Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - The Multiplication Blessing (Part 1)

April 23, 2026 | 27:29

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 - The Multiplication Blessing (Part 1) | April 23, 2026

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>> genesis 1:11.
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>> genesis 1:11. "then god said let the earth
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"then god said let the earth bring forth grass,
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Bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed,
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The herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields
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And the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind,
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Fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself,"
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Whose seed is in itself," everybody say that with me,
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Everybody say that with me, "'whose seed is in itself
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"'whose seed is in itself on the earth' and it was so.
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On the earth' and it was so. and the earth brought
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And the earth brought forth grass,
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Forth grass, and the herb that yields
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And the herb that yields seed according to its kind,
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Seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit,
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And the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself
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Whose seed is in itself according to its kind.
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According to its kind. and god saw that it was good."
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And god saw that it was good." verse 21,
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Verse 21, "so god created great
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"so god created great sea creatures and every living
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Sea creatures and every living thing that moves,
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Thing that moves, in the waters
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In the waters according to their kind,
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According to their kind, and every winged bird
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And every winged bird according to its kind.
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According to its kind. and god saw that it was good."
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And god saw that it was good." now here's my text this morning.
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Now here's my text this morning. it's all connected
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It's all connected to what i just read.
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To what i just read. "and god blessed them,"
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"and god blessed them," no human being was created yet.
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No human being was created yet. "and god blessed them
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"and god blessed them saying, 'be fruitful,'"
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Saying, 'be fruitful,'" he's talking to birds,
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He's talking to birds, he's talking to fish,
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He's talking to fish, he's talking to plants,
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He's talking to plants, he's talking to trees,
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He's talking to trees, he's talking to grass.
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He's talking to grass. "be fruitful and multiply,
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"be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters
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And fill the waters in the seas,
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In the seas, and let birds multiply
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And let birds multiply on the earth."
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On the earth." i wanna preach to you today
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I wanna preach to you today on the first blessing
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On the first blessing in the bible.
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In the bible. the multiplication.
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The multiplication. the seed was in the tree.
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The seed was in the tree. the seed was in the tree,
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The seed was in the tree, the text said.
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The text said. whose seed is in itself.
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Whose seed is in itself. god put in the first tree
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God put in the first tree the seed --
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The seed -- in the first birds,
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In the first birds, the seed to reproduce
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The seed to reproduce and multiply,
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And multiply, the grass to multiply,
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The grass to multiply, the plants to multiply.
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The plants to multiply. the seed was placed inside.
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The seed was placed inside. and that's why god said
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And that's why god said at the end of it,
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At the end of it, "and it is good."
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"and it is good." the reason that it's
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The reason that it's good is because god
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Good is because god loves multiplication.
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Loves multiplication. god loves that everything
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God loves that everything that he created,
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That he created, he placed within it
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He placed within it the potential to multiply.
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The potential to multiply. he said it's good because
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He said it's good because the first blessing in the bible
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The first blessing in the bible was a multiplication blessing
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Was a multiplication blessing and god said to them,
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And god said to them, the fish that he
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The fish that he put in the water,
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Put in the water, maybe just two,
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Maybe just two, and the birds that
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And the birds that he put in the sky,
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He put in the sky, whose seed is in itself,
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Whose seed is in itself, and he spoke out of his mouth,
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And he spoke out of his mouth, a blessing
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A blessing of multiplication upon
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Of multiplication upon everything that he created.
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Everything that he created. because god
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Because god loves multiplication.
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Loves multiplication. god loves to see us grow.
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God loves to see us grow. god loves to see us expand.
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God loves to see us expand. god loves to see us become
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God loves to see us become greater than what we start with.
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Greater than what we start with. genesis 1:22 said that he talked
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Genesis 1:22 said that he talked to the birds and the fish,
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To the birds and the fish, that the original ones
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That the original ones that he created,
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That he created, and he said to them,
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And he said to them, "be fruitful and multiply."
