Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - The Power of Getting Back Up

November 2, 2025 | 28:55

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

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Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin | Jentezen Franklin - The Power of Getting Back Up | November 2, 2025

Program is sponsored in part
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By friends and partners
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Of jentezen franklin
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Media ministries.
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>> thank you for joining us
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>> thank you for joining us today on kingdom connection.
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Today on kingdom connection. i'm jentezen franklin
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I'm jentezen franklin and i'm so thankful
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And i'm so thankful that you've joined us.
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That you've joined us. i believe what i'm going
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I believe what i'm going to preach on this program
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To preach on this program today is going to be a major
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Today is going to be a major word from the lord
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Word from the lord for your life.
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For your life. you're ready, i believe,
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You're ready, i believe, for a turning point.
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For a turning point. a place where you can see
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A place where you can see god move and things turn.
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God move and things turn. the battle turns.
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The battle turns. the bible talks about
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The bible talks about in scripture several times
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In scripture several times when battles turn.
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When battles turn. and i believe today that
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And i believe today that you may have stumbled
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You may have stumbled and you may have fallen,
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And you may have fallen, but listen,
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But listen, failure is not final.
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Failure is not final. when god gets in your story,
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When god gets in your story, he changes things,
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He changes things, he turns the battle.
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He turns the battle. that same jesus who
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That same jesus who reached out for simon-peter
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Reached out for simon-peter after he denied him
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After he denied him three times is reaching
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Three times is reaching out to you today.
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Out to you today. this is an encouraging message,
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This is an encouraging message, a message for every person
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A message for every person who needs god's grace.
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Who needs god's grace. open up your heart and let
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Open up your heart and let god speak to you today.
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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
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Around the world,
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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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>> matthew 27,
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>> matthew 27, i'll begin with verse 31.
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I'll begin with verse 31. "then jesus said to them,
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"then jesus said to them, 'all of you will be made
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'all of you will be made to stumble because
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To stumble because of me this night,
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Of me this night, for it is written:
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For it is written: 'i will strike the shepherd,
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'i will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock
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And the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'
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Will be scattered.' but after i have been raised,'"
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But after i have been raised,'" in other words,
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In other words, i'm gonna be killed
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I'm gonna be killed and i'm gonna be raised,
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And i'm gonna be raised, "'i will go
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"'i will go before you to galilee.'
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Before you to galilee.' peter answered and said to him,
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Peter answered and said to him, 'even if all are made
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'even if all are made to stumble because of you,
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To stumble because of you, i will never
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I will never be made to stumble.'"
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Be made to stumble.'" i'm different, i am special.
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I'm different, i am special. "jesus said to him, 'assuredly,
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"jesus said to him, 'assuredly, i say to you that this night,
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I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows,
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Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.'
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You will deny me three times.' peter said to him,
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Peter said to him, 'even if i have
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'even if i have to die for you, i will --'"
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To die for you, i will --'" he's arguing with him.
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He's arguing with him. "'even if i have to die with you
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"'even if i have to die with you i will not deny you!'
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I will not deny you!' and so,
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And so, said the other disciples."
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Said the other disciples." and they come,
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And they come, they go to garden,
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They go to garden, they leave that upper room,
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They leave that upper room, they go to the garden,
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They go to the garden, they fall asleep.
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They fall asleep. soldiers come and arrest them
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Soldiers come and arrest them and all of the disciples,
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And all of the disciples, all of them fled,
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All of them fled, including simon peter.
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Including simon peter. verse 69.
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Verse 69. "now peter sat
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"now peter sat outside in the courtyard.
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Outside in the courtyard. and a servant girl came to him,
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And a servant girl came to him, saying, 'you also were with
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Saying, 'you also were with jesus of galilee.'
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Jesus of galilee.' but he denied it."
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But he denied it." this is the same night.
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This is the same night. this is a few hours later.
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This is a few hours later. "but he denied it
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"but he denied it before them all, saying,
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Before them all, saying, 'i do not know
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'i do not know what you are saying.'
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What you are saying.' and when he had
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And when he had gone out to the gateway,
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Gone out to the gateway, another girl saw him and said
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Another girl saw him and said to those who were there,
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To those who were there, 'this fellow also was
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'this fellow also was with jesus of nazareth.'
