Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - Who's Your Crew? (Part 2)

May 6, 2025 | S25:E92

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 - Who's Your Crew? (Part 2) | May 6, 2025

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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>> it's not just about me.
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>> it's not just about me. we've gotta have
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We've gotta have a miracle of unity.
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A miracle of unity. and when that happens,
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And when that happens, god says, "there,
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God says, "there, i command the blessing."
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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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>> open your bibles
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>> open your bibles to psalms 133.
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To psalms 133. verse one.
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Verse one. everybody read it out loud.
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Everybody read it out loud. "behold, how good,
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"behold, how good, how pleasant it is
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How pleasant it is for brethren
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For brethren to dwell together in unity."
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To dwell together in unity." here in gainesville,
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Here in gainesville, we have lake lanier,
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We have lake lanier, and during the olympics
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And during the olympics in atlanta,
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In atlanta, they had the rowing sports
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They had the rowing sports owned lake lanier,
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Owned lake lanier, is a beautiful
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Is a beautiful rowing center here.
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Rowing center here. and nations from
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And nations from all over the world came in.
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All over the world came in. the sport of rowing is called
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The sport of rowing is called and is known as crew, c-r-e-w.
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And is known as crew, c-r-e-w. and that's what
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And that's what i'm gonna preach on for
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I'm gonna preach on for just a few minutes
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Just a few minutes this morning.
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This morning. who's your crew?
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Who's your crew? it's funny to me that a sport
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It's funny to me that a sport is so dependent upon the crew,
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Is so dependent upon the crew, not the superstar,
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Not the superstar, that they actually
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That they actually call it that, crew.
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Call it that, crew. it's a long, skinny
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It's a long, skinny shell of a boat
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Shell of a boat that's only 24 inches wide.
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That's only 24 inches wide. huge, huge guys with muscles
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Huge, huge guys with muscles and weighing hundreds
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And weighing hundreds of pounds, up to 1,800,
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Of pounds, up to 1,800, sometimes 2,000 pounds
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Sometimes 2,000 pounds on 24 inches.
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On 24 inches. they can barely get
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They can barely get their rear ends
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Their rear ends in the seats.
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It's totally dependent upon --
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It's totally dependent upon -- the only way you can be
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The only way you can be the best in the world
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The best in the world in that sport
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In that sport is that you have
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Is that you have the right crew.
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The right crew. the man sitting there
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The man sitting there is the little guy.
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Is the little guy. he's the coach of the team.
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He's the coach of the team. he has a megaphone
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He has a megaphone and he's screaming orders.
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And he's screaming orders. he's facing forward it.
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He's facing forward it. they look like it is
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They look like it is going that direction,
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Going that direction, but it's going
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But it's going the other direction.
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The other direction. they can't see
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They can't see where they're going.
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Where they're going. they have to contr --
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They have to contr -- completely trust his voice.
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Completely trust his voice.
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Completely trust his voice. in describing --
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In describing -- in one book called
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In one book called the "boys in the boat,"
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The "boys in the boat," about nine young men
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About nine young men in the pursuit
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In the pursuit of olympic gold in 1936
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Of olympic gold in 1936 in berlin, germany
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In berlin, germany at the olympics,
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At the olympics, they said that
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They said that if you wanna know how difficult
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If you wanna know how difficult that is to do as a team,
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That is to do as a team, get eight golfers
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Get eight golfers and ask them to stand on
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And ask them to stand on a log in the water
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A log in the water that's only 24 inches wide,
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That's only 24 inches wide, place their ball down
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Place their ball down and take golf clubs.
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And take golf clubs. they must swing at exactly --
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They must swing at exactly -- in sync,
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In sync, exactly with one another,
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Exactly with one another, hit the ball
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Hit the ball at the exact same time
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At the exact same time and hit it
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And hit it in the same direction
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In the same direction with the same amount
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With the same amount of force,
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Of force, and then do that
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And then do that every three seconds
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Every three seconds for six minutes.