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"be fruitful and multiply." when the concept
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When the concept of the blessing,
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Of the blessing, this is the concept
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This is the concept of a blessing being
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Of a blessing being transferred into the earth.
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Transferred into the earth. when it first was conceived in
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When it first was conceived in god's mind and first introduced,
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God's mind and first introduced, it came as a
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It came as a multiplication blessing.
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Multiplication blessing. that's how important
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That's how important multiplication is to god.
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Multiplication is to god. that we not be fruitless,
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That we not be fruitless, that we not get stagnant
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That we not get stagnant and become stale.
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And become stale. but god's dream for us,
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But god's dream for us, as he says it as
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As he says it as the first blessing he
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The first blessing he ever put on his creation.
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Ever put on his creation. and by the way,
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And by the way, when adam and eve were made,
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When adam and eve were made, he said the same
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He said the same blessing over them.
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Blessing over them. he blessed them and said,
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He blessed them and said, "be fruitful and multiply."
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"be fruitful and multiply." god says,
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God says, "i want my people to multiply."
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"i want my people to multiply." when it comes to that blessing,
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When it comes to that blessing, it is the will of god
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It is the will of god for this church to multiply.
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For this church to multiply. it is the will of god
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It is the will of god for your joy to multiply.
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For your joy to multiply. it is the will of god
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It is the will of god for your peace to multiply,
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For your peace to multiply, for your faith to multiply,
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For your faith to multiply, for your family to multiply.
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For your family to multiply. it's the will of god
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It's the will of god for your business to multiply.
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For your business to multiply. it's the will of god
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It's the will of god for everything that
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For everything that you're involved in
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You're involved in to become greater.
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To become greater. the problem is five
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The problem is five times zero is zero.
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Times zero is zero. a thousand times zero is zero.
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A thousand times zero is zero. but god said,
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But god said, "i placed within everything
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"i placed within everything i create,
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I create, the desire for multiplication."
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The desire for multiplication." something in you says,
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Something in you says, "i was born for more."
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"i was born for more." something in you desires
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Something in you desires to see more come out that you
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To see more come out that you feel that you could potentially
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Feel that you could potentially express in a powerful way.
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Express in a powerful way. be fruitful and multiply
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Be fruitful and multiply our businesses, oh god.
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Our businesses, oh god. be fruitful
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Be fruitful and multiply our church,
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And multiply our church, and our peace,
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And our peace, and our joy.
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And our joy. that god says faith
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That god says faith is the substance
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Is the substance of things hoped for,
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Of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
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The evidence of things not seen. and that's the powerful
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And that's the powerful thing about multiplication.
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Thing about multiplication. the tree will multiply
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The tree will multiply from the inside out.
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From the inside out. the church will multiply
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The church will multiply from the inside out.
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From the inside out. it's not based upon
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It's not based upon what the world does.
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What the world does. and when you let god take what
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And when you let god take what he put in you
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He put in you and turn it out,
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And turn it out, then suddenly,
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Then suddenly, amazing things begin
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Amazing things begin to happen in your life.
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To happen in your life. we're always looking
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We're always looking for the miracle to come
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For the miracle to come from the outside.
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From the outside. and in 2 kings 4,
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And in 2 kings 4, there was a woman who
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There was a woman who was in such debt that
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Was in such debt that her sons were being taken away
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Her sons were being taken away to serve time to pay
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To serve time to pay off the debt.
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Off the debt. and the prophet showed up at her
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And the prophet showed up at her house right before they
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House right before they were taken in chains.
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Were taken in chains. and he said,
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And he said, "what do you have in the house?"
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"what do you have in the house?" i'm sure she was sitting
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I'm sure she was sitting in that house thinking,
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In that house thinking, "if somebody outside
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"if somebody outside would just come,
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Would just come, some rich person,
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Some rich person, and pay my bill,
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And pay my bill, i wouldn't lose my sons
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I wouldn't lose my sons into having to be slaves
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Into having to be slaves to pay off this debt."
