Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - Raising Spiritual Spartans

May 25, 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 - Raising Spiritual Spartans | May 25, 2026

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>> if you're looking
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For more in life,
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To live with purpose and peace,
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To make a difference
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For your family
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And those in need
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Around the world,
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Jesus is the answer,
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And our mission
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Is to simply
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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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>> ephesians 6, and i'll begin
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>> ephesians 6, and i'll begin reading with verse 13.
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Reading with verse 13. "therefore take up the whole
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"therefore take up the whole armor of god that you
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Armor of god that you may be able to withstand
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May be able to withstand in the evil day,
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In the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
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And having done all, to stand. stand therefore, having girded
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Stand therefore, having girded your waist with the truth,
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Your waist with the truth, having put on the breastplate
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Having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
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Of righteousness, and having shod your feet
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And having shod your feet with the preparation
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With the preparation of the gospel of peace;
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Of the gospel of peace; above all,"
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Above all," above all,
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Above all, "taking the shield of faith
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"taking the shield of faith with which you are able
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With which you are able to quench all the fiery darts
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To quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
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Of the wicked one. and take the helmet of salvation
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And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit
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And the sword of the spirit which is the word of god.
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Which is the word of god. praying always with all
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Praying always with all prayer and supplication
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Prayer and supplication in the spirit.
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In the spirit. being watchful to this end
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Being watchful to this end with all perseverance
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With all perseverance and supplication
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And supplication for all saints."
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For all saints." i love --
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I love -- and i want to center
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And i want to center in on verse 16.
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In on verse 16. "above all, above all taking
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"above all, above all taking the shield of faith."
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The shield of faith." the truth is it is essential
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The truth is it is essential for us to have faith in god.
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For us to have faith in god. faith is the currency
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Faith is the currency that heaven trades in.
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That heaven trades in. if you get anything from god,
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If you get anything from god, you give god faith and he,
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You give god faith and he, in return to your faith,
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In return to your faith, saves you,
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Saves you, and every other promise
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And every other promise in the scripture is unattainable
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In the scripture is unattainable without faith.
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Without faith. the scripture lets us know
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The scripture lets us know the importance of having
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The importance of having the shield of faith
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The shield of faith as it is underlined
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As it is underlined above all.
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Above all. you got all these weapons
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You got all these weapons to fight and win with.
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To fight and win with. but above all,
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But above all, if you lose the shield of faith,
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If you lose the shield of faith, none of the weapons will work.
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None of the weapons will work. if you begin to let fear take
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If you begin to let fear take over instead of faith,
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Over instead of faith, if you drop your faith,
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If you drop your faith, then the other things not mixed
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Then the other things not mixed with faith are not productive.
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With faith are not productive. the importance of having
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The importance of having the shield.
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The shield. everything we do in living
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Everything we do in living for god is mixed with faith.
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For god is mixed with faith. you can't please
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You can't please god without faith.
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God without faith. the bible says in hebrews,
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The bible says in hebrews, "without faith,
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"without faith, it is impossible
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It is impossible to please god."
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To please god." that's a remarkable verse.
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That's a remarkable verse. faith is our confidence about
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Faith is our confidence about all that god said he would do.
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All that god said he would do. and if you lose that,
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And if you lose that, you lose your confidence
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You lose your confidence in what he said he would do
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In what he said he would do and what he said
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And what he said he would bring to pass,
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He would bring to pass, then you're not
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Then you're not walking in faith.
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Walking in faith. you have to get to that place
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You have to get to that place that you can believe god
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That you can believe god over everything else
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Over everything else when you have faith.
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When you have faith. you can believe god over
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You can believe god over what the doctor says,
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What the doctor says, and thank god for doctors,
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And thank god for doctors, but you can believe god
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But you can believe god over man's final report
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Over man's final report and say,
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And say, "but i have another report."
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"but i have another report." and you can believe god
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And you can believe god over what the judge says,
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Over what the judge says, and thank god for
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And thank god for our judicial system.
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Our judicial system. but i'm just telling you,
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But i'm just telling you, faith can move mountains.
