Pastor Jentezen Franklin urges listeners to prioritize seeking God first in their lives, emphasizing the importance of putting Jesus above worldly pursuits and worries. Through poignant parables and real-life examples, he highlights the transformative power of prioritizing faith and trusting in God's provision. As he delves into the concept of being "rich toward God," Pastor Franklin inspires a deeper commitment to spiritual growth, emphasizing the eternal value of seeking the kingdom of God above all else. With a call to embrace a life centered on Jesus, this message offers hope, encouragement, and a renewed sense of purpose.
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Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin | Jentezen Franklin - Seek God First | December 28, 2025
- Program is sponsored in part
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- By friends and partners
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- Of jentezen franklin
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- Media ministries.
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- >> hello,
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- I'm pastor jentezen franklin,
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- I'm pastor jentezen franklin, and i want to thank you for
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- And i want to thank you for joining us today.
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- Joining us today. as we wrap up this year and we
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- As we wrap up this year and we step into a brand-new year,
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- Step into a brand-new year, there's no better time to reset
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- There's no better time to reset our priorities.
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- Our priorities. this world gives us
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- This world gives us 1,000 things to chase,
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- 1,000 things to chase, more success, more security,
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- More success, more security, more stuff, more possessions,
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- More stuff, more possessions, more pressure.
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- More pressure. but jesus gives us a simple,
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- But jesus gives us a simple, powerful instruction,
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- Powerful instruction, "seek first the kingdom of god
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- "seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness,
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- And his righteousness, and all of these things
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- And all of these things will be added unto you."
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- Will be added unto you." and then, it ends by saying,
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- And then, it ends by saying, "therefore do not worry."
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- "therefore do not worry." i tell you, many of you are
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- I tell you, many of you are being troubled and tormented
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- Being troubled and tormented with worry.
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- With worry. god sees you,
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- God sees you, he knows what you need,
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- He knows what you need, he knows where you are,
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- He knows where you are, and as you seek him first,
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- And as you seek him first, above the job, above the goals,
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- Above the job, above the goals, above the worries of life,
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- Above the worries of life, put him first.
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- Put him first. i believe he's going to give you
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- I believe he's going to give you his help and he's going
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- His help and he's going to strengthen you and he's going
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- To strengthen you and he's going to meet the needs in your life
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- To meet the needs in your life and in your family.
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- And in your family. let's go right into
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- Let's go right into this service at free chapel
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- This service at free chapel in gainesville, georgia.
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- In gainesville, georgia. this message is for you,
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- This message is for you, seek god first.
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- ♪ ♪
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- >> if you're looking
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- For more in life,
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- To live with purpose and peace,
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- To make a difference
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- For your family
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- And those in need
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- Around the world,
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- Jesus is the answer,
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- And our mission
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- Is to simply point you to him.
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- You're watching
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- Kingdom connection
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- With jentezen franklin.
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- ♪ ♪
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- >> matthew 6:33,
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- >> matthew 6:33, "seek first the kingdom of god
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- "seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness,
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- And his righteousness, and these things,
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- And these things, all these things
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- All these things will be added unto you.
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- Will be added unto you. therefore do not worry."
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- Therefore do not worry." when you put god first
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- When you put god first and seek him first,
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- And seek him first, you don't have to worry.
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- You don't have to worry. god knows where you are.
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- God knows where you are. the phrase three times
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- The phrase three times in this one chapter
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- In this one chapter jesus is preaching
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- Jesus is preaching to the people
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- To the people about giving, about sowing
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- About giving, about sowing and he says
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- And he says three different times,
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- Three different times, "do not worry.
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- "do not worry. do not worry.
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- Do not worry. if you put me first
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- If you put me first you don't have to worry."
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- You don't have to worry." anything in your life,
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- Anything in your life, anybody in your life,
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- Anybody in your life, whatever you release
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- Whatever you release into god's hands,
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- Into god's hands, give it to god and let him
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- Give it to god and let him solve it his way.
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- Solve it his way. he says, "i am a good father,
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- He says, "i am a good father, and i take good care
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- And i take good care of my children.
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- Of my children. and when you obey my word
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- And when you obey my word and obey me, i will
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- And obey me, i will take care of you.
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- Take care of you. don't worry about
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- Don't worry about anybody or anything."
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- Anybody or anything." we don't even that seems
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- We don't even that seems so far-fetched we can't even
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- So far-fetched we can't even hardly get an amen out
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- Hardly get an amen out of one-third of this whole
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- Of one-third of this whole congregation because you think
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- Congregation because you think it's normal to worry.
