Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - The Power Of A Little Further

September 21, 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 A Little Further | September 21, 2025

On kingdom connection today.
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On kingdom connection today. i believe that you could
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I believe that you could experience something tremendous
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Experience something tremendous as you hear this message.
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As you hear this message. i wanna take you to mark 14,
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I wanna take you to mark 14, if you have your bible
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If you have your bible there in your home
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There in your home or wherever you're watching.
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Or wherever you're watching. if you don't,
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If you don't, we're gonna put the verses up
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We're gonna put the verses up for you and make it easy.
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For you and make it easy. it's the story of jesus
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It's the story of jesus in the garden of gethsemane.
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In the garden of gethsemane. and the bible says in verse 35,
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And the bible says in verse 35, “he went a little further.”
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“he went a little further.” that one phrase is so powerful,
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That one phrase is so powerful, and i wanna show you today.
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And i wanna show you today. let's step right
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Let's step right into the service
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Into the service and let god speak to you
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And let god speak to you in your heart today.
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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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>> god bless you.
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>> god bless you. open your bibles
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Open your bibles to the book of mark 14.
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To the book of mark 14. i'll begin reading
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I'll begin reading with verse 32.
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With verse 32. "then they came in a place which
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"then they came in a place which was called gethsemane,
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Was called gethsemane, and he said to his disciples,
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And he said to his disciples, 'sit here while i pray.'
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'sit here while i pray.' and he took peter, james,
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And he took peter, james, and john with him,
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And john with him, and he began to be troubled
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And he began to be troubled and deeply distressed.
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And deeply distressed. then he said to them,
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Then he said to them, 'my soul is
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'my soul is exceedingly sorrowful,
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Exceedingly sorrowful, even to death.
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Even to death. stay here and watch.'"
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Stay here and watch.'" this is what i wanna
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This is what i wanna preach about.
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Preach about. "and he went a little farther,
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"and he went a little farther, and he fell on the ground,
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And he fell on the ground, and prayed that
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And prayed that if it were possible,
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If it were possible, the hour might pass him.
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The hour might pass him. and he said, 'abba, father,
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And he said, 'abba, father, all things ar e possible
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All things ar e possible for you.
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For you. take this cup away from me;
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Take this cup away from me; nevertheless, not what i will,
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Nevertheless, not what i will, but your will.'"
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But your will.'" i love that verse 35,
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I love that verse 35, the first part,
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The first part, "he went a little farther."
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"he went a little farther." and then to give a little more
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And then to give a little more detail in the book
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Detail in the book of luke 22:41.
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Of luke 22:41. it gives a little
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It gives a little more description,
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More description, "when he came to the place,"
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"when he came to the place," which means it was
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Which means it was a comfortable place
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A comfortable place and a normal place,
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And a normal place, and a place in the garden
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And a place in the garden of gethsemane.
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Of gethsemane. the garden of gethsemane,
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The garden of gethsemane, i've been there many times,
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I've been there many times, is on the mount of olives,
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Is on the mount of olives, and that's a big,
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And that's a big, big place.
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Big place. acres and acres.
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Acres and acres. and so, there was a specific
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And so, there was a specific place that they were used
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Place that they were used to getting to and stopping.
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To getting to and stopping. how many of you understand that,
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How many of you understand that, you know, like this was --
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You know, like this was -- they liked this area.
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They liked this area. it must have had shade,
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It must have had shade, and it was just perfect
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And it was just perfect for what they wanted to do,
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For what they wanted to do, to camp and to stay.
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To camp and to stay. and often,
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And often, you read that
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You read that they came there.
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They came there. and it's called, "the place."
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And it's called, "the place." so, it's a specific place.
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So, it's a specific place. and he said to them,
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And he said to them, "'pray that you not
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"'pray that you not enter into temptation.'
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Enter into temptation.' and he was withdrawn
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And he was withdrawn from them about
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From them about a stone's throw,
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A stone's throw, and he knelt down
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And he knelt down and prayed saying,
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And prayed saying, 'father, take this cup away
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'father, take this cup away from me.
