Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - Turn Up The Fire (Part 1)

December 29, 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 - Turn Up The Fire (Part 1) | December 29, 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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♪ ♪
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>> 1 kings 18,
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>> 1 kings 18, "then elijah said
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"then elijah said to all the people,
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To all the people, 'come near to me.'
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'come near to me.' so all the people
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So all the people came near to him.
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And he repaired
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The altar of the lord
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That was broken down.
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And elijah took twelve stones,
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According to the number
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Of the tribes of jacob --
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The sons of jacob,
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Whom the word of the lord
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Had come, saying,
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'israel shall be your name.'
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Then with the stones
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He built an altar
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In the name of the lord;
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He made a trench
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Around it large enough
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To hold two seahs of seed.
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And he put the wood in order,"
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Notice that, "he put wood
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In order and then he cut
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The bull in pieces,
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Laid it the wood,
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Poured waterpots full of water
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Poured waterpots full of water on the burnt sacrifice
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On the burnt sacrifice on the wood.
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On the wood. then he said,
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Then he said, 'do it a second time.'
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'do it a second time.' and then he said,
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And then he said, 'do it a third time,'
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'do it a third time,' and they did it.
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And they did it. and so, the water ran all over
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And so, the water ran all over the altar and filled the trench.
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The altar and filled the trench. and then elijah, at the time
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And then elijah, at the time of the evening sacrifice,
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Of the evening sacrifice, came near and said,
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Came near and said, 'lord god of abraham,
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'lord god of abraham, isaac, and israel, let it be
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Isaac, and israel, let it be known this day that
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Known this day that you are god in israel,
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You are god in israel, and i am your servant,
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And i am your servant, and that i have done
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And that i have done all these things at your word."
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All these things at your word." verse 38, "then the fire
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Verse 38, "then the fire of the lord fell,"
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Of the lord fell," then the fire of the lord fell,
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Then the fire of the lord fell, "and consumed
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"and consumed the burnt sacrifice, the wood,
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The stones, the dust."
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Fire was --
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Fire was proof that
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The sacrifice had been received.
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"and it licked up the water
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That was in the trench.
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Now when all the people saw it,"
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Now when all the people saw it," when the fire fell,
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When the fire fell, they didn't just sit there
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They didn't just sit there and watch it, but,
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And watch it, but, "they fell on their faces;
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"they fell on their faces; and they said,
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And they said, 'the lord, he is god!
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'the lord, he is god! the lord, he is god!'"
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The lord, he is god!'" verse 41,
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Verse 41, "then elijah said to ahab,
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"then elijah said to ahab, 'go up, and eat and drink;
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'go up, and eat and drink; for there is the sound
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For there is the sound of an abundance of rain.'"
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Of an abundance of rain.'" i wanna preach to you
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I wanna preach to you for just a few moments
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For just a few moments about this fire,
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About this fire, and i want god
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And i want god to speak to us all
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To speak to us all and rekindle and turn up
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And rekindle and turn up that fire in our hearts
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That fire in our hearts and in this church.
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Jack london, the famous
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Short story writer,
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Wrote a little book,
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It's about a hundred pages
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Or so long called,
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"to build a fire."
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And two of the things that
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He points out in that story
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Is that fire is essential.
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Fire is something that
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Fire is something that a person cannot make it long.
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A person cannot make it long. and his books were about
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And his books were about another time in generation
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Another time in generation when men were explorers,
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When men were explorers, and men would push the limits,
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And men would push the limits, and there --
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And there -- it's about a hiker
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It's about a hiker in canada who goes
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In canada who goes into the yukon wilderness,
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Into the yukon wilderness, and the snow, and the dangers
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And the snow, and the dangers that are there.
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That are there. and how essential fire was.
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And how essential fire was. it was only him and his dog.
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It was only him and his dog. before he went out into
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Before he went out into the extreme wilderness,
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The extreme wilderness, he stopped and he encountered
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He stopped and he encountered an old man who was
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An old man who was a veteran of living
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A veteran of living in the wilderness
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In the wilderness by himself, a legend, really.
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By himself, a legend, really. and he began to speak
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And he began to speak to this young kid and --
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To this young kid and -- who was about to go where
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Who was about to go where not many people could survive.
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Not many people could survive. and he warned him against
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And he warned him against this extreme cold.