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With jesus of nazareth.' and he denied with an oath,'"
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And he denied with an oath,'" a swearing,
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A swearing, "i swear by god in heaven,
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"i swear by god in heaven, i swear on my life,
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I swear on my life, on my children."
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On my children." he's swearing, he's going
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He's swearing, he's going deeper on the second one.
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Deeper on the second one. and --
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And -- "'i do not know the man!'"
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"'i do not know the man!'" verse 73, "and a little later
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Verse 73, "and a little later those who stood by came up
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Those who stood by came up and said to peter,
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And said to peter, 'surely also you
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'surely also you are one of them,
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Are one of them, for your speech betrays you.'"
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For your speech betrays you.'" there's an accent different.
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There's an accent different. you say --
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You say -- you speak in hebrew
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You speak in hebrew but you sound like a galilean.
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But you sound like a galilean. and here he goes again,
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And here he goes again, for the third time.
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For the third time. "and he began to curse."
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"and he began to curse." you see, it went deeper.
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You see, it went deeper. it goes from swearing
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It goes from swearing to cursing and bl --
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To cursing and bl -- blankity blank,
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Blankity blank, blankity blank,
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Blankity blank, i don't know him!
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I don't know him! i don't know him!
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I don't know him! "'i do not know the man!'
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"'i do not know the man!' and immediately
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And immediately a rooster crowed.
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A rooster crowed. and peter remembered
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And peter remembered the words of jesus
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The words of jesus who had said to him,
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Who had said to him, 'before the rooster crows,
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'before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.'
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You will deny me three times.' so he went out
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So he went out and wept bitterly."
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And wept bitterly." preaching today on
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Preaching today on "the power of getting back up."
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"the power of getting back up." he was the boisterous disciple.
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He was the boisterous disciple. jesus is never impressed with
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Jesus is never impressed with our fleshly bravado,
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Our fleshly bravado, our arrogance
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Our arrogance and self-righteousness.
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And self-righteousness. and they were sitting
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And they were sitting around when jesus walked
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Around when jesus walked into the upper room
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Into the upper room having an argument
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Having an argument of who's gonna be
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Of who's gonna be greatest in the kingdom.
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Greatest in the kingdom. and to make his point he grabs
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And to make his point he grabs a pail of water and a towel
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A pail of water and a towel and he begins to go around.
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And he begins to go around. our savior, god in skin,
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Our savior, god in skin, washing mere men's dirty feet
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Washing mere men's dirty feet and drying them with a towel.
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And drying them with a towel. and he says, "this is
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And he says, "this is the kind of leadership,
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The kind of leadership, humility is required."
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Humility is required." and then, he changes
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And then, he changes and he says after he serves them
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And he says after he serves them the meal that you just ate,
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The meal that you just ate, the communion meal,
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The communion meal, he said to them,
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He said to them, "this night they're
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"this night they're about to come for me.
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About to come for me. this night the shepherd
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This night the shepherd will be smitten
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Will be smitten and the sheep will scatter.
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And the sheep will scatter. this night every one of you will
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This night every one of you will deny and run away from me.
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Deny and run away from me. and i'm going to die,
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And i'm going to die, and i'm going to be raised
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And i'm going to be raised from the dead."
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From the dead." and right in
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And right in the middle of it,
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The middle of it, simon peter speaks up
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Simon peter speaks up and he says,
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And he says, "lord, these others may
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"lord, these others may but i'm special."
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But i'm special." you see, he's still
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You see, he's still filled with arrogance.
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Filled with arrogance. "these others may deny you,
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"these others may deny you, but i will never deny you."
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But i will never deny you." and he does it three times.
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And he does it three times. and when that rooster crowed,
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And when that rooster crowed, there is another detail
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There is another detail of luke 22:61 that says
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Of luke 22:61 that says that in that moment jesus
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That in that moment jesus turned the corner with
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Turned the corner with the roman soldiers.
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The roman soldiers. they have just brought him
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They have just brought him from caiaphas' house,
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From caiaphas' house, where they beat him
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Where they beat him for the first time.
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For the first time. they pulled his beard
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They pulled his beard from one end to the other
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From one end to the other off of his face.
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Off of his face. they beat him with their fists
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They beat him with their fists and slapped them with
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And slapped them with their hands.
