Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - When The Waiting Comes (Part 1)

April 12, 2026 | 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 - When The Waiting Comes (Part 1) | April 12, 2026

>> thank you for
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>> thank you for joining me today.
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Joining me today. i believe today's message
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I believe today's message is going to speak
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Is going to speak to your heart.
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To your heart. we all need encouragement.
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We all need encouragement. we need to feel our faith
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We need to feel our faith getting stronger
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Getting stronger and being built up.
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And being built up. and today i have a message
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And today i have a message for those of you who
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For those of you who might feel like
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Might feel like you're just stuck
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You're just stuck and you've been put on hold.
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And you've been put on hold. what do you do during
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What do you do during that waiting season
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That waiting season when you've prayed,
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When you've prayed, you've asked,
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You've asked, you've obeyed,
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You've obeyed, you've done everything
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You've done everything that you know to do?
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When god calls you
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When god calls you and he gives you a vision,
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And he gives you a vision, that can be very exciting
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That can be very exciting at first,
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At first, but then comes that time
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But then comes that time in your life
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In your life where the promises of god
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Where the promises of god seem to be on delay.
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Seem to be on delay. and it's in those times
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That i wanna encourage you
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That i wanna encourage you to not give up.
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To not give up. i'm gonna teach you today
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I'm gonna teach you today "what to do when
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"what to do when the waiting comes."
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The waiting comes." when you're in that moment
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When you're in that moment where it feels like
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Where it feels like you've been put on hold,
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You've been put on hold, god has some specific things
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God has some specific things that his word teaches
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That his word teaches we should do when
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We should do when the waiting comes.
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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 around
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The world, 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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Genesis 12,
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Genesis 12, "now, the lord said to abram,
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"now, the lord said to abram, 'get out of your country,
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'get out of your country, from your family
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From your family from your father's house,
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From your father's house, to the land i'll show you.
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To the land i'll show you. i'll make you a great nation.
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I'll make you a great nation. i will bless you.
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I will bless you. i will make your name great.
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I will make your name great. you shall be a blessing.'"
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You shall be a blessing.'" this is the beginning promise
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This is the beginning promise of the nation of israel
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Of the nation of israel that would bring the messiah
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That would bring the messiah through the lion of the tribe
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Through the lion of the tribe of judah, jesus christ.
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Of judah, jesus christ. it was all in this god
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It was all in this god speaking to a man.
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Speaking to a man. "'and you shall be a blessing,
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"'and you shall be a blessing, and i will bless
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And i will bless those that bless you.
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Those that bless you. and i will curse those
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And i will curse those that curse you.
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That curse you. and in you, all the families
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And in you, all the families of the earth shall be blessed.'
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Of the earth shall be blessed.' and abram departed as the lord
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And abram departed as the lord had spoken to him and lot
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Had spoken to him and lot went with him.
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Went with him. and abram was 75 years old
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And abram was 75 years old when he departed from haran.
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When he departed from haran. i want to go to the 14th chapter
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I want to go to the 14th chapter of genesis quickly.
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Of genesis quickly. verse 12 says they took lot,
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Verse 12 says they took lot, abraham's, he calls him his
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Abraham's, he calls him his brother, but he's saying
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Brother, but he's saying he's my blood.
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He's my blood. he was actually technically
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He was actually technically abraham's -- abraham
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Abraham's -- abraham was his uncle.
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Was his uncle. he was, lot was the nephew
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He was, lot was the nephew in the family relationship.
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In the family relationship. and when abram heard this,
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And when abram heard this, that his brother was taken
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That his brother was taken captive, he armed
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Captive, he armed 318 trained servants
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318 trained servants who were born in his own house
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Who were born in his own house and went in pursuit
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And went in pursuit as far as dan."
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As far as dan." verse 16, "they brought back
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Verse 16, "they brought back all the goods,
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All the goods, brought back his brother lot,
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Brought back his brother lot, his goods,
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His goods, all the women and the people.
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All the women and the people. notice verse 17,
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Notice verse 17, "the king of sodom came out
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"the king of sodom came out to meet him."
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To meet him." the king of sodom came,
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The king of sodom came, and it tells us in a moment
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And it tells us in a moment that he made him an offer.
