Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - The Power of Short Prayers: The Blessing of God's Face

March 29, 2026 | 27:29

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

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Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin | Jentezen Franklin - The Power of Short Prayers: The Blessing of God's Face | March 29, 2026

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>> if you're looking
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To live with purpose and peace,
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Your family and those
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In need around the world,
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Jesus is the answer.
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And our mission is
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To simply point you to him.
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You're watching
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Kingdom connection with
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Jentezen franklin.
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>> i'm preaching today
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>> i'm preaching today from the book of numbers 6.
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From the book of numbers 6. and what i'm going
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And what i'm going to teach you, now,
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To teach you, now, in the next few minutes,
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In the next few minutes, in this short message
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In this short message from my book on
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The power of short prayers,
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The power of short prayers, but it's the final chapter
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But it's the final chapter of the book.
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Of the book. and it is a prayer that i have
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And it is a prayer that i have prayed over my own family
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Prayed over my own family almost every day of our lives.
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Almost every day of our lives. i would take my children
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I would take my children to school when they were younger
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To school when they were younger and it didn't matter that --
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Sometimes it was a happy bunch,
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Sometimes it was a happy bunch, it was a funny crowd,
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It was a funny crowd, it was a loud.
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It was a loud. sometimes it was --
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Sometimes it was -- they were in a coma, sleeping.
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[laughter]
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But, you know,
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But, you know, when you pray something
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When you pray something and you have the word of god
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And you have the word of god to back it up --
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To back it up -- and this is a prayer
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And this is a prayer that you can pray over
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That you can pray over your family that, listen,
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Your family that, listen, god promises that
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God promises that he will back it up.
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He will back it up. and i wanna show you
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And i wanna show you that in scripture.
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That in scripture. here we go.
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Here we go. it won't take me long.
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It won't take me long. numbers 6:22, "and the lord
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Numbers 6:22, "and the lord spoke to moses, saying,
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Spoke to moses, saying, 'speak to aaron
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'speak to aaron and his sons, saying,'"
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And his sons, saying,'" listen now,
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Listen now, this is god speaking,
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This is god speaking, "'this is the way you shall
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"'this is the way you shall bless the children of israel.
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Bless the children of israel. say to them,'"
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Say to them,'" and these next words
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And these next words are not moses' prayer,
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Are not moses' prayer, they're not aaron's prayer,
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They're not aaron's prayer, it's not something he
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It's not something he constructed or he wrote out,
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Constructed or he wrote out, it was the prayer
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It was the prayer of god almighty.
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Of god almighty. every word specifically
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Every word specifically worded by god,
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Worded by god, that's why he keeps
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That's why he keeps saying the lord,
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Saying the lord, the lord, the lord.
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The lord, the lord. this is god's will.
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This is god's will. that's important.
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That's important. you don't ever have to worry
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You don't ever have to worry about if god said something in
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About if god said something in his word is it his will,
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His word is it his will, it is his will.
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It is his will. and he said you
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And he said you are to speak this,
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Are to speak this, this was the benediction,
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This was the benediction, this was the end of all the --
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This was the end of all the -- of the congregation
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Of the congregation meeting together.
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Meeting together. that's what we,
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That's what we, for decades, speak this at
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For decades, speak this at the end if every service.
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The end if every service. the benediction means --
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The benediction means -- the word benediction
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The word benediction means blessing.
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Means blessing. this is the blessing.
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This is the blessing. this is the benediction --
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This is the benediction -- the blessing is
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The blessing is in the benediction,
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In the benediction, so when you run for your car
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So when you run for your car to beat the baptists
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To beat the baptists to the buffet you might miss.
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To the buffet you might miss. i don't know
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I don't know if my sermon helped you,
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If my sermon helped you, i don't know
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I don't know if the singing helped you,
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If the singing helped you, but if these words are spoken
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But if these words are spoken in a congregation there
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In a congregation there is something supernatural that
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Is something supernatural that is promised by god himself,
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Is promised by god himself, and i'mma show it to you
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And i'mma show it to you in the word.
