Joseph Prince - The Power of Right Believing

July 25, 2025 | S25 E192 | 29:15

The author and pastor explains how right believing leads to right living, not the other way around.

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Life Today with James Robison | Joseph Prince - The Power of Right Believing | July 25, 2025

Announcer: coming up on life today ,
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Singapore pastor and author, joseph prince
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Encourages everyone to fall in love with jesus.
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>> now when we believe this
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It won't lead to licentiousness,
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It will cause you to fall in love with him.
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When you fall in love with him,
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You fall out of love with sin.
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I tell you, you will never understand fully
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The length, the depth, the breadth, the height,
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Even when we are in heaven, the love of christ
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Is something we'll still discover.
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Betty: welcome to life today !
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Betty: welcome to life today ! we're so delighted
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Betty: welcome to life today ! we're so delighted that you could join us.
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We're so delighted that you could join us. i'm betty robison
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That you could join us. i'm betty robison and this is james.
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James: the power of right
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James: the power of right believing , joseph prince.
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James: the power of right believing , joseph prince. i feel like god has given us
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Believing , joseph prince. i feel like god has given us a great joy of being
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I feel like god has given us a great joy of being a servant, an encourager,
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A great joy of being a servant, an encourager, an assist to others.
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A servant, an encourager, an assist to others. some of you say, "i can't
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An assist to others. some of you say, "i can't preach or teach or sing"
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Some of you say, "i can't preach or teach or sing" but the greatest, jesus said,
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Preach or teach or sing" but the greatest, jesus said, is serving others -- him.
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But the greatest, jesus said, is serving others -- him. i have a gift to communicate
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Is serving others -- him. i have a gift to communicate i'm told and it appears
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I have a gift to communicate i'm told and it appears that people listen --
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I'm told and it appears that people listen -- maybe they're just that bored.
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That people listen -- maybe they're just that bored. [laughter]
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Maybe they're just that bored. [laughter] but there seems
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[laughter] but there seems to be some divine enabling.
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But there seems to be some divine enabling. and you might think that has
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To be some divine enabling. and you might think that has to be the greatest thrill.
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And you might think that has to be the greatest thrill. no! the greatest thrill
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To be the greatest thrill. no! the greatest thrill is seeing him in others and
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No! the greatest thrill is seeing him in others and in all of his creation and
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Is seeing him in others and in all of his creation and giving him honor and glory,
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In all of his creation and giving him honor and glory, and assisting others
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Giving him honor and glory, and assisting others who give him honor and glory.
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And assisting others who give him honor and glory. and joseph prince is a gift
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Who give him honor and glory. and joseph prince is a gift from god to us to show us
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And joseph prince is a gift from god to us to show us love and grace from
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From god to us to show us love and grace from the other side of the world.
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Love and grace from the other side of the world. welcome joseph prince
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The other side of the world. welcome joseph prince back to life today .
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Welcome joseph prince back to life today . joseph: thank you!
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Back to life today . joseph: thank you! james: glad you're here.
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Joseph: thank you! james: glad you're here. joseph: i'm glad to be here.
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James: glad you're here. joseph: i'm glad to be here. james: the other day
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Joseph: i'm glad to be here. james: the other day when we were talking,
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James: the other day when we were talking, i showed a woman that had
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When we were talking, i showed a woman that had so many children that
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I showed a woman that had so many children that she loved and yet she had
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So many children that she loved and yet she had lost seven of them
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She loved and yet she had lost seven of them because of unclean water.
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Lost seven of them because of unclean water. when you see the needs that
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Joseph: words cannot express
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Joseph: words cannot express that heartrending experience
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That heartrending experience that the woman went through.
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I was thinking, how is jesus
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I was thinking, how is jesus looking at all this?
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I was thinking, how is jesus looking at all this? i think we as preachers,
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Looking at all this? i think we as preachers, ministers and pastors,
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I think we as preachers, ministers and pastors, when we see the multitudes,
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Ministers and pastors, when we see the multitudes, the suffering multitudes,
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When we see the multitudes, the suffering multitudes, what do we see?
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The suffering multitudes, what do we see? when i look at that lady
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What do we see? when i look at that lady i remember that verse
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When i look at that lady i remember that verse in the gospels that says
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I remember that verse in the gospels that says when jesus saw the multitude
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In the gospels that says when jesus saw the multitude he was moved with compassion
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When jesus saw the multitude he was moved with compassion towards them for they were
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He was moved with compassion towards them for they were scattered, they were hungry,
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Towards them for they were scattered, they were hungry, they were fainting,
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Scattered, they were hungry, they were fainting, the bible says,
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They were fainting, the bible says, because they were like sheep
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The bible says, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.
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Because they were like sheep without a shepherd. sometimes i think we preachers
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Without a shepherd. sometimes i think we preachers look at the multitudes
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Sometimes i think we preachers look at the multitudes and we think in terms of
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Look at the multitudes and we think in terms of wow, that spells success
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And we think in terms of wow, that spells success for my ministry.
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Wow, that spells success for my ministry. or we look at the multitudes
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For my ministry. or we look at the multitudes that are suffering
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Or we look at the multitudes that are suffering and we think of,
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That are suffering and we think of, wow, if they are following me,
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And we think of, wow, if they are following me, there is so many furs
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Wow, if they are following me, there is so many furs on these sheep --
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There is so many furs on these sheep -- or so much lamb chops for me.
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On these sheep -- or so much lamb chops for me. [laughter]
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Or so much lamb chops for me. [laughter] but that's not how
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[laughter] but that's not how jesus saw the people.
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But that's not how jesus saw the people. they were scattered not
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Jesus saw the people. they were scattered not because they were rebellious,
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They were scattered not because they were rebellious, they were fainting
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Because they were rebellious, they were fainting not because they were lazy,
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They were fainting not because they were lazy, they were just sheep
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Not because they were lazy, they were just sheep without a shepherd.
