Kyle Idleman - Of Sound Mind

August 11, 2025 | S25 E203 | 29:15

The pastor and author of “Every Thought Captive” explains the biblical practices that allow you to control your thoughts rather than letting your thoughts control you.

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Life Today with James Robison | Kyle Idleman - Of Sound Mind | August 11, 2025

Do you wish you could control your thoughts
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Rather than letting them control you?
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>> hold it captive means that you interrogate,
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Where did that thought come from?
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When did i start thinking that way?
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Who's modeled that for me?
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And then you need to replace it.
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Not just with this positive thinking
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But with what the bible says.
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Let scripture be the power that breaks you free
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From that thought that's been holding you captive.
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Kyle idleman next!
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James: well, welcome
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James: well, welcome to life today .
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James: well, welcome to life today . i'm james robison.
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To life today . i'm james robison. betty and i are so glad
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I'm james robison. betty and i are so glad to share with you.
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Betty and i are so glad to share with you. i don't know how long
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To share with you. i don't know how long you've watched us.
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I don't know how long you've watched us. maybe this is the first time.
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You've watched us. maybe this is the first time. well, if it is, stay with us.
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Matter of fact, if you
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Matter of fact, if you start watching life today ,
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Matter of fact, if you start watching life today , you're going to find out
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Start watching life today , you're going to find out you're going to experience
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You're going to find out you're going to experience life today in some way.
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You're going to experience life today in some way. and then, what's really fun
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Life today in some way. and then, what's really fun is what we're doing now.
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And then, what's really fun is what we're doing now. you can give life today
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Is what we're doing now. you can give life today and give life for the rest
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You can give life today and give life for the rest of people's life
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And give life for the rest of people's life by a love expression.
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Of people's life by a love expression. like right now,
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By a love expression. like right now, we're drilling water wells
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Like right now, we're drilling water wells where people have
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We're drilling water wells where people have never had safe, fresh water,
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Where people have never had safe, fresh water, drinking water. period!
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Never had safe, fresh water, drinking water. period! it's all contaminated.
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Drinking water. period! it's all contaminated. it's all disease-ridden.
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It's all contaminated. it's all disease-ridden. and their children
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It's all disease-ridden. and their children begin to die very young.
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And their children begin to die very young. most of the children
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Begin to die very young. most of the children die before they're five,
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Most of the children die before they're five, and it is heartbreaking.
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Die before they're five, and it is heartbreaking. we change all that.
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And it is heartbreaking. we change all that. so, you're going to find
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We change all that. so, you're going to find that life today
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So, you're going to find that life today is all about life today.
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That life today is all about life today. we've got a guest who started
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Is all about life today. we've got a guest who started coming here 15 years ago.
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We've got a guest who started coming here 15 years ago. he was under the leadership
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Coming here 15 years ago. he was under the leadership of pastor dave stone
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He was under the leadership of pastor dave stone at the southeastern,
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Of pastor dave stone at the southeastern, was that what it's called?
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At the southeastern, was that what it's called? christian church
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Was that what it's called? christian church in louisville, kentucky.
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Christian church in louisville, kentucky. well, this is our guest,
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In louisville, kentucky. well, this is our guest, kyle idleman.
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Well, this is our guest, kyle idleman. now then, you've got a book,
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Kyle idleman. now then, you've got a book, every thought captive;
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Now then, you've got a book, every thought captive; "calm the mental chains
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Every thought captive; "calm the mental chains that keep you stuck,
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"calm the mental chains that keep you stuck, drain your hope,
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That keep you stuck, drain your hope, and hold you back."
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Drain your hope, and hold you back." and boy, you know how much
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And hold you back." and boy, you know how much life today shares with people.
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And boy, you know how much life today shares with people. that the sounds
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Life today shares with people. that the sounds that fill this room, like
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That the sounds that fill this room, like all the different channels
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That fill this room, like all the different channels you could go to,
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All the different channels you could go to, there are two main channels
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You could go to, there are two main channels that come through louder
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There are two main channels that come through louder and clearer than any,
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That come through louder and clearer than any, and that is the channel
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And clearer than any, and that is the channel of deception and defeat,
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And that is the channel of deception and defeat, and destruction,
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Of deception and defeat, and destruction, and the channel of truth
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And destruction, and the channel of truth and life and hope.
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And the channel of truth and life and hope. those two are there.
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And life and hope. those two are there. you're going to be tuning
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Those two are there. you're going to be tuning into one of them.
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You're going to be tuning into one of them. one of the most powerful
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Into one of them. one of the most powerful thoughts i ever heard was,
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One of the most powerful thoughts i ever heard was, your thoughts
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Thoughts i ever heard was, your thoughts are not your own.
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Your thoughts are not your own. milt green said that to me.
