Jonathan Pokluda - Your Enemy Is Real

August 22, 2025 | S25 E212 | 29:15

The author of “Your Story Has A Villain” shares his personal journey through scripture to properly understand the spiritual forces warring among us.

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Life Today with James Robison | Jonathan Pokluda - Your Enemy Is Real | August 22, 2025

Your story has a villain,
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And you need to prepare for spiritual warfare.
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>> maybe getting laid off, maybe a breakup,
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Maybe a sickness, maybe the death of someone.
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You know, that car wreck or that bad news comes.
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What do we do? we have to shield up.
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And what do we? go, oh, no! put our shield down,
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And then he comes full force. boom! boom! boom!
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Shooting you from every angle with the lies,
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With the deception, the distraction.
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Next!
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♪
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James: you know, it's a joy
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James: you know, it's a joy to welcome you to our show.
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James: you know, it's a joy to welcome you to our show. i'm grinning because
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To welcome you to our show. i'm grinning because i've learned how to pronounce
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I'm grinning because i've learned how to pronounce a czechoslovakian name.
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I've learned how to pronounce a czechoslovakian name. i told him i can't
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Even say czechoslovakia.
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Even say czechoslovakia. but pokluda,
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Even say czechoslovakia. but pokluda, jonathan pokluda;
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But pokluda, jonathan pokluda; is that right?
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Jonathan pokluda; is that right? jonathan: you nailed it.
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Is that right? jonathan: you nailed it. james: i nailed it.
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Jonathan: you nailed it. james: i nailed it. that's a miracle!
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James: i nailed it. that's a miracle! see, miracles never cease.
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That's a miracle! see, miracles never cease. your story has a villain .
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See, miracles never cease. your story has a villain . boy, oh, boy!
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Your story has a villain . boy, oh, boy! identify spiritual warfare
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Boy, oh, boy! identify spiritual warfare and learn how to defeat
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Identify spiritual warfare and learn how to defeat the deceiver.
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And learn how to defeat the deceiver. the liar. the divider.
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The deceiver. the liar. the divider. the destroyer.
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The liar. the divider. the destroyer. the father of death.
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The destroyer. the father of death. and we can,
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The father of death. and we can, can't we, jonathan?
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And we can, can't we, jonathan? jonathan: we absolutely can.
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Can't we, jonathan? jonathan: we absolutely can. greater is he who is in us
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Jonathan: we absolutely can. greater is he who is in us than he who is in the world.
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Greater is he who is in us than he who is in the world. james: i'm telling you,
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Than he who is in the world. james: i'm telling you, the stage is set,
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James: i'm telling you, the stage is set, in my opinion,
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The stage is set, in my opinion, for the greatest
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In my opinion, for the greatest awakening in history.
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For the greatest awakening in history. i want you to tell us
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Awakening in history. i want you to tell us what you're doing.
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I want you to tell us what you're doing. you have a great church
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What you're doing. you have a great church in waco.
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You have a great church in waco. you have a great ministry.
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In waco. you have a great ministry. i want everyone not only
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You have a great ministry. i want everyone not only to be able to get this book,
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I want everyone not only to be able to get this book, as a matter of fact,
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To be able to get this book, as a matter of fact, if you can help us give
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As a matter of fact, if you can help us give somebody a drink of water,
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If you can help us give somebody a drink of water, and you ask for it,
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Somebody a drink of water, and you ask for it, we'll send it to you because
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And you ask for it, we'll send it to you because we want to bless you.
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We'll send it to you because we want to bless you. jonathan, tell us what
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We want to bless you. jonathan, tell us what you want us to hear today.
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Jonathan, tell us what you want us to hear today. jonathan: one, i just want
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You want us to hear today. jonathan: one, i just want to thank you guys
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This is amazing.
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This is amazing. i know there are rulers
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I know there are rulers of nations that have
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Of nations that have sat in this chair.
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Sat in this chair. and so i'm humbled to be here
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And so i'm humbled to be here with both of you.
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You remind me so much
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You remind me so much of my amazing wife, too,
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You remind me so much of my amazing wife, too, and just so delightful to sit
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Of my amazing wife, too, and just so delightful to sit here in front of you guys.
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And just so delightful to sit here in front of you guys. i moved, our family moved
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Here in front of you guys. i moved, our family moved to waco six years ago.
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I moved, our family moved to waco six years ago. and i don't have
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To waco six years ago. and i don't have a charismatic background,
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And i don't have a charismatic background, a pentecostal background,
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A charismatic background, a pentecostal background, really, in coming to
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A pentecostal background, really, in coming to the faith, i didn't think
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Really, in coming to the faith, i didn't think much of the holy spirit
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The faith, i didn't think much of the holy spirit or even the supernatural
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Much of the holy spirit or even the supernatural as embarrassing as that is.
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Or even the supernatural as embarrassing as that is. you know, they say, "father,
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As embarrassing as that is. you know, they say, "father, son and holy bible,"
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You know, they say, "father, son and holy bible," i took the bible and i was
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Son and holy bible," i took the bible and i was just learning it, and i wanted
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I took the bible and i was just learning it, and i wanted to know everything
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Just learning it, and i wanted to know everything the word of god said.
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To know everything the word of god said. and when you would get to
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The word of god said. and when you would get to the demons, that would --
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And when you would get to the demons, that would -- something was happening there,
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The demons, that would -- something was happening there, i don't really know
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Something was happening there, i don't really know much about that.
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I don't really know much about that. and six years ago, we moved
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Much about that. and six years ago, we moved to waco, and i was preaching.
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And six years ago, we moved to waco, and i was preaching. i was like,
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To waco, and i was preaching. i was like, there's a stronghold here.
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I was like, there's a stronghold here. there's a unique spiritual
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There's a stronghold here. there's a unique spiritual battle being fought here,
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There's a unique spiritual battle being fought here, and i could feel it.
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Battle being fought here, and i could feel it. i could tell it
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And i could feel it. i could tell it in my time with the lord.
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I could tell it in my time with the lord. james: you've got
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In my time with the lord. james: you've got a religious university there.
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For the enemy.
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For the enemy. jonathan: there's a spirit
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Jonathan: there's a spirit of religion there,
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Of religion there, and i felt it upon me.
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And i felt it upon me. i kept saying that in sermons,
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I kept saying that in sermons, and people would say,
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And people would say, "what do you mean
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What do you mean?"