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For six minutes. and that's how hard it is
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And that's how hard it is to do olympic
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To do olympic professional style rowing.
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Professional style rowing. there's really no comparison
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There's really no comparison in sports to the necessity
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In sports to the necessity of perfect teamwork
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Of perfect teamwork other than the sport
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Other than the sport called crew.
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Called crew. they said that every muscle
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They said that every muscle in your body
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In your body when you are rowing
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When you are rowing is being used.
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Is being used. every muscle group
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Every muscle group is involved.
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Is involved. quads, biceps, triceps,
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Quads, biceps, triceps, deltoids, hamstrings, hands,
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Deltoids, hamstrings, hands, every part of your body.
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Every part of your body. only --
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Only -- a race only lasts six minutes
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A race only lasts six minutes because it takes so much
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Because it takes so much out of the people who do it
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Out of the people who do it that the human body
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That the human body can't take much more than that.
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Can't take much more than that. they almost pass out
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They almost pass out when they're finished
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When they're finished with six minutes
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With six minutes of doing what that does
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Of doing what that does to every muscle in your body.
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To every muscle in your body. it's unbelievable.
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It's unbelievable. a well-conditioned rower,
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A well-conditioned rower, like you just saw,
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Like you just saw, would consume
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Would consume pound for pound
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Pound for pound the same amount
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The same amount of oxygen as a racehorse,
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Of oxygen as a racehorse, which is 8 liters
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Which is 8 liters of oxygen per minute.
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Of oxygen per minute. the average athlete,
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The average athlete, professional football,
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Professional football, someone like that
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Someone like that who's running wide open,
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Who's running wide open, would consume
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Would consume 4 to 5 liters of oxygen
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4 to 5 liters of oxygen per minute.
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Per minute. but in this sport,
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But in this sport, for six minutes,
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For six minutes, they take in 8 liters
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They take in 8 liters of oxygen per minute.
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Of oxygen per minute. it burns through their body,
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It burns through their body, their muscles are screaming,
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Their muscles are screaming, their bodies are in pain.
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Their bodies are in pain. and even though
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And even though they're in excellent condition,
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They're in excellent condition, there are cases where
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There are cases where they have bone fractures
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They have bone fractures and ligaments torn
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And ligaments torn because of the exertion
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Because of the exertion of energy and strength,
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Of energy and strength, and force.
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And force. the sport demands
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The sport demands that everyone participate
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That everyone participate exactly as a team,
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Exactly as a team, as a crew.
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As a crew. if one person is off,
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If one person is off, if one paddle goes in late,
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If one paddle goes in late, if they're not synchronized
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If they're not synchronized in complete unity,
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In complete unity, it costs them seconds,
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It costs them seconds, precious seconds.
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Precious seconds. and the text said,
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And the text said, how beautiful it is
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How beautiful it is when god finds families
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When god finds families and people, and marriages,
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And people, and marriages, and churches
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And churches that dwell together,
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That dwell together, nations that dwell together
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Nations that dwell together in unity.
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In unity. god wants our churches,
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God wants our churches, our families,
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Our families, our relationships,
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Our relationships, our marriages.
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Our marriages. he wants us to see it
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He wants us to see it as a crew
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As a crew that has the right attitude,
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That has the right attitude, that can flow.
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That can flow. no other sport demands
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No other sport demands the complete abandonment
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The complete abandonment of self.
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Of self. this is the key.
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This is the key. there are no stars in rowing.
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There are no stars in rowing. there are no michael jordans.
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There are no michael jordans. there are no superstars.
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There are no superstars. no one person is the key.
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No one person is the key. it's a team.
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It's a team. what if we begin
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What if we begin to understand that
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To understand that even in our relationships?
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Even in our relationships? what if we begin
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What if we begin to realize that
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To realize that we are so much more powerful
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We are so much more powerful of a family
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Of a family if everybody is engaged
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If everybody is engaged and we're listening
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And we're listening to the boss
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To the boss at the end of the boat
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At the end of the boat telling us what direction to go?