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- It's normal to worry. if you're in a lawsuit,
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- If you're in a lawsuit, don't worry.
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- Don't worry. if you've got a problem
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- If you've got a problem with your finances,
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- With your finances, if your job is getting tight
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- If your job is getting tight and they're laying people off,
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- And they're laying people off, don't worry.
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- Don't worry. don't worry.
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- Don't worry. got a bad report?
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- Got a bad report? don't worry.
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- Don't worry. i'm telling you, these are
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- I'm telling you, these are the words of jesus,
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- The words of jesus, and he meant what he said.
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- And he meant what he said. he takes care of his children.
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- He takes care of his children. shout, "amen."
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- Shout, "amen." >> congregation: amen.
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- >> congregation: amen. >> you don't have to be
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- >> you don't have to be wealthy to be greedy.
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- Wealthy to be greedy. no one is exempt from greed.
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- No one is exempt from greed. the cry of greed is more.
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- The cry of greed is more. and if you want the kingdom,
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- And if you want the kingdom, jesus gives two examples.
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- Jesus gives two examples. in the scriptures.
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- In the scriptures. he says, "the kingdom of heaven
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- He says, "the kingdom of heaven is like a man who found
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- Is like a man who found a treasure in a field,
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- A treasure in a field, and for the joy over it,
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- And for the joy over it, he goes and sells
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- He goes and sells all that he has,"
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- All that he has," listen now,
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- Listen now, "to buy that field."
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- "to buy that field." he sold all that he had.
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- He sold all that he had. then the next verse says this,
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- Then the next verse says this, jesus gives another parable,
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- Jesus gives another parable, "and the kingdom of heaven
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- "and the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant
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- Is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls
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- Seeking beautiful pearls who when he had found one
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- Who when he had found one pearl of great price,
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- Pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had."
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- Went and sold all that he had." two stories, two parables,
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- Two stories, two parables, jesus said, "i'm gonna
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- Jesus said, "i'm gonna teach you now about
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- Teach you now about the kingdom of god."
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- The kingdom of god." because what follows that is,
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- Because what follows that is, "seek first the kingdom
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- "seek first the kingdom and all of these things
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- And all of these things will be taken care of."
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- Will be taken care of." but he's saying
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- But he's saying that the man who found
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- That the man who found a treasure in the field
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- A treasure in the field and the man who found a pearl
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- And the man who found a pearl of great price found jesus.
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- Of great price found jesus. and when they found it,
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- And when they found it, they gave their first
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- They gave their first priority to seeking it,
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- Priority to seeking it, to going after it,
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- To going after it, to having, obtaining,
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- To having, obtaining, and making it the main
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- And making it the main thing in their life,
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- Thing in their life, forsaking everything to have it,
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- Forsaking everything to have it, giving up anything to have.
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- Giving up anything to have. this casual christianity
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- This casual christianity of just walk down an aisle
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- Of just walk down an aisle and pray a prayer
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- And pray a prayer and you're forgiven and then
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- And you're forgiven and then go live any way you want to
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- Go live any way you want to is absolutely a false gospel.
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- Is absolutely a false gospel. the gospel is jesus is
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- The gospel is jesus is the pearl of great price.
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- The pearl of great price. jesus is the greatest treasure
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- Jesus is the greatest treasure of your life,
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- Of your life, not your car, not your home,
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- Not your car, not your home, not your bank accounts.
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- Not your bank accounts. the greatest value, treasure,
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- The greatest value, treasure, gift, the pearl of great price
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- Gift, the pearl of great price that is worth giving up
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- Anything, anybody.
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- Anything, anybody. it has to be the number one
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- It has to be the number one valued thing in your life
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- Valued thing in your life even more than your friends,
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- Even more than your friends, even more as much as you love,
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- Even more as much as you love, i love our family,
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- I love our family, it must be jesus first.
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- And when you are willing to say,
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- And when you are willing to say, "god, nothing --
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- "god, nothing -- like job, the lord gives,
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- Like job, the lord gives, the lord takes away,
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- The lord takes away, i choose you.
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- I choose you. nothing you do can make me sh --
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- Nothing you do can make me sh -- can shake me off of my rock,
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- Can shake me off of my rock, jesus christ."
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- [applause]
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- That's when you get sold out
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- That's when you get sold out to the lord that i may know him.