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In the word. "speak unto aaron
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"speak unto aaron and his sons saying,
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And his sons saying, 'bless the children of israel.
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'bless the children of israel. say to them,'"
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Say to them,'" here it is.
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Here it is. three verses, three verses
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Three verses, three verses like a song, stanzas,
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Like a song, stanzas, "the lord bless you
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"the lord bless you and keep you;
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And keep you; the lord make
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The lord make his face shine upon you,
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His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you;"
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And be gracious to you;" all of this is the will of god.
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All of this is the will of god. "the lord lift up
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"the lord lift up his countenance upon you,
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His countenance upon you, and give you peace."
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And give you peace." and a lot times
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And a lot times we stop right there.
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We stop right there. a lot of times we let it go
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A lot of times we let it go and i don't necessarily quote
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And i don't necessarily quote this next part but it is
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This next part but it is the most important part
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The most important part of the prayer, here's why,
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Of the prayer, here's why, so when you do this,
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So when you do this, when a minister does this,
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When a minister does this, when a father does this,
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When a father does this, when a mother does this, when --
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When a mother does this, when -- because we're all kings
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Because we're all kings and priests under god,
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And priests under god, under the new covenant
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Under the new covenant according to the book
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According to the book of revelation.
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Of revelation. "so they shall put my name
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"so they shall put my name on the children of israel
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On the children of israel and i will bless them."
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And i will bless them." notice something happened when
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Notice something happened when you speak the lord bless you
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You speak the lord bless you and all those three stanzas.
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And all those three stanzas. you put the name of the lord
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You put the name of the lord on your house,
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On your house, you put the name of the lord
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You put the name of the lord on the recipient of
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On the recipient of the blessing.
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The blessing. you put the name.
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You put the name. the name of jesus contains
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The name of jesus contains everything that heaven
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Everything that heaven has to offer.
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Has to offer. salvation delivers.
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Salvation delivers. so, even if people
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So, even if people don't believe,
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Don't believe, even if you're here today
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Even if you're here today and you don't even wanna be
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And you don't even wanna be but you just came just
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But you just came just to fulfill an obligation
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To fulfill an obligation or something,
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Or something, if you allow a minister
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If you allow a minister to speak this over your life,
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To speak this over your life, god says two things,
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God says two things, "i'll put my name on 'em
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"i'll put my name on 'em and i'll bless them."
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And i'll bless them." i don't understand that,
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I don't understand that, but that's the will of god.
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But that's the will of god. so, the --
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So, the -- maybe you haven't found
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Maybe you haven't found what you need but the process
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What you need but the process of that will begin when
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Of that will begin when this blessing is spoken.
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This blessing is spoken. "i'll put my name
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"i'll put my name and i will bless them."
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And i will bless them." so, this is called,
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So, this is called, in some circles,
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In some circles, the aaronic blessing because
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The aaronic blessing because it was the blessing that aaron,
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It was the blessing that aaron, the high priest, was to speak.
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The high priest, was to speak. do you know that it is
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Do you know that it is the oldest and continuous
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The oldest and continuous prayer even to this day?
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Prayer even to this day? christians
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Christians and jewish congregations,
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And jewish congregations, rabbis, speak this blessing
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Rabbis, speak this blessing over their people, many do.
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Over their people, many do. for 3,400 years this prayer
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For 3,400 years this prayer has been proclaimed,
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Has been proclaimed, and they have found pottery
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And they have found pottery and things that go back
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And things that go back 3,600 years where they
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3,600 years where they would even write it,
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Would even write it, the hebrews would write it,
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The hebrews would write it, on their cups and write it
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On their cups and write it on things that they would cover
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On things that they would cover and carry on their body.
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And carry on their body. that's how far this goes,
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That's how far this goes, and it begins with,
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And it begins with, "the lord bless you
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"the lord bless you and keep you."
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And keep you." the lord bless you.
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The lord bless you. it is the blessing.
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It is the blessing. and when it says bless
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And when it says bless the hebrew word is "barak,"
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The hebrew word is "barak," which means to bend low.
