Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - Small Talks From Angels (Part 1)

August 14, 2025 | S25 E163 | 28:55

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 1) | August 14, 2025

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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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>> 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. "and the angel," notice this,
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"and the angel," notice this, "and the angel that talked
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"and the angel that talked with me came again
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With me came again and waked me as a man
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And waked me as a man that is wakened out
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That is wakened out of his sleep."
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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
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'knowest thou not what these things be?'
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What 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 plane,
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Shalt become a plane, 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; his hands
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On this house; his hands shall also finish it;
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Shall 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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Now, here's my verse, verse 10. "for who hath despised the day
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"for who hath despised the day of small things?
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Of small things? for they shall rejoice
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For they shall rejoice and see the plumb line
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And see the plumb line in the hand of zerubbabel
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In the hand of zerubbabel with those seven,
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With those seven, 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 it's one
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As a pastor because it's one of those great promises that
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Of those great promises that has helped us build the church.
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Has helped us build the church. zechariah 4 has been a theme.
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Zechariah 4 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
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On just the one that i'm looking at,
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That i'm looking at, but that whole bunch
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But that whole bunch of scriptures that i read
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Of scriptures that i read are powerful, powerful verses.
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Are powerful, 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
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It was like a mountain that was standing before him.
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That 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 said,
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And the angel said, "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 and plane
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To a smooth highway and plane that you will be able
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That you will be able to walk right into
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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
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Don't despise how insignificant it looks
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Insignificant it looks like your dream is just
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Like your dream is just so down here when you were
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So down here when you were believing for so much
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Believing for so much bigger and so much greater
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Bigger 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, the leaders over
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In that time, the leaders over that providence shut 'em down,
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That 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
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To this whole miracle is don't you despise
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Is don't you despise the little, small part
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The little, small part that god has started because
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That god has started because if god ever starts something,
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If god 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
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He will never leave it like it is,
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Leave it 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 devil was whispering
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The devil was whispering in zerubbabel's ear,
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In zerubbabel's ear, "you are a dismal failure.
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"you are a dismal failure. you ought to give up
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You ought to give up on that vision,
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On that vision, give up on that dream,
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Give up on that dream, give up on that hope because
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Give up on that hope because it's not going to happen."
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It's not going to happen." he's standing in the middle
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He's standing in the middle of the unfinished,
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Of the unfinished, he's depressed,
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He's depressed, nobody's showing up,
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Nobody's showing up, the excitement for
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The excitement for the vision and project
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The vision and project has waned and it's over.
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Has waned and it's over. have you ever had
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Have you ever had location frustration?
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Location frustration? by that, i mean you know
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By that, i mean you know where you're going,
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Where you're going, but you don't understand
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But you don't understand where you are.
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Where you are. do you think that we just
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Do you think that we just showed up and bam, the lord
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Showed up and bam, the lord gave us all of this?
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Gave us all of this? do you have any idea
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Do you have any idea 30 whatever years ago
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30 whatever years ago how that it looked
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How that it looked so impossible to be
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So impossible to be where we are today?
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Where we are today? how many times
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How many times hell whispered to me,
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Hell whispered to me, "you can't afford it,
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"you can't afford it, you can't do it,
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You can't do it, you are not good enough,
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You are not good enough, you --
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You -- this church can't do it."
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This church can't do it." and in those moments,
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And in those moments, that's when you need some
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That's when you need some small talk from the angel,
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Small talk from the angel, because god rarely
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Because god rarely starts out big and majestic.
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Starts out big and majestic. he says, "i wanna find people
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He says, "i wanna find people who value, despise not
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Who value, despise not the day of small beginnings.
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The day of small beginnings. god called you.
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God called you. god gave you the vision.
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God gave you the vision. he started it,
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He started it, and now you're discouraged,
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And now you're discouraged, but here comes an angel.
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But here comes an angel. i might be that angel today.
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I might be that angel today. here comes an angel
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Here comes an angel with small talk.
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With small talk. he said to him if you kept --
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He said to him if you kept -- keep reading, and i think
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Keep reading, and i think i read it.
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I read it. he said, "what do you
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He said, "what do you have in your hand?"