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What do you mean?" and i said, "i don't know."
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What do you mean?" and i said, "i don't know." so that sent me on a three-
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And i said, "i don't know." so that sent me on a three- year research assignment
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So that sent me on a three- year research assignment where i just took everything
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Year research assignment where i just took everything in the scripture that it said
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Where i just took everything in the scripture that it said about spiritual warfare,
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In the scripture that it said about spiritual warfare, and i don't claim
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About spiritual warfare, and i don't claim to be the smartest guy.
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And i don't claim to be the smartest guy. and a lot of times,
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To be the smartest guy. and a lot of times, the holy spirit will teach me
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And a lot of times, the holy spirit will teach me something before
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The holy spirit will teach me something before i can teach anybody else.
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Something before i can teach anybody else. and so i just sat there
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I can teach anybody else. and so i just sat there and said, "i want to really
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And so i just sat there and said, "i want to really understand this.
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And said, "i want to really understand this. i want to understand
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Understand this. i want to understand everything god has told us
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I want to understand everything god has told us about this."
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Everything god has told us about this." you see right there,
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About this." you see right there, the enemy comes to steal,
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You see right there, the enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy.
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The enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy. but jesus says, "i've come
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Kill, and destroy. but jesus says, "i've come so that they might have life
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But jesus says, "i've come so that they might have life and have it to the fullest."
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So that they might have life and have it to the fullest." i thought, you know,
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And have it to the fullest." i thought, you know, i want the abundant life,
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I thought, you know, i want the abundant life, the full life that
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I want the abundant life, the full life that jesus came here to offer us.
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The full life that jesus came here to offer us. i understand that
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Jesus came here to offer us. i understand that my story has a villain.
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I understand that my story has a villain. there's an enemy out there,
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My story has a villain. there's an enemy out there, or enemies who hate me,
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There's an enemy out there, or enemies who hate me, and they hate my children,
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Or enemies who hate me, and they hate my children, and they hate my family,
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And they hate my children, and they hate my family, and they hate my marriage,
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And they hate my family, and they hate my marriage, and they hate our ministry.
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And they hate my marriage, and they hate our ministry. so what does it look like
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And they hate our ministry. so what does it look like for us to defend ourselves
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So what does it look like for us to defend ourselves against them?
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For us to defend ourselves against them? as i began to write that down
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Against them? as i began to write that down as the holy spirit would
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As i began to write that down as the holy spirit would download that to me
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As the holy spirit would download that to me through the word of god,
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Download that to me through the word of god, and i would put pen to paper,
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Through the word of god, and i would put pen to paper, this book,
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And i would put pen to paper, this book, your story has a villain .
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This book, your story has a villain . james: don't you think
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For people to realize
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For people to realize the enemy is a deceiver,
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The enemy is a deceiver, but the enemy has a voice.
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But the enemy has a voice. in the spiritual realm,
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In the spiritual realm, it's like, right now
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This studio is full
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This studio is full of hundreds of voices
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This studio is full of hundreds of voices from many different channels.
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Of hundreds of voices from many different channels. you can tune a channel
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From many different channels. you can tune a channel and hear those voices.
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You can tune a channel and hear those voices. well, there are
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And hear those voices. well, there are two major voices.
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Well, there are two major voices. there's the voice of life
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Two major voices. there's the voice of life and the voice of death.
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There's the voice of life and the voice of death. there's the voice of truth
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And the voice of death. there's the voice of truth and the voice of deception,
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There's the voice of truth and the voice of deception, and they both communicate,
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And the voice of deception, and they both communicate, and you tune in.
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And they both communicate, and you tune in. the enemy is a master at
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And you tune in. the enemy is a master at capturing people's attention
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The enemy is a master at capturing people's attention and capturing their ears and
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Capturing people's attention and capturing their ears and speaking words of deception.
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And capturing their ears and speaking words of deception. one of the most powerful
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Speaking words of deception. one of the most powerful things i learned about
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One of the most powerful things i learned about spiritual warfare is,
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Things i learned about spiritual warfare is, all your thoughts
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Spiritual warfare is, all your thoughts are not your own.
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All your thoughts are not your own. they are put there
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Are not your own. they are put there by a deceiver
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They are put there by a deceiver or by the voice of truth.
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By a deceiver or by the voice of truth. you can recognize them
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Or by the voice of truth. you can recognize them and receive what they offer.
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You can recognize them and receive what they offer. and the enemy that deceives
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And receive what they offer. and the enemy that deceives gives division, destruction,
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And the enemy that deceives gives division, destruction, and death.
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Gives division, destruction, and death. he is the father not only
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And death. he is the father not only of lies, but of death.
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He is the father not only of lies, but of death. jonathan: he says we demolish
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Of lies, but of death. jonathan: he says we demolish all arguments and take
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Jonathan: he says we demolish all arguments and take every thought captive and
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All arguments and take every thought captive and make them obedient to christ.
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Every thought captive and make them obedient to christ. so as you put on
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Make them obedient to christ. so as you put on the spiritual armor,
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So as you put on the spiritual armor, there's a reason that
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The spiritual armor, there's a reason that we start with the belt
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There's a reason that we start with the belt of truth,
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We start with the belt of truth, the breastplate
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Of truth, the breastplate of righteousness,
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The breastplate of righteousness, the feet fitted with
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Of righteousness, the feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel,
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The feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel, the helmet of salvation,
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The readiness of the gospel, the helmet of salvation, and the shield of faith,
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The helmet of salvation, and the shield of faith, which extinguishes
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And the shield of faith, which extinguishes the fiery darts of the enemy
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Which extinguishes the fiery darts of the enemy and the sword of the spirit,
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The fiery darts of the enemy and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of god.
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And the sword of the spirit, which is the word of god. we never stop praying.
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That opens the chest
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That opens the chest so that we can put on
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So that we can put on the armor.
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The armor. but i want to go for a second
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But i want to go for a second to the shield of faith,
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To the shield of faith, because i think there's
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That happens here
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That happens here in the word of god.
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That happens here in the word of god. i believe god is telling us
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In the word of god. i believe god is telling us something.
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I believe god is telling us something. so paul writes this
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Something. so paul writes this to the church in ephesus,
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So paul writes this to the church in ephesus, and he's probably chained
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To the church in ephesus, and he's probably chained to a roman soldier
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And he's probably chained to a roman soldier and using this
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To a roman soldier and using this as an illustration
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And using this as an illustration of what it looks like
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As an illustration of what it looks like to walk in the full
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Of what it looks like to walk in the full spiritual armor.