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Which means to bend low. normally when people pray,
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Normally when people pray, praise, it is the word.
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Praise, it is the word. when god says,
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When god says, "enter into my courts
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"enter into my courts with praise,"
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With praise," it's barak,
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It's barak, it means to bend low,
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It means to bend low, to humble yourself.
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To humble yourself. but here god is saying --
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But here god is saying -- this is god saying,
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This is god saying, "speak this over
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"speak this over a congregation and a family,
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A congregation and a family, a group of the children
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A group of the children of israel,
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Of israel, and when you do
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And when you do i will bend low to them.
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I will bend low to them. it's not you bowing down to me,
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It's not you bowing down to me, i will in heaven bend low
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I will in heaven bend low and notice you."
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And notice you." this is god's promise,
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This is god's promise, i'll barak, i'll bend low.
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I'll barak, i'll bend low. and in this blessing
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And in this blessing comes favor.
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Comes favor. in this blessing,
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In this blessing, the blessing of the lord,
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The blessing of the lord, is favor and protection,
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Is favor and protection, and provision,
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And provision, and wholeness, and peace.
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And wholeness, and peace. you see, it is something to have
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You see, it is something to have the blessing of the lord.
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The blessing of the lord. the lord bless you, god's favor
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The lord bless you, god's favor is the blessing on that.
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Is the blessing on that. and then, he says,
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And then, he says, "i want you to --"
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"i want you to --" god chose these words,
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God chose these words, "i want you to say it this way.
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"i want you to say it this way. they shall put my name
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They shall put my name on their children this way.
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On their children this way. they shall put my name
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They shall put my name on their house this way
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On their house this way that wherever this blessing
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That wherever this blessing is spoken i'll put my name
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Is spoken i'll put my name on it and i will bless."
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On it and i will bless." you see, it's something
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You see, it's something that the next part
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That the next part of the prayer says,
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Of the prayer says, "the lord bless thee,"
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"the lord bless thee," and then notice this,
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And then notice this, "and keep thee."
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"and keep thee." that when i bless you
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That when i bless you i have the power to enable you
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I have the power to enable you to keep the blessing.
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To keep the blessing. many people go around
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Many people go around and when they do get a blessing
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And when they do get a blessing from the lord they're afraid
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From the lord they're afraid they're gonna lose it.
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They're gonna lose it. some of you right now have a
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Some of you right now have a low grade fear of torment that,
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Low grade fear of torment that, "well, i got it
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"well, i got it but i'm gonna lose it.
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But i'm gonna lose it. i had a breakthrough but i won't
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I had a breakthrough but i won't be able to keep it."
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Be able to keep it." but the lord,
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But the lord, when he blesses you,
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When he blesses you, he then keeps it.
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He then keeps it. he keeps it.
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He keeps it. the lord is my keeper.
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The lord is my keeper. the lord is the one
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The lord is the one who keeps my family.
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Who keeps my family. the lord is the one
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The lord is the one who declares that he gave me
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Who declares that he gave me and blessed me with children,
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And blessed me with children, and he will keep those children.
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And he will keep those children. he will take care of my family.
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He will take care of my family. he will take care
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He will take care of my marriage.
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Of my marriage. he will take care
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He will take care of my finances.
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Of my finances. he will bless me and he'll
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He will bless me and he'll keep on blessing me.
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Keep on blessing me. and then, the next part says,
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And then, the next part says, "the lord make his face,"
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"the lord make his face," oh, this is beautiful,
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Oh, this is beautiful, "the lord make his face
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"the lord make his face shine on you."
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Shine on you." do you understand that
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Do you understand that in the old testament,
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In the old testament, and mostly in life in general,
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And mostly in life in general, most people never see
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Most people never see the king's face personally?
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The king's face personally? of course, in bible days,
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Of course, in bible days, most per --
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Most per -- most average people
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Most average people would never ever even see
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Would never ever even see from a distance the king.
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From a distance the king. and if they got in his presence,
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And if they got in his presence, for the king to turn his face.
