Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - What You See Is What You Get

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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 - What You See Is What You Get | May 18, 2025

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>> announcer: the following
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Program is sponsored in part
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By friends and partners
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Of jentezen franklin
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Media ministries.
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>> thank you for joining us.
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>> thank you for joining us. i know today's message is
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I know today's message is going to stir your faith,
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Going to stir your faith, and i believe help you
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And i believe help you to see what you've
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To see what you've never seen before.
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Never seen before. i've been preaching recently on
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I've been preaching recently on having a vision from god
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Having a vision from god for your life,
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For your life, and how important
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And how important it is to dream.
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It is to dream. and today, i'm going to preach
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And today, i'm going to preach on “what you see
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On “what you see is what you get.”
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Is what you get.” you've gotta have a vision.
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You've gotta have a vision. and god has one.
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And god has one. vision is the ability
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Vision is the ability to see ahead.
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To see ahead. it's what you focus on.
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It's what you focus on. without it --
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Without it -- the bible said without a vision,
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The bible said without a vision, people perish.
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People perish. marriages perish.
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Marriages perish. hopes and dreams
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Hopes and dreams and aspirations perish.
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And aspirations perish. and ministries perish
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And ministries perish without a vision.
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Without a vision. but when you have a vision
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But when you have a vision and you begin to follow god
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And you begin to follow god and do what he
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And do what he shows you to do,
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Shows you to do, all that is heaven has
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All that is heaven has will see to it
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Will see to it that that vision is fulfilled.
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That that vision is fulfilled. and i wanna tell you something,
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And i wanna tell you something, god can show you a picture
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God can show you a picture of where you're headed.
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Of where you're headed. and this is a bible principle
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And this is a bible principle that i'm gonna share
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That i'm gonna share with you today
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With you today that's gonna change your life.
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That's gonna change your life. what you see is what you get.
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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 is to
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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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>> if you have your bibles,
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>> if you have your bibles, i want you to open them
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I want you to open them with me to the book
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With me to the book of habakkuk
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Of habakkuk in the old testament.
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In the old testament. habakkuk.
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Habakkuk. and i'm gonna preach
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And i'm gonna preach to you today --
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To you today -- this message of dreaming
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This message of dreaming is in my heart,
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Is in my heart, and i believe that
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And i believe that what i'm gonna share
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What i'm gonna share today can help you.
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Today can help you. i wanna give you today
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I wanna give you today a blueprint plan
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A blueprint plan that is laid out in the word
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That is laid out in the word of god to finding
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Of god to finding and obtaining and doing
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And obtaining and doing the vision that god
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The vision that god has called you to do.
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Has called you to do. i'll begin reading
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I'll begin reading with habakkuk 2:1,
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With habakkuk 2:1, "i will stand my watch,
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"i will stand my watch, i will set myself on the tower,
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I will set myself on the tower, and i will watch to see
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And i will watch to see what he will say to me,
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What he will say to me, and what i will answer
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And what i will answer when i am corrected.
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When i am corrected. then the lord answered me
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Then the lord answered me and said,
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And said, 'write the vision,
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'write the vision, make it plain on tablets,
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Make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.
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That he may run who reads it. for the vision is yet
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For the vision is yet for an appointed time;
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For an appointed time; but at the end it will speak,
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But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie.
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And it will not lie. though it tarries,
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Though it tarries, wait for it;
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Wait for it; because it will surely come,
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Because it will surely come, it will not tarry."
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It will not tarry." god's timing will be right.
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God's timing will be right. and i'm preaching today on,
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And i'm preaching today on, "you get what you see".
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"you get what you see". you get what you see.
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You get what you see. vision in the bible
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Vision in the bible is mentioned many times.
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Is mentioned many times. there were open visions,
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There were open visions, there were closed visions,
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There were closed visions, there people who were
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There people who were carried in a vision
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Carried in a vision by god to places,
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By god to places, even to the third heaven.
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Even to the third heaven. but the kind of vision that
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But the kind of vision that this text is giving us
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This text is giving us the blueprint for
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The blueprint for affects all of us.
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Affects all of us. vision is the ability to see a
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Vision is the ability to see a day you have yet to enter into.