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Have in your hand?" he said, "i got a plumb line."
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He said, "i got a plumb line." that's the thing
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That's the thing these builders use.
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These builders use. he said, "all i got
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He said, "all i got is a plumb line."
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Is a plumb line." he said, "well,
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He said, "well, that's what i'm gonna use,
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That's what i'm gonna use, that's the small beginning."
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That's the small beginning." in other words,
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In other words, just hold the line.
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When god's told you something,
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Don't despise the day
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Of small beginnings.
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"i called you.
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I sent you.
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Your hand started it,
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Your hands are gonna finish it.
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It's not by might, it's not
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It's not by might, it's not by your talent and your power
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By your talent and your power and your connections,
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And your connections, but it's by my spirit,"
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But it's by my spirit," says the lord of hosts.
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Says the lord of hosts. "well, what do i do?"
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"well, what do i do?" you get out front
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You get out front and you hold the line.
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And you hold the line. just hold the line.
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Just hold the line. do what i told you to do.
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Do what i told you to do. ten years, nobody showed up,
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Ten years, nobody showed up, and then he said,
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And then he said, "and then take
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"and then take the finishing stone."
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The finishing stone." the headstone was the last stone
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The headstone was the last stone that you put in when
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That you put in when the project was complete.
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The project was complete. and he said,
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And he said, "go get the headstone."
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"go get the headstone." and it was a big deal back then.
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And it was a big deal back then. and he said, "start shouting
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And he said, "start shouting at the headstone."
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At the headstone." and i preached a sermon
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And i preached a sermon on this, and it was while we
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On this, and it was while we were building this building.
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And even my little son,
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Drake, rode in my lap.
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He was a little bitty fella,
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And they put us on a bulldozer.
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When we walked from the old
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Building to this building
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As a church, we pre --
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I preached, and we got out
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And walked down the street
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And came here, and we
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Dedicated this property,
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Dedicated this property, and we had a bulldozer.
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And we had a bulldozer. and me and drake got
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And me and drake got on the bulldozer,
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On the bulldozer, i wish they had let me
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I wish they had let me drove it around a little bit,
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Drove it around a little bit, but they didn't trust me
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But they didn't trust me to do that.
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To do that. and we sat up there
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And we sat up there and it was running,
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And it was running, but they wouldn't let us
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But they wouldn't let us go nowhere, amen.
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Go nowhere, amen. but we --
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But we -- the lord gave me a message
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The lord gave me a message in the middle of that
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In the middle of that and he said,
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And he said, "tell the people,
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"tell the people, every time they
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Every time they ride by the property,
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Ride by the property, shout, 'grace, grace.'"
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Shout, 'grace, grace.'" which means this,
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If god's grace doesn't do it,
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You can forget it.
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If you've got a dream
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If you've got a dream and it's bigger than what
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And it's bigger than what you're able to do
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You're able to do and it started out amazing,
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And it started out amazing, and now you're in a place
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And now you're in a place where a lot of activity
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Where a lot of activity is just not happening
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Is just not happening concerning that call
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Concerning that call and that dream,
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And that dream, it's gonna take
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It's gonna take the grace of god.
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The grace of god. there is a grace that god
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There is a grace that god can give you to do a thing.
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Can give you to do a thing. sometimes we look for
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Sometimes we look for the big things,
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The big things, but there's such glory
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But there's such glory in the small,
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In the small, significant thing that
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Significant thing that the grace of god is upon you,
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The grace of god is upon you, and that's what
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And that's what the angel was saying.
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The angel was saying. zerubbabel's standing there
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Zerubbabel's standing there in the midst of the unfinished
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In the midst of the unfinished wanting to quit.
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Wanting to quit. i need to tell somebody
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I need to tell somebody listening to me today,
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Listening to me today, it's never a good time to quit.
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It's never a good time to quit. you say, "but i'm going
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You say, "but i'm going through hell."
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Through hell." well, don't stop there.
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Well, don't stop there. keep on moving.
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Keep on moving. i walk through the valley
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I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
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Of the shadow of death, i don't camp out in it.