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For the king to turn his face. one of the things that
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One of the things that david prayed over and over
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David prayed over and over in the book of psalms is,
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In the book of psalms is, "lord, don't hide
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"lord, don't hide your face from me."
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Your face from me." don't hide your face from me.
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Don't hide your face from me. because when god --
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Because when god -- when the king would
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When the king would not look at someone,
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Not look at someone, that's what esther was worried
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That's what esther was worried about that's why she fasted
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About that's why she fasted for three days before she went
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For three days before she went in to see the king,
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In to see the king, because if the king
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Because if the king was displeased with you,
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Was displeased with you, he would turn his face away.
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He would turn his face away. and if he turned his face away,
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And if he turned his face away, you were gone.
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You were gone. judgement came to you for
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Judgement came to you for just being in the presence
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Just being in the presence of the king,
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Of the king, but when it says,
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But when it says, "make your face shi --"
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"make your face shi --" i mean, just to even know
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I mean, just to even know that god says that if this
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That god says that if this blessing is proclaimed,
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Blessing is proclaimed, my face is gonna show up.
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My face is gonna show up. and it's not just gonna be there
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And it's not just gonna be there and see you, but make --
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And see you, but make -- the lord make his face
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The lord make his face shine upon you.
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Shine upon you. the shine is beam,
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The shine is beam, another word like a mother
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Another word like a mother holds a baby like a --
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Holds a baby like a -- and holds that baby
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And holds that baby and the face beams.
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And the face beams. the daddy, the proud father,
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The daddy, the proud father, his face beams when that
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His face beams when that baby is born.
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Baby is born. god says,
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God says, "pray this prayer that --"
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"pray this prayer that --" notice he's not out
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Notice he's not out to curse you,
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To curse you, he's out to bless you.
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He's out to bless you. and he says, "i wanna --
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And he says, "i wanna -- i wanna bless you
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I wanna bless you and i want you to keep
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And i want you to keep what i bless you with."
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What i bless you with." you say,
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You say, "well, i tell you,
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"well, i tell you, it feels like the enemy's put
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It feels like the enemy's put a curse in our family,"
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A curse in our family," but the devil can't
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But the devil can't curse what god has blessed.
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Curse what god has blessed. even balaam had to admit,
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Even balaam had to admit, "i can't curse israel
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"i can't curse israel cause the priest put
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Cause the priest put the blessing on them.
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[applause]
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And i can't curse
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And i can't curse what god has blessed
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What god has blessed 'cause god has the power to keep
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'cause god has the power to keep the blessing even when
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The blessing even when the cursings are coming."
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The cursings are coming." attention is one of the most
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Attention is one of the most powerful forces in the world.
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Powerful forces in the world. along with food and water,
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Along with food and water, a baby's basic needs
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A baby's basic needs include the attention
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Include the attention and gaze of a face.
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And gaze of a face. this has been
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This has been in study after study,
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In study after study, it's not optional.
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It's not optional. they must have a face early
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They must have a face early in the first few days
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In the first few days that they are born.
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That they are born. when a baby cries,
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When a baby cries, they can tell our face
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They can tell our face responds to them because
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Responds to them because when they see a face,
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When they see a face, and usually the first face
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And usually the first face that they see is their mother
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That they see is their mother and their father and that's
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And their father and that's what they need to see.
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What they need to see. immediately the doctors
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Immediately the doctors are careful to get that baby
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Are careful to get that baby and let the face,
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And let the face, even though the child
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Even though the child can't even make out
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Can't even make out that there's a face there.
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That there's a face there. as the eyes begin to clear,
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As the eyes begin to clear, there's a face there.
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There's a face there. psychologists call
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Psychologists call this attunement.
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This attunement. the baby becomes attuned
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The baby becomes attuned to its parent's faces,
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To its parent's faces, and it learns very quickly
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And it learns very quickly that when it sees that face,
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That when it sees that face, that that face loves it
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That that face loves it and that face cares about it.
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And that face cares about it. it's attuned to that face.
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It's attuned to that face. there's something about
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There's something about that face.
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That face. a baby becomes attuned
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A baby becomes attuned to other human being faces,
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To other human being faces, especially,
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Especially, the grandparents faces.