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Faith can move mountains. faith can overcome
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Faith can overcome anybody or anything.
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Anybody or anything. statistics, what they say,
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Statistics, what they say, what graphs say,
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What graphs say, faith can overcome
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Faith can overcome all of that.
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All of that. faith can overcome
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Faith can overcome what you don't have.
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What you don't have. faith is the substance
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Faith is the substance of things hoped for,
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Of things hoped for, this is what god's
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This is what god's word says.
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Word says. it's the substance
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It's the substance of things hoped for,
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Of things hoped for, the evidence
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The evidence of things not seen.
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Of things not seen. and until you're operating
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And until you're operating in that realm that
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In that realm that i can't see it yet,
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I can't see it yet, but i believe for it,
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But i believe for it, then that is where god lives.
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Then that is where god lives. the bible said,
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The bible said, "without faith,
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"without faith, you cannot please god."
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You cannot please god." in hebrews 4:2,
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In hebrews 4:2, it said,
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It said, "the word preached
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"the word preached didn't profit," --
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Didn't profit," -- listen, you can hear all
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Listen, you can hear all the preaching you want to,
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The preaching you want to, but it does not profit
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But it does not profit if it's not being
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If it's not being mixed with faith.
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Mixed with faith. you hear it,
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You hear it, faith cometh by hearing.
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Faith cometh by hearing. and when you hear it,
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And when you hear it, you mix your faith
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You mix your faith because he's given to every man
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Because he's given to every man a measure of faith
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A measure of faith and all it takes
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And all it takes is a mustard seed
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Is a mustard seed of faith.
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Of faith. you don't have to have
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You don't have to have great faith,
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Great faith, if you can just ignite --
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If you can just ignite -- see, the miracle is not
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See, the miracle is not dependent upon how big,
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Dependent upon how big, and great,
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And great, and strong your faith is,
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And strong your faith is, all you need is a mustard seed.
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All you need is a mustard seed. it's how big your god is,
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It's how big your god is, and you have faith
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And you have faith in how big he is,
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In how big he is, not in how great your faith is.
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[applause]
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In history, there was a group
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In history, there was a group of fighters in greece
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Of fighters in greece called the spartans.
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Called the spartans. they were natives
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They were natives of a city called sparta.
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Of a city called sparta. and it's one of the only cities
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And it's one of the only cities in ancient days that did not
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In ancient days that did not build walls around their city.
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Build walls around their city. they said,
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They said, "the reason we don't
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"the reason we don't need walls is because our men
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Need walls is because our men are the walls of safety
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Are the walls of safety and protection around
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And protection around our families and around
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Our families and around our cities."
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Our cities." these spartans
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These spartans were notorious for fighting.
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Were notorious for fighting. they were fearless,
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They were fearless, they were skilled in warfare.
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They were skilled in warfare. it was part of their very
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It was part of their very culture inbred in them to raise
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Culture inbred in them to raise up young men that
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Up young men that would become warriors.
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Would become warriors. this is one of the facts.
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This is one of the facts. when a male child was born
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When a male child was born in sparta, greece,
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In sparta, greece, if it was a sickly child,
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If it was a sickly child, it was taken to the hills
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It was taken to the hills to die because they deemed it,
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To die because they deemed it, if it's unfit for war,
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If it's unfit for war, it's unfit for life.
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It's unfit for life. this was the mentality
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This was the mentality of the men and the women
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Of the men and the women that were in this place
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That were in this place called sparta.
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Called sparta. when a male child was born,
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When a male child was born, at the age of seven,
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At the age of seven, every male spartan was
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Every male spartan was sent to military school.
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Sent to military school. they were taken from their
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They were taken from their father and their mother,
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Father and their mother, and they were sent at the age
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And they were sent at the age of seven to be trained,
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Of seven to be trained, to be taught toughness,
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To be taught toughness, to endure --
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To endure -- to be taught endurance of pain,
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To be taught endurance of pain, to be taught survival skills,
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To be taught survival skills, and honor, and integrity,
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And honor, and integrity, and warfare and self-defense.