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Their hands. they crowned him with
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They crowned him with a crown of thorns,
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A crown of thorns, they put 39 stripes
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They put 39 stripes at the whipping post with
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At the whipping post with a cat of nine tails
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A cat of nine tails tearing him to pieces.
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Tearing him to pieces. his eyes are beaten,
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His eyes are beaten, his lips are busted,
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His lips are busted, his teeth are knocked crooked.
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His teeth are knocked crooked. his eyes are swelling,
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His eyes are swelling, he's cut up, he's busted up,
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He's cut up, he's busted up, and then the lord --
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And then the lord -- when the rooster crowed --
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When the rooster crowed -- the verse before that says,
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The verse before that says, "when the rooster crowed
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"when the rooster crowed then the lord turned
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Then the lord turned and looked at peter."
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And looked at peter." their eyes caught one another.
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Their eyes caught one another. he saw through the blood,
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He saw through the blood, jesus looking at him and it was
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Jesus looking at him and it was a stare and a look that
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A stare and a look that pierced his heart.
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Pierced his heart. and peter, as they shoved
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And peter, as they shoved jesus off to now
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Jesus off to now go to the ultimate
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Go to the ultimate place of death, to golgotha,
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Place of death, to golgotha, we call calvary,
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We call calvary, and nail him to the cross
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And nail him to the cross the last look,
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The last look, eyeball to eyeball,
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Eyeball to eyeball, as this man said,
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As this man said, "i'll never deny you,
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"i'll never deny you, but i denied you three times."
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But i denied you three times." you would think when jesus
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You would think when jesus looked at him it was not
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Looked at him it was not a piercing look,
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A piercing look, it was a look of,
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It was a look of, "i still love you."
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"i still love you." i can prove that because
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I can prove that because he's gon' use him again.
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He's gon' use him again. and there they go and comes
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And there they go and comes these words as peter walks away
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These words as peter walks away and the crowd's moving
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And the crowd's moving but he's pierced in his heart.
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But he's pierced in his heart. "i denied him.
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"i denied him. i didn't do it one time,
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I didn't do it one time, two times, i did it three times.
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Two times, i did it three times. how could i do that?"
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How could i do that?" and he wept bitterly.
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And he wept bitterly. he wept bitterly.
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He wept bitterly. the tears of simon peter.
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The tears of simon peter. he's in good company.
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He's in good company. throughout the bible
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Throughout the bible the tears of men like
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The tears of men like and people like adam and eve.
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And people like adam and eve. most people think
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Most people think they died pretty quick,
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They died pretty quick, they lived another 930 years.
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They lived another 930 years. they saw a lot of disasters
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They saw a lot of disasters and the results of the curse.
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And the results of the curse. how many times did they
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How many times did they weep bitter tears?
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Weep bitter tears? how bad did adam and eve cry
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How bad did adam and eve cry when their first son, abel,
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When their first son, abel, was killed by cain?
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Was killed by cain? in their own family murder
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In their own family murder happened first when their son
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Happened first when their son was murdered by his brother.
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Was murdered by his brother. tears began.
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Tears began. the tears of job
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The tears of job as his ten children died.
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As his ten children died. in one day he lost his fortune,
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In one day he lost his fortune, he lost his health,
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He lost his health, he lost his best friends,
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He lost his best friends, and his wife said,
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And his wife said, "just curse god and die."
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"just curse god and die." how many tears did he cry?
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How many tears did he cry? the tears of lot when he,
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The tears of lot when he, through the seduction
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Through the seduction of sodom and gomorrah
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Of sodom and gomorrah took his family.
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Took his family. and even though he held his love
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And even though he held his love for god and held his standard
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For god and held his standard that was a terrible move,
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That was a terrible move, and he took his family
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And he took his family to the wrong place.
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To the wrong place. and when he came out --
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And when he came out -- by the mercy of god
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By the mercy of god the angel led him out.
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The angel led him out. his wife turned around and she
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His wife turned around and she looked back yearning for what
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Looked back yearning for what god had brought her out of.
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God had brought her out of. be careful what you look back
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Be careful what you look back on and want again.
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On and want again. and the bible said she was
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And the bible said she was turned into a pillar of salt.
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Turned into a pillar of salt. how many tears did lot weep
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How many tears did lot weep and cry for the rest of life?
