Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - The Ripple Effect of Consecration

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>> if you're looking
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To live with purpose and peace,
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For your family
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The world, jesus is the answer,
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And our mission
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Is to simply point you to him.
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You're watching
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Kingdom connection
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With jentezen franklin.
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>> daniel 1.
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>> daniel 1. and i wanna speak to you
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And i wanna speak to you this morning on something
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This morning on something that is different.
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That is different. i've never shared this before,
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I've never shared this before, but i pray the holy spirit
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But i pray the holy spirit makes it real to you.
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Makes it real to you. i wanna talk about
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I wanna talk about the ripple effect.
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The ripple effect. the ripple effect.
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The ripple effect. just like you threw a pebble
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Just like you threw a pebble into the water, and you see
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Into the water, and you see the ripple effect.
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The ripple effect. the ripple effect
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The ripple effect of consecration.
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Of consecration. i'll begin reading in daniel 1,
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I'll begin reading in daniel 1, and we'll just, for the sake
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And we'll just, for the sake of time, go to verse 4.
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Of time, go to verse 4. "and so, they gathered them
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"and so, they gathered them all together young men
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All together young men in whom there was no blemish,
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In whom there was no blemish, but good-looking,
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But good-looking, gifted in all wisdom,
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Gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge
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Possessing knowledge and quick to understand,"
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And quick to understand," the sharpest of the sharp.
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The sharpest of the sharp. "who had the ability to serve
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"who had the ability to serve in the king's palace,
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In the king's palace, and whom they might
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And whom they might teach the language
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Teach the language and literature of the chaldeans.
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And literature of the chaldeans. and the king appointed
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And the king appointed for them a daily provision
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For them a daily provision of the king's delicacies
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Of the king's delicacies of the wine which he drank,
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Of the wine which he drank, and three years
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And three years of training for them,
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Of training for them, so that at the end
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So that at the end of that time they might
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Of that time they might serve before the king.
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Serve before the king. now, from among those
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Now, from among those sons of judah were
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Sons of judah were daniel, hananiah,
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Daniel, hananiah, mishael, and azariah."
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Mishael, and azariah." now, i just gave you
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Now, i just gave you the hebrew names.
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The hebrew names. you know them as shadrach,
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You know them as shadrach, meshach, and abednego because
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Meshach, and abednego because they changed their names.
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They changed their names. changed their identity.
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Changed their identity. "and to them the chief
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"and to them the chief of the eunuchs gave names,
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Of the eunuchs gave names, he gave daniel the name
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He gave daniel the name belteshazzar;
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Belteshazzar; to hananiah, shadrach;
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To hananiah, shadrach; to mishael, meshach;
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To mishael, meshach; and to azariah, abed-nego.
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And to azariah, abed-nego. but daniel," here's my text,
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But daniel," here's my text, "purposed in his heart that
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"purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself
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He would not defile himself with the king's delicacies,
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With the king's delicacies, nor with the wine
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Nor with the wine which he drank;
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Which he drank; therefore he requested
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Therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs
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Of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not
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That he might not defile himself.
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Defile himself. now god had brought daniel
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Now god had brought daniel into favor and goodwill with
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Into favor and goodwill with the chief of the eunuchs."
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The chief of the eunuchs." i will stop reading there,
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I will stop reading there, except i wanna quickly
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Except i wanna quickly go to verse 19-20.
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Go to verse 19-20. "then the king interviewed them,
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"then the king interviewed them, and he said all --
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And he said all -- and among them all none
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And among them all none was found like daniel,
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Was found like daniel, shadrach, meshach,
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Shadrach, meshach, and abednego,
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And abednego, they served before the king.
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They served before the king. and in all matters of wisdom
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And in all matters of wisdom and understanding about
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And understanding about which the king examined them,
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Which the king examined them, he found them ten times better
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He found them ten times better than all the magician
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Than all the magician and astrologers that
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And astrologers that were in the realm.
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Were in the realm. then daniel continued until
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Then daniel continued until the first year of king cyrus."
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The first year of king cyrus." so, i read a lot of scriptures
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So, i read a lot of scriptures and i wanna sum it up.
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And i wanna sum it up. nebuchadnezzar was king
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Nebuchadnezzar was king of babylon.