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- To the lord that i may know him. it's an aggressive approach.
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- It's an aggressive approach. that i might know him.
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- That i might know him. i'll give it all up to know him.
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- I'll give it all up to know him. and when you make him
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- And when you make him the treasure of your life,
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- The treasure of your life, not your business,
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- Not your business, not a higher amount
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- Not a higher amount of anything.
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- Of anything. it's him.
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- It's him. it's he is it.
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- It's he is it. at the cost of loss,
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- At the cost of loss, at the cost of suffering,
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- At the cost of suffering, i'll give up anything
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- I'll give up anything to know jesus.
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- To know jesus. the treasure is jesus.
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- The treasure is jesus. he found me.
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- He found me. he saved me.
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- He saved me. he redeemed me.
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- He redeemed me. seek first the kingdom of god
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- Seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness
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- And his righteousness right standing.
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- Right standing. i have repented of my sins,
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- I have repented of my sins, i've been washed in his blood,
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- I've been washed in his blood, and i am after him more than
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- And i am after him more than i'm after than anything else.
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- I'm after than anything else. i know i must obtain
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- I know i must obtain this pearl of great price.
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- This pearl of great price. he says, "as you seek first
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- He says, "as you seek first my righteousness
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- My righteousness and my kingdom,
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- And my kingdom, all of these things,
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- All of these things, i'll give you a dream.
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- I'll give you a dream. i'll give you a vision.
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- I'll give you a vision. i'll speak to you
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- I'll speak to you in services like this.
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- In services like this. i'll show you
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- I'll show you glimpses and previews
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- Glimpses and previews of what is possible."
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- Of what is possible." with god, all things
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- With god, all things are possible.
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- Are possible. without a vision,
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- Without a vision, the people perish.
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- The people perish. god gave joseph a dream.
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- God gave joseph a dream. god can give you a dream.
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- God can give you a dream. god gives dreams.
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- God gives dreams. he's the giver
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- He's the giver of vision and dreams.
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- Of vision and dreams. vision means it was
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- Vision means it was there all the time
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- There all the time you just didn't see it.
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- You just didn't see it. all god has to do to mess you up
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- All god has to do to mess you up is turn the lights out,
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- Is turn the lights out, and you can have blessings
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- And you can have blessings and opportunities coming by you
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- And opportunities coming by you and you don't even see it.
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- And you don't even see it. other people don't see it
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- Other people don't see it but when god gives you vision,
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- But when god gives you vision, you see it.
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- You see it. he spoke another parable,
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- He spoke another parable, "there was the ground
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- "there was the ground of a certain rich man
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- Of a certain rich man that yielded plentifully.
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- That yielded plentifully. and he thought within himself,"
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- And he thought within himself," listen now.
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- Listen now. jesus said there was a man
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- Jesus said there was a man who was becoming so wealthy,
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- Who was becoming so wealthy, "i have so much stuff."
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- "i have so much stuff." this is
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- This is the franklin translation.
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- The franklin translation. "i have so much blessing
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- "i have so much blessing that i don't have room enough
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- That i don't have room enough in the barns i have built.
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- In the barns i have built. i have clothes that still
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- I have clothes that still have the tags on.
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- Have the tags on. i have that car,
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- I have that car, and that car, and that gold,
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- And that car, and that gold, and that crypto, and that.
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- And that crypto, and that. i'm so secure financially
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- I'm so secure financially that if the banks fail,
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- That if the banks fail, i've got my own vault.
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- I've got my own vault. if the real estate falls,
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- If the real estate falls, i balance myself out.
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- I balance myself out. i have it made.
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- I have it made. i've got --
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- I've got -- and i have made so much."
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- And i have made so much." he said to himself again,
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- He said to himself again, "i will build bigger barns.
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- "i will build bigger barns. i'll tear the ones i have down
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- I'll tear the ones i have down and build bigger ones."
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- And build bigger ones." notice that he's not
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- Notice that he's not mentioned god.
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- Mentioned god. he's not mentioned
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- He's not mentioned anything about his faith.
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- Anything about his faith. he's just bigger,
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- He's just bigger, bigger, bigger.
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- Bigger, bigger. "i'll do this.
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- "i'll do this. i'll do that."
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- I'll do that." and then, he said,
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- And then, he said, "i will say to my soul,
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- "i will say to my soul, 'soul, you have many goods
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- 'soul, you have many goods and you should just eat,
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- And you should just eat, and drink, and be merry.'"