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And warfare and self-defense. they were taught to be warriors
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They were taught to be warriors from the age of seven.
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From the age of seven. and for 13 more years
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And for 13 more years they would be trained,
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They would be trained, and when they finally,
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And when they finally, after 13 years
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After 13 years of rigorous training,
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Of rigorous training, at the age of 20,
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At the age of 20, a spartan would become
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A spartan would become a soldier.
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A soldier. the spartan soldiers spend all
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The spartan soldiers spend all of their time with their
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Of their time with their fellow soldiers.
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Fellow soldiers. they were not allowed
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They were not allowed to go home.
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To go home. they were not allowed to hang
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They were not allowed to hang out with just anybody.
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Out with just anybody. they only were allowed
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They only were allowed to have fellowship
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To have fellowship and time spent
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And time spent with fellow soldiers.
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With fellow soldiers. they did not go home.
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They did not go home. they ate with them,
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They ate with them, they lived with them,
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They lived with them, they did life with them
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They did life with them until they reached
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Until they reached the age of 20.
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The age of 20. and they knew each other.
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And they knew each other. they grew up together.
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They grew up together. they fought in the same units.
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They fought in the same units. they put them in units early.
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They put them in units early. they knew each other's thoughts.
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They knew each other's thoughts. they were like a team.
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They were like a team. they were like a unit.
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They were like a unit. they were --
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They were -- they had each other's back.
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They had each other's back. they were trained this way.
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They were trained this way. they knew the other's weakness,
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They knew the other's weakness, they knew everything.
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They knew everything. and it was an amazing feat
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And it was an amazing feat that they could --
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That they could -- history records that
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History records that they would accomplish.
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They would accomplish. at the age of 20,
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At the age of 20, they would take
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They would take the oath of loyalty.
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The oath of loyalty. and that oath of loyalty
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And that oath of loyalty was something that they would
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Was something that they would declare as they were now old
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Declare as they were now old enough to go into their first
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Enough to go into their first battle of warfare.
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Battle of warfare. they came --
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They came -- there came the day when
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There came the day when the spartan soldier
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The spartan soldier at the age of 20
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At the age of 20 would take this oath
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Would take this oath of loyalty,
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Of loyalty, and it went like this:
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And it went like this: "i shall not disgrace
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"i shall not disgrace my sacred weapons,
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My sacred weapons, nor shall i desert
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Nor shall i desert my comrades by my side.
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My comrades by my side. whenever i stand in rank,
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Whenever i stand in rank, i shall stand and fight
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I shall stand and fight till death for sacred things."
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Till death for sacred things." these young men
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These young men at the age of 20
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At the age of 20 would declare
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Would declare that oath of loyalty.
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That oath of loyalty. from the age of seven to sixty,
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From the age of seven to sixty, these spartan military men
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These spartan military men and the military ruled
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And the military ruled their lives
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Their lives from seven to sixty.
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From seven to sixty. i wanna read this
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I wanna read this other scripture
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Other scripture from 1 corinthians 16
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From 1 corinthians 16 because it's so important
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Because it's so important if you're gonna have
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If you're gonna have the shield of faith.
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The shield of faith. obviously, i'm building a case
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Obviously, i'm building a case and i'm going somewhere,
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And i'm going somewhere, but i want you to listen
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But i want you to listen to this verse.
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To this verse. it says to men,
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It says to men, "be watchful.
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"be watchful. stand firm in the faith,
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Stand firm in the faith, act like men, and be strong."
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Act like men, and be strong." this was the culture in sparta.
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This was the culture in sparta. that the young men would come up
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That the young men would come up and they would act like men,
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And they would act like men, and they would be
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And they would be strong in warfare.
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Strong in warfare. now, i'm talking about
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Now, i'm talking about spiritual warfare,
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Spiritual warfare, but their --
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But their -- i'm --
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I'm -- but they were trained
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But they were trained in physical warfare.