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Telling us what direction to go? by the way, he has the rudder,
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By the way, he has the rudder, he decides the direction.
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He decides the direction. all they do is they just
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All they do is they just go at his command.
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Go at his command. no stars, it's a team effort.
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No stars, it's a team effort. it's synchronized.
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It's synchronized. it's like an orchestra,
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It's like an orchestra, like a symphony.
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Like a symphony. they said that when a coach
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They said that when a coach is picking a crew,
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Is picking a crew, he does not want clones.
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He does not want clones. he does not want someone
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He does not want someone who's the same size
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Who's the same size and same structure
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And same structure because some people
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Because some people have shorter arms,
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Have shorter arms, but they have
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But they have a stronger core.
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A stronger core. and it's gonna take
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And it's gonna take every muscle
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Every muscle in the human body.
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In the human body. and some people have
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And some people have more power in their legs,
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More power in their legs, but maybe they're weaker
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But maybe they're weaker with their arms,
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With their arms, but they complete each other.
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But they complete each other. and the unification
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And the unification of that crew
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Of that crew makes it so profound
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Makes it so profound and so powerful
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And so powerful that it can do things
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That it can do things that it could never do
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That it could never do by itself.
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By itself. usually a professional team
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Usually a professional team can get up to 40 to 45
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Can get up to 40 to 45 strokes in one minute.
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Strokes in one minute. it's pretty powerful.
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It's pretty powerful. that is --
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That is -- and they're doing it
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And they're doing it synchronized together.
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Synchronized together. but there's something
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But there's something called swing.
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Called swing. and when the group gets
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And when the group gets in absolute unity,
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In absolute unity, when their timing
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When their timing is just perfect,
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Is just perfect, when everybody's depending
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When everybody's depending on everybody
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On everybody and they're not doing
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And they're not doing their own thing
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Their own thing and they're not going along
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And they're not going along and doing what's right
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And doing what's right in their eyes,
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In their eyes, and, "i don't care
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And, "i don't care what anybody else thinks."
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What anybody else thinks." but when they are
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But when they are a beautiful unit,
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A beautiful unit, a beautiful crew,
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A beautiful crew, they then enter into
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They then enter into what they described --
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What they described -- they called it poetry.
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They called it poetry. it's almost like the ship begins
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It's almost like the ship begins to lift out of the water,
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To lift out of the water, and they call it swing,
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And they call it swing, and it literally begins
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And it literally begins to glide so fast
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To glide so fast that even though
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That even though the front running team
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The front running team may be going 40, 44,
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May be going 40, 44, sweating, toiling,
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Sweating, toiling, oh, oh so much, so much,
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Oh, oh so much, so much, that when you hit
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That when you hit this thing called swing
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This thing called swing in a boat --
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In a boat -- in a rowboat,
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In a rowboat, you can --
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You can -- sometimes you won't find it
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Sometimes you won't find it at 44 or 40,
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At 44 or 40, you can hit it at 32 or 33.
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You can hit it at 32 or 33. but because everybody's
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But because everybody's in unity now,
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In unity now, they're all doing
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They're all doing their thing over there
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Their thing over there and they're just going --
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And they're just going -- but this group hits unity.
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But this group hits unity. and boom, something happens.
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And boom, something happens. and they're --
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And they're -- they look like they're
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They look like they're just kind of relaxing,
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Just kind of relaxing, but they're in unity,
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But they're in unity, and there they go.
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And there they go. they said they will soar past.
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They said they will soar past. that's how they win,
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That's how they win, if they can hit swing.
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If they can hit swing. in the book of john 6,
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In the book of john 6, the disciples are in a boat,
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The disciples are in a boat, and they're toiling,
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And they're toiling, and they're rowing.
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And they're rowing. and the bible said
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And the bible said the wind was bad.