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[laughter]
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A child cannot survive
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A child cannot survive without the face.
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Without the face. the face, listen,
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The face, listen, becomes the mirror through
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Becomes the mirror through which the child learns
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Which the child learns if it's the source
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If it's the source of delight or disappointment.
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Of delight or disappointment. because when it sees the face,
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Because when it sees the face, if the face is not
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If the face is not happy to see it,
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Happy to see it, but when its someone,
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But when its someone, like a parent,
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Like a parent, who sees the child and when
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Who sees the child and when the king turns his face to you
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The king turns his face to you and he zones everybody else
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And he zones everybody else out and he's --
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Out and he's -- he said, "i'll make my face
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He said, "i'll make my face shine or beam like
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Shine or beam like a proud parent.
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A proud parent. i'll cause my face
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I'll cause my face to shine on you.
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To shine on you. i'll see you.
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I'll see you. i'll let you know that you
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I'll let you know that you have my undivided attention."
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Have my undivided attention." because when we --
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Because when we -- when we pay attention,
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When we pay attention, and that's what god is saying,
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And that's what god is saying, "i'll bless you, i'll keep you,
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"i'll bless you, i'll keep you, i'll make my face shine.
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I'll make my face shine. i'll beam with delight."
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I'll beam with delight." hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. i thought he was mean,
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I thought he was mean, i thought he was mad,
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I thought he was mad, i thought he was stingy.
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I thought he was stingy. i thought he was
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I thought he was sending lighting bolts.
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Sending lighting bolts. i thought he would send
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I thought he would send a judgment on me.
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A judgment on me. i thought he'd pour out
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I thought he'd pour out a veil of hail on me.
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A veil of hail on me. i don't understand.
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I don't understand. no, he said, "i wanna bless you,
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No, he said, "i wanna bless you, i wanna keep you, i wanna shine,
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I wanna keep you, i wanna shine, i wanna beam when i see you.
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I wanna beam when i see you. that's my child.
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That's my child. you matter to me.
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You matter to me. i see you, i love you,
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I see you, i love you, i care about you."
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There's certain faces that
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There's certain faces that we look for that encourage us.
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We look for that encourage us. and he said, "my face will
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And he said, "my face will shine upon you."
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Attention is so valuable
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Attention is so valuable that we don't just give
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That we don't just give attention we have --
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Attention we have -- we don't get up and say,
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We don't get up and say, "give attention,"
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"give attention," we say, "pay attention."
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We say, "pay attention." you have to pay.
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You have to pay. jesus paid attention
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Jesus paid attention on the cross.
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On the cross. he paid so that he could
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He paid so that he could be personal and that he could
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Be personal and that he could look you face to face and turn
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Look you face to face and turn your eyes upon jesus.
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Your eyes upon jesus. look on his wonderful face.
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Look on his wonderful face. "the lord lift up
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"the lord lift up his countenance upon you.
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His countenance upon you. the lord make his face shine
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The lord make his face shine on you and be gracious."
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On you and be gracious." the word gracious comes
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The word gracious comes from the word grace.
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From the word grace. give you grace.
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Give you grace. grace is unmerited favor.
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Grace is unmerited favor. grace means i don't
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Grace means i don't get what i earn,
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Get what i earn, i get what you
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I get what you give me as a free gift.
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Give me as a free gift. grace is you don't deserve it,
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Grace is you don't deserve it, you just get it.
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You just get it. and he says,
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And he says, "when i look at you,
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"when i look at you, my face is going to beam
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My face is going to beam and i'm not looking at you
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And i'm not looking at you knowing that you're unworthy,
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Knowing that you're unworthy, i'm looking at you through
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I'm looking at you through the blood of my son,
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The blood of my son, jesus christ and what
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Jesus christ and what he finished on the cross.
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He finished on the cross. and i've beam with delight,
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And i've beam with delight, not disappointment."
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"the lord make his face
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"the lord make his face shine on you.
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Shine on you. the lord, be gracious,"
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The lord, be gracious," extend grace to you.