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I don't camp out in it. [applause]
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[applause] you know, god notices
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You know, god notices a holding on spirit.
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A holding on spirit. just get out front and hold
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Just get out front and hold the line sometimes and say,
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The line sometimes and say, "i'm not letting go
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"i'm not letting go until you bless me."
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Until you bless me." [applause]
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[applause] it's the little things.
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It's the little things. despise not the day
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Despise not the day of small beginnings.
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Of small beginnings. the bible said in micah 5:2,
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The bible said in micah 5:2, "who are you o, bethlehem
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"who are you o, bethlehem though you be small."
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Though you be small." you're tiny, you're small,
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You're tiny, you're small, but god had such a big plan
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But god had such a big plan for that little, little
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For that little, little town called bethlehem.
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Town called bethlehem. david, the king of israel
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David, the king of israel would be born in that city,
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Would be born in that city, and later jesus christ
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And later jesus christ would be born in that city.
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It was the beginning.
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What if they had despised
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The small beginning?
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The small beginning? there's glory in the little
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There's glory in the little thing when god's hand is on it.
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Thing when god's hand is on it. the scripture said,
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The scripture said, "can anything good
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"can anything good come out of nazareth?"
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Come out of nazareth?" that was a saying back
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That was a saying back then because it was
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Then because it was considered the smallest,
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Considered the smallest, little nowhere place
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Little nowhere place in israel in bible days.
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In israel in bible days. can anything good come
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Can anything good come out of that side of town?
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Out of that side of town? can anything good come out
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Can anything good come out of that bad neighborhood?
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Of that bad neighborhood? can anything good come out
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Can anything good come out of that dysfunctional family?
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Despise not the day
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Of small beginnings.
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It's little, but it's loaded.
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It's little, but it's loaded. 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 threw him
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And when they threw him in a pit, stripped him
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In a pit, stripped him of his coat, he was sold
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Of his coat, he was sold into egyptian slavery,
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Into 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
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But he worked so hard that potiphar,
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So hard that potiphar, the chief executioner of egypt,
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The chief executioner of egypt, put him over his whole house.
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Put him over 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." i mean, i could see that
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I mean, i could see that in my mind.
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In my mind. his cell was so clean,
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His cell was so clean, his bed was so made,
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His bed was so made, even his little mouse was
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Even his little mouse was shampooed and he'd say, "sit,"
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Shampooed and he'd say, "sit," and it would sit and go up --
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And it would sit and go up -- i don't know what it was,
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I don't know what it was, but wherever he was,
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But wherever he was, he flourished.
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He flourished. 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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[applause] clean your car up, amen.
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Clean your car up, amen. how 'bout the little things?
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How 'bout the little things? "whoo, i'm waiting on god
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"whoo, i'm waiting on god to give me my house."
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To give me my house." but the apartment you're in,
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But the apartment you're in, you don't keep it clean.
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You don't keep it clean. you gotta value where you are.
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You gotta value where you are. and god sees that stuff.
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And god sees that stuff. [applause]
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[applause] alright.
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Alright. you want bible for it?
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You want bible for it? luke 19, the parable
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Luke 19, the parable of the talents.
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Of the talents. the first talent was given --
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The first talent was given -- the first servant was
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The first servant was given a talent.
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Given a talent. and the bible said,
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And the bible said, "he looked at it and said,
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"he looked at it and said, that's all i'm getting?'"
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That's all i'm getting?'" and the bible said,
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And the bible said, "he looked at it and then,
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"he looked at it and then, 'this small-time mess.
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'this small-time mess. this ain't gonna buy nothing.
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This ain't gonna buy nothing. i'm not gonna do
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I'm not gonna do nothing with this.
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Nothing with this. that's just a little bit.
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That's just a little bit. i'm gonna wait till i win
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I'm gonna wait till i win the lottery and then
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The lottery and then i'm gonna do something with it.
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I'm gonna do something with it. but right now, this is nothing."
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But right now, this is nothing." and the bible said
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And the bible said that he hid it.
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That he hid it. the second servant
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The second servant was given his talent,
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And he took it,
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And he invested it,
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And he worked it,
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And he did not despise
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The day of small beginnings.
