Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - Small Talks From Angels (Part 2)

April 25, 2025 | 27:29

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

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Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin | Jentezen Franklin - Small Talks From Angels (Part 2) | April 25, 2025

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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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>> i want you to open your bible
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>> i want you to open your bible to the book of zechariah 4.
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To the book of zechariah 4. zechariah 4:1.
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Zechariah 4:1. verse 1, "and the angel,"
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Verse 1, "and the angel," notice this,
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Notice this, "and the angel that
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"and the angel that talked with me came again
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Talked with me came again and waked me as a man
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And waked me as a man that is wakened
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That is wakened out of his sleep."
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Out of his sleep." talking angel.
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Talking angel. verse 5, "the angel that
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Verse 5, "the angel that talked with me answered
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Talked with me answered and said unto me,
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And said unto me, 'knowest thou not what
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'knowest thou not what these things be?'
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These things be?' and i said, 'no, my lord.'"
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And i said, 'no, my lord.'" verse 6, "then he," who?
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Verse 6, "then he," who? the angel sent from the lord,
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The angel sent from the lord, "answered and spake
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"answered and spake unto me saying,
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Unto me saying, 'this is the word of the lord
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'this is the word of the lord unto zerubbabel saying,
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Unto zerubbabel saying, 'not by might nor by power
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'not by might nor by power but by my spirit,'
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But by my spirit,' sayeth the lord of hosts.
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Sayeth the lord of hosts. who art thou, o great mountain?
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Who art thou, o great mountain? before zerubbabel thou
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Before zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain,
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Shalt become a plain, and he shall bring forth
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And he shall bring forth the headstone thereof
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The headstone thereof with shoutings, crying,
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With shoutings, crying, 'grace, grace unto it.'
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'grace, grace unto it.' moreover the word of the lord
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Moreover the word of the lord came unto me, saying,
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Came unto me, saying, 'the hands of zerubbabel,'"
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'the hands of zerubbabel,'" this is the angel speaking,
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This is the angel speaking, "'have laid the foundation
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"'have laid the foundation on this house;
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On this house; his hands shall
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His hands shall also finish it;
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Also finish it; and thou shalt know
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And thou shalt know that the lord of hosts
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That the lord of hosts hath sent me unto you."
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Hath sent me unto you." now, here's my verse, verse 10.
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"for who hath despised
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The day of small things?
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For they shall rejoice
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And see the plumb line
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In the hand of zerubbabel
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With those seven;
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They are the eyes of the lord,
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They are the eyes of the lord, that run to and fro
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That run to and fro throughout the whole earth."
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Throughout the whole earth." i wanna preach to you today
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I wanna preach to you today about this amazing verse,
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About this amazing verse, it's one of my favorite chapters
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It's one of my favorite chapters in the bible, zechariah 4.
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In the bible, zechariah 4. it's very meaningful to me
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It's very meaningful to me as a pastor because
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As a pastor because it's one of those great
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It's one of those great promises that has helped us
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Promises that has helped us build the church.
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Build the church. zechariah 4
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Zechariah 4 has been a theme.
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Has been a theme. the lord dropped something
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The lord dropped something into my spirit about that,
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Into my spirit about that, the verses i just read,
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The verses i just read, and i've never focused in
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And i've never focused in on just the one that
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On just the one that i'm looking at,
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I'm looking at, but that whole bunch
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But that whole bunch of scriptures that
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Of scriptures that i read are powerful,
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I read are powerful, powerful verses.
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Powerful verses. zerubbabel was sent back
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Zerubbabel was sent back to build the temple.
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To build the temple. it was devastated and destroyed,
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It was devastated and destroyed, and he was released from
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And he was released from babylon captivity to go back.
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Babylon captivity to go back. he had favor with the king
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He had favor with the king of babylon to rebuild
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Of babylon to rebuild the temple and rebuild
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The temple and rebuild the walls in the city.
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The walls in the city. and as he went back,
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And as he went back, it started off great,
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It started off great, but then as the text said,
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But then as the text said, it was like a mountain that
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It was like a mountain that was standing before him.
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Was standing before him. he laid the foundation
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He laid the foundation and then nothing happened.
