Jentezen Franklin - Wounds That Glow In The Dark (Part 2)

July 8, 2025 | S25 E137 | 28:55

Pastor Jentezen Franklin brings practical meaning to spiritual truths found in God’s Word.

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Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin | Jentezen Franklin - Wounds That Glow In The Dark (Part 2) | July 8, 2025
  • >> if you're looking
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  • For more in life,
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  • To live with purpose and peace,
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  • To make a difference
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  • For your family
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  • And those in need
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  • Around the world,
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  • Jesus is the answer,
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  • And our mission is to simply
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  • Point you to him.
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  • You're watching
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  • Kingdom connection
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  • With jentezen franklin.
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  • >> i want you to look with me
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  • >> i want you to look with me to the book of 2 corinthians.
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  • To the book of 2 corinthians. 2 corinthians 1:3,
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  • 2 corinthians 1:3, "blessed be the god and father
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  • "blessed be the god and father of our lord jesus christ,
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  • Of our lord jesus christ, the father of mercies."
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  • The father of mercies." and notice this title,
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  • And notice this title, "the god of all comfort."
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  • "the god of all comfort." verse 4, "who comforts us
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  • Verse 4, "who comforts us in all of our tribulation,
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  • In all of our tribulation, that we may be able
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  • That we may be able to comfort those
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  • To comfort those who are in any trouble.
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  • Who are in any trouble. with the comfort with which we
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  • With the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by god."
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  • Ourselves are comforted by god." there is so much in that --
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  • There is so much in that -- those two verses.
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  • Those two verses. god comforts us
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  • God comforts us in our tribulation.
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  • In our tribulation. he comes to us in our
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  • He comes to us in our lowest, darkest days,
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  • Lowest, darkest days, gives his precious peace,
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  • Gives his precious peace, his comfort, his help,
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  • His comfort, his help, his hope, and then he says,
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  • His hope, and then he says, "i did it, and now all
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  • "i did it, and now all i ask of you is that you
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  • I ask of you is that you turn around and take
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  • Turn around and take the comfort that i gave you
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  • The comfort that i gave you in your darkest hour
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  • In your darkest hour and you reach out
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  • And you reach out to somebody else's
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  • To somebody else's darkest hour,
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  • Darkest hour, and in your situation,
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  • And in your situation, and out of your pain,
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  • And out of your pain, and your wounds,
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  • And your wounds, comfort others and let
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  • Comfort others and let them know they can make it.
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  • Them know they can make it. i'm preaching today on,
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  • I'm preaching today on, "wounds that glow in the dark."
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  • "wounds that glow in the dark." wounds that glow in the dark.
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  • Wounds that glow in the dark. in the book of job,
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  • In the book of job, we are seeing a beautiful
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  • We are seeing a beautiful old testament story that
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  • Old testament story that illustrates this text.
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  • Illustrates this text. if anyone was ever
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  • If anyone was ever comforted by god, it was job.
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  • Comforted by god, it was job. if anybody ever went through
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  • If anybody ever went through severe trials, it was job.
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  • Severe trials, it was job. job was a remarkable man,
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  • Job was a remarkable man, who did not know what
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  • Who did not know what was going on.
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  • Was going on. there was a contest,
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  • There was a contest, a conclave, a gathering
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  • A conclave, a gathering in heaven between
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  • In heaven between angels and lucifer came.
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  • Angels and lucifer came. the bible said,
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  • The bible said, he came from walking
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  • He came from walking the earth going
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  • The earth going to and fro, up and down.
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  • To and fro, up and down. and god allowed him access,
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  • And god allowed him access, and he said,
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  • And he said, "where have you been?"
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  • "where have you been?" he said, "i've been
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  • He said, "i've been walking in the earth,
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  • Walking in the earth, going around checking out
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  • Going around checking out different people."
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  • Different people." and god's the one who
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  • And god's the one who brought job up, god said,
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  • Brought job up, god said, "have you considered
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  • "have you considered my servant, job?
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  • My servant, job? have you noticed him how that,"
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  • Have you noticed him how that," listen to the words,
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  • Listen to the words, "he fears god,
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  • "he fears god, and he loves me?
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  • And he loves me? and he holds fast
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  • And he holds fast to his integrity."
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  • To his integrity." almost rubbing it into
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  • Almost rubbing it into the fallen angel named lucifer.
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  • The fallen angel named lucifer. it's almost like he's saying,
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  • It's almost like he's saying, "he holds fast to his integrity
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  • "he holds fast to his integrity unlike some angels i know."
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  • Unlike some angels i know." he didn't say that,
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  • He didn't say that, but you know you would
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  • But you know you would feel that if you were
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  • Feel that if you were standing in the presence
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  • Standing in the presence of the god you betrayed.
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  • Of the god you betrayed. and he says, "he's amazing.
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  • And he says, "he's amazing. do you know him?
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  • Do you know him? have you noticed him?"
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  • Have you noticed him?" and he said, "oh, yeah.
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  • And he said, "oh, yeah. he serves you like all
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  • He serves you like all those christians,
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  • Those christians, as long as you bless him.
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  • As long as you bless him. if things go wrong,
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  • If things go wrong, he'll curse you.
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  • He'll curse you. you let me at him,
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  • You let me at him, you let me get my pound
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  • You let me get my pound of flesh from him.
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  • Of flesh from him. you let me attack him.
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  • You let me attack him. you got a hedge around him
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  • You got a hedge around him and i can take him down
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  • And i can take him down and he'll curse you."
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  • And he'll curse you." and god said, "you can attack
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  • And god said, "you can attack everything that he's got,
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  • Everything that he's got, only don't touch his body."
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  • Only don't touch his body." and the first scene ends,
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  • And the first scene ends, and satan goes
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  • And satan goes and attacks immediately,
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  • And attacks immediately, everything that job possessed.