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From me. nevertheless, not my will
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Nevertheless, not my will but yours be done.'"
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But yours be done.'" he withdrew,
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He withdrew, he went a little further
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He went a little further the account of mark says.
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The account of mark says. this says he went
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This says he went a stone's throw away.
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A stone's throw away. and i looked that up
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And i looked that up and one translation said
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And one translation said it would be like the pitcher
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It would be like the pitcher having a stone and pitching
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Having a stone and pitching like you would pitch a softball
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Like you would pitch a softball in one of those
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In one of those softball leagues.
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Softball leagues. a pitch.
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A pitch. he went beyond the comfortable,
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He went beyond the comfortable, the normal where
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The normal where they had been so many times,
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They had been so many times, and even knew
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And even knew that when we get here,
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That when we get here, we can kinda kick back
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We can kinda kick back because this is our place,
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Because this is our place, the place.
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The place. when he went a little further,
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When he went a little further, a stone throws away,
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A stone throws away, then he was met by god
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Then he was met by god at a powerful and perhaps
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At a powerful and perhaps the most powerful moment
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The most powerful moment that could happen
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That could happen in that garden.
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In that garden. i wanna preach for just
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I wanna preach for just a few moments on the subject
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A few moments on the subject of going a little further,
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Of going a little further, the power of going
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The power of going a little further.
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A little further. the power of going
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The power of going a little further.
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A little further. he went a little further.
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He went a little further. he went a stone's throw away.
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He went a stone's throw away. jesus often waits
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Jesus often waits for his disciple's response
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For his disciple's response before he performed
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Before he performed miracles in the bible.
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Miracles in the bible. the bible tells us that
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The bible tells us that when he came walking
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When he came walking on the water in mark 6,
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On the water in mark 6, when he came walking
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When he came walking on the water,
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On the water, the scripture said that
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The scripture said that the storm was raging
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The storm was raging and the disciples
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And the disciples were perishing,
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Were perishing, and suddenly jesus comes
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And suddenly jesus comes walking on the water.
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Walking on the water. and then there's
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And then there's this little phrase that says,
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This little phrase that says, "and he would've
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"and he would've passed them by."
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Passed them by." i marvel at that,
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I marvel at that, that he would
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That he would have passed them by,
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Have passed them by, but they compelled him,
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But they compelled him, they began to cry out.
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They began to cry out. they began to say,
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They began to say, "lord, please come."
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"lord, please come." he would've passed them by,
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He would've passed them by, and they began to cry
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And they began to cry out to him.
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Out to him. and when they began
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And when they began to cry out to him,
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To cry out to him, he turned and came back to them,
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He turned and came back to them, got on their boat,
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Got on their boat, and delivered them.
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And delivered them. and the scripture said
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And the scripture said because they decided that
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Because they decided that they couldn't let him pass by
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They couldn't let him pass by without having an urgency
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Without having an urgency and a passion to cry
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And a passion to cry out for him,
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Out for him, that jesus came to them,
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That jesus came to them, and he went to them
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And he went to them in the ship,
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In the ship, the wind ceased,
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The wind ceased, and they were amazed
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And they were amazed and wondered.
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And wondered. i want you to get the point
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I want you to get the point that it wasn't until
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That it wasn't until they went --
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They went -- he tested them.
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He tested them. he would have passed them by,
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He would have passed them by, and they were in a storm,
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And they were in a storm, and he knew how bad
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And he knew how bad they needed his help,
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They needed his help, but he was testing them.
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But he was testing them. "will they go a little further
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"will they go a little further and cry out to me?"
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And cry out to me?" if something is
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If something is driving you, lord,
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Driving you, lord, i wanna go further
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I wanna go further in our consecration,
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In our consecration, in our love,
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In our love, in our desire for him.
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In our desire for him. every one of us
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Every one of us have a favorite place,
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Have a favorite place, and then we like to stop.
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And then we like to stop. but i want you
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But i want you to hear me when i tell you
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To hear me when i tell you that the bible is full
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That the bible is full of examples.