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In physical warfare. all they cared about
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All they cared about and all they respected
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And all they respected in that culture was men
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In that culture was men who would fight
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Who would fight for their families,
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For their families, fight for their children,
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Fight for their children, fight for their cities,
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Fight for their cities, fight for their farms,
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Fight for their farms, fight for their harvest.
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Fight for their harvest. they would stop any enemy
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They would stop any enemy that would come against them.
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That would come against them. they were --
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They were -- they refused to build
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They refused to build physical walls
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Physical walls because they said,
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Because they said, "our men are so strong.
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"our men are so strong. you don't have to worry about
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You don't have to worry about intruders encroaching
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Intruders encroaching and stealing our things
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And stealing our things because we have men
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Because we have men who stand up and who
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Who stand up and who know how to defend
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Know how to defend their families
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Their families and all that we have
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And all that we have and possess."
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And possess." when they turned 60,
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When they turned 60, they were allowed
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They were allowed to carry the shield home.
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To carry the shield home. but the shield carried
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But the shield carried home meant,
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Home meant, "i still am a lifetime
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"i still am a lifetime member of the spartan army."
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Member of the spartan army." on the day that the 20-year-old
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On the day that the 20-year-old made that loyalty pledge,
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Made that loyalty pledge, and then he was about to go into
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And then he was about to go into warfare and fight on his first
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Warfare and fight on his first bloody battlefield,
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Bloody battlefield, the mothers of the young boys
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The mothers of the young boys would talk to the son,
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Would talk to the son, and she would be given,
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And she would be given, by the commanders,
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By the commanders, the shield.
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The shield. sometimes that had been passed
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Sometimes that had been passed down in the family
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Down in the family for generations.
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For generations. and she would go
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And she would go over to her son.
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Over to her son. it wasn't just men
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It wasn't just men acting like men,
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Acting like men, but we're talking
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But we're talking about sparta mamas.
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About sparta mamas. spartan mamas.
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Spartan mamas. we're not talking about
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We're not talking about helicopter mamas that,
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Helicopter mamas that, "my poor little baby."
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"my poor little baby." no, no, no, no, no.
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No, no, no, no, no. she would walk over
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She would walk over with the shield,
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With the shield, and she would say to the son
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And she would say to the son that was there at the age
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That was there at the age of 20 these words prior
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Of 20 these words prior to him going into the battle.
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To him going into the battle. "either bring this shield back
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"either bring this shield back or be brought back
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Or be brought back on this shield."
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On this shield." how they brought their slain
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How they brought their slain back from the battlefield
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Back from the battlefield is they would lay them
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Is they would lay them on a shield
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On a shield because they never were
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Because they never were to give up that shield.
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To give up that shield. they were never to lay
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They were never to lay down that shield.
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Down that shield. it's not a toy.
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It's not a toy. "you bring it back on your arm
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"you bring it back on your arm or you don't come back."
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Or you don't come back." and this is their mother
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And this is their mother talking to them.
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Talking to them. "you don't turn your back
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"you don't turn your back on your enemy.
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On your enemy. you don't run and flee in fear.
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You don't run and flee in fear. you are a man.
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You are a man. act like a man.
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Act like a man. stand up and provide
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Stand up and provide for your family like a man.
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For your family like a man. fight for your family.
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Fight for your family. fight for your marriage.
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Fight for your marriage. take care of your children.
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Take care of your children. be a man."
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Be a man." and the mother is saying,
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And the mother is saying, "you either lay down,
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"you either lay down, you either die defending
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You either die defending this shield or you
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This shield or you come back laying
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Come back laying on this shield.
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On this shield. nothing else is acceptable."
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Nothing else is acceptable." this is how we judge success.
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This is how we judge success. are you still --
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Are you still -- have you been to university?
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Have you been to university? it's great, i'm glad you went,
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It's great, i'm glad you went, but are you still holding on
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But are you still holding on to the shield of faith?
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To the shield of faith? do you still believe in
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Do you still believe in the beginning god created
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The beginning god created the heavens and the earth?
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The heavens and the earth? do you still believe that there
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Do you still believe that there is no other name whereby
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Is no other name whereby men can be saved?
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Men can be saved? education can't save you.