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They were just sheep without a shepherd. and that gave jesus that
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Without a shepherd. and that gave jesus that posture of compassion
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And that gave jesus that posture of compassion when he saw the multitudes.
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Posture of compassion when he saw the multitudes. when i saw that lady
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When he saw the multitudes. when i saw that lady in cambodia and how she had
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When i saw that lady in cambodia and how she had lost her seven children,
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In cambodia and how she had lost her seven children, i think when jesus looks
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Lost her seven children, i think when jesus looks at her he looks at a lost
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I think when jesus looks at her he looks at a lost sheep that needs his love.
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At her he looks at a lost sheep that needs his love. and of course the next verse
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Sheep that needs his love. and of course the next verse tells us, jesus turned around
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And of course the next verse tells us, jesus turned around and he saw the multitudes,
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Tells us, jesus turned around and he saw the multitudes, he told the disciples,
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And he saw the multitudes, he told the disciples, "pray therefore that
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He told the disciples, "pray therefore that the lord of the harvest,
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"pray therefore that the lord of the harvest, that he send more laborers."
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The lord of the harvest, that he send more laborers." james: boy, i just --
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I can't even begin to tell you
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I can't even begin to tell you how much i identify with
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I can't even begin to tell you how much i identify with what you're saying.
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How much i identify with what you're saying. but i really believe
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What you're saying. but i really believe with all my heart,
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But i really believe with all my heart, to some degree, and it is
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With all my heart, to some degree, and it is probably pretty small in
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Relationship but it could be,
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Relationship but it could be, that we're identifying
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Relationship but it could be, that we're identifying with his heart --
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That we're identifying with his heart -- that is what he felt.
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With his heart -- that is what he felt. the old testament prophets
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That is what he felt. the old testament prophets scolded the people because
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The old testament prophets scolded the people because they would use the sheep
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Scolded the people because they would use the sheep for their own gain
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They would use the sheep for their own gain and they didn't even feed
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For their own gain and they didn't even feed the sheep; they actually
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And they didn't even feed the sheep; they actually trampled them.
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The sheep; they actually trampled them. i feel like people are
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Trampled them. i feel like people are manipulated and jerked
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I feel like people are manipulated and jerked around and used
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Manipulated and jerked around and used and they're not fed.
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Around and used and they're not fed. i see you feeding them,
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And they're not fed. i see you feeding them, and hopefully, we are.
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I see you feeding them, and hopefully, we are. i'm trying to...
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And hopefully, we are. i'm trying to... i've got to be honest,
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I'm trying to... i've got to be honest, i compare myself to you
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I've got to be honest, i compare myself to you and i think boy, i don't
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I compare myself to you and i think boy, i don't do near as well as he does.
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And i think boy, i don't do near as well as he does. but maybe i do well
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Do near as well as he does. but maybe i do well by encouraging you
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But maybe i do well by encouraging you and praying for you
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By encouraging you and praying for you and loving you.
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And praying for you and loving you. that's why we have to quit
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And loving you. that's why we have to quit saying, "well, i don't guess
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That's why we have to quit saying, "well, i don't guess i'm doing as good as he is."
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Saying, "well, i don't guess i'm doing as good as he is." i stand up and preach but
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I'm doing as good as he is." i stand up and preach but i've got to tell you,
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I stand up and preach but i've got to tell you, in this old boot and down
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I've got to tell you, in this old boot and down inside a sock i've got
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In this old boot and down inside a sock i've got a couple of hidden feet
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Inside a sock i've got a couple of hidden feet that nobody sees
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A couple of hidden feet that nobody sees but i stand on them.
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That nobody sees but i stand on them. people have got to understand
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But i stand on them. people have got to understand how valuable they are
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People have got to understand how valuable they are in the body of christ and
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How valuable they are in the body of christ and how important all of us are.
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In the body of christ and how important all of us are. you and i could have
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How important all of us are. you and i could have the affect we have and
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You and i could have the affect we have and you, even the gift we have,
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The affect we have and you, even the gift we have, because of some little
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You, even the gift we have, because of some little unseen person, maybe like
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Because of some little unseen person, maybe like that woman that lost her kids
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Unseen person, maybe like that woman that lost her kids praying for you and
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That woman that lost her kids praying for you and god's heard those prayers.
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Praying for you and god's heard those prayers. joseph, you are truly a gift.
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God's heard those prayers. joseph, you are truly a gift. i count it an honor to sit
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Joseph, you are truly a gift. i count it an honor to sit here with you because
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I count it an honor to sit here with you because i feel like i'm sitting
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Here with you because i feel like i'm sitting with somebody that loves jesus
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I feel like i'm sitting with somebody that loves jesus in the presence of god
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With somebody that loves jesus in the presence of god and you want everybody
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In the presence of god and you want everybody to know this relationship
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And you want everybody to know this relationship with the shepherd and
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To know this relationship with the shepherd and the father can be so real.
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With the shepherd and the father can be so real. i want to ask you because
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The father can be so real. i want to ask you because i look out and i see
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I want to ask you because i look out and i see our nation like sheep
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I look out and i see our nation like sheep without a father
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Our nation like sheep without a father and without a shepherd.
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Without a father and without a shepherd. i look out and hear jesus
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And without a shepherd. i look out and hear jesus praying that they would
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I look out and hear jesus praying that they would come back to the shelter,
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Praying that they would come back to the shelter, like he prayed over jerusalem,
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Come back to the shelter, like he prayed over jerusalem, like chicks to the wings
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Like he prayed over jerusalem, like chicks to the wings of the hen.