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That he made him an offer. and we also have the king
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And we also have the king of salem, which was melchizedek.
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Of salem, which was melchizedek. it's our first
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It's our first introduction of him.
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Introduction of him. i'm going to make sense out
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I'm going to make sense out of all of this in a moment.
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Of all of this in a moment. and he brings him wine
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And he brings him wine and he brings him bread
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And he brings him bread as the priest of god.
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As the priest of god. and he accepts what he offers.
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And he accepts what he offers. he doesn't accept what the king
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He doesn't accept what the king of sodom offered.
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Of sodom offered. but he receives the bread
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But he receives the bread and the wine.
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And the wine. we know in the first few
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We know in the first few chapters of the bible
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Chapters of the bible is the very communion meal
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Is the very communion meal that we just celebrated
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That we just celebrated that christ would enter into
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That christ would enter into in passover with his disciples.
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In passover with his disciples. beautiful types and shadows.
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Beautiful types and shadows. how can anybody doubt
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How can anybody doubt the truth of god's word?
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The truth of god's word? writers writing centuries
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Writers writing centuries apart and yet hand in glove.
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Apart and yet hand in glove. it's just amazing to me,
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It's just amazing to me, the prophecies.
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The prophecies. and verse 18, "then melchizedek,
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And verse 18, "then melchizedek, king of salem,
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King of salem, brought the bread and the wine.
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Brought the bread and the wine. and he said,
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And he said, 'blessed be abraham.
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'blessed be abraham. blessed be god most high
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Blessed be god most high who delivered your enemies
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Who delivered your enemies into your hand.'"
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Into your hand.'" this is interesting.
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This is interesting. first time tithing is mentioned,
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First time tithing is mentioned, and he gave him a tithe
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And he gave him a tithe of it all.
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Of it all. this is abraham.
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This is abraham. there was no law.
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There was no law. there was no moses.
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There was no moses. this was abraham.
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This was abraham. something in him said
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Something in him said of the portion that
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Of the portion that i have received,
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I have received, i want to give this man a tenth
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I want to give this man a tenth who is the priest of god.
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Who is the priest of god. it's very powerful.
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It's very powerful. "now, the king of sodom said
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"now, the king of sodom said to abraham,
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To abraham, 'give me and take
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'give me and take the goods for yourself.'
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The goods for yourself.' and abram said,
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And abram said, 'listen to that.'"
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'listen to that.'" give me and take.
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Give me and take. give me and take.
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Give me and take. see one voice.
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See one voice. the voice of this king of sodom
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The voice of this king of sodom is give me and you take.
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Is give me and you take. but the other one is bringing
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But the other one is bringing the bread and the wine.
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The bread and the wine. "and abraham said to the king
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"and abraham said to the king of sodom, 'i've raised
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Of sodom, 'i've raised my hand to the lord, god
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My hand to the lord, god most high, the possessor
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Most high, the possessor of heaven and earth.
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Of heaven and earth. and i will take nothing,
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And i will take nothing, not even a shoe strap.
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Not even a shoe strap. i will not take anything
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I will not take anything from yours.
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From yours. lest you should say i have made
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Lest you should say i have made abraham rich.'"
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Abraham rich.'" in verse 15 or verse 1
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In verse 15 or verse 1 of chapter 15,
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Of chapter 15, now, after these things,
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Now, after these things, he just turned down incredible
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He just turned down incredible riches and wealth.
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Riches and wealth. verse 15, "and after these
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Verse 15, "and after these things, the word of the lord
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Things, the word of the lord came saying,
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Came saying, 'do not be afraid, abram.
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'do not be afraid, abram. i am your shield,
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I am your shield, your exceeding great reward.'"
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Your exceeding great reward.'" and notice this next verse.
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And notice this next verse. "and abram said, 'lord god,
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"and abram said, 'lord god, what will you give me seeing
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What will you give me seeing i go childless?'"
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I go childless?'" i want to stop there.
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I want to stop there. i know i read a lot,
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I know i read a lot, i'll sum it all up
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I'll sum it all up in this message.
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In this message. and i'll give you my title
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And i'll give you my title in just a moment.