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Of examples. i think of the ten lepers
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I think of the ten lepers in luke 17.
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In luke 17. and the scripture said that ten
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And the scripture said that ten of them were told by jesus,
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Of them were told by jesus, "go show yourself
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"go show yourself to the priest
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To the priest and you'll be healed."
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And you'll be healed." and i love the fact that
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And i love the fact that if you haven't been
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If you haven't been healed instantly,
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Healed instantly, you don't quit
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You don't quit and you don't give up.
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And you don't give up. why didn't he heal
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Why didn't he heal them instantly?
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Them instantly? none of them were
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None of them were healed instantly.
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Healed instantly. sometimes he did in scripture,
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Sometimes he did in scripture, sometimes he didn't.
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Sometimes he didn't. in this case, he said,
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In this case, he said, "you go show yourself
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"you go show yourself to the priest,"
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To the priest," it was a good little distance
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It was a good little distance they had to walk.
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They had to walk. and as they went on what
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And as they went on what he said,
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He said, they were somewhere
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They were somewhere in that journey,
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In that journey, oof, i felt something.
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Oof, i felt something. i've got my toes back,
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I've got my toes back, i've got my fingers back,
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I've got my fingers back, i've got --
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I've got -- healing was a progressive thing.
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Healing was a progressive thing. and the bible said that
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And the bible said that only one of them,
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Only one of them, ten of them got
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Ten of them got a miraculous miracle,
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A miraculous miracle, their life handed back
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Their life handed back on a silver platter,
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On a silver platter, their families restored,
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Their families restored, but only one
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But only one of them turned back.
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Of them turned back. and with a loud voice,
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And with a loud voice, the greek word there,
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The greek word there, mega voice,
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Mega voice, he said, "thank you,
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He said, "thank you, thank you,
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Thank you, thank you."
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Thank you." jesus didn't command them
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Jesus didn't command them to come back,
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To come back, but notice jesus questioned.
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But notice jesus questioned. he said,
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He said, "where are the nine?
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"where are the nine? were there not ten of you?
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Were there not ten of you? where are the rest?"
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Where are the rest?" he was shocked.
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He was shocked. he didn't tell 'em to come back
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He didn't tell 'em to come back but he was shocked
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But he was shocked that they didn't understand
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That they didn't understand the power of going
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The power of going a little bit further.
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A little bit further. they got healed
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They got healed but then he turned to that man,
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But then he turned to that man, and he said,
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And he said, "be thou made whole."
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"be thou made whole." what they got was seen
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What they got was seen on the outside,
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On the outside, what he got,
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What he got, the man who came back
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The man who came back and went a little further,
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And went a little further, was inner healing of emotions,
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Was inner healing of emotions, and trauma,
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And trauma, and all kinds of issues
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And all kinds of issues that that disease
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That that disease had triggered in his life.
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Had triggered in his life. he looked good outwardly,
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He looked good outwardly, and inwardly he was made whole.
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And inwardly he was made whole. all because he went
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All because he went a little bit further.
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A little bit further. it's a beautiful story
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It's a beautiful story of a woman named naomi.
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Of a woman named naomi. and naomi's husband
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And naomi's husband died in famine.
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Died in famine. they were in moab
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They were in moab and her husband died,
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And her husband died, and then her son died,
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And then her son died, son number one,
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Son number one, son number two died.
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Son number two died. and so, she's a widow.
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And so, she's a widow. and her husband's wife
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And her husband's wife is named orpah,
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Is named orpah, and then there is another wife
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And then there is another wife that is a widow named ruth.
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That is a widow named ruth. and this woman says
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And this woman says to her daughter in laws,
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To her daughter in laws, naomi says to her
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Naomi says to her daughter in laws,
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Daughter in laws, "i'm going home to israel.
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"i'm going home to israel. i'm going back to my
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I'm going back to my hometown of bethlehem,"
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Hometown of bethlehem," which means house of bread,
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Which means house of bread, "judea," which is
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"judea," which is from the word judah,
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From the word judah, which means in hebrew, praise.