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To walk in the full spiritual armor. james: he says that shield
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Spiritual armor. james: he says that shield will quench the fiery darts.
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James: he says that shield will quench the fiery darts. will those fiery darts
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Will quench the fiery darts. will those fiery darts not be fiery words
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Will those fiery darts not be fiery words of deception?
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Not be fiery words of deception? jonathan: that's right!
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Of deception? jonathan: that's right! the lies that the enemy
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Jonathan: that's right! the lies that the enemy tells us.
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The lies that the enemy tells us. he's a liar.
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Tells us. he's a liar. he's constantly trying
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He's a liar. he's constantly trying to deceive us.
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He's constantly trying to deceive us. and so he says,
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To deceive us. and so he says, what is the solution
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And so he says, what is the solution that's going to protect us
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What is the solution that's going to protect us from the enemy's attacks?
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That's going to protect us from the enemy's attacks? its our faith.
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From the enemy's attacks? its our faith. our belief in god,
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Its our faith. our belief in god, like you said, tuning in
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Our belief in god, like you said, tuning in to that voice.
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Like you said, tuning in to that voice. because you've got two voices,
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To that voice. because you've got two voices, you got competing voices.
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Because you've got two voices, you got competing voices. but tuning into, okay, lord,
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You got competing voices. but tuning into, okay, lord, i want to listen to you.
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But tuning into, okay, lord, i want to listen to you. and when my --
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I want to listen to you. and when my -- if my kids are lost in a mall
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And when my -- if my kids are lost in a mall or on the beach or anywhere,
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If my kids are lost in a mall or on the beach or anywhere, you know, and i'm like,
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Or on the beach or anywhere, you know, and i'm like, weston! weston!
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You know, and i'm like, weston! weston! someone is saying,
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Weston! weston! someone is saying, hey, look at this!
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Someone is saying, hey, look at this! hey! come here.
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Hey, look at this! hey! come here. hey, little boy!
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Hey! come here. hey, little boy! like weston!
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Hey, little boy! like weston! listen to the voice
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Like weston! listen to the voice of the father.
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Listen to the voice of the father. so i want him to tune in
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Of the father. so i want him to tune in to the voice of god.
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So i want him to tune in to the voice of god. so this is my faith.
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To the voice of god. so this is my faith. now, it's interesting.
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So this is my faith. now, it's interesting. paul says that to the church
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Now, it's interesting. paul says that to the church in ephesus.
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Paul says that to the church in ephesus. but then peter,
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In ephesus. but then peter, in first peter five says,
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But then peter, in first peter five says, "your enemy the devil prowls
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In first peter five says, "your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion
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"your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
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Around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. resist him standing firm
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Looking for someone to devour. resist him standing firm in the faith."
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Resist him standing firm in the faith." here's that word again.
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In the faith." here's that word again. faith is our protection
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Here's that word again. faith is our protection from satan's attack.
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Faith is our protection from satan's attack. now, if it was just paul
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From satan's attack. now, if it was just paul and just peter,
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Now, if it was just paul and just peter, that would be interesting.
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And just peter, that would be interesting. but then in luke 22,
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That would be interesting. but then in luke 22, you have jesus.
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But then in luke 22, you have jesus. and jesus says to peter,
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You have jesus. and jesus says to peter, "peter, satan has asked me
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And jesus says to peter, "peter, satan has asked me to sift you like wheat."
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"peter, satan has asked me to sift you like wheat." to which i would be like,
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To sift you like wheat." to which i would be like, just say, no!
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To which i would be like, just say, no! just tell him no, jesus.
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Just say, no! just tell him no, jesus. just say no.
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Just tell him no, jesus. just say no. make like an 80s drug campaign
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Just say no. make like an 80s drug campaign and just say no.
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Make like an 80s drug campaign and just say no. you know? but he doesn't.
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And just say no. you know? but he doesn't. he says, "so i will pray
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You know? but he doesn't. he says, "so i will pray for you that your faith
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He says, "so i will pray for you that your faith will not fail."
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For you that your faith will not fail." now we see that word again
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Will not fail." now we see that word again three times.
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Now we see that word again three times. there's something
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Three times. there's something to this idea that
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There's something to this idea that our trusting in the father
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To this idea that our trusting in the father is our protection
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Our trusting in the father is our protection from the enemy's lies,
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Is our protection from the enemy's lies, from our protection
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From the enemy's lies, from our protection from the enemy's attacks.
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From our protection from the enemy's attacks. so i really believe
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From the enemy's attacks. so i really believe that he wants us,
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So i really believe that he wants us, and you guys know this,
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That he wants us, and you guys know this, he wants us to put
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And you guys know this, he wants us to put our shield down.
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He wants us to put our shield down. he does that through
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Our shield down. he does that through discouragement,
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He does that through discouragement, through circumstances,
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Discouragement, through circumstances, maybe getting laid off,
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Through circumstances, maybe getting laid off, maybe a breakup,
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Maybe getting laid off, maybe a breakup, maybe a sickness,
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Maybe a breakup, maybe a sickness, maybe the death of someone.
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Maybe a sickness, maybe the death of someone. what happens is when that.
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Maybe the death of someone. what happens is when that. james: he uses deception
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Of distraction
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Of distraction that take you away.
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That take you away. and then distractions can
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And then distractions can be a magnificent attraction,
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Be a magnificent attraction, can even be something
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Can even be something that god made that is,
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It is not to be
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It is not to be an unhealthy attraction.
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It is not to be an unhealthy attraction. it takes us away from the
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An unhealthy attraction. it takes us away from the ability to hear the father
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It takes us away from the ability to hear the father and to shield the darts
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Ability to hear the father and to shield the darts of the enemy.
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And to shield the darts of the enemy. excuse me.
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Of the enemy. excuse me. jonathan: no! it's perfect.
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Excuse me. jonathan: no! it's perfect. you know, that car wreck
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Jonathan: no! it's perfect. you know, that car wreck or that bad news comes.
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You know, that car wreck or that bad news comes. what do we do?
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Or that bad news comes. what do we do? we had our shield up
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What do we do? we had our shield up and we do go.
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We had our shield up and we do go. oh, no, oh no.