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Extend grace to you. i mean, every time we say
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I mean, every time we say that god is covering
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That god is covering our babies with grace,
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Our babies with grace, god is shining
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God is shining his face on them.
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His face on them. god is guiding, god is watching.
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God is guiding, god is watching. you say, "well, bad things
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You say, "well, bad things happen to everybody."
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Happen to everybody." you're exactly right.
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You're exactly right. but still to know that
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But still to know that the face of god is there.
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The face of god is there. god's face doesn't
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God's face doesn't just turn to us,
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Just turn to us, his face shines
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His face shines upon us with delight.
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Upon us with delight. in the new testament,
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In the new testament, in the gospel of john,
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In the gospel of john, the 9th chapter,
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The 9th chapter, there was a man born blind.
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There was a man born blind. he couldn't see jesus,
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He couldn't see jesus, but jesus could see him.
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But jesus could see him. and the scripture said
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And the scripture said that every day he lay at
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That every day he lay at the gate begging, begging,
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The gate begging, begging, and he could not see
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And he could not see and nobody saw him.
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And nobody saw him. how do you know nobody saw him?
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How do you know nobody saw him? because the bible said
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Because the bible said when he got healed,
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When he got healed, in the book of john
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In the book of john the 9th chapter,
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The 9th chapter, the scripture said
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The scripture said the people asked,
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The people asked, "is that the same one that lay
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"is that the same one that lay at the gate all these
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At the gate all these years for decades?"
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Years for decades?" you know why they said that?
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You know why they said that? because they were walking
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Because they were walking past him every day
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Past him every day but never seeing him,
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But never seeing him, never noticing him,
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Never noticing him, but jesus sees the unseen.
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But jesus sees the unseen. fanny crosby was once asked,
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Fanny crosby was once asked, "do you want god
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"do you want god to heal you of blindness?"
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To heal you of blindness?" and she was in her
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And she was in her later years of life
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Later years of life and she said, "not now."
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And she said, "not now." and they said, "why?"
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And they said, "why?" she said,
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She said, "because the first face
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"because the first face that i wanna see is jesus."
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[applause]
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His face shines on you.
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His face shines on you. and in the book of genesis 16
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And in the book of genesis 16 hagar was a single mother.
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Hagar was a single mother. she had been cast out
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She had been cast out of the home of abraham.
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Of the home of abraham. sarah, his wife had said,
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Sarah, his wife had said, "get her out and take
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"get her out and take this baby out that you made
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This baby out that you made with her at my request.
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With her at my request. i'm done with them.
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I'm done with them. get them out of the house."
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Get them out of the house." and she is in a desert and she
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And she is in a desert and she does not have provision
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Does not have provision for her baby.
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For her baby. she's abandoned,
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She's abandoned, she's forgotten,
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She's forgotten, and god shows up in
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And god shows up in the desert and hears
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The desert and hears the baby crying.
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The baby crying. god sees the unseen,
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God sees the unseen, god sees your struggle.
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God sees your struggle. you may feel unimportant,
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You may feel unimportant, but when he shines
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But when he shines his face on you,
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His face on you, you have his full attention.
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You have his full attention. and he says, "i'll be gracious,
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And he says, "i'll be gracious, i have grace for you.
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I have grace for you. i have grace for your addiction,
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I have grace for your addiction, i have grace for your habit,
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I have grace for your habit, i have grace for your adultery,
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I have grace for your adultery, your fornication, your sin.
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Your fornication, your sin. i have it!
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I have it! i can cleanse you
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I can cleanse you from that addiction."
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From that addiction." and the bible said that
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And the bible said that when she got to that place,
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When she got to that place, that god showed up and god
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That god showed up and god met and then god even
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Met and then god even blessed her and said,
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Blessed her and said, "ishmael shall be blessed.
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"ishmael shall be blessed. ishmael's not cursed,
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Ishmael's not cursed, ishmael shall be blessed
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Ishmael shall be blessed and the seed if they would
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And the seed if they would turn to the messiah,
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Turn to the messiah, jesus christ."
