James Robison - Unity (Part 1)

September 1, 2025 | S25 E901 | 29:15

James and Betty look back to a classic sermon on the impact believers can have on the world when we come together in love.

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Life Today with James Robison | James Robison - Unity (Part 1) | September 1, 2025

Coming up on life today!
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James reflects to a classic sermon
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On the impact believers could have
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On the world when we come together in love.
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James: i'm not going to compromise.
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Well, i believe it's the greatest compromise of all
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To refuse to love one another.
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As a matter of fact, if you don't love one another,
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God says you don't even know him.
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I didn't say that, god said it.
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You can't hear god if you won't walk in love.
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How are you going to know the truth
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If you're committed to walk in darkness?
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James: i'm james robison.
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James: i'm james robison. my wife, betty, and i
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James: i'm james robison. my wife, betty, and i welcome you to life today .
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My wife, betty, and i welcome you to life today . i'm going to show you
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Welcome you to life today . i'm going to show you a message that was preached,
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I'm going to show you a message that was preached, literally, 40 years ago that
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Shook the walls of the church
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Shook the walls of the church in a way they needed
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Shook the walls of the church in a way they needed to be shaken.
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In a way they needed to be shaken. broke down
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To be shaken. broke down denominational divides.
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Broke down denominational divides. it's where the members
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Denominational divides. it's where the members of the family realized
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It's where the members of the family realized we need to come together.
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Of the family realized we need to come together. we're destroying one another.
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We need to come together. we're destroying one another. we're destroying
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We're destroying one another. we're destroying fellowship relationship.
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We're destroying fellowship relationship. we're disobeying god.
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Fellowship relationship. we're disobeying god. we're refusing supernatural
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We're disobeying god. we're refusing supernatural spiritual unity.
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We're refusing supernatural spiritual unity. i preached this
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Spiritual unity. i preached this to the full gospel businessmen
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I preached this to the full gospel businessmen in the los angeles,
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To the full gospel businessmen in the los angeles, california area.
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In the los angeles, california area. and i was told, betty,
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California area. and i was told, betty, that 7,000 men came forward
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And i was told, betty, that 7,000 men came forward immediately.
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That 7,000 men came forward immediately. and that was a great part
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Immediately. and that was a great part of the crowd of over 10,000.
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And that was a great part of the crowd of over 10,000. but it was world-shaking.
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Of the crowd of over 10,000. but it was world-shaking. as a matter of fact, i was
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But it was world-shaking. as a matter of fact, i was so moved as i listened to it,
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As a matter of fact, i was so moved as i listened to it, i had to dedicate my life anew
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So moved as i listened to it, i had to dedicate my life anew and afresh to all that i had
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I had to dedicate my life anew and afresh to all that i had learned that i was sharing.
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And afresh to all that i had learned that i was sharing. i'm telling you, my friends,
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Learned that i was sharing. i'm telling you, my friends, we have the opportunity
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I'm telling you, my friends, we have the opportunity to have the greatest
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We have the opportunity to have the greatest supernatural spiritual
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To have the greatest supernatural spiritual awakening in history.
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Supernatural spiritual awakening in history. i want you to listen closely,
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Awakening in history. i want you to listen closely, prayerfully.
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I want you to listen closely, prayerfully. and then it'll be continued
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Prayerfully. and then it'll be continued in the program tomorrow.
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And then it'll be continued in the program tomorrow. i want you to get everyone
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You know to watch it.
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You know to watch it. it'll be posted
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You know to watch it. it'll be posted in many places.
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It'll be posted in many places. it won't be hard for you
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In many places. it won't be hard for you to find a copy
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And watch it again.
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And watch it again. we go right now to
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And watch it again. we go right now to the coliseum in, i believe
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We go right now to the coliseum in, i believe it was anaheim, california and
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The coliseum in, i believe it was anaheim, california and the full gospel businessmen's
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It was anaheim, california and the full gospel businessmen's world convention.
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God is about to shake down
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God is about to shake down everything that can
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Everything that can be shaken, folks.
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Be shaken, folks. i want to tell you,
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I want to tell you, if you're standing on
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If you're standing on
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If you're standing on worldly tradition,
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If you're standing on worldly tradition, it's coming down.
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Worldly tradition, it's coming down. if you're standing on it,
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It's coming down. if you're standing on it, you better get off it.
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If you're standing on it, you better get off it. it's coming down.
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You better get off it. it's coming down. if you're standing near it,
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It's coming down. if you're standing near it, get away from it.
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If you're standing near it, get away from it. it's falling down.
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Get away from it. it's falling down. the only thing that's going
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It's falling down. the only thing that's going to stand is the word of god.
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The only thing that's going to stand is the word of god. clench your feet on the word
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To stand is the word of god. clench your feet on the word of god and stand there.
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Clench your feet on the word of god and stand there. see what god says.
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Of god and stand there. see what god says. it's going to take time.
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See what god says. it's going to take time. many of the people
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It's going to take time. many of the people that i have known
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Many of the people that i have known now in the past months
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That i have known now in the past months who've been healed
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Now in the past months who've been healed by going to this word.
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Who've been healed by going to this word. many of you for years have
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By going to this word. many of you for years have camped in the fifth chapter
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Many of you for years have camped in the fifth chapter of james, "call for the elders
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Camped in the fifth chapter of james, "call for the elders of the church, anoint them
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Of james, "call for the elders of the church, anoint them with oil, and pray.
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Of the church, anoint them with oil, and pray. the prayer of faith
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With oil, and pray. the prayer of faith will restore the sick."
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The prayer of faith will restore the sick." but you forgot the first
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Will restore the sick." but you forgot the first four chapters of james.
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But you forgot the first four chapters of james. the first one says,
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Four chapters of james. the first one says, "let no double-minded man
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The first one says, "let no double-minded man think he receives anything
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"let no double-minded man think he receives anything from the lord."
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Think he receives anything from the lord." so stay out of chapter five
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From the lord." so stay out of chapter five until you get
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So stay out of chapter five until you get chapter one down.