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In just a moment. but this is a text that deals
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But this is a text that deals with, especially chapter 12,
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With, especially chapter 12, the calling of abraham.
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The calling of abraham. what a powerful thing it
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What a powerful thing it is to be called of god.
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Is to be called of god. i remember when his
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I remember when his calling voice found me.
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Calling voice found me. i trembled.
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I trembled. i knew god had spoken to me
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I knew god had spoken to me to preach the gospel.
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To preach the gospel. it's a powerful thing when god
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It's a powerful thing when god calls you, and abraham
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Calls you, and abraham heard god call him.
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Heard god call him. it's even more astounding
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It's even more astounding that he was not in a home
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That he was not in a home of faith.
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Of faith. his father was an
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His father was an idol worshiper.
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Idol worshiper. there was no sacrifices.
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There was no sacrifices. there was no teaching
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There was no teaching of jehovah god.
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Of jehovah god. there was none
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There was none of that in his life.
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Of that in his life. and yet, he heard
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And yet, he heard god clearly calling.
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God clearly calling. and when god called him and gave
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And when god called him and gave him a ridiculous,
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Him a ridiculous, seemingly over-the-top
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Seemingly over-the-top demand to leave his family,
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Demand to leave his family, to leave his friends,
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To leave his friends, to leave everything
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To leave everything that was familiar,
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That was familiar, everything that was secure
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Everything that was secure financially and every other way,
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Financially and every other way, pack it up,
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Pack it up, get your family, and move.
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Get your family, and move. and he didn't even tell him
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And he didn't even tell him where he was going.
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Where he was going. move in the direction,
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Move in the direction, and i'll let you know
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And i'll let you know when you get there.
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When you get there. and this man
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And this man of extreme devotion,
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Of extreme devotion, abraham, the father of faith,
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Abraham, the father of faith, hebrews calls him,
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Hebrews calls him, the father of us all,
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The father of us all, he began to follow that voice.
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He began to follow that voice. he walked away to follow
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He walked away to follow in obedience to god.
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In obedience to god. he put the world behind him
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He put the world behind him that he had come out of.
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That he had come out of. he heard a voice call him,
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He heard a voice call him, and he came out of the world
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And he came out of the world that he was in.
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That he was in. everything changed for him
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Everything changed for him at the calling of god.
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At the calling of god. if you ever encounter
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If you ever encounter jesus christ,
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Jesus christ, and he calls you,
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And he calls you, and he saves you
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And he saves you as he will if you'll
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As he will if you'll call on him,
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Call on him, he will call you out
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He will call you out of the world that you're in.
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Of the world that you're in. you do not stay the same.
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You do not stay the same. you do not just continue now
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You do not just continue now after praying a prayer
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After praying a prayer in the same lifestyle.
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In the same lifestyle. he calls you out.
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He calls you out. it's a beautiful picture
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It's a beautiful picture of the world that you were in,
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Of the world that you were in, into a brand-new life.
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Into a brand-new life. if any man be in christ,
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If any man be in christ, he is a new creation.
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He is a new creation. the old things have passed away,
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The old things have passed away, and behold,
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And behold, i live now for you.
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I live now for you. i'll give up everything
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I'll give up everything i have for you.
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I have for you. i'm selling out to you.
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I'm selling out to you. this is not some casual
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This is not some casual christianity that you just kind
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Christianity that you just kind of love the lord and do
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Of love the lord and do your own thing all week long.
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Your own thing all week long. this is this extreme devotion,
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This is this extreme devotion, this heartfelt faith that says,
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This heartfelt faith that says, "i believe in you more
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"i believe in you more than anything i can see,
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Than anything i can see, and i will chase after you."
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And i will chase after you." and the bible said he began
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And the bible said he began to build altars.
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To build altars. he built seven altars.
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He built seven altars. i preached on all of those
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I preached on all of those altars one time.
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Altars one time. and he built altars.
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And he built altars. every place god took him,
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Every place god took him, he would build an altar
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He would build an altar and offer a sacrifice.
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And offer a sacrifice. and he kept building them
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And he kept building them all of his life.
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All of his life. then something happened.
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Then something happened. lot was with him.