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And we do go. oh, no, oh no. we put our shield down
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Oh, no, oh no. we put our shield down and then he comes full force,
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We put our shield down and then he comes full force, boom, boom, boom!
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And then he comes full force, boom, boom, boom! shooting you from every angle
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Boom, boom, boom! shooting you from every angle with the lies,
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Shooting you from every angle with the lies, with the deception
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With the lies, with the deception and the distraction.
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With the deception and the distraction. you know, one thing
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And the distraction. you know, one thing that these i see
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You know, one thing that these i see in the younger generation
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That these i see in the younger generation right now, the deconstruction,
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In the younger generation right now, the deconstruction, you know, they're just
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Right now, the deconstruction, you know, they're just out there like,
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You know, they're just out there like, what do i believe about god?
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Out there like, what do i believe about god? you know i'm not sure.
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What do i believe about god? you know i'm not sure. i'm spiritual, but
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You know i'm not sure. i'm spiritual, but not religious,
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I'm spiritual, but not religious, and really trying to look
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Not religious, and really trying to look at every tiktok
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And really trying to look at every tiktok and instagram reel trying
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At every tiktok and instagram reel trying to figure out their new faith,
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I think in those moments,
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I think in those moments, we have to go back
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We have to go back to what is true?
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To what is true? what's the truth
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What's the truth that i can stand on?
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That i can stand on? jesus says, "i am the way,
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No one gets to the father
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No one gets to the father except through me."
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No one gets to the father except through me." and so, we found
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Except through me." and so, we found the cornerstone.
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And so, we found the cornerstone. we found
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The cornerstone. we found the strong foundation.
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We found the strong foundation. we go back to the reality
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The strong foundation. we go back to the reality that god loved us so much
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We go back to the reality that god loved us so much that he gave his only son
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That god loved us so much that he gave his only son that whoever believes in him
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That he gave his only son that whoever believes in him shall not perish
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That whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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Shall not perish but have eternal life. i have to preach that
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But have eternal life. i have to preach that to myself every single day,
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I have to preach that to myself every single day, returning to the gospel
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To myself every single day, returning to the gospel and just the love of god
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Returning to the gospel and just the love of god through his son.
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And just the love of god through his son. betty: i think one thing
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Through years, a lot of years,
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Through years, a lot of years, 81 years of growing,
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81 years of growing, and one of them came
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And one of them came right before my 19th birthday,
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Because of james' testimony.
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Because of james' testimony. and just realizing,
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Because of james' testimony. and just realizing, because i grew up
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And just realizing, because i grew up in the baptist church,
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Because i grew up in the baptist church, i tried to be good
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In the baptist church, i tried to be good all the time, but i did that
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I tried to be good all the time, but i did that because i was afraid of god.
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All the time, but i did that because i was afraid of god. i didn't realize i had,
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Because i was afraid of god. i didn't realize i had, after i got saved,
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I didn't realize i had, after i got saved, i really had an armor
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After i got saved, i really had an armor i could put on and wear.
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I really had an armor i could put on and wear. i read it in the bible, but
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I could put on and wear. i read it in the bible, but i didn't think that was
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I read it in the bible, but i didn't think that was for me necessarily.
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I didn't think that was for me necessarily. but when i realized that god
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For me necessarily. but when i realized that god gave us a defense, him,
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But when i realized that god gave us a defense, him, his armor to wear and put on,
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Gave us a defense, him, his armor to wear and put on, and we didn't have to allow
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His armor to wear and put on, and we didn't have to allow the enemy to come in.
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And we didn't have to allow the enemy to come in. a lot of those darts that
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The enemy to come in. a lot of those darts that he points at us are
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A lot of those darts that he points at us are from the inside out.
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He points at us are from the inside out. like, i was so fearful.
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From the inside out. like, i was so fearful. a lot of the things,
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Like, i was so fearful. a lot of the things, somebody around me
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A lot of the things, somebody around me might not know that.
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Somebody around me might not know that. i was intimidated.
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Might not know that. i was intimidated. jonathan: i saw in your book
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I was intimidated. jonathan: i saw in your book that you talked about that.
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Jonathan: i saw in your book that you talked about that. betty: i was intimidated.
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That you talked about that. betty: i was intimidated. and so, it wasn't necessarily
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Betty: i was intimidated. and so, it wasn't necessarily material things that
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And so, it wasn't necessarily material things that people would say,
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Material things that people would say, oh, she's being attacked!
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People would say, oh, she's being attacked! i know about them, though.
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Oh, she's being attacked! i know about them, though. but until i realized
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I know about them, though. but until i realized we have a deliverer,
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But until i realized we have a deliverer, and that's jesus christ,
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We have a deliverer, and that's jesus christ, and i can stand against
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And that's jesus christ, and i can stand against the enemy, yes!
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And i can stand against the enemy, yes! he will bring those thoughts
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The enemy, yes! he will bring those thoughts of fear again, but i now
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He will bring those thoughts of fear again, but i now know how to battle him,
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Of fear again, but i now know how to battle him, and i know how to stand.
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Know how to battle him, and i know how to stand. that makes a big difference.
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And i know how to stand. that makes a big difference. jonathan: you don't have
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That makes a big difference. jonathan: you don't have to be afraid.
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Jonathan: you don't have to be afraid. you do have to be aware.
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To be afraid. you do have to be aware. that's what i would just say
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You do have to be aware. that's what i would just say to our viewers,
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That's what i would just say to our viewers, you don't have to be afraid.
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To our viewers, you don't have to be afraid. greater is he who is in you
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You don't have to be afraid. greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.
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Greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world. but you do have to be aware
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Than he who is in the world. but you do have to be aware that there is a spiritual
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But you do have to be aware that there is a spiritual battle all around you.
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That there is a spiritual battle all around you. you have a villain.
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Battle all around you. you have a villain. you have an enemy that seeks
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You have a villain. you have an enemy that seeks to -- he wants to hinder
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You have an enemy that seeks to -- he wants to hinder your relationship with jesus.
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To -- he wants to hinder your relationship with jesus. he wants to push you
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Your relationship with jesus. he wants to push you to isolation.
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He wants to push you to isolation. he wants to keep you
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To isolation. he wants to keep you from church.
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He wants to keep you from church. he wants to keep you
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From church. he wants to keep you from serving.