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Of babylon. he invaded israel,
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He invaded israel, and he took captive,
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And he took captive, we're told this
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We're told this in several different passages
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In several different passages in the scripture,
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In the scripture, 10,000 young people.
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10,000 young people. he took
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He took 10,000 young people captive.
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10,000 young people captive. and specifically,
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And specifically, we're given even
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We're given even more detail into that
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More detail into that insight in this text.
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Insight in this text. we would call
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We would call the cream of the crop.
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The cream of the crop. the most talented,
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The most talented, the most gifted,
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The most gifted, the best looking, the wisest,
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The best looking, the wisest, the ones who were -- one --
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The ones who were -- one -- let me read you some
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Let me read you some of the translations
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Of the translations of the verse i just read you.
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Of the verse i just read you. "the princes that
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"the princes that had no blemish,
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Had no blemish, exceedingly gifted,
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Exceedingly gifted, those that were
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Those that were very skillful in science.
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Very skillful in science. groomed and taut."
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Groomed and taut." another translation said,
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Another translation said, "those that were
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"those that were exceptionally healthy,
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Exceptionally healthy, handsome, well educated,
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Handsome, well educated, perfect specimens."
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Perfect specimens." he took 10,000 and enslaved them
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He took 10,000 and enslaved them in a sophisticated
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In a sophisticated way of slavery.
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Way of slavery. not like the old egyptians
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Not like the old egyptians working in brick houses.
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Working in brick houses. these --
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These -- this was a different type.
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This was a different type. they were given a lot of things.
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They were given a lot of things. and just four
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And just four out of the ten thousand
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Out of the ten thousand are we ever given a report on,
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Are we ever given a report on, and you just got the four.
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And you just got the four. daniel, shadrach,
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Daniel, shadrach, meshach, and abednego.
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Meshach, and abednego. out of ten thousand that were
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Out of ten thousand that were taken back to build babylon
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Taken back to build babylon and its culture with
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And its culture with their talents and gifts
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Their talents and gifts and everything that they had,
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And everything that they had, their brilliance,
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Their brilliance, we're only told
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We're only told that four made it
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That four made it to the highest position
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To the highest position possible to literally
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Possible to literally serve nebuchadnezzar,
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Serve nebuchadnezzar, and he turned to them like
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And he turned to them like a filters to run everything
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A filters to run everything by them that he did.
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By them that he did. the book of daniel
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The book of daniel gives us their names.
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Gives us their names. but what stood out to me
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But what stood out to me is the key to it all.
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Is the key to it all. the key to them being in that
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The key to them being in that position of influence.
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Position of influence. not only through
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Not only through the whole administration
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The whole administration of nebuchadnezzar,
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Of nebuchadnezzar, but then his grandson
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But then his grandson took over and all
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Took over and all the way to cyrus,
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The way to cyrus, the next three administrations
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The next three administrations over three generations
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Over three generations about 40 years each,
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About 40 years each, it's amazing.
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It's amazing. and right in that circle
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And right in that circle of influence was daniel,
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Of influence was daniel, we know, and probably shadrach,
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We know, and probably shadrach, meshach, and abednego.
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Meshach, and abednego. we don't hear much about them,
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We don't hear much about them, but you have daniel there,
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But you have daniel there, and he's caught up
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And he's caught up in every one of those.
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In every one of those. it all came because of one thing
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It all came because of one thing that he did right here.
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That he did right here. it said, "but daniel purposed
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It said, "but daniel purposed within his heart that he would
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Within his heart that he would not defile himself with
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Not defile himself with the king's meat and wine."
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The king's meat and wine." now, what was the king's
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Now, what was the king's meat and wine?
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Meat and wine? it was meat that had been
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It was meat that had been offered on altars to gods like
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Offered on altars to gods like baal in worship of demonic gods,
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Baal in worship of demonic gods, and false gods, and they had
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And false gods, and they had offered the meat
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Offered the meat and the animal on the altar.
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And the animal on the altar. and then, the king would eat
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And then, the king would eat the meat that had been
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The meat that had been offered to false gods,
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Offered to false gods, and drink the wine that
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And drink the wine that had been on the altar.