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Lot was with him. god didn't call lot,
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God didn't call lot, but lot was a smart man
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But lot was a smart man because he said,
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Because he said, "if i don't have
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"if i don't have the favor of god,
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The favor of god, i'm going to get around somebody
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I'm going to get around somebody that does have the favor of god.
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That does have the favor of god. if the blessing is not on me,
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If the blessing is not on me, i'm going to get
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I'm going to get around somebody blessed."
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Around somebody blessed." if you're the smartest one
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If you're the smartest one in your group,
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In your group, you need to get
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You need to get a new group.
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A new group. you need to get around somebody
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You need to get around somebody who knows something
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Who knows something you don't know.
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You don't know. and lot, to his, you know,
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And lot, to his, you know, we need to give him credit.
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We need to give him credit. he followed this guy.
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He followed this guy. he knew this guy.
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He knew this guy. he wasn't spiritual,
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He wasn't spiritual, but you know,
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But you know, sometimes you can only walk
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Sometimes you can only walk with somebody who's walking
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With somebody who's walking with god so far,
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With god so far, and then you'll miss it.
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And then you'll miss it. you've got to have
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You've got to have your own walk.
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Your own walk. it's good.
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It's good. see, lot was a man that was
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See, lot was a man that was following a man who
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Following a man who was walking with god.
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Was walking with god. and there's a difference between
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And there's a difference between that and you having your
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That and you having your own walk with god.
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Own walk with god. but it'll help you
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But it'll help you until you get your own.
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Until you get your own. at some point -- i can't take
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At some point -- i can't take you on the journey if you don't
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You on the journey if you don't start walking your own walk
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Start walking your own walk and talking your own talk
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And talking your own talk with jesus.
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With jesus. mama's prayers can't
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Mama's prayers can't get you there,
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Get you there, you've got to pray yourself.
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You've got to pray yourself. you walk with people that walk
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You walk with people that walk with god, but god wants
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With god, but god wants to walk and talk with you.
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To walk and talk with you. and lot reached a point where
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And lot reached a point where he really missed it because
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He really missed it because the scripture said,
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The scripture said, "as abraham went along,"
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"as abraham went along," i didn't have time to read it,
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I didn't have time to read it, in the next chapter,
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In the next chapter, in chapter 13,
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In chapter 13, it said god blessed him
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It said god blessed him and he had cattle
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And he had cattle and he had wealth.
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And he had wealth. and his lot, his nephew,
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And his lot, his nephew, just because of association.
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Just because of association. i'm telling you,
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I'm telling you, check out the kind of people --
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Check out the kind of people -- your friends are a photograph
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Your friends are a photograph of your future.
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Of your future. who are you hanging out with?
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Who are you hanging out with? what kind of people do
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What kind of people do you run with?
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You run with? do they love god with
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Do they love god with all of their heart?
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All of their heart? are they honoring god
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Are they honoring god with their life,
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With their life, with their substance?
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With their substance? are they good people?
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Are they good people? amen.
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Amen. and the scripture said lot began
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And the scripture said lot began to prosper so much that there
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To prosper so much that there was a fight between
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Was a fight between the herdsmen of lot,
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The herdsmen of lot, the nephew,
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The nephew, and the uncle, abraham.
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And the uncle, abraham. and abraham,
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And abraham, being a peacemaker,
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Being a peacemaker, said, "hey, we're brothers.
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Said, "hey, we're brothers. let's not fight.
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Let's not fight. let's not have a family squabble
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Let's not have a family squabble over material things.
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Over material things. you choose."
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You choose." it should have been
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It should have been the lesser making --
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The lesser making -- being told what to do
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Being told what to do by the elder and the guy abraham
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By the elder and the guy abraham that god had called.
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That god had called. but instead, this young, little,
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But instead, this young, little, fool named lot thought
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Fool named lot thought he knew everything.
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He knew everything. watch him now.
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Watch him now. he doesn't have a walk with god.
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He doesn't have a walk with god. and he looks at the green
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And he looks at the green pastures that were headed
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Pastures that were headed towards sodom and gomorrah,
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Towards sodom and gomorrah, and he says,
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And he says, "i'll take that land
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"i'll take that land to feed my cattle,
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To feed my cattle, and you take that way,"
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And you take that way," which was the desert.