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Day you have yet to enter into. vision is what you focus on.
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Vision is what you focus on. he said,
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He said, "i will watch to see what
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"i will watch to see what he will say."
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He will say." "not just hear
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"not just hear what he will say,
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What he will say, but i'm watching,"
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But i'm watching," habakkuk said,
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Habakkuk said, "to see what god is saying."
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"to see what god is saying." in other words,
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In other words, if you're gonna see
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If you're gonna see what they're saying,
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What they're saying, it's a picture,
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It's a picture, it's a mental image.
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It's a mental image. it's a -- i will wait,
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It's a -- i will wait, i'm waiting on god
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I'm waiting on god for his vision for my life
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For his vision for my life and i'm gonna see myself
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And i'm gonna see myself doing what he says i can do.
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Doing what he says i can do. i will wait to see
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I will wait to see what he will say,
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What he will say, not just hear what
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Not just hear what he will say,
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He will say, you gotta see it.
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You gotta see it. you gotta see yourself doing it.
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You gotta see yourself doing it. it's possible to have god say
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It's possible to have god say something to you,
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Something to you, but you don't see it.
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But you don't see it. you have to see
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You have to see what god says to you.
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What god says to you. you can read all you want that
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You can read all you want that god wants to bless you,
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God wants to bless you, that you're the righteousness
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That you're the righteousness of god in christ jesus,
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Of god in christ jesus, that you are forgiven,
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That you are forgiven, cleansed, free.
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Cleansed, free. but until you see yourself
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But until you see yourself walking in that truth,
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Walking in that truth, it doesn't work for you.
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It doesn't work for you. he said,
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He said, "i've gotta see
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"i've gotta see what he will say."
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What he will say." you've gotta get a picture,
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You've gotta get a picture, you've gotta see yourself
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You've gotta see yourself out of addiction.
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Out of addiction. you've gotta see yourself
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You've gotta see yourself out of fear, torment,
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Out of fear, torment, the defeated life.
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The defeated life. you've gotta see yourself in a
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You've gotta see yourself in a happy marriage before
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Happy marriage before you'll ever experience it.
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You'll ever experience it. you've gotta see your family
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You've gotta see your family and your children
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And your children saved by faith
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Saved by faith in jesus christ.
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In jesus christ. and when you begin
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And when you begin to see it,
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To see it, you don't let all
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You don't let all the distractions around you,
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The distractions around you, because your --
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Because your -- a vision is what you focus on.
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A vision is what you focus on. "i'm focused on this so all
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"i'm focused on this so all the things pulling at me cannot
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The things pulling at me cannot change the direction
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Change the direction that i'm going.
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That i'm going. you get a picture.
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You get a picture. and the way we see ourselves has
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And the way we see ourselves has a lot to do with where we end
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A lot to do with where we end up in life.
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Up in life. you've gotta see what
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You've gotta see what he says about you.
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He says about you. i'm not gonna be holy
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I'm not gonna be holy when i get to heaven.
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When i get to heaven. he said, right here,
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He said, right here, right now,
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Right now, if my faith is in that blood
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If my faith is in that blood and in that body
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And in that body of jesus christ,
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Of jesus christ, i am as holy and righteous
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I am as holy and righteous and forgiven because
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And forgiven because it has nothing to do with
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It has nothing to do with what i bring to the picture
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What i bring to the picture except faith.
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Except faith. my faith in jesus christ says
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My faith in jesus christ says i am the righteousness
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I am the righteousness of god right now.
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Of god right now. and if i'm the righteousness
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And if i'm the righteousness of god,
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Of god, which the bible says,
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Which the bible says, i have to see myself like that
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I have to see myself like that so i can come boldly
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So i can come boldly before the throne of grace.
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Before the throne of grace. when you understand that,
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When you understand that, it can change your life.
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It can change your life. if you believe in your heart
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If you believe in your heart you're a failure,
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You're a failure, if you believe in your heart
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If you believe in your heart you can't succeed,
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You can't succeed, that everybody else
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That everybody else is better than you,
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Is better than you, if you believe in your heart
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If you believe in your heart that you don't deserve
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That you don't deserve what others can obtain
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What others can obtain through the cross,
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Through the cross, you've got to be able to see
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You've got to be able to see yourself walking in what god
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Yourself walking in what god says about you.