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Which means in hebrew, praise. "i'm going back to the place
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"i'm going back to the place of bread,
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Of bread, i'm going back
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I'm going back to the place of praise."
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To the place of praise." and ruth,
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And ruth, who was a moabite,
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Who was a moabite, she had worshipped nothing
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She had worshipped nothing but idols her whole life.
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But idols her whole life. she saw god in
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She saw god in her mother-in-law,
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Her mother-in-law, and the other woman
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And the other woman was a moabite also,
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Was a moabite also, and she kissed her mother-in-law
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And she kissed her mother-in-law on the cheek
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On the cheek and said, "bye.
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And said, "bye. i'm not going with you."
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I'm not going with you." but there's a difference
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But there's a difference between kissing and cleaving.
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Between kissing and cleaving. and the scripture said
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And the scripture said that the daughter grabbed --
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That the daughter grabbed -- daughter-in-law grabbed
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Daughter-in-law grabbed her mother-in-law
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Her mother-in-law and she said to her,
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And she said to her, "intreat me not to leave you.
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"intreat me not to leave you. where you go,
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Where you go, i will go."
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I will go." this is ruth.
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This is ruth. "and your people will
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"and your people will be my people,
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Be my people, and your god will be my god.
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And your god will be my god. i'm not letting you go.
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I'm not letting you go. if you're going a little
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If you're going a little bit further,
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Bit further, i'm going with you.
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I'm going with you. i'm not just gonna kiss you
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I'm not just gonna kiss you and let you go in
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And let you go in the hard times.
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The hard times. i'm gonna cleave to you more
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I'm gonna cleave to you more in the famine than i've ever
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In the famine than i've ever cleaved to you before."
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Cleaved to you before." and so, they crossed
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And so, they crossed the border,
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The border, they leave moab,
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They leave moab, and they go instantly
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And they go instantly to the place of bread,
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To the place of bread, bethlehem, judea,
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Bethlehem, judea, the place of praise.
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The place of praise. and when they get there,
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And when they get there, the bible said she happened --
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The bible said she happened -- she happened to go
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She happened to go into a field to glean.
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Into a field to glean. glean was the leftovers
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Glean was the leftovers of the crop that
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Of the crop that were left on purpose
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Were left on purpose for the poor people
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For the poor people to have something to eat.
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To have something to eat. and this single woman who
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And this single woman who had lost her husband,
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Had lost her husband, and i love the fact
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And i love the fact that naomi said to her,
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That naomi said to her, "you don't need to follow me.
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"you don't need to follow me. i can't promise you a husband.
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I can't promise you a husband. i can't promise you a life.
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I can't promise you a life. i can't promise you a house
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I can't promise you a house and clothes and provision.
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And clothes and provision. i'm just going back potentially
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I'm just going back potentially to die in the place
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To die in the place that i was born and raised.
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That i was born and raised. i can't promise you anything."
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I can't promise you anything." and that didn't deter ruth,
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And that didn't deter ruth, she held on even tighter.
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She held on even tighter. you see,
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You see, when you get to that place
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When you get to that place with god where you're not
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With god where you're not serving him for what he can
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Serving him for what he can give you,
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Give you, and what he can get you out of,
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And what he can get you out of, and what he can do for you,
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And what he can do for you, but you're serving him
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But you're serving him because you love him
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Because you love him and you're willing to go
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And you're willing to go as far as he wants you to go.
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As far as he wants you to go. she's out there in
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She's out there in her raggedy clothes
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Her raggedy clothes starving, and getting leftovers,
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Starving, and getting leftovers, and putting them in a basket.
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And putting them in a basket. and the owner of the field,
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And the owner of the field, whose name was boaz, sees her.
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Whose name was boaz, sees her. he's super wealthy,
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He's super wealthy, he's super blessed,
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He's super blessed, he's got in a way that
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He's got in a way that we can't even imagine.
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We can't even imagine. and he doesn't know
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And he doesn't know that she's watching --
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That she's watching -- she's being watched by him.