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Education can't save you. money can't save you.
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Money can't save you. good works can't save you.
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Good works can't save you. the catholic church
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The catholic church can't save you.
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Can't save you. the pope can't save you.
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The pope can't save you. there's only one savior
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There's only one savior and he is jesus,
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And he is jesus, and jesus only
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And jesus only and jesus alone.
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[applause]
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The future of our people depends
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The future of our people depends on us honoring
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On us honoring and protecting the shield.
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And protecting the shield. what means more than anything
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What means more than anything is to maintain the honor
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Is to maintain the honor of the shield of faith
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Of the shield of faith in our families.
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In our families. if we're not careful,
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If we're not careful, we'll turn our eyes away
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We'll turn our eyes away to the glitzy spoils of war.
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To the glitzy spoils of war. oh my, look there.
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Oh my, look there. there's a great bag of gold.
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There's a great bag of gold. there's this,
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There's this, and that's what's happening
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And that's what's happening in our culture because
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In our culture because more and more the younger
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More and more the younger generation is not picking up
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Generation is not picking up the shield of faith
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The shield of faith because their values
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Because their values are different.
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Are different. but there needs to be a value
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But there needs to be a value in this book like never before.
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In this book like never before. the only thing that you can give
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The only thing that you can give your family that really matters
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Your family that really matters is the shield of faith.
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Is the shield of faith. honor it.
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Honor it. honor it.
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Honor it. god, help us to value
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God, help us to value the importance of the shield
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The importance of the shield of faith.
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Of faith. get your eyes off the glitter.
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Get your eyes off the glitter. get your eyes off the gold.
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Get your eyes off the gold. sitting in church
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Sitting in church is a valuable thing.
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Is a valuable thing. i'm polishing my shield.
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I'm polishing my shield. prayer is a powerful thing.
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Prayer is a powerful thing. when you pray every day,
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When you pray every day, you're polishing and protecting
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You're polishing and protecting and valuing the shield of faith.
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And valuing the shield of faith. when you read this book,
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When you read this book, when you teach it
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When you teach it to your children,
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To your children, when you correct them
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When you correct them and tell them what
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And tell them what the scripture says,
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The scripture says, when you tell them
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When you tell them bible stories,
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Bible stories, when you huddle them
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When you huddle them together and lay your hands
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Together and lay your hands on them,
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On them, when you turn music on
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When you turn music on in the car and they hear
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In the car and they hear you worshiping,
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You worshiping, when you're cooking
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When you're cooking and you're listening
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And you're listening and tears are going
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And tears are going down your face,
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Down your face, or when you're working
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Or when you're working in the back with your kids
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In the back with your kids or sitting in a deer stand,
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Or sitting in a deer stand, and every once in a while you
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And every once in a while you take advantage of that moment
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Take advantage of that moment and you say to that son,
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And you say to that son, "son, jesus means
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"son, jesus means everything to me.
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Everything to me. have i ever told you
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Have i ever told you how he saved me?
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How he saved me? have i ever told you
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Have i ever told you how lost i was?
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How lost i was? have i ever told you how we
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Have i ever told you how we didn't have nothing and god
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Didn't have nothing and god blessed us and he gave us
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Blessed us and he gave us everything we have?
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Everything we have? son, i need to tell you."
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Son, i need to tell you." that's what defending
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That's what defending the shield is,
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The shield is, and you gotta make sure you're
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And you gotta make sure you're passing it to a new generation.
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My daddy was a spartan.
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My daddy was a spartan. my daddy was a holy ghost
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My daddy was a holy ghost preacher and he was a spartan.
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Preacher and he was a spartan. he didn't do it for money.
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He didn't do it for money. in the eyes world --
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In the eyes world -- in the eyes of the world,
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In the eyes of the world, he would be
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Considered unimportant.
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Considered unimportant. he didn't have fancy stuff.
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He didn't have fancy stuff. he didn't even have
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He didn't even have much to give us.
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Much to give us. but i'm gon'
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But i'm gon' to tell you something,
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To tell you something, he had a shield of faith.