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Like chicks to the wings of the hen. he said that in the face
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Of the hen. he said that in the face of desolation.
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He said that in the face of desolation. i hear god, this is
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Of desolation. i hear god, this is our country but we try to help
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I hear god, this is our country but we try to help the countries of the world.
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Our country but we try to help the countries of the world. i'm praying for america
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The countries of the world. i'm praying for america and i'm praying for
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I'm praying for america and i'm praying for the church in america.
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And i'm praying for the church in america. you're on the other side
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The church in america. you're on the other side of the world, the other side
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You're on the other side of the world, the other side of the ocean, what would
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Of the world, the other side of the ocean, what would you want the church in america
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Of the ocean, what would you want the church in america to hear and maybe what
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You want the church in america to hear and maybe what would you find yourself
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To hear and maybe what would you find yourself praying for our nation
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Joseph: forgive me for
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Joseph: forgive me for saying this but america
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Saying this but america needs the gospel.
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I thank god america has been
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I thank god america has been the number one nation
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I thank god america has been the number one nation to send missionaries out
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The number one nation to send missionaries out in years past and
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To send missionaries out in years past and i'm a beneficiary of that;
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In years past and i'm a beneficiary of that; singapore is a beneficiary
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I'm a beneficiary of that; singapore is a beneficiary of that, malaysia, vietnam,
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Singapore is a beneficiary of that, malaysia, vietnam, cambodia, even china;
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Of that, malaysia, vietnam, cambodia, even china; there's a large
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Cambodia, even china; there's a large underground church,
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There's a large underground church, a large army of believers
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Underground church, a large army of believers all over asia now, even korea
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A large army of believers all over asia now, even korea is a beneficiary of
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All over asia now, even korea is a beneficiary of the presence of the americans
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Is a beneficiary of the presence of the americans there and the missionaries.
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The presence of the americans there and the missionaries. but right now we feel like
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There and the missionaries. but right now we feel like god is sending missionaries
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But right now we feel like god is sending missionaries to america because
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God is sending missionaries to america because we have forgotten what
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To america because we have forgotten what the gospel is all about.
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We have forgotten what the gospel is all about. we feel that the gospel
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The gospel is all about. we feel that the gospel is another disguise for
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We feel that the gospel is another disguise for the law to come forth.
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Is another disguise for the law to come forth. we believe that
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The law to come forth. we believe that you do good, you get good;
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We believe that you do good, you get good; you do bad, you get bad.
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You do good, you get good; you do bad, you get bad. but that's not what
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You do bad, you get bad. but that's not what grace is all about --
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But that's not what grace is all about -- that's not the gospel.
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Grace is all about -- that's not the gospel. the gospel is you can
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That's not the gospel. the gospel is you can receive good you don't deserve
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The gospel is you can receive good you don't deserve because another received
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Now that takes the holy spirit
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Now that takes the holy spirit to elucidate.
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To elucidate. it does not take
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It does not take the holy spirit to tell people
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The holy spirit to tell people do bad you get bad,
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Do bad you get bad, do good you get good.
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Do good you get good. any religion can teach that
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It takes the holy spirit
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It takes the holy spirit to elucidate on the beauties
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It takes the holy spirit to elucidate on the beauties of jesus, his glories,
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To elucidate on the beauties of jesus, his glories, his excellencies
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Of jesus, his glories, his excellencies and how god has set him
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His excellencies and how god has set him to your account.
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And how god has set him to your account. his righteousness is set
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To your account. his righteousness is set to your account.
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His righteousness is set to your account. his beauty is set
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To your account. his beauty is set to your account.
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His beauty is set to your account. god sees you in him.
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To your account. god sees you in him. and that's the gospel
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God sees you in him. and that's the gospel of jesus christ;
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And that's the gospel of jesus christ; that god made him who knew
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Of jesus christ; that god made him who knew no sin to become sin for us
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That god made him who knew no sin to become sin for us that we who knew
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No sin to become sin for us that we who knew no righteousness might
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That we who knew no righteousness might be made the righteousness
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No righteousness might be made the righteousness of god in him.
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Be made the righteousness of god in him. that's the gospel.
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Of god in him. that's the gospel. james: that's it! yes!
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That's the gospel. james: that's it! yes! [applause]
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James: that's it! yes! [applause] and not another one of
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[applause] and not another one of the same kind, not stacking
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With uncut stones fit together
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With uncut stones fit together by the holy spirit
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By the holy spirit into a holy habitation.
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Into a holy habitation. we're stacking baptist bricks
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We're stacking baptist bricks and catholic bricks
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And catholic bricks and pentecostal bricks
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A holy habitation of
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A holy habitation of his people coming together
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A holy habitation of his people coming together who are the righteousness
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His people coming together who are the righteousness of god in christ -- excuse me,
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Who are the righteousness of god in christ -- excuse me, go ahead and preach.
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Of god in christ -- excuse me, go ahead and preach. [applause]
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Go ahead and preach. [applause] joseph: the thing is that
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[applause] joseph: the thing is that america, the beginnings
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Joseph: the thing is that america, the beginnings of america, the founding
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America, the beginnings of america, the founding fathers, they were not adverse
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Of america, the founding fathers, they were not adverse to using the name jesus
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Fathers, they were not adverse to using the name jesus in their writings,
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To using the name jesus in their writings, in their proclamations.
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In their writings, in their proclamations. what made them great leaders
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In their proclamations. what made them great leaders is that they believed
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What made them great leaders is that they believed the gospel.
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Is that they believed the gospel. they believed the gospel
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The gospel. they believed the gospel of grace.
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They believed the gospel of grace. they believed in the lord
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Of grace. they believed in the lord jesus christ as
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They believed in the lord jesus christ as their righteousness.