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To pay off this debt." but the prophet
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But the prophet didn't ask her about,
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Didn't ask her about, "who do you know outside?
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"who do you know outside? what do you have in the house?"
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What do you have in the house?" and she said,
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And she said, "all that i have is
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"all that i have is a little pot of oil."
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A little pot of oil." and the prophet said,
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And the prophet said, "get ready because god
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"get ready because god is gonna multiply what you have
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Is gonna multiply what you have on the inside.
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On the inside. he's not gonna bless
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He's not gonna bless you out there,
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You out there, he's gonna start it right where
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He's gonna start it right where you are when you use what
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You are when you use what you've got."
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You've got." and then he gave
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And then he gave another commandment.
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Another commandment. he said,
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He said, "go borrow vessels
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"go borrow vessels and borrow not a few."
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And borrow not a few." he said,
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He said, "i want you to go
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"i want you to go to every neighbor,
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To every neighbor, i want you to go
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I want you to go to every relative,
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To every relative, i want your boys to go all
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I want your boys to go all over the neighborhood
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Over the neighborhood and community,
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And community, i want you to bring 20, 30, 50,
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I want you to bring 20, 30, 50, as many as you can get.
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As many as you can get. get so many vessels in the house
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Get so many vessels in the house and set 'em out,
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And set 'em out, set 'em on tables,
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Set 'em on tables, set 'em on the floor,
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Set 'em on the floor, set 'em in front
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Set 'em in front of the fireplace,
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Of the fireplace, set 'em in the kitchen,
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Set 'em in the kitchen, and then just begin to pour
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And then just begin to pour what you have on the inside out.
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What you have on the inside out. pour it out.
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Pour it out. pour it, don't hoard it.
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Pour it, don't hoard it. pour it."
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Pour it." if you'll start using
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If you'll start using what i put in you.
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What i put in you. you can't keep saying,
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You can't keep saying, "i'm waiting on a big break
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"i'm waiting on a big break to come on the outside."
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To come on the outside." you've got to pour the little
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You've got to pour the little bit that you've got
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Bit that you've got on the inside.
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On the inside. god says,
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God says, "if you'll pour it."
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"if you'll pour it." and then they poured
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And then they poured from vessel,
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From vessel, to vessel,
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To vessel, to vessel,
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To vessel, to vessel.
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To vessel. and the scripture said as soon
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And the scripture said as soon as they ran out of pots
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As they ran out of pots to pour it into,
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To pour it into, the oil stopped.
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The oil stopped. that tells you that god says,
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That tells you that god says, "i only bless people
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"i only bless people and multiply people
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And multiply people who use what they have
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Who use what they have on the inside.
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On the inside. and it may look insignificant,
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And it may look insignificant, and it may look small,
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And it may look small, and many of you are sitting
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And many of you are sitting on what you can do
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On what you can do and saying,
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And saying, "but, you know,
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"but, you know, i just need something
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I just need something out there,"
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Out there," and god says,
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And god says, "do what you can do
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"do what you can do with what i've given you."
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With what i've given you." the miracle of multiplication
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The miracle of multiplication is never dependent
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Is never dependent on the outside.
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On the outside. god reaches inside and begins --
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God reaches inside and begins -- and there are businesses that
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And there are businesses that were started in this room when
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Were started in this room when somebody decided on the inside,
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Somebody decided on the inside, "i'm gonna do it,
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"i'm gonna do it, 'cause god's leading me
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'cause god's leading me to do it,
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To do it, and god breathed on it,
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And god breathed on it, and the blessing
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And the blessing of multiplication came on it."
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Of multiplication came on it." and you really can't
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And you really can't take the glory.
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Take the glory. you worked hard,
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You worked hard, but you know the creator
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But you know the creator breathed on that seed,
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Breathed on that seed, and it was the blessing
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And it was the blessing of multiplication.
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Of multiplication. that's how this church
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That's how this church is here today, hallelujah.