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  • Everything that job possessed. the bible said he was
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  • The bible said he was the richest man in the east.
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  • The richest man in the east. the bible said that,
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  • The bible said that, he had 7,000 sheep,
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  • He had 7,000 sheep, and he had 3,000 camels,
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  • And he had 3,000 camels, and 500 oxen, and 500 donkeys.
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  • And 500 oxen, and 500 donkeys. and he had seven beautiful,
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  • And he had seven beautiful, handsome sons and three
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  • Handsome sons and three beautiful daughters.
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  • Beautiful daughters. and he was so blessed
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  • And he was so blessed and in one day the armies
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  • And in one day the armies attacked and stole all of his,
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  • Attacked and stole all of his, all of his animals and killed
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  • All of his animals and killed and slew all of his animals,
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  • And slew all of his animals, and all of his servants
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  • And all of his servants along with it.
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  • Along with it. every employee that
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  • Every employee that he had was killed.
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  • He had was killed. the businesses
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  • The businesses were burned down,
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  • Were burned down, he lost it all.
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  • He lost it all. and right on the heels
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  • And right on the heels of that comes another
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  • Of that comes another servant saying,
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  • Servant saying, "job, your beautiful family,
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  • "job, your beautiful family, those seven handsome sons
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  • Those seven handsome sons and those three
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  • And those three beautiful daughters,
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  • Beautiful daughters, they're dead."
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  • They're dead." and in that moment,
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  • And in that moment, job broke and devastated,
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  • Job broke and devastated, tears his garment,
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  • Tears his garment, falls to the ground weeping,
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  • Falls to the ground weeping, and he says these
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  • And he says these powerful words,
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  • Powerful words, "the lord gives,
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  • "the lord gives, the lord takes away.
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  • The lord takes away. blessed be the name
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  • Blessed be the name of the lord."
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  • Of the lord." and in that moment,
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  • And in that moment, i could see just the scene
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  • I could see just the scene break and lucifer says,
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  • Break and lucifer says, "you let me do one more thing.
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  • "you let me do one more thing. you let me attack his body
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  • You let me attack his body and he'll curse you.
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  • And he'll curse you. he'll curse you to your face."
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  • He'll curse you to your face." and god said, "go ahead."
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  • And god said, "go ahead." job is not aware of this.
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  • Job is not aware of this. job does not know
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  • Job does not know what's going on.
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  • What's going on. god gives no
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  • God gives no explanation to him.
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  • Explanation to him. and after a day like that
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  • And after a day like that you would think that
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  • You would think that would be enough for anybody,
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  • Would be enough for anybody, but the next day boils
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  • But the next day boils break out on job
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  • Break out on job from the top of his head
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  • From the top of his head to the soles of his feet,
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  • To the soles of his feet, the scripture said.
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  • The scripture said. agonizing, tormenting
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  • Agonizing, tormenting infection all in his body.
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  • Infection all in his body. and his wife who is grieving
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  • And his wife who is grieving for ten children being dead
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  • For ten children being dead the day before says,
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  • The day before says, "job, just curse god and die.
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  • "job, just curse god and die. we're finished.
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  • We're finished. we've lost everything."
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  • We've lost everything." do you know that the bible said
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  • Do you know that the bible said in the book of job 42 that,
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  • In the book of job 42 that, he lived a 140 years
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  • He lived a 140 years after his trial?
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  • After his trial? and what's interesting
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  • And what's interesting about his story is,
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  • About his story is, he did not write that book
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  • He did not write that book or didn't have that book written
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  • Or didn't have that book written and tell his whole story in
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  • And tell his whole story in the middle of his trial.
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  • The middle of his trial. he waited three years
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  • He waited three years before he wrote the book,
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  • Before he wrote the book, and he had someone
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  • And he had someone write it for him.
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  • Write it for him. he told his story.
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  • He told his story. don't write your story
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  • Don't write your story in the middle of your story.
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  • In the middle of your story. don't think because
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  • Don't think because you're hurting right now
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  • You're hurting right now and you don't
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  • And you don't understand right now,
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  • Understand right now, and it makes no sense,
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  • And it makes no sense, and you feel god-forsaken.
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  • And you feel god-forsaken. job was right where you are
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  • Job was right where you are right now and you're asking why,
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  • Right now and you're asking why, and the pain is real
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  • And the pain is real and you are numb from it,
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  • And you are numb from it, and you are broken from it.
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  • And you are broken from it. but don't write
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  • But don't write your story until you get
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  • Your story until you get to the end of the story.
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  • To the end of the story. and if you're in
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  • And if you're in the middle of it,
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  • The middle of it, it looks dark,
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  • It looks dark, but job got to looking
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  • But job got to looking back three years later
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  • Back three years later and he said,
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  • And he said, "i'm gonna
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  • "i'm gonna tell my story now,
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  • Tell my story now, because i can truly say --"
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  • Because i can truly say --" and the bible said,
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  • And the bible said, "the lord blessed job double."
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  • "the lord blessed job double." he went to 14,000 sheep,
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  • He went to 14,000 sheep, and he went to 6,000 camels,
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  • And he went to 6,000 camels, and he went to 1,000 oxen,
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  • And he went to 1,000 oxen, and 1,000 ox, and 1,000 donkeys.
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  • And 1,000 ox, and 1,000 donkeys. and he went to seven more sons,
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  • And he went to seven more sons, and three daughters that were
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  • And three daughters that were the most beautiful in the land,"
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  • The most beautiful in the land," the scripture said.
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  • The scripture said. because he had seven
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  • Because he had seven in heaven and he --
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  • In heaven and he -- sons and three daughters
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  • Sons and three daughters in heaven, so god doubled
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  • In heaven, so god doubled that by giving him seven
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  • That by giving him seven on earth and three.