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He had a shield of faith. he sure taught me about
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He sure taught me about the love of god,
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The love of god, the prayers of god,
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The prayers of god, how to pray,
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How to pray, how to preach,
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How to preach, wrote me my first sermon
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Wrote me my first sermon on an envelope.
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On an envelope. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. i'm a spartan.
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I'm a spartan. you got a spartan for a pastor,
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You got a spartan for a pastor, hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. that's why i get up and i preach
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That's why i get up and i preach stuff that seems out of date
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Stuff that seems out of date 'cause i'm a spartan.
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'cause i'm a spartan. and i don't judge my pastoring
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And i don't judge my pastoring by what the world says.
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By what the world says. i don't care what
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I don't care what the universal church thinks.
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The universal church thinks. i don't care if i don't get
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I don't care if i don't get invited to certain
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Invited to certain cliques and clans.
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Cliques and clans. i just wanna hear him say,
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I just wanna hear him say, "well done."
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"well done." i just wanna know i stood
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I just wanna know i stood on what this book says is right.
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[applause]
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"why do you get involved?
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"why do you get involved? why do you stand for israel?"
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Why do you stand for israel?" 'cause i'm a spartan,
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'cause i'm a spartan, hallelujah, and the bible stands
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Hallelujah, and the bible stands for israel.
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For israel. "why do you stand for marriage
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"why do you stand for marriage between a man and a woman?"
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Between a man and a woman?" 'cause the bible stands for it.
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'cause the bible stands for it. "why do you talk about
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"why do you talk about abortion as wrong?"
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Abortion as wrong?" because the bible
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Because the bible says it's wrong.
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Says it's wrong. "why?
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"why? why, pastor, can't you
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Why, pastor, can't you just shut up
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Just shut up and preach a nice message?"
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And preach a nice message?" 'cause we're called
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'cause we're called to be spartans.
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[cheering and applause]
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In jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. spiritual spartans.
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Spiritual spartans. maintain and protect
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Maintain and protect the shield of worship.
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The shield of worship. i don't care who
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I don't care who comes to this church.
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Comes to this church. we don't change
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We don't change our worship for anybody.
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Our worship for anybody. you're welcome,
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You're welcome, but you do not
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But you do not control the menu.
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Control the menu. we're gon' preach --
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We're gon' preach -- this is the menu right here.
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This is the menu right here. john 3:16 is the menu.
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John 3:16 is the menu. and you're not gon' come
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And you're not gon' come in here and change the menu.
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In here and change the menu. we'll fight for this.
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[applause]
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I just feel like telling you act
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I just feel like telling you act like a man.
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Like a man. if you gon' sleep with her,
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If you gon' sleep with her, you should marry her
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You should marry her and do it --
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And do it -- get married and sleep with her.
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Get married and sleep with her. don't give her a condom,
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Don't give her a condom, give her a ring and be a man.
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Give her a ring and be a man. be a man.
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Be a man. be a man.
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Be a man. a man provides.
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A man provides. a man protects.
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A man protects. a man stands there when
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A man stands there when everything's ugly.
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Everything's ugly. he doesn't cut and run.
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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 we need men.
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But we need men. we need men to act like men.
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We need men to act like men. quit being a whiny, girly man.
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[applause]
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If you have to,
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If you have to, you work two jobs.
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You work two jobs. if you have to,
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If you have to, you work three jobs.
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You work three jobs. whatever it takes to take
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Whatever it takes to take care of my family,
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Care of my family, that's what i'm gonna do.
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That's what i'm gonna do. that's the culture
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That's the culture i was raised in.
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[applause]
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My daddy to play --
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My daddy to play -- my daddy to stay in ministry,
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My daddy to stay in ministry, sold cars.
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Sold cars. if you pulled up to the church,
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If you pulled up to the church, he would have two or three.
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He would have two or three. he'd go the car sale every
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He'd go the car sale every monday night and he'd have,
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Monday night and he'd have, "for sale, for sale,"
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"for sale, for sale," so that he'd have a salary
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So that he'd have a salary to feed his family.