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She's being watched by him. and he rides up,
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And he rides up, and he says --
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And he says -- first after he saw her,
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First after he saw her, he called his team in
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He called his team in and he said,
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And he said, "now, when she's gon' be working
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"now, when she's gon' be working around to the other corner
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Around to the other corner of the field,
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Of the field, and i want you guys
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And i want you guys to go back over there,
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To go back over there, and i want you
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And i want you to leave handfuls
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To leave handfuls on purpose because i like her.
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On purpose because i like her. she's amazing.
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She's amazing. and i want you to leave
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And i want you to leave and then i want y'all
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And then i want y'all to get out of here."
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To get out of here." and he rode over
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And he rode over and she's picking
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And she's picking up those leftovers.
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Up those leftovers. and she --
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And she -- and he began to say,
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And he began to say, "who are you?"
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"who are you?" and, "nice to meet you."
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And, "nice to meet you." and, "can i get your email,"
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And, "can i get your email," or something you know?
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Or something you know? i don't know.
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I don't know. and some of y'all need
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And some of y'all need to learn how to do this.
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To learn how to do this. let me preach to all
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Let me preach to all the boys out here.
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The boys out here. get off --
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Get off -- get out of the basement,
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Get out of the basement, get off the internet,
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Get off the internet, and get --
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And get -- go out into the field
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Go out into the field and ask somebody out for a date.
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[applause]
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There's a shortage of real men,
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There's a shortage of real men, godly men.
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Godly men. there's a shortage of men who
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There's a shortage of men who are looking for one wife
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Are looking for one wife for life to have
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For life to have a bunch of babies,
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A bunch of babies, and build a house, and --
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And build a house, and -- that's what we're here for.
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[applause]
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I don't know where
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I don't know where this is coming from.
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This is coming from. but it's the truth.
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But it's the truth. so, watch this.
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So, watch this. so, i like him,
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So, i like him, 'cause he let her know,
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'cause he let her know, "i like you.
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"i like you. i wanna know you.
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I wanna know you. i wanna get to know you.
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I wanna get to know you. i really care about you."
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I really care about you." she goes home
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She goes home and she tells naomi.
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And she tells naomi. home was probably
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Home was probably a homeless tent for real.
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A homeless tent for real. and she says
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And she says to her mother-in-law,
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To her mother-in-law, "i met this guy
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"i met this guy and he's prince charming.
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And he's prince charming. he had a white horse
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He had a white horse and everything."
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And everything." i'm adding a little bit but.
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[laughter]
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"his name is boaz."
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"his name is boaz." he sounds like a cowboy
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He sounds like a cowboy or something, doesn't it?
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Or something, doesn't it? but listen to this.
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But listen to this. listen to this.
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Listen to this. and she married him
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And she married him because he asked to marry him.
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Because he asked to marry him. and she went
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And she went from leftovers in the field
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From leftovers in the field to owning the field,
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To owning the field, listen, because she went
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Listen, because she went a little further.
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A little further. she married him.
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She married him. you gotta understand,
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You gotta understand, if you're just dating jesus,
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If you're just dating jesus, if you're seeing him
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If you're seeing him once a week pretty much
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Once a week pretty much at church and that's it,
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At church and that's it, you'll never enter into
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You'll never enter into the field of grace
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The field of grace that god has for you.
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That god has for you. you'll never know.
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You'll never know. but when you stop dating him
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But when you stop dating him and you marry him.
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[applause]
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The story is told in the book
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The story is told in the book of esther of esther
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Of esther of esther of how that mordecai was gon'
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Of how that mordecai was gon' kill all the jews,
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Kill all the jews, and she was a jew.
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And she was a jew. and the king didn't know
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And the king didn't know she was jew,
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She was jew, but she had won
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But she had won a beauty contest,
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A beauty contest, and she was the queen.
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And she was the queen. and mordecai went
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And mordecai went to the queen who was --
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To the queen who was -- he was her uncle
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He was her uncle and he said to her,
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And he said to her, listen to these words,
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Listen to these words, "if you think because you're
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"if you think because you're in the king's palace
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In the king's palace you will escape the annihilation
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You will escape the annihilation of your people.