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The wind was bad. and they were not
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And they were not getting anywhere.
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Getting anywhere. you know why you're not
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You know why you're not getting anywhere?
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Getting anywhere? 'cause jesus is not
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'cause jesus is not on your ship.
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On your ship. but then when they saw
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But then when they saw him walking on the water,
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Him walking on the water, here's the key,
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Here's the key, they willingly received him
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They willingly received him into their boat.
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Into their boat. as long as you're saying,
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As long as you're saying, "i don't need you,
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"i don't need you, i'll make it on my own."
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I'll make it on my own." and the winds are blowing
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And the winds are blowing and you're just
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And you're just trying and trying,
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Trying and trying, and you might get a little bit
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And you might get a little bit and the wind blows you back
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And the wind blows you back and you get better and you --
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And you get better and you -- then you have a relapse,
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Then you have a relapse, and you get this,
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And you get this, and you get that.
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And you get that. but there's something
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But there's something called swing
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Called swing when the holy spirit comes,
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When the holy spirit comes, when jesus steps
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When jesus steps on your boat.
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On your boat. i'm not talking about
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I'm not talking about joining a church,
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Joining a church, i'm talking about
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I'm talking about you personally encounter jesus
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You personally encounter jesus and surrender your life to him.
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And surrender your life to him. suddenly, you don't even
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Suddenly, you don't even have to try like they try.
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Have to try like they try. there is a swing
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There is a swing and there is a victory
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And there is a victory across the finish line
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Across the finish line that the cross has already
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That the cross has already bought and purchased.
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Bought and purchased. [applause]
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[applause] watch this though.
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Watch this though. "and when they
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"and when they received him willingly,
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Received him willingly, immediately the boat
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Immediately the boat was at the land
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Was at the land where they were going."
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Where they were going." you understand they were
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You understand they were 5 miles out at sea?
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5 miles out at sea? the bible says that.
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The bible says that. they were in the middle,
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They were in the middle, and that's 5 miles
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And that's 5 miles in the sea of galilee.
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In the sea of galilee. but when jesus stepped on
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But when jesus stepped on in the middle of a storm,
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In the middle of a storm, as soon as he stepped on,
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As soon as he stepped on, immediately, whew,
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Immediately, whew, they hit swing.
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They hit swing. and the boat
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And the boat was on dry land.
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Was on dry land. jesus can get you
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Jesus can get you through your storm.
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Through your storm. clap your hands
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Clap your hands and praise him right now.
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And praise him right now. [applause]
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[applause] but you got a willingly
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But you got a willingly receive him.
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Receive him. now, i want to close with this.
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Now, i want to close with this. so, this crew in this book
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So, this crew in this book was from washington university
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Was from washington university in 1936.
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In 1936. they go to berlin, germany,
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They go to berlin, germany, they beat yale,
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They beat yale, they beat all these other teams
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They beat all these other teams and they go to participate
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And they go to participate in the olympics.
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In the olympics. hitler, of course,
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Hitler, of course, was having the olympics
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Was having the olympics and he was using it
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And he was using it as propaganda.
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As propaganda. he was using it as --
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He was using it as -- to show the superiority
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To show the superiority of his race.
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Of his race. he was a racist,
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He was a racist, he was a demonic,
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He was a demonic, evil, evil, evil man.
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Evil, evil, evil man. and it was all a big show.
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And it was all a big show. and germany had won five medals,
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And germany had won five medals, gold medals in the races.
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Gold medals in the races. but now they came
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But now they came to the most important one.
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To the most important one. and it was the eight man,
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And it was the eight man, including the coach,
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Including the coach, nine people.
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Nine people. and they said that
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And they said that there were 75,000 fans.
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There were 75,000 fans. and the night before
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And the night before the team usa
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The team usa was to go out
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Was to go out and go against germany,
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And go against germany, they were the
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They were the two biggest competitors.
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Two biggest competitors. the other nations were there,
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The other nations were there, but they were the two.
