Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - No Explanations, Just An Invitation (Part 1)

April 30, 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 - No Explanations, Just An Invitation (Part 1) | April 30, 2026

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♪ ♪
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>> if you're looking
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For more in life,
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To live with purpose and peace,
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To make a difference
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For your family
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And those in need around
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The world, jesus is the answer,
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And our mission
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Is to simply point you to him.
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You're watching
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Kingdom connection
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With jentezen franklin.
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♪ ♪
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>> if you have your bibles,
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>> if you have your bibles, turn with me
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Turn with me to the book of john 21.
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To the book of john 21. i'm preaching today on,
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I'm preaching today on, "no explanations,
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"no explanations, just an invitation."
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Just an invitation." sometimes, god will not
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Sometimes, god will not give you an explanation.
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Give you an explanation. i had a brand-new message
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I had a brand-new message that i had in my bible,
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That i had in my bible, and i've been carrying it
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And i've been carrying it as i normally do,
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As i normally do, two, three weeks.
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Two, three weeks. i try to stay ahead,
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I try to stay ahead, i try to have three or four
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I try to have three or four in the chamber.
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In the chamber. amen.
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Amen. and i'm like the wind,
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And i'm like the wind, wherever god wants me to go.
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Wherever god wants me to go. but my heart began to remember
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But my heart began to remember this little message.
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This little message. and it's for some people
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And it's for some people listening to me today that are
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Listening to me today that are going through similar things
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Going through similar things like i've described.
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Like i've described. you may be in the trial
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You may be in the trial of your life right now.
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Of your life right now. your family may be going
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Your family may be going through something that
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Through something that is almost indescribable.
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Is almost indescribable. your health may be failing you,
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Your health may be failing you, and you're so worried.
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And you're so worried. your finances may be
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Your finances may be in a crisis,
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In a crisis, and it has
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And it has your stomach in knots,
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Your stomach in knots, and you don't know what to do,
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And you don't know what to do, where to turn.
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Where to turn. you may have a son,
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You may have a son, a daughter on drugs,
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A daughter on drugs, alcohol destroying their life.
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Alcohol destroying their life. you don't know what to do.
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You don't know what to do. look at this story.
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Look at this story. this is post-resurrection.
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This is post-resurrection. this is after the resurrection
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This is after the resurrection of jesus christ.
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Of jesus christ. he appeared seven times
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He appeared seven times after he was crucified
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After he was crucified on seven different occasions
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On seven different occasions over a span of 40 days
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Over a span of 40 days to over 600 people in all.
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To over 600 people in all. he showed himself alive
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He showed himself alive with infallible proof,
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With infallible proof, and this is one of the seven
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And this is one of the seven times that jesus appears.
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Times that jesus appears. he cooked a breakfast for
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He cooked a breakfast for his disciples who were --
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His disciples who were -- had gone back to fishing.
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Had gone back to fishing. and verse 20 --
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And verse 20 -- verse 18 says,
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Verse 18 says, "most assuredly,
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"most assuredly, i say unto you," --
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I say unto you," -- now, if i had time,
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Now, if i had time, i would back up and tell you
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I would back up and tell you that he questions simon peter
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That he questions simon peter and he says, "do you love me?
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And he says, "do you love me? do you love me?
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Do you love me? do you love me?"
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Do you love me?" three times, and three times
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Three times, and three times he says, "i love you, lord."
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He says, "i love you, lord." then he says in verse 16,
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Then he says in verse 16, "if you love me, feed my sheep."
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"if you love me, feed my sheep." and then, in verse 18,
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And then, in verse 18, "most assuredly, i say to you,"
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"most assuredly, i say to you," speaking to simon peter,
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Speaking to simon peter, this is jesus' words.
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This is jesus' words. "when you were younger,
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"when you were younger, you girded yourself
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You girded yourself and walked where you wished.
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And walked where you wished. but when you are old,
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But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands
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You will stretch out your hands and another will gird you,
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And another will gird you, will tie you up, and will carry
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Will tie you up, and will carry you where you do not wish."
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You where you do not wish." then he --
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Then he -- this he spoke
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This he spoke signifying by what death he --
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Signifying by what death he -- simon peter would glorify god.
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Simon peter would glorify god. he's prophesying to him
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He's prophesying to him about his death.