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And then nothing happened. he got it going,
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He got it going, but the dream and the vision
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But the dream and the vision that god gave him ceased,
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That god gave him ceased, and the angel,
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And the angel, god sent an angel
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God sent an angel and the angel says,
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And the angel says, "thus says the lord to you,
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"thus says the lord to you, zerubbabel, the mountain
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Zerubbabel, the mountain that you're facing,
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That you're facing, god is gonna smooth it out.
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God is gonna smooth it out. it will become --
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It will become -- it will move from a massive,
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It will move from a massive, uncrossable mountain
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Uncrossable mountain to a smooth highway
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To a smooth highway and plane that you will be
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And plane that you will be able to walk right into
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Able to walk right into the promise that god gave you."
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The promise that god gave you." and then, he said
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And then, he said something else powerful.
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Something else powerful. and he said, "and your hands
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And he said, "and your hands laid the foundation."
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Laid the foundation." god started it,
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God started it, and he said, "i'm going --
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And he said, "i'm going -- your hands are going
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Your hands are going to finish this project.
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To finish this project. for who has despised the day --
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For who has despised the day -- do not despise the day,"
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Do not despise the day," one translation said,
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One translation said, "of small beginnings."
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"of small beginnings." it's an angel talking
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It's an angel talking about small things,
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About small things, about seemingly insignificant.
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About seemingly insignificant. don't make little.
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Don't make little. don't despise the small start.
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Don't despise the small start. don't despise how insignificant
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Don't despise how insignificant it looks like your dream is
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It looks like your dream is just so down here
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Just so down here when you were believing
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When you were believing for so much bigger
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For so much bigger and so much greater
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And so much greater that i was going to do.
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That i was going to do. and i'm preaching today
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And i'm preaching today about this angel talking
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About this angel talking about small things.
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About small things. i wanna call it,
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I wanna call it, "small talk from angels."
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"small talk from angels." zerubbabel was in the dilemma,
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Zerubbabel was in the dilemma, he was in an unfinished
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He was in an unfinished building project.
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Building project. god sent him to rebuild
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God sent him to rebuild the walls and now
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The walls and now nothing's happening.
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Nothing's happening. it's been ten years,
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It's been ten years, the workers stopped showing up.
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The workers stopped showing up. they were being sued.
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They were being sued. you can read the story.
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You can read the story. they were literally being
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They were literally being shut down by the government
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Shut down by the government that was against what
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That was against what they were doing.
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They were doing. in that time,
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In that time, the leaders over that
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The leaders over that providence shut 'em down,
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Providence shut 'em down, time after time.
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Time after time. and the project was started,
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And the project was started, but it was sitting there
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But it was sitting there unfinished for over ten years.
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Unfinished for over ten years. and god sent an angel
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And god sent an angel to a depressed leader.
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To a depressed leader. a person who started out
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A person who started out with a blaze of a vision
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With a blaze of a vision and great success, and now
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And great success, and now it's just not happening.
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It's just not happening. it's just not.
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It's just not. there's no progress
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There's no progress being made in what
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Being made in what zerubbabel knew god
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Zerubbabel knew god had called him to do.
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Had called him to do. and the angel goes to this
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And the angel goes to this depressed leader with
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Depressed leader with a little small talk,
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A little small talk, and he says,
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And he says, "let me tell you the key
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"let me tell you the key to this whole miracle is don't
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To this whole miracle is don't you despise the little,
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You despise the little, small part that god has
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Small part that god has started because if god
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Started because if god ever starts something,
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Ever starts something, he is the author
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He is the author and he is the finisher.
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And he is the finisher. he will never leave it
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He will never leave it like it is,
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Like it is, even though you've seen
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Even though you've seen nothing taking place
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Nothing taking place for ten years in that
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For ten years in that area of your life."
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Area of your life." the word "despise" means do not
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The word "despise" means do not undervalue where you are.
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Undervalue where you are. joseph learned to not
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Joseph learned to not devalue where he was.