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Jesus christ as their righteousness. that's what produced
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Their righteousness. that's what produced godly character in them.
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That's what produced godly character in them. that's what produced
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Godly character in them. that's what produced the wisdom and intelligence
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That's what produced the wisdom and intelligence by which they governed
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The wisdom and intelligence by which they governed this nation.
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By which they governed this nation. but now we want the character,
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This nation. but now we want the character, we want the integrity,
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But now we want the character, we want the integrity, we want the wisdom
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We want the integrity, we want the wisdom in our leaders
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We want the wisdom in our leaders without the gospel.
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In our leaders without the gospel. we're preaching right living,
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Without the gospel. we're preaching right living, right living, right living,
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Right living.
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Right living. the intention is right but
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The intention is right but we've got to preach the gospel
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We've got to preach the gospel and the gospel is not
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And the gospel is not just for when you are saved
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Just for when you are saved and then you put it aside.
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Let's go to the law.
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Let's go to the law. the law is not deep stuff.
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Let's go to the law. the law is not deep stuff. in fact, israel, the bible
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The law is not deep stuff. in fact, israel, the bible says when israel was
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In fact, israel, the bible says when israel was an infant in galatians 4,
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Says when israel was an infant in galatians 4, israel is put under the law,
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An infant in galatians 4, israel is put under the law, unto the fullness of time
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Israel is put under the law, unto the fullness of time god sent forth his son.
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Unto the fullness of time god sent forth his son. the law was given by moses,
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God sent forth his son. the law was given by moses, that's the abc's,
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The law was given by moses, that's the abc's, the kindergarten of israel,
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That's the abc's, the kindergarten of israel, but grace and truth came
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The kindergarten of israel, but grace and truth came by jesus christ.
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But grace and truth came by jesus christ. now this truth is on the side
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By jesus christ. now this truth is on the side of grace not the law.
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Now this truth is on the side of grace not the law. so when jesus spoke to
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Of grace not the law. so when jesus spoke to the disciples and there's
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So when jesus spoke to the disciples and there's a premise of this book,
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The disciples and there's a premise of this book, he said, not the disciples,
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A premise of this book, he said, not the disciples, the jews of his day,
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He said, not the disciples, the jews of his day, he said, "you shall know
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The jews of his day, he said, "you shall know the truth and the truth
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He said, "you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free."
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The truth and the truth shall make you free." now think about it.
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Shall make you free." now think about it. these jews that he spoke to,
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Now think about it. these jews that he spoke to, they were steeped in the law.
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These jews that he spoke to, they were steeped in the law. they knew the law
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They were steeped in the law. they knew the law frontwards and backwards
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They knew the law frontwards and backwards from the age of five.
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Frontwards and backwards from the age of five. so what is the truth
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From the age of five. so what is the truth that will set them free
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So what is the truth that will set them free that jesus came to bring?
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That will set them free that jesus came to bring? it is grace!
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That jesus came to bring? it is grace! it is the grace of god
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It is grace! it is the grace of god and he was crucified for it.
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It is the grace of god and he was crucified for it. and the people that heard him
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And he was crucified for it. and the people that heard him gladly were the common folks,
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And the people that heard him gladly were the common folks, the sinners,
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Gladly were the common folks, the sinners, the social outcasts.
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The sinners, the social outcasts. in fact, they could
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The social outcasts. in fact, they could receive from him.
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In fact, they could receive from him. they could receive healings,
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Receive from him. they could receive healings, they could receive
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They could receive healings, they could receive whatever they need from him.
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They could receive whatever they need from him. he's holy.
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Whatever they need from him. he's holy. he's thrice holy -- holy,
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He's holy. he's thrice holy -- holy, holy, holy, the lord god
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He's thrice holy -- holy, holy, holy, the lord god almighty, and he is god
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Holy, holy, the lord god almighty, and he is god incarnate in human flesh.
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Almighty, and he is god incarnate in human flesh. but his holiness was such
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Incarnate in human flesh. but his holiness was such that he could move
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But his holiness was such that he could move among sinners.
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That he could move among sinners. he wasn't like the pharisees,
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Among sinners. he wasn't like the pharisees, having this
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He wasn't like the pharisees, having this holier-than-thou attitude.
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Having this holier-than-thou attitude. sometimes the church
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Holier-than-thou attitude. sometimes the church is coming to that place where
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Sometimes the church is coming to that place where we say we love the sinner,
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Is coming to that place where we say we love the sinner, we hate the sin,
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We say we love the sinner, we hate the sin, but what they hear is that
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We hate the sin, but what they hear is that we hate you, we hate you,
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But what they hear is that we hate you, we hate you, we hate you.
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We hate you, we hate you, we hate you. james: that's what they hear.
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We hate you. james: that's what they hear. joseph: god is not mad
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James: that's what they hear. joseph: god is not mad at the world.
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Joseph: god is not mad at the world. god sent his son and god
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At the world. god sent his son and god is waiting -- there is
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God sent his son and god is waiting -- there is judgment coming yes,
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Is waiting -- there is judgment coming yes, but we're not there yet.
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Judgment coming yes, but we're not there yet. when jesus quoted isaiah 61
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But we're not there yet. when jesus quoted isaiah 61 in his hometown nazareth,
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When jesus quoted isaiah 61 in his hometown nazareth, the spirit of the
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In his hometown nazareth, the spirit of the lord is upon me,
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The spirit of the lord is upon me, he has anointed me to heal
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Lord is upon me, he has anointed me to heal the broken heart, preach
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He has anointed me to heal the broken heart, preach the gospel to the poor.
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The broken heart, preach the gospel to the poor. he came to the part where
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The gospel to the poor. he came to the part where it says, "the acceptable year
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He came to the part where it says, "the acceptable year of the lord."