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About his death. watch this, "and when he had
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Watch this, "and when he had spoken this, he said to him,"
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Spoken this, he said to him," everybody say these words big
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Everybody say these words big and bold, "'follow me.'
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And bold, "'follow me.' then peter turning saw
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Then peter turning saw the disciple whom jesus
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The disciple whom jesus loved following who also
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Loved following who also had leaned on his breast
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Had leaned on his breast at the supper and said,
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At the supper and said, 'lord, who is the one
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'lord, who is the one who betrays you?'
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Who betrays you?' and peter seeing him,"
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And peter seeing him," seeing who?
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Seeing who? seeing john, "said to jesus,
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Seeing john, "said to jesus, 'but lord, what about him?'
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'but lord, what about him?' jesus said to him, 'if i will
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Jesus said to him, 'if i will that he remain till i come,
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That he remain till i come, what is that to you?
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What is that to you? you follow me.'"
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You follow me.'" when jesus gives no explanation,
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When jesus gives no explanation, just an invitation.
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Just an invitation. follow me.
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Follow me. it's after the resurrection
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It's after the resurrection jesus is meeting with three
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Jesus is meeting with three of his disciples on this
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Of his disciples on this appearance as he often
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Appearance as he often did with these three,
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Did with these three, peter, james, and john.
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Peter, james, and john. and john being the disciple
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And john being the disciple whom jesus loved,
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Whom jesus loved, "i don't understand,
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"i don't understand, i don't know."
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I don't know." you can say what you wanna say.
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You can say what you wanna say. the scripture is very clear,
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The scripture is very clear, he often pulled these three
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He often pulled these three aside from the other disciples.
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Aside from the other disciples. he often shared things,
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He often shared things, and insights, and teachings
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And insights, and teachings with them that he did not
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With them that he did not share with the others.
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Share with the others. and he asked simon,
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And he asked simon, "do you love me, do you love me,
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"do you love me, do you love me, do you love me?"
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Do you love me?" he said, "yes, i do."
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He said, "yes, i do." the he said,
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The he said, "then feed my sheep.
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"then feed my sheep. do what i put you on
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Do what i put you on this earth to do.
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This earth to do. take the word
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Take the word and feed the sheep."
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And feed the sheep." and he said,
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And he said, "but when you grow old,
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"but when you grow old, they're gonna tie your hands,
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They're gonna tie your hands, and they're gonna lead you
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And they're gonna lead you where you don't want to go,
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Where you don't want to go, down a path that you would
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Down a path that you would never choose to go down."
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Never choose to go down." he would literally
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He would literally be crucified upside down.
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Be crucified upside down. he would request to be crucified
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He would request to be crucified upside down because he said,
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Upside down because he said, "i'm not worthy to be
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"i'm not worthy to be crucified like my savior."
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Crucified like my savior." and jesus said,
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And jesus said, "when they lead you that way,
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"when they lead you that way, you follow me."
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You follow me." and in this young version
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And in this young version of himself, he said,
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Of himself, he said, "there's coming a day --
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"there's coming a day -- you're young now, but you will
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You're young now, but you will be old when this happens."
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Be old when this happens." and peter said
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And peter said when he saw standing
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When he saw standing in the same place,
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In the same place, the disciple whom jesus loved,
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The disciple whom jesus loved, he was kinda --
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He was kinda -- had a little --
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Had a little -- you can hear a little kick back
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You can hear a little kick back on this as he's saying,
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On this as he's saying, "this is unfair.
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"this is unfair. you're not treating me
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You're not treating me like you treat
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Like you treat your favorite right there,
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Your favorite right there, the one whom you love.
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The one whom you love. what about him?
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What about him? why do i have to suffer?
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Why do i have to suffer? why do i have
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Why do i have to go through this?
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To go through this? why do i have to die like that?
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Why do i have to die like that? what about him?"
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What about him?" one of the sternest
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One of the sternest rebukes that you'll ever
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Rebukes that you'll ever read in the scripture,
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Read in the scripture, jesus whirled around
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Jesus whirled around and he said, "what is it
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And he said, "what is it to you how i deal with him?
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To you how i deal with him? i have a plan for your life
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I have a plan for your life and i have a plan for his life."
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And i have a plan for his life." and here's the key.