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Devalue where he was. and when they
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And when they threw him in a pit,
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Threw him in a pit, stripped him of his coat,
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Stripped him of his coat, he was sold into
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He was sold into egyptian slavery,
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Egyptian slavery, the scripture said when they
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The scripture said when they put him in potiphar's house,
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Put him in potiphar's house, he did not despise the day
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He did not despise the day of small beginnings,
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Of small beginnings, but he worked so hard
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But he worked so hard that potiphar,
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That potiphar, the chief executioner of egypt,
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The chief executioner of egypt, put him over him over
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Put him over him over his whole house.
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His whole house. and then, when his wi --
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And then, when his wi -- when potiphar's wife
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When potiphar's wife lied on joseph and they
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Lied on joseph and they threw him into prison
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Threw him into prison for a crime he did not commit
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For a crime he did not commit and he served 17 years for
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And he served 17 years for a crime he did not commit,
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A crime he did not commit, he didn't despise where he was.
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He didn't despise where he was. but the bible said that he
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But the bible said that he worked, and he was such a --
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Worked, and he was such a -- he saw value where he was
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He saw value where he was and the prisoner captain
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And the prisoner captain put him over the entire prison,
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Put him over the entire prison, and the bible said,
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And the bible said, "nothing was done in
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"nothing was done in the prison that was not done
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The prison that was not done through the hands of joseph."
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Through the hands of joseph." quit waiting on
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Quit waiting on a big break and where --
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A big break and where -- if you're in prison right now,
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If you're in prison right now, god knows where you are,
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God knows where you are, and god starts something,
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And god starts something, and he'll finish it and --
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And he'll finish it and -- well, i feel like preaching.
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Well, i feel like preaching. and after 17 years, god said,
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And after 17 years, god said, "since you didn't devalue
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"since you didn't devalue the little things,
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The little things, i'm about in 24 hours
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I'm about in 24 hours to take you from
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To take you from the prison to the palace
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The prison to the palace and you're gonna sit at
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And you're gonna sit at the right hand of the king."
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The right hand of the king." [applause]
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Sometimes god will
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Sometimes god will drop you in the middle
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Drop you in the middle of the strangest places
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Of the strangest places and say, "do it here."
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And say, "do it here." he took ezekiel
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He took ezekiel and dropped him in
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And dropped him in a graveyard and said,
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A graveyard and said, "have at it.
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"have at it. have a revival."
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Have a revival." "there's nothing here
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"there's nothing here but bones, lord."
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But bones, lord." despise not the day
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Despise not the day of small beginnings.
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Of small beginnings. i hate to tell y'all this,
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I hate to tell y'all this, but there's just not
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But there's just not enough wonderful places,
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Enough wonderful places, and if you're in ministry,
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And if you're in ministry, there's not enough great
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There's not enough great churches just to give you one.
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Churches just to give you one. so, god will drop you
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So, god will drop you into places and he'll say,
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Into places and he'll say, "let me see some passion,
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"let me see some passion, let me see some prayer,
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Let me see some prayer, let me see some sweat,
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Let me see some sweat, let me see some tears.
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Let me see some tears. build it."
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Build it." and when you get weary,
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And when you get weary, endurance has to be
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Endurance has to be transformed into adventure.
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The lord told jeremiah
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In the 29th chapter,
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"tell the elders of babylon,
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Who are down there in
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Babylonian captivity
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And they want to come
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Home to jerusalem."
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Home to jerusalem." jerusalem is where
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Jerusalem is where the glory is, that's wonderful,
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The glory is, that's wonderful, and babylon is such
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And babylon is such a wicked place,
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A wicked place, it's such an evil place.
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It's such an evil place. he said, "you tell those
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He said, "you tell those elders there that are
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Elders there that are whining and complaining,"
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Whining and complaining," listen to what he said,
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Listen to what he said, "build houses, plant gardens,
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"build houses, plant gardens, and sow, and seek peace
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And sow, and seek peace and prosperity in the city
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And prosperity in the city that i have put you.
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That i have put you. pray for the peace of the city
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Pray for the peace of the city because it will prosper,
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Because it will prosper, and if it prospers,
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And if it prospers, you will prosper."
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You will prosper." in other words,
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In other words, sometimes god says,
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Sometimes god says, "build houses and plant gardens.