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Which was the desert. and it looks like abraham's
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And it looks like abraham's going to lose,
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Going to lose, and lot is going to win.
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And lot is going to win. but watch, lot goes towards
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But watch, lot goes towards sodom and gomorrah,
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Sodom and gomorrah, and temporarily he prospers.
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And temporarily he prospers. and for a little while,
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And for a little while, he does well.
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He does well. and man,
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And man, it looks like he's
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It looks like he's on top of the world.
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On top of the world. and he ends up in sodom
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And he ends up in sodom and gomorrah,
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And gomorrah, and his family does too
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And his family does too and abraham's out in the desert.
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And abraham's out in the desert. but while he's in the desert,
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But while he's in the desert, god says,
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God says, "come out of your tent."
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"come out of your tent." and he walks out of his tent,
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And he walks out of his tent, and he says,
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And he says, "look up into the sky
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"look up into the sky and see the stars.
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And see the stars. as the stars are in heaven,
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As the stars are in heaven, so will your seed be.
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So will your seed be. and the sand,
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And the sand, pick it up in your hand.
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Pick it up in your hand. and can you count
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And can you count these numbers?"
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These numbers?" there's natural israel
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There's natural israel and spiritual israel.
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And spiritual israel. there are two things
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There are two things on god's mind always.
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On god's mind always. i don't care what you hear.
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I don't care what you hear. i don't care what podcast
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I don't care what podcast you listen to.
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You listen to. i don't care what the news says.
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I don't care what the news says. i don't care what
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I don't care what the united nations says.
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The united nations says. there are two things
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There are two things on god's mind all the time.
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On god's mind all the time. number one, natural israel,
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Number one, natural israel, the nation of israel,
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The nation of israel, the jewish people.
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The jewish people. number two, spiritual israel,
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Number two, spiritual israel, the church,
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The church, the stars of heaven,
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The stars of heaven, those of us who have been born
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Those of us who have been born again and engrafted by the cross
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Again and engrafted by the cross and the blood of jesus christ.
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And the blood of jesus christ. and any time you separate from
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And any time you separate from either one of those two things,
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Either one of those two things, you -- "i will bless those
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You -- "i will bless those that bless you,
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That bless you, i will curse those
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I will curse those that curse you."
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That curse you." true of the church,
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True of the church, true of the nation of israel.
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True of the nation of israel. not that we condone everything
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Not that we condone everything everybody does and every leader.
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Everybody does and every leader. of course not.
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Of course not. but the right to have the land
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But the right to have the land and the right to be a people
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And the right to be a people that has the right to exist
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That has the right to exist is given by god.
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Is given by god. it's prophecy.
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It's prophecy. when you see all nations
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When you see all nations turn against them,
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Turn against them, it's being fulfilled
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It's being fulfilled right before your eyes
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Right before your eyes every day.
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Every day. now, watch this.
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Now, watch this. while abraham is hearing
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While abraham is hearing from god,
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From god, the bible said that an evil
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The bible said that an evil king and his soldiers attacked
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King and his soldiers attacked sodom and gomorrah,
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Sodom and gomorrah, and guess who was there?
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And guess who was there? lot and his family.
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Lot and his family. and they kidnapped them.
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And they kidnapped them. they kidnapped lot
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They kidnapped lot and his family.
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And his family. and when abraham heard the news,
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And when abraham heard the news, the scripture said he assembled
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The scripture said he assembled his servants,
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His servants, his greatest fighting men.
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His greatest fighting men. he took 318 and he said,
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He took 318 and he said, "we're stopping everything.
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"we're stopping everything. we're putting down.
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We're putting down. i don't care how busy we are
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I don't care how busy we are because we have a family member
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Because we have a family member who is being held hostage
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Who is being held hostage by hell and we're going
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By hell and we're going to get him out
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To get him out of that situation."
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Of that situation." the first recorded battle
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The first recorded battle in the bible was when
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In the bible was when a man was willing to go
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A man was willing to go to battle for his family.
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To battle for his family. it is not a coincidence.