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And here's the key. he said, "when you go down
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He said, "when you go down this path of following me,
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This path of following me, you will glorify me."
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You will glorify me." did you catch that?
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Did you catch that? "when you die,
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"when you die, you will glorify me.
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You will glorify me. it's not about you.
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It's not about you. your life is not
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Your life is not your own anymore.
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Your own anymore. you surrendered to me,
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You surrendered to me, now follow me.
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Now follow me. and if in that following i lead
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And if in that following i lead you in a path that is not what
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You in a path that is not what you thought you would go,"
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You thought you would go," you just know that when
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You just know that when you're doing that,
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You're doing that, did you read it in that
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Did you read it in that verse that i read?
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Verse that i read? he said, "you will die a death
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He said, "you will die a death that will glorify me."
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That will glorify me." "why didn't that disciple get
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"why didn't that disciple get the same direction that i got?"
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The same direction that i got?" was what simon peter was asking.
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Was what simon peter was asking. any time you get
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Any time you get your eyes off of jesus,
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Your eyes off of jesus, and you get your eyes
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And you get your eyes on other people,
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On other people, and what you're going
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And what you're going through compared to what
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Through compared to what they're going through,
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They're going through, you are missing the plan
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You are missing the plan of god for your life.
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Of god for your life. equality cannot be transferred
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Equality cannot be transferred in the kingdom of god.
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In the kingdom of god. you cannot say,
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You cannot say, "well god, if you love me
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"well god, if you love me and you love them,
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And you love them, then you will bless us
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Then you will bless us all the same."
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All the same." god says, "i don't do that.
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God says, "i don't do that. i have a plan for them,
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I have a plan for them, i have a plan for you.
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I have a plan for you. all that live godly
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All that live godly in christ will suffer.
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In christ will suffer. they'll go through things,
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They'll go through things, they'll go through trials.
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They'll go through trials. it rains on the just
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It rains on the just and the unjust,
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And the unjust, and nothing's gonna
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And nothing's gonna change that.
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Change that. in this life
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In this life you will have tribulation."
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You will have tribulation." and just because their life
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And just because their life looks perfect right now
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Looks perfect right now and yours doesn't, he says,
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And yours doesn't, he says, "don't you say,
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"don't you say, 'well, what about them?
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'well, what about them? and why am i going through
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And why am i going through all of this?
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All of this? and i don't deserve it.
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And i don't deserve it. and look at them.
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And look at them. and everything is blessed,
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And everything is blessed, and in order, and perfect
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And in order, and perfect in their life.'"
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In their life.'" he has a plan for you.
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He has a plan for you. and it may not be as glorious as
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And it may not be as glorious as what it looks like he's doing in
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What it looks like he's doing in somebody else's life right now.
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Somebody else's life right now. and i just want to throw
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And i just want to throw this in.
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This in. sometimes when
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Sometimes when you're going through stuff
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You're going through stuff and you look at people,
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And you look at people, and their life looks
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And their life looks picture perfect, you don't know
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Picture perfect, you don't know what's behind the curtain.
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What's behind the curtain. you don't know what
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You don't know what they're going through
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They're going through that is unspeakable.
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That is unspeakable. you don't know that their
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You don't know that their life could not somehow be
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Life could not somehow be ten times worse than anything
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Ten times worse than anything you're facing yourself.
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You're facing yourself. and that's why jesus said,
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And that's why jesus said, "that is none of your business
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"that is none of your business how that person's life is going.
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How that person's life is going. i want you to know that where
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I want you to know that where you are right now,
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You are right now, i am with you, and i want
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I am with you, and i want you to follow me.
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You to follow me. and wherever i lead you,
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And wherever i lead you, if it's into the valley,
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If it's into the valley, if it's in the tears,
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If it's in the tears, if it's in the trial,
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If it's in the trial, if it's into suffering,
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If it's into suffering, i want you to trust me
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I want you to trust me and follow me.
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And follow me. and quit doing this thing of,
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And quit doing this thing of, 'what about him?'
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'what about him?' what is that to you?
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What is that to you? follow me."
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Follow me." paul said
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Paul said in 2 corinthians 10,
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In 2 corinthians 10, "you compare yourselves
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"you compare yourselves one to another and in so doing,
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One to another and in so doing, you are not wise."