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He wants to keep you from serving. he wants you to think that
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From serving. he wants you to think that your neighbor is your enemy,
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He wants you to think that your neighbor is your enemy, or your boss,
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Your neighbor is your enemy, or your boss, or your coworker.
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Or your boss, or your coworker. no, no, no!
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Or your coworker. no, no, no! our battle is not
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No, no, no! our battle is not of flesh and blood.
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Our battle is not of flesh and blood. it's against spiritual beings.
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Of flesh and blood. it's against spiritual beings. these are ancient,
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It's against spiritual beings. these are ancient, brilliant beings who have
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These are ancient, brilliant beings who have studied your family line
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Brilliant beings who have studied your family line for thousands of years.
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Studied your family line for thousands of years. and they're crafty!
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For thousands of years. and they're crafty! james: yes, they are.
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And they're crafty! james: yes, they are. but you do not have
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James: yes, they are. but you do not have to be deceived by them.
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But you do not have to be deceived by them. if you know the word,
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To be deceived by them. if you know the word, you know his word,
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If you know the word, you know his word, his word reveals the lies
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You know his word, his word reveals the lies and the liar.
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His word reveals the lies and the liar. i'm telling you,
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And the liar. i'm telling you, the beautiful thing is,
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I'm telling you, the beautiful thing is, is coming to hear
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The beautiful thing is, is coming to hear the father's voice
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Is coming to hear the father's voice so clearly that you know
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The father's voice so clearly that you know he never leaves you.
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So clearly that you know he never leaves you. and you can hear him.
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He never leaves you. and you can hear him. i honestly believe that
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We can develop a relationship
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We can develop a relationship with the father that
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We can develop a relationship with the father that is very conversational.
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With the father that is very conversational. i don't want people to think
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Is very conversational. i don't want people to think that i'm exaggerating
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I don't want people to think that i'm exaggerating or making it up.
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That i'm exaggerating or making it up. but i'm telling you,
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I hear his whisper,
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I hear his whisper, i hear him talk,
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I hear his whisper, i hear him talk, i hear him sometimes
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I hear him talk, i hear him sometimes speak very forcefully.
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I hear him sometimes speak very forcefully. i always hear him speak
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Speak very forcefully. i always hear him speak with indescribable love
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I always hear him speak with indescribable love and the deepest compassion,
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With indescribable love and the deepest compassion, not only for me,
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And the deepest compassion, not only for me, but that compassion to flow
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Not only for me, but that compassion to flow through me toward others.
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But that compassion to flow through me toward others. and he's put it in me.
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Through me toward others. and he's put it in me. i believe that he directs
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And he's put it in me. i believe that he directs my thoughts,
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I believe that he directs my thoughts, he directs my steps,
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My thoughts, he directs my steps, he directs and redirects
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He directs my steps, he directs and redirects my desires, my attractions
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He directs and redirects my desires, my attractions from distractions --
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My desires, my attractions from distractions -- attraction to what he wants.
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From distractions -- attraction to what he wants. does that make sense?
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Attraction to what he wants. does that make sense? jonathan: it does!
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Does that make sense? jonathan: it does! i mean, he's always speaking.
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Jonathan: it does! i mean, he's always speaking. i think he wants us
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I mean, he's always speaking. i think he wants us to hear him.
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We desire to hear him.
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We desire to hear him. i want to go back
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I want to go back to something i said early on.
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To something i said early on. i'm so thankful for a church.
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I'm so thankful for a church. i got saved here in dallas
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I got saved here in dallas at a church, and
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That they taught me
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That they taught me the word of god and
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That they taught me the word of god and to esteem the word of god.
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The word of god and to esteem the word of god. i'm sure it was
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To esteem the word of god. i'm sure it was my hard-headedness that was
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I'm sure it was my hard-headedness that was just missing the, okay, but
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My hard-headedness that was just missing the, okay, but the spirit of god wants
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Just missing the, okay, but the spirit of god wants to speak to you.
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The spirit of god wants to speak to you. he wants to illuminate
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To speak to you. he wants to illuminate the things of god through
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He wants to illuminate the things of god through the word of god
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The things of god through the word of god and the people of god.
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The word of god and the people of god. and i love that relationship
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And the people of god. and i love that relationship that i believe
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And i love that relationship that i believe marks your life.
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That i believe marks your life. you are a man who walks
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Marks your life. you are a man who walks with jesus,
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You are a man who walks with jesus, listening to the father.
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With jesus, listening to the father. what is it you want from --
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Listening to the father. what is it you want from -- where do you want me to go?
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What is it you want from -- where do you want me to go? what does faithfulness
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Where do you want me to go? what does faithfulness look like?
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What does faithfulness look like? i think it's so important
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Look like? i think it's so important for our viewers to understand
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I think it's so important for our viewers to understand that you can't always
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For our viewers to understand that you can't always determine obedience
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That you can't always determine obedience by the outcome, or even
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Determine obedience by the outcome, or even the preconceived outcome.
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By the outcome, or even the preconceived outcome. sometimes, when god wants
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The preconceived outcome. sometimes, when god wants to fight a giant, he raises up
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Sometimes, when god wants to fight a giant, he raises up a boy with a slingshot
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Always in a way that
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Always in a way that makes the most sense to us
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Makes the most sense to us and our logical pragmatism.
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And our logical pragmatism. sometimes, he's like, hey,
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Sometimes, he's like, hey, i want you to go share
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That homeless person.
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That homeless person. or i want you to go share
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That homeless person. or i want you to go share the gospel with the executive
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Or i want you to go share the gospel with the executive in the corner office.
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The gospel with the executive in the corner office. and if he asks us to do it,
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In the corner office. and if he asks us to do it, we need to walk over there
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And if he asks us to do it, we need to walk over there and say, hey, listen,
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We need to walk over there and say, hey, listen, i've got some good news
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And say, hey, listen, i've got some good news for you.
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I've got some good news for you. you mentioned being
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For you. you mentioned being at the precipice of
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You mentioned being at the precipice of a great awakening
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At the precipice of a great awakening or the greatest awakening
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A great awakening or the greatest awakening of our generation;
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Or the greatest awakening of our generation; i'm seeing it everywhere i go.
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Of our generation; i'm seeing it everywhere i go. if you have the gift
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I'm seeing it everywhere i go. if you have the gift of evangelism, i just want
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If you have the gift of evangelism, i just want to encourage you with this.