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Is here today, hallelujah. i'm telling you,
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I'm telling you, this stuff is real.
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This stuff is real. god can use and bless you
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God can use and bless you when you begin to pour it out,
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When you begin to pour it out, pour it out, pour it out.
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Pour it out, pour it out. you can't get a revelation
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You can't get a revelation of how big god is
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Of how big god is until you get a revelation
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Until you get a revelation of how small you are.
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Of how small you are. it's christ in you,
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It's christ in you, the hope of glory.
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The hope of glory. i have that revelation every
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I have that revelation every time i come to the pulpit.
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Time i come to the pulpit. all i have is a bunch of words
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All i have is a bunch of words on a piece of paper.
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On a piece of paper. and to be honest,
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And to be honest, i'm scared to death.
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I'm scared to death. i still get nervous at 62 years
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I still get nervous at 62 years of age after doing it 40
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Of age after doing it 40 something years.
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Something years. but i've learned something.
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But i've learned something. that i'm small,
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That i'm small, and i'm insignificant,
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And i'm insignificant, but the god that
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But the god that i serve is magnificent.
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I serve is magnificent. and the magnificent one
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And the magnificent one on the inside of me,
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On the inside of me, christ the hope of glory
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Christ the hope of glory that is in you,
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That is in you, if you would just let him
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If you would just let him take your little bit.
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Take your little bit. little is much when god
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Little is much when god is in it.
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Is in it. oh, hallelujah.
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Oh, hallelujah. i'm telling you.
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I'm telling you. you may feel like
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You may feel like you're insignificant,
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You're insignificant, but the magnificent
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But the magnificent lives in you.
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Lives in you. his name is jesus
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His name is jesus and he can use you
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And he can use you for his glory.
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For his glory. clap your hands
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Clap your hands and give him praise.
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[applause]
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Hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. the seed doesn't come
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The seed doesn't come from the trunk of the tree.
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From the trunk of the tree. he said,
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He said, "whose seed is in itself."
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"whose seed is in itself." but it does not come --
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But it does not come -- seeds don't come out
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Seeds don't come out of the trunk of a tree,
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Of the trunk of a tree, they don't come out
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They don't come out of the branches of a tree,
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Of the branches of a tree, they come only from the fruit
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They come only from the fruit of the tree.
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Of the tree. and that's why some are not
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And that's why some are not multiplying because god is
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Multiplying because god is waiting on some fruit.
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Waiting on some fruit. god will not multiply something
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God will not multiply something that is not producing any fruit.
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That is not producing any fruit. when jesus cursed the fig tree,
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When jesus cursed the fig tree, he was angry at it because
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He was angry at it because it was not producing fruit.
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It was not producing fruit. he did not --
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He did not -- listen, he said,
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Listen, he said, "be fruitful and multiply."
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"be fruitful and multiply." and when he needed
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And when he needed that tree to have fruit,
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That tree to have fruit, it had no fruit.
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It had no fruit. it had a trunk,
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It had a trunk, it had limbs,
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It had limbs, it had leaves,
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It had leaves, but it did not have fruit.
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But it did not have fruit. and when he cursed it,
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And when he cursed it, he cursed it from the roots up.
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He cursed it from the roots up. god will not bless the family
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God will not bless the family and the individual life that
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And the individual life that is not producing fruit.
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Is not producing fruit. well, what is fruit?
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Well, what is fruit? i'm glad you asked.
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I'm glad you asked. galatians 5:22 says,
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Galatians 5:22 says, "the fruits of the spirit,"
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"the fruits of the spirit," there's nine of them.
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There's nine of them. "the fruits of the spirit
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"the fruits of the spirit is love."
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Is love." did you know love was
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Did you know love was a seed?
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A seed? did you know that
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Did you know that love is a fruit?
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Love is a fruit? and in that --
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And in that -- and if you don't have any love,
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And if you don't have any love, if you will start
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If you will start pouring out love,
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Pouring out love, love your enemies,
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Love your enemies, love those who
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Love those who despitefully use you.