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You are not wise." you are not supposed to get
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You are not supposed to get this thing and get bitter
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This thing and get bitter at god because
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At god because he's treating you different,
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He's treating you different, and it seems like
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And it seems like he treats other people,
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He treats other people, and everything they do
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And everything they do is so beautiful,
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Is so beautiful, and so successful,
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And so successful, and so wonderful,
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And so wonderful, and everything
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And everything goes wrong for you.
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Goes wrong for you. why do they have a dad
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Why do they have a dad and i didn't have a dad?
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And i didn't have a dad? why did this happen to me
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Why did this happen to me and it didn't happen to them?
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And it didn't happen to them? why couldn't i see
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Why couldn't i see that like they see that?
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That like they see that? and jesus gives one of his most
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And jesus gives one of his most stern rebukes when he says,
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Stern rebukes when he says, "what is that to you?
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"what is that to you? don't you understand that i have
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Don't you understand that i have a plan for your life that will
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A plan for your life that will bring glory to my name?
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Bring glory to my name? it'll bring glory."
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[applause]
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You're called to feed the sheep,
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You're called to feed the sheep, and what is that to you?
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And what is that to you? follow me.
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Follow me. where we are is his will
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Where we are is his will for our lives right now.
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For our lives right now. and if you're going
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And if you're going through cancer treatment,
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Through cancer treatment, i'm not saying that
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I'm not saying that god put the cancer on you.
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God put the cancer on you. we live in a fallen world,
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We live in a fallen world, this world is not our home.
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This world is not our home. my point to you is this.
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My point to you is this. if god has allowed you,
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If god has allowed you, and all of us will suffer,
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And all of us will suffer, all of us will
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All of us will go through sickness,
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Go through sickness, all of us will
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All of us will go through things.
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Go through things. does that mean miracles
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Does that mean miracles are not real?
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Are not real? does that mean
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Does that mean healing is not real?
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Healing is not real? no, it does not mean that.
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No, it does not mean that. it means miracles are real,
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It means miracles are real, healing is real,
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Healing is real, but at some point,
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But at some point, we all go through challenges,
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We all go through challenges, and there's nothing
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And there's nothing evil about it,
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Evil about it, there's nothing wrong about it,
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There's nothing wrong about it, and there's nothing that means
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And there's nothing that means god has forsaken us when
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God has forsaken us when we go through it.
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We go through it. where you are right now is
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Where you are right now is the will of god for your life.
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The will of god for your life. if you're following him
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If you're following him the best that you can,
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The best that you can, if you're following him
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If you're following him and saying,
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And saying, "lord, i really am
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"lord, i really am serious about loving you
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Serious about loving you and doing your will."
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And doing your will." then right where you
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Then right where you are right now is god's will
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Are right now is god's will because he's gonna get glory
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Because he's gonna get glory out of your infirmities,
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Out of your infirmities, out of your suffering,
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Out of your suffering, out of your heartbreak,
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Out of your heartbreak, out of your pain,
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Out of your pain, out of your tears.
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[applause]
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Even in trials
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Even in trials and tribulations.
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And tribulations. even when life is not fair.
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Even when life is not fair. why aren't they going
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Why aren't they going through it?
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Through it? take your eyes off of them
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Take your eyes off of them and get them back on him.
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And get them back on him. you can't see behind the curtain
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You can't see behind the curtain of anybody else.
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Of anybody else. they've got their
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They've got their own situations.
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Own situations. a man looks on
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A man looks on the outward appearance,
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The outward appearance, god sees our heart.
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God sees our heart. "what is that to you?
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"what is that to you? you don't know what
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You don't know what i'm doing in them,
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I'm doing in them, and you don't know
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And you don't know what i'm doing in you.
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What i'm doing in you. if i do all the right things,
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If i do all the right things, if i go to church,
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If i go to church, if i read my bible,
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If i read my bible, if i fast, if i pray,
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If i fast, if i pray, if i love you and i worship you,
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If i love you and i worship you, why is this happening to me?"
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Why is this happening to me?" you have to understand that
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You have to understand that the most godliest people
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The most godliest people in this book dealt with
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In this book dealt with the greatest tragedies
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The greatest tragedies and problems that you
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And problems that you could ever imagine.