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  • On earth and three. i wanna tell you about
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  • I wanna tell you about something and you may ask,
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  • Something and you may ask, "why are you talking about
  • 00:08:45.468 --> 00:08:46.636
  • "why are you talking about wounds that glow in the dark?"
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  • Wounds that glow in the dark?" because in tennessee,
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  • Because in tennessee, the state of tennessee in 1862
  • 00:08:52.108 --> 00:08:55.178
  • The state of tennessee in 1862 one of the greatest battles
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  • One of the greatest battles of the civil war took place
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  • Of the civil war took place in a place that was called,
  • 00:08:59.248 --> 00:09:00.717
  • In a place that was called, the battle of shiloh.
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  • The battle of shiloh. it was there that
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  • It was there that the confederate general johnson
  • 00:09:04.487 --> 00:09:07.790
  • The confederate general johnson led a surprise attack
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  • Led a surprise attack against the union general,
  • 00:09:09.258 --> 00:09:10.893
  • Against the union general, ulysses s. grant.
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  • Ulysses s. grant. one hundred and ten thousand men
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  • One hundred and ten thousand men began to fight each other.
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  • Began to fight each other. it's what history records
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  • It's what history records as the angel glow.
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  • As the angel glow. that when they
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  • That when they looked out on the field,
  • 00:09:25.241 --> 00:09:27.510
  • Looked out on the field, there were certain soldiers
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  • There were certain soldiers who looked down
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  • Who looked down on their wounds,
  • 00:09:31.214 --> 00:09:32.081
  • On their wounds, and their wounds began
  • 00:09:32.148 --> 00:09:33.616
  • And their wounds began to glow mysteriously.
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  • To glow mysteriously. and what it was is amazing.
  • 00:09:35.985 --> 00:09:38.721
  • And what it was is amazing. bacteria that can make
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  • Bacteria that can make insects sick,
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  • Insects sick, had been responsible --
  • 00:09:43.259 --> 00:09:45.094
  • Had been responsible -- they didn't know this
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  • They didn't know this for 140 years until 2001
  • 00:09:45.895 --> 00:09:49.799
  • For 140 years until 2001 when a high school senior
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  • When a high school senior heard this story,
  • 00:09:52.235 --> 00:09:53.236
  • Heard this story, his mother was a biologist
  • 00:09:53.302 --> 00:09:55.271
  • His mother was a biologist and they began to research it
  • 00:09:55.338 --> 00:09:57.140
  • And they began to research it and they made a phenomenal,
  • 00:09:57.206 --> 00:09:58.908
  • And they made a phenomenal, historic discovery.
  • 00:09:58.975 --> 00:10:00.476
  • Historic discovery. and here it is.
  • 00:10:00.543 --> 00:10:02.545
  • And here it is. "there were worms that came up
  • 00:10:02.612 --> 00:10:04.313
  • "there were worms that came up in the mud and the rain,
  • 00:10:04.380 --> 00:10:06.983
  • In the mud and the rain, and they would regurgitate
  • 00:10:07.050 --> 00:10:09.852
  • And they would regurgitate something in their stomach
  • 00:10:09.919 --> 00:10:12.455
  • Something in their stomach that would get in the wounds,"
  • 00:10:12.522 --> 00:10:15.091
  • That would get in the wounds," and i'm making this
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  • And i'm making this really simple.
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  • Really simple. you should study it
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  • You should study it for yourself.
  • 00:10:17.260 --> 00:10:18.327
  • For yourself. it's amazing.
  • 00:10:18.394 --> 00:10:19.829
  • It's amazing. "and it would get in the wounds,
  • 00:10:19.896 --> 00:10:22.365
  • "and it would get in the wounds, and it actually would begin
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  • And it actually would begin to attack infection."
  • 00:10:23.966 --> 00:10:26.669
  • To attack infection." that's why it was on the wounds.
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  • That's why it was on the wounds. it took those worms crawling
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  • It took those worms crawling in and regurgitating what
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  • In and regurgitating what was in them that began
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  • Was in them that began to become an antibiotic,
  • 00:10:37.914 --> 00:10:41.451
  • To become an antibiotic, this is all proven,
  • 00:10:41.517 --> 00:10:43.720
  • This is all proven, it became an antibiotic
  • 00:10:43.786 --> 00:10:45.655
  • It became an antibiotic and they found out
  • 00:10:45.722 --> 00:10:46.889
  • And they found out that there were,
  • 00:10:46.956 --> 00:10:48.157
  • That there were, that there were
  • 00:10:48.224 --> 00:10:49.158
  • That there were the non-glowing men,
  • 00:10:49.225 --> 00:10:52.462
  • The non-glowing men, their counterparts
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  • Their counterparts were dying and could not
  • 00:10:54.063 --> 00:10:55.798
  • Were dying and could not be helped.
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  • Be helped. the glowing men
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  • The glowing men had a lower rate
  • 00:10:59.102 --> 00:10:59.869
  • Had a lower rate of infection and their
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  • Of infection and their injuries healed faster.
  • 00:11:01.637 --> 00:11:04.006
  • Injuries healed faster. no explanation.
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  • No explanation. the doctors soon discovered
  • 00:11:05.341 --> 00:11:07.510
  • The doctors soon discovered that most of those men
  • 00:11:07.577 --> 00:11:09.178
  • That most of those men would survive
  • 00:11:09.245 --> 00:11:11.080
  • Would survive because of the glow."
  • 00:11:11.147 --> 00:11:14.751
  • Because of the glow." the wounds that glowed.
  • 00:11:14.817 --> 00:11:18.621
  • The wounds that glowed. that bacteria from
  • 00:11:18.688 --> 00:11:20.623
  • That bacteria from those worms fought infection
  • 00:11:20.690 --> 00:11:23.593
  • Those worms fought infection and became an antibiotic.