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"build houses and plant gardens. i don't care how bad it is."
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I don't care how bad it is." and that's, kinda, how you feel
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And that's, kinda, how you feel about america right now.
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About america right now. it looks bad, looks dark,
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It looks bad, looks dark, but you know what?
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But you know what? we're the church and we're
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We're the church and we're in babylon right now.
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In babylon right now. we're not home yet,
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We're not home yet, we're not in new jerusalem.
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We're not in new jerusalem. so, what are we gon' do?
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So, what are we gon' do? we gon' build houses,
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We gon' build houses, we're gon' plant gardens,
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We're gon' plant gardens, we're gon' be the light,
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We're gon' be the light, we're gon' stand up
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We're gon' stand up for what's right,
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For what's right, we're gon' preach the truth,
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We're gon' preach the truth, we're gon' get out and vote,
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We're gon' get out and vote, we're gon' say,
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We're gon' say, "this is our nation,
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"this is our nation, and bless god,
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And bless god, hell can't have our schools,
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Hell can't have our schools, it can't have our marriages,
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It can't have our marriages, it can't have our communities,
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It can't have our communities, it can't have our cities,
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It can't have our cities, it can't have our constitution.
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It can't have our constitution. it can't have any of it."
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It can't have any of it." give me a big "amen," somebody.
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Give me a big "amen," somebody. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] i remember when i was
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I remember when i was so discouraged when
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So discouraged when we just were --
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We just were -- just fighting so many
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Just fighting so many battles and needed so much.
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Battles and needed so much. so many resources.
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So many resources. one time, the devil said,
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One time, the devil said, "why don't you just quit?
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"why don't you just quit? why don't you just" --
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Why don't you just" -- just felt like --
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Just felt like -- i didn't hear his
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I didn't hear his audible voice, but boy,
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Audible voice, but boy, he was riding me.
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He was riding me. i was --
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I was -- it's, like, just a lot
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It's, like, just a lot of stuff going on.
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Of stuff going on. "just quit, just quit,
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"just quit, just quit, just quit.
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Just quit. why don't you give up?"
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Why don't you give up?" i said out loud,
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I said out loud, "because i'm called,
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"because i'm called, you fool.
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You fool. and i'm never gonna give up,
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And i'm never gonna give up, and i will not despise the day
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And i will not despise the day of small beginnings."
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Of small beginnings." [applause]
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[applause] hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. "what are you saying?"
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"what are you saying?" i'm saying right where you are,
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I'm saying right where you are, god can bless you.
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God can bless you. right where you are,
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Right where you are, god can use you.
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God can use you. right where you are,
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Right where you are, god can raise you from
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God can raise you from insignificance to great
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Insignificance to great impact for his glory.
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Impact for his glory. and i don't know who
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And i don't know who feels like giving up,
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Feels like giving up, but the lord
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But the lord told me to tell you,
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Told me to tell you, he's the god who can take
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He's the god who can take the small things
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The small things and multiply it exceedingly,
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And multiply it exceedingly, abundantly above all that
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Abundantly above all that you can ask or think.
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You can ask or think. i'm gonna ask you
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I'm gonna ask you to stand to your feet.
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To stand to your feet. and it seems like such a small
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And it seems like such a small thing that i'm gon' ask you.
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Thing that i'm gon' ask you. but i feel like saying
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But i feel like saying to every person in this room,
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To every person in this room, if you don't know
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If you don't know you're right with god,
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You're right with god, this is your altar call.
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This is your altar call. if you've got trouble
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If you've got trouble in your home or in your life,
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In your home or in your life, this is your altar call.
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This is your altar call. if you're in a painful season
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If you're in a painful season when it looks like your dream
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When it looks like your dream is drying up and dying,
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Is drying up and dying, god does not want you
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God does not want you to quit and give up.
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To quit and give up. i don't believe
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I don't believe you're here by accident.
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You're here by accident. i believe that there's glory
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I believe that there's glory in the insignificant.
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In the insignificant. when god breathes on it,
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When god breathes on it, it will live.