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Until you get chapter one down. many of you forgot
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Chapter one down. many of you forgot chapter four:
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Many of you forgot chapter four: "if you make friendship with
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Chapter four: "if you make friendship with the world, that's enmity,
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"if you make friendship with the world, that's enmity, hostility with god.
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The world, that's enmity, hostility with god. you don't receive
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Hostility with god. you don't receive anything from god.
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You don't receive anything from god. god will not answer you."
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Anything from god. god will not answer you." find yourself
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God will not answer you." find yourself in the presence of god.
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Find yourself in the presence of god. come with brokenness
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In the presence of god. come with brokenness and watch god work.
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Come with brokenness and watch god work. i went with my wife
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And watch god work. i went with my wife a few weeks ago, and this is
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I went with my wife a few weeks ago, and this is -- i'm going to share with you
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A few weeks ago, and this is -- i'm going to share with you several things the lord
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-- i'm going to share with you several things the lord told me to share.
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Several things the lord told me to share. and then the lord is just
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Told me to share. and then the lord is just going to carry us along
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And then the lord is just going to carry us along and we'll minister as
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Going to carry us along and we'll minister as the holy spirit directs
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And we'll minister as the holy spirit directs prayerfully.
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The holy spirit directs prayerfully. i was with my wife
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Prayerfully. i was with my wife for a couple of days.
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I was with my wife for a couple of days. well, really a day,
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For a couple of days. well, really a day, a 24-hour period.
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Well, really a day, a 24-hour period. we drove about two hours,
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A 24-hour period. we drove about two hours, have a little place
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We drove about two hours, have a little place we can get away to pray
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Have a little place we can get away to pray and just be alone.
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We can get away to pray and just be alone. we were going to eat
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And just be alone. we were going to eat that night, and i was going
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We were going to eat that night, and i was going to charcoal a steak for me
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That night, and i was going to charcoal a steak for me and betty, and we had
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To charcoal a steak for me and betty, and we had a little charcoaler.
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And betty, and we had a little charcoaler. i don't know how many of you
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A little charcoaler. i don't know how many of you have ever done this, but
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I don't know how many of you have ever done this, but i'll tell you what i would do
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Have ever done this, but i'll tell you what i would do if i were pastor of a church
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I'll tell you what i would do if i were pastor of a church and you're not, you shouldn't
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If i were pastor of a church and you're not, you shouldn't make your people do anything
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And you're not, you shouldn't make your people do anything but i would encourage
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Make your people do anything but i would encourage my people to do two things.
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But i would encourage my people to do two things. i would encourage my people
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My people to do two things. i would encourage my people to build a charcoal fire
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I would encourage my people to build a charcoal fire until they were successful.
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To build a charcoal fire until they were successful. not with self-lighting
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Until they were successful. not with self-lighting charcoal, the kind
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Not with self-lighting charcoal, the kind you have to soak in light.
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Charcoal, the kind you have to soak in light. and i would encourage
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You have to soak in light. and i would encourage every single member
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And i would encourage every single member of my church, from child,
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Every single member of my church, from child, from junior age up,
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Than that, i would encourage
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Than that, i would encourage every member of my church
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Every member of my church to grow some kind of a garden,
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To grow some kind of a garden, either a flower garden
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Either a flower garden or a vegetable garden,
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Because it is only then
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Because it is only then that you begin to understand
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Because it is only then that you begin to understand what it means to be fruitful
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That you begin to understand what it means to be fruitful and to multiply.
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What it means to be fruitful and to multiply. i'm going to tell you
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And to multiply. i'm going to tell you something about a garden.
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I'm going to tell you something about a garden. i don't care if it's a flower
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Something about a garden. i don't care if it's a flower garden, or a vegetable garden,
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I don't care if it's a flower garden, or a vegetable garden, or a field of hay
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Garden, or a vegetable garden, or a field of hay or grain of wheat or corn,
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Or a field of hay or grain of wheat or corn, you can plant the very best.
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Or grain of wheat or corn, you can plant the very best. but if you leave that field
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You can plant the very best. but if you leave that field unattended, i can tell you
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But if you leave that field unattended, i can tell you what's going to take over.
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Unattended, i can tell you what's going to take over. and i'll tell you
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What's going to take over. and i'll tell you something else.
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And i'll tell you something else. your flowers
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Something else. your flowers and your vegetables
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Your flowers and your vegetables will not be in sin.
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And your vegetables will not be in sin. they don't sin.
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Will not be in sin. they don't sin. but they will find themselves
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They don't sin. but they will find themselves under the assault of
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But they will find themselves under the assault of a destroyer, as surely
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Under the assault of a destroyer, as surely as any holy person
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A destroyer, as surely as any holy person sitting in this room tonight
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As any holy person sitting in this room tonight for the fiery darts of
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Sitting in this room tonight for the fiery darts of the wicked come against
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For the fiery darts of the wicked come against every breathing, living being.
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The wicked come against every breathing, living being. there is a destroyer
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Every breathing, living being. there is a destroyer that will grow weeds
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There is a destroyer that will grow weeds and thorns and briars
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That will grow weeds and thorns and briars in your garden.
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And thorns and briars in your garden. and the black spot,
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In your garden. and the black spot, and the spider mite,
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And the black spot, and the spider mite, and every other fungus
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And the spider mite, and every other fungus known to man will attack
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And every other fungus known to man will attack plant life that doesn't sin.
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Known to man will attack plant life that doesn't sin. and i can assure you that
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Plant life that doesn't sin. and i can assure you that you and i are in a war with
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And i can assure you that you and i are in a war with the spiritual powers
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You and i are in a war with the spiritual powers of darkness.