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Jesus christ." there is no jew or gentile
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There is no jew or gentile in god's kingdom.
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In god's kingdom. he sees us all the same.
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He sees us all the same. but you got to serve
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But you got to serve the living god.
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[applause]
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Listen to this.
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Listen to this. the bible said that
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The bible said that god said these words,
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God said these words, "you're the god that sees me.
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"you're the god that sees me. "now i know you see me.
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"now i know you see me. you're the god that sees me.
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You're the god that sees me. every single mother speak
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Every single mother speak the blessing over your home,
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The blessing over your home, and god sees your children
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And god sees your children and god sees that
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And god sees that you've been abandoned.
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You've been abandoned. every single father
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Every single father who's raising children alone,
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Who's raising children alone, and it's the hardest job
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And it's the hardest job in the world, but oh,
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In the world, but oh, god sees you.
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God sees you. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. his face shines upon you.
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His face shines upon you. he's beaming on you.
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He's beaming on you. he beams with love,
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He beams with love, he beams with,
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He beams with, "i wanna bless you.
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"i wanna bless you. i'm bowing low.
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I'm bowing low. i'm coming down
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I'm coming down to where you are and you
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To where you are and you have my full attention
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Have my full attention and i'm beaming...
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And i'm beaming... with delight."
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With delight." job says this,
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Job says this, "i can't see him, i go forward
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"i can't see him, i go forward and he's not there.
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And he's not there. i can't see him, i go backwards
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I can't see him, i go backwards and he's not there."
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And he's not there." but when you
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But when you can't see him, he said,
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Can't see him, he said, "i know he sees me
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"i know he sees me and he knows where i am
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And he knows where i am and the path that i take."
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And the path that i take." psalms 94 said,
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Psalms 94 said, "who has formed the eye
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"who has formed the eye and who has formed
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And who has formed the ear that he --
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The ear that he -- do you not think
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Do you not think that he will not see
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That he will not see and he will not hear you?"
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And he will not hear you?" matthew 9,
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Matthew 9, "when jesus saw the multitudes,
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"when jesus saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion."
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He was moved with compassion." and the bible said in
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And the bible said in matthew 6 that,
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Matthew 6 that, listen carefully,
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Listen carefully, that god sees what we do.
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That god sees what we do. and it was in
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And it was in the conversation
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The conversation of fasting and prayer.
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Of fasting and prayer. "god sees what we do in secret,
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"god sees what we do in secret, and he rewards us openly."
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And he rewards us openly." but can i challenge you
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But can i challenge you to do something?
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To do something? do you know that your faith
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Do you know that your faith with expectancy matters
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With expectancy matters in this moment?
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In this moment? if you believe
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If you believe what we're saying,
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What we're saying, the blessing is in
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The blessing is in the benediction.
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The benediction. and lord, i pray today,
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And lord, i pray today, and this is
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And this is what we'll be praying,
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What we'll be praying, that you will bless and keep us.
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That you will bless and keep us. everybody raise your hand.
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Everybody raise your hand. the lord bless you and keep you.
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The lord bless you and keep you. the lord make his face
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The lord make his face shine on you.
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Shine on you. the lord
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The lord be gracious unto you.
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Be gracious unto you. those of you watching online,
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Those of you watching online, the lord be gracious unto you.
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The lord be gracious unto you. the lord lift up his countenance
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The lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
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Upon you and give you peace. and he shall put
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And he shall put his name on them.
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His name on them. and i, the lord god
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And i, the lord god will bless them.
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Will bless them. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. in jesus' name.
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[applause]
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>> thank you so much
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>> thank you so much for being with us on
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For being with us on kingdom connection today.
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Kingdom connection today. it's because of you we're on
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It's because of you we're on television right now.
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Television right now. our number one goal this year
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Our number one goal this year is to reach people with
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Is to reach people with the gospel of jesus christ,
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The gospel of jesus christ, telling them about the birth,
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Telling them about the birth, the death, the resurrection,
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The death, the resurrection, and the soon return
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And the soon return of our king.