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It will live. and if i'm preaching
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And if i'm preaching to you and you know it,
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To you and you know it, get out of your seat
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Get out of your seat and come stand
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And come stand right down here.
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Right down here. i'm not gon' do this long.
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I'm not gon' do this long. it's not how long we pray,
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It's not how long we pray, it's the small prayers,
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It's the small prayers, it's the small beliefs,
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It's the small beliefs, it's all --
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It's all -- all it takes is
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All it takes is a mustard seed of faith.
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A mustard seed of faith. and if --
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And if -- especially, this is what i feel.
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Especially, this is what i feel. you're fighting for your
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You're fighting for your dream right now.
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Dream right now. you're fighting.
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You're fighting. you know you need to see
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You know you need to see a breakthrough.
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A breakthrough. you've worked hard
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You've worked hard and you need to see
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And you need to see a breakthrough.
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A breakthrough. come on.
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Come on. i need this church
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I need this church to just lift your hands
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To just lift your hands all over this room.
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All over this room. and maybe there's
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And maybe there's trouble in your home,
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Trouble in your home, shout the grace of g --
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Shout the grace of g -- if the grace of god
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If the grace of god doesn't do it,
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Doesn't do it, you sure can't do it.
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You sure can't do it. if you got a son on drugs
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If you got a son on drugs or daughter on drugs
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Or daughter on drugs or alcohol or whatever,
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Or alcohol or whatever, nothing --
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Nothing -- just see the small things
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Just see the small things god's doing.
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God's doing. he can turn it around
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He can turn it around if you'll believe.
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If you'll believe. and everybody pray, "jesus...
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And everybody pray, "jesus... >> congregation: jesus...
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>> congregation: jesus... >> i give you...
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>> i give you... >> congregation: i give you...
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>> congregation: i give you... >> the small things...
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>> the small things... >> congregation: the small
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>> congregation: the small things...
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Things... >> i will not despise...
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>> i will not despise... >> congregation: i will not
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>> congregation: i will not despise...
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Despise... >> the day of
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>> the day of small beginnings...
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Small beginnings... >> congregation: the day
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>> congregation: the day of small beginnings...
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Of small beginnings... >> i'm a little frustrated.
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>> i'm a little frustrated. i'm in a season where
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I'm in a season where it feels like i'm in
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It feels like i'm in the hall and you're behind
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The hall and you're behind the door doing big stuff
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The door doing big stuff for other people,
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For other people, but it's not happening
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But it's not happening where i am.
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Where i am. but that's changing now
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But that's changing now because i've heard
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Because i've heard a word from the lord.
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A word from the lord. i've got some
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I've got some small talk from angels,
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Small talk from angels, and i will not despise
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And i will not despise the day of small beginning."
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The day of small beginning." now, throw your
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Now, throw your hands up and say,
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Hands up and say, "lord, i receive your grace.
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"lord, i receive your grace. i receive your help.
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I receive your help. i receive your miracles.
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I receive your miracles. i receive your power.
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I receive your power. i receive it in jesus' name."
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I receive it in jesus' name." sing it with
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Sing it with everything you've got.
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>> ♪ who will never fail ♪
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>> say to the mountain,
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>> say to the mountain, "you're gonna be
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"you're gonna be a smooth plane."
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A smooth plane." your hands started it,
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Your hands started it, your hands are
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Your hands are going to finish it
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Going to finish it by god's grace.
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By god's grace. receive it today.
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Receive it today. receive it today.
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Receive it today. don't mistake where
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Don't mistake where you are as death pains,
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You are as death pains, it's birth pains.
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It's birth pains. yes, i do.
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Yes, i do. yes, i do.
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Yes, i do. nothing is impossible.
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Nothing is impossible. nothing is impossible.
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Nothing is impossible. nothing is impossible
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Nothing is impossible unto you.
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Unto you. nothing is
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Nothing is impossible unto you.
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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Watch this.
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Finish it.
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♪ >> that's why i ♪
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♪ trust him ♪
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♪ that's why i ♪
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♪ trust him ♪
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Alright, now listen to me,
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Alright, now listen to me, listen to me.