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Of evangelism, i just want to encourage you with this. it seems to me that
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To encourage you with this. it seems to me that god has just swung open
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It seems to me that god has just swung open the hearts of men
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God has just swung open the hearts of men and women everywhere.
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The hearts of men and women everywhere. because i'm sharing
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And women everywhere. because i'm sharing the gospel with uber drivers
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Because i'm sharing the gospel with uber drivers and servers
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The gospel with uber drivers and servers and security guards,
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And servers and security guards, and everywhere i go
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And security guards, and everywhere i go talking about jesus,
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And everywhere i go talking about jesus, and it just seems like
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Talking about jesus, and it just seems like people are really interested
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And it just seems like people are really interested in that message.
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People are really interested in that message. they're like, you mean
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In that message. they're like, you mean i can live forever?
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They're like, you mean i can live forever? you're telling me
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I can live forever? you're telling me 2,025 years ago,
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You're telling me 2,025 years ago, this carpenter was born
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2,025 years ago, this carpenter was born in bethlehem
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This carpenter was born in bethlehem and reset the calendar?
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In bethlehem and reset the calendar? and then lived in nazareth
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And reset the calendar? and then lived in nazareth and became the single
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And then lived in nazareth and became the single most polarizing character
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And became the single most polarizing character in the history of history?
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Most polarizing character in the history of history? and people, whether they have
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In the history of history? and people, whether they have an islamic background
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And people, whether they have an islamic background or a hindu background
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An islamic background or a hindu background or buddhist background,
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Or a hindu background or buddhist background, whatever it is,
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Or buddhist background, whatever it is, an atheist, you know,
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Whatever it is, an atheist, you know, agnostic, they're like,
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An atheist, you know, agnostic, they're like, yeah, tell me more about that.
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Agnostic, they're like, yeah, tell me more about that. it's just a new day.
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Yeah, tell me more about that. it's just a new day. james: he's alive, and god
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It's just a new day. james: he's alive, and god is using people right now
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James: he's alive, and god is using people right now you never would have
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Is using people right now you never would have dreamed he would use.
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You never would have dreamed he would use. i've spent my life
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Dreamed he would use. i've spent my life pouring his life into people
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I've spent my life pouring his life into people who had never heard
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Pouring his life into people who had never heard what they need to hear.
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Who had never heard what they need to hear. and you're seeing the effects
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What they need to hear. and you're seeing the effects of what he did in their lives
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And you're seeing the effects of what he did in their lives through the truth shared.
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Of what he did in their lives through the truth shared. the unadulterated truth
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Through the truth shared. the unadulterated truth shared and unconditional love
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The unadulterated truth shared and unconditional love has changed them
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Shared and unconditional love has changed them to where now they're
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Has changed them to where now they're in leadership circles,
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To where now they're in leadership circles, even in our national cabinet.
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In leadership circles, even in our national cabinet. i look out about--
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Even in our national cabinet. i look out about-- god, i feel like
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I look out about-- god, i feel like i picked many of these people
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God, i feel like i picked many of these people because i was sowing seeds
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I picked many of these people because i was sowing seeds in the lives of people
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And leadership ability,
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And leadership ability, but they didn't understand
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But they didn't understand the voice of wisdom
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The voice of wisdom and the voice of truth.
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And the voice of truth. but when it was poured
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But when it was poured on them in love consistently,
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Nonstop, it began
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Nonstop, it began to change them.
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Nonstop, it began to change them. and now then, it is touching
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To change them. and now then, it is touching the whole world.
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And now then, it is touching the whole world. we are seeing some positives.
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The whole world. we are seeing some positives. i believe the stage is set
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We are seeing some positives. i believe the stage is set for the greatest spiritual
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I believe the stage is set for the greatest spiritual awakening in the history
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For the greatest spiritual awakening in the history of the world.
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Awakening in the history of the world. i believe that
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Of the world. i believe that with all my heart.
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I believe that with all my heart. his will can be done
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With all my heart. his will can be done on his earth.
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His will can be done on his earth. can we just commit together
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On his earth. can we just commit together that we will be
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Can we just commit together that we will be trusting him for that?
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That we will be trusting him for that? that we will be asking god
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Trusting him for that? that we will be asking god to show us how we can help
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That we will be asking god to show us how we can help his followers and his family
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To show us how we can help his followers and his family fulfill his dream
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His followers and his family fulfill his dream on his earth?
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Fulfill his dream on his earth? can we agree to that?
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On his earth? can we agree to that? jonathan: we can
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Can we agree to that? jonathan: we can agree on that.
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Jonathan: we can agree on that. james: father, i thank you
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Agree on that. james: father, i thank you so much.
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James: father, i thank you so much. i just think this guy
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So much. i just think this guy is so full of you
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I just think this guy is so full of you and i just pray you bless
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Is so full of you and i just pray you bless every single thing he does
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And i just pray you bless every single thing he does and bless him down there
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Every single thing he does and bless him down there in waco.
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And bless him down there in waco. i pray that university there
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In waco. i pray that university there will explode with your truth.
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I pray that university there will explode with your truth. wouldn't that be something?
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Will explode with your truth. wouldn't that be something? if every church would explode
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Wouldn't that be something? if every church would explode with your love and your truth
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If every church would explode with your love and your truth just flowing like a river
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With your love and your truth just flowing like a river of life; in jesus' name.
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Just flowing like a river of life; in jesus' name. now that's a prayer
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Of life; in jesus' name. now that's a prayer we can all agree with.
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Now that's a prayer we can all agree with. i want you to know that
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We can all agree with. i want you to know that if you will help us
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I want you to know that if you will help us give water to people who
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If you will help us give water to people who have never had clean water,
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Give water to people who have never had clean water, just help us,
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Have never had clean water, just help us, and you'd like to have
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Just help us, and you'd like to have this book, and you ask for it,
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And you'd like to have this book, and you ask for it, we'll send it to you,
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This book, and you ask for it, we'll send it to you, your story has a villain .
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We'll send it to you, your story has a villain . and boy, does it ever.
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Your story has a villain . and boy, does it ever. but we can walk over
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And boy, does it ever. but we can walk over that villain like dust.
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But we can walk over that villain like dust. yeah, like a serpent
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That villain like dust. yeah, like a serpent you can crush,
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Yeah, like a serpent you can crush, like a scorpion
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You can crush, like a scorpion you can crush.