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Despitefully use you. we're to be a people who
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We're to be a people who is filled with love.
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Is filled with love. and the moment you start
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And the moment you start loving people,
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Loving people, even the hard people
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Even the hard people that's harder to love,
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That's harder to love, not just those that love you,
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Not just those that love you, and not just those
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And not just those that are kind to you,
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That are kind to you, but those who it's hard
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But those who it's hard to love them,
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To love them, they make it hard to love them,
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They make it hard to love them, but you sow
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But you sow the seed of love anyhow.
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The seed of love anyhow. god says,
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God says, "ooh, there's one i can
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"ooh, there's one i can multiply right there."
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Multiply right there." and if you give love,
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And if you give love, god will cause people
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God will cause people to love you,
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To love you, and surround you,
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And surround you, and you'll live a life that
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And you'll live a life that you're always loved.
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You're always loved. joy, joy is the seed.
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Joy, joy is the seed. y'all don't hear me.
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Y'all don't hear me. joy, joy.
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Joy, joy. you shouldn't be sad,
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You shouldn't be sad, you shouldn't be down,
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You shouldn't be down, you shouldn't be depressed
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You shouldn't be depressed all the time,
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All the time, discouraged all the time.
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Discouraged all the time. the joy --
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The joy -- nehemiah 8 says,
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Nehemiah 8 says, "don't be sorrowful,
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"don't be sorrowful, the joy of the lord
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The joy of the lord is my strength."
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Is my strength." hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. you know how you get strong?
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You know how you get strong? i need more strength.
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I need more strength. i'm really going
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I'm really going through a valley.
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Through a valley. i'm really going through
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I'm really going through a hard time.
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A hard time. i'm really lonely.
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I'm really lonely. i'm really broken.
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I'm really broken. i'm really beat down.
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I'm really beat down. how do you get more strength?
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How do you get more strength? you don't need more strength,
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You don't need more strength, you need more joy.
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You need more joy. and if you get more joy,
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And if you get more joy, it will infuse you
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It will infuse you with strength.
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With strength. that's why you come to church,
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That's why you come to church, and you rejoice.
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And you rejoice. you re-joy yourself.
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You re-joy yourself. you start singing about
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You start singing about the greatness of your god.
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The greatness of your god. "your name is the greatest,
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"your name is the greatest, your name is the highest."
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Your name is the highest." and you re-joy yourself,
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And you re-joy yourself, and it gives strength
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And it gives strength to your soul.
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To your soul. i'm just here today
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I'm just here today to declare that god says,
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To declare that god says, "i've got joy for my people."
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"i've got joy for my people." and it's not on the outside.
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And it's not on the outside. the seed of joy
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The seed of joy is on the inside.
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Is on the inside. if nothing changes
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If nothing changes on the outside,
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On the outside, i can have joy
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I can have joy and be a happy person.
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And be a happy person. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. we used to sing a old song
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We used to sing a old song in the church.
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♪ we're a happy people ♪
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♪ yes we are ♪
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[laughter]
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Y'all can't sing that.
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[laughter]
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Hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. joy is a seed.
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Joy is a seed. and he multiplies love,
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And he multiplies love, he multiplies joy,
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He multiplies joy, he multiplies peace.
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He multiplies peace. if you'll sow a seed of peace,
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If you'll sow a seed of peace, god will multiply it.
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God will multiply it. so, if you need more
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So, if you need more love to be multiplied,
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Love to be multiplied, sow some love,
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Sow some love, peace, patience, ooh.
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Peace, patience, ooh. that's the fruit of the spirit.
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That's the fruit of the spirit. patience, gentleness, goodness.
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Patience, gentleness, goodness. fruit of the spirit,
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Fruit of the spirit, long suffering.
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Long suffering. that's patience.
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That's patience. long suffering.