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This extreme cold. he warned him that it
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He warned him that it could get extremely cold,
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Could get extremely cold, and when it's 50 below or more,
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And when it's 50 below or more, you should never be
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You should never be in the wilderness by yourself
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In the wilderness by yourself when it's extremely cold.
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When it's extremely cold. but the hiker was competent,
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But the hiker was competent, and he was used to outdoor
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And he was used to outdoor wilderness experiences,
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Wilderness experiences, and he didn't really
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And he didn't really pay it a lot of attention,
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Pay it a lot of attention, how cold it was.
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How cold it was. he was doing good until
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He was doing good until he was crossing a river
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He was crossing a river that was frozen over,
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That was frozen over, and the ice broke,
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And the ice broke, and he went under,
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And he went under, and instantly he knew
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And instantly he knew he was in trouble.
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He was in trouble. he miraculously got out
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He miraculously got out of the water and got
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Of the water and got under a spruce tree.
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Under a spruce tree. and he knew that it was critical
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And he knew that it was critical and essential for life
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And essential for life to get a fire going.
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To get a fire going. he took his moccasin shoes off
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He took his moccasin shoes off and all of the clothing,
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And all of the clothing, and he tried his best
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And he tried his best to build a fire.
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To build a fire. and he was doing a good job,
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And he was doing a good job, but his hands began to freeze.
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But his hands began to freeze. he noticed that he,
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He noticed that he, in a matter of minutes,
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In a matter of minutes, could not --
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Could not -- had no control over his hands.
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Had no control over his hands. and it talks about how that
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And it talks about how that even with his teeth,
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Even with his teeth, he was so desperate
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He was so desperate to get a fire going
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To get a fire going that he put the matches
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That he put the matches in his teeth and tried to --
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In his teeth and tried to -- and then put the moss
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And then put the moss and the sticks in his hand
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And the sticks in his hand because his hand couldn't
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Because his hand couldn't feel anything anyhow.
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Feel anything anyhow. and so, he didn't care
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And so, he didn't care if it burned him,
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If it burned him, he just was desperate
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He just was desperate to save his life.
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To save his life. and somehow, he lit it --
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And somehow, he lit it -- he lit it with the match
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He lit it with the match and the teeth,
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And the teeth, and it was enough
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And it was enough to get the moss
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To get the moss and the little twigs
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And the little twigs in his hand,
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In his hand, and he set it down
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And he set it down and fed the fire,
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And fed the fire, push some little twigs in.
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Push some little twigs in. and it was going good,
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And it was going good, and he was feeling the heat
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And he was feeling the heat as it was growing.
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As it was growing. and he reached up
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And he reached up and made a mistake.
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And made a mistake. and if you're reading this,
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And if you're reading this, this is a bad sunday that you
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This is a bad sunday that you shouldn't have come.
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Shouldn't have come. i'm gonna be a spoiler today.
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I'm gonna be a spoiler today. and he reaches up and he takes
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And he reaches up and he takes the twigs just to feed the fire
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The twigs just to feed the fire 'cause it's going good.
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'cause it's going good. and when he does,
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And when he does, he didn't notice
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He didn't notice that that spruce tree was --
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That that spruce tree was -- the limbs were heavy,
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The limbs were heavy, heavy with snow.
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Heavy with snow. and it started a avalanche
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And it started a avalanche basically on that tree,
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Basically on that tree, from the top
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From the top all the way down somehow,
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All the way down somehow, one limb released its snow,
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One limb released its snow, and it hit another and another
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And it hit another and another and the vibrations start
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And the vibrations start going through the tree,
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Going through the tree, and they landed
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And they landed right on that fire.
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Right on that fire. and that fire went out,
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And that fire went out, and the man died by a dead fire.
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And the man died by a dead fire. fire that was once there, but --
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Fire that was once there, but -- fire was so essential that
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Fire was so essential that there was no chance to live.
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There was no chance to live. i wanna say something from
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I wanna say something from the bottom of my heart to you.
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The bottom of my heart to you. it's impossible to live
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It's impossible to live for jesus christ without
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For jesus christ without the fire of god in your life.
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The fire of god in your life. it becomes a drudgery,
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It becomes a drudgery, it becomes a religion,
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It becomes a religion, it becomes something
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It becomes something that's not real,
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That's not real, it becomes something
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It becomes something that you are sincere,
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That you are sincere, but it's empty.