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It says, "the acceptable year of the lord." the scriptures in isaiah 61
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Of the lord." the scriptures in isaiah 61 says, "in the day of vengeance
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The scriptures in isaiah 61 says, "in the day of vengeance of our god."
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Says, "in the day of vengeance of our god." but jesus, right after he says
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Of our god." but jesus, right after he says "the acceptable year
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But jesus, right after he says "the acceptable year of the lord"
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"the acceptable year of the lord" he closed the book.
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Of the lord" he closed the book. there's a comma right after
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He closed the book. there's a comma right after "the acceptable year"
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There's a comma right after "the acceptable year" which is a day of vengeance.
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"the acceptable year" which is a day of vengeance. we're not there yet.
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Which is a day of vengeance. we're not there yet. the day will come, yes,
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We're not there yet. the day will come, yes, but meanwhile we're in
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The day will come, yes, but meanwhile we're in the age of grace.
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But meanwhile we're in the age of grace. and god has given to us the
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The age of grace. and god has given to us the ministry of reconciliation,
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And god has given to us the ministry of reconciliation, not counting the world's
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Ministry of reconciliation, not counting the world's trespasses unto them,
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Not counting the world's trespasses unto them, second corinthians 5 and
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Trespasses unto them, second corinthians 5 and telling them, come home,
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Second corinthians 5 and telling them, come home, god is not mad at you.
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Telling them, come home, god is not mad at you. come home.
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God is not mad at you. come home. come home to love.
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Come home. come home to love. come home to the father's
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Come home to love. come home to the father's house where there is bread
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Come home to the father's house where there is bread enough and to spare.
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House where there is bread enough and to spare. come home to
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Enough and to spare. come home to the father's embrace.
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Come home to the father's embrace. james: in here you talk about
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The father's embrace. james: in here you talk about something that you pointed out
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That was very, very,
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That was very, very, very significant and
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That was very, very, very significant and you're talking about
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Very significant and you're talking about the mind game but you're also
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You're talking about the mind game but you're also talking about god not
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The mind game but you're also talking about god not being angry, say at us.
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What did you want people
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What did you want people to hear?
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What did you want people to hear? and i know it's in the book.
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To hear? and i know it's in the book. joseph: in isaiah 54,
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And i know it's in the book. joseph: in isaiah 54, and isaiah 54 is after
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And isaiah 53 is all about
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And isaiah 53 is all about the messiah's work.
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The messiah's work. surely he has borne
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Surely he has borne our sicknesses, he was wounded
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Our sicknesses, he was wounded for our transgressions, with
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For our transgressions, with his stripes we are healed.
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Now the very next chapter,
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Now the very next chapter, isaiah 54 says, god said,
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Now the very next chapter, isaiah 54 says, god said, "for this is as the waters
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Isaiah 54 says, god said, "for this is as the waters of noah unto me.
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"for this is as the waters of noah unto me. for as i have sworn that
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Of noah unto me. for as i have sworn that the waters of noah would
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For as i have sworn that the waters of noah would no longer cover the earth
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The waters of noah would no longer cover the earth so have i sworn i will
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No longer cover the earth so have i sworn i will never be angry with you nor
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So have i sworn i will never be angry with you nor rebuke you or condemn you."
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Never be angry with you nor rebuke you or condemn you." now for god to swear
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Rebuke you or condemn you." now for god to swear is a sworn oath.
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Now for god to swear is a sworn oath. for god to swear -- wow!
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Is a sworn oath. for god to swear -- wow! god's word alone is enough.
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For god to swear -- wow! god's word alone is enough. amen?
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God's word alone is enough. amen? but for god to swear
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Amen? but for god to swear it means there's a double
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But for god to swear it means there's a double ironclad guarantee.
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It means there's a double ironclad guarantee. he will never ever be angry
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Ironclad guarantee. he will never ever be angry with us again,
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He will never ever be angry with us again, for the believer. all right?
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With us again, for the believer. all right? he cannot get any clearer
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For the believer. all right? he cannot get any clearer than that.
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He cannot get any clearer than that. that god has lifted his hand
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Than that. that god has lifted his hand and said, "this is like
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That god has lifted his hand and said, "this is like the waters of noah."
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And said, "this is like the waters of noah." so now when you see
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The waters of noah." so now when you see a rainbow you don't think
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So now when you see a rainbow you don't think that god would not flood
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A rainbow you don't think that god would not flood the earth again, you think
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That god would not flood the earth again, you think god will never ever be angry
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The earth again, you think god will never ever be angry at me again because
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God will never ever be angry at me again because of what christ has done.
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At me again because of what christ has done. now has god gone soft on sin?
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Of what christ has done. now has god gone soft on sin? no, god is still a holy god.
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Now has god gone soft on sin? no, god is still a holy god. it is precisely because
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No, god is still a holy god. it is precisely because god is holy he will never
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It is precisely because god is holy he will never be angry of us.
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God is holy he will never be angry of us. it is precisely because
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Be angry of us. it is precisely because god is holy there is
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It is precisely because god is holy there is therefore now no condemnation
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God is holy there is therefore now no condemnation for us who are in christ.
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Therefore now no condemnation for us who are in christ. why? because 2,000 years ago
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For us who are in christ. why? because 2,000 years ago his holiness unleashed
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Why? because 2,000 years ago his holiness unleashed his holy wrath and divine
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His holiness unleashed his holy wrath and divine retribution against
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His holy wrath and divine retribution against all our lawlessness,
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Retribution against all our lawlessness, our disobedience, but
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All our lawlessness, our disobedience, but in the body of jesus christ.
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Our disobedience, but in the body of jesus christ. jesus exhausted all
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In the body of jesus christ. jesus exhausted all of god's judgment and anger
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Jesus exhausted all of god's judgment and anger in his body and cried,
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Of god's judgment and anger in his body and cried, "finished! it is done!"