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Of our king. and even today,
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And even today, if you're hurting and you're
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If you're hurting and you're watching this program,
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Watching this program, it's not by accident.
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It's not by accident. and you're ready
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And you're ready to give your life to jesus,
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To give your life to jesus, then this is the moment.
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Then this is the moment. this is a miracle moment.
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This is a miracle moment. pray this prayer,
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Pray this prayer, "lord jesus,"
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"lord jesus," just say those words.
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Just say those words. "i surrender to you.
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"i surrender to you. i need you in my life.
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I need you in my life. have mercy, forgive me.
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Have mercy, forgive me. cleanse me by the blood
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Cleanse me by the blood that you shed.
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That you shed. i am washed.
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I am washed. i am cleansed by faith
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I am cleansed by faith in your name, jesus.
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In your name, jesus. i receive salvation.
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I receive salvation. i receive eternal life
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In jesus' name, amen."
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In jesus' name, amen." well, praise god.
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Well, praise god. i want to welcome you
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I want to welcome you to the family of god.
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To the family of god. the decision you just made
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The decision you just made is the most important step you
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Is the most important step you will ever take in your life.
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Will ever take in your life. i wanna encourage you to call,
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I wanna encourage you to call, not because we want
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Not because we want something from you.
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Something from you. i want you to call because you
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We want to see you grow and thrive.
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Grow and thrive. god knows the plans
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God knows the plans that he has for you.
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That he has for you. plans of hope and a good future
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Plans of hope and a good future in jesus' name.
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Brief, heartfelt prayers
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Brought breakthrough
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And divine intervention.
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>> every miracle in the bible
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Was the product
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Was the product of a short prayer,
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>> as iranian and hezbollah
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Ballistic missiles
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Rain down on israel,
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Jentezen franklin
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Media ministries,
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Together with our partners
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At the jewish national fund
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Are doing everything possible
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To protect innocent lives
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And defend the people
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Of israel.
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In the eshkol region,
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The very bomb shelters
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That, together, we've built
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Have become holy ground.
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Families are running into them
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For safety,
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And then lifting their voices
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In prayer.
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And in the middle
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Of sirens and uncertainty,
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These shelters are doubling
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As synagogues
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For jewish families.
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>> we just had a red alert
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>> we just had a red alert and, yeah,
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And, yeah, this is the situation.
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This is the situation. this is the way things are --
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This is the way things are -- no, baby.
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No, baby. it's okay.
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It's okay. it's okay, my baby.
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It's okay, my baby. as you can tell
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As you can tell that these are situations
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That these are situations that are very stressful.
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That are very stressful. it doesn't matter how many
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It doesn't matter how many times it happens a day.
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Times it happens a day. but thanks to you guys,
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But thanks to you guys, the community that's praying
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The community that's praying for us and sending support
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For us and sending support our way,
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Our way, to pastor jentezen
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To pastor jentezen for making --
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For making -- something that people
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Something that people in our area have.
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In our area have. thank you so much.
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>> we continue our efforts
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To bring comfort to those
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Who need it most.
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Our teams are on the ground
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Right now driving north
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To south across israel
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Under air raid sirens,
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Delivering emergency equipment,
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Food, and critical supplies.
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We are placing holiday
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And care packages
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Into the hands of children
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And holocaust survivors.
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We are bring toys and comfort
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To families who are
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Sheltering in fear,
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And whose homes
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Have been reduced to rubble
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By missile fire.
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Even in these darkest hours,
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We refuse to look away.
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Together, we stand with
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The most vulnerable,
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The children,
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The elderly,
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The survivors,
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Reminding them that they are
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Not forgotten.
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Because when god's people
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Come together,
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Light always pushes back
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The darkness,
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And together, we will continue
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To stand with israel.
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Call, scan or go online
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Today and take
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Action immediately
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To bring comfort, hope,
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And urgent relief
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To the holy land.
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♪ ♪
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>> your prayers
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And financial support
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Make these programs possible.
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About this message
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And other ministry resources,
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Jentezen Franklin - The Power of Short Prayers: The Blessing of God's Face

March 29, 2026 | 27:29

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