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Says about you. and there are obstacles
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And there are obstacles to that vision,
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To that vision, three specifically.
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Three specifically. he said --
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He said -- first of all i want you
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First of all i want you to understand that the vision
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To understand that the vision that god gives you will
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That god gives you will have the obstacle of present
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Have the obstacle of present circumstances not lining
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Circumstances not lining up with what god
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Up with what god is telling you to do.
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Is telling you to do. and that's why he said,
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And that's why he said, in the next part of the verse,
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In the next part of the verse, "write the vision."
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"write the vision." when you see what i say
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When you see what i say i want you to write it down.
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I want you to write it down. why?
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Why? because i want it logged into
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Because i want it logged into your mind what i say over what
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Your mind what i say over what present circumstances say.
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Present circumstances say. i want you to hang on to it.
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I want you to hang on to it. i want you to pull it
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I want you to pull it out of the drawer
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Out of the drawer and look at it again
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And look at it again and remind yourself i showed you
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And remind yourself i showed you that that family would be saved.
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That that family would be saved. i told you that that business
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I told you that that business would be blessed.
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Would be blessed. i told you that
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I told you that i would help you.
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I would help you. i told you in that service,
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I told you in that service, i gave you --
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I gave you -- i said it and you saw it,
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I said it and you saw it, write it down because
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Write it down because there will come days where
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There will come days where tomorrow you'll have
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Tomorrow you'll have the opportunity to lose
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The opportunity to lose what god is saying
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What god is saying to you today because
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To you today because you're not seeing it
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You're not seeing it in the present circumstances.
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In the present circumstances. not only is there the challenge
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Not only is there the challenge of present circumstance,
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Of present circumstance, and more people have given up
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And more people have given up on their vision
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On their vision because of present circumstances
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Because of present circumstances than probably anything.
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Than probably anything. they let the present
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They let the present talk them out of it.
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Talk them out of it. i don't let the pre --
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I don't let the pre -- when god tells me something,
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When god tells me something, i don't let the present
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I don't let the present circumstances talk me
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Circumstances talk me out of it.
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Out of it. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. and that's how you maintain joy.
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And that's how you maintain joy. because you don't live by
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Because you don't live by what you see,
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What you see, you live by what god said.
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You live by what god said. and i just believe
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And i just believe that when it's all
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That when it's all said and done
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Said and done that god's gon' take it
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That god's gon' take it a lot like this,
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A lot like this, and a lot like that,
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And a lot like that, and a lot like this,
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And a lot like this, and all this,
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And all this, and all this,
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And all this, and then finally,
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And then finally, in his timing,
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In his timing, see, he will withhold
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See, he will withhold no good thing from them
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No good thing from them that walk uprightly.
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That walk uprightly. if god's withheld it,
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If god's withheld it, it wasn't good
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It wasn't good or it wasn't time yet.
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Or it wasn't time yet. and for me,
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And for me, when i hear him say it,
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When i hear him say it, i wait to see what he will say,
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I wait to see what he will say, and when i know that i know
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And when i know that i know that he's told me --
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That he's told me -- "my sheep know my voice,"
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"my sheep know my voice," he said,
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He said, then i get it settled.
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Then i get it settled. go on and act crazy,
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Go on and act crazy, do whatever you wanna do,
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Do whatever you wanna do, let all hell break loose,
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Let all hell break loose, but present circumstances
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But present circumstances don't change the promises
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Don't change the promises of god.
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[applause]
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The second thing is not
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The second thing is not just present circumstances
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Just present circumstances or obstacles to the vision,
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Or obstacles to the vision, but present resources.
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But present resources. i mean, this is a big one.
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I mean, this is a big one. you never have now
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You never have now what you need to get
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What you need to get the vision done because present
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The vision done because present resources don't match up
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Resources don't match up with where god is taking you.
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With where god is taking you. i never had the money to do
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I never had the money to do what god told me to do.
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What god told me to do. it's pro-vision,
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It's pro-vision, which means you get vision
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Which means you get vision and the pro comes,
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And the pro comes, the provision.