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In his body and cried, "finished! it is done!" now because god has punished
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"finished! it is done!" now because god has punished our sins in the body
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Now because god has punished our sins in the body of jesus christ,
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Our sins in the body of jesus christ, today he'll be unjust,
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Of jesus christ, today he'll be unjust, it will not be holy for god
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Today he'll be unjust, it will not be holy for god to punish us for the same sins
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It will not be holy for god to punish us for the same sins he punished christ,
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To punish us for the same sins he punished christ, if you believe on christ.
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He punished christ, if you believe on christ. now when we believe this,
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If you believe on christ. now when we believe this, it won't lead
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Now when we believe this, it won't lead to licentiousness,
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It won't lead to licentiousness, it will cause you to fall
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To licentiousness, it will cause you to fall in love with him -- and when
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It will cause you to fall in love with him -- and when you fall in love with him,
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In love with him -- and when you fall in love with him, you fall out of love with sin.
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You fall in love with him, you fall out of love with sin. sometimes we try to state
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You fall out of love with sin. sometimes we try to state -- we feel like no, no, no.
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Sometimes we try to state -- we feel like no, no, no. if we preach truth
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-- we feel like no, no, no. if we preach truth to the people, there is
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If we preach truth to the people, there is no telling what they'll do.
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To the people, there is no telling what they'll do. so we have more faith
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No telling what they'll do. so we have more faith in the flesh of the people
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So we have more faith in the flesh of the people than the power of
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In the flesh of the people than the power of the holy spirit in them.
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Than the power of the holy spirit in them. that's a ring of truth,
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The holy spirit in them. that's a ring of truth, to the truth of god,
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That's a ring of truth, to the truth of god, when we start preaching
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To the truth of god, when we start preaching the truth it bears witness
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When we start preaching the truth it bears witness to the people.
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The truth it bears witness to the people. i believe that many of
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To the people. i believe that many of the things that i'm saying
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I believe that many of the things that i'm saying today, the people are saying,
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The things that i'm saying today, the people are saying, yes, this is what confirms
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Today, the people are saying, yes, this is what confirms and affirms what i have.
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Yes, this is what confirms and affirms what i have. i'd be very concerned
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And affirms what i have. i'd be very concerned and afraid that the things
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I'd be very concerned and afraid that the things i'm saying are completely new.
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And afraid that the things i'm saying are completely new. now i've never heard
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I'm saying are completely new. now i've never heard of that before, but nothing
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Now i've never heard of that before, but nothing bears witness with that.
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Of that before, but nothing bears witness with that. no, for a believer
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Bears witness with that. no, for a believer the holy spirit is in them.
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No, for a believer the holy spirit is in them. so when they hear the gospel,
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The holy spirit is in them. so when they hear the gospel, they say, "this is what
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So when they hear the gospel, they say, "this is what i believe about god
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They say, "this is what i believe about god all the time but i couldn't
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I believe about god all the time but i couldn't put words to it, i couldn't
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All the time but i couldn't put words to it, i couldn't put theology to it."
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Put words to it, i couldn't put theology to it." but god has sworn he will
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Put theology to it." but god has sworn he will never be angry of us.
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Obscure passages
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Obscure passages in the new testament
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In the new testament or in the bible --
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Or in the bible -- don't interpret them
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Interpret them with
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Interpret them with clear passages.
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Interpret them with clear passages. you can't get any clearer
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Clear passages. you can't get any clearer than god has sworn he will
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You can't get any clearer than god has sworn he will never be angry at us because
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Than god has sworn he will never be angry at us because of what christ has done.
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Never be angry at us because of what christ has done. people tend to...
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Of what christ has done. people tend to... yeah! grace and peace
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People tend to... yeah! grace and peace is good, brother. amen!
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Yeah! grace and peace is good, brother. amen! keep it up.
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Is good, brother. amen! keep it up. it's the abc's,
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Keep it up. it's the abc's, we go for deeper stuff.
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It's the abc's, we go for deeper stuff. but when israel was an infant,
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We go for deeper stuff. but when israel was an infant, they were under the law.
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But when israel was an infant, they were under the law. when christ came
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They were under the law. when christ came he brought grace.
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When christ came he brought grace. you know when children
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He brought grace. you know when children come to my house, i don't
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You know when children come to my house, i don't tell them --
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Come to my house, i don't tell them -- when children come to my house
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Tell them -- when children come to my house i tell them, "don't touch
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When children come to my house i tell them, "don't touch the kitchen knives.
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I tell them, "don't touch the kitchen knives. don't play in the kitchen.
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Now if an adult comes
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Now if an adult comes to my house, you come
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To my house, you come to my house and i say,
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To my house and i say, "don't touch the kitchen
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"don't touch the kitchen knives, james.
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Knives, james. don't play with the stoves"
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Don't play with the stoves" and all that,
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[laughter]
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[laughter] and we make the law,
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[laughter] and we make the law, going to the jewish laws
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And we make the law, going to the jewish laws and all that and going back
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Going to the jewish laws and all that and going back to judaism or things like that
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And all that and going back to judaism or things like that as substance when that's
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To judaism or things like that as substance when that's a shadow: laws, rules, and
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As substance when that's a shadow: laws, rules, and regulations are for infants.
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A shadow: laws, rules, and regulations are for infants. love and grace --
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Regulations are for infants. love and grace -- and i tell you, you would
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Love and grace -- and i tell you, you would never understand fully
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And i tell you, you would never understand fully the length, the depth,
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Never understand fully the length, the depth, the breadth, the height,
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The length, the depth, the breadth, the height, even when we are in heaven,
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The breadth, the height, even when we are in heaven, the love of christ
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Even when we are in heaven, the love of christ is something
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The love of christ is something we'll still discover!