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And listen to this.
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The bible said he was,
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"faithful with a little."
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Jesus said, "because you've been
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Faithful with a little,"
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And jesus translates
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Faithfulness with a little
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To kingdom reigning.
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And he put him over ten cities
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And he put him over ten cities if you keep reading that story.
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If you keep reading that story. he put him over ten cities
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He put him over ten cities because he was
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Because he was faithful with a little.
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Faithful with a little. and he looked at the guy
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And he looked at the guy who did nothing with
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Who did nothing with what he had because
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What he had because it was too little,
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It was too little, and he said,
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And he said, "you are a wicked servant
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And i'm gonna take what
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You've got and give it to that
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Guy who would do something with
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What he had and wouldn't despise
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The day of small beginnings."
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When you understand that.
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When you understand that. you know the bible said
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You know the bible said that god told samuel to go
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That god told samuel to go anoint someone to be king
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Anoint someone to be king of israel in jesse's house.
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Of israel in jesse's house. and jesse, the father,
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And jesse, the father, brought in all his boys.
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Brought in all his boys. he had eight boys.
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He had eight boys. he brought all of them
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He brought all of them in but david.
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In but david. and the seven looked like that
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And the seven looked like that they were king material.
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They were king material. and samuel started to pour
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And samuel started to pour the oil on 'em and he said,
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The oil on 'em and he said, "not that one, not that one,
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"not that one, not that one, not that one, not that one,
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Not that one, not that one, not that one."
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Not that one." and he said, "do you not
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And he said, "do you not have anybody else?"
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Have anybody else?" he said, "i do have
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He said, "i do have a boy out there,
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A boy out there, but i don't even believe
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But i don't even believe in him and i'm his father.
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In him and i'm his father. i'm just telling you,
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I'm just telling you, he's just a little old.
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He's just a little old. he's the runt of the litter.
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He's the runt of the litter. and" --
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And" -- listen to what god said though.
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Listen to what god said though. i love this about god.
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I love this about god. god said in psalm 78,
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God said in psalm 78, "i saw david when he was
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"i saw david when he was following the ewes
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Following the ewes pregnant with lambs."
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Pregnant with lambs." god said, "i noticed david."
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God said, "i noticed david." god's notices the little
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God's notices the little things about our walk,
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Things about our walk, about our life that
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About our life that other people don't see.
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Other people don't see. god said, "the first time
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God said, "the first time david caught my attention,
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David caught my attention, it was because he was
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It was because he was kind to pregnant sheep.
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Kind to pregnant sheep. i liked how he picked up that
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I liked how he picked up that pregnant sheep and carried it
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Pregnant sheep and carried it when it was struggling."
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When it was struggling." and god said,
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And god said, "you think i don't see
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"you think i don't see the little things?
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The little things? i'm the god who notices
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I'm the god who notices the little things."
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The little things." [applause]
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[applause] god noticed joshua
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God noticed joshua in exodus 33:11.
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In exodus 33:11. for the first time,
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For the first time, joshua is mentioned,
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Joshua is mentioned, and the bible said that
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And the bible said that the young man tarried
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The young man tarried in the tabernacle.
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In the tabernacle. he tarried in the tabernacle.
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He tarried in the tabernacle. when the church service was
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When the church service was over, all of his buddies said,
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Over, all of his buddies said, "let's go play ball.
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"let's go play ball. let's have a good time."
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Let's have a good time." but this young lad
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But this young lad named joshua, god said,
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Named joshua, god said, "i noticed he loves that church,
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"i noticed he loves that church, i notice he won't --
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I notice he won't -- he's volunteering.
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He's volunteering. i notice if they need
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I notice if they need somebody to park the cars,
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Somebody to park the cars, he parks the cars.
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He parks the cars. if they need somebody
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If they need somebody to usher, he ushers.
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To usher, he ushers. if they need somebody
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If they need somebody in the choir,
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In the choir, he joins the choir.
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He joins the choir. if they --
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If they -- he loves my tabernacle.
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He loves my tabernacle. he tarries in the tabernacle."