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But they were the two. and hitler really wanted
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And hitler really wanted to see america lose.
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To see america lose. and so, the night before,
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And so, the night before, one of the main people,
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One of the main people, one of the oarsmen got sick,
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One of the oarsmen got sick, very, very sick.
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Very, very sick. and the coach had just about
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And the coach had just about made the decision
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Made the decision to replace him
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To replace him with an alternative.
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With an alternative. and the whole team
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And the whole team got together.
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Got together. i love this.
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I love this. see the symbology here.
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See the symbology here. the whole team got together,
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The whole team got together, and they went to the coach,
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And they went to the coach, and they said, "coach,
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And they said, "coach, we've never hit swing
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We've never hit swing with any of the alternatives,
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With any of the alternatives, but we've had
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But we've had the magic moment hit
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The magic moment hit with this guy.
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With this guy. and he's sick,
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And he's sick, he's weak,
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He's weak, but we want him on the boat.
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But we want him on the boat. [applause]
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[applause] we don't just want people
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We don't just want people who've got it together,
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Who've got it together, we don't want just people
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We don't want just people at peak performance,
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At peak performance, we don't just want people
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We don't just want people who know how to get it done
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Who know how to get it done and they're winners,
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And they're winners, but we want this guy
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But we want this guy who's sick, he's weak,
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Who's sick, he's weak, he could hardly --
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He could hardly -- they said hardly
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They said hardly hold his head up.
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Hold his head up. but the whole team,
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But the whole team, watch the crew, said,
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Watch the crew, said, "we want him on the boat.
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"we want him on the boat. we'll make up for his weakness
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We'll make up for his weakness and we'll get him going.
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And we'll get him going. you just get him in the seat,
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You just get him in the seat, and we'll take care of it
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And we'll take care of it from there."
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From there." i don't know
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I don't know who you are,
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Who you are, but i want you to know
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But i want you to know there's a seat for you
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There's a seat for you on this ship right here.
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On this ship right here. and you may be weak,
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And you may be weak, and you may be struggling,
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And you may be struggling, and you may be having
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And you may be having all kinds of issues.
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All kinds of issues. but you know what?
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But you know what? all of us have been there,
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All of us have been there, and all of us need
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And all of us need the grace of god.
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The grace of god. and i tell you this,
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And i tell you this, somebody helped me,
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Somebody helped me, and somebody helped you,
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And somebody helped you, and if they could help us,
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And if they could help us, we can help you.
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We can help you. and together we can do
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And together we can do what you can't do
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What you can't do on your own.
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On your own. and watch this.
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And watch this. they get out there,
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They get out there, and they actually
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Have the footage of this,
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Have the footage of this, but they said that
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But they said that at the beginning,
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At the beginning, the coach could not hear.
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The coach could not hear. the crowd was screaming so loud,
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The crowd was screaming so loud, the coach could
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The coach could not hear the sound.
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Not hear the sound. so, america goes immediately
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So, america goes immediately to last place
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To last place out of all the nations
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Out of all the nations and germany to first.
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And germany to first. and they hold that position
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And they hold that position all the way to almost
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All the way to almost the very end of the race.
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The very end of the race. and they said,
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And they said, old hitler walked out
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Old hitler walked out right before the race started.
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Right before the race started. and he walked out,
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And he walked out, and he looked out
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And he looked out and he had his binoculars.
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And he had his binoculars. and the crowd was going crazy.
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And the crowd was going crazy. "heil hitler.
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"heil hitler. heil hitler."
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Heil hitler." and they were,
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And they were, "deutschland, deutschland,
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"deutschland, deutschland, germany, germany, germany."
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Germany, germany, germany." seventy five thousand
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Seventy five thousand in bleachers.
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In bleachers. and there was the finish line.
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And there was the finish line. and here comes germany.
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And here comes germany. and they said hitler was up
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And they said hitler was up and he was watching,
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And he was watching, and he was hitting his knee
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And he was hitting his knee and he was laughing.