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To feed his family. he always kept
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He always kept a car for sale, truck.
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A car for sale, truck. sometimes he'd get hot rod
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Sometimes he'd get hot rod trucks and take me to school in
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Trucks and take me to school in them and i was so embarrassed.
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Them and i was so embarrassed. and i would say,
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And i would say, "let me off a block away.
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"let me off a block away. i'm not pulling up
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I'm not pulling up in this thing."
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In this thing." "oh, it'll do good.
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"oh, it'll do good. i'll sell it and make $500."
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I'll sell it and make $500." he did that to stay
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He did that to stay in the ministry.
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In the ministry. what are you passing on?
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What are you passing on? we better get a burden
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We better get a burden for our children.
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For our children. better get a longing to see our
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Better get a longing to see our grandchildren hear so much about
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Grandchildren hear so much about jesus around the tables,
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Jesus around the tables, in the family that
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In the family that they wanna go off
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They wanna go off and play church.
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And play church. are we passing the shield
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Are we passing the shield of faith to a new generation?
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Of faith to a new generation? are we raising up spiritual
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Are we raising up spiritual spartans who put on the whole
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Spartans who put on the whole armor of god?
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Armor of god? do you ever hear your kids
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Do you ever hear your kids singing in the shower to jesus?
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Singing in the shower to jesus? do you ever hear them praying?
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Do you ever hear them praying? do you ever have service
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Do you ever have service sometimes and get a burden
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Sometimes and get a burden and when you start
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And when you start to tell them a story --
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To tell them a story -- this used to happen
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This used to happen to me when i had my kids.
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To me when i had my kids. every once in a while,
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Every once in a while, we would have quick devotions
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We would have quick devotions most of the time,
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Most of the time, but every once in a while,
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But every once in a while, i'd get to telling a little
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I'd get to telling a little story or something as i had
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Story or something as i had the little family
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The little family huddled together,
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Huddled together, and the spirit
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And the spirit of god would come.
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Of god would come. it ought to be happening
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It ought to be happening in our homes again.
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>> i believe today's message
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>> i believe today's message has touched your heart
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Has touched your heart and that's why you're
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And that's why you're watching this program
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Watching this program and i want to pray with you
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And i want to pray with you right where you are.
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Right where you are. open up your heart and receive
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Open up your heart and receive his peace and his strength.
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His peace and his strength. maybe you need healing
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Maybe you need healing in your body.
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In your body. i'm going to pray for you today.
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I'm going to pray for you today. god knows, god sees,
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God knows, god sees, and god hears your prayer
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And god hears your prayer and your cry.
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And your cry. and i believe because
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And i believe because we are living in the times
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We are living in the times that we're in,
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That we're in, that you need to take
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That you need to take full advantage of this time
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Full advantage of this time to receive christ,
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To receive christ, if you've never done it,
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If you've never done it, into your home,
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Into your home, into your family,
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Into your family, and tell people what
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And tell people what christ has done for you,
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Christ has done for you, what jesus has done
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What jesus has done in your life.
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In your life. i want to pray for you
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I want to pray for you right now.
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Right now. say jesus, save me,
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Say jesus, save me, forgive me, cleanse me.
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Forgive me, cleanse me. i believe you're coming again
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I believe you're coming again and i want to go to heaven.
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And i want to go to heaven. i want to be with you
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I want to be with you for eternity.
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For eternity. i want eternal life that
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I want eternal life that only you, jesus, are the way,
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Only you, jesus, are the way, the truth, and the life.
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The truth, and the life. i receive you as my savior.
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I receive you as my savior. and lord, i claim
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And lord, i claim every family that watches
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Every family that watches this telecast for
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This telecast for the kingdom of god,
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The kingdom of god, not one left behind.
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Not one left behind. in the name of jesus,
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In the name of jesus, amen and amen.
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Amen and amen. please call that number
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Please call that number that's on the screen
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That's on the screen and visit our website.
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And visit our website. there's so much free devotional
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There's so much free devotional material there that will
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Material there that will help you and disciple you
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Help you and disciple you and your steps in the new walk
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And your steps in the new walk that you're starting
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That you're starting with jesus today.