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Are not your own. milt green said that to me. many or most of your
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Milt green said that to me. many or most of your thoughts are not your own.
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Many or most of your thoughts are not your own. in other words,
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Thoughts are not your own. in other words, you're getting thoughts
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In other words, you're getting thoughts from these
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You're getting thoughts from these two powerful channels:
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From these two powerful channels: deception or hope and truth.
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Two powerful channels: deception or hope and truth. they're flowing like a river.
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Deception or hope and truth. they're flowing like a river. and that's true.
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They're flowing like a river. and that's true. most people do not take
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And that's true. most people do not take their thoughts captive.
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Most people do not take their thoughts captive. their thoughts take them
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Their thoughts captive. their thoughts take them captive because they're
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Their thoughts take them captive because they're hearing the wrong voices.
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Captive because they're hearing the wrong voices. okay, take us on
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Hearing the wrong voices. okay, take us on a little journey about
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Okay, take us on a little journey about the importance of this book
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A little journey about the importance of this book and what it could mean
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The importance of this book and what it could mean to people if they get it.
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And what it could mean to people if they get it. we'll get it to you
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To people if they get it. we'll get it to you if you'll just help us
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We'll get it to you if you'll just help us give people a drink of water,
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If you'll just help us give people a drink of water, help us drill a well
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Give people a drink of water, help us drill a well in their village where
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Help us drill a well in their village where they never had any water.
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In their village where they never had any water. we thank you
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They never had any water. we thank you for helping others.
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We thank you for helping others. okay, kyle, tell us
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For helping others. okay, kyle, tell us about the book.
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Your thoughts are
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Your thoughts are not your own.
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Not your own. romans 12 talks about this
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Romans 12 talks about this in verse two, where it says,
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In verse two, where it says, "don't conform to the patterns
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"don't conform to the patterns of this world but
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Of this world but be transformed by
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It kind of identifies
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It kind of identifies those two pathways
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It kind of identifies those two pathways that you just said.
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Those two pathways that you just said. and the world is forming us.
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That you just said. and the world is forming us. that word for conform
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And the world is forming us. that word for conform is being molded
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That word for conform is being molded or being squeezed.
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Is being molded or being squeezed. it's the idea of don't
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Or being squeezed. it's the idea of don't just fit in without
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It's the idea of don't just fit in without thinking about it.
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Just fit in without thinking about it. think about your thoughts;
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Thinking about it. think about your thoughts; your life is shaped by
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Think about your thoughts; your life is shaped by your thoughts and your life
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Your life is shaped by your thoughts and your life and your thoughts are shaped
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Your thoughts and your life and your thoughts are shaped by so much of what's happening
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And your thoughts are shaped by so much of what's happening in the world around you.
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By so much of what's happening in the world around you. so, the book challenges
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In the world around you. so, the book challenges people to understand
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So, the book challenges people to understand the power of their thinking.
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People to understand the power of their thinking. scripture teaches this,
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And then, to recognize
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And then, to recognize how those thought patterns
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How those thought patterns are affecting you
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Are affecting you spiritually, emotionally,
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Spiritually, emotionally, and how it's affecting
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And how it's affecting your relationships.
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Your relationships. one of the things i talk
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Just learning to understand
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Just learning to understand that there's certain
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Just learning to understand that there's certain thought patterns that have
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That there's certain thought patterns that have -- to use a bible word
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Thought patterns that have -- to use a bible word out of second corinthians
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-- to use a bible word out of second corinthians -- been strongholds
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Out of second corinthians -- been strongholds in your life.
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-- been strongholds in your life. unless you identify them
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In your life. unless you identify them and tear them down,
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Unless you identify them and tear them down, they will dictate
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And tear them down, they will dictate the direction you go.
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They will dictate the direction you go. and so, some of
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The direction you go. and so, some of the strongholds that we carry
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And so, some of the strongholds that we carry with us are things that
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The strongholds that we carry with us are things that were taught to us,
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With us are things that were taught to us, maybe explicitly
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Were taught to us, maybe explicitly or maybe implicitly.
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Maybe explicitly or maybe implicitly. we picked up on them
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Or maybe implicitly. we picked up on them from our parents.
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We picked up on them from our parents. we've always thought them.
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From our parents. we've always thought them. we never remember
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We've always thought them. we never remember not thinking them.
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We never remember not thinking them. i talk in the book, for me,
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Not thinking them. i talk in the book, for me, one of those examples
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I talk in the book, for me, one of those examples would be my parents
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One of those examples would be my parents were both helpers.
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Would be my parents were both helpers. set a great example
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Were both helpers. set a great example in helping people.