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And cry for the rest of life? the tears of jeremiah.
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The tears of jeremiah. he preached for 40 years
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He preached for 40 years and never had one convert in
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And never had one convert in the nation of israel except for
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The nation of israel except for one man by the name of baruch.
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One man by the name of baruch. that's the only person that
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That's the only person that got saved after 40 years
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Got saved after 40 years of crying out and begging
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Of crying out and begging the nation to turn.
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The nation to turn. the tears may be
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The tears may be the most important tears,
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The most important tears, the tears of mary
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The tears of mary as she's standing at
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As she's standing at the cross and she sees
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The cross and she sees her son on that cross.
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Her son on that cross. and she's weeping
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And she's weeping and she's crying.
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And she's crying. the tears of the apostle paul
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The tears of the apostle paul when he encounters jesus
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When he encounters jesus and he realizes and he asked
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And he realizes and he asked jesus when he showed up,
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Jesus when he showed up, he said, "who are you?"
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He said, "who are you?" and he said, "i am jesus whom
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And he said, "i am jesus whom you've persecuted."
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You've persecuted." how did he weep?
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How did he weep? how did he cry?
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How did he cry? the tears of simon peter, now,
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The tears of simon peter, now, are so very real in this
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Are so very real in this deep, deep valley of defeat
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Deep, deep valley of defeat and disappointment and,
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And disappointment and, "how could i fail god
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"how could i fail god in such a way?
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In such a way? the most important
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The most important moment that --
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Moment that -- the moment of his cruci --
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The moment of his cruci -- if he ever needed a friend,
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If he ever needed a friend, if he ever needed someone
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If he ever needed someone to stand with him
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To stand with him and i didn't do it."
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And i didn't do it." i want to preach that
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I want to preach that the story doesn't end
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The story doesn't end when you fail god and you
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When you fail god and you are crying bitter tears.
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Are crying bitter tears. god won't leave you
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God won't leave you in that place.
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In that place. god won't leave you there if you
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God won't leave you there if you will hear his word today.
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Will hear his word today. thomas edison, all of us know,
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Thomas edison, all of us know, was the inventor
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Was the inventor of the light bulb
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Of the light bulb and he had 14,000 failures
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And he had 14,000 failures creating the light bulb,
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Creating the light bulb, but he kept on going.
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But he kept on going. and in spite of the fact that
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And in spite of the fact that he became one of the greatest
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He became one of the greatest inventors of all time,
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Inventors of all time, he was sent home
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He was sent home one time a letter from
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One time a letter from his school and from
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His school and from his teacher to his mother.
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His teacher to his mother. and he said that he saw
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And he said that he saw his mother's shoulders sink
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His mother's shoulders sink and he couldn't figure out
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And he couldn't figure out what was wrong.
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What was wrong. he knew he was
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He knew he was in trouble at the school.
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In trouble at the school. but when he had his mother
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But when he had his mother call him to read the note
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Call him to read the note she took the note and she began
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She took the note and she began to say these words.
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To say these words. "the school sent this son.
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"the school sent this son. 'your son thomas is
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'your son thomas is a very special boy.
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A very special boy. we don't feel that we are
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We don't feel that we are capable of helping him.
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Capable of helping him. his ability, mentally,
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His ability, mentally, is beyond us and we don't
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Is beyond us and we don't feel that we can help
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Feel that we can help with his special intellect,
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With his special intellect, so we need someone else more
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So we need someone else more qualified to take care of him.
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Qualified to take care of him. since we can't help him
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Since we can't help him perhaps you can.'"
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Perhaps you can.'" she folded up the letter
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She folded up the letter and she put it away
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And she put it away and she said,
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And she said, "son, from now on this house
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"son, from now on this house will be your school
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Will be your school and i will be your tutor,
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And i will be your tutor, and i will be your instructor."
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And i will be your instructor." thomas edison became
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Thomas edison became one of the greatest
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One of the greatest inventors ever known.
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Inventors ever known. he changed the world.
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He changed the world. but it wasn't until his mother
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But it wasn't until his mother died a few years afterwards
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Died a few years afterwards that he was in the process
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That he was in the process of sorting out some
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Of sorting out some of the papers and packing up
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Of the papers and packing up her belongings.