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The provision. but if you're sitting around
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But if you're sitting around waiting on the lottery,
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Waiting on the lottery, you're never gon' do anything.
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You're never gon' do anything. it's vision that
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It's vision that attracts resources.
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Attracts resources. there's a bible verse,
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There's a bible verse, and i tell this
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And i tell this to young preachers
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To young preachers all the time --
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All the time -- i'm telling you,
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I'm telling you, i read a little book one time
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I read a little book one time and this guy, he said this,
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And this guy, he said this, he said,
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He said, he said,
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He said, "deep calls unto deep."
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"deep calls unto deep." that's a bible verse,
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That's a bible verse, "deep calls unto deep."
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"deep calls unto deep." in other words,
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In other words, there are some --
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There are some -- there are some resources --
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There are some resources -- the deep pocket resources never
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The deep pocket resources never come to you until you
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Come to you until you get a big vision.
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Get a big vision. and it's not one you make up,
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And it's not one you make up, it's the one god gives you.
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It's the one god gives you. and -- but deep only
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And -- but deep only calls the deep.
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Calls the deep. some people just --
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Some people just -- they're not even interested
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They're not even interested in your vision until
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In your vision until it's big enough for their world
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It's big enough for their world and their finances.
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And their finances. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. so, dream big.
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So, dream big. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. 'cause you serve a god who said,
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'cause you serve a god who said, "i can do exceedingly,
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"i can do exceedingly, abundantly --"
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Abundantly --" i'm preaching myself
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I'm preaching myself happy this morning.
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Happy this morning. "abundantly, above all that you
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"abundantly, above all that you could ask or even imagine."
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[applause]
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The last one is
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The last one is your present self.
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Your present self. you see, you feel --
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You see, you feel -- have you ever noticed
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Have you ever noticed that when god gives you
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That when god gives you a vision you feel like,
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A vision you feel like, sometimes, you biggest
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Sometimes, you biggest obstacle is yourself?
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Obstacle is yourself? the devil hasn't got as much
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The devil hasn't got as much to do with stuff sometimes
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To do with stuff sometimes as your present self.
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As your present self. when you see what god says,
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When you see what god says, you will always be
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You will always be somebody better in the vision
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Somebody better in the vision than you are right now.
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Than you are right now. it'll be beyond you,
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It'll be beyond you, it'll be bigger than you
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It'll be bigger than you think you're capable of,
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Think you're capable of, and so if you're not careful
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And so if you're not careful your present self will talk
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Your present self will talk you out of your future self.
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You out of your future self. when god releases vision
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When god releases vision to someone,
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To someone, by the time they get to it,
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By the time they get to it, they're going
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They're going to be somebody else.
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To be somebody else. when the vision came to abraham,
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When the vision came to abraham, his name was abram,
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His name was abram, god gave him a vision.
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God gave him a vision. but by the time
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But by the time that it manifests,
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That it manifests, god said,
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God said, "now your name is abraham,
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"now your name is abraham, father of many."
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Father of many." he started out his present self,
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He started out his present self, but god said,
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But god said, "i'm gonna make you into the man
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"i'm gonna make you into the man that can handle everything
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That can handle everything that i want
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That i want to do in your life."
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To do in your life." when the word and the vision
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When the word and the vision comes to jacob
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Comes to jacob and he sees god's blessing
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And he sees god's blessing on his life,
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On his life, his name is jacob
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His name is jacob which means liar,
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Which means liar, and swindler,
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And swindler, and cheat,
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And cheat, and it literally means worm,
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And it literally means worm, if you look it up.
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If you look it up. but that was his present self.
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But that was his present self. his future self,
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His future self, by the time he's standing
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By the time he's standing in the vision,
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In the vision, his name is israel,
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His name is israel, which means a prince with god,
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Which means a prince with god, who has power with god
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Who has power with god and favor with men.
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And favor with men. he went from a worm
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He went from a worm to a prince through the process.
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To a prince through the process. it will --
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It will -- the vision that god gives you --
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The vision that god gives you -- when i first started
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When i first started with the vision i didn't --
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With the vision i didn't -- i was not capable.