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- And drink, and be merry.'" he's having a big time.
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- He's having a big time. he's got it all.
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- He's got it all. "i'm safe.
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- "i'm safe. i've done well.
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- I've done well. i've got security.
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- I've got security. take it easy.
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- Take it easy. live it up."
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- Live it up." now, somebody else's voice
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- Now, somebody else's voice enters the story.
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- Enters the story. "and god said to him,
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- "and god said to him, 'you fool.
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- 'you fool. it's over.
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- It's over. your soul will be
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- Your soul will be required of you this day.
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- Required of you this day. you're planning without me.
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- You're planning without me. you're dreaming without me.
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- You're dreaming without me. you're doing your own thing.
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- You're doing your own thing. and i have blessed you
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- And i have blessed you and you've forgotten about me.
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- And you've forgotten about me. but you don't own your soul,
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- But you don't own your soul, i own your soul.
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- I own your soul. and i'll call your soul home
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- And i'll call your soul home this very day."
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- This very day." "and so, it is,"
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- "and so, it is," the scripture goes on to say,
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- The scripture goes on to say, "so it is, that night
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- "so it is, that night it was required of you.
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- It was required of you. and then, whose will
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- And then, whose will all those things be which
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- All those things be which you have provided?"
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- You have provided?" that's a great question.
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- That's a great question. what is gonna happen after
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- What is gonna happen after you get it, and build it,
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- You get it, and build it, and stack it up?
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- And stack it up? you're going to die.
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- You're going to die. i hate to tell you this.
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- I hate to tell you this. and then, whose will
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- And then, whose will all those things be?
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- All those things be? "so, it is who is he who lays up
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- "so, it is who is he who lays up treasure for himself
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- Treasure for himself and is not rich toward god."
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- And is not rich toward god." notice i love that
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- Notice i love that he didn't rebuke that.
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- He didn't rebuke that. "he lays up treasure for himself
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- "he lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward god."
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- And is not rich toward god." the goal of every person
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- The goal of every person listening to me should be,
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- Listening to me should be, "i wanna be rich toward god.
- 00:12:10.409 --> 00:12:12.511
- "i wanna be rich toward god. i want god's kingdom
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- I want god's kingdom and god's purposes in the earth.
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- And god's purposes in the earth. love the widow, help the poor,
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- Love the widow, help the poor, minister the truth,
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- Minister the truth, preach the gospel,
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- Preach the gospel, go in his name,
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- Go in his name, make disciples.
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- Make disciples. i gotta be a part of that."
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- I gotta be a part of that." be rich towards god.
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- Be rich towards god. rich toward him.
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- Rich toward him. god is looking for someone
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- God is looking for someone who will be rich toward him.
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- Who will be rich toward him. get to that place
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- Get to that place of total abandonment that
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- Of total abandonment that if god tells you to do it,
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- If god tells you to do it, you do it.
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- You do it. be adventurous with god.
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- Be adventurous with god. you're blessed to be a blessing.
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- You're blessed to be a blessing. it's not yours and you're not
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- It's not yours and you're not taking any of it with you.
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- Taking any of it with you. one half second after you die,
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- One half second after you die, you will wake up in eternity
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- You will wake up in eternity and it will not matter
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- And it will not matter what you achieved in
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- What you achieved in the natural in the world.
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- The natural in the world. that's why the bible said
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- That's why the bible said to love the world is to be
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- To love the world is to be an enemy of christ.
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- An enemy of christ. what does that mean?
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- What does that mean? does that mean we don't
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- Does that mean we don't love life, and the beaches,
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- Love life, and the beaches, and the mountains,
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- And the mountains, and the beautiful life
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- And the beautiful life that god has given us?
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- That god has given us? no, but it's when you are
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- No, but it's when you are in love with material things
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- In love with material things and you have no spiritual aspect
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- And you have no spiritual aspect to your life that is supreme
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- To your life that is supreme and superior to all the world
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- And superior to all the world can offer.
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- Can offer. hallelujah.
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- Hallelujah. there's something
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- There's something greater than fame, jesus,
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- Greater than fame, jesus, the pearl of great price.
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- The pearl of great price. there's something greater
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- There's something greater than all the followers that
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- Than all the followers that you can get on the internet
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- You can get on the internet and become somebody wealthy,
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- And become somebody wealthy, and famous, and powerful.