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Her belongings. and he was boxing up some
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And he was boxing up some of the letters off of her desk
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Of the letters off of her desk and he saw one of the letters
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And he saw one of the letters that he recognized,
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That he recognized, it was the letter from
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It was the letter from the teacher that had
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The teacher that had been sent home.
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Been sent home. he began to read it
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He began to read it and the letter said,
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And the letter said, "we cannot help
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"we cannot help your son, thomas.
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Your son, thomas. he's mentally deficient.
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He's mentally deficient. he has major, severe
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He has major, severe learning disabilities
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Learning disabilities and we have other
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And we have other normal kids and smarter kids
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Normal kids and smarter kids that we have to take care of.
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That we have to take care of. goodbye and good luck."
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Goodbye and good luck." and then, when he realize
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And then, when he realize that his mother had
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That his mother had not read the letter,
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Not read the letter, but she had believed in him
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But she had believed in him when everybody else said
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When everybody else said he's a waste of time,
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He's a waste of time, he began to weep.
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He began to weep. it was his turn to weep.
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[applause]
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His name was babe ruth.
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His name was babe ruth. he was the all-time homerun
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He was the all-time homerun hitter for many decades,
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Hitter for many decades, but he was also the all-time
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But he was also the all-time strike out artist,
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Strike out artist, is what i guess you
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Is what i guess you would call him.
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Would call him. so, you've got
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So, you've got the home run hitter,
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The home run hitter, but he's the strike out king.
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But he's the strike out king. he has the record for the most
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He has the record for the most strike outs and the record
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Strike outs and the record for the most home runs.
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For the most home runs. and he held the record
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And he held the record for many decades.
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For many decades. and then, a guy by the name
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And then, a guy by the name of hank aaron came along
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Of hank aaron came along and he beat his record,
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And he beat his record, but he also beat
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But he also beat his strikeout record.
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His strikeout record. i guess the message is,
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I guess the message is, you gotta keep on swinging,
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You gotta keep on swinging, no matter how many times
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No matter how many times you fail, if you keep in it,
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You fail, if you keep in it, keep praying, keep believing,
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Keep praying, keep believing, keep trying, keep getting up,
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Keep trying, keep getting up, keep swinging,
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Keep swinging, god will see that you
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God will see that you get another chance.
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Get another chance. come on, somebody.
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Come on, somebody. you just gotta keep going.
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You just gotta keep going. you just gotta keep believing.
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You just gotta keep believing. we all know what it is
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We all know what it is to swing and miss.
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To swing and miss. we know what it is
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We know what it is to give it our best shot
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To give it our best shot and absolutely fall on our face.
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And absolutely fall on our face. you would think god
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You would think god would find them
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Would find them a new person to hit forth.
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A new person to hit forth. you know, the fourth hitter
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You know, the fourth hitter is the one that you want
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Is the one that you want when the bases are loading.
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When the bases are loading. but on the day of pentecost
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But on the day of pentecost in that upper room with
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In that upper room with the hundred and twenty
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The hundred and twenty was a man named simon peter
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Was a man named simon peter who had denied him three times,
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Who had denied him three times, but the holy ghost
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But the holy ghost came upon him.
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Came upon him. and when the holy spirit
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And when the holy spirit came upon him,
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Came upon him, he stepped out
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He stepped out of that upper room
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Of that upper room and the bible said god said,
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And the bible said god said, "i'll tell you
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"i'll tell you which one i'll pick.
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Which one i'll pick. i'll tell you
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I'll tell you which one i choose.
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Which one i choose. i want that guy
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I want that guy named simon peter.
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Named simon peter. i want him to get
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I want him to get one more chance."
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One more chance." i don't know who
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I don't know who i'm preaching to right now,
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I'm preaching to right now, but you may think god
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But you may think god has given up on you
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Has given up on you and you failed so many times
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And you failed so many times and you've let him down
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And you've let him down so many times,
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So many times, but you don't know jesus.
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But you don't know jesus. you don't understand he gets
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You don't understand he gets glory out of your --
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Glory out of your -- his strength is made perfect
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His strength is made perfect in your weakness.
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In your weakness. and when you cry out, he says,
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And when you cry out, he says, "give him the bat."