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Of your people. just because you're in
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Just because you're in the king's house
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The king's house doesn't mean you're exempt
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Doesn't mean you're exempt from trouble,
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From trouble, serious trouble."
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Serious trouble." i just want to confirm
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I just want to confirm to some people who are walking
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To some people who are walking through the trial of a lifetime,
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Through the trial of a lifetime, it's not because you're not
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It's not because you're not in the king's house.
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In the king's house. the devil puts a target
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The devil puts a target on every one who's
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On every one who's in the king's house
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In the king's house that is a child of god,
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That is a child of god, and tribulation --
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And tribulation -- it's through much
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It's through much tribulation, much,
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Tribulation, much, you shall enter
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You shall enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Listen to me now.
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Listen to me now. esther says,
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Esther says, "i'll tell you what,
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"i'll tell you what, you're right.
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You're right. i gotta go further.
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I gotta go further. i'm gonna go into the king
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I'm gonna go into the king and i'm going to talk to him
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And i'm going to talk to him on behalf of my people."
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On behalf of my people." but there was a law.
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But there was a law. it was not just --
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It was not just -- it was a law.
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It was a law. it was commanded that
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It was commanded that if you entered into the presence
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If you entered into the presence of the king,
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Of the king, he was so powerful,
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He was so powerful, that if he did
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That if he did not extend the scepter,
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Not extend the scepter, you would be put to death
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You would be put to death for violating that throne zone.
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For violating that throne zone. and the scripture said she said,
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And the scripture said she said, "fast for me three days,
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"fast for me three days, and i'll fast,
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And i'll fast, and have all of israel fast,
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And have all of israel fast, call a fast for
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Call a fast for three days."
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Three days." going a little bit further.
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Going a little bit further. stone's throw.
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Stone's throw. "we gon' fast for three
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"we gon' fast for three days for deliverance."
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Days for deliverance." and the scripture said
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And the scripture said that after they fasted
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That after they fasted three days,
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Three days, that she --
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That she -- you talk about fixing up --
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You talk about fixing up -- i don't have --
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I don't have -- i preached a whole sermon
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I preached a whole sermon on it one time.
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On it one time. she went through preparation
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She went through preparation like you wouldn't believe.
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Like you wouldn't believe. she bathed in oil,
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She bathed in oil, she did olive oil,
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She did olive oil, she did everything you can --
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She did everything you can -- you ought to read
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You ought to read the story of esther,
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The story of esther, and how she fixed up,
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And how she fixed up, and what the attire she wore,
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And what the attire she wore, and how many attendants she
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And how many attendants she had just for one moment.
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Had just for one moment. she actually prepared for six --
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She actually prepared for six -- for six months they
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For six months they had to go in.
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Had to go in. there's a story of esther.
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There's a story of esther. i'm talking about when she --
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I'm talking about when she -- during the beauty contest
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During the beauty contest after she won it,
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After she won it, before she could go in,
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Before she could go in, she had to prepare six months.
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She had to prepare six months. and so, here she goes,
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And so, here she goes, and she looks stunning.
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And she looks stunning. and she starts approaching
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And she starts approaching the throne,
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The throne, and when the king saw her,
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And when the king saw her, he held out the scepter,
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He held out the scepter, and he said, "come in."
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And he said, "come in." and i don't know,
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And i don't know, she must have been a knockout,
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She must have been a knockout, because when he saw her,
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Because when he saw her, your bible said he said --
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Your bible said he said -- this is crazy,
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This is crazy, i mean, guys are crazy.
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I mean, guys are crazy. and he looked at her,
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And he looked at her, and just looking at her,
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And just looking at her, he said,
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He said, "what do you want, esther?
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"what do you want, esther? i'll give anything to you
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I'll give anything to you you ask me,
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You ask me, up to half the kingdom.
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Up to half the kingdom. diamonds, rubies,
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Diamonds, rubies, golden chariots, homes.