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The spiritual powers of darkness. and if you leave god's field
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Of darkness. and if you leave god's field unattended to
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And if you leave god's field unattended to by the husbandman,
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Unattended to by the husbandman, by jesus christ,
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By the husbandman, by jesus christ, the vinedresser,
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By jesus christ, the vinedresser, if you're not in holy spirit
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The vinedresser, if you're not in holy spirit communion with holy god,
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If you're not in holy spirit communion with holy god, and allowing the sword
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Communion with holy god, and allowing the sword of the spirit to do work
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And allowing the sword of the spirit to do work in your life, you too will
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Of the spirit to do work in your life, you too will be overgrown and your field
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In your life, you too will be overgrown and your field will become a field that
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Be overgrown and your field will become a field that is sprouting poisonous weeds
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Will become a field that is sprouting poisonous weeds rather than good fruit
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Is sprouting poisonous weeds rather than good fruit to the glory of god.
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Rather than good fruit to the glory of god. i'm telling you that
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To the glory of god. i'm telling you that most christians right now
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I'm telling you that most christians right now have their lives so infested
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Most christians right now have their lives so infested by the work of the enemy
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Have their lives so infested by the work of the enemy that it is an abomination
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By the work of the enemy that it is an abomination to think about.
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That it is an abomination to think about. while i was building
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To think about. while i was building a charcoal fire, and as
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While i was building a charcoal fire, and as i had the charcoals there
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A charcoal fire, and as i had the charcoals there on the grill, i remembered
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I had the charcoals there on the grill, i remembered last winter a friend of mine
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On the grill, i remembered last winter a friend of mine went out to build
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Last winter a friend of mine went out to build a charcoal fire
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Went out to build a charcoal fire and he couldn't get it lit.
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A charcoal fire and he couldn't get it lit. i went out and i saw that
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And he couldn't get it lit. i went out and i saw that the charcoal was scattered
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I went out and i saw that the charcoal was scattered all over the grill.
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The charcoal was scattered all over the grill. one little layer of charcoal.
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All over the grill. one little layer of charcoal. he was dousing it with
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One little layer of charcoal. he was dousing it with the lighter fluid and putting
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He was dousing it with the lighter fluid and putting the match to it, and it would
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The lighter fluid and putting the match to it, and it would go like that
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The match to it, and it would go like that and dead black charcoal.
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Go like that and dead black charcoal. well, i had remembered that.
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And dead black charcoal. well, i had remembered that. i am fairly perceptive.
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Well, i had remembered that. i am fairly perceptive. i learn quickly.
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I am fairly perceptive. i learn quickly. i'm not like some people
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I learn quickly. i'm not like some people in government, mr. white,
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I'm not like some people in government, mr. white, who never will learn
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In government, mr. white, who never will learn no matter what they do,
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Who never will learn no matter what they do, you know?
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No matter what they do, you know? so what i'd done is i knew
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You know? so what i'd done is i knew that in order to get
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So what i'd done is i knew that in order to get charcoal to light,
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That in order to get charcoal to light, you've got to pile it up
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Charcoal to light, you've got to pile it up in a neat little pile.
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You've got to pile it up in a neat little pile. and i watched this.
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In a neat little pile. and i watched this. i get the charcoal
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And i watched this. i get the charcoal and i make a little pile,
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I get the charcoal and i make a little pile, and some of the little
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And i make a little pile, and some of the little briquettes trickle off
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And some of the little briquettes trickle off and roll down the side.
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Briquettes trickle off and roll down the side. and meticulously, i reach down
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And roll down the side. and meticulously, i reach down and pick up the charcoal
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And meticulously, i reach down and pick up the charcoal and i place it in.
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And pick up the charcoal and i place it in. i have to lodge it.
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And i place it in. i have to lodge it. i have to prop it up
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I have to lodge it. i have to prop it up with some more charcoal.
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I have to prop it up with some more charcoal. i've got dirt all over
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With some more charcoal. i've got dirt all over my fingers and i'm piling up
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I've got dirt all over my fingers and i'm piling up the charcoal, and it's
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My fingers and i'm piling up the charcoal, and it's as though the lord himself
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The charcoal, and it's as though the lord himself is just chuckling at me.
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As though the lord himself is just chuckling at me. he does that a lot about me,
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Is just chuckling at me. he does that a lot about me, chuckles at me a lot.
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He does that a lot about me, chuckles at me a lot. he thinks i'm pretty funny.
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Chuckles at me a lot. he thinks i'm pretty funny. and he's just chuckling at me,
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He thinks i'm pretty funny. and he's just chuckling at me, and he says,
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And he's just chuckling at me, and he says, "well, look at you.
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And he says, "well, look at you. what are you doing?"
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"well, look at you. what are you doing?" the lord and i talk
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What are you doing?" the lord and i talk like this a lot.
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The lord and i talk like this a lot. excuse me? some people
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Like this a lot. excuse me? some people don't believe you can,
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Excuse me? some people don't believe you can, but i'm enjoying it
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Don't believe you can, but i'm enjoying it and i'll go right on
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But i'm enjoying it and i'll go right on talking to him.
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And i'll go right on talking to him. he likes to talk to me
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Talking to him. he likes to talk to me and we fellowship like this.
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He likes to talk to me and we fellowship like this. it's really all right to
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And we fellowship like this. it's really all right to fellowship with your father.
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It's really all right to fellowship with your father. he really likes
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Fellowship with your father. he really likes to talk to you.
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He really likes to talk to you. now, he never will
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To talk to you. now, he never will contradict his word.
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Now, he never will contradict his word. that's the reason he gave you
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Contradict his word. that's the reason he gave you the word because the devil
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That's the reason he gave you the word because the devil will masquerade
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The word because the devil will masquerade as an angel of light.
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Will masquerade as an angel of light. and his ministers will come as
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As an angel of light. and his ministers will come as ministers of righteousness,
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And his ministers will come as ministers of righteousness, and they'll deceive you.
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Ministers of righteousness, and they'll deceive you. they don't come in
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And they'll deceive you. they don't come in and announce, "behold,
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They don't come in and announce, "behold, a false prophet."
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And announce, "behold, a false prophet." [laughter]
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A false prophet." [laughter] they think they're right.
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[laughter] they think they're right. but when you're deceived,
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The lord and i talk a lot,
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The lord and i talk a lot, and he's chuckling and said,
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And he's chuckling and said, "what are you doing?"