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"give him the bat." he gets up on
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He gets up on the day of pentecost,
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The day of pentecost, and he preaches a sermon like
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And he preaches a sermon like you wouldn't believe.
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You wouldn't believe. you can read it
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You can read it in three minutes.
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In three minutes. but boy, he preaches.
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But boy, he preaches. he said, "this is jesus
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He said, "this is jesus whom you crucified.
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Whom you crucified. god has both raised from
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God has both raised from the dead and made lord."
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The dead and made lord." and then, here comes
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And then, here comes the softball pitch.
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The softball pitch. it's not that fast stuff.
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It's not that fast stuff. i mean, this is a layup pitch.
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I mean, this is a layup pitch. it's almost like the pitcher
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It's almost like the pitcher has come off the mount
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Has come off the mount and you're playing with
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And you're playing with your little grandson
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Your little grandson in the backyard trying
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In the backyard trying to hit stick ball.
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To hit stick ball. here.
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Here. and you almost put it
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And you almost put it on the bat for him.
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On the bat for him. he's preached
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He's preached and the peoples cry out,
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And the peoples cry out, "what must we do?"
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"what must we do?" and here comes the pitch.
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And here comes the pitch. and i could see in
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And i could see in my mind the angel saying,
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My mind the angel saying, "jesus, are you sure
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"jesus, are you sure you wanna put the whole
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You wanna put the whole church and its reputation
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Church and its reputation on that man named
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On that man named simon from loserville?
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Simon from loserville? are you sure you wanna do that?
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Are you sure you wanna do that? he failed you so bad."
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He failed you so bad." "he's the one.
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"he's the one. i believe in him.
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I believe in him. i know he's got it in him.
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I know he's got it in him. i know he's going to come
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I know he's going to come through this time."
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Through this time." and here comes the pitch.
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And here comes the pitch. and i could see the devil
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And i could see the devil and all his demons.
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And all his demons. you know, he had been
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You know, he had been having a bad 40 days.
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Having a bad 40 days. jesus had risen and showed
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Jesus had risen and showed himself alive for 40 days.
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Himself alive for 40 days. the devil's on prozac.
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The devil's on prozac. he's breaking out in cold sweat.
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He's breaking out in cold sweat. "what's gon' happen today?
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"what's gon' happen today? he showed up on
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He showed up on the road to emmaus.
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The road to emmaus. he walked through the walls
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He walked through the walls the other day and showed up.
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The other day and showed up. he's showing up
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He's showing up all over the place.
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All over the place. he showed up to 500 people.
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He showed up to 500 people. what am i going to do?"
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What am i going to do?" and they said, "it's all right.
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And they said, "it's all right. it's all right, satan.
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It's all right, satan. guess who they've got?
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Guess who they've got? hit and clean up.
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Hit and clean up. it's simon peter,
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It's simon peter, the failure, the loser."
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The failure, the loser." "oh, good.
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"oh, good. we'll be all right."
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We'll be all right." "hey, demons, go down there
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"hey, demons, go down there and stir up some
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And stir up some of those chicken nests
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Of those chicken nests and get those roosters
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And get those roosters to crowing real loud."
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To crowing real loud." i'mma preach it like i want to.
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I'mma preach it like i want to. "'cause every time
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"'cause every time he hears the rooster,
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He hears the rooster, he thinks about his failure."
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[applause]
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You can hear them all over.
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[imitates roosters]
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They were going off
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They were going off all over the place.
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All over the place. come on.
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Come on. i'm working hard up here.
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[cheering and applause]
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Can you imagine?
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Can you imagine? and i bet every rooster
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And i bet every rooster in jerusalem in
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In jerusalem in every neighborhood started...
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[imitates roosters]
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[laughter]
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He chose the foolishness
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He chose the foolishness of preaching.
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Of preaching. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. you know, god could send
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You know, god could send an angel down here, but he says,
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An angel down here, but he says, "i want some foolish preaching.
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"i want some foolish preaching. i want somebody to get up
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I want somebody to get up and preach my word and watch me
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And preach my word and watch me work miracles in loser's lives.
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Work miracles in loser's lives. watch me raise people up.
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Watch me raise people up. watch me use people
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Watch me use people the world throws away.
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The world throws away. watch me use children that
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Watch me use children that have been told those children
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Have been told those children are not right and they will
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Are not right and they will never be worth anything.