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Had been on the altar. and the scripture said
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And the scripture said that daniel made
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That daniel made this consecration that,
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This consecration that, "i won't eat the king's meat."
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"i won't eat the king's meat." and the person over him
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And the person over him heard about it who worked
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Heard about it who worked for nebuchadnezzar,
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For nebuchadnezzar, and he said,
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And he said, "you can't do that.
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"you can't do that. you can't stop eating
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You can't stop eating the king's meat.
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The king's meat. you're gonna look puny.
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You're gonna look puny. you're gonna look too skinny.
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You're gonna look too skinny. you're gonna look emaciated.
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You're gonna look emaciated. i cannot let you do that."
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I cannot let you do that." and daniel said,
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And daniel said, "i challenge you to something."
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"i challenge you to something." he said, "you let me give up
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He said, "you let me give up that meat that's been
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That meat that's been offered to your gods,
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Offered to your gods, and you let the rest
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And you let the rest of these kids eat this food,
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Of these kids eat this food, but you let me eat vegetables,
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But you let me eat vegetables, and drink water,
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And drink water, and give me granola."
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And give me granola." he asked for grain,
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He asked for grain, granola, minus the sugar.
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Granola, minus the sugar. and he said, "give it to me.
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And he said, "give it to me. and after ten days, let's see
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And after ten days, let's see who's the fairest of them all,"
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Who's the fairest of them all," mirror, mirror on the wall.
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[laughter]
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And after ten days,
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And after ten days, your bible said that
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Your bible said that they looked fairer,
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They looked fairer, daniel and shadrach,
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Daniel and shadrach, meshach and abednego were better
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Meshach and abednego were better looking, fairer and fatter,
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Looking, fairer and fatter, turn to somebody and say,
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Turn to somebody and say, "watch that granola."
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"watch that granola." fatter, fatter than those
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Fatter, fatter than those who were eating the rich meat
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Who were eating the rich meat from the king's table.
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From the king's table. and the king commanded that
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And the king commanded that they be brought before him,
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They be brought before him, and he chose them, and he said,
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And he chose them, and he said, "let them stand before me
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"let them stand before me in all matters,"
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In all matters," for he found them
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For he found them ten times better than
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Ten times better than all the others standing by.
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All the others standing by. all because a man
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All because a man was consecrated
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Was consecrated and had convictions.
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And had convictions. and he said, "i'm gonna
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And he said, "i'm gonna follow my convictions."
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Follow my convictions." it hits three more,
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It hits three more, it ripple effects on three more,
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It ripple effects on three more, and then the whole nation.
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And then the whole nation. all it takes is one young person
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All it takes is one young person to stand up in a youth group
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To stand up in a youth group and say, "you know,
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And say, "you know, if i'm good looking,
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If i'm good looking, it's because god
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It's because god wants to use me.
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Wants to use me. if i'm talented,
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If i'm talented, it's because
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It's because god wants to use me.
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God wants to use me. if i've got an advantage
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If i've got an advantage in life, if i'm smart,
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In life, if i'm smart, it's because god
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It's because god wants to use me,
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Wants to use me, and i want god to be
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And i want god to be number one in my life.
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Number one in my life. and i don't care what
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And i don't care what everybody else is drinking
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Everybody else is drinking and what everybody else
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And what everybody else is doing.
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Is doing. i want to be totally
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I want to be totally sold out to god."
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Sold out to god." and when one person
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And when one person in the youth group says,
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In the youth group says, "i'll be that one,"
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"i'll be that one," then the ripple effects
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Then the ripple effects hit shadrach, meshach,
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Hit shadrach, meshach, and abednego, and it starts
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And abednego, and it starts hitting the whole youth group.
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Hitting the whole youth group. same thing can happen
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Same thing can happen in a family.
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In a family. amen?
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Amen? >> congregation: amen.
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>> congregation: amen. >> my brother, ritchie,
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>> my brother, ritchie, who's gone on
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Who's gone on to be with the lord,
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To be with the lord, he was the one
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He was the one who fasted so much more.
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Who fasted so much more. he would go --
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He would go -- he literally went
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On a 40 day fast and did
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On a 40 day fast and did nothing but drink water.