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And he was laughing. and he said,
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And he said, "we are going to win."
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"we are going to win." but suddenly,
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But suddenly, the coach saw something
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The coach saw something that nobody else saw
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That nobody else saw and he actually slowed
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And he actually slowed the team down a little bit,
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And they hit swing.
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And they hit swing. and right at the end of the race
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And right at the end of the race when it looked like
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When it looked like it was impossible,
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It was impossible, they hit it.
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They hit it. and all those other teams
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And all those other teams are doing this.
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Are doing this. and here comes the usa
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And here comes the usa and they're just...
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And they're just... [laughter]
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[laughter] and they went right through.
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And they went right through. and they said that the coach
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And they said that the coach couldn't hear
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Couldn't hear to give the commands,
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To give the commands, the pe --
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The pe -- the rowers couldn't hear.
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The rowers couldn't hear. so, he just started pounding
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So, he just started pounding on the boat as loud
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On the boat as loud as he could.
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As he could. and he would tell 'em
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And he would tell 'em what tempo to go.
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And they hit swing.
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And they hit swing. and when they did,
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And when they did, he's edged out.
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He's edged out. and the usa won.
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And the usa won. [applause]
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[applause] and this is what i like,
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And this is what i like, they said hitler
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They said hitler took his binoculars
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Took his binoculars and put 'em down
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And put 'em down and turned around
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And turned around and walked away.
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You loser.
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You loser. [laughter]
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[laughter] i wanna see
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I wanna see the devil do that.
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The devil do that. i wanna see him
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I wanna see him do that in families
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Do that in families where somebody's on
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Where somebody's on the boat, you know,
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The boat, you know, you may be weak,
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You may be weak, you may have a struggle
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You may have a struggle with something.
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With something. just get on the boat.
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Just get on the boat. invite, willfully, jesus
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Invite, willfully, jesus to get on the boat.
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To get on the boat. get in a good crew.
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Get in a good crew. let us come alongside.
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Let us come alongside. if he wouldn't give up on you,
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If he wouldn't give up on you, we're not gonna give up on you.
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We're not gonna give up on you. [applause]
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God's not playing games
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God's not playing games here this morning.
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Here this morning. the gospel of jesus christ,
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The gospel of jesus christ, a simple little message
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A simple little message like this can change
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Like this can change your destiny.
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Your destiny. and he doesn't
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And he doesn't just need strong people,
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Just need strong people, but he loves
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But he loves to take people
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To take people where they are
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Where they are and wash 'em in his blood,
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And wash 'em in his blood, cleanse 'em, set 'em free.
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Cleanse 'em, set 'em free. it's not rules and regulations,
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It's not rules and regulations, it's a relationship
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It's a relationship with the one
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With the one who is your coach,
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Who is your coach, who believes in you
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Who believes in you more than you believe
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More than you believe in yourself.
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In yourself. but it never happens
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But it never happens until you willfully
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Until you willfully receive him
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Receive him into your boat,
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Into your boat, and immediately
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And immediately things begin to change.
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Things begin to change. the peace maker
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The peace maker has to come to a family,
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Has to come to a family, and when he comes
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And when he comes and you invite him
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And you invite him into the division,
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Into the division, then the peace speaker
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Then the peace speaker will stay --
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Will stay -- say to the storm,
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Say to the storm, "be still,
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"be still, this family's going
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This family's going where i destined
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Where i destined for them to go."
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For them to go." [applause]
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[applause] every head bowed,
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Every head bowed, every eye closed.
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Every eye closed. if you're in this room today
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If you're in this room today and you say, "pastor jentezen,
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And you say, "pastor jentezen, i'm toiling and i'm rowing
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I'm toiling and i'm rowing and i'm trying,
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And i'm trying, but the winds are so heavy
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But the winds are so heavy and contrary, struggling."
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And contrary, struggling." who's your crew?