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Could ever imagine. it is impossible to become
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It is impossible to become the person that god wants you
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The person that god wants you to become that brings
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To become that brings glory to his name
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Glory to his name and bypass severe trials,
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And bypass severe trials, severe valleys and situations
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Severe valleys and situations that try you to the ultimate,
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That try you to the ultimate, to where you say,
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To where you say, "though he slay me,
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"though he slay me, yet will i trust him.
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Yet will i trust him. if i lose everything,
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If i lose everything, i'll still hold
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I'll still hold to god's unchanging hand."
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To god's unchanging hand." and the greatest level of faith
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And the greatest level of faith is not a miracle, it's to say,
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Is not a miracle, it's to say, "i trust you, god,
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"i trust you, god, when i don't understand
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When i don't understand anything you're doing.
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Anything you're doing. why am i going through this?"
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Why am i going through this?" i'll tell you one
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I'll tell you one of the greatest verses
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Of the greatest verses that you can memorize
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That you can memorize is deuteronomy 29:29.
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Is deuteronomy 29:29. listen to this.
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Listen to this. "the secret things
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"the secret things belong to the lord."
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Belong to the lord." there are some things that
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There are some things that god will never show you.
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God will never show you. no explanation,
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No explanation, just an invitation.
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Just an invitation. follow me.
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Follow me. "but god, why?
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"but god, why? show me the secret behind this.
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Show me the secret behind this. show me the purpose
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Show me the purpose why the car wreck killed
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Why the car wreck killed my family member.
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My family member. show me the reason why you
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Show me the reason why you allowed this to happen.
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Allowed this to happen. show me this, show me that."
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Show me this, show me that." all of that, job asked
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All of that, job asked 181 questions, "why?
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181 questions, "why? why?
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Why? why?
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Why? why?"
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Why?" and god never gave him
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And god never gave him an explanation.
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An explanation. he said, "follow me,
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He said, "follow me, i know what i'm doing."
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I know what i'm doing." and his story brings
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And his story brings comfort to all of us.
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Comfort to all of us. god was glorified.
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God was glorified. when you understand that
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When you understand that and you understand that we do
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And you understand that we do this comparing thing.
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This comparing thing. "look at that family
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"look at that family and look at my family."
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And look at my family." well, maybe your family's
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Well, maybe your family's got so much destiny attached
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Got so much destiny attached to 'em that demons give
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To 'em that demons give special attention because
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Special attention because there's faith in your seed
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There's faith in your seed for generations that can
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Cast out devils.
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Cast out devils. oh, come on.
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Oh, come on. i believe that sometimes
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I believe that sometimes the enemy does everything
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The enemy does everything he can to destroy
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He can to destroy your family because he
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Your family because he senses that if he doesn't,
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Senses that if he doesn't, god's gonna use them.
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God's gonna use them. and so, that's when you
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And so, that's when you just make up your mind.
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"i can't get my eyes on them,
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"i can't get my eyes on them, i'm gonna keep my eyes on him.
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I'm gonna keep my eyes on him. i know what he promised me,
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I know what he promised me, i know what he showed me,
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I know what he showed me, and i will live to see
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And i will live to see the goodness of the lord
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The goodness of the lord in the land of the living."
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[applause]
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I was --
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I was -- i wrote this sermon,
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I wrote this sermon, lord, i guess 20 years ago.
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Lord, i guess 20 years ago. and i was a young preacher then.
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And i was a young preacher then. and i was frustrated,
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And i was frustrated, i remember the weekend.
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I remember the weekend. and when i read this part
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And when i read this part of my notes, it was funny.
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Of my notes, it was funny. my notes are a mess
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My notes are a mess but they really speak to me.
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But they really speak to me. i remember moments
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I remember moments in the voice of the lord,
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In the voice of the lord, not in an audible way,
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Not in an audible way, but just --
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But just -- i don't know how to describe it.
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I don't know how to describe it. just --
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Just -- when the enlightenment comes,
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When the enlightenment comes, it's there.
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It's there. and i wrote down these words,
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And i wrote down these words, "how can i be the pastor?"
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"how can i be the pastor?" i wrote a up under it,
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I wrote a up under it, "can you help me here?"
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[laughter]
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I wrote this,
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I wrote this, "did you call the wrong one?"