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"what are you doing?" and i said, "i'm stacking
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And i said, "i'm stacking this charcoal; it won't light
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This charcoal; it won't light unless you get it
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Of it's touching each other."
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Of it's touching each other." and i said, "that's what
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Of it's touching each other." and i said, "that's what i'm doing, lord."
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And i said, "that's what i'm doing, lord." and he said,
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I'm doing, lord." and he said, "isn't that something?"
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And he said, "isn't that something?" he said, "why don't you
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"isn't that something?" he said, "why don't you preachers learn to do that
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He said, "why don't you preachers learn to do that with my people?"
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Preachers learn to do that with my people?" he said, "my people are
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With my people?" he said, "my people are scattered all over the earth,
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He said, "my people are scattered all over the earth, not even touching each other,
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Scattered all over the earth, not even touching each other, and you're running around
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Not even touching each other, and you're running around trying to soak them
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And you're running around trying to soak them in the oil of the holy spirit,
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Trying to soak them in the oil of the holy spirit, and in truth."
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In the oil of the holy spirit, and in truth." he said, "you just soak them
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And in truth." he said, "you just soak them and soak them and soak them,
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He said, "you just soak them and soak them and soak them, and then you wonder why
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And soak them and soak them, and then you wonder why they don't get on fire."
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And then you wonder why they don't get on fire." [applause]
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He said, "my son's already
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He said, "my son's already prayed that you may be one
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He said, "my son's already prayed that you may be one as we are one.
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Prayed that you may be one as we are one. a new commandment he gave you
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As we are one. a new commandment he gave you that you love one another
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A new commandment he gave you that you love one another even as we are of one another.
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That you love one another even as we are of one another. and by this, the world will
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Even as we are of one another. and by this, the world will know you're my disciples --
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And by this, the world will know you're my disciples -- my disciples.
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Know you're my disciples -- my disciples. not full gospel, not by this,
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My disciples. not full gospel, not by this, not pentecostal,
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Not full gospel, not by this, not pentecostal, not charismatic
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Not pentecostal, not charismatic -- my disciples if you love
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Not charismatic -- my disciples if you love one another --
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-- my disciples if you love one another -- really love one another."
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One another -- really love one another." and the lord said --
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Really love one another." and the lord said -- the lord said, "you can
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And the lord said -- the lord said, "you can soak them in truth,
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The lord said, "you can soak them in truth, soak them in holy spirit
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Soak them in truth, soak them in holy spirit emphasis but until my people
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Soak them in holy spirit emphasis but until my people agree to come together,
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Emphasis but until my people agree to come together, until my people will seek,
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Agree to come together, until my people will seek, strive diligently to preserve
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Until my people will seek, strive diligently to preserve the unity of the spirit
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Strive diligently to preserve the unity of the spirit into which they were
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The unity of the spirit into which they were born in christ,
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Into which they were born in christ, in a bond of peace,"
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Born in christ, in a bond of peace," he said, "you need not
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In a bond of peace," he said, "you need not expect me to light the fire."
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He said, "you need not expect me to light the fire." he said, "let my people come
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Expect me to light the fire." he said, "let my people come together with this purpose
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He said, "let my people come together with this purpose to seek me as they did
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Together with this purpose to seek me as they did at pentecost waiting on me,
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To seek me as they did at pentecost waiting on me, waiting on the promise of
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At pentecost waiting on me, waiting on the promise of the father, waiting on me,
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Waiting on the promise of the father, waiting on me, and i'll light their fire."
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The father, waiting on me, and i'll light their fire." that's what i want to see.
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And i'll light their fire." that's what i want to see. i'm committed to that.
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That's what i want to see. i'm committed to that. i'm committed to it.
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I'm committed to that. i'm committed to it. there isn't anybody
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I'm committed to it. there isn't anybody i'll stop loving.
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There isn't anybody i'll stop loving. i've been called
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I'll stop loving. i've been called the ugliest names any preacher
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I've been called the ugliest names any preacher has been called.
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The ugliest names any preacher has been called. i never knew a preacher could
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Has been called. i never knew a preacher could get called what i've been
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I never knew a preacher could get called what i've been called in the last year.
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Get called what i've been called in the last year. i don't know
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Called in the last year. i don't know any other preacher here
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I don't know any other preacher here that's been called a cult
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Any other preacher here that's been called a cult and a cult leader,
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That's been called a cult and a cult leader, that's been on the headlines
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And a cult leader, that's been on the headlines of several papers with
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That's been on the headlines of several papers with a very flattering picture
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Of several papers with a very flattering picture of me like this.
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A very flattering picture of me like this. [snarling]
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Of me like this. [snarling] [laughter]
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I want to tell you
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I want to tell you i love those people.
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I want to tell you i love those people. i'm not even
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I love those people. i'm not even a little bit mad at them.
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I'm not even a little bit mad at them. i mean, i'm really not.
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A little bit mad at them. i mean, i'm really not. i'm not even chapped.
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I mean, i'm really not. i'm not even chapped. i'm not even hacked.
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I'm not even chapped. i'm not even hacked. i'd preach for them next week
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I'm not even hacked. i'd preach for them next week if they had the courage
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I'd preach for them next week if they had the courage to let me come.
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If they had the courage to let me come. i mean, i'd just love to go
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To let me come. i mean, i'd just love to go and just preach
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I mean, i'd just love to go and just preach to their people.
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And just preach to their people. i'm not mad at them.
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To their people. i'm not mad at them. let me tell you
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I'm not mad at them. let me tell you what we're doing.
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Let me tell you what we're doing. listen, folks, we're revealing
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What we're doing. listen, folks, we're revealing the true nature of our system.
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Listen, folks, we're revealing the true nature of our system. we've got the nature of
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The true nature of our system. we've got the nature of the accuser of the brethren.
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We've got the nature of the accuser of the brethren. we're mean to each other.
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The accuser of the brethren. we're mean to each other. god's going to heal us
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We're mean to each other. god's going to heal us because we're going to agree
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God's going to heal us because we're going to agree to love one another.