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Never be worth anything. watch me take the gift.
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[applause]
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Here comes that pitch.
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Here comes that pitch. "what would you have us do?"
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"what would you have us do?" he pulled that bat back
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He pulled that bat back and with all of his might under
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And with all of his might under the power of the holy spirit,
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The power of the holy spirit, he cracked.
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He cracked. the ball starts soaring.
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The ball starts soaring. i believe they probably come
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I believe they probably come in from the outfield
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In from the outfield into the infield.
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Into the infield. and everybody
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And everybody was laughing saying,
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Was laughing saying, "if this is the cleanup hitter,
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"if this is the cleanup hitter, we don't have any worries."
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We don't have any worries." but there goes that softball
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But there goes that softball when he stood and he said,
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When he stood and he said, "you wanna know what to do?"
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"you wanna know what to do?" acts 2:38.
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Acts 2:38. "and peter said unto them,
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"and peter said unto them, 'repent, and let every one
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'repent, and let every one of you be baptized in
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Of you be baptized in the name of jesus christ
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The name of jesus christ for the remission of sins,
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For the remission of sins, and you shall receive
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And you shall receive the gift of the holy ghost.
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The gift of the holy ghost. for this promise is unto you
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For this promise is unto you and unto your children,
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And unto your children, and to them that are afar off,
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And to them that are afar off, even as many as the lord."
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Even as many as the lord." that ball is still reverberating
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That ball is still reverberating and hitting free chapel
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And hitting free chapel this morning right there
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This morning right there where you're watching us.
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Where you're watching us. the power of the gospel,
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The power of the gospel, the power of the church,
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The power of the church, all from a loser.
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[applause]
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Can you see the other disciples
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Can you see the other disciples coming up after that
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Coming up after that service was over?
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Service was over? and 3,000 were saved off
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And 3,000 were saved off a three-minute sermon.
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A three-minute sermon. that's a thousand a minute.
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That's a thousand a minute. they're coming up with
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They're coming up with the scroll of joel.
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The scroll of joel. they -- because he preached
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They -- because he preached from the book of joel.
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From the book of joel. "this is that which was spoken
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"this is that which was spoken by the prophet joel."
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By the prophet joel." this what they're saying,
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This what they're saying, "what is this?"
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"what is this?" he said, "this is that --
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He said, "this is that -- this is the outpouring
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This is the outpouring of the holy spirit
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Of the holy spirit joel talked about."
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Joel talked about." can you see 'em bringing
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Can you see 'em bringing a little copy saying,
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A little copy saying, "would you give me
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"would you give me your autograph right here?"
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[applause]
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What about you?
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What about you? god's putting the bat
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God's putting the bat in your hand.
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In your hand. you don't have to be
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You don't have to be the strikeout king.
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The strikeout king. you can be the home run king
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You can be the home run king for the glory of jesus christ.
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For the glory of jesus christ. he's not finished with you.
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He's not finished with you. he's not done with you.
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He's not done with you. and just because you failed,
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And just because you failed, you don't have to wallow in it.
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You don't have to wallow in it. tell the roosters to shut up,
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Tell the roosters to shut up, and get up and say,
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And get up and say, "but jesus said that i can
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"but jesus said that i can do all things through christ
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Do all things through christ who strengthens me."
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[applause]
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♪ ♪
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>> i really believe today
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>> i really believe today that god is reaching for you.
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That god is reaching for you. he does not give up on us.
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He does not give up on us. he does not throw us away,
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He does not throw us away, that's why he was
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That's why he was the lamb of god that was slain
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The lamb of god that was slain before the foundation
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Before the foundation of the earth was formed.
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Of the earth was formed. he had a plan of grace
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He had a plan of grace and forgiveness and restoration
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And forgiveness and restoration and it's proven through calvary
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And it's proven through calvary when jesus bled and died
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When jesus bled and died and rose from the dead.
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And rose from the dead. and just like he called
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And just like he called simon-peter after
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Simon-peter after the resurrection and said,
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The resurrection and said, "meet me.
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"meet me. i'm gonna restore your life."
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I'm gonna restore your life." he's calling your name.
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He's calling your name. right there where
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Right there where you're watching this program,
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You're watching this program, pray this prayer to say,
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Pray this prayer to say, "lord jesus, i want you
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"lord jesus, i want you to be my savior.