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With jesus today. we love to hear from you.
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We love to hear from you. thank you for helping us.
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Thank you for helping us. thank you for supporting
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Thank you for supporting this ministry.
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This ministry. may god bless you
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May god bless you and keep you.
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And keep you. we'll see you next time.
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>> throughout the bible,
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Brief, heartfelt prayers
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Brought breakthrough
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And divine intervention.
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>> every miracle in the bible
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Was the product
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Was the product of a short prayer,
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Of a short prayer, not hours and hours
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Of somebody praying.
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>> what if your most
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Powerful prayers were not
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Your longest ones?
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"the power of short prayers"
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Reminds us that it's not
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About the length
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Of the prayer,
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It's about praying
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From the heart.
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This powerful new book
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From jentezen franklin
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Will help you pray
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With confidence
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In every circumstance
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And experience breakthrough
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In your everyday life.
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>> if you'll ever pray
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Short prayers,
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Short prayers, you will become
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You will become a person of prayer.
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If you'll do it consistently
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And daily take moments
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To recognize,
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"i need your help, god,
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And i'm gonna pray
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Short prayers."
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>> discover the power
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Of simple, faith filled prayers.
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Purchase on amazon
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Or anywhere books are sold.
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>> for over a decade,
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We've stood unwavering
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In our commitment to bless
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The nation of israel.
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Together, with your
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Faithful support,
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We've help protect
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The jewish people.
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From the northern israel
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Emergency center,
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Just 30 minutes
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From the sea of galilee
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To fortified schools,
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Bomb shelters and fire stations
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In the eshkol region.
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When october 7th attack struck,
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These projects saved
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Countless lives.
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>> i still remember it
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>> i still remember it like it was yesterday.
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Like it was yesterday. picking up my little baby
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Picking up my little baby and running to the safe room,
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And running to the safe room, feeling like any second
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Feeling like any second a rocket's gonna fall on us.
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A rocket's gonna fall on us. it's a sound that i can still
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Close my eyes and i hear it,
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Close my eyes and i hear it, in my sleep -- you don't
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In my sleep -- you don't forget something like this.
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Hovering over her
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Hovering over her in the safe room
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In the safe room and just feeling like
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And just feeling like any second something
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Any second something is gonna happen.
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Is gonna happen. but having that reassurance
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But having that reassurance that we have that safe room --
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That we have that safe room -- i mean, a rocket fall
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I mean, a rocket fall right outside of our house
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Right outside of our house and the shrapnel destroyed
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And the shrapnel destroyed many things that
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Many things that were in our room,
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Were in our room, the place that
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The place that we just ran from.
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We just ran from. if it wasn't for
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If it wasn't for pastor jentezen franklin,
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Pastor jentezen franklin, we, our whole community
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We, our whole community wouldn't come back.
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Wouldn't come back. we really, we thank you so much.
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>> over the next year,
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Our mission is to complete
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The civil defense centers
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And safe houses in eshkol,
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Which are life lines
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For families
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When emergencies arise.
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It's the time to bring healing
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For the people of israel.
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We'll be completing
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The eshkol resilience center
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To help with mental health
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From the trauma
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Of the last two years.
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Therapy sessions
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Have already begun,
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And lives are being put
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Back together thanks to you.
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Together, we're rebuilding
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What was broken, restoring hope,
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And declaring that the light
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Will always overcome
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The darkness.
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We continue to stand with
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Our jewish brothers and sisters,
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Bringing them comfort
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And fulfilling
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Biblical prophecy.
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Scan or go online
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Today and take
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Action immediately
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To bring comfort, hope,
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And urgent relief
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To the holy land.
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> we hope you've enjoyed this
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Teaching by jentezen franklin,
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And thank you for your
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Continued support
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Of this ministry.
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For more information
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About this message
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And other ministry resources,
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Visit us online
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At jentezenfranklin.tv.
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♪ ♪
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Jentezen Franklin - Raising Spiritual Spartans

May 25, 2026 | 27:29

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