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Because we're going to agree to love one another. so listen, i'm not going
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To love one another. so listen, i'm not going to compromise.
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So listen, i'm not going to compromise. well, i believe it may be
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To compromise. well, i believe it may be the greatest compromise of all
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Well, i believe it may be the greatest compromise of all to refuse to love one another.
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The greatest compromise of all to refuse to love one another. as a matter of fact, if you
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To refuse to love one another. as a matter of fact, if you don't love one another,
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As a matter of fact, if you don't love one another, god says you don't
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Don't love one another, god says you don't even know him.
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God says you don't even know him. i didn't say that,
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Even know him. i didn't say that, god said it.
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I didn't say that, god said it. you can't hear god
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God said it. you can't hear god if you won't walk in love.
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You can't hear god if you won't walk in love. how are you going to know
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To walk in darkness
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To walk in darkness hating one another?
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Hating one another? god, forgive us!
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God, forgive us! he's going to.
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Well, folks, that's just
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Well, folks, that's just kind of a truckload
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Well, folks, that's just kind of a truckload of truth you heard.
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Kind of a truckload of truth you heard. betty, god did such
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Of truth you heard. betty, god did such a transforming work
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Betty, god did such a transforming work in not only our lives
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But the whole church.
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But the whole church. and that's carried over
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But the whole church. and that's carried over to where i'm seeing
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And that's carried over to where i'm seeing miraculous things happen now
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To where i'm seeing miraculous things happen now to impact the world.
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Miraculous things happen now to impact the world. as a matter of fact,
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To impact the world. as a matter of fact, the church coming together
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As a matter of fact, the church coming together in the days that followed
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The church coming together in the days that followed that message even,
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In the days that followed that message even, literally saved freedom and
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That message even, literally saved freedom and literally began to collapse
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Literally saved freedom and literally began to collapse the soviet union's power
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Literally began to collapse the soviet union's power and their economy.
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The soviet union's power and their economy. it was because of what
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And their economy. it was because of what god did back then
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It was because of what god did back then with national leadership,
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God did back then with national leadership, the result of prayer, and
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With national leadership, the result of prayer, and the result of church people
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The result of prayer, and the result of church people deciding not to let
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The result of church people deciding not to let denominational walls
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Deciding not to let denominational walls keep them from getting
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Denominational walls keep them from getting to know one another
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Keep them from getting to know one another and know him better.
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To know one another and know him better. we need to see that kind
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And know him better. we need to see that kind of awakening right now
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We need to see that kind of awakening right now in the church.
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Of awakening right now in the church. and we need to overpower
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In the church. and we need to overpower the deceiver that is
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And we need to overpower the deceiver that is continuing nonstop
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The deceiver that is continuing nonstop in the media, on the news.
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Continuing nonstop in the media, on the news. don't you get tired, betty,
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In the media, on the news. don't you get tired, betty, of watching the nature of
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Don't you get tired, betty, of watching the nature of the devil being expressed
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Of watching the nature of the devil being expressed through so many people
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The devil being expressed through so many people in leadership,
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Through so many people in leadership, so many people on the news,
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In leadership, so many people on the news, so many people in the media?
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So many people on the news, so many people in the media? betty: absolutely.
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So many people in the media? betty: absolutely. james, he's not hidden
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Betty: absolutely. james, he's not hidden among the darkness anymore.
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James, he's not hidden among the darkness anymore. he's right out there
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Among the darkness anymore. he's right out there in the front.
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He's right out there in the front. it is so evident that you can
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In the front. it is so evident that you can see the evil all around us.
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It is so evident that you can see the evil all around us. people, they're parading
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See the evil all around us. people, they're parading it around.
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People, they're parading it around. they don't care.
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It around. they don't care. they don't understand
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They don't care. they don't understand they're being used
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They don't understand they're being used by the enemy
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They're being used by the enemy to destroy what god --
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By the enemy to destroy what god -- try to destroy what god wants
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To destroy what god -- try to destroy what god wants to accomplish in our lives.
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Try to destroy what god wants to accomplish in our lives. so this message, james, to me,
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To accomplish in our lives. so this message, james, to me, is so relevant to today.
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So this message, james, to me, is so relevant to today. it's timeless.
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Is so relevant to today. it's timeless. god's truth is timeless.
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It's timeless. god's truth is timeless. we better wake up and hear
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God's truth is timeless. we better wake up and hear what he says -- wants to say
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We better wake up and hear what he says -- wants to say to our hearts first.
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What he says -- wants to say to our hearts first. james: i really believe
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That we're going to see
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That we're going to see the greatest awakening
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That we're going to see the greatest awakening in history.
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The greatest awakening in history. i want to just ask you
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In history. i want to just ask you to not miss tomorrow.
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I want to just ask you to not miss tomorrow. i want to ask you to
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To not miss tomorrow. i want to ask you to encourage everybody you know
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To watch this message.
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To watch this message. we're going to bring back
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To watch this message. we're going to bring back some of the messages that
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We're going to bring back some of the messages that i preached years ago that
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Some of the messages that i preached years ago that had an undeniable impact
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I preached years ago that had an undeniable impact on the church.
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Had an undeniable impact on the church. and as a result of what
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On the church. and as a result of what happened in the church,
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And as a result of what happened in the church, great things happened
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Happened in the church, great things happened in the nation,
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Great things happened in the nation, and even in the world.
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In the nation, and even in the world. we're seeing glimpses
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And even in the world. we're seeing glimpses of god's glory through
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We're seeing glimpses of god's glory through church leaders that even
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Of god's glory through church leaders that even back then when i delivered
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Church leaders that even back then when i delivered that message, decided not
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Back then when i delivered that message, decided not to let their denomination
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That message, decided not to let their denomination keep them from getting
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To let their denomination keep them from getting to know one another
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Keep them from getting to know one another and to know him better
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To know one another and to know him better by literally moving
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And to know him better by literally moving in the supernatural unity
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By literally moving in the supernatural unity of the spirit.