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But it's empty. you're saved,
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You're saved, you're on your way to heaven.
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You're on your way to heaven. thanks be unto god for that.
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Thanks be unto god for that. but the fire is essential.
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But the fire is essential. jesus --
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Jesus -- john the baptist said,
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John the baptist said, i indeed baptize you in water,
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I indeed baptize you in water, but he that is coming after me
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But he that is coming after me shall baptize you in
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Shall baptize you in the holy ghost and fire.
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The holy ghost and fire. he wouldn't have said fire
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He wouldn't have said fire if he didn't mean it.
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If he didn't mean it. fire is a symbol of god.
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Fire is a symbol of god. the bible said in hebrews 12,
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The bible said in hebrews 12, our god is a consuming fire.
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Our god is a consuming fire. he led them in the wilderness
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He led them in the wilderness with a cloud of fire
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With a cloud of fire because without the fire,
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Because without the fire, you don't have the leading
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You don't have the leading for the next step
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For the next step and the next season
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And the next season to cross over into
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To cross over into the new things that god
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The new things that god may have for you.
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May have for you. it's essential.
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It's essential. fire is essential
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Fire is essential to the leading of god.
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To the leading of god. fire was in the temple.
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Fire was in the temple. it was critical that the fire
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It was critical that the fire on the altar never go out.
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On the altar never go out. and so, what i'm preaching
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And so, what i'm preaching to you today is that --
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To you today is that -- i'm trying to say that
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I'm trying to say that we must have a burning fire
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We must have a burning fire in this church and in our
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In this church and in our own personal lives.
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Own personal lives. in 2025, we must have
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In 2025, we must have the fire of the holy spirit.
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The fire of the holy spirit. i don't want this church
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I don't want this church to dry up and die.
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To dry up and die. i don't care
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I don't care how many people we have,
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How many people we have, i don't care how many
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I don't care how many buildings we have.
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Buildings we have. i mean that from
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I mean that from the bottom of my heart.
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The bottom of my heart. i've come to far to dry up now
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I've come to far to dry up now and become a tumbleweed
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And become a tumbleweed spiritually speaking.
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Spiritually speaking. i want the fire of god
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I want the fire of god to burn in this place.
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To burn in this place. the fire of the holy ghost.
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The fire of the holy ghost. jeremiah had the fire
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Jeremiah had the fire shut up in his bones.
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Shut up in his bones. he had it in his bones.
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He had it in his bones. he --
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He -- that's a pentecostal preacher
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That's a pentecostal preacher with a fever, amen.
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With a fever, amen. he said, "it's like a fire
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He said, "it's like a fire shut up in my bones."
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Shut up in my bones." isaiah had burning lips.
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Isaiah had burning lips. the angel took a coal from off
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The angel took a coal from off the altars of heaven
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The altars of heaven and touched his lips
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And touched his lips and set his words on fire,
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And set his words on fire, and he said, "here am i.
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And he said, "here am i. send me."
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Send me." and god sent him
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And god sent him to change the world.
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To change the world. and even in acts 2,
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And even in acts 2, the bible talks about
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The bible talks about how that when they went
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How that when they went into the upper room
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Into the upper room on the day of pentecost,
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On the day of pentecost, that there were tongues of fire
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That there were tongues of fire that were flaming on top
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That were flaming on top of every one of
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Of every one of the 120 in the upper room,
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The 120 in the upper room, symbolic of the presence of god,
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Symbolic of the presence of god, who is a consuming fire.
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Who is a consuming fire. god knows that we need
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God knows that we need the fire of the holy ghost.
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The fire of the holy ghost. i want it in my bones,
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I want it in my bones, i want it on my preaching,
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I want it on my preaching, i want it on our singing,
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I want it on our singing, i want it in my soul,
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I want it in my soul, i want it on my head cleansing
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I want it on my head cleansing and purifying my thoughts.
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And purifying my thoughts. i want the fire of
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I want the fire of the holy ghost in this church.
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The holy ghost in this church. a passion for god is another way
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A passion for god is another way of saying the fire of god.
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Of saying the fire of god. the fire of the holy ghost
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The fire of the holy ghost needs to be in this pulpit.
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Needs to be in this pulpit. the fire of the holy ghost
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The fire of the holy ghost needs to be on our singing.
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Needs to be on our singing. the fire needs to be
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The fire needs to be on our musicians.