- 00:13:41.667 --> 00:13:45.571
- And famous, and powerful. people are searching
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- People are searching and you may be watching me
- 00:13:46.672 --> 00:13:48.207
- And you may be watching me by television right now.
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- By television right now. don't flip the channel.
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- Don't flip the channel. you're sitting in that mansion,
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- You're sitting in that mansion, and god has blessed you,
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- And god has blessed you, but you're empty.
- 00:13:54.179 --> 00:13:55.247
- But you're empty. you're drinking
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- You're drinking yourself to death.
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- Yourself to death. you feel like you've come
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- You feel like you've come to the end of your life,
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- To the end of your life, and you don't have
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- And you don't have anything worth living for.
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- Anything worth living for. god sent me to tell you that
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- God sent me to tell you that a man's life does not consist
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- A man's life does not consist in the abundance of things.
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- In the abundance of things. but if you'll turn
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- But if you'll turn to jesus christ,
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- To jesus christ, if you'll call on him,
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- If you'll call on him, he will give you life
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- He will give you life and life more abundantly.
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- And life more abundantly. somebody who's
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- Somebody who's a witness of that,
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- A witness of that, somebody who knows money
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- Somebody who knows money can't you happy.
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- Can't you happy. jesus can make you happy.
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- [applause]
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- I've got him.
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- I've got him. i'm getting shouting happy now
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- I'm getting shouting happy now because if i seek first
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- Because if i seek first the kingdom of god,
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- The kingdom of god, i've made a lot
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- I've made a lot of mistakes in my life,
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- Of mistakes in my life, but i've always kept
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- But i've always kept that priority.
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- That priority. since i was a little child
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- Since i was a little child i always kept that priority,
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- I always kept that priority, god first.
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- God first. went on a little season
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- Went on a little season in my teenage years,
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- In my teenage years, but in my heart
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- But in my heart even when i was doing things,
- 00:14:56.408 --> 00:14:58.777
- Even when i was doing things, i was saying,
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- I was saying, "god, i'm sorry.
- 00:14:59.545 --> 00:15:01.180
- "god, i'm sorry. don't let the rapture
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- Don't let the rapture take place, please."
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- Take place, please." don't seek getting more,
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- Don't seek getting more, more than you seek jesus.
- 00:15:11.123 --> 00:15:13.092
- More than you seek jesus. don't seek becoming accomplished
- 00:15:13.158 --> 00:15:16.362
- Don't seek becoming accomplished and successful more than
- 00:15:16.428 --> 00:15:17.963
- And successful more than you seek jesus.
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- You seek jesus. paul said,
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- Paul said, "i used to be important.
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- "i used to be important. i used to be well known.
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- I used to be well known. i used to excel
- 00:15:24.970 --> 00:15:26.338
- I used to excel more than anybody else
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- More than anybody else but i count all
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- But i count all of those things as dung."
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- Of those things as dung." that man that gave up
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- That man that gave up all that he had to take
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- All that he had to take the gospel and to write half
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- The gospel and to write half the new testament to have
- 00:15:43.756 --> 00:15:45.657
- The new testament to have such intimacy with god,
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- Such intimacy with god, took the gospel around
- 00:15:48.460 --> 00:15:49.528
- Took the gospel around the world and said,
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- The world and said, "one thing i do.
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- "one thing i do. my one thing
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- My one thing is the kingdom first
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- Is the kingdom first and all the things i need
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- And all the things i need will be added unto me."
- 00:16:02.174 --> 00:16:03.642
- Will be added unto me." if god could get
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- If god could get every businessperson
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- Every businessperson under the sound of my voice
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- Under the sound of my voice to really believe that,
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- To really believe that, that my house, my home,
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- That my house, my home, my family, my marriage,
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- My family, my marriage, my children have to be taught
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- My children have to be taught there's one thing that's more
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- There's one thing that's more important than the house,
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- Important than the house, the car, the things, the stuff,
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- The car, the things, the stuff, it's only jesus.
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- It's only jesus. "no man can serve two masters,"
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- "no man can serve two masters," jesus went on to say
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- Jesus went on to say in matthew 6:24,
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- In matthew 6:24, "either he will hate one
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- "either he will hate one and love the other."
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- And love the other." you got to really love one
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- You got to really love one and be loyal to one,
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- And be loyal to one, you can't love both.
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- You can't love both. you can't have two things first.