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In the supernatural unity of the spirit. that is what we need.
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Of the spirit. that is what we need. betty, you know we have
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Great joy in doing something
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This time of year.
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We call it shoes and smiles.
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Betty: james, to give
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A special gift
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To these children,
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Shoes of all things.
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I love to see
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My grandchildren,
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My great-granddaughters,
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They get a new pair of shoes,
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Some of them have sparkles
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On them and everything.
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They're so proud of them.
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Well, these children are
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Just as proud because
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They have shoes on their feet.
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Feet that walk every day.
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Everywhere they go they have
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To walk to get there,
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And their little feet
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Step on stones, they step on
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All kinds of things.
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They cut their feet, james,
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And then they get infections
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And they get diseases
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From it.
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This is a gift they can enjoy
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Because it's a gift of shoes,
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But it's also a protection
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For their bodies.
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So please join with us
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And let's offer the shoes
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For christmas for these
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Beautiful little children.
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James: yeah, i agree
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With everything you said.
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And then let's do this.
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Let's put a smile
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On a child's face that never
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Believed they could smile.
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We've seen so many with
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Cleft palates that when
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They would see themselves
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In our television camera,
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They would run,
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They would pull back.
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They hadn't seen --
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A lot of them had never
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Seen a mirror.
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Kids would walk up and look
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In the rearview mirror
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On the side of a truck,
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And they'd see themselves
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And they wouldn't like it.
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But do you know
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What we can do?
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We can give them
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The miracle of a smile.
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We're able to do
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The cleft palate surgeries
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Because of the donation
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Of the time of surgeons.
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They have to have certain
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Equipment, and they have
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To pay for certain things,
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But we can do it for $500.
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Would you right now go
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And get your bank card?
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And would you make
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The best gift you can, please?
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Give the greatest gift
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Because you're giving, truly,
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The greatest gift of love
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And the life of christ.
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It is because of him
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That we do it.
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Please, if you write a check
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Make it to life.
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But let's give some shoes
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And smiles for christmas
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Starting right now.
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And we've got to do it now
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To deliver by christmas.
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Please do it.
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Poverty is a killer, and because of it,
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Children needlessly suffer
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Not only from lack of food and clean water,
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But also from a lack of things we take for granted,
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Such as a healthy smile
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Or a protective pair of shoes.
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Far too many children living in extreme poverty
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Have never owned a pair of shoes.
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And while that may seem minor,
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Walking with bare feet puts them at risk
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Of painful infections, injury, and life-threatening diseases.
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But this christmas, you can bring hope and healing.
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Your gift today will help provide new shoes
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For 150,000 children in time for the holidays.
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And for some children, a beautiful new smile.
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Your gift of $36 will help provide shoes for ten children,
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$72 will help provide for 20,
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$180 will help provide shoes for 50,
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And a gift of $500 will help provide a cleft surgery,
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Restoring a child's smile forever.
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As a thank you for your gift of support,
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Be sure to request the beautifully crafted
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Yellow crystal shoe ornament,
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A treasure to display each christmas.
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With your gift of $100 or more,
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You may request this keepsake set featuring
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Four of life's colorful crystal shoe ornaments.
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Finally, please consider a gift of $1,000 or more
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To help provide over 275 pairs of shoes
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Or two children with corrective smile surgeries,
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And you may request the beautiful bronze sculpture, "lion of judah."
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Please call, write, or make your gift online today.
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James: you know this
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James: you know this little shoe, it expresses
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James: you know this little shoe, it expresses a lot of love.
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Little shoe, it expresses a lot of love. we can hang it as
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A lot of love. we can hang it as an ornament, and we can
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We can hang it as an ornament, and we can talk about how we got it
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An ornament, and we can talk about how we got it and encourage others
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Talk about how we got it and encourage others to give shoes and smiles.
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And encourage others to give shoes and smiles. thank you so much for
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To give shoes and smiles. thank you so much for helping us share god's love.
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Thank you so much for helping us share god's love. please don't miss the message
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Helping us share god's love. please don't miss the message completed tomorrow.
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Please don't miss the message completed tomorrow. i promise you,
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Completed tomorrow. i promise you, it impacted the church
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I promise you, it impacted the church in an indescribably positive
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It impacted the church in an indescribably positive fashion and it will you,
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In an indescribably positive fashion and it will you, and i believe the church
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Fashion and it will you, and i believe the church even again.
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And i believe the church even again. thank you so much
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Even again. thank you so much for watching life today.
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Thank you so much for watching life today. we love you.
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James: you've written this,
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James: you've written this, i'd say out of
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James: you've written this, i'd say out of an extended journey
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I'd say out of an extended journey that's allowed you
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An extended journey that's allowed you to see some things,
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That's allowed you to see some things, witness some things, feel
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To see some things, witness some things, feel and experience some things
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Witness some things, feel and experience some things that have kind of taken you
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And experience some things that have kind of taken you in a direction
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That have kind of taken you in a direction that is real important.
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All things new .
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All things new . john: we've spent
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John: we've spent a lot of our ministry years
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A lot of our ministry years healing people
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Went after men's hearts,
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Went after men's hearts, went after women's hearts
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Went after men's hearts, went after women's hearts in captivating
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Went after women's hearts in captivating with my wife stacy.
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In captivating with my wife stacy. we do conferences
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With my wife stacy. we do conferences here in the u.s.
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We do conferences here in the u.s. and around the world.
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Here in the u.s. and around the world. it's all around healing,
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And around the world. it's all around healing, woundedness, brokenness,
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It's all around healing, woundedness, brokenness, isaiah 61: i've come to heal
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Woundedness, brokenness, isaiah 61: i've come to heal the brokenness in humanity
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Isaiah 61: i've come to heal the brokenness in humanity and i want to set you free.
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The brokenness in humanity and i want to set you free. but after you spend
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And i want to set you free. but after you spend a lot of time
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But after you spend a lot of time deep in people's stories
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A lot of time deep in people's stories you really have to speak
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Deep in people's stories you really have to speak to the loss because
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You really have to speak to the loss because some things in this life
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To the loss because some things in this life just aren't recovered.
