.
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- Let's fast together. something about when
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- Something about when you're fasting and i'm fasting,
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- You're fasting and i'm fasting, we go on this 21-day journey
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- We go on this 21-day journey together it is powerful.
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- Together it is powerful. and it's the consistency
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- And it's the consistency that breaks the persistence
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- That breaks the persistence of the enemy.
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- There's something about us
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- Doing the same thing
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- And doing it together
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- And walking with god closer.
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- You can't live on a fast,
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- But you can set a season aside
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- And it can change the whole
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- Projection of your year.
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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
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- The single largest
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- Amount of funding in our history
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- To partner with
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- The jewish national fund
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- To rebuild and renew
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- The eshkol region.
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- Together we can make
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- A real difference
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- And bring restoration
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- To so many hurting families.
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- Tensions are at an all time high
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- Right now in israel
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- And i believe god has
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- Called this ministry to be
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- A blessing to israel,
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- To fulfill biblical prophecy
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- And comfort god's people.
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- So, i'm asking you today
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- To please stand and sow
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- Special seeds to help us with
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- This project in israel.
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- My announcer is gonna tell you
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- All about it.
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- >> 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
- 00:24:48.357 --> 00:24:49.592
- By terrorists every day.
- 00:24:49.692 --> 00:24:51.994
- 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,
- 00:24:56.132 --> 00:24:57.733
- Phase number one,
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- Provides physical safety.
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- That is why we are building
- 00:25:02.204 --> 00:25:03.272
- 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
- 00:25:17.219 --> 00:25:18.921
- 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.
- 00:25:22.525 --> 00:25:23.626
- 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.
- 00:25:31.133 --> 00:25:31.767
- >> 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
- 00:25:41.077 --> 00:25:42.311
- 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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- ♪ ♪
- 00:25:51.988 --> 00:25:53.689
- >> 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
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- Is about inspiring people
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