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  • And became an antibiotic. job had wounds that
  • 00:11:26.329 --> 00:11:29.932
  • Job had wounds that glowed in the dark.
  • 00:11:29.999 --> 00:11:32.335
  • Glowed in the dark. it was the apostle paul
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  • It was the apostle paul who was saul of tarsus
  • 00:11:34.003 --> 00:11:36.272
  • Who was saul of tarsus who was standing holding
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  • Who was standing holding the coats, according
  • 00:11:37.907 --> 00:11:38.775
  • The coats, according to the book of acts 6.
  • 00:11:38.841 --> 00:11:41.711
  • To the book of acts 6. and all of a sudden,
  • 00:11:41.778 --> 00:11:42.645
  • And all of a sudden, as they were stoning stephen,
  • 00:11:42.712 --> 00:11:45.782
  • As they were stoning stephen, the bible said that,
  • 00:11:45.848 --> 00:11:46.716
  • The bible said that, "his face began
  • 00:11:46.783 --> 00:11:48.084
  • "his face began to shine like an angel."
  • 00:11:48.151 --> 00:11:51.621
  • To shine like an angel." he had that glow.
  • 00:11:51.687 --> 00:11:53.689
  • He had that glow. and the scripture said
  • 00:11:53.756 --> 00:11:54.757
  • And the scripture said in the next chapter
  • 00:11:54.824 --> 00:11:56.392
  • In the next chapter that they came on him
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  • That they came on him and they began to stone him.
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  • And they began to stone him. and they cast him out of
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  • And they cast him out of the city and stoned him
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  • The city and stoned him and witnessed it --
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  • And witnessed it -- and they laid down
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  • And they laid down their coats at the feet of
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  • Their coats at the feet of the young man named saul,
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  • The young man named saul, that's saul of tarsus,
  • 00:12:07.737 --> 00:12:08.938
  • That's saul of tarsus, who would become
  • 00:12:09.005 --> 00:12:09.605
  • Who would become the apostle paul.
  • 00:12:09.672 --> 00:12:10.940
  • The apostle paul. and as they stoned stephen,
  • 00:12:11.007 --> 00:12:12.642
  • And as they stoned stephen, as he was calling on
  • 00:12:12.708 --> 00:12:13.509
  • As he was calling on god saying, "lord jesus,
  • 00:12:13.576 --> 00:12:14.844
  • God saying, "lord jesus, receive my spirit,"
  • 00:12:14.911 --> 00:12:15.945
  • Receive my spirit," he knelt down
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  • He knelt down and he cried out
  • 00:12:17.113 --> 00:12:18.247
  • And he cried out with a loud voice,
  • 00:12:18.314 --> 00:12:19.315
  • With a loud voice, "lord, do not charge
  • 00:12:19.382 --> 00:12:20.850
  • "lord, do not charge them with my sin."
  • 00:12:20.917 --> 00:12:22.351
  • Them with my sin." notice, notice, there it is.
  • 00:12:22.418 --> 00:12:24.554
  • Notice, notice, there it is. you could ask why.
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  • You could ask why. he could have stood
  • 00:12:26.322 --> 00:12:26.923
  • He could have stood there and said,
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  • There and said, "why, god? why?
  • 00:12:27.590 --> 00:12:29.225
  • "why, god? why? i just stood for what
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  • I just stood for what was right and they're
  • 00:12:30.426 --> 00:12:31.127
  • Was right and they're stoning me, why?"
  • 00:12:31.194 --> 00:12:32.395
  • Stoning me, why?" but he moved from
  • 00:12:32.461 --> 00:12:33.663
  • But he moved from his why to forgiveness,
  • 00:12:33.729 --> 00:12:39.669
  • His why to forgiveness, and he fell asleep.
  • 00:12:39.735 --> 00:12:44.006
  • And he fell asleep. but the glow that he had
  • 00:12:44.073 --> 00:12:47.376
  • But the glow that he had touched an atheist's heart
  • 00:12:47.443 --> 00:12:50.346
  • Touched an atheist's heart by the name of the apostle paul.
  • 00:12:50.413 --> 00:12:52.815
  • By the name of the apostle paul. he was a radical
  • 00:12:52.882 --> 00:12:54.984
  • He was a radical jewish theologian that
  • 00:12:55.051 --> 00:12:58.487
  • Jewish theologian that was wanting to kill
  • 00:12:58.554 --> 00:12:59.856
  • Was wanting to kill all the christians,
  • 00:12:59.922 --> 00:13:01.490
  • All the christians, who didn't believe like
  • 00:13:01.557 --> 00:13:02.425
  • Who didn't believe like he wanted them to believe.
  • 00:13:02.491 --> 00:13:04.660
  • He wanted them to believe. and that glow touched him,
  • 00:13:04.727 --> 00:13:08.698
  • And that glow touched him, and he was converted
  • 00:13:08.764 --> 00:13:09.765
  • And he was converted the next chapter
  • 00:13:09.832 --> 00:13:12.401
  • The next chapter on a street called straight,
  • 00:13:12.468 --> 00:13:13.803
  • On a street called straight, 'cause god wanted to
  • 00:13:13.870 --> 00:13:14.470
  • 'cause god wanted to straighten him out.
  • 00:13:14.537 --> 00:13:17.840
  • Straighten him out. and he wrote half
  • 00:13:17.907 --> 00:13:18.741
  • And he wrote half the new testament
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  • The new testament and he said, "i'm willing
  • 00:13:21.143 --> 00:13:23.045
  • And he said, "i'm willing to spend and be spent.