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It is not a coincidence. it is not a happen chance.
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It is not a happen chance. it is not an accident
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It is not an accident that the first battle
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That the first battle in the bible is not
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In the bible is not over real estate,
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Over real estate, over land, over borders.
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Over land, over borders. it is not between
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It is not between nation and nation.
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Nation and nation. it is a man who saw one of his
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It is a man who saw one of his relatives who had been taken
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Relatives who had been taken hostage by evildoers
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Hostage by evildoers and something in his heart said,
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And something in his heart said, "i must go fight for my family."
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"i must go fight for my family." i'm telling you today
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I'm telling you today that there's no battle
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That there's no battle more important than
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More important than the battle -- and the first time
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The battle -- and the first time it's mentioned in the bible
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It's mentioned in the bible lets you know the priority.
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Lets you know the priority. there's no battle more important
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There's no battle more important than the battle for the family.
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Than the battle for the family. you have to fight
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You have to fight for your family.
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For your family. you have to fight
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You have to fight for your marriage.
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For your marriage. you have to fight
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You have to fight for your children.
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You have to fight
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You have to fight for your babies.
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For your babies. when the enemy thinks
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When the enemy thinks he's going to hold them hostage
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He's going to hold them hostage with alcohol or drugs
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With alcohol or drugs or some horrible situation,
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Or some horrible situation, we don't just hope
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We don't just hope for things to get better.
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For things to get better. we are to go to war spiritually
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We are to go to war spiritually and we are to pray
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And we are to pray and we are to call on god
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And we are to call on god because we have a promise.
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He's the god of our family.
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He's the god of our family. our family should mean
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Our family should mean more to us than our
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More to us than our own hurt feelings.
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Own hurt feelings. your family should mean
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Your family should mean more to you
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More to you than being offended
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Than being offended and who won't call first
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And who won't call first and all the nonsense.
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And all the nonsense. i tell you who's going
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I tell you who's going to call first,
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To call first, the one that's got
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The one that's got a prayer life.
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A prayer life. because if you pray,
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Because if you pray, god will say, "forgive."
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God will say, "forgive." if you pray,
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If you pray, you can't pray long until
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You can't pray long until you bump right into that
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You bump right into that situation and you recognize god
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Situation and you recognize god won't hear another thing i have
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Won't hear another thing i have to say if i don't do right.
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To say if i don't do right. i'm preaching better than
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I'm preaching better than y'all letting on this morning.
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Y'all letting on this morning. the first battle in the bible
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The first battle in the bible was about the need to stop
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Was about the need to stop fighting one another and fight
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Fighting one another and fight the devil for our families.
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The devil for our families. fight hell.
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The spirit of sodom
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The spirit of sodom wants to take them,
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Wants to take them, but hell can't have them.
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But hell can't have them. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. as for me and my house,
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As for me and my house, we will serve the lord.
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And i just want the enemy
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And i just want the enemy to know that if you believe
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To know that if you believe on the lord jesus christ,
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On the lord jesus christ, you shall be saved
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You shall be saved and your house.
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And your house. so, let's go down
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So, let's go down to the enemy's camp.
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To the enemy's camp. let's take back what
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Let's take back what he's stolen from us.
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He's stolen from us. let's claim the sons
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Let's claim the sons and the daughters.
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And the daughters. let's claim those on drugs.
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Let's claim those on drugs. let's claim them.
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Let's claim them. let's get serious about it.
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Let's get serious about it. let's reach out.
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Let's reach out. let's go for it.
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Let's go for it. let's recommunicate.
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Let's recommunicate. let's get involved with it.
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Let's get involved with it. get a burden for it.
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[applause]
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Hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. i want god to do something
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I want god to do something in our families today.
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In our families today. i want god to touch
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I want god to touch our kids today.
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Our kids today. i want god to have men,
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I want god to have men, and moms, and dads,
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And moms, and dads, and grandparents that
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And grandparents that are ready to go to war
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Are ready to go to war today and say,
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Today and say, "i'm not going to be casual
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"i'm not going to be casual about eternity
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About eternity and salvation.
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And salvation. i need a burden
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I need a burden for my family again.