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Some things in this life just aren't recovered. so i was reading
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Just aren't recovered. so i was reading through the gospels.
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So i was reading through the gospels. i was in matthew, chapter 19
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Through the gospels. i was in matthew, chapter 19 and peter asked jesus a pretty
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I was in matthew, chapter 19 and peter asked jesus a pretty straightforward question.
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And peter asked jesus a pretty straightforward question. he said, "look,
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Straightforward question. he said, "look, this has cost us quite a bit
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He said, "look, this has cost us quite a bit to follow you.
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This has cost us quite a bit to follow you. what's in it for us?
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To follow you. what's in it for us? what will there be for us?"
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What's in it for us? what will there be for us?" and jesus, he doesn't
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What will there be for us?" and jesus, he doesn't rebuke the question.
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And jesus, he doesn't rebuke the question. he smiles and he says,
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Rebuke the question. he smiles and he says, "ah! i tell you the truth.
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He smiles and he says, "ah! i tell you the truth. at the renewal of all things,
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"ah! i tell you the truth. at the renewal of all things, when the son of man
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At the renewal of all things, when the son of man sits on his glorious throne,
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When the son of man sits on his glorious throne, you..." and then
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Sits on his glorious throne, you..." and then he gets very particular,
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You..." and then he gets very particular, "who have lost relationships,
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He gets very particular, "who have lost relationships, loved ones," he even names
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"who have lost relationships, loved ones," he even names houses and lands, careers,
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Loved ones," he even names houses and lands, careers, all your dreams,
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Houses and lands, careers, all your dreams, all those things
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All your dreams, all those things you had to let go of,
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All those things you had to let go of, it will specifically
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You had to let go of, it will specifically be restored to you.
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It will specifically be restored to you. "in addition to," he says,
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Be restored to you. "in addition to," he says, "eternal life."
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"in addition to," he says, "eternal life." now most people think
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"eternal life." now most people think that whatever the next
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Now most people think that whatever the next chapter of the story is
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That whatever the next chapter of the story is it's this vague thing
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Chapter of the story is it's this vague thing in heaven.
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It's this vague thing in heaven. it is harps, halos or it is
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In heaven. it is harps, halos or it is the eternal church service
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It is harps, halos or it is the eternal church service in the sky.
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The eternal church service in the sky. we all just go up to heaven
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In the sky. we all just go up to heaven and we sing forever.
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We all just go up to heaven and we sing forever. james: but like you point out,
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And we sing forever. james: but like you point out, if it is like church services,
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James: but like you point out, if it is like church services, most people
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If it is like church services, most people they don't want to go.
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Most people they don't want to go. [laughter]
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They don't want to go. [laughter] john: but the key
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[laughter] john: but the key to the human heart is this,
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John: but the key to the human heart is this, c.s. lewis says,
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To the human heart is this, c.s. lewis says, "you can only hope
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C.s. lewis says, "you can only hope for what you desire."
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"you can only hope for what you desire." and so if it is vague,
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For what you desire." and so if it is vague, if it is a little
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And so if it is vague, if it is a little creepy religious,
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If it is a little creepy religious, it does not bring hope
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Creepy religious, it does not bring hope no matter how much you try
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It does not bring hope no matter how much you try to breathe into it.
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No matter how much you try to breathe into it. jesus promises
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To breathe into it. jesus promises the restoration of all things.
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Jesus promises the restoration of all things. so i'm flipping through
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The restoration of all things. so i'm flipping through the scriptures.
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So i'm flipping through the scriptures. peter picks up the theme
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The scriptures. peter picks up the theme in acts.
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Peter picks up the theme in acts. in acts, chapter 3 he says,
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In acts. in acts, chapter 3 he says, "jesus must remain in heaven
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In acts, chapter 3 he says, "jesus must remain in heaven until the time comes for god
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"jesus must remain in heaven until the time comes for god to restore everything."
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Until the time comes for god to restore everything." and then the whole thing
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To restore everything." and then the whole thing swells to a crescendo
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And then the whole thing swells to a crescendo in revelation,
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Swells to a crescendo in revelation, end of the book,
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In revelation, end of the book, chapter 21: he who is
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End of the book, chapter 21: he who is seated on the throne says,
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Chapter 21: he who is seated on the throne says, "i am making everything new."
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Seated on the throne says, "i am making everything new." he does not say,
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"i am making everything new." he does not say, "i'm making all new things."
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He does not say, "i'm making all new things." he restores the earth.
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"i'm making all new things." he restores the earth. he restores our lives.
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He restores the earth. he restores our lives. there is nothing
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He restores our lives. there is nothing that can be taken from you
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There is nothing that can be taken from you that god will not personally
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That can be taken from you that god will not personally and intimately restore.
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That god will not personally and intimately restore. and this is the hope
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And intimately restore. and this is the hope that hebrews calls
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And this is the hope that hebrews calls "the anchor of the soul."
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That hebrews calls "the anchor of the soul." this is the hope
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"the anchor of the soul." this is the hope of the christian life that --
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This is the hope of the christian life that -- it was what the early church
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Of the christian life that -- it was what the early church -- they couldn't understand
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It was what the early church -- they couldn't understand the courage
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-- they couldn't understand the courage of the early church.
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The courage of the early church. and they said,
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Of the early church. and they said, "what are you going to do?
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And they said, "what are you going to do? kill us?
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"what are you going to do? kill us? like we don't die.
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Kill us? like we don't die. you can't --
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Like we don't die. you can't -- there is nothing
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You can't -- there is nothing you can take away from me
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There is nothing you can take away from me that god is not going
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You can take away from me that god is not going to restore, so have at it."
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That god is not going to restore, so have at it." it threw the world because
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To restore, so have at it." it threw the world because these people had a grasp
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It threw the world because these people had a grasp on the coming kingdom.
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Jeff: have you ever wondered
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Jeff: have you ever wondered what it's really all about --
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What it's really all about -- the christian life?