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Who's your crew? who you listening
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Who you listening to more than him?
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To more than him? if you're not
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If you're not listening to jesus,
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Listening to jesus, you are in control
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You are in control of that boat.
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Of that boat. but the moment he steps on,
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But the moment he steps on, immediately he declares victory
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Immediately he declares victory and satan takes his binoculars,
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And satan takes his binoculars, and he was just looking forward
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And he was just looking forward to a train wreck.
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To a train wreck. he was looking forward
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He was looking forward to something that he would --
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To something that he would -- to kill, steal,
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To kill, steal, and destroy.
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And destroy. but the moment you put --
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But the moment you put -- you decide to put jesus
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You decide to put jesus on that boat
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On that boat and listen to him
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And listen to him he puts his binoculars down,
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He puts his binoculars down, and he talk --
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And he talk -- he turns and walks off
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He turns and walks off wherever demons walk off to.
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Wherever demons walk off to. because when jesus finds a heart
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Because when jesus finds a heart that is one with him,
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That is one with him, he declares a blessing.
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He declares a blessing. "there," the text said,
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"there," the text said, psalms 133.
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Psalms 133. "there he commands,"
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"there he commands," not cursings,
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Not cursings, "blessings."
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"blessings." there is a supernatural force
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There is a supernatural force called the blessing,
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Called the blessing, and when it hits your life,
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And when it hits your life, i'm not telling you
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I'm not telling you something i learned,
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Something i learned, i'm telling you something
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I'm telling you something i have experienced.
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I have experienced. there is a blessing
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There is a blessing that the cross has provided.
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That the cross has provided. it's a plus,
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It's a plus, not a subtraction sign.
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Not a subtraction sign. it's a plus sign.
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It's a plus sign. it's a positive thing
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It's a positive thing when you find jesus.
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When you find jesus. "pastor, i'm far from god
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"pastor, i'm far from god and i want to know him.
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And i want to know him. i want to know him
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I want to know him like i've never known him.
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Like i've never known him. i need him on --
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I need him on -- i wanna willfully receive him
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I wanna willfully receive him onto my ship.
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Onto my ship. pray for me."
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Pray for me." if that's you,
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If that's you, boldly lift your hand
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Boldly lift your hand right where you're standing.
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Right where you're standing. boldly.
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Boldly. beautiful, beautiful.
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Beautiful, beautiful. hands at every campus.
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Hands at every campus. just keep it high.
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Just keep it high. just keep it high
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Just keep it high and unashamed.
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And unashamed. amazing.
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Amazing. every one of you
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Every one of you that raised your hands,
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That raised your hands, slip out of your seat
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Slip out of your seat and come stand right down here.
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And come stand right down here. don't talk yourself out of it.
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Don't talk yourself out of it. come on.
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Come on. i'm the coach.
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I'm the coach. i got the megaphone.
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I got the megaphone. get out.
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Get out. get out.
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Get out. every one of you
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Every one of you who came forward,
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Who came forward, this is the most important
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This is the most important decision you will ever make
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Decision you will ever make in your life.
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In your life. so, pray this prayer.
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So, pray this prayer. the church is gonna
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The church is gonna pray it with you.
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Pray it with you. at every campus,
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At every campus, they're gonna pray
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They're gonna pray this prayer.
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This prayer. god brought you here.
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God brought you here. god wanted you to hear
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God wanted you to hear this message
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This message and he wanted you
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And he wanted you to hear that song.
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To hear that song. ♪ he's not done with you yet ♪
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♪ he's not done with you yet ♪ ♪ he's not done with me yet ♪
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♪ he's not done with me yet ♪ ♪ there's so much more ♪
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♪ there's so much more ♪ ♪ to the story ♪
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♪ to the story ♪ >> ♪ you're not
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>> ♪ you're not ♪ done with me yet ♪
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♪ done with me yet ♪ >> throw your hands up
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>> throw your hands up and say, "jesus."