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Like a scorpion you can crush. we can do that.
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You can crush. we can do that. and we do it in this life
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We can do that. and we do it in this life because there's no enemy
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And we do it in this life because there's no enemy in the next one.
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Because there's no enemy in the next one. so, let's become
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In the next one. so, let's become overcomers now.
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We are drilling water wells;
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Right now, we have
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For the first time
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That it looks like
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If we don't have a miracle
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This last week a response
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From everybody watching,
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And i've prayed a long time
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For everybody watching
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To give something.
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But i'm telling you,
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We really need it.
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We need all of you who can
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Drill a well to drill one:
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$4,800.
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And everybody that can
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Give $48, and give ten people
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Water the rest of their life,
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We need it.
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But betty, what would you say
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To all of our viewers
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To help them understand
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How precious these people are,
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How much god loves them,
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And why we've traveled
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To 40 countries,
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Most of them many,
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Many times at war?
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And it's very dangerous.
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But it's always dangerous for
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People who have dirty water
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Because it's killing them,
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And we can change that.
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We can give them
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That miracle.
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Betty: i hope you'll do
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What you can.
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Any gift that god puts
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On your heart to give,
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It will be used wisely,
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I promise you.
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It'll give a drink
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Of water to a thirsty child.
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When we go into
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A restaurant, james,
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They'll always come up say,
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"what would you like
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To drink?"
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They'll name off
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All these different drinks.
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I'll always say,
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"just water."
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It's not just water for them,
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It's life for them.
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It's so much more!
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Please join with us.
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We desperately need your help
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Now in times like this
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When we're struggling
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To make sure we can drill
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The wells everywhere
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They need to be drilled.
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So join with us.
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Please ask god
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What you can do.
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Give your best!
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James: please make
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The best gift you can.
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Some of you have never
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Made a gift.
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I hope you'll make one now
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And keep making them
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The rest of your life
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To give life.
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Would you please make the gift
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God put on your heart?
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We've got some beautiful gifts
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To send you, i promise you,
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That will bless you.
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Thanks so much for doing it.
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Every day, thousands of lives are lost
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To waterborne disease,
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And nearly half of those are children
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Under the age of five.
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Through mission: water for life
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You can give mothers hope and children a future
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As we provide clean, life-giving water
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For thousands of children and their families
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Before it's too late.
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With your gift today, you can help drill
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And establish 350 water wells this year.
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Your gift of $24
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Will help provide clean water for five children.
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A gift of $48 will help provide for ten.
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And $144 will help provide
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Life-giving water for 30 people
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For a lifetime.
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With a gift of any amount,
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We'll send you, prayers for my physical health,
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A bible-based collection of 52 prayers designed
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This beautifully crafted book encourages
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Intimate conversations with god.
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To carry a reminder of god's strength
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And protection throughout your day.
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Finally, please consider a gift of $1200
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To help provide water for 250 people
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To help sponsor a complete well,
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And request our inspiring bronze sculpture,
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This is the last week!
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Please call, write, or make your gift online!
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James: i think it's very
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James: i think it's very important that i let you know
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James: i think it's very important that i let you know this is the last week now
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Important that i let you know this is the last week now for this water for life
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This is the last week now for this water for life campaign.
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For this water for life campaign. if we're going to do it,
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Campaign. if we're going to do it, the 350 wells, father,
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If we're going to do it, the 350 wells, father, we need a miracle.
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The 350 wells, father, we need a miracle. we need a miracle today.
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We need a miracle. we need a miracle today. you can be the source
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We need a miracle today. you can be the source of that miracle.
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You can be the source of that miracle. if you would like to have
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Of that miracle. if you would like to have jonathan's book,
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If you would like to have jonathan's book, we will send it to you.
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Jonathan's book, we will send it to you. what he shares will help you
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We will send it to you. what he shares will help you overcome.
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What he shares will help you overcome. jonathan, thanks for
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Overcome. jonathan, thanks for being with us.
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Jonathan, thanks for being with us. i believe that god is going
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Being with us. i believe that god is going to bless your ministry.
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I believe that god is going to bless your ministry. jonathan: thank you so much.
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To bless your ministry. jonathan: thank you so much. james: i'm praying that
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Jonathan: thank you so much. james: i'm praying that we'll just be partners
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James: i'm praying that we'll just be partners in seeing the next
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We'll just be partners in seeing the next great spiritual awakening.
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In seeing the next great spiritual awakening. amen.
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Great spiritual awakening. amen. thank all of you
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Amen. thank all of you for sharing life today.
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Thank all of you for sharing life today. what a blessing you are.
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Jennifer: hi!
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Jennifer: hi! i'm jennifer rothschild.
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Jennifer: hi! i'm jennifer rothschild. i want to tell you
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I'm jennifer rothschild. i want to tell you what happened when my son,
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I want to tell you what happened when my son, clayton was about
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What happened when my son, clayton was about eight years old.
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Clayton was about eight years old. see, i had been blind
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Eight years old. see, i had been blind since i was a teenage girl
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So here i was a young mom,
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So here i was a young mom, and obviously, i couldn't
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So here i was a young mom, and obviously, i couldn't see my son's face.
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And obviously, i couldn't see my son's face. i couldn't see a lot of things
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See my son's face. i couldn't see a lot of things that i needed to do as a mom,
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I couldn't see a lot of things that i needed to do as a mom, but one thing that was
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That i needed to do as a mom, but one thing that was especially challenging,
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But one thing that was especially challenging, and sometimes it was humorous,
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Especially challenging, and sometimes it was humorous, was trying to find games
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And sometimes it was humorous, was trying to find games that i could play with my son
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Was trying to find games that i could play with my son where obviously he didn't
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That i could play with my son where obviously he didn't have the clear advantage
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Where obviously he didn't have the clear advantage of just smearing his mom.
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Have the clear advantage of just smearing his mom. so this day, clayton found
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Of just smearing his mom. so this day, clayton found a new game that he thought
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So this day, clayton found a new game that he thought we could play together.
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A new game that he thought we could play together. so i'll never forget
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We could play together. so i'll never forget as we're sitting on
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So i'll never forget as we're sitting on his blue bedroom carpet,
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As we're sitting on his blue bedroom carpet, clayton opens up the box
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His blue bedroom carpet, clayton opens up the box and he lays out the gameboard.