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To be my savior. i know you are the way,
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I know you are the way, the truth, and the life."
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The truth, and the life." just say that.
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Just say that. "you're the way,
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"you're the way, the truth, and the life.
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The truth, and the life. there's no other way
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There's no other way but through you, jesus.
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But through you, jesus. i receive your forgiveness.
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I thank you that you cleanse me
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I thank you that you cleanse me in your shed blood of all
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In your shed blood of all of my sins and today,
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Of my sins and today, you are the restorer of my life.
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You are the restorer of my life. in jesus' name, amen and amen."
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In jesus' name, amen and amen." now, that's why we're on tv.
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Now, that's why we're on tv. start telling someone.
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Start telling someone. so, pick up the phone
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So, pick up the phone and call the number
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And call the number that's on the screen
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That's on the screen or go online and send
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Or go online and send an email right there
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An email right there where you are and let us know
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Where you are and let us know what god has done in your life.
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What god has done in your life. it'll thrill us.
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It'll thrill us. we had people who
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We had people who wanna pray with you
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Wanna pray with you and wanna pray for you.
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And wanna pray for you. we have free information
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We have free information and all kinds of devotionals
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And all kinds of devotionals that we can send you
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That we can send you and help you and guide you
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And help you and guide you in your new walk
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With jesus christ.
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With jesus christ. i really wanna take a moment
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I really wanna take a moment and say thank you from
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And say thank you from the bottom of my heart
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The bottom of my heart to all of you who have been
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To all of you who have been praying for this ministry,
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Praying for this ministry, who have stood up
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Who have stood up and helped us make a difference
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And helped us make a difference far beyond anything
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Far beyond anything we could have ever imagined.
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We could have ever imagined. because of your faithfulness,
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Because of your faithfulness, the life changing message
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Of the gospel is going out
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All over in the globe in
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200 plus nations
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Of the world.
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We're also standing strong.
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We have never wavered
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Concerning the nation of israel
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And the jewish people.
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We celebrate the return
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Of the hostages to israel.
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Thank god for that miracle.
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But we also know
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The recovery from the effects
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Pf war is far from over.
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We're so honored to partner
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With our friends at
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The jewish national fund.
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They're meeting the needs
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And bringing comfort
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To the jewish people
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In this critical hour.
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And today, i want you
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To hear directly
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From russell robinson,
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The ceo of
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The jewish national fund
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With an update
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On the emergency center
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And other life-changing projects
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And other life-changing projects that are only possible
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That are only possible because of your continuous
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Because of your continuous financial support
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Financial support to this ministry.
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To this ministry. check this out.
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♪ ♪
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>> pastor franklin,
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Russell robinson.
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Russell robinson. and i'm here in kiryat shmona,
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Here in front
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Of the emergency center
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In which you and your ministry
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Is being made possible.
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I could tell you that
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I could tell you that the difference between
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The difference between darkness and light
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Is when we have
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People who care
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And care about life
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And care about us
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And walk with us.
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October 7th,
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A day in which for us is
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Gonna live with not only us
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But for generations.
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A painful day.
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And the difference between
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Then and now
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Is that there is hope.
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Right here in kiryat shmona,
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Right here in northern israel,
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In which when i sent you
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Before an update,
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You did not hear
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A car in the street,
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But you heard
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The construction of this site
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Going on,
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And you're hearing
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The construction going on today.
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There's hope for tomorrow
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Because of you.
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There's hope for tomorrow
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Because of your ministry
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Because you have walked with us
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Every step of the way.
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You're walking with us down
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In the eshkol region
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Where 800 safe rooms
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Are today starting
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And giving people
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The security of their home,
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So they can bring their
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Children back and live
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A life and start thinking
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About tomorrow themselves.
00:26:48.019 --> 00:26:49.788
You've been there
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With resilience centers,
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You've been there
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With our children's playground.
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A year from now,
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We're not gonna be
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Showing a construction site.
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A year from now,
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You're going to be meeting
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You're going to be meeting the children
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The children that are born here.
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You're gonna meet the families,
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The lives that
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Were saved because of you.
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Thank you.
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♪ ♪
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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 Power of Getting Back Up

November 2, 2025 | 28:55

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