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For my family again. i've almost forgotten that god
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I've almost forgotten that god made me a promise concerning
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Made me a promise concerning my seed,
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My seed, just like abraham."
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Just like abraham." go to war for your family,
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Go to war for your family, for your marriage,
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For your marriage, for your children.
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>> i'm so glad that
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>> i'm so glad that you're watching this program
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You're watching this program because i believe
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That many of you right now
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That many of you right now are recognizing,
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Are recognizing, “you know, i don't
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“you know, i don't need to give up.
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Need to give up. i need to hold on
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I need to hold on to the promise because
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To the promise because it affects more than me.
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It affects more than me. it affects everything about me.
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It affects everything about me. my family, my life, my future.”
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My family, my life, my future.” i want you to know
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I want you to know jesus sees you right
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Jesus sees you right where you are and he's
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Where you are and he's reaching out his hand
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Reaching out his hand for you today,
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For you today, even while you're watching
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Even while you're watching this program.
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This program. just pray this prayer
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Just pray this prayer and receive this prayer.
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And receive this prayer. i just speak blessing over you.
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I just speak blessing over you. i just speak grace over you.
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I just speak grace over you. mercy, forgiveness,
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Mercy, forgiveness, a refuge in the time of storm.
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A refuge in the time of storm. a refuge in the time of trouble.
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A refuge in the time of trouble. his name is jesus.
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His name is jesus. i speak it over your family.
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I speak it over your family. and just right where you are,
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And just right where you are, say, “jesus, i receive that
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Say, “jesus, i receive that and i receive you in my life.
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And i receive you in my life. amen and amen.”
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I believe today if you
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I believe today if you prayed that and you meant that,
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Prayed that and you meant that, god has heard
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God has heard that short prayer.
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Go online, go on our website
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Or call the number
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That's on the screen.
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We love to communicate
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With you.
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With you. thank you, thank you, thank you.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you. you may have never
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You may have never called a ministry,
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Called a ministry, but if god's touched you
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But if god's touched you today and you know this has
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Today and you know this has been a divine appointment,
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Been a divine appointment, i wanna hear from you.
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I wanna hear from you. and i look forward to that.
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This ministry exists
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This ministry exists for three reasons,
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To preach the gospel
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Of jesus christ, to win souls,
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To produce inspirational
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Resources that build
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Your faith and help you grow
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In the knowledge
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And wisdom of the lord,
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Jesus christ.
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And because of your support,
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We've been able to provide safe
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Homes for children
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Who have been sex trafficked.
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And we also are able
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To provide free ultrasounds,
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Pregnancy testing,
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Counselling to abortion
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Vulnerable women,
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To help addicts overcome
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A lifetime of dependence.
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We are called to be the hands
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We are called to be the hands and the feet of jesus.
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And the feet of jesus. we are only able to do these
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We are only able to do these things because you care
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Things because you care and you join with us
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And you join with us in this ministry.
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In this ministry. thank you, thank you, thank you.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you. if we have been a blessing
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If we have been a blessing to your life,
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To your life, pray about what god would
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Pray about what god would have you do
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Have you do to lift jesus higher.
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To lift jesus higher. if he impresses you
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If he impresses you to do something,
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To do something, it's not about you,
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It's not about you, it's about others.
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It's about others. and god knows
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And god knows who needs that help.
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Who needs that help. here's my announcer to tell
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Here's my announcer to tell you how you can be a part
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You how you can be a part of a miracle
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Of a miracle in the holy land.
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♪ ♪
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>> as iranian and hezbollah
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Ballistic missiles
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Rain down on israel,
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Jentezen franklin
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Media ministries,
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Together with our partners
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At the jewish national fund
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Are doing everything possible
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To protect innocent lives
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And defend the people
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Of israel.
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In the eshkol region,
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The very bomb shelters
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That, together, we've built
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Have become holy ground.
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Families are running into them
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For safety,
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And then lifting their voices
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In prayer.
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And in the middle
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Of sirens and uncertainty,
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These shelters are doubling
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As synagogues
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For jewish families.
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>> we just had a red alert
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>> we just had a red alert and, yeah,
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And, yeah, this is the situation.
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This is the situation. this is the way things are --
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This is the way things are -- no, baby.