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I was not capable. i didn't have the sermons,
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I didn't have the sermons, i didn't have
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I didn't have the bible knowledge,
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The bible knowledge, i didn't know the things,
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I didn't know the things, i didn't know --
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I didn't know -- understand buildings.
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Understand buildings. i didn't understand nothing.
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I didn't understand nothing. i had not --
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I had not -- i cou --
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I cou -- i just --
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I just -- i had nothing.
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I had nothing. how in the world
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How in the world do i have books?
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Do i have books? how in the world
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How in the world do i have a study bible?
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Do i have a study bible? how in the world do -- how?
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How in the world do -- how? it was always --
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It was always -- that was my present self
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That was my present self and there was the future self.
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And there was the future self. and don't let --
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And don't let -- don't let the present self
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Don't let the present self kill the future self.
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Kill the future self. if you're in a drug rehab,
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If you're in a drug rehab, that's your present self,
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That's your present self, but you've got a future self,
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But you've got a future self, and your future self is
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And your future self is gon' get it together by
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Gon' get it together by the blood and the cross,
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The blood and the cross, and the power
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And the power of the holy spirit.
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[applause]
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Hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. tell somebody, "you've got
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Tell somebody, "you've got a future self."
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A future self." >> congregation: you've got
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>> congregation: you've got a future self.
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A future self. and don't let your present self,
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And don't let your present self, your present circumstances,
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Your present circumstances, and your present resources
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And your present resources stop you from pursuing
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Stop you from pursuing the vision that is bigger
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The vision that is bigger than your resources,
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Than your resources, bigger than your circumstances,
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Bigger than your circumstances, and bigger than
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And bigger than who you are right now.
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Who you are right now. he said,
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He said, "i'll make you a disciple.
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"i'll make you a disciple. i'll take you through valleys
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I'll take you through valleys and you'll pick up a stick
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And you'll pick up a stick and it'll part the red sea.
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And it'll part the red sea. i'll take you through
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I'll take you through fiery furnaces
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Fiery furnaces and you'll find out you
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And you'll find out you don't have to fear nothing'
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Don't have to fear nothing' when the fourth man is with you.
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When the fourth man is with you. i'll take you through
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I'll take you through the lion's den
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The lion's den and you will watch the lion
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And you will watch the lion breathe his breath on you
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Breathe his breath on you but not touch you,
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But not touch you, and then you come out
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And then you come out into your future self."
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[applause and cheering]
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That's why you can't give up
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That's why you can't give up if you're a weak christian.
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If you're a weak christian. you can't give up if you're
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You can't give up if you're a struggling christian.
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A struggling christian. i'm tell you,
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I'm tell you, our future self is coming,
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Our future self is coming, praise god.
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Praise god. the trumpet's going to sound
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The trumpet's going to sound and we're gonna get a new body,
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And we're gonna get a new body, and we're gonna get
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And we're gonna get a new beginning in heaven,
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A new beginning in heaven, and we won't fight
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And we won't fight this stuff anymore.
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This stuff anymore. but until then,
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But until then, keep on walking in the direction
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Keep on walking in the direction of the vision that god gives.
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Of the vision that god gives. by the time
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By the time the vision comes through,
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The vision comes through, you're gon' be somebody else.
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You're gon' be somebody else. i have a future self.
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I have a future self. this is amazing, watch this.
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This is amazing, watch this. in genesis 13:14,
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In genesis 13:14, god says to abraham,
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God says to abraham, he says,
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He says, "and the lord god
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"and the lord god said unto abraham,"
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Said unto abraham," i've separated lot from you,
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I've separated lot from you, and he says,
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And he says, listen to these words,
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Listen to these words, "lift your eyes now
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"lift your eyes now and look from the place
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And look from the place where you are."
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Where you are." you gotta see what i say.
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You gotta see what i say. "lift up your eyes and look
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"lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are."
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From the place where you are." some of you have settled
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Some of you have settled where you are,
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Where you are, you've lost vision,
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You've lost vision, you're not dreaming of anything,
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You're not dreaming of anything, you're not singing anything,
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You're not singing anything, you're just existing.