- 00:16:53.192 --> 00:16:59.098
- You can't have two things first. you can't have your business
- 00:16:59.164 --> 00:17:00.065
- You can't have your business first and jesus first,
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- First and jesus first, there's no such things
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- There's no such things as two firsts.
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- As two firsts. i don't care how many
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- I don't care how many participation trophies
- 00:17:07.306 --> 00:17:09.174
- Participation trophies they hand out,
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- They hand out, there's the first place
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- There's the first place and there's something else
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- And there's something else up under that.
- 00:17:13.779 --> 00:17:15.180
- Up under that. and jesus says,
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- And jesus says, "i only occupy first place."
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- "i only occupy first place." that's salvation.
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- That's salvation. if he's not first place,
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- If he's not first place, then all the rest is on you.
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- Then all the rest is on you. "but if you seek first
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- "but if you seek first the kingdom
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- The kingdom and his righteousness,
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- And his righteousness, all of these things
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- All of these things will be added unto you,
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- Will be added unto you, therefore, do not worry."
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- Therefore, do not worry." so, i want you this morning
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- So, i want you this morning as we conclude this service,
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- As we conclude this service, to know that i wrote this
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- To know that i wrote this late afternoon yesterday.
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- Late afternoon yesterday. god handled the biggest debt
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- God handled the biggest debt in my life, my sin debt.
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- In my life, my sin debt. if you'll seek him first,
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- If you'll seek him first, he'll handle your debt.
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- He'll handle your debt. i heard the lord
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- I heard the lord whisper that to me.
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- Whisper that to me. and i haven't just preached it.
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- And i haven't just preached it. "oh, you're just a preacher.
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- "oh, you're just a preacher. you don't know nothing
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- You don't know nothing about business."
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- About business." well, the building
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- Well, the building you're sitting in,
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- You're sitting in, the lord canceled all debt on.
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- The lord canceled all debt on. and you,
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- And you, at eight other campuses,
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- At eight other campuses, the lord canceled all the debt.
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- The lord canceled all the debt. why?
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- Why? "seek first the kingdom of god
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- "seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness."
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- And his righteousness." and i felt led to tell you
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- And i felt led to tell you that if he can cancel
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- That if he can cancel the biggest debt you have,
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- The biggest debt you have, which is your sin debt,
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- Which is your sin debt, he can cancel any other
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- He can cancel any other debt in your life,
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- Debt in your life, and you can live debt-free.
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- And you can live debt-free. and i want you young people,
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- And i want you young people, and you young men,
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- And you young men, and you young women,
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- And you young women, i want you to get a vision
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- I want you to get a vision and believe god for a house,
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- And believe god for a house, believe god for
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- Believe god for your own property.
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- Your own property. believe god for
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- Believe god for something bigger.
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- Something bigger. ask god to say, "lord,"
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- Ask god to say, "lord," i love what brian smith
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- I love what brian smith said the other week,
- 00:19:23.242 --> 00:19:24.109
- Said the other week, our media director to me.
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- Our media director to me. he said, "do you remember
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- He said, "do you remember when t.f. tenny
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- When t.f. tenny stood in this pulpit
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- Stood in this pulpit and he said to tell free --
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- And he said to tell free -- god told him to tell
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- God told him to tell free chapel to say these words,
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- Free chapel to say these words, "surprise me, lord."
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- "surprise me, lord." i like how he used to talk,
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- I like how he used to talk, "surprise me, lord."
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- [laughter]
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- That sounds like his voice.
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- That sounds like his voice. turn to somebody and say,
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- Turn to somebody and say, "surprise me, lord."
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- "surprise me, lord." >> congregation: surprise me,
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- >> congregation: surprise me, lord.
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- Lord. >> get a vision.
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- >> get a vision. get a dream.
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- Get a dream. put god first.
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- Put god first. there's no limits on it
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- There's no limits on it when you put god first.
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- When you put god first. i wish somebody would
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- I wish somebody would believe what i'm preaching.
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- [applause]
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- We've just
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- We've just scratched the surface.
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- Scratched the surface. god wants us to be
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- God wants us to be rich toward him,
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- Rich toward him, value him more than
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- Value him more than we value anything we possess,
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- We value anything we possess, and when you get to that point,
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- And when you get to that point, the windows of heaven open.
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- The windows of heaven open. he pours you out blessings.
- 00:20:19.765 --> 00:20:22.000
- He pours you out blessings. he begins to bless your life.
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- He begins to bless your life. favor will come on your life
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- Favor will come on your life when you honor the lord.