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Long suffering. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. that means you
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That means you keep coming to church
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Keep coming to church and you worship anyhow.
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And you worship anyhow. you keep coming to church
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You keep coming to church because god's still good.
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Because god's still good. even though nothing good
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Even though nothing good is going on,
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Is going on, and the kids are acting crazy,
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And the kids are acting crazy, and you ran over the cat
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And you ran over the cat on the way to church,
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On the way to church, and the door fell off your car
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And the door fell off your car when you got out,
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When you got out, and then somebody cussed
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And then somebody cussed you out in the parking lot,
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You out in the parking lot, and you just keep
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And you just keep on coming with the --
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On coming with the -- saying, "you know what?
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Saying, "you know what? it's not gon' stop me
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It's not gon' stop me because my joy,
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Because my joy, the world didn't give it,
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The world didn't give it, and the world can't
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And the world can't take it away."
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Take it away." and he multiplies the joy
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And he multiplies the joy and the long suffering.
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[applause]
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Listen to the fruits
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Listen to the fruits of the spirit: kindness.
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Of the spirit: kindness. kindness.
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Kindness. just being a kind person.
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Just being a kind person. you sow it.
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You sow it. kindness, you pour it out.
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Kindness, you pour it out. kindness, you're not mean,
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Kindness, you're not mean, you're not angry,
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You're not angry, you're not ugly,
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You're not ugly, you're not rude,
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You're not rude, you're not giving
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You're not giving people half a peace sign, amen,
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People half a peace sign, amen, in your car every time
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In your car every time they pull out in front of you.
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They pull out in front of you. kindness, kindness, kindness.
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Kindness, kindness, kindness. everybody say, "kindness."
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Everybody say, "kindness." to be kind is to be holy.
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To be kind is to be holy. goodness.
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Goodness. you just go around
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You just go around doing good stuff.
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Doing good stuff. just sharing the goodness,
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Just sharing the goodness, just helping somebody,
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Just helping somebody, doing some --
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Doing some -- you know,
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You know, picking up,
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Picking up, helping somebody with their car,
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Helping somebody with their car, pulling over to the side
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Pulling over to the side of the road and helping somebody
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Of the road and helping somebody or helping somebody
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Or helping somebody open the door.
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Open the door. they can't believe --
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They can't believe -- i was in a city
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I was in a city somewhere recently
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Somewhere recently and i held the door for some
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And i held the door for some old ladies, and they went,
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Old ladies, and they went, "oh, he's so kind,
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"oh, he's so kind, he's so kind."
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He's so kind." because there's so many
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Because there's so many jerks out there.
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[applause]
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Just be a good person.
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Just be a good person. just be good.
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Just be good. something in you ought to help
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Something in you ought to help somebody if you see 'em
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Somebody if you see 'em and you can --
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And you can -- do what you can do and be
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Do what you can do and be kind to people.
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Kind to people. quit being a jerk.
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Quit being a jerk. that's what a christian is.
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That's what a christian is. when a christian shows up,
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When a christian shows up, everything gets
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Everything gets better supposedly.
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Better supposedly. and we ought to be good people,
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And we ought to be good people, we ought to be good people.
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We ought to be good people. all that we can do, be good.
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All that we can do, be good. faithfulness is a seed.
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Faithfulness is a seed. i'm using all my time on this
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I'm using all my time on this and this isn't even my sermon.
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[laughter]
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Faithfulness.
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Faithfulness. isn't that something?
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Isn't that something? god says,
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God says, "i'll multiply faithfulness
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"i'll multiply faithfulness in your life if you
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In your life if you start exhibiting some."
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Start exhibiting some." come to church more
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Come to church more than once a month.
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Than once a month. these are the signs --
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These are the signs -- manifestations that
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Manifestations that the holy spirit --
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The holy spirit -- they're fruits
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They're fruits of the holy spirit
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Of the holy spirit manifesting through you.
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Manifesting through you. "it's just not my nature to be.
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[laughter]
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To be gentle."