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On our musicians. the fire needs to be
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The fire needs to be on our greeters.
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On our greeters. the fire needs to be
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The fire needs to be in our hand clapping
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In our hand clapping 'cause when it is,
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'cause when it is, it won't be a golf clap.
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It won't be a golf clap. it will be, "hallelujah,
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It will be, "hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah."
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Hallelujah, hallelujah." the fire needs to be
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The fire needs to be in our shouts.
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In our shouts. the fire needs to be
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The fire needs to be in our worship.
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In our worship. the fire needs to be
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The fire needs to be in our praise.
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In our praise. it used to be people came
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It used to be people came to pentecostal church to see
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To pentecostal church to see what was gon' happen.
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What was gon' happen. they didn't know what
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They didn't know what people were gon' do.
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People were gon' do. now, if they come,
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Now, if they come, they fall asleep,
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They fall asleep, they're looking on
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They're looking on their phones and young people
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Their phones and young people thumbing through.
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Thumbing through. you let the fire of god
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You let the fire of god hit a church,
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Hit a church, and it's something.
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And it's something. it keeps your ey --
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It keeps your ey -- you don't know
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You don't know what's gonna happen next.
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[applause]
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Fire is essential,
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Fire is essential, it's intense, it's hot.
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It's intense, it's hot. fire can burn out sin,
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Fire can burn out sin, fire can burn out apathy.
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Fire can burn out apathy. jesus said, "if you're lukewarm,
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Jesus said, "if you're lukewarm, i'll spew you out of my mouth.
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I'll spew you out of my mouth. he warned that
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He warned that the end time church,
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The end time church, the number one characteristic
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The number one characteristic would be they would drift
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Would be they would drift from being on fire
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From being on fire to lukewarmness.
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To lukewarmness. it's not that
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It's not that they don't love god,
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They don't love god, it's not that they don't
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It's not that they don't have some of the fire.
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Have some of the fire. you can't have lukewarm
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You can't have lukewarm and not have some of the fire.
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And not have some of the fire. you love jesus,
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You love jesus, but you're not on fire,
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But you're not on fire, and there's a big difference.
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And there's a big difference. and lord, i want us
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And lord, i want us to understand that the process
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To understand that the process of building a fire is given
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Of building a fire is given to us by the prophet elijah.
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To us by the prophet elijah. god's interested in the fire.
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God's interested in the fire. god was the one who wanted
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God was the one who wanted the fire on mount carmel
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The fire on mount carmel in the text that i read.
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In the text that i read. god said,
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God said, "elijah, climb mount carmel
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"elijah, climb mount carmel and build me an altar
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And build me an altar so that the fire
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So that the fire can fall on the nation,
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Can fall on the nation, and on my people,
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And on my people, and on the church."
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And on the church." he wants the fire to burn.
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He wants the fire to burn. he wants in his church to be
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He wants in his church to be that passionate fire of god.
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That passionate fire of god. so, elijah gives us
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So, elijah gives us fire building 101.
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Fire building 101. he gives us
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He gives us two or three steps.
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Two or three steps. he said, "number one,
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He said, "number one, rebuild the altar.
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Rebuild the altar. take 12 stones,"
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Take 12 stones," did you catch it?
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Did you catch it? "take 12 stones and make
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"take 12 stones and make that the foundation."
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That the foundation." and the foundation has to be
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And the foundation has to be laid for the fire of god
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Laid for the fire of god to fall on a person,
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To fall on a person, a family, or a church
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A family, or a church and a ministry, a nation.
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And a ministry, a nation. you have to go back and rebuild
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You have to go back and rebuild the 12 stones or the foundation.
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The 12 stones or the foundation. foundational stone's a part
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Foundational stone's a part of the fire falling.
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Of the fire falling. the right foundation matters.
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The right foundation matters. the thing that sustains
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The thing that sustains and will make the fire burn
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And will make the fire burn through this year is when you
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Through this year is when you have the right foundation.
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Have the right foundation. there is jesus.
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There is jesus. we believe that one of those
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We believe that one of those stones in the main cornerstone
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Stones in the main cornerstone of the whole foundation
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Of the whole foundation of our faith is jesus christ.
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Of our faith is jesus christ. there is no other way to heaven.
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There is no other way to heaven. there is no other way.
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There is no other way. there's only two fires,
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There's only two fires, the fire of hell and the fire
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The fire of hell and the fire of the holy ghost.