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Nothing but drink water. but i went, just a typical
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But i went, just a typical sunday morning.
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Sunday morning. my dad was the pastor.
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My dad was the pastor. he preached that morning.
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He preached that morning. i don't remember anything
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I don't remember anything about any of that,
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About any of that, and i didn't care.
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And i didn't care. i was sitting back there,
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I was sitting back there, just went in the church service
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Just went in the church service wanting it to get over so
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I could get out and do my thing.
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I could get out and do my thing. and i sat down, and ritchie knew
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And i sat down, and ritchie knew that i wasn't living right.
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That i wasn't living right. he knew some things.
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He knew some things. he --
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He -- you know, little tattletales
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You know, little tattletales would tell on you.
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Would tell on you. and he was hearing
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And he was hearing all kinds of stuff.
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All kinds of stuff. for some reason,
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For some reason, when we all sat down,
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When we all sat down, mom had fixed the --
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Mom had fixed the -- a big lunch after church.
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A big lunch after church. and she always had a spread
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And she always had a spread and man, we were so hungry.
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And man, we were so hungry. and somebody said,
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And somebody said, "where's ritchie?"
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"where's ritchie?" and they said, "he's fasting.
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And they said, "he's fasting. he's not coming to lunch."
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He's not coming to lunch." and i didn't know it until
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And i didn't know it until after the service that night,
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After the service that night, but he had been fasting for me.
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But he had been fasting for me. and i went to church that night,
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And i went to church that night, and he got up, and he felt
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And he got up, and he felt led to sing before
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Led to sing before my dad was to preach,
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My dad was to preach, "at the cross,
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"at the cross, at the cross where
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At the cross where i first saw the light."
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I first saw the light." and there was something
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And there was something about the way that he started
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About the way that he started singing it that i was
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Singing it that i was as rebellious as i could be,
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As rebellious as i could be, but it tore through all of that.
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But it tore through all of that. and i got saved.
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And i got saved. and then, others started
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And then, others started coming and they got saved
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Coming and they got saved 'cause they knew me and i had
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'cause they knew me and i had influence over them.
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Influence over them. so, i want you to see it.
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So, i want you to see it. there's daniel
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There's daniel and there's shadrach,
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And there's shadrach, meshach, and abednego.
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Meshach, and abednego. there's my brother, ritchie,
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There's my brother, ritchie, and then he touch --
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And then he touch -- his consecration touched me,
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His consecration touched me, and when i knelt,
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And when i knelt, my consecration touched others.
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My consecration touched others. still is today,
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Still is today, for the glory of god.
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For the glory of god. i'm telling you, there's a power
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I'm telling you, there's a power in consecration.
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[applause]
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Now, where did this consecration
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Now, where did this consecration come from in daniel's life?
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Come from in daniel's life? where did it start?
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Where did it start? it's a great question
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It's a great question and it's so important
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And it's so important to understand.
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To understand. because the bible said
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Because the bible said in 1 kings 22:1 that
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In 1 kings 22:1 that shadrach, meshach, abednego,
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Shadrach, meshach, abednego, the reason they were impacted
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The reason they were impacted was because of daniel.
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Was because of daniel. and what is interesting is
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And what is interesting is guess who was king when
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Guess who was king when daniel was a little child.
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Daniel was a little child. guess whose --
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Guess whose -- who his leader was when
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Who his leader was when he was just a young fella.
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He was just a young fella. josiah was eight years old
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Josiah was eight years old when he became king,
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When he became king, and he reigned 31 years
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And he reigned 31 years in jerusalem,
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In jerusalem, and his mother's name
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And his mother's name was jedidiah,
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Was jedidiah, the daughter of adah of --
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The daughter of adah of -- who cares?
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Who cares? amen.
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Amen. bozrah or whatever it is.
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Bozrah or whatever it is. it's wearing my brain out
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It's wearing my brain out trying to figure it out.
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[laughter]
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I'm not preaching on them.
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I'm not preaching on them. i don't care about them
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I don't care about them right now.
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Right now. the thing that is important.
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The thing that is important. the thing that is important.
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The thing that is important. eight years old.
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Eight years old. is there an eight-year-old?