  • 00:13:23.112 --> 00:13:25.882
  • To spend and be spent. i'm willing that if god
  • 00:13:25.948 --> 00:13:27.683
  • I'm willing that if god needs me to go through
  • 00:13:27.750 --> 00:13:28.784
  • Needs me to go through something so that
  • 00:13:28.851 --> 00:13:31.153
  • Something so that i can comfort somebody else --"
  • 00:13:31.220 --> 00:13:34.056
  • I can comfort somebody else --" don't waste what
  • 00:13:34.123 --> 00:13:35.091
  • Don't waste what you've gone through,
  • 00:13:35.157 --> 00:13:36.492
  • You've gone through, and don't lay in it and ask
  • 00:13:36.559 --> 00:13:38.194
  • And don't lay in it and ask the rest of your life, why?
  • 00:13:38.261 --> 00:13:39.996
  • The rest of your life, why? if god lets you walk through it,
  • 00:13:40.062 --> 00:13:42.331
  • If god lets you walk through it, it's because he's still god
  • 00:13:42.398 --> 00:13:44.533
  • It's because he's still god and he has a plan.
  • 00:13:44.600 --> 00:13:45.902
  • And he has a plan. and it may be like job for
  • 00:13:45.968 --> 00:13:47.270
  • And it may be like job for generation after generation.
  • 00:13:47.336 --> 00:13:49.939
  • Generation after generation. you don't know what god
  • 00:13:50.006 --> 00:13:51.607
  • You don't know what god is doing generations
  • 00:13:51.674 --> 00:13:53.776
  • Is doing generations down the road for your family.
  • 00:13:53.843 --> 00:13:56.913
  • Down the road for your family. if you stand and trust god
  • 00:13:56.979 --> 00:13:59.749
  • If you stand and trust god no matter what's going on
  • 00:13:59.815 --> 00:14:01.050
  • No matter what's going on in your life.
  • 00:14:01.117 --> 00:14:06.489
  • In your life. what about --
  • 00:14:06.555 --> 00:14:09.125
  • What about -- what about paul?
  • 00:14:09.191 --> 00:14:11.827
  • What about paul? the wounds healed other people.
  • 00:14:11.894 --> 00:14:14.830
  • The wounds healed other people. what about job?
  • 00:14:14.897 --> 00:14:16.232
  • What about job? the wounds healed
  • 00:14:16.299 --> 00:14:17.133
  • The wounds healed the other people.
  • 00:14:17.199 --> 00:14:17.700
  • The other people. can i tell you
  • 00:14:17.767 --> 00:14:18.200
  • Can i tell you about another one?
  • 00:14:18.267 --> 00:14:20.002
  • About another one? one more?
  • 00:14:20.069 --> 00:14:22.571
  • One more? you know who else did it?
  • 00:14:22.638 --> 00:14:25.408
  • You know who else did it? his name was jesus.
  • 00:14:25.474 --> 00:14:28.177
  • His name was jesus. 1 peter 2:21,
  • 00:14:28.244 --> 00:14:33.749
  • 1 peter 2:21, "for to this you
  • 00:14:33.816 --> 00:14:34.784
  • "for to this you were called because,"
  • 00:14:34.850 --> 00:14:36.085
  • Were called because," you wanna know what
  • 00:14:36.152 --> 00:14:36.652
  • You wanna know what you were called for?
  • 00:14:36.719 --> 00:14:39.855
  • You were called for? you were called for this.
  • 00:14:39.922 --> 00:14:41.924
  • You were called for this. i don't know what people
  • 00:14:41.991 --> 00:14:42.858
  • I don't know what people think christianity is.
  • 00:14:42.925 --> 00:14:44.560
  • Think christianity is. it's not just as long as
  • 00:14:44.627 --> 00:14:45.895
  • It's not just as long as god blesses you serve
  • 00:14:45.962 --> 00:14:46.896
  • God blesses you serve him and be happy.
  • 00:14:46.963 --> 00:14:48.364
  • Him and be happy. christianity says you're
  • 00:14:48.431 --> 00:14:49.799
  • Christianity says you're supposed to glow when
  • 00:14:49.865 --> 00:14:51.300
  • Supposed to glow when you're in suffering.
  • 00:14:51.367 --> 00:14:53.602
  • You're in suffering. you're supposed --
  • 00:14:53.669 --> 00:14:54.337
  • You're supposed -- when you're wounded,
  • 00:14:54.403 --> 00:14:55.738
  • When you're wounded, that's when you're
  • 00:14:55.805 --> 00:14:56.439
  • That's when you're supposed to be glowing.
  • 00:14:56.505 --> 00:14:59.508
  • Supposed to be glowing. "and for this cause
  • 00:14:59.575 --> 00:15:01.143
  • "and for this cause you were called
  • 00:15:01.210 --> 00:15:02.645
  • You were called because christ also
  • 00:15:02.712 --> 00:15:04.280
  • Because christ also suffered for us
  • 00:15:04.347 --> 00:15:05.514
  • Suffered for us leaving us an example
  • 00:15:05.581 --> 00:15:07.350
  • Leaving us an example that you should
  • 00:15:07.416 --> 00:15:08.050
  • That you should follow his steps
  • 00:15:08.117 --> 00:15:10.252
  • Follow his steps who committed no sin,
  • 00:15:10.319 --> 00:15:12.488
  • Who committed no sin, nor was deceit
  • 00:15:12.555 --> 00:15:13.356
  • Nor was deceit found in his mouth.
  • 00:15:13.422 --> 00:15:15.424
  • Found in his mouth. and when he was reviled,
  • 00:15:15.491 --> 00:15:16.726
  • And when he was reviled, nor did he revile in return."