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Of the holy ghost. and one of 'em's gon' catch you.
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And one of 'em's gon' catch you. one of 'em's gonna burn you.
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One of 'em's gonna burn you. one of 'em's gonna get you.
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One of 'em's gonna get you. oh, we need to remember
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Oh, we need to remember one of those stones
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One of those stones is eternal judgment.
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Is eternal judgment. one of those stones,
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One of those stones, if you don't repent,
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If you don't repent, you will perish and go to hell.
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You will perish and go to hell. and we need
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And we need the stone of repentance,
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The stone of repentance, and we need the stone of jesus.
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And we need the stone of jesus. what is jesus?
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What is jesus? he said, "i am the way,
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He said, "i am the way, i am the truth, i am the life.
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I am the truth, i am the life. no man gets to the father
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No man gets to the father but my me."
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But my me." you can't get to the father,
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You can't get to the father, you can't get to god,
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You can't get to god, the creator, elohim.
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The creator, elohim. you can't go through
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You can't go through any religion, every religion.
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Any religion, every religion. you can't go through stones,
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You can't go through stones, talking to rocks,
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Talking to rocks, and putting them in your house.
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And putting them in your house. you can't go.
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You can't go. you can't go through
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You can't go through any other religion.
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Any other religion. i don't care who
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I don't care who their leader is.
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Their leader is. there is only one.
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There is only one. he is jesus, he is lord.
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He is jesus, he is lord. i'm not doing this
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I'm not doing this to rally support.
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To rally support. it's the truth.
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[cheering and applause]
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We've come to a time
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We've come to a time when people think any old way
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When people think any old way can get you to heaven,
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Can get you to heaven, but that's a lie.
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But that's a lie. that's a doctrine of the demon.
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That's a doctrine of the demon. there's only one.
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There's only one. there's no compromise on jesus.
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There's no compromise on jesus. he was born of a virgin,
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He was born of a virgin, he lived a sinless life,
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He lived a sinless life, he died on a cross,
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He died on a cross, he rose three days later.
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He rose three days later. he said, "i give you
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He said, "i give you eternal life,"
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Eternal life," and he said,
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And he said, "one day i'm coming back
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"one day i'm coming back with a shout and the sound
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With a shout and the sound of the trumpet,
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Of the trumpet, and i'm gonna raise
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And i'm gonna raise the dead up, and the living up,
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The dead up, and the living up, and we're gonna go up
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And we're gonna go up and live eternally
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And live eternally in a place called heaven,
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In a place called heaven, and i'm gon' make heaven
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And i'm gon' make heaven and earth all new,"
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And earth all new," hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. that's the altar,
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That's the altar, that's the foundation
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That's the foundation you can build your life on.
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You can build your life on. i believe that holiness
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I believe that holiness is one of those stones.
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Is one of those stones. i believe that --
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I believe that -- i believe that prayer
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I believe that prayer is one of those stones.
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Is one of those stones. i believe the word of god
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I believe the word of god is one of those stones.
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Is one of those stones. and we have to rebuild
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And we have to rebuild those stones and that
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Those stones and that altar in our life.
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And then, he said secondly,
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"i want you, after you put
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The 12 stones down,"
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He said, "i want you to put
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The wood in order.
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Don't just throw it
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Over there and pile it up."
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But he said,
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But he said, "i want it in order.
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"i want it in order. i want you to get the wood,
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I want you to get the wood, lay it out so that
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Lay it out so that it can breathe oxygen
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It can breathe oxygen when the fire starts.
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When the fire starts. do it and stack it in a way
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Do it and stack it in a way that the fire will be
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That the fire will be receiving oxygen,
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Receiving oxygen, which is what fire
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Which is what fire has to have to really flame,
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Has to have to really flame, and get intense and get hot.
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And get intense and get hot. and then, he said,
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And then, he said, "put a bullock on the fire.
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"put a bullock on the fire. once you get the wood in
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Once you get the wood in its place and once you get
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Its place and once you get the foundation under it,"
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The foundation under it," he said, "take the sacrifice
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He said, "take the sacrifice and put it on the wood
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And on the stones because
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It's so important that you
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Understand that we never
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Get away from sacrifice."
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If you want the fire to fall,
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It requires having sacrifice
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It requires having sacrifice on the altar of god.