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He tarries in the tabernacle." he became a mighty general,
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He became a mighty general, but it started just
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But it started just loving the house.
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Loving the house. "i noticed that," god said.
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"i noticed that," god said. god first noticed elisha when
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God first noticed elisha when he was pouring water over
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He was pouring water over the hands of elijah.
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The hands of elijah. it's the little things,
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It's the little things, the insignificant things.
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The insignificant things. the only thing one time jesus
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The only thing one time jesus told the disciples to do was,
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Told the disciples to do was, "push the ship off the shore,
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"push the ship off the shore, and make a platform for me
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And make a platform for me because there's so many people,
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Because there's so many people, i need to stand and borrow
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I need to stand and borrow your business,
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Your business, your fishing boat,
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Your fishing boat, i need to use it
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I need to use it to preach from."
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To preach from." and all they did was push
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And all they did was push the boat out into the water
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The boat out into the water to let jesus stand and preach.
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To let jesus stand and preach. jesus notices the little things.
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Jesus notices the little things. setting the stage for a miracle.
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Setting the stage for a miracle. i remember when jairus' daughter
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I remember when jairus' daughter was dead, the scripture said
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Was dead, the scripture said that jesus told nine
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That jesus told nine of the disciples to wait
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Of the disciples to wait out in the hall.
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Out in the hall. said, "everybody get out
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Said, "everybody get out of the room,"
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Of the room," and turned to nine
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And turned to nine of his disciples and said,
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Of his disciples and said, "y'all stay out here
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"y'all stay out here in the hall."
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In the hall." and he took three
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And he took three of his disciples and went
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Of his disciples and went in the room with him.
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In the room with him. and what i want you
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And what i want you to understand is sometimes
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To understand is sometimes god watches what you do
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God watches what you do when he has you standing
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When he has you standing in the lobby when
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In the lobby when he's doing big business
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He's doing big business behind the door in
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Behind the door in other people's ministries,
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Other people's ministries, and other people's dreams,
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And other people's dreams, and other people's lives,
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And other people's lives, and other people's visions.
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And other people's visions. but they had to keep
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But they had to keep a good attitude.
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A good attitude. god had a mighty plan
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God had a mighty plan for all nine of those guys.
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For all nine of those guys. come on, say, "amen."
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Come on, say, "amen." >> congregation: amen.
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>> congregation: amen. >> but they had to have a good
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>> but they had to have a good attitude in the hallway when
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Attitude in the hallway when god was doing big stuff.
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God was doing big stuff. he was raising a dead person
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He was raising a dead person with three other disciples
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With three other disciples in that room, and they
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In that room, and they didn't get to go in there,
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Didn't get to go in there, they had to stay out
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They had to stay out in the hall.
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In the hall. sometimes god has you
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Sometimes god has you in the hall to give you
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In the hall to give you an attitude check.
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An attitude check. he notices the little things.
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He notices the little things. it's not easy to stay
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It's not easy to stay in the lobby when jesus
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In the lobby when jesus is doing big business behind
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Is doing big business behind the door with other people.
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The door with other people. keep a good attitude.
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Keep a good attitude. the little things.
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The little things. the little things.
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The little things. little things
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Little things can distract us,
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Can distract us, wait in the lobby.
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Wait in the lobby. the power of waiting in
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The power of waiting in the lobby with a good attitude
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The lobby with a good attitude is so important until god
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Is so important until god says it's your turn.
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Says it's your turn. the power of pushing
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The power of pushing the boat out and providing
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The boat out and providing a stage for somebody else,
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A stage for somebody else, it seems like it's a
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It seems like it's a little thing and they're
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Little thing and they're doing the big thing.
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Doing the big thing. but somebody had to push
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But somebody had to push that boat out.
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That boat out. god notices the little things.
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>> those of you watching
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>> those of you watching at home today or wherever
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At home today or wherever you're viewing this,
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You're viewing this, you may be in the trial
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You may be in the trial of a lifetime.
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Of a lifetime. some of you don't understand
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Some of you don't understand why you are where you are.
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Why you are where you are. but i'm telling you,
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But i'm telling you, you're watching this program
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You're watching this program right now because
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Right now because it's a kingdom connection.