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"did you call the wrong one?" i was having a bad day.
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I was having a bad day. it was one of those saturdays,
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It was one of those saturdays, god was not speaking,
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God was not speaking, i was terrified,
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I was terrified, i didn't know
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I didn't know what i was doing.
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What i was doing. stuff was going on
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Stuff was going on in the church.
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In the church. and i just whipped myself,
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And i just whipped myself, beat myself up,
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Beat myself up, and say how unqualified,
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And say how unqualified, i wish i could be like him,
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I wish i could be like him, and i wish i could be like them,
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And i wish i could be like them, and look how
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And look how you're blessing them,
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You're blessing them, and we're fighting demons,
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And we're fighting demons, and devils, and struggles.
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And devils, and struggles. and i tell you,
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And i tell you, the lord came in that office,
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The lord came in that office, and he told me to write
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And he told me to write these words down, and i did.
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These words down, and i did. "i chose you because
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"i chose you because you are you.
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[applause]
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I didn't choose that one,
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I didn't choose that one, that one, that one
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That one, that one for the particular way
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For the particular way that i would lead you.
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That i would lead you. and since i --
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And since i -- you're following me
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You're following me and i led you this way,
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And i led you this way, i chose you because you're you.
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I chose you because you're you. i chose you to go through
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I chose you to go through what you're going through.
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What you're going through. you're following me through it,
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You're following me through it, you're not in it alone.
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You're not in it alone. i work in the dark
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I work in the dark just as easy," --
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Just as easy," -- you know, he didn't
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You know, he didn't create the sun until
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Create the sun until the fourth day.
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The fourth day. god works in the darkness
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God works in the darkness just as easily as
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Just as easily as he does the daylight.
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He does the daylight. he doesn't --
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He doesn't -- you say, "i can't see.
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You say, "i can't see. it's so dark.
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It's so dark. i can't see."
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I can't see." just take him by the hand.
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Just take him by the hand. he can work the night shift,
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He can work the night shift, and he's moving.
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And he's moving. and if he steps
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And if he steps into the darkness
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Into the darkness and you're following him,
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And you're following him, the darkness is god's will
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The darkness is god's will for your life right now,
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For your life right now, so praise him anyhow and say,
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So praise him anyhow and say, "lord, i will hold
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"lord, i will hold to your unchanging hand."
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[applause]
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Hallelujah.
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[applause]
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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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Is the most important step you will ever take in your life.
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Will ever take in your life. i wanna encourage you to call,
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I wanna encourage you to call, not because we want
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Not because we want something from you.
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Something from you. i want you to call because you
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Need what we are offering you
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We want to see you grow and thrive.
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Grow and thrive. god knows the plans
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God knows the plans that he has for you.
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That he has for you. plans of hope and a good future
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Plans of hope and a good future in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. just get plugged in today.
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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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Your longest ones?
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"the power of short prayers"
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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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It's about praying
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From the heart.
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This powerful new book
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From jentezen franklin
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Will help you pray
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With confidence
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In every circumstance
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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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Short prayers."
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>> discover the power
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Of simple, faith filled prayers.
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Or anywhere books are sold.
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>> for over a decade,
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We've stood unwavering
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In our commitment to bless
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The nation of israel.
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Together, with your
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Faithful support,
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We've help protect
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The jewish people.
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From the northern israel
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Emergency center,
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Just 30 minutes
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From the sea of galilee
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To fortified schools,
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Bomb shelters and fire stations
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In the eshkol region.
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When october 7th attack struck,
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These projects saved
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Countless lives.
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>> i still remember it
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>> i still remember it like it was yesterday.
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Like it was yesterday. picking up my little baby
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Picking up my little baby and running to the safe room,
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And running to the safe room, feeling like any second
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Feeling like any second a rocket's gonna fall on us.
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A rocket's gonna fall on us. it's a sound that i can still
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Close my eyes and i hear it,
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Close my eyes and i hear it, in my sleep -- you don't
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In my sleep -- you don't forget something like this.
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Hovering over her
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Hovering over her in the safe room
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In the safe room and just feeling like
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And just feeling like any second something
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Any second something is gonna happen.