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On the altar of god. never get too big for sacrifice.
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Never get too big for sacrifice. never get too important that
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Never get too important that you feel you don't have
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You feel you don't have to sacrifice.
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To sacrifice. "god, i give you everything,"
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"god, i give you everything," and that's what the fire
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And that's what the fire is drawn to.
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Is drawn to. elijah, after the --
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Elijah, after the -- he built the altar,
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He built the altar, he began to pray.
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He began to pray. he didn't pray a little prayer
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He didn't pray a little prayer to check the prayer box,
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To check the prayer box, but he said,
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But he said, "i wanna pray
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"i wanna pray until the fire falls."
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Until the fire falls." elijah prayed a persistent,
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Elijah prayed a persistent, fervent prayer.
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Fervent prayer. a seething prayer.
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A seething prayer. a heartfelt, red hot prayer.
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A heartfelt, red hot prayer. james said, "it's the fervent,
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James said, "it's the fervent, effectual, passionate prayer
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Effectual, passionate prayer of the righteous man
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Of the righteous man or woman avails much."
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Or woman avails much." it's not a little thing.
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It's not a little thing. but when you begin
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But when you begin to press beyond and you hit
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To press beyond and you hit that place where,
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That place where, "oh, god is here,"
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"oh, god is here," and i can speak,
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And i can speak, and i feel something shifting.
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And i feel something shifting. i feel the fire of god receiving
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I feel the fire of god receiving the prayer.
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The prayer. it's an intensity.
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It's an intensity. when you ask, when you knock,
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When you ask, when you knock, when you seek, do it with
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When you seek, do it with intensity, expectancy.
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Intensity, expectancy. a prayer that says,
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A prayer that says, "thy kingdom come,
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"thy kingdom come, thy will be done."
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Thy will be done." make atlanta look like heaven.
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Make atlanta look like heaven. make gainesville look
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Make gainesville look like heaven.
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Like heaven. make gwinnett look like heaven.
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Make gwinnett look like heaven. make orange county look
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Make orange county look like heaven.
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Like heaven. make spartanburg
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Make spartanburg look like heaven.
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Look like heaven. make my family and my house
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Make my family and my house look like heaven.
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Look like heaven. thy kingdom come,
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Thy kingdom come, pray it with fervency.
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Pray it with fervency. pray it with fire.
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Pray it with fire. oh god, let your kingdom come
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Oh god, let your kingdom come to my children
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To my children and my children's children.
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[applause]
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You know, this is interesting.
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You know, this is interesting. if you get a fire hot enough --
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If you get a fire hot enough -- when i think about a hot fire,
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When i think about a hot fire, i think about what tragically
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I think about what tragically happened in los angeles
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Happened in los angeles a few weeks ago.
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A few weeks ago. that fire was
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That fire was an out of control fire.
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An out of control fire. and spiritually,
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And spiritually, that's the kind of fire we need.
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That's the kind of fire we need. we need an out of control fire
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We need an out of control fire because that fire didn't care
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Because that fire didn't care how ritzy the neighborhood was.
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How ritzy the neighborhood was. that fire didn't care
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That fire didn't care what movie star lived there
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What movie star lived there or what phd lived there,
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Or what phd lived there, or what multimillionaire
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Or what multimillionaire live there.
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Live there. that fire just said,
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That fire just said, "i don't care what
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"i don't care what you've got or who you are,
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You've got or who you are, i'm coming your way."
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I'm coming your way." i want that kind of fire to hit.
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I want that kind of fire to hit. it doesn't just hit the down
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It doesn't just hit the down and out, but the up and in.
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And out, but the up and in. and whoever it is,
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And whoever it is, they need the fire.
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They need the fire. it start spreading
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It start spreading and hitting in places that you
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And hitting in places that you never dreamed it would hit.
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[applause]
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The bible put it like this,
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The bible put it like this, "when the enemy comes in
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"when the enemy comes in like a flood,
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Like a flood, the lord will raise up
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The lord will raise up a standard against him."
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A standard against him." and there is a fire
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And there is a fire that no matter how much
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That no matter how much the enemy comes at you,
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The enemy comes at you, this fire cannot be put out
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This fire cannot be put out by the devil's fire hydrant
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By the devil's fire hydrant because it will burn up all
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Because it will burn up all of his weapons that he formed.
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Of his weapons that he formed. they shall not prosper.