  • 00:15:16.792 --> 00:15:19.695
  • Nor did he revile in return." when he suffered,
  • 00:15:19.762 --> 00:15:20.963
  • When he suffered, he did not threaten,
  • 00:15:21.030 --> 00:15:22.765
  • He did not threaten, he didn't throw a fit,
  • 00:15:22.832 --> 00:15:24.533
  • He didn't throw a fit, curse god,
  • 00:15:24.600 --> 00:15:26.635
  • Curse god, but he committed
  • 00:15:26.702 --> 00:15:27.803
  • But he committed himself to him the father,
  • 00:15:27.870 --> 00:15:30.940
  • Himself to him the father, who judges righteously.
  • 00:15:31.007 --> 00:15:34.043
  • Who judges righteously. here it is.
  • 00:15:34.110 --> 00:15:35.878
  • Here it is. here's the wounds
  • 00:15:35.945 --> 00:15:37.613
  • Here's the wounds that glow in the dark.
  • 00:15:37.680 --> 00:15:40.049
  • That glow in the dark. "who himself bore our sins
  • 00:15:40.116 --> 00:15:43.085
  • "who himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree,
  • 00:15:43.152 --> 00:15:46.022
  • In his own body on the tree, that we having died to sins
  • 00:15:46.088 --> 00:15:48.791
  • That we having died to sins might live for righteousness
  • 00:15:48.858 --> 00:15:51.027
  • Might live for righteousness by whose stripes
  • 00:15:51.093 --> 00:15:55.231
  • By whose stripes you were healed."
  • 00:15:55.297 --> 00:16:04.440
  • You were healed." thank you, jesus.
  • 00:16:04.507 --> 00:16:08.077
  • Thank you, jesus. thank you.
  • 00:16:08.144 --> 00:16:09.512
  • Thank you. don't get twisted.
  • 00:16:09.578 --> 00:16:12.815
  • Don't get twisted. don't get bitter.
  • 00:16:12.882 --> 00:16:15.851
  • Don't get bitter. don't get angry.
  • 00:16:15.918 --> 00:16:18.988
  • Don't get angry. somewhere, sometime,
  • 00:16:19.055 --> 00:16:24.326
  • Somewhere, sometime, somehow you will be able
  • 00:16:24.393 --> 00:16:27.563
  • Somehow you will be able to help somebody else with
  • 00:16:27.630 --> 00:16:31.434
  • To help somebody else with the glow of the wounds.
  • 00:16:31.500 --> 00:16:35.538
  • The glow of the wounds. god will allow you
  • 00:16:35.604 --> 00:16:36.772
  • God will allow you to have the angel glow.
  • 00:16:36.839 --> 00:16:42.845
  • To have the angel glow. and the god of all comfort,
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  • And the god of all comfort, who comforts us in
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  • Who comforts us in our tribulations
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  • Our tribulations that we may be
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  • That we may be able to comfort them.
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  • Able to comfort them. when you go through things
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  • When you go through things that you don't understand,
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  • That you don't understand, heartbreaking situations.
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  • Heartbreaking situations. i'm telling you
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  • I'm telling you what i've learned.
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  • What i've learned. i'm 61 years old now.
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  • I'm 61 years old now. i've learned that this thing
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  • I've learned that this thing is not about my purpose.
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  • Is not about my purpose. i have learned and absolutely
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  • I have learned and absolutely will believe till i go
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  • Will believe till i go to my grave one day,
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  • To my grave one day, that god has allowed me
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  • That god has allowed me and my family to walk
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  • And my family to walk through things that we would
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  • Through things that we would have never chosen
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  • Have never chosen to walk through,
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  • To walk through, so that i could comfort
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  • So that i could comfort with the same comfort
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  • With the same comfort that god gave us
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  • That god gave us in our darkest,
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  • In our darkest, darkest nights.
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  • Darkest nights. wounded, laying in
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  • Wounded, laying in the battlefield of shiloh.
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  • The battlefield of shiloh. can i tell you what,
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  • Can i tell you what, shiloh is a bible term.
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  • Shiloh is a bible term. did you know that?
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  • Did you know that? it is a city,
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  • It is a city, and it actually is
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  • And it actually is identified with a verse
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  • Identified with a verse concerning the coming messiah
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  • Concerning the coming messiah and it says, "we will wait
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  • And it says, "we will wait until shiloh comes,"
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  • Until shiloh comes," and shiloh means my peace comes.
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  • And shiloh means my peace comes. [applause]
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  • [applause] boy, i don't know why
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  • Boy, i don't know why i'm preaching like
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  • I'm preaching like i'm preaching,
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  • I'm preaching, but i feel this thing
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  • But i feel this thing down in my bones that
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  • Down in my bones that there are families,
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  • There are families, and there are people,
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  • And there are people, and there are men,
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  • And there are men, and there are women,
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  • And there are women, and there are even
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  • And there are even teenagers who have a why,
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  • Teenagers who have a why, and the lord told me
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  • And the lord told me to tell you,
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  • To tell you, "don't die in your why."
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  • "don't die in your why." forgive and say, "lord,
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  • Forgive and say, "lord, i'm not letting go of you.
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  • I'm not letting go of you. if it gets better,
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  • If it gets better, i'll praise you.
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  • I'll praise you. if it doesn't get better,
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  • If it doesn't get better, i'll be right here
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  • I'll be right here knowing that you are working
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  • Knowing that you are working all things together
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  • All things together for the good to them
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  • For the good to them that love god and are called
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  • That love god and are called according to his purpose."
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  • According to his purpose." raise your hands
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  • Raise your hands right where you're sitting,
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  • Right where you're sitting, at every campus.
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  • At every campus. it represents your battlefield.
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  • ♪ i've had many ♪
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  • ♪ tears and sorrows ♪
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  • ♪ i've had questions ♪
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  • ♪ about tomorrow ♪
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  • I don't need the words.