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Listen to me. i felt the lord
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I felt the lord check me and he said,
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Check me and he said, "i want you to challenge
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"i want you to challenge the young people, the youth
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The young people, the youth that are in this room.
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That are in this room. i'm going to transplant
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I'm going to transplant my dream for their life."
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My dream for their life." i don't know why i said forward.
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I don't know why i said forward. i don't know why i feel this,
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I don't know why i feel this, but i want teenagers,
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But i want teenagers, i want college students,
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I want college students, i want --
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I want -- if you're in your
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If you're in your twenties and under --
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Twenties and under -- this is crazy,
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This is crazy, i've never done this.
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I've never done this. but i want you to get
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But i want you to get on the stage with me
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On the stage with me because today's
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Because today's gon' be a day when god --
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Gon' be a day when god -- 'cause you, you gotta
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'cause you, you gotta know your purpose.
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Know your purpose. you gotta know your purpose.
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You gotta know your purpose. you gotta know your purpose.
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You gotta know your purpose. you gotta find your purpose.
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You gotta find your purpose. and you don't decide it.
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And you don't decide it. listen to me carefully,
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Listen to me carefully, you don't decide your purpose.
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You don't decide your purpose. it was put in you the day
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It was put in you the day you were conceived.
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You were conceived. [applause]
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[applause] and this is an important
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And this is an important service because if god's grace
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Service because if god's grace comes on you to do a thing,
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Comes on you to do a thing, nobody can hold you back,
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Nobody can hold you back, nobody can stop you,
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Nobody can stop you, nobody can tell you
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Nobody can tell you how far you can go
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How far you can go and how high.
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And how high. god puts a dream
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God puts a dream in his people.
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In his people. because if our young people
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Because if our young people don't have a vision,
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Don't have a vision, they become unrestrained.
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They become unrestrained. they'll waste years
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They'll waste years of their life
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Of their life doing crazy stuff,
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Doing crazy stuff, but when you've got a dis --
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But when you've got a dis -- when you got a vision
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When you got a vision for your life,
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For your life, it keeps you disciplined.
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It keeps you disciplined. and he says, "don't you despise
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And he says, "don't you despise the day of small beginnings."
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The day of small beginnings." don't you, don't you
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Don't you, don't you devalue who you are,
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Devalue who you are, who god is, and his dream
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Who god is, and his dream and purpose for your life.
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And purpose for your life. "because i'm gonna put things in
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"because i'm gonna put things in your heart to do and i'm gonna
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Your heart to do and i'm gonna give you the grace to do it."
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Give you the grace to do it." and this is how it happens.
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And this is how it happens. i was 20 years old when god
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I was 20 years old when god called me to preach.
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Called me to preach. how many of you are 20?
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How many of you are 20? let me see your hand,
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Let me see your hand, 20 year olds.
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20 year olds. raise your hand
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Raise your hand if you're 20 years old.
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If you're 20 years old. keep it up.
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Keep it up. i was you.
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I was you. come here, son.
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Come here, son. i was you.
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I was you. that's when, that's when --
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That's when, that's when -- now, if i had devalued
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Now, if i had devalued the call and said,
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The call and said, "well, you know..."
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"well, you know..." [mumbling]
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[mumbling] god found me at
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God found me at 20 years of age and said,
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20 years of age and said, "i have called you
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"i have called you to do a thing."
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To do a thing." [applause]
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[applause] and you're just as called
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And you're just as called as i am in whatever field
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As i am in whatever field god puts in your heart,
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God puts in your heart, but you gotta seek the lord.
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But you gotta seek the lord. you gotta seek the lord.
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You gotta seek the lord. if you just, kinda --
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If you just, kinda -- some people keep waiting
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Some people keep waiting on something to happen.
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If you're not careful,
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If you're not careful, you're gon' wait
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You're gon' wait your whole life.
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Your whole life. so, what is key is
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So, what is key is at a young, early age
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At a young, early age to really commit to god and say,
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To really commit to god and say, "show me the way."
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"show me the way." isn't this beautiful?
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Isn't this beautiful? you're so important to us.
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You're so important to us. you're so important
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You're so important to the kingdom of god.