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The christian life? obviously,
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Obviously, it starts very basic
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It starts very basic and very simple,
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With jesus christ,
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With jesus christ, a free gift by his grace.
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With jesus christ, a free gift by his grace. but then, after that,
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A free gift by his grace. but then, after that, have you ever wondered,
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But then, after that, have you ever wondered, how do i hit the target
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Have you ever wondered, how do i hit the target with my life?
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How do i hit the target with my life? how do i please jesus?
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With my life? how do i please jesus? how do i serve him?
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How do i please jesus? how do i serve him? how do i give him
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How do i serve him? how do i give him glory and honor
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How do i give him glory and honor by the way i live?
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Glory and honor by the way i live? obviously,
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By the way i live? obviously, we want to carry out
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Obviously, we want to carry out his characteristics;
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We want to carry out his characteristics; we want to live like him.
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His characteristics; we want to live like him. but jesus, in the gospels,
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We want to live like him. but jesus, in the gospels, and also,
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But jesus, in the gospels, and also, the first part of acts,
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And also, the first part of acts, we see that he gives us
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The first part of acts, we see that he gives us a commission.
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We see that he gives us a commission. he gives us
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A commission. he gives us some marching orders.
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He gives us some marching orders. in fact,
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Some marching orders. in fact, he gives us the bull's-eye.
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In fact, he gives us the bull's-eye. he tells us
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He gives us the bull's-eye. he tells us what the target is.
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He tells us what the target is. if you and i were
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What the target is. if you and i were playing darts,
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If you and i were playing darts, and we were to throw darts
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Playing darts, and we were to throw darts at a dart board,
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And we were to throw darts at a dart board, and you hit the bull's-eye,
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At a dart board, and you hit the bull's-eye, and i threw mine way off
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And you hit the bull's-eye, and i threw mine way off and went over
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And i threw mine way off and went over and circled my own bull's-eye,
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And went over and circled my own bull's-eye, that would be cheating.
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And circled my own bull's-eye, that would be cheating. and so, as christian people,
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That would be cheating. and so, as christian people, we need to know
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And so, as christian people, we need to know what jesus's bull's-eye is.
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We need to know what jesus's bull's-eye is. what's the target?
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What jesus's bull's-eye is. what's the target? in matthew 28,
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What's the target? in matthew 28, a familiar passage tells us
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In matthew 28, a familiar passage tells us the commission from jesus,
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A familiar passage tells us the commission from jesus, and he says this:
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The commission from jesus, and he says this: "go into all the world
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And he says this: "go into all the world and preach the gospel
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"go into all the world and preach the gospel and make disciples."
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I grew up as a young boy
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I grew up as a young boy in the christian faith
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In the christian faith and i always thought
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And i always thought it was more about "go."
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It was more about "go." so i was going and going
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So i was going and going and going
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And going but not a lot of times
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Hitting the bull's-eye,
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Hitting the bull's-eye, if i was hitting the target.
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Hitting the bull's-eye, if i was hitting the target. the verb is the action word
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If i was hitting the target. the verb is the action word and it's "make."
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The verb is the action word and it's "make." "go" is a participle
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And it's "make." "go" is a participle which actually means,
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"go" is a participle which actually means, "as you're going,"
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Which actually means, "as you're going," so it's understood
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"as you're going," so it's understood that there's movement
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So it's understood that there's movement if you're a person
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That there's movement if you're a person who is following jesus christ.
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If you're a person who is following jesus christ. but "make," again,
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Who is following jesus christ. but "make," again, is the target.
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But "make," again, is the target. my question to you today
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Is the target. my question to you today is this:
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My question to you today is this: i hope you've received
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Is this: i hope you've received jesus christ as your
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I hope you've received jesus christ as your personal lord and savior.
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Jesus christ as your personal lord and savior. that's the best decision
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Personal lord and savior. that's the best decision you could ever make.
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That's the best decision you could ever make. that's where real life
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You could ever make. that's where real life is found.
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That's where real life is found. but after that,
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Is found. but after that, what do you do?
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But after that, what do you do? my question is:
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What do you do? my question is: have you ever "made?"
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My question is: have you ever "made?" are you willing to "make?"
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Have you ever "made?" are you willing to "make?" you say, "oh, jeff,
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Are you willing to "make?" you say, "oh, jeff, i couldn't do that!
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You say, "oh, jeff, i couldn't do that! i mean, i've got problems,
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I couldn't do that! i mean, i've got problems, i've got challenges."
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I mean, i've got problems, i've got challenges." and you know what?
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I've got challenges." and you know what? the first disciples did too.
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And you know what? the first disciples did too. jesus wants to use you.
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The first disciples did too. jesus wants to use you. you have a purpose.
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Jesus wants to use you. you have a purpose. you've been designed by god
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You have a purpose. you've been designed by god and you are his plan
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You've been designed by god and you are his plan for extending his grace
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And you are his plan for extending his grace and mercy in the earth.
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For extending his grace and mercy in the earth. and so start today.
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And mercy in the earth. and so start today. start finding
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And so start today. start finding the resources you need,
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Start finding the resources you need, the friends you need,
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The resources you need, the friends you need, the relationships you need.
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The friends you need, the relationships you need. whatever you need,
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The relationships you need. whatever you need, it's available
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Whatever you need, it's available so that you can start
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It's available so that you can start to make disciples.
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So that you can start to make disciples. i hope you will look up
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To make disciples. i hope you will look up not many days from now
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I hope you will look up not many days from now and say, "you know what?
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Not many days from now and say, "you know what? i haven't achieved it,
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And say, "you know what? i haven't achieved it, but i'm well on my way
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I haven't achieved it, but i'm well on my way to this "making" process
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But i'm well on my way to this "making" process of hitting the bull's-eye.
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Tomorrow, james challenges you to live by the word of god.
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James: signs follow the word.
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If you follow signs, you miss the word.
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James Robison - Unity (Part 1)

September 1, 2025 | S25 E901 | 29:15

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