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To be gentle." well, that's 'cause the flesh
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Well, that's 'cause the flesh is in control,
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Is in control, not the spirit.
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Not the spirit. because when the spirit
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Because when the spirit is in control,
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Is in control, one of the manifestations
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One of the manifestations of the holy spirit
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Of the holy spirit is gentleness.
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Is gentleness. you're not a warmonger,
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You're not a warmonger, you're not looking for some --
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You're not looking for some -- you're gentle,
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You're gentle, you're gentle.
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You're gentle. you deescalate,
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You deescalate, you --
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You -- you're gentle.
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You're gentle. you run --
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You run -- you run deep.
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You run deep. gentle.
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Gentle. turn to somebody and say,
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Turn to somebody and say, "calm down.
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"calm down. gentle, gentle.
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Gentle, gentle. you too -- gentle."
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You too -- gentle." i like this.
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I like this. self-control is a fruit
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Self-control is a fruit of the spirit.
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Of the spirit. "i just can't help myself.
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"i just can't help myself. i need a woman.
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I need a woman. i can't help myself."
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I can't help myself." self-control.
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Self-control. "i gotta have that cigarette.
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"i gotta have that cigarette. i gotta vape it.
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I gotta vape it. i gotta get high.
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I gotta get high. i gotta have a drink."
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I gotta have a drink." self-control, self-control.
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Self-control, self-control. "gotta look at porn."
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"gotta look at porn." self-control.
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Self-control. when the spirit begins
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When the spirit begins to fill you,
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To fill you, when the spirit --
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When the spirit -- and god says,
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And god says, "the more that you
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"the more that you give of yourself,
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Give of yourself, the more i'll give you.
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The more i'll give you. if a man wants to live his life,
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If a man wants to live his life, let him die to himself
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Let him die to himself and then i'll give you
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And then i'll give you life and life more abundantly.
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Life and life more abundantly. i'll give you so much life
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I'll give you so much life that you won't know how
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That you won't know how to handle it all."
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To handle it all." and you'll be blessed
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And you'll be blessed and highly favored of god.
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And highly favored of god. i need somebody to shout
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I need somebody to shout about the truth of god's word.
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>> thank you so much
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>> thank you so much for being with us on
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For being with us on kingdom connection today.
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Kingdom connection today. it's because of you we're on
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It's because of you we're on television right now.
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Television right now. our number one goal this year
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Our number one goal this year is to reach people with
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Is to reach people with the gospel of jesus christ,
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The gospel of jesus christ, telling them about the birth,
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Telling them about the birth, the death, the resurrection,
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The death, the resurrection, and the soon return
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And the soon return of our king.
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Of our king. and even today,
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And even today, if you're hurting and you're
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If you're hurting and you're watching this program,
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Watching this program, it's not by accident.
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It's not by accident. and you're ready
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And you're ready to give your life to jesus,
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To give your life to jesus, then this is the moment.
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Then this is the moment. this is a miracle moment.
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This is a miracle moment. pray this prayer,
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Pray this prayer, "lord jesus,"
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"lord jesus," just say those words.
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Just say those words. "i surrender to you.
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"i surrender to you. i need you in my life.
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I need you in my life. have mercy, forgive me.
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Have mercy, forgive me. cleanse me by the blood
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Cleanse me by the blood that you shed.
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That you shed. i am washed.
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I am washed. i am cleansed by faith
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I am cleansed by faith in your name, jesus.
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In your name, jesus. i receive salvation.
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I receive salvation. i receive eternal life
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In jesus' name, amen."
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In jesus' name, amen." well, praise god.
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Well, praise god. i want to welcome you
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I want to welcome you to the family of god.
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To the family of god. the decision you just made
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The decision you just made is the most important step you
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I wanna encourage you to call, not because we want
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♪ ♪
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>> throughout the bible,
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Brief, heartfelt prayers
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Brought breakthrough
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And divine intervention.