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To the kingdom of god. and you're not gon' be perfect,
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And you're not gon' be perfect, and you're gonna mess up,
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And you're gonna mess up, and you're gonna do
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And you're gonna do stupid things,
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Stupid things, that's part of life.
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That's part of life. but if you'll keep holding
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But if you'll keep holding on to god, hold the line,
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On to god, hold the line, just get out front
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Just get out front and hold the line and say,
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And hold the line and say, "you know what?
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"you know what? i'mma stand for jesus.
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I'mma stand for jesus. i don't care what
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I don't care what other people do,
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Other people do, i'm gonna stand for jesus."
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I'm gonna stand for jesus." this is awesome.
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This is awesome. come on, come on, come on,
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Come on, come on, come on, come on, here they come.
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Come on, here they come. come on, this is beautiful.
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Come on, this is beautiful. this is great.
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This is great. and some of you,
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And some of you, some of you,
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Some of you, the lord wants you to get on
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The lord wants you to get on a stage because you've been
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A stage because you've been burying your talent,
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Burying your talent, and he wants you to stand
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And he wants you to stand on this stage because
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On this stage because it's the beginning.
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It's the beginning. and it may be in theatre,
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And it may be in theatre, it may be in music,
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It may be in music, it may be in arts, i don't know.
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It may be in arts, i don't know. but it's good for you to be on
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But it's good for you to be on this stage 'cause god says,
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This stage 'cause god says, "i want you to have influence
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"i want you to have influence on people in mighty ways."
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On people in mighty ways." you are called.
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You are called. i just wanna say it
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I just wanna say it like i wanna say it.
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Like i wanna say it. god's calling you to greatness,
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God's calling you to greatness, not mediocrity, greatness.
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Not mediocrity, greatness. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. stretch your hand this way.
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Stretch your hand this way. and all of you, just lift
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And all of you, just lift your hands up toward heaven.
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Your hands up toward heaven. you say, "i ain't
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You say, "i ain't never done that."
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Never done that." well, welcome
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Well, welcome to a new thing, come on.
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To a new thing, come on. and what you're saying is,
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And what you're saying is, "god, i'm grabbing your hand,
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"god, i'm grabbing your hand, and together, we're gonna
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And together, we're gonna do your will.
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Do your will. lead me and guide me."
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Lead me and guide me." now, pray right now,
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Now, pray right now, and i want them to begin
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And i want them to begin to sing this song and i want
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To sing this song and i want you to just close your eyes
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You to just close your eyes and i want you to say,
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And i want you to say, "jesus, i surrender
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"jesus, i surrender everything to you.
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Everything to you. i'm stressed out,
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I'm stressed out, worried about how
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Worried about how i'm gonna do it,
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I'm gonna do it, and what i'm
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And what i'm supposed to do,
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Supposed to do, and where i'm supposed to go.
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And where i'm supposed to go. so, i just give up and i give
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So, i just give up and i give everything over to you, use me."
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Everything over to you, use me." now, begin to worship him
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Now, begin to worship him all over this room.
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All over this room. sing and praise the lord.
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Sing and praise the lord. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. use me, use my gifts,
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Use me, use my gifts, use my talents.
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Use my talents. i will not despise the day
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I will not despise the day of small beginnings,
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Of small beginnings, small beginnings."
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Small beginnings." this is a big moment.
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This is a big moment. this is a moment
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This is a moment that will mark you.
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♪ never fail ♪
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I sought the lord.
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I sought the lord. sing it, i sought the lord.
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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Sing it with us.
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Sing it with us. that's why i trust him.
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>> ♪ that's why i trust him ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪ ♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪ ♪ and he answered ♪
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God's about to move again
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God's about to move again upon a new generation.
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>> ♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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That's why i trust him.
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♪ that's why i trust in god ♪
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[cheering and applause]
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>> i love this time of year.
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>> i love this time of year. i love that everybody's heart
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I love that everybody's heart and mind focuses on the cross,
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And mind focuses on the cross, and the blood of calvary
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And the blood of calvary and the resurrection
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And the resurrection of jesus christ at easter.