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  • ♪ there'd been times ♪
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  • ♪ i didn't know ♪
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  • ♪ right from wrong ♪
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  • 'cause i'mma make it up
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  • ♪ but in every situation ♪
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  • ♪ god gave me this consolation ♪
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  • ♪ my trials come ♪
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  • ♪ to only make me strong ♪
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  • I wanna sing this
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  • I wanna sing this to some single people.
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  • To some single people. i used to sing this
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  • I used to sing this when i was single.
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  • ♪ been to lots of places ♪
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  • ♪ seen a lot of faces ♪
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  • This line would
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  • This line would mess me up.
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  • ♪ but there's been times ♪
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  • ♪ when i felt so all alone ♪
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  • You ever been there?
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  • You ever been there? wondering, "will i ever
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  • Wondering, "will i ever get out of this darkness?"
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  • ♪ but in my lonely hours ♪
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  • In that apartment
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  • In that apartment by yourself.
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  • ♪ he made them ♪
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  • ♪ precious lonely hours ♪
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  • ♪ that's when he let me ♪
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  • ♪ know i was his own ♪
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  • I love this last verse.
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  • ♪ so now ♪
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  • ♪ at the end ♪
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  • ♪ of my story ♪
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  • ♪ i can thank him ♪
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  • ♪ for the mountains ♪
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  • ♪ i can thank him ♪
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  • ♪ for the valleys ♪
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  • ♪ i can thank him ♪
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  • ♪ for those storms ♪
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  • ♪ he brought me through ♪
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  • ♪ for if i ♪
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  • >> you're watching me
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  • >> you're watching me by television,
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  • By television, right now and you
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  • Right now and you wanna kill yourself...
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  • Wanna kill yourself... now i need the words.
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  • ♪ but if i never had ♪
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  • ♪ but if i never had ♪ ♪ those problems ♪
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  • ♪ those problems ♪ ♪ i'd never know my god ♪
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  • ♪ i'd never know my god ♪ ♪ can solve them ♪
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  • [applause]
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  • ♪ i'd never know what ♪
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  • ♪ faith in his word can do ♪
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  • ♪ through it all ♪
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  • Lord, i feel your presence.
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  • Lord, i feel your presence. this is what america needs,
  • 00:21:53.856 --> 00:21:56.225
  • This is what america needs, the presence of the lord.
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  • The presence of the lord. this is what our world needs,
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  • This is what our world needs, the presence of the lord.
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  • The presence of the lord. he knows the path that you take.
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  • ♪ i have learned ♪
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  • ♪ to trust in jesus ♪
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  • ♪ i have learned ♪
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  • ♪ i really can trust god ♪
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  • When i'm completely
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  • When i'm completely out of control.
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  • ♪ through it all ♪
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  • ♪ sometimes through ♪
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  • ♪ the valley ♪
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  • ♪ through it all ♪
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  • ♪ sometimes through ♪
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  • ♪ that storm ♪
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  • ♪ i learn to depend ♪
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  • ♪ upon his word ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:22:50.846 --> 00:22:54.883
  • >> those of you watching
  • 00:22:55.651 --> 00:22:56.385
  • >> those of you watching at home today or wherever
  • 00:22:56.452 --> 00:22:57.986
  • At home today or wherever you're viewing this,
  • 00:22:58.053 --> 00:23:00.088
  • You're viewing this, you may be in the trial
  • 00:23:00.155 --> 00:23:01.123
  • You may be in the trial of a lifetime.
  • 00:23:01.190 --> 00:23:02.891
  • Of a lifetime. and some of you don't understand
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  • And some of you don't understand why you are where you are.
  • 00:23:04.460 --> 00:23:07.429
  • Why you are where you are. but i'm telling you,
  • 00:23:07.496 --> 00:23:08.297
  • But i'm telling you, you're watching this program
  • 00:23:08.363 --> 00:23:09.465
  • You're watching this program right now because
  • 00:23:09.531 --> 00:23:10.265
  • Right now because it's a kingdom connection.
  • 00:23:10.332 --> 00:23:12.000
  • It's a kingdom connection. that's what we felt in prayer
  • 00:23:12.067 --> 00:23:13.836
  • That's what we felt in prayer god told us to call this
  • 00:23:13.902 --> 00:23:15.103
  • God told us to call this ministry some 40 years ago.
  • 00:23:15.170 --> 00:23:19.107
  • Ministry some 40 years ago. and i'm telling you,
  • 00:23:19.174 --> 00:23:19.908
  • And i'm telling you, his grace can give
  • 00:23:19.975 --> 00:23:20.809
  • His grace can give you that connection with god
  • 00:23:20.876 --> 00:23:23.946
  • You that connection with god that can heal your broken heart.
  • 00:23:24.012 --> 00:23:28.050
  • That can heal your broken heart. pray this prayer.
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  • Pray this prayer. say, “jesus, help us, lord.
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  • Say, “jesus, help us, lord. we need your help.
  • 00:23:32.888 --> 00:23:35.190
  • We need your help. and god, we're crying
  • 00:23:35.257 --> 00:23:36.258
  • And god, we're crying out to you for mercy,
  • 00:23:36.325 --> 00:23:39.361
  • Out to you for mercy, and we're crying out to you
  • 00:23:39.428 --> 00:23:40.963
  • And we're crying out to you for divine intervention.
  • 00:23:41.029 --> 00:23:42.564
  • For divine intervention. we can't fix it, but you can.
  • 00:23:42.631 --> 00:23:44.633
  • We can't fix it, but you can. we can't heal it,
  • 00:23:44.700 --> 00:23:45.834
  • We can't heal it, but you can heal it.
  • 00:23:45.901 --> 00:23:48.303
  • But you can heal it. you are a healer.”
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  • You are a healer.” say that.