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>> every miracle in the bible
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Was the product
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Was the product of a short prayer,
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Of a short prayer, not hours and hours
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Of somebody praying.
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>> what if your most
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Powerful prayers were not
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Reminds us that it's not
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About the length
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Of the prayer,
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From the heart.
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And experience breakthrough
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In your every day life.
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>> if you'll ever pray
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Short prayers,
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Short prayers, you will become
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You will become a person of prayer.
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If you'll do it consistently
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And daily take moments
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To recognize,
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"i need your help, god,
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And i'm gonna pray
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>> as iranian and hezbollah
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Ballistic missiles
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Rain down on israel,
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Jentezen franklin
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Media ministries,
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Together with our partners
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At the jewish national fund
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Are doing everything possible
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To protect innocent lives
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And defend the people
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Of israel.
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In the eshkol region,
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The very bomb shelters
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That, together, we've built
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Have become holy ground.
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Families are running into them
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For safety,
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And then lifting their voices
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In prayer.
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And in the middle
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Of sirens and uncertainty,
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These shelters are doubling
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As synagogues
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For jewish families.
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>> we just had a red alert
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>> we just had a red alert and, yeah,
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And, yeah, this is the situation.
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This is the situation. this is the way things are --
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This is the way things are -- no, baby.
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No, baby. it's okay.
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It's okay. it's okay, my baby.
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It's okay, my baby. as you can tell
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As you can tell that these are situations
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That these are situations that are very stressful.
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That are very stressful. it doesn't matter how many
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It doesn't matter how many times it happens a day.
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Times it happens a day. but thanks to you guys,
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But thanks to you guys, the community that's praying
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The community that's praying for us and sending support
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For us and sending support our way,
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Our way, to pastor jentezen
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To pastor jentezen for making --
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For making -- something that people
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Something that people in our area have.
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In our area have. thank you much.
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>> we continue our efforts
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To bring comfort to those
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Who need it most.
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Our teams are on the ground
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Right now driving north
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To south across israel
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Under air raid sirens,
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Delivering emergency equipment,
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Food, and critical supplies.
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We are placing holiday
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And care packages
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Into the hands of children
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And holocaust survivors.
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We are bring toys and comfort
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To families who are
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Sheltering in fear,
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And whose homes
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Have been reduced to rubble
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By missile fire.
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Even in these darkest hours,
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We refuse to look away.
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Together, we stand with
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The most vulnerable,
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The children,
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The elderly,
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The survivors,
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Reminding them that they are
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Not forgotten.
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Because when god's people
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Come together,
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Light always pushes back
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The darkness,
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And together, we will continue
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To stand with israel.
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Call, scan, or go online
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Today and take
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Action immediately
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To bring comfort, hope,
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And urgent relief
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To the holy land.
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>> welcome to mentoring moments,
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I'm marcus mecum.
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I'm marcus mecum. i'm here with
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I'm here with pastor jentezen franklin
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And we have a great
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Guest with us.
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>> our whole objective
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In this is to encourage
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All of our pastors
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And church leaders,
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Your wives, your families,
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We just wanna talk
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We just wanna talk about real life,
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About real life, about what's your week like,
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About what's your week like, what's your life like, you know?
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Provision, protection,
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And promotion.
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Don't be discouraged,
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Don't be discouraged, the lord is with you
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The lord is with you and he's moving in your ministry
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And he's moving in your ministry and in your life
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And in your life and in your calling.
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And in your calling. i speak encouragement to you,
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I speak encouragement to you, i speak life to your vision,
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I speak life to your vision, i speak more than
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I speak more than enough to your need.
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>> mentoring moments
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With jentezen franklin
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And marcus mecum.
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Subscribe today,
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Wherever you get your podcast.
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♪ ♪
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>> we hope you've enjoyed
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This teaching
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By jentezen franklin.
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And thank you for
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Your 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 - The Multiplication Blessing (Part 1)

April 23, 2026 | 27:29

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