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Is something we'll still discover! james: do y'all love this?
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We'll still discover! james: do y'all love this? do you appreciate
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James: do y'all love this? do you appreciate what we're hearing? i do!
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Do you appreciate what we're hearing? i do! i thank you, joseph.
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What we're hearing? i do! i thank you, joseph. we could stay here for days.
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I thank you, joseph. we could stay here for days. listen, get the book,
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We could stay here for days. listen, get the book, it's in the bookstores.
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Listen, get the book, it's in the bookstores. i will simply tell you,
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It's in the bookstores. i will simply tell you, joseph, you said you want
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I will simply tell you, joseph, you said you want to help us and your church
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Joseph, you said you want to help us and your church already is helping us
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To help us and your church already is helping us do the important things
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Already is helping us do the important things like loving the helpless
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Do the important things like loving the helpless and the overlooked,
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Like loving the helpless and the overlooked, and i thank you for that.
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And the overlooked, and i thank you for that. joseph: we feel privileged
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And i thank you for that. joseph: we feel privileged to be able to do this.
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Joseph: we feel privileged to be able to do this. i feel like we get to do this.
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To be able to do this. i feel like we get to do this. i'm so glad that you're
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I feel like we get to do this. i'm so glad that you're giving opportunities
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I'm so glad that you're giving opportunities for people to participate.
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Giving opportunities for people to participate. whenever the lord invites you
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For people to participate. whenever the lord invites you to give he is setting you up
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Whenever the lord invites you to give he is setting you up to be used by him,
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To give he is setting you up to be used by him, to be privileged,
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To be used by him, to be privileged, to be a blessing.
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To be privileged, to be a blessing. what a deal! you get to do it!
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James: i want to show
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All of you something.
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I can't tell you how much
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I want to stop
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The death cycle;
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I've never been able
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To see something that
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I thought we could...
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We could give them something
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And not want to do it.
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Betty: james,
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There are some times
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That we can't do anything
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When we see a loved one
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Lose their life.
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There are some times
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When we would do everything
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To save a life
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Of our loved one --
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All the time.
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But yet when you see
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Situations like this,
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There's something we can do.
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This mother lost
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Seven children and doesn't
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Know how the other five
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Will make it, james.
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She knows what's killing them,
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It's the water.
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But the only source they have
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Is what she has to give them.
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Please join with us.
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We can make a difference.
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We can do something about this
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If you'll just
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Reach in your heart
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And ask god what he
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Would have you to do.
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We can make the difference
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Between life and death
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In so many of these children.
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James: i'm totally comfortable
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Pleading the cause
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Of the orphan, the widow,
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The hurting, the suffering,
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Because he loves them so much
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-- because i know
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What that feels like.
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I know what it feels like
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To be the one nobody noticed,
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Nobody picked;
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I know what that feels like.
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Don't let anything keep you
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From giving a cup of water
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In jesus' name in love.
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Don't let a busy,
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Don't let anything stop you.
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I'm going to be an answer
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To that woman's heart cry
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And her prayer.
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I'm going to be!
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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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This beautifully crafted book encourages
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By joseph prince. would you join me again saying thank you so much
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Would you join me again saying thank you so much to joseph?
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Saying thank you so much to joseph? joseph, i love you, buddy.
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To joseph? joseph, i love you, buddy. we're family!
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Joseph, i love you, buddy. we're family! we're family!
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We're family! we're family! i'm so honored that you came.
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We're family! i'm so honored that you came. so honored!
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I'm so honored that you came. so honored! joseph: thanks for having me.
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So honored! joseph: thanks for having me. it's a privilege to be here.
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Joseph: thanks for having me. it's a privilege to be here. james: thank all of you.
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>> everything is good.
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>> everything is good. we just have to learn
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We just have to learn how to define good
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How to define good according to god.
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According to god. because he's the one
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For our good
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For our good and for his glory
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For our good and for his glory and that's what he's done
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And for his glory and that's what he's done from the beginning of time.
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And that's what he's done from the beginning of time. that's what he has done
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From the beginning of time. that's what he has done in my life
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That's what he has done in my life since i became blind.
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In my life since i became blind. and even
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Since i became blind. and even in the last few years,
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And even in the last few years, when i fell
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In the last few years, when i fell into this deep depression,
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When i fell into this deep depression, and honestly,
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Into this deep depression, and honestly, didn't think i could function.
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And honestly, didn't think i could function. i remember when i finally
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Didn't think i could function. i remember when i finally went to the doctor
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I remember when i finally went to the doctor because everybody who loved me
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Went to the doctor because everybody who loved me begged me to.
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Because everybody who loved me begged me to. i was disoriented
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Begged me to. i was disoriented all the time.
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I was disoriented all the time. i couldn't think clearly.
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All the time. i couldn't think clearly. i was weeping all the time.
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I couldn't think clearly. i was weeping all the time. and even physically --
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I was weeping all the time. and even physically -- i physically -- my body hurt.
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And even physically -- i physically -- my body hurt. i was just in pain, you know.
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I physically -- my body hurt. i was just in pain, you know. and i remember
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I was just in pain, you know. and i remember going to the doctor,
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And i remember going to the doctor, and i emptied my purse
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Going to the doctor, and i emptied my purse onto her table.
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And i emptied my purse onto her table. i had every supplement
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Onto her table. i had every supplement known to man.
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I had every supplement known to man. i had taken every herb,
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Known to man. i had taken every herb, every vitamin.
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I had taken every herb, every vitamin. she looked at it and said,
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Every vitamin. she looked at it and said, "i do not know
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She looked at it and said, "i do not know what to do with these."