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You're just existing. and the lord said to him,
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And the lord said to him, "lift up your eyes now
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"lift up your eyes now and look from the place
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And look from the place where you are,
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Where you are, northward, southward,
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Northward, southward, eastward, westward,
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Eastward, westward, for all the land which you see
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For all the land which you see i will --"
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I will --" this is why i support israel.
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This is why i support israel. "i will give to you
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"i will give to you and your descendants forever."
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[applause]
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Don't get so focused
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Don't get so focused on your circumstances,
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On your circumstances, your resources,
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Your resources, and your present self
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And your present self that you lose focus.
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That you lose focus. lift up your eyes,
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Lift up your eyes, and all that you can see,
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And all that you can see, if you can see it,
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If you can see it, i can give it to you.
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I can give it to you. now look at verse 17,
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Now look at verse 17, it's unbelievable.
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It's unbelievable. he says, "arise,
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He says, "arise, walk through the land
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Walk through the land it's length and width
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It's length and width for i will give it to you."
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For i will give it to you." notice that all the land had
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Notice that all the land had been given to abraham
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Been given to abraham just like god said.
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Just like god said. "in any and every direction that
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"in any and every direction that you can walk and you can see it,
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You can walk and you can see it, i will give it to you."
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I will give it to you." but the day you stop walking,
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But the day you stop walking, and the day you stop seeing it
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And the day you stop seeing it is the day that you
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Is the day that you just built the boundaries
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Just built the boundaries on what i'll do.
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On what i'll do. because if it's all yours
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Because if it's all yours it doesn't really matter
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It doesn't really matter which direction you start.
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Which direction you start. i love to preach like this.
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I love to preach like this. i wanna scream
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I wanna scream it at the young people.
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It at the young people. the only regrets i've got in
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The only regrets i've got in life is i didn't dream bigger.
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Life is i didn't dream bigger. i just believe anything
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I just believe anything that i could believe god
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That i could believe god for he could do it.
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For he could do it. if it's about souls,
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If it's about souls, if it's about helping people.
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If it's about helping people. see, please understand this,
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See, please understand this, god gave joseph a dream.
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God gave joseph a dream. this is the most important
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This is the most important thing to understand.
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Thing to understand. and we only hear about one dream
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And we only hear about one dream but god gave joseph a dream,
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But god gave joseph a dream, and when he gave him the dream,
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And when he gave him the dream, the first part of the dream --
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The first part of the dream -- the first dream --
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The first dream -- he gave him two dreams,
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He gave him two dreams, the first dream was
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The first dream was an earthly dream.
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An earthly dream. and he saw a field that --
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And he saw a field that -- in the field the harvest was
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In the field the harvest was bending over and bowing to it.
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Bending over and bowing to it. that's an earthly dream.
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That's an earthly dream. and god can give you authority
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And god can give you authority and dominion in the earth,
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And dominion in the earth, but that's not the total dream.
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But that's not the total dream. then the next part of the bible
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Then the next part of the bible said that he saw a second dream
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Said that he saw a second dream and he saw, watch this,
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And he saw, watch this, a heavenly dream.
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A heavenly dream. the sun, the moon,
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The sun, the moon, and the stars bowing down.
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And the stars bowing down. see, god when he gives a dream
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See, god when he gives a dream to somebody it has effects
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To somebody it has effects on earth,
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On earth, it will bless you,
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It will bless you, it will bless your children,
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It will bless your children, it will bless
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It will bless your children's children.
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Your children's children. but if all you do
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But if all you do is get the car,
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Is get the car, and get the house,
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And get the house, and get the stuff,
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And get the stuff, and get the career,
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And get the career, and get the country club
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And get the country club or whatever it is that you want,
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Or whatever it is that you want, and you get that stuff,
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And you get that stuff, all you have is half a dream.
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All you have is half a dream. it's not until that dream is
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It's not until that dream is attached to the heavenly dream.
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Attached to the heavenly dream. do you understand that?
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Do you understand that? see, god will bless you
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See, god will bless you if you seek him first.
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If you seek him first. what is amazing that
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What is amazing that we get so wrong,
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We get so wrong, that people work so hard
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That people work so hard to get the dream:
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To get the dream: the dream house,
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The dream house, the dream this.