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Is gonna happen. but having that reassurance
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But having that reassurance that we have that safe room --
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That we have that safe room -- i mean, a rocket fall
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I mean, a rocket fall right outside of our house
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Right outside of our house and the shrapnel destroyed
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And the shrapnel destroyed many things that
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Many things that were in our room,
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Were in our room, the place that
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The place that we just ran from.
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We just ran from. if it wasn't for
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If it wasn't for pastor jentezen franklin,
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Pastor jentezen franklin, we, our whole community
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We, our whole community wouldn't come back.
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Wouldn't come back. we really, we thank you so much.
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>> over the next year,
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Our mission is to complete
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The civil defense centers
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And safe houses in eshkol,
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Which are life lines
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For families
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When emergencies arise.
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It's the time to bring healing
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For the people of israel.
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We'll be completing
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The eshkol resilience center
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To help with mental health
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From the trauma
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Of the last two years.
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Therapy sessions
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Have already begun,
00:24:33.084 --> 00:24:34.152
And lives are being put
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Back together thanks to you.
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>> together, we're rebuilding
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What was broken, restoring hope,
00:24:40.926 --> 00:24:43.228
And declaring that the light
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Will always overcome
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The darkness.
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We continue to stand with
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Our jewish brothers and sisters,
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Bringing them comfort
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And fulfilling
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Biblical prophecy.
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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
00:24:59.744 --> 00:25:00.579
To the holy land.
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♪ ♪
00:25:01.746 --> 00:25:04.583
>> welcome to mentoring moments,
00:25:07.285 --> 00:25:08.620
I'm marcus mecum.
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I'm marcus mecum. i'm here with
00:25:09.721 --> 00:25:10.155
I'm here with pastor jentezen franklin
00:25:10.221 --> 00:25:11.156
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
00:25:15.360 --> 00:25:16.461
And church leaders,
00:25:16.528 --> 00:25:18.029
Your wives, your families,
00:25:18.096 --> 00:25:19.431
We just wanna talk
00:25:19.531 --> 00:25:20.031
We just wanna talk about real life,
00:25:20.098 --> 00:25:21.366
About real life, about what's your week like,
00:25:21.433 --> 00:25:23.969
About what's your week like, what's your life like, you know?
00:25:24.035 --> 00:25:25.570
Provision, protection,
00:25:28.673 --> 00:25:31.242
And promotion.
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Don't be discouraged,
00:25:32.777 --> 00:25:35.046
Don't be discouraged, the lord is with you
00:25:35.113 --> 00:25:36.948
The lord is with you and he's moving in your ministry
00:25:37.015 --> 00:25:38.850
And he's moving in your ministry and in your life
00:25:38.917 --> 00:25:39.851
And in your life and in your calling.
00:25:39.918 --> 00:25:41.252
And in your calling. i speak encouragement to you,
00:25:41.319 --> 00:25:43.421
I speak encouragement to you, i speak life to your vision,
00:25:43.488 --> 00:25:45.657
I speak life to your vision, i speak more than
00:25:45.724 --> 00:25:47.459
I speak more than enough to your need.
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>> mentoring moments
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With jentezen franklin
00:25:50.729 --> 00:25:51.763
And marcus mecum.
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Subscribe today,
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Wherever you get your podcast.
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♪ ♪
00:25:59.070 --> 00:26:28.466
>> we hope you've enjoyed
00:27:06.371 --> 00:27:07.005
This teaching
00:27:07.105 --> 00:27:07.572
By jentezen franklin.
00:27:07.672 --> 00:27:08.807
And thank you for
00:27:08.907 --> 00:27:09.607
Your continued support
00:27:09.708 --> 00:27:10.775
Of this ministry.
00:27:10.875 --> 00:27:12.677
Your prayers
00:27:12.777 --> 00:27:13.144
And financial support
00:27:13.244 --> 00:27:14.045
Make these programs possible.
00:27:14.145 --> 00:27:15.814
For more information
00:27:15.914 --> 00:27:16.848
About this message
00:27:16.948 --> 00:27:17.982
And other ministry resources,
00:27:18.083 --> 00:27:19.751
Visit us online at
00:27:19.851 --> 00:27:21.286
Jentezenfranklin.tv.
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♪ ♪
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Jentezen Franklin - No Explanations, Just An Invitation (Part 1)

April 30, 2026 | 27:29

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