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  • Say that. “you are a healer
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  • “you are a healer of broken families,
  • 00:23:51.640 --> 00:23:52.908
  • Of broken families, broken bodies,
  • 00:23:52.975 --> 00:23:54.276
  • Broken bodies, broken minds,
  • 00:23:54.343 --> 00:23:55.677
  • Broken minds, and broken relationships.
  • 00:23:55.744 --> 00:23:57.946
  • And broken relationships. and in jesus' name we claim
  • 00:23:58.013 --> 00:24:00.415
  • And in jesus' name we claim healing power right now.
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  • And lord, i thank you
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  • And lord, i thank you that i'm forgiven.
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  • That i'm forgiven. in jesus' name, amen.
  • 00:24:06.855 --> 00:24:10.325
  • >> if you just prayed
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  • With pastor jentezen
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  • And gave your life to jesus,
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  • Welcome to the family of god.
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  • We are here for you
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  • Every step of the way.
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  • Call the number on your
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  • Screen right now,
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  • Or visit us online
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  • At jentezenfranklin.tv
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  • To share your story.
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  • And download a free
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  • Salvation devotional
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  • To help you take
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  • Your first steps with jesus.
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  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:24:37.953 --> 00:24:41.790
  • >> in the past two years,
  • 00:24:42.491 --> 00:24:43.825
  • Israel has endured
  • 00:24:43.926 --> 00:24:44.860
  • The worst massacre of jews
  • 00:24:44.960 --> 00:24:46.728
  • Since the holocaust,
  • 00:24:46.828 --> 00:24:48.063
  • And was attacked
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  • On seven fronts,
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  • Terror tunnels,
  • 00:24:50.299 --> 00:24:51.300
  • Missiles and drones,
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  • Tens of thousands of rockets
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  • And ballistic missiles
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  • Rained down on
  • 00:24:56.171 --> 00:24:56.738
  • Innocent civilians.
  • 00:24:56.838 --> 00:24:58.941
  • For over six years,
  • 00:24:59.041 --> 00:25:00.342
  • Jentezen franklin
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  • Media ministries
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  • Has taken bold action,
  • 00:25:02.210 --> 00:25:03.512
  • Building life-saving projects
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  • Across israel.
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  • Together,
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  • With the jewish national fund
  • 00:25:07.282 --> 00:25:08.584
  • And with your faithful support,
  • 00:25:08.684 --> 00:25:10.519
  • We've helped to protect
  • 00:25:10.619 --> 00:25:11.553
  • The jewish people.
  • 00:25:11.653 --> 00:25:12.487
  • Now, we're launching
  • 00:25:12.588 --> 00:25:13.155
  • Phase two of our mission.
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  • Light over darkness:
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  • Rebuild and restore.
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  • Phase two is about protecting
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  • Life and restoring it.
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  • Together we are building
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  • Fortified homes with safe rooms
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  • For families on the frontlines,
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  • Establishing trauma centers
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  • To heal children from war,
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  • Constructing civil
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  • Defense centers to protect
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  • Entire communities
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  • And training a new generation
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  • Of search and rescue volunteers
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  • To respond when danger returns.
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  • This is about
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  • Preparing the nation,
  • 00:25:41.450 --> 00:25:42.818
  • This is about
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  • Fulfilling prophesy.
  • 00:25:43.685 --> 00:25:45.220
  • Together, we're helping
  • 00:25:45.320 --> 00:25:46.355
  • The jewish people survive.
  • 00:25:46.455 --> 00:25:48.991
  • Join us now,
  • 00:25:49.091 --> 00:25:50.158
  • Visit jentezenfranklin.org
  • 00:25:50.258 --> 00:25:51.693
  • Or call the number
  • 00:25:51.793 --> 00:25:52.394
  • On your screen and be a part
  • 00:25:52.494 --> 00:25:54.029
  • Of tangible impact
  • 00:25:54.129 --> 00:25:55.397
  • Throughout israel.
  • 00:25:55.497 --> 00:25:56.765
  • Together, we can do
  • 00:25:56.865 --> 00:25:58.467
  • Something amazing for
  • 00:25:58.567 --> 00:25:59.968
  • The glory of god.
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:26:07.142 --> 00:26:09.811
  • >> i really wanna thank you
  • 00:26:10.345 --> 00:26:11.346
  • >> i really wanna thank you for supporting this ministry.
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  • For supporting this ministry. pray about what
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  • Pray about what god would have you do.
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  • God would have you do. we don't tell people what
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  • We don't tell people what to give and we don't take a lot
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  • To give and we don't take a lot of time talking about it.
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  • Of time talking about it. we do like to talk about
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  • We do like to talk about the amazing, life-saving
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  • Projects that we have
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  • Going on specifically
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  • In the nation of israel.
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  • It's a big project
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  • And it's ongoing,
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  • It's construction,
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  • It's amazing and we're
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  • Fulfilling prophecy.
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  • We're comforting god's people
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  • And we're building up
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  • The nation of israel
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  • In the most troubled
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  • Neighborhood in the world,
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  • The gaza strip.
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  • We're right there
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  • With the love of god.
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  • Together we can make
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  • A profound difference.
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  • A profound difference. ask the lord what
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  • Ask the lord what he would have you do
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  • He would have you do to help us reach the people
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  • To help us reach the people in israel like never before.
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  • In israel like never before. thank you.
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  • Thank you. have a wonderful day.
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  • God bless you.
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • >> we hope you've enjoyed
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  • This teaching
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  • By jentezen franklin
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  • And thank you for your
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  • Continued support
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  • Of this ministry.
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  • Your prayers
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  • And financial support
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  • Make these programs possible.
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  • For more information
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  • About this message
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  • And other ministry resources,
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  • Visit us online
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  • At jentezenfranklin.tv.
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  • ♪ ♪
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