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The dream this. i found that if i seek first
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I found that if i seek first the kingdom of god,
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The kingdom of god, all of these things
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All of these things will be added unto me.
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Will be added unto me. your heavenly father knows
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Your heavenly father knows what you have need of.
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[applause]
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And then the last part --
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And then the last part -- i wanna close it.
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I wanna close it. the last part he said --
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The last part he said -- and once you see
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And once you see what he says,
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What he says, "run with the vision."
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"run with the vision." run with the vision.
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Run with the vision. do you hear me?
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Do you hear me? everybody say, "run
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Everybody say, "run with the vision."
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With the vision." >> congregation: run with
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>> congregation: run with the vision.
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The vision. >> that's burning on
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>> that's burning on the inside, run with it.
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The inside, run with it. let me give you one
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Let me give you one last biblical example,
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Last biblical example, 1 kings 18,
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1 kings 18, the hand of the lord
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The hand of the lord came upon elijah.
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Came upon elijah. but before the hand
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But before the hand of the lord came on him,
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Of the lord came on him, you know what he did?
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You know what he did? he got down and he prayed
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He got down and he prayed and he said,
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And he said, "lord, i need a word from you.
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"lord, i need a word from you. i need a word from you,
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I need a word from you, i need a word from you."
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I need a word from you." and he sent the servant,
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And he sent the servant, and the servant went
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And the servant went on a cliff and he said,
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On a cliff and he said, "you're praying for rain
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"you're praying for rain but i don't see no rain,
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But i don't see no rain, it's bright sunshine."
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It's bright sunshine." he comes back he says,
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He comes back he says, "do you see anything?"
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"do you see anything?" "no."
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"no." he says, "go again."
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He says, "go again." he goes again.
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He goes again. he comes back.
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He comes back. see, this is the tarrying part.
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See, this is the tarrying part. "did you see anything?"
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"did you see anything?" "i don't see
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"i don't see nothing sir, nothing."
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Nothing sir, nothing." "go again."
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"go again." he goes again, six times.
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He goes again, six times. comes back,
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Comes back, six handfuls of nothing.
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Six handfuls of nothing. "you see anything?"
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"you see anything?" "not a thing."
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"not a thing." see, he's tarrying.
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See, he's tarrying. "though it tarries wait for it,
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"though it tarries wait for it, it will surely come to pass."
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It will surely come to pass." he knew he was seeing
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He knew he was seeing what he heard.
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What he heard. but when you get --
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But when you get -- when you see what he says
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When you see what he says that's when you run.
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That's when you run. and the bible said --
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And the bible said -- go back to that verse,
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Go back to that verse, 1 kings 18.
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1 kings 18. "the hand of the lord
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"the hand of the lord came upon --"
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Came upon --" this is the context
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This is the context of this verse.
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Of this verse. "then the hand of the lord
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"then the hand of the lord came upon elijah,
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Came upon elijah, girded up his loins,
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Girded up his loins, and ran ahead of ahab
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And ran ahead of ahab to the entrance of jezreel."
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To the entrance of jezreel." he outran a horse.
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He outran a horse. he had a vision and he said --
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He had a vision and he said -- and all he had was a hand --
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And all he had was a hand -- a cloud the size of a hand.
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A cloud the size of a hand. and he said,
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And he said, "i'mma -- i got to be --
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"i'mma -- i got to be -- i'm gonna beat him
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I'm gonna beat him to the city because
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To the city because i have heard from god
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I have heard from god and i'm running
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And i'm running with the vision."
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With the vision." god wants us to take him
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God wants us to take him at his word.
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At his word. praise god.
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Praise god. will you take him at his word?
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Will you take him at his word? you say,
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You say, "well i don't feel like
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"well i don't feel like god's got a vision."
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God's got a vision." no, the problem is
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No, the problem is you've not sought
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You've not sought him for the vision.
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Him for the vision. he has a vision for every
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He has a vision for every one of you,
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One of you, and it's earthly,
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And it's earthly, and it's heavenly.
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♪ ♪
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>> see, i don't believe that
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>> see, i don't believe that god just saves us and says,
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God just saves us and says, “now, sit around
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“now, sit around and have your bags packed
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And have your bags packed and be ready for the rapture
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And be ready for the rapture and go to heaven.”