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"i do not know what to do with these." [laughing]
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What to do with these." [laughing] i had such a cocktail
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[laughing] i had such a cocktail concoction because why?
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I had such a cocktail concoction because why? i was trying to fix myself.
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Concoction because why? i was trying to fix myself. but what happened is
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I was trying to fix myself. but what happened is my physical body
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But what happened is my physical body became so dismantled
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My physical body became so dismantled is it exposed some real
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Became so dismantled is it exposed some real broken places in my faith.
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Is it exposed some real broken places in my faith. and i remember
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Broken places in my faith. and i remember trying everything
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And i remember trying everything to make myself better,
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Trying everything to make myself better, to feel better,
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To make myself better, to feel better, and to say
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To feel better, and to say all the right things
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And to say all the right things and slap a happy christian
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All the right things and slap a happy christian bumper sticker on my pain
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And slap a happy christian bumper sticker on my pain so i could keep moving.
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Bumper sticker on my pain so i could keep moving. i tried and it wasn't working
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So i could keep moving. i tried and it wasn't working and i remember one day
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I tried and it wasn't working and i remember one day just crying out to the lord.
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And i remember one day just crying out to the lord. "don't you care?
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Just crying out to the lord. "don't you care? i mean i know you --
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"don't you care? i mean i know you -- maybe you only care
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I mean i know you -- maybe you only care about big things
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Maybe you only care about big things like hurricanes,
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About big things like hurricanes, but do you care
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Like hurricanes, but do you care about us little people
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But do you care about us little people who just want to make it
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About us little people who just want to make it through the day?"
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Who just want to make it through the day?" and i think sometimes
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Through the day?" and i think sometimes we ask god to care
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And i think sometimes we ask god to care because sometimes --
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We ask god to care because sometimes -- we feel like we're drowning.
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Because sometimes -- we feel like we're drowning. and i know for me,
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We feel like we're drowning. and i know for me, as i ask god, "do you care?"
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And i know for me, as i ask god, "do you care?" i have this recognition
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As i ask god, "do you care?" i have this recognition that he may not have
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I have this recognition that he may not have answered that question
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That he may not have answered that question with words
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Answered that question with words that i could understand
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With words that i could understand but he answered that question
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That i could understand but he answered that question for me just like he did
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But he answered that question for me just like he did for the disciples,
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For me just like he did for the disciples, through his presence.
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For the disciples, through his presence. he was in the boat.
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Through his presence. he was in the boat. he is a god of compassion.
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He was in the boat. he is a god of compassion. he doesn't stand on the shore
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He is a god of compassion. he doesn't stand on the shore and wave to us and say,
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He doesn't stand on the shore and wave to us and say, "hope you make it!"
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And wave to us and say, "hope you make it!" he's in the boat with us.
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"hope you make it!" he's in the boat with us. and sometimes
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He's in the boat with us. and sometimes that very storm that we think
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And sometimes that very storm that we think is going to take us under,
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That very storm that we think is going to take us under, those deep waters
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Is going to take us under, those deep waters that he's allowing us
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Those deep waters that he's allowing us to go through,
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That he's allowing us to go through, they're not to drown us!
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To go through, they're not to drown us! often,
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They're not to drown us! often, i believe god allows us to go
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Often, i believe god allows us to go through those deep waters
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I believe god allows us to go through those deep waters so he can cleanse us.
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Through those deep waters so he can cleanse us. i went up to my piano
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So he can cleanse us. i went up to my piano and i began to ask god
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I went up to my piano and i began to ask god those questions.
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And i began to ask god those questions. "god, do you not care?"
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Those questions. "god, do you not care?" and it was if,
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"god, do you not care?" and it was if, while i was playing the piano,
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And it was if, while i was playing the piano, this image of a cross
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While i was playing the piano, this image of a cross appeared in my mind's eye.
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This image of a cross appeared in my mind's eye. and as i was asking
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Appeared in my mind's eye. and as i was asking those questions,
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And as i was asking those questions, "why cancer?"
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Those questions, "why cancer?" "why stillborn babies?"
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"why cancer?" "why stillborn babies?" "why blindness?"
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"why stillborn babies?" "why blindness?" i looked at the cross
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"why blindness?" i looked at the cross and i asked,
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I looked at the cross and i asked, "why grace?"
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And i asked, "why grace?" "why forgiveness?"
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"why grace?" "why forgiveness?" "why peace?"
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"why forgiveness?" "why peace?" we really don't deserve
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"why peace?" we really don't deserve any of those things.
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We really don't deserve any of those things. but god, in his mercy,
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Any of those things. but god, in his mercy, has given us those things.
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But god, in his mercy, has given us those things. and i believe
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Has given us those things. and i believe that when we go to the cross
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And i believe that when we go to the cross with our questions,
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That when we go to the cross with our questions, and with our tears,
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With our questions, and with our tears, we go to that one place
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And with our tears, we go to that one place where the true mystery
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We go to that one place where the true mystery of faith exists.
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Where the true mystery of faith exists. why does god love us?
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Of faith exists. why does god love us? why does he carry us?
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Why does god love us? why does he carry us? why did he cry our tears?
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Why does he carry us? why did he cry our tears? why did he bear our pain?
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Why did he cry our tears? why did he bear our pain? because he does care.
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♪ and in the mystery ♪
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♪ we trust and we adjust ♪
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♪ and we wonder why ♪
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♪ oh, take me to the cross ♪
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♪ and cry each of my tears ♪
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♪ i am in your tomb ♪
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♪ crucify my fears ♪
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♪ i'll praise you with my pain ♪
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♪ though the mystery remains ♪
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♪ that are a god who cries ♪
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Joseph Prince - The Power of Right Believing

July 25, 2025 | S25 E192 | 29:15

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