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Golden chariots, homes. what do you need?"
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What do you need?" you know what she said?
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You know what she said? "i want to prepare you a meal
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"i want to prepare you a meal and i want to have communion
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And i want to have communion with you, king."
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With you, king." oh, my god.
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Oh, my god. she could've had 10,000 acres.
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She could've had 10,000 acres. she could've had
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She could've had anything she wanted.
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Anything she wanted. and all she wants
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And all she wants is a dinner date?
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Is a dinner date? "i want you."
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"i want you." i wanna say something
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I wanna say something strong right here.
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Strong right here. what she needed,
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What she needed, half the kingdom
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Half the kingdom was not enough for one.
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Was not enough for one. sometimes money and material
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Sometimes money and material things are not enough.
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Things are not enough. she needed the king's authority,
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She needed the king's authority, the king's favor,
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The king's favor, the king's power active
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The king's power active against her enemy.
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[applause]
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He goes the next night,
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He goes the next night, she prepared a feast,
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She prepared a feast, she prepared a table,
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She prepared a table, and they had a meal together,
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And they had a meal together, and it was so enjoyable
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And it was so enjoyable to the king,
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To the king, think about this,
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Think about this, that at the end of that night,
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That at the end of that night, he looked at her and he said,
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He looked at her and he said, "i said it before
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"i said it before but i really mean
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But i really mean it this time.
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It this time. what do you want?
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What do you want? name it and you can have it up
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Name it and you can have it up to half the kingdom."
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To half the kingdom." and she said a second time,
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And she said a second time, "tomorrow night,
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"tomorrow night, could we just have
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Could we just have communion together?
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Communion together? could i prepare another meal,
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Could i prepare another meal, and would you come?
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And would you come? i want to be with you."
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I want to be with you." more than half the kingdom.
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More than half the kingdom. "i want to be with you."
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"i want to be with you." "all these other things shall
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"all these other things shall be added unto you,
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Be added unto you, seek first the king."
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[applause]
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And when she went
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And when she went a little bit further,
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A little bit further, and a second time turned
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And a second time turned down half the kingdom,
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Down half the kingdom, wealth and riches
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Wealth and riches we can't even imagine,
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We can't even imagine, for the presence of the king,
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For the presence of the king, and a communion meal together,
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And a communion meal together, it so won the king's heart
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It so won the king's heart that when he heard about haman
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That when he heard about haman and his decree to kill the jews,
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And his decree to kill the jews, he hung him,
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He hung him, and destroyed him,
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And destroyed him, and elevated esther
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And elevated esther like never before.
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Like never before. all because she went after
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All because she went after the king and didn't settle
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The king and didn't settle for half the kingdom.
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[applause]
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>> maybe today you've realized
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>> maybe today you've realized you've been staying in
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You've been staying in that comfortable place.
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That comfortable place. but just like we saw in
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But just like we saw in the scripture,
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The scripture, the miracle came when people
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The miracle came when people began to go a little further.
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Began to go a little further. when bartimaeus cried out --
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When bartimaeus cried out -- other people didn't do it.
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Other people didn't do it. he did, and he got the miracle.
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He did, and he got the miracle. i'm saying to you today
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I'm saying to you today that jesus himself
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That jesus himself was the model,
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Was the model, and he went a little further
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And he went a little further than anyone else.
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Than anyone else. he went all the way
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He went all the way to the cross.
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To the cross. he stretched out his arms
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He stretched out his arms and gave his life for you.
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And gave his life for you. and right now,
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And right now, he's inviting you
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He's inviting you to do more than watch
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To do more than watch this program,
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This program, but go a little further.
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But go a little further. the miracle is just beyond
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The miracle is just beyond your comfortable place.
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Your comfortable place. why don't you just pray
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Why don't you just pray this prayer right where
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This prayer right where you are and say,
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You are and say, “jesus, be lord of my life.
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“jesus, be lord of my life. lord, i need you.”
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Just say those words.
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Just say those words. “i need you today like
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“i need you today like i've never needed you.