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Is there an eight-year-old? did you get me
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Did you get me an eight-year-old?
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An eight-year-old? come up --
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Come up -- come here, buddy.
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Come here, buddy. i wanna introduce
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I wanna introduce to y'all josiah.
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To y'all josiah. this is --
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This is -- this is gon' be my little
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This is gon' be my little illustration right here.
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Illustration right here. he became king
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He became king at eight years old.
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At eight years old. is there a 16-year-old
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Is there a 16-year-old young man here?
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Young man here? sixteen-year-old
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Sixteen-year-old that would come --
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That would come -- come here, come here
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Come here, come here 16-year-old.
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[laughter]
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Watch this.
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Watch this. now, you stand right there.
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Now, you stand right there. grayson, that's your name?
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Grayson, that's your name? no, your name is josiah.
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No, your name is josiah. now, come here.
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[laughter]
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Now, he's eight years old
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Now, he's eight years old when he begins to be king.
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When he begins to be king. and the thing that is so strange
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And the thing that is so strange about this text is
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About this text is he did what was right,
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He did what was right, if you go on and read
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If you go on and read the rest of that verse,
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The rest of that verse, it says he did what
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It says he did what was right in the eyes
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Was right in the eyes of the lord and followed
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Of the lord and followed the example of david.
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The example of david. and he did not vary from
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And he did not vary from the left or the right.
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The left or the right. he, at the age of eight,
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He, at the age of eight, when he became sixteen,
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When he became sixteen, the bible said that
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The bible said that he felt stirred in his heart
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He felt stirred in his heart to begin to clean out
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To begin to clean out the temple because
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The temple because the whole land was in idolatry.
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The whole land was in idolatry. and so, as they're cleaning out
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And so, as they're cleaning out the temple, they come across
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The temple, they come across moses' ten commandments
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Moses' ten commandments and the law that moses
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And the law that moses wrote from genesis
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Wrote from genesis to the book of deuteronomy.
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To the book of deuteronomy. genesis, exodus, numbers,
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Genesis, exodus, numbers, leviticus, and deuteronomy.
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Leviticus, and deuteronomy. all of those books.
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All of those books. and when he heard it at
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And when he heard it at the age of 16, 16, he said,
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The age of 16, 16, he said, "i want you to bring me
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"i want you to bring me those scrolls,
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Those scrolls, and i want you
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And i want you to read me that word."
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To read me that word." i'm talking about
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I'm talking about the power of a consecration.
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The power of a consecration. and at the age of 16,
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And at the age of 16, he made them read to him
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He made them read to him genesis all the way --
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Genesis all the way -- in one city, all the way
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In one city, all the way to the end of the book
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To the end of the book of deuteronomy through
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Of deuteronomy through all five books
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All five books of the old testament,
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Of the old testament, the first five books.
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The first five books. he sat and he listened,
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He sat and he listened, and he listened,
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And he listened, and he listened for
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And he listened for how many hours, after hour,
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How many hours, after hour, after hour, after hour.
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After hour, after hour. and at some point,
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And at some point, the word of god began
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The word of god began to affect a 16 year old,
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To affect a 16 year old, that in that sitting,
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That in that sitting, the bible said that he began
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The bible said that he began to weep, he tore his robe,
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To weep, he tore his robe, he ripped his clothes,
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He ripped his clothes, he fell down,
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He fell down, he was weeping and sobbing,
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He was weeping and sobbing, he knew that israel
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He knew that israel was backslidden
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Was backslidden and he starts saying,
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And he starts saying, "we're gonna do more
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"we're gonna do more than talk about it.
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Than talk about it. we're about to have
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We're about to have a revival in this nation."
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A revival in this nation." now, i want you
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Now, i want you to see something else.
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To see something else. is there a young man
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Is there a young man at the age of 26 that can
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At the age of 26 that can help me preach my sermon?
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Help me preach my sermon? is there a 26-year-old?
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Is there a 26-year-old? well, come on.
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Well, come on. oh, he's really --
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Oh, he's really -- he's really looking sha --
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He's really looking sha -- come on, little preacher man.
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Come on, little preacher man. come on, now.
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Come on, now. here we go.
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Here we go. man, we didn't plan this.