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They shall not prosper. you get the fire hot enough,
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You get the fire hot enough, you get the fire burning enough,
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You get the fire burning enough, even underwater, fire can burn.
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Even underwater, fire can burn. did you know that's how
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Did you know that's how they build the bridges
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They build the bridges across the water?
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Across the water? they have to have
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They have to have those scuba divers
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Those scuba divers that go under sometimes
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That go under sometimes and they have welding materials,
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And they have welding materials, and they have one tube
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And they have one tube that has oxygen,
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That has oxygen, and the other has fire,
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And the other has fire, and magnesium is one
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And magnesium is one of the environments
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Of the environments that can burn unto fire,
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That can burn unto fire, and it's just
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And it's just the most amazing thing.
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The most amazing thing. you get fire hot enough,
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You get fire hot enough, it can even burn underwater.
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It can even burn underwater. so, if the enemy
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So, if the enemy comes in like a flood,
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Comes in like a flood, it's not that
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It's not that he doesn't devastate
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He doesn't devastate and take out everything.
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And take out everything. sometimes, he hits you so hard,
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Sometimes, he hits you so hard, but you can still be
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But you can still be underwater and have a fire.
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Underwater and have a fire. you can still be going through
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You can still be going through the water and through
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The water and through the flood and still have
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The flood and still have a fire producing that oxygen,
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A fire producing that oxygen, that wind of the holy spirit.
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That wind of the holy spirit. you see, we do a few things
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You see, we do a few things that we must do to keep
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That we must do to keep the fire burning.
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The fire burning. you see, when you
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You see, when you provide the fuel,
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Provide the fuel, the fire will keep burning.
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The fire will keep burning. and god wants us to have fire
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And god wants us to have fire even when we're under attack
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Even when we're under attack from the flood.
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From the flood. there are burnt over fields
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There are burnt over fields that people say a burnt over
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That people say a burnt over field is a place where
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Field is a place where there used to be fire,
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There used to be fire, but there's no fire anymore.
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But there's no fire anymore. let me tell you that you can
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Let me tell you that you can get a fire hot enough,
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Get a fire hot enough, and they did it in california,
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And they did it in california, that there is no
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That there is no burned over field that
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Burned over field that the fire won't come back to.
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The fire won't come back to. and if you will get
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And if you will get the fire burning,
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The fire burning, maybe you've been
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Maybe you've been through something,
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Through something, maybe you've been
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Maybe you've been through a fiery furnace,
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Through a fiery furnace, and it's left you so burned,
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And it's left you so burned, and so broken, and so devastated
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And so broken, and so devastated that you're like
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That you're like a burned over field.
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A burned over field. and in your mind,
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And in your mind, it'll never be the same again.
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It'll never be the same again. but the fire
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But the fire of the holy ghost can --
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Of the holy ghost can -- and this is what i really
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And this is what i really wanted to get to preach.
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Wanted to get to preach. the lord is ready.
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The lord is ready. there's a bunch
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There's a bunch of burned over fields
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Of burned over fields i'm preaching to.
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I'm preaching to. you used to have the fire,
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You used to have the fire, you used to pray in the spirit,
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You used to pray in the spirit, you used to have joy,
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You used to have joy, you used to have faith,
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You used to have faith, you used to believe in god
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You used to believe in god and passionate about everything,
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And passionate about everything, but you've just been
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But you've just been burned over so much
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Burned over so much that there's nothing
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That there's nothing but that dryness there.
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But that dryness there. well, i want to tell you
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Well, i want to tell you that god says it's time again
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That god says it's time again for the cities
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For the cities that burned over fields
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That burned over fields to have the fire hit 'em again,
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To have the fire hit 'em again, and it's time for the homes
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And it's time for the homes and the believers who are
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And the believers who are burned over fields to have
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Burned over fields to have the fire come back again.
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The fire come back again. i'm believing god.
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I'm believing god. i don't know, maybe i'm crazy.
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I don't know, maybe i'm crazy. i just believe
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I just believe he'll baptize his church
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He'll baptize his church in the holy ghost and fire.
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In the holy ghost and fire. and when the fire comes,
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And when the fire comes, it can spread.
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It can spread. it can't be contained.
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It can't be contained. it's an out of control fire.
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[applause]
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>> i want you to know today,
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>> i want you to know today, no matter where you are,
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No matter where you are, no matter what you're facing,
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No matter what you're facing, god wants you to know that
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God wants you to know that he's not finished with you.