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And say, "jesus." say it out loud everybody,
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Say it out loud everybody, "jesus, i receive you
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"jesus, i receive you as my savior,
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As my savior, wash me, cleanse me.
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Wash me, cleanse me. i willfully receive you
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I willfully receive you onto my boat.
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Onto my boat. i'm forgiven.
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I'm forgiven. i'm born again.
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I'm born again. i'm cleansed
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I'm cleansed by the blood of the cross.
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By the blood of the cross. and now you're gonna write
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And now you're gonna write the rest of my story,
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The rest of my story, and it's good."
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And it's good." let's worship now, come on.
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Let's worship now, come on. ♪ you're not done with me yet ♪
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♪ you're not done with me yet ♪ throw those hands up
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Throw those hands up all over this building.
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All over this building. pray for your families.
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Pray for your families. receive the blessing
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Receive the blessing this morning.
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This morning. lord, i pray for families.
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Lord, i pray for families. i pray for reconciliation.
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I pray for reconciliation. i pray that communication lines
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I pray that communication lines that have been torn,
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That have been torn, satan will put
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Satan will put his binoculars down.
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His binoculars down. that he'll walk away and say,
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That he'll walk away and say, "they just shut the runway down
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"they just shut the runway down for my power in their life,
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For my power in their life, in that family."
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In that family." in marriages this morning,
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In marriages this morning, let him restore that unity
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Let him restore that unity between husband and wife.
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Between husband and wife. he can do it.
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He can do it. ♪ he's not done with me yet ♪
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♪ he's not done with me yet ♪ you mean that.
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You mean that. god means it too.
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God means it too. oh, hallelujah.
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Oh, hallelujah. oh, hallelujah.
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Oh, hallelujah. >> ♪ you're not
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>> ♪ you're not ♪ done with me yet ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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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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>> before i go,
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>> before i go, i wanna say thank you,
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I wanna say thank you, thank you, thank you
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Thank you, thank you to those of you who are
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To those of you who are supporting this ministry.
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Supporting this ministry. your gifts, your support
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Your gifts, your support allows us to take the gospel
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All over this world.
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And we are involved
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In so many amazing life-saving
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Projects because of your
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Generous giving.
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If you've watched us at
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If you've watched us at any length of time,
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Any length of time, you know that our ministry
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You know that our ministry absolutely stands with israel.
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We stand for the nation
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Of israel, and we love
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The people of israel.
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And with your help,
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And with your help, we're going to do even more
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We're going to do even more to bless the nation of israel.
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To bless the nation of israel. we're praying for the safe,
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Soon return of all the hostages.
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Keep praying as we have already
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Seen breakthroughs in israel.
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Some of the hostages
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Are returning home.
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This is the time to stand up
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This is the time to stand up and say to our jewish brothers
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And say to our jewish brothers and sisters,
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And sisters, "we love you and we are here
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"we love you and we are here for you.
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For you. we see you and never again.
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We see you and never again. in jesus' name."
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In jesus' name." and i want you to pray about
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And i want you to pray about what god would have you do
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What god would have you do to help us with all of our
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To help us with all of our projects around the world.
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Projects around the world. thank you.
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Thank you. together, we can do
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Together, we can do the impossible
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The impossible for the glory of god.
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♪ ♪
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>> while we are young,
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This life is for living.
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While we are young,
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We follow our hearts.
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And for us, our heart's desire
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Is for more than this world
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Has to offer.
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While we are young,
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God, we're coming after you.
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♪ ♪
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>> we hope you've enjoyed this
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Teaching by jentezen franklin,
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And thank you for
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Your continued support
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Of this ministry.
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Your prayers
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And financial support
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Make these programs possible.
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For more information
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About this message
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And other ministry resources,
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Visit us online at
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Jentezenfranklin.tv.
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♪ ♪
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Jentezen Franklin - Who's Your Crew? (Part 2)

May 6, 2025 | S25:E92

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