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And go to heaven.” and i'm not minimizing that.
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And i'm not minimizing that. we are to be ready.
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We are to be ready. we are -- we believe
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We are -- we believe in the coming of the lord.
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In the coming of the lord. but i believe since
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But i believe since he saved you,
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He saved you, he has a purpose and a plan
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He has a purpose and a plan and a vision for your life
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And a vision for your life in whatever season you're in.
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In whatever season you're in. you're never too old
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You're never too old to have a vision.
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To have a vision. you're never too young
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You're never too young to have a vision.
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To have a vision. and i just believe that
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And i just believe that the vision that god has
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The vision that god has for you today
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For you today is being stirred and awakened.
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Is being stirred and awakened. and i pray something has shifted
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And i pray something has shifted in your heart and that you're
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In your heart and that you're hearing god say,
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Hearing god say, “i want you today
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“i want you today to walk and see my vision
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To walk and see my vision for your life.”
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For your life.” so, right now,
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So, right now, pray this prayer.
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Pray this prayer. say, “jesus, i love you.
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I believe in you.
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Forgive me, cleanse me,
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Wash me.
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And today, i receive by faith,
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By what you did on the cross
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By what you did on the cross and the resurrection,
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And the resurrection, a past forgiven,
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A past forgiven, a purpose for living.
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A purpose for living. give me a vision for where i am
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Give me a vision for where i am and where you want me to be,
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And where you want me to be, and give me a home in heaven
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And give me a home in heaven in jesus' name.”
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In jesus' name.” thank you so much.
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Thank you so much. god bless you.
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♪ ♪
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>> charred by fire,
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These are the remains of homes,
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Businesses, and farms
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In the eshkol region of israel.
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Most are unable to return
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To the places
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They once called home.
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They can't bear the trauma,
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The charred remnants
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Of their lives,
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The blood-soaked ground
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That holds memories of.
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But now, there's hope.
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Jentezen franklin
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Media ministries,
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Along with our partners
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At the jewish national fund
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Are breaking ground
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On phase two of our multi year
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Three phase initiative,
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“light over darkness:
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Rebuild and restore.”
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Phase two is all about giving
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These families the chance
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To return home.
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It's about restoring
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The spaces that were once
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Filled with life and love,
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Places now scarred
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By the trauma of war.
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Together, this effort will bring
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Their lives back from the brink.
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Homes, businesses,
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And communities will be rebuilt.
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When you give now,
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Our partner on the ground,
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The jewish national fund,
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Has pledged to match
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Every dollar donated.
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Your support is crucial
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To restoring lives
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To these broken families.
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Your gift will have an immediate
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Impact in the holy land.
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Call, scan,
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Or go online to donate now.
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> just wanna take a moment
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>> just wanna take a moment and say thank you
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And say thank you from the bottom of my heart
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From the bottom of my heart for your faithful support
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For your faithful support of this ministry.
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Of this ministry. and every time you give,
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And every time you give, you help us preach
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The gospel to over 200 nations
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Through the miracle
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Of broadcast television,
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Reaching people every
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Single day,
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Single day, saving souls because
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Saving souls because of your giving.
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Of your giving. second, we create resources,
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And we do devotionals
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And all kinds of materials
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That bless and strengthen
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People with their walk.
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And lastly,
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And lastly, we believe with the resources
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We believe with the resources that we have left is
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That we have left is that we need to take that money
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And give life support giving
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Projects all around
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The world to those in need.
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One of the areas that we have
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One of the areas that we have been targeted in for several
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Been targeted in for several years is the nation of israel.
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Together, we are preaching
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And building and blessing
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And reaching people
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In the nation of israel
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With god's love
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In tangible ways.
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So, thank you
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So, thank you for standing with us.
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For standing with us. thank you for standing
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Thank you for standing with israel.
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>> we hope you've enjoyed
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This teaching by
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Jentezen franklin,
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And thank you for
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Your continued support
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Of this ministry.
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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 at
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Jentezenfranklin.tv.
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♪ ♪
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Jentezen Franklin - What You See Is What You Get

May 18, 2025 | 27:29

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