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Clayton opens up the box and he lays out the gameboard. and then he puts each
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And he lays out the gameboard. and then he puts each little man on the gameboard,
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And then he puts each little man on the gameboard, and we began to play the game.
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Little man on the gameboard, and we began to play the game. well, as we began to play
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And we began to play the game. well, as we began to play this game, of course,
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Well, as we began to play this game, of course, i couldn't see what was on
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This game, of course, i couldn't see what was on the gameboard so i'm trying
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I couldn't see what was on the gameboard so i'm trying to move little men.
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The gameboard so i'm trying to move little men. as i'm moving little men
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To move little men. as i'm moving little men i'm knocking things over,
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As i'm moving little men i'm knocking things over, marbles are rolling, and
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I'm knocking things over, marbles are rolling, and our frustration was growing.
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Marbles are rolling, and our frustration was growing. finally, i said to clayton,
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Our frustration was growing. finally, i said to clayton, “son, you need to pick
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Finally, i said to clayton, “son, you need to pick a new game.
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“son, you need to pick a new game. you need to find a game
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A new game. you need to find a game that you know that
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You need to find a game that you know that we've played before
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That you know that we've played before that we can play together.”
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We've played before that we can play together.” well, clayton was
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That we can play together.” well, clayton was really quiet as he started
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Well, clayton was really quiet as he started to clean up this game.
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Really quiet as he started to clean up this game. you know how it is when
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To clean up this game. you know how it is when you love somebody and
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You know how it is when you love somebody and you know that even in
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You love somebody and you know that even in their silence you can really
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You know that even in their silence you can really tell their wheels are turning,
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Their silence you can really tell their wheels are turning, like they're thinking
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Tell their wheels are turning, like they're thinking of something.
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Like they're thinking of something. so as clayton dutifully
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Of something. so as clayton dutifully picked up each piece
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So as clayton dutifully picked up each piece and put it in the game box,
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Picked up each piece and put it in the game box, as he folded up the board
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And put it in the game box, as he folded up the board and finally was about
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As he folded up the board and finally was about to put the lid on,
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And finally was about to put the lid on, he broke his silence.
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To put the lid on, he broke his silence. he said something
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That surprised me.
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That surprised me. before i tell you what
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That surprised me. before i tell you what he said, you need
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Before i tell you what he said, you need to understand something
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He said, you need to understand something about him.
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To understand something about him. he's just a little boy,
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About him. he's just a little boy, and he'd just learned
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He's just a little boy, and he'd just learned stories about jesus
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And how jesus healed people.
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And how jesus healed people. well, he had only known
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And how jesus healed people. well, he had only known his mommy being blind,
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Well, he had only known his mommy being blind, and he knew that jesus could
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His mommy being blind, and he knew that jesus could heal his mom's blindness.
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And he knew that jesus could heal his mom's blindness. so he would pray.
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Heal his mom's blindness. so he would pray. that little boy
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So he would pray. that little boy would pray every day,
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That little boy would pray every day, “dear god, please heal
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Would pray every day, “dear god, please heal mommy's eyes.”
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“dear god, please heal mommy's eyes.” i knew how important
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Mommy's eyes.” i knew how important healing was to clayton.
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I knew how important healing was to clayton. of course, i believed
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Healing was to clayton. of course, i believed jesus could heal me, too.
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Of course, i believed jesus could heal me, too. and so, as clayton finally
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Jesus could heal me, too. and so, as clayton finally put the lid on the gameboard,
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And so, as clayton finally put the lid on the gameboard, he said, “mom, i was thinking.
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Put the lid on the gameboard, he said, “mom, i was thinking. i don't think god will
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He said, “mom, i was thinking. i don't think god will heal you here on earth.”
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I don't think god will heal you here on earth.” i was so surprised because
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Heal you here on earth.” i was so surprised because i knew how important
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I was so surprised because i knew how important healing was to him,
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I knew how important healing was to him, and so i said,
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Healing was to him, and so i said, “what do you mean, clayton?
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And so i said, “what do you mean, clayton? why do you think god
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“what do you mean, clayton? why do you think god would never heal me
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Why do you think god would never heal me here on earth?”
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Would never heal me here on earth?” clayton said,
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Here on earth?” clayton said, “because if god healed you
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Clayton said, “because if god healed you here on earth,
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“because if god healed you here on earth, you might love earth more,
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Here on earth, you might love earth more, and heaven is best.”
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You might love earth more, and heaven is best.” my friends, i have never
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And heaven is best.” my friends, i have never forgotten those words,
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My friends, i have never forgotten those words, “heaven is best.”
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Forgotten those words, “heaven is best.” matthew 6:21 tells us
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“heaven is best.” matthew 6:21 tells us that where our treasure is,
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Matthew 6:21 tells us that where our treasure is, there will our heart be also.
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That where our treasure is, there will our heart be also. so maybe today,
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There will our heart be also. so maybe today, if you're dealing with
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So maybe today, if you're dealing with disappointment,
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If you're dealing with disappointment, you need to align
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Disappointment, you need to align your heart with heaven.
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You need to align your heart with heaven. yeah. earth can be hard,
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Your heart with heaven. yeah. earth can be hard, but maybe god's not answering
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Yeah. earth can be hard, but maybe god's not answering some of those prayers that
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But maybe god's not answering some of those prayers that you wish he would answer
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Some of those prayers that you wish he would answer here on earth because
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You wish he would answer here on earth because he's waiting to answer them
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Here on earth because he's waiting to answer them in heaven, so that
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He's waiting to answer them in heaven, so that where your treasure is,
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In heaven, so that where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
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For over 60 years, life outreach international
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Has shared the transforming truth of god's love
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In both word and deed.
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In our mission of providing water to the thirsty,
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And meeting the various needs of those who are struggling.
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Is only made possible because of the prayers
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And generous gifts of our friends and partners
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Who provide consistent, faithful support.
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The outreaches of life.
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Your monthly support will help us continue
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To bring god's love, hope, and healing
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To a world in need
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One life at a time.
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And discover life-changing spiritual resources,
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All in one place!
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And experience the best of life!
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>> when i was really honest with myself,
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I felt like my situation was too broken;
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Mental illness was too big of a monster.
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Next week!
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As examples of the programs it supports and conducts.
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Gifts are considered to be without restriction
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Jonathan Pokluda - Your Enemy Is Real

August 22, 2025 | S25 E212 | 29:15

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