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I've never needed you. would you forgive me?
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Would you forgive me? would you have mercy on me?
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Would you have mercy on me? give me not what i deserve,
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Give me not what i deserve, but what i need.
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But what i need. i need your grace.
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I need your grace. i need your love.
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I need your love. i need your forgiveness.
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I need your forgiveness. thank you that you took my sins
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Thank you that you took my sins to the cross,
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To the cross, and three days later,
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And three days later, you rose from the dead
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You rose from the dead to give me eternal life.
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To give me eternal life. i receive it.”
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I receive it.” say those words.
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Say those words. “i receive it.
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In jesus' mighty name,
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In jesus' mighty name, amen and amen.”
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>> if you just prayed
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With pastor jentezen
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And gave your life to jesus,
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We are here for you
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Every step of the way.
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Call the number on
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♪ ♪
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>> in the past two years,
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Israel has endured
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The worst massacre of jews
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Since the holocaust,
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And was attacked
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On seven fronts,
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Terror tunnels,
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Missiles and drones,
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Tens of thousands of rockets
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And ballistic missiles
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Rained down on
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Innocent civilians.
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For over six years,
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Jentezen franklin
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Media ministries
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Has taken bold action,
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Building life-saving projects
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Across israel.
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Together,
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With the jewish national fund
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And with your faithful support,
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We've helped to protect
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The jewish people.
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Now, we're launching
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Phase two of our mission.
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Light over darkness:
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Rebuild and restore.
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Phase two is about protecting
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Life and restoring it.
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Together we are building
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Fortified homes with safe rooms
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For families on the frontlines,
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Establishing trauma centers
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To heal children from war,
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Constructing civil
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Defense centers to protect
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Entire communities
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And training a new generation
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Of search and rescue volunteers
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To respond when danger returns.
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This is about
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Preparing the nation,
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This is about
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Fulfilling prophesy.
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Together, we're helping
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The jewish people survive.
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Join us now,
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Visit jentezenfranklin.org
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Or call the number on
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Your screen and be a part
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Of tangible impact
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Throughout israel.
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Together, we can do
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Something amazing
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For the glory of god.
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> thank you, thank you,
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>> thank you, thank you, thank you for helping us.
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Thank you for helping us. as you've seen,
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As you've seen, we're doing amazing things.
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We're doing amazing things. and i wanna say to all
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And i wanna say to all of you who are praying for us
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Of you who are praying for us and supporting this ministry,
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And supporting this ministry, you are making the difference
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You are making the difference that reaches far beyond
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That reaches far beyond what you can see.
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What you can see. because of your faithfulness,
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We're able to take
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The life changing message
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Of the gospel
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All over the globe.
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It doesn't stop there.
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Because of your generosity,
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We're also doing incredible,
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Life-saving work in
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The nation of israel.
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Recently, i was just invited
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To the embassy in israel,
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And i met with
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The israeli ambassador,
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Ambassador leiter.
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And he introduced me
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To the foreign minister
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Of israel,
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And they thanked us
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For the life-saving shelters
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That we have built,
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For the hospital
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That we have built,
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For the play center
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That we have built
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For the children.
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They began to tell me how that
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It was ministries like this
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And so many others that
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Were standing with them.
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And they said these words,
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“our greatest friends
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“our greatest friends in america are the evangelical
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In america are the evangelical pastors and preachers
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Pastors and preachers like yourself.”
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Like yourself.” that moved me to my core.
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That moved me to my core. and i want to say thank you.
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And i want to say thank you. we only are able to do what we
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We only are able to do what we do in israel because
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Do in israel because of people just like you.
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Of people just like you. we appreciate all that you're
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We appreciate all that you're helping us do around the world.
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Helping us do around the world. thank you for making
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Thank you for making a difference.
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A difference. god bless you.
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>> for more information
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About this message
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And other ministry resources,
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Visit us online
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At jentezenfranklin.tv.
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Jentezen Franklin - The Power Of A Little Further

September 21, 2025 | 28:55

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