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- ♪ ♪
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- >> i want to give you
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- >> i want to give you an opportunity right here in
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- An opportunity right here in the beginning of a new year.
- 00:20:35.547 --> 00:20:38.950
- The beginning of a new year. why not start it off right?
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- Why not start it off right? why not say like
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- Why not say like the apostle paul said,
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- The apostle paul said, "but this one thing i do,
- 00:20:44.856 --> 00:20:47.793
- "but this one thing i do, forgetting the things
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- Forgetting the things that are behind,
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- That are behind, i reach for that which is ahead,
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- I reach for that which is ahead, the mark of the high calling
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- The mark of the high calling of god in christ jesus."
- 00:20:55.534 --> 00:20:59.004
- Of god in christ jesus." why don't you let the past go
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- Why don't you let the past go and reach into what god has
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- And reach into what god has for you this year?
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- For you this year? and it begins with accepting
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- And it begins with accepting jesus into your heart,
- 00:21:07.045 --> 00:21:09.514
- Jesus into your heart, and that's when
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- And that's when everything changes.
- 00:21:10.248 --> 00:21:12.184
- Everything changes. he's for you.
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- He's for you. he's got a plan.
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- He's got a plan. do not worry if you'll
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- Do not worry if you'll seek him first.
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- Seek him first. this is seeking him first.
- 00:21:17.389 --> 00:21:18.590
- This is seeking him first. pray with me, say,
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- Pray with me, say, "lord, i seek you first.
- 00:21:20.225 --> 00:21:22.527
- "lord, i seek you first. i receive you as my savior.
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- I receive you as my savior. i need you in the beginning
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- I need you in the beginning of a brand new year.
- 00:21:26.865 --> 00:21:28.633
- Of a brand new year. i give you my family.
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- I give you my family. i give you my issues,
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- I give you my issues, my problems.
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- My problems. lord, i thank you.
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- Lord, i thank you. you love me just like i am
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- You love me just like i am and i don't have any right.
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- I can't earn your forgiveness.
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- I can't earn your forgiveness. i just received what you did
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- I just received what you did at calvary and i believe
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- At calvary and i believe in you and i believe you
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- In you and i believe you rose from the dead to give me
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- Rose from the dead to give me eternal life and i receive it
- 00:21:47.219 --> 00:21:49.855
- Eternal life and i receive it in jesus' mighty name,
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- In jesus' mighty name, amen and amen."
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- Amen and amen." put god first as we step
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- Put god first as we step into the new year.
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- Into the new year. that's exactly what
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- That's exactly what you just did.
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- You just did. and i believe today begins
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- And i believe today begins a brand new life in jesus christ
- 00:22:04.603 --> 00:22:08.273
- A brand new life in jesus christ for you and for your family.
- 00:22:08.340 --> 00:22:10.542
- >> if you just prayed with
- 00:22:12.110 --> 00:22:12.744
- Pastor jentezen and gave
- 00:22:12.844 --> 00:22:14.112
- Your life to jesus...
- 00:22:14.212 --> 00:22:15.814
- We're here for you
- 00:22:18.183 --> 00:22:19.017
- Every step of the way.
- 00:22:19.117 --> 00:22:20.285
- Call the number
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- On your screen right now.
- 00:22:21.019 --> 00:22:22.320
- Or visit us online
- 00:22:22.421 --> 00:22:23.955
- At jentezenfranklin.tv
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- To share your story
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- And download a free
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- Salvation devotional
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- To help you take your
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- First steps with jesus.
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- ♪ ♪
- 00:22:32.364 --> 00:22:33.632
- >> join jentezen franklin
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- This january for the annual
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- 21-day fast.
- 00:22:37.936 --> 00:22:39.738
- Some seasons need more
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- Than a fresh start,
- 00:22:41.139 --> 00:22:42.641
- They need a breakthrough.
- 00:22:42.741 --> 00:22:44.609
- All through scripture
- 00:22:44.709 --> 00:22:46.111
- When god's people
- 00:22:46.211 --> 00:22:46.845
- Needed answers,
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- When they needed miracles,
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- They turned to fasting.
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- Your 2026 fasting kit
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- Gives you a simple path
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- To fast with purpose.
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- This is your season
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- For breakthrough.
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- Order your fasting kit today,
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- And join us this january
- 00:23:01.226 --> 00:23:02.260
- For our annual 21-day fast.