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He's not finished with you. he sees you.
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He sees you. he loves you.
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He loves you. he's ready
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He's ready to step into your home,
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To step into your home, into your life,
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Into your life, into your brokenness,
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Into your brokenness, into your situation with
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Into your situation with his power, and his grace,
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His power, and his grace, and his mercy, and his help.
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And his mercy, and his help. he is enough.
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He is enough. he is strong.
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He is strong. he is mighty.
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He is mighty. there's no sin too great
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There's no sin too great that he can't forgive.
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That he can't forgive. there's no mess too big
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There's no mess too big that he can't fix.
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That he can't fix. there's nothing that
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There's nothing that he can't turn around.
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He can't turn around. and what was made into --
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And what was made into -- meant to destroy you,
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Meant to destroy you, god can turn it
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God can turn it into your greatest miracle.
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Into your greatest miracle. make him lord of your life.
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Pray this prayer.
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"lord, i give you my heart,
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I give you my life,
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I give you my future,
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I give you my relationships,
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I give everything to you.
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I surrender all.
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Be my savior and be my lord.
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In jesus' name i ask
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And pray, amen."
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>> if you just prayed with
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Pastor jentezen and gave
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Your life to jesus...
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>> for over a decade,
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We've stood unwavering
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In our commitment to bless
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The nation of israel.
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Together, with your
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Faithful support,
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We've help protect
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The jewish people.
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From the northern israel
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Emergency center,
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Just 30 minutes
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From the sea of galilee
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To fortified schools,
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Bomb shelters and fire stations
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In the eshkol region.
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When october 7th attack struck,
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These projects saved
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Countless lives.
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>> i still remember it
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>> i still remember it like it was yesterday.
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Like it was yesterday. picking up my little baby
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Picking up my little baby and running to the safe room,
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And running to the safe room, feeling like any second
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Feeling like any second a rocket's gonna fall on us.
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A rocket's gonna fall on us. it's a sound that i can still
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Close my eyes and i hear it,
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Close my eyes and i hear it, in my sleep -- you don't
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In my sleep -- you don't forget something like this.
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Hovering over her
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Hovering over her in the safe room
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In the safe room and just feeling like
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And just feeling like any second something
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Any second something is gonna happen.
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Is gonna happen. but having that reassurance
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But having that reassurance that we have that safe room --
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That we have that safe room -- i mean, a rocket fall
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I mean, a rocket fall right outside of our house
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Right outside of our house and the shrapnel destroyed
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And the shrapnel destroyed many things that
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Many things that were in our room,
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Were in our room, the place that
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The place that we just ran from.
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We just ran from. if it wasn't for
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If it wasn't for pastor jentezen franklin,
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Pastor jentezen franklin, we, our whole community
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We, our whole community wouldn't come back.
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Wouldn't come back. we really, we thank you so much.
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>> over the next year,
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Our mission is to complete
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The civil defense centers
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And safe houses in eshkol,
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Which are life lines
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For families
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When emergencies arise.
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Now that the hostages
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Have returned home,
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It's the time to bring healing
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For the people of israel.
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We'll be completing
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The eshkol resilience center
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To help with mental health
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From the trauma
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Of the last two years.
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Therapy sessions
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Have already begun,
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And lives are being put
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Back together thanks to you.
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>> when your family gets
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>> when your family gets actively involved
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Actively involved with ministry in the holy land,
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With ministry in the holy land, you are touching
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You are touching the very heart of god.
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But most of all,
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We're fulfilling
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Bible prophecy
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When he said,
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"comfort my people.
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Comfort ye, my people."
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We're comforting god's people.
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We're comforting god's people. pray about what god
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Pray about what god would have you do.
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>> together, we're rebuilding
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What was broken, restoring hope,
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And declaring that the light
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Will always overcome
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The darkness.
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We continue to stand with
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Our jewish brothers and sisters,
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Bringing them comfort
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And fulfilling
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Biblical prophecy.
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♪ ♪
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>> your prayers
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And financial support
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Make these programs possible.
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For more information
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About this message
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And other ministry resources,
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Visit us online
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At jentezenfranklin.tv.
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♪ ♪
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Jentezen Franklin - Turn Up The Fire (Part 1)

December 29, 2025 | 27:29

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