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It's a kingdom connection. that's what we felt in prayer
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That's what we felt in prayer god told us to call this
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God told us to call this ministry some 40 years ago.
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Ministry some 40 years ago. and i'm telling you,
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And i'm telling you, his grace can give
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His grace can give you that connection with god
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You that connection with god that can heal your broken heart.
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That can heal your broken heart. pray this prayer.
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Pray this prayer. say, “jesus, help us, lord.
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Say, “jesus, help us, lord. we need your help.
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We need your help. and god, we're crying
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And god, we're crying out to you for mercy,
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Out to you for mercy, and we're crying out to you
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And we're crying out to you for divine intervention.
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For divine intervention. we can't fix it, but you can.
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We can't fix it, but you can. we can't heal it,
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We can't heal it, but you can heal it.
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You are a healer.”
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Say that.
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“you are a healer
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Of broken families,
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Broken bodies,
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Broken minds,
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And broken relationships.
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And in jesus' name we claim
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Healing power right now.
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Healing power right now. and lord, i thank you
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And lord, i thank you that i'm forgiven.
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That i'm forgiven. in jesus' name, amen and amen.”
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>> if you just prayed
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With pastor jentezen
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And gave your life to jesus,
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Welcome to the family of god.
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This is the most important
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Decision you'll ever make,
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And we wanna walk with you.
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Call the number on your screen
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Right now.
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Our prayer team is here
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For you.
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Or visit us online
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To help you take
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Your first steps
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With jesus.
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> in the past two years,
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Israel has endured
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The worst massacre of jews
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Since the holocaust,
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And was attacked
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On seven fronts,
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Terror tunnels,
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Missiles and drones,
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Tens of thousands of rockets
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And ballistic missiles
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Rained down on
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Innocent civilians.
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For over six years,
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Jentezen franklin
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Media ministries
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Has taken bold action,
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Building life-saving projects
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Across israel.
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Together,
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With the jewish national fund
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And with your faithful support,
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We've helped to protect
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The jewish people.
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Now, we're launching
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Phase two of our mission.
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Light over darkness:
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Rebuild and restore.
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Phase two is about protecting
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Life and restoring it.
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Together we are building
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Fortified homes with safe rooms
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For families on the frontlines,
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Establishing trauma centers
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To heal children from war,
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Constructing civil
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Defense centers to protect
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Entire communities
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And training a new generation
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Of search and rescue volunteers
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To respond when danger returns.
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This is about
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Preparing the nation,
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This is about
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Fulfilling prophesy.
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Together, we're helping
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The jewish people survive.
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Join us now,
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Visit jentezenfranklin.org
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And be apart of tangible
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Impact throughout israel.
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Together, we can do
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Something amazing
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For the glory of god.
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♪ ♪
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>> i really wanna thank you
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>> i really wanna thank you for supporting this ministry.
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For supporting this ministry. pray about what
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Pray about what god would have you do.
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God would have you do. we don't tell people what
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We don't tell people what to give and we don't take a lot
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To give and we don't take a lot of time talking about it.
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Of time talking about it. we do like to talk about
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We do like to talk about the amazing, life-saving
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The amazing, life-saving projects that we have
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Projects that we have going on specifically
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In the nation of israel.
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It's a big project
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And it's ongoing,
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It's constructions,
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It's amazing and we're
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Fulfilling prophecy.
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We're comforting god's people
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And we're building up
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The nation of israel
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In the most troubled
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Neighborhood in the world,
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The gaza strip.
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We're right there
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With the love of god.
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Together we can make
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A profound difference.
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A profound difference. ask the lord what
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Ask the lord what he would have you do
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He would have you do to help us reach the people
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To help us reach the people in israel like never before.
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♪ ♪
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>> we hope you've enjoyed this
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Teaching by jentezen franklin
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And thank you for your
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Continued support
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Of this ministry.
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For more information
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About this message
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And other ministry resources,
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Visit us online
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At jentezenfranklin.tv.
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♪ ♪
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Jentezen Franklin - Small Talks From Angels (Part 1)

August 14, 2025 | S25 E163 | 28:55

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