- 00:23:02.360 --> 00:23:04.162
- >> 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.
- 00:23:15.540 --> 00:23:17.108
- 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,
- 00:23:26.852 --> 00:23:29.254
- 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,
- 00:23:36.495 --> 00:23:38.530
- And running to the safe room, feeling like any second
- 00:23:38.597 --> 00:23:39.731
- Feeling like any second a rocket's gonna fall on us.
- 00:23:39.798 --> 00:23:41.833
- A rocket's gonna fall on us. it's a sound that i can still
- 00:23:41.900 --> 00:23:44.236
- 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.
- 00:23:49.074 --> 00:23:50.709
- 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.
- 00:24:05.857 --> 00:24:08.126
- We just ran from. if it wasn't for
- 00:24:08.193 --> 00:24:09.094
- If it wasn't for pastor jentezen franklin,
- 00:24:09.160 --> 00:24:11.496
- 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.
- 00:24:15.367 --> 00:24:17.435
- >> 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.
- 00:24:26.478 --> 00:24:28.280
- Now that the hostages
- 00:24:28.380 --> 00:24:29.281
- 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
- 00:24:37.289 --> 00:24:38.723
- From the trauma
- 00:24:38.823 --> 00:24:39.357
- Of the last two years.
- 00:24:39.457 --> 00:24:41.126
- Therapy sessions
- 00:24:41.226 --> 00:24:41.726
- Have already begun,
- 00:24:41.826 --> 00:24:42.894
- And lives are being put
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- Back together thanks to you.
- 00:24:44.195 --> 00:24:45.730
- >> when your family gets
- 00:24:46.932 --> 00:24:47.766
- >> when your family gets actively involved
- 00:24:47.832 --> 00:24:49.267
- Actively involved with ministry in the holy land,
- 00:24:49.334 --> 00:24:51.536
- With ministry in the holy land, you are touching
- 00:24:51.603 --> 00:24:52.671
- You are touching the very heart of god.
- 00:24:52.737 --> 00:24:55.073
- But most of all,
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- We're fulfilling
- 00:24:56.741 --> 00:24:57.576
- Bible prophecy
- 00:24:57.642 --> 00:24:58.810
- When he said,
- 00:24:58.877 --> 00:24:59.377
- "comfort my people.
- 00:24:59.444 --> 00:25:01.112
- Comfort ye, my people."
- 00:25:01.179 --> 00:25:03.381
- We're comforting god's people.
- 00:25:03.481 --> 00:25:05.350
- We're comforting god's people. pray about what god
- 00:25:05.417 --> 00:25:06.785
- Pray about what god would have you do.
- 00:25:06.851 --> 00:25:07.686
- >> together, we're rebuilding
- 00:25:08.453 --> 00:25:10.188
- What was broken, restoring hope,
- 00:25:10.288 --> 00:25:12.591
- And declaring that the light
- 00:25:12.691 --> 00:25:13.825
- Will always overcome
- 00:25:13.925 --> 00:25:15.293
- The darkness.
- 00:25:15.393 --> 00:25:16.528
- We continue to stand with
- 00:25:16.628 --> 00:25:17.729
- Our jewish brothers and sisters,
- 00:25:17.829 --> 00:25:19.397
- Bringing them comfort
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- And fulfilling
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- Biblical prophecy.
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- ♪ ♪
- 00:25:23.468 --> 00:25:33.812
- >> i'm very excited
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- >> i'm very excited about the release
- 00:25:37.549 --> 00:25:38.450
- About the release of my brand new book,
- 00:25:38.516 --> 00:25:40.118
- Of my brand new book, the power of short prayers.
- 00:25:40.185 --> 00:25:42.320
- The power of short prayers. i believe that this book
- 00:25:42.387 --> 00:25:44.155
- I believe that this book is going to fill you with faith
- 00:25:44.222 --> 00:25:46.124
- Is going to fill you with faith and insights that we have
- 00:25:46.191 --> 00:25:48.159
- And insights that we have never shared before.
- 00:25:48.226 --> 00:25:49.628
- Never shared before. and sometimes, we think that
- 00:25:49.694 --> 00:25:51.596
- And sometimes, we think that we've got to pray long prayers.
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- We've got to pray long prayers. and i've heard a lot of sermons
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- And i've heard a lot of sermons about could you not tarry
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- About could you not tarry with me one hour,
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- With me one hour, as jesus said in
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- As jesus said in the garden of gethsemane.
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