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Man, we didn't plan this. twenty-six-year-old man of god.
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Twenty-six-year-old man of god. he goes to the valley
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He goes to the valley where they were burning
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Where they were burning their children alive
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Their children alive in human sacrifices.
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In human sacrifices. their babies,
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Their babies, sacrificing them to false gods,
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Sacrificing them to false gods, and he levels the places.
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And he levels the places. he goes all over the nation,
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He goes all over the nation, and he tears down
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And he tears down the high places in israel,
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The high places in israel, he takes out --
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He takes out -- he takes out the false priest,
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He takes out the false priest, he burns down
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He burns down the houses of immorality,
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The houses of immorality, he burns down --
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He burns down -- and i mean at 26 years old.
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And i mean at 26 years old. at 16, he had a consecration
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At 16, he had a consecration for the word.
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For the word. at eight, he had --
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At eight, he had -- he was put in a place,
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He was put in a place, he was different.
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He was different. he did what was right
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He did what was right in the eyes of god
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In the eyes of god even when he was eight
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Even when he was eight something in him.
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Something in him. and by the time
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And by the time that his reign was over,
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That his reign was over, he was in his 40s.
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He was in his 40s. that'll be me.
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[laughter]
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I started to get somebody,
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I started to get somebody, but i thought i can
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But i thought i can play that part.
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[laughter]
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Can i show you
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Can i show you what is astounding?
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What is astounding? as the 26-year-old josiah
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As the 26-year-old josiah is going through the land,
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Is going through the land, and the bible said there was
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And the bible said there was no king like him.
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No king like him. as a matter of fact,
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As a matter of fact, when he died, they were so sad.
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When he died, they were so sad. he had so impacted
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He had so impacted in 2 chronicles 35:25,
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He impacted jeremiah,
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And he lamented
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For josiah according
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To 2 chronicles 35:25.
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And to this day,
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All the singing men and women
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Speak of josiah
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In their lamentations.
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They made a custom for israel
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Indeed they have written
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This in the laments,
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This in the laments, or the book of lamentations.
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Or the book of lamentations. that text is saying
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That text is saying the whole book of lamentations,
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The whole book of lamentations, all the weeping of lamentations
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All the weeping of lamentations has to do with josiah,
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Has to do with josiah, who was so committed
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Who was so committed and so consecrated to god,
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And so consecrated to god, that he touched people like
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That he touched people like jeremiah and daniel,
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Jeremiah and daniel, one human being.
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One human being. but he goes and rides up
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But he goes and rides up to northern israel,
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To northern israel, the last thing he does
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The last thing he does when he's in his 40's.
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When he's in his 40's. and when he gets
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And when he gets to northern israel,
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To northern israel, he sees a graveyard of kings
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He sees a graveyard of kings that did evil in
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That did evil in the sight of the lord,
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The sight of the lord, and the lord stirs him.
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And the lord stirs him. and he says, "dig their bones up
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And he says, "dig their bones up and tear their sepulchers down
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And tear their sepulchers down and their grave places down.
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And their grave places down. and burn their bones."
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And burn their bones." and in the middle of it,
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And in the middle of it, there is this verse
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There is this verse in 1 kings 13.
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In 1 kings 13. and he says now --
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And he says now -- he says now,
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He says now, "i wanna ask you a question.
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"i wanna ask you a question. what is this sepulcher
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What is this sepulcher over here?"
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Over here?" and he said,
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And he said, "well, this is the sepulcher
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"well, this is the sepulcher of a prophet."
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Of a prophet." and this is what he said.
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And this is what he said. "there was a prophet
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"there was a prophet who prophesied,
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Who prophesied, 'behold 344 years
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'behold 344 years mr. josiah.
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Mr. josiah. before you were ever eight,
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Before you were ever eight, or 16, or 26,
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Or 16, or 26, or 40 something,
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Or 40 something, 344 years ago,
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344 years ago, there was a prophet
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There was a prophet who looked at the evil king
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Who looked at the evil king that was there named jeroboam.