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Set a great example in helping people. but somewhere along the line,
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In helping people. but somewhere along the line, i had this thought that
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But somewhere along the line, i had this thought that being a helper means
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I had this thought that being a helper means you can't ask for help
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Being a helper means you can't ask for help from people.
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You can't ask for help from people. and that thought of i can't
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From people. and that thought of i can't ask people for help caused
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And that thought of i can't ask people for help caused a lot of damage in my life.
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Ask people for help caused a lot of damage in my life. it caused me to miss out
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A lot of damage in my life. it caused me to miss out on wisdom.
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It caused me to miss out on wisdom. it caused me to miss out
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On wisdom. it caused me to miss out on counsel and help from
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It caused me to miss out on counsel and help from the people around me.
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On counsel and help from the people around me. so, being able to identify,
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The people around me. so, being able to identify, okay, here's a thought
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So, being able to identify, okay, here's a thought that i've had in my life,
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Okay, here's a thought that i've had in my life, i can't ask for help.
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That i've had in my life, i can't ask for help. now what does the bible say?
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I can't ask for help. now what does the bible say? the bible says that if
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Now what does the bible say? the bible says that if we humble ourselves,
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The bible says that if we humble ourselves, that god lifts us up.
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We humble ourselves, that god lifts us up. the bible tells us
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That god lifts us up. the bible tells us that there's wisdom
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The bible tells us that there's wisdom in a multitude of counselors.
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That there's wisdom in a multitude of counselors. so, i need to identify
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In a multitude of counselors. so, i need to identify a thought that's not in line
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So, i need to identify a thought that's not in line with what god teaches,
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A thought that's not in line with what god teaches, and then submit that thought
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With what god teaches, and then submit that thought to what the bible teaches.
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And then submit that thought to what the bible teaches. so, learning to recognize
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To what the bible teaches. so, learning to recognize these thought patterns
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So, learning to recognize these thought patterns that a lot of us
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These thought patterns that a lot of us don't even know we have.
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That a lot of us don't even know we have. so, in the book,
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Don't even know we have. so, in the book, i talk about how to do that.
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So, in the book, i talk about how to do that. like if you're trying to take
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I talk about how to do that. like if you're trying to take a thought captive, you don't
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Like if you're trying to take a thought captive, you don't just say, i'm going
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A thought captive, you don't just say, i'm going to stop thinking that way.
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Just say, i'm going to stop thinking that way. if you just say, i have
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To stop thinking that way. if you just say, i have an anxious thought,
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If you just say, i have an anxious thought, i'm going to stop thinking
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An anxious thought, i'm going to stop thinking anxious thoughts, it just
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I'm going to stop thinking anxious thoughts, it just makes you more anxious.
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Anxious thoughts, it just makes you more anxious. like you have to --
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Makes you more anxious. like you have to -- "hold it captive" means
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Like you have to -- "hold it captive" means that you interrogate it.
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"hold it captive" means that you interrogate it. where did that come from?
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That you interrogate it. where did that come from? when did i start
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Where did that come from? when did i start thinking that way?
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When did i start thinking that way? who's modeled that for me?
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Thinking that way? who's modeled that for me? and then you need
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Who's modeled that for me? and then you need to replace it.
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And then you need to replace it. not just with, like,
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To replace it. not just with, like, this positive thinking,
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Not just with, like, this positive thinking, but with what the bible says.
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This positive thinking, but with what the bible says. let scripture be the power
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But with what the bible says. let scripture be the power that breaks you free
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Let scripture be the power that breaks you free from that thought that's been
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That breaks you free from that thought that's been holding you captive.
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From that thought that's been holding you captive. so really, the book is
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Holding you captive. so really, the book is a journey of recognizing
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So really, the book is a journey of recognizing how our thoughts
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A journey of recognizing how our thoughts have been impacted, what
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How our thoughts have been impacted, what it looks like to take
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Have been impacted, what it looks like to take those thoughts captive.
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It looks like to take those thoughts captive. the scientific term for it
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Those thoughts captive. the scientific term for it is cognitive reappraisal.
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The scientific term for it is cognitive reappraisal. how do i replace
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Is cognitive reappraisal. how do i replace these thoughts with
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How do i replace these thoughts with what the bible teaches?
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These thoughts with what the bible teaches? james: okay.
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So, how do you go about that
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So, how do you go about that when you go in here?
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So, how do you go about that when you go in here? do you go chapter by chapter
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When you go in here? do you go chapter by chapter dealing with various thoughts
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Do you go chapter by chapter dealing with various thoughts and various habits?
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Dealing with various thoughts and various habits? what do you do?
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Kyle: well, it first begins
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Kyle: well, it first begins by recognizing the power
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Kyle: well, it first begins by recognizing the power of what you're exposed to.