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No, baby. it's okay.
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It's okay. it's okay, my baby.
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It's okay, my baby. as you can tell
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As you can tell that these are situations
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That these are situations that are very stressful.
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That are very stressful. it doesn't matter how many
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It doesn't matter how many times it happens a day.
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Times it happens a day. but thanks to you guys,
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But thanks to you guys, the community that's praying
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The community that's praying for us and sending support
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For us and sending support our way,
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Our way, to pastor jentezen
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To pastor jentezen for making --
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For making -- something that people
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Something that people in our area have.
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In our area have. thank you much.
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>> we continue our efforts
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To bring comfort to those
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Who need it most.
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Our teams are on the ground
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Right now driving north
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To south across israel
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Under air raid sirens,
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Delivering emergency equipment,
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Food, and critical supplies.
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We are placing holiday
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And care packages
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Into the hands of children
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And holocaust survivors.
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We are bring toys and comfort
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To families who are
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Sheltering in fear,
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And whose homes
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Have been reduced to rubble
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By missile fire.
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Even in these darkest hours,
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We refuse to look away.
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Together, we stand with
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The most vulnerable,
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The children,
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The elderly,
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The survivors,
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Reminding them that they are
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Not forgotten.
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Because when god's people
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Come together,
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Light always pushes back
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The darkness,
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And together, we will continue
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To stand with israel.
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Call, scan, or go online
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Today and take
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Action immediately
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To bring comfort, hope,
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And urgent relief
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To the holy land.
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♪ ♪
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>> throughout the bible,
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Brief, heartfelt prayers
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Brought breakthrough
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And divine intervention.
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>> every miracle in the bible
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Was the product
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Was the product of a short prayer,
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Of a short prayer, not hours and hours
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Of somebody praying.
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>> what if your most
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Powerful prayers were not
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Your longest ones?
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"the power of short prayers"
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Reminds us that it's not
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About the length
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Of the prayer,
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It's about praying
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From the heart.
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This powerful new book
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From jentezen franklin
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Will help you pray
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With confidence
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In every circumstance
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And experience breakthrough
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In your every day life.
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>> if you'll ever pray
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Short prayers,
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Short prayers, you will become
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You will become a person of prayer.
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If you'll do it consistently
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And daily take moments
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To recognize,
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"i need your help, god,
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And i'm gonna pray
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Short prayers."
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>> discover the power
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Of simple, faith filled prayers.
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♪ ♪
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>> welcome to free chapel
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Where everything we do
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Is about inspiring people
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To live for jesus.
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From our uplifting worship
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And encouraging messages,
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To our spectacular conferences
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And holiday services.
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It all points to him.
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No matter where you call home,
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One of our campuses is close by.
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Located in gainesville,
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Spartanburg, south carolina,
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And orange county, california.
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We strive to offer the same
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Great experience at each
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Of these locations.
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Kids enjoy vibrant services that
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Keep them engaged while
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Learning the bible.
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Our youth is always having
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Exciting events
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With relevant teaching.
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Free chapel college offers fully
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Accredited degrees to talented
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Students getting hands on
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Experience in the ministry.
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We have special services
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For young adults
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And wisdom club for
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Our senior members.
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There truly is something
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For everyone.
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If you're looking
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To dive deeper,
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You can download
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To our podcast
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Or join connect groups.
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We take outreach seriously here
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At home and around the world.
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From serving the homeless
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To distributing food in haiti
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And building life-saving
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Shelters in israel.
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All of this part of our mission
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To inspire people
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To live for jesus.
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And we'd love for you
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And your family to join in.
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Head over to our app
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Or website to find out more.
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♪ ♪
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>> the worship is not going
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>> the worship is not going to waste,
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To waste, the prayers that he prayed,
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The prayers that he prayed, it's not going to waste,
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It's not going to waste, the sacrifice is not
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The sacrifice is not going to spoil,
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Going to spoil, but i need you to wait.
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But i need you to wait. wait.
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>> visit us online
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At jentezenfranklin.tv
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♪ ♪
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Jentezen Franklin - When The Waiting Comes (Part 1)

April 12, 2026 | 27:29

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