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That was there named jeroboam. and he said,
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And he said, 'jeroboam, you feel big,
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'jeroboam, you feel big, and strong, and mighty,
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And strong, and mighty, but there's coming
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But there's coming one day in the future,
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One day in the future, 344 years from now,
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344 years from now, there will be a young king
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There will be a young king by the name of josiah
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By the name of josiah who will be born,
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Who will be born, and he will burn your bones.'"
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And he will burn your bones.'" i believe that there is a call
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I believe that there is a call on this generation.
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On this generation. that it's not
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That it's not too late for revival,
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Too late for revival, but god needs
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But god needs one person who will say,
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One person who will say, "i'll consecrate
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"i'll consecrate my life to him."
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[applause]
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And it's astounding
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And it's astounding and it's astonishing,
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And it's astonishing, that before he was
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That before he was ever born 344 years plus,
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Ever born 344 years plus, that a 8 year old
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That a 8 year old would become king.
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Would become king. at 16, he would devour
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At 16, he would devour the word of god.
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The word of god. and at 26, he would
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And at 26, he would tear down the false idols
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Tear down the false idols all over the nation.
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All over the nation. and in his 40's,
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And in his 40's, when he burned all the bones
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When he burned all the bones of those kings, and he said,
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Of those kings, and he said, "you leave that sepulcher
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"you leave that sepulcher alone if that old prophet's
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Alone if that old prophet's bones is in there 'cause
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Bones is in there 'cause he called my name out
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He called my name out before i was ever born."
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Before i was ever born." he didn't know it
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He didn't know it when he was here,
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When he was here, and here, and here.
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And here, and here. but there was a prophecy
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But there was a prophecy over his life that was
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Over his life that was working for 344 years.
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Working for 344 years. and the power of consecration
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And the power of consecration through every phase of life
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Through every phase of life got him to that moment
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Got him to that moment of fulfillment where he burned
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Of fulfillment where he burned the bones of that evil king.
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The bones of that evil king. consecration matters.
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Consecration matters. dedication to god matters.
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>> our number one goal
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>> our number one goal is to reach people with
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Is to reach people with this message.
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This message. jesus loves you,
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Jesus loves you, he's for you.
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He's for you. he proved that on the cross.
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He proved that on the cross. he cares and he is reaching for
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He cares and he is reaching for the broken and the hurting
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The broken and the hurting even now.
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Even now. and if you want that
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And if you want that relationship with jesus christ,
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Relationship with jesus christ, if something is missing in
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If something is missing in your life and you know that,
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Your life and you know that, it's jesus, it's time
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It's jesus, it's time right now for you
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Right now for you to surrender to him.
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To surrender to him. say these words,
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Say these words, "jesus, cleanse me,
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"jesus, cleanse me, forgive me, wash me.
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Forgive me, wash me. thank you, lord,
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Thank you, lord, for saving me.
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For saving me. thank you, lord, for
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Giving me eternal life.
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Giving me eternal life. and i receive it now in
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And i receive it now in jesus' mighty name."
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Jesus' mighty name." i tell you, it's so powerful
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I tell you, it's so powerful what god does.
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What god does. we hear the testimonies
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We hear the testimonies all the time
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All the time and it is a great, great joy
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And it is a great, great joy to hear those testimonies.
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To hear those testimonies. we'd love to hear yours.
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We'd love to hear yours. and if you would like
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And if you would like to reach out and get in touch
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To reach out and get in touch with us and tell us what
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With us and tell us what jesus has done for you,
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Jesus has done for you, it will strengthen you
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>> if you just prayed
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With pastor jentezen
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And gave your life to jesus,
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Welcome to the family of god.
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Your first steps
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♪ ♪
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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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Now that the hostages
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Have returned home,
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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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>> when your family gets
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>> when your family gets actively involved
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Actively involved with ministry in the holy land,
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With ministry in the holy land, you are touching
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You are touching the very heart of god.
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But most of all,
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We're fulfilling
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Bible prophecy
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When he said,
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"comfort my people.
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Comfort ye, my people."
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We're comforting god's people.
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We're comforting god's people. pray about what god
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Pray about what god would have you do.
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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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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> we hope you've enjoyed
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This teaching
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By jentezen franklin.
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And thank you for
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Your continued support
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Of this ministry.
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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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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 - The Ripple Effect of Consecration

January 19, 2026 | 27:29

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