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Of jesus christ at easter. and some of you
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And some of you are searching today,
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Are searching today, some of you need
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Some of you need healing in your body,
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Healing in your body, some of you need
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Some of you need a massive miracle in your family
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A massive miracle in your family or in your finances,
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Or in your finances, and business, and health.
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And business, and health. well, i want you to know
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Well, i want you to know jesus loves you.
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Jesus loves you. pray this prayer with me
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Pray this prayer with me right where you are.
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Right where you are. say these words, say,
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Say these words, say, "jesus, i need you.
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"jesus, i need you. i surrender to you.
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I surrender to you. i give you my life.
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I give you my life. i mean it, lord.
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I mean it, lord. you are lord.
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You are lord. i confess you,
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I confess you, jesus, as my savior.
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Jesus, as my savior. forgive me, cleanse me
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Forgive me, cleanse me and i wanna follow you.
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And i wanna follow you. i wanna carry my cross
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I wanna carry my cross spiritually and follow you
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In jesus' name, amen."
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In jesus' name, amen." if you prayed that prayer,
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If you prayed that prayer, then just go online
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Then just go online and just show us
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And just show us and tell us on the website
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And tell us on the website what god has done.
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What god has done. there's free resources,
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There's free resources, there's salvation devotional
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There's salvation devotional we'll send you free.
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We'll send you free. it's our joy to do that.
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It's our joy to do that. and thank you so much for being
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And thank you so much for being a part of this telecast.
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>> i'm standing here
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In the center of my community
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Of eshkol,
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Of eshkol, an amazing community
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That you have met
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Many times before.
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A community that became
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The center of the horrific
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Day of october 7.
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And despite the fact
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That we have hundreds
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And thousands of people
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Among us that suffer
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From post trauma,
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Despite everything,
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Despite everything, our spirit is strong
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Our spirit is strong and we will rebuild
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And we will rebuild our community.
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Our community. and we're doing it
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And we're doing it thanks to you.
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We're doing it --
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We did it in the past
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And we are doing it now
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And we will continue to do it
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In the future.
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And today, we are here
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Building a resilience center,
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A place that will give
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A lot of strength
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And comfort
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To our community leaders.
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And together with you,
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We are building hundreds
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Of personal shelters
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For people that do not have
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A shelter in their home.
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Pastor jentezen,
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Your support,
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Just the statement of saying,
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"we are here with you,"
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This is what is really
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Strengthening our spirit.
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Our answer to terror
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Our answer to terror will always be to continue
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Will always be to continue to rebuild,
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To choose life and light.
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We are the people
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Of life and light.
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We are doing it,
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Christians and jews together.
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♪ ♪
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>> before i go,
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>> before i go, i wanna say thank you,
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I wanna say thank you, thank you, thank you
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Thank you, thank you to those of you who are
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To those of you who are supporting this ministry.
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Supporting this ministry. your gifts, your support
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Your gifts, your support allows us to take the gospel
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All over this world.
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And we are involved
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In so many amazing life-saving
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Projects because of your
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Generous giving.
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If you've watched us at
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If you've watched us at any length of time,
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Any length of time, you know that our ministry
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You know that our ministry absolutely stands with israel.
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We stand for the nation
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Of israel, and we love
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The people of israel.
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And with your help,
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And with your help, we're going to do even more
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We're going to do even more to bless the nation of israel.
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To bless the nation of israel. we're praying for the safe,
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Soon return of all the hostages.
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Keep praying as we have already
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Seen breakthroughs in israel.
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Some of the hostages
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Are returning home.
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This is the time to stand up
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This is the time to stand up and say to our jewish brothers
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And say to our jewish brothers and sisters,
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And sisters, "we love you and we are here
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"we love you and we are here for you.
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For you. we see you and never again.
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We see you and never again. in jesus' name."
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In jesus' name." and i want you to pray about
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And i want you to pray about what god would have you do
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What god would have you do to help us with all of our
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To help us with all of our projects around the world.
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Projects around the world. thank you.
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Thank you. together, we can do
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Together, we can do the impossible for the glory
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The impossible for the glory of god.
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♪ ♪
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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 - Small Talks From Angels (Part 2)

April 25, 2025 | 27:29

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