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By recognizing the power of what you're exposed to. so, whether we want it
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Of what you're exposed to. so, whether we want it to be true or not,
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So, whether we want it to be true or not, that's the law of
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That whatever i'm reading,
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That whatever i'm reading, whatever i'm thinking
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Whatever i'm thinking is what i'm thinking about.
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Is what i'm thinking about. whatever i'm listening to,
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Whatever i'm listening to, whatever i'm watching,
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Whatever i'm watching, like all of those things
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Like all of those things are like a diet
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So to recognize that
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So to recognize that what you're exposed to
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So to recognize that what you're exposed to is largely determining
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What you're exposed to is largely determining your thoughts.
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Is largely determining your thoughts. right now, the people who are
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Your thoughts. right now, the people who are watching this, they're taking
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Right now, the people who are watching this, they're taking in something into their mind
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Watching this, they're taking in something into their mind that will encourage them,
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In something into their mind that will encourage them, challenge them, connect them
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That will encourage them, challenge them, connect them to god, and help them
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Challenge them, connect them to god, and help them live meaningful,
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To god, and help them live meaningful, purposeful lives, right?
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Live meaningful, purposeful lives, right? if they want to think
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Purposeful lives, right? if they want to think that way, then they need
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If they want to think that way, then they need to expose their minds
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That way, then they need to expose their minds to programs like these.
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To expose their minds to programs like these. but the same is also true
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To programs like these. but the same is also true in the opposite.
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But the same is also true in the opposite. so, to give you a practical
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In the opposite. so, to give you a practical example, if i wake up
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So, to give you a practical example, if i wake up in the morning
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Example, if i wake up in the morning and the first thing i do
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In the morning and the first thing i do is i get on my phone,
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And the first thing i do is i get on my phone, i read the news,
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Is i get on my phone, i read the news, and i see everything
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I read the news, and i see everything that's gone wrong in the
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And i see everything that's gone wrong in the world while i was asleep,
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That's gone wrong in the world while i was asleep, my mind is being set up
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World while i was asleep, my mind is being set up to be anxious,
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My mind is being set up to be anxious, to be reactive to
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To be anxious, to be reactive to what's happening around me.
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To be reactive to what's happening around me. and that's going to set
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What's happening around me. and that's going to set a neural pathway,
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And that's going to set a neural pathway, a trajectory for my day.
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A neural pathway, a trajectory for my day. but if i wake up
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A trajectory for my day. but if i wake up in the morning and my input
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But if i wake up in the morning and my input is different, what i expose
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In the morning and my input is different, what i expose myself to is god's word,
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Is different, what i expose myself to is god's word, and i speak god's word
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Myself to is god's word, and i speak god's word out loud,
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And i speak god's word out loud, i read some scripture,
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Out loud, i read some scripture, i pray, and then that sets
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I read some scripture, i pray, and then that sets my mind for a different kind
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I pray, and then that sets my mind for a different kind of thinking.
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My mind for a different kind of thinking. i'm not going to be conformed
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Of thinking. i'm not going to be conformed to the pattern of this world.
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I'm not going to be conformed to the pattern of this world. instead, it sets my mind up
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To the pattern of this world. instead, it sets my mind up for renewal.
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Instead, it sets my mind up for renewal. one of the things that's
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For renewal. one of the things that's so interesting to me,
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One of the things that's so interesting to me, and one of the reasons
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So interesting to me, and one of the reasons i wrote this book,
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And one of the reasons i wrote this book, is it's fascinating to see how
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I wrote this book, is it's fascinating to see how science and scripture agree.
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Is it's fascinating to see how science and scripture agree. now, that's not surprising,
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Science and scripture agree. now, that's not surprising, because it's the same god
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Now, that's not surprising, because it's the same god who gave us both, right?
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Because it's the same god who gave us both, right? but for example, the bible
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Who gave us both, right? but for example, the bible will teach us about
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But for example, the bible will teach us about seeking god in the morning;
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Will teach us about seeking god in the morning; the example that jesus set
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Seeking god in the morning; the example that jesus set in mark chapter one.
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The example that jesus set in mark chapter one. science now tells us
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In mark chapter one. science now tells us that what we do with
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Science now tells us that what we do with our first thoughts of the day
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That what we do with our first thoughts of the day activates different
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Our first thoughts of the day activates different parts of our brain.
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Activates different parts of our brain. like we have, we're more
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Parts of our brain. like we have, we're more receptive in the morning.
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Like we have, we're more receptive in the morning. the bible tells us
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Receptive in the morning. the bible tells us in the morning we seek god.
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The bible tells us in the morning we seek god. another example of that
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In the morning we seek god. another example of that is when you speak
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Another example of that is when you speak something out loud,
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Is when you speak something out loud, your brain receives that
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Something out loud, your brain receives that with more impact
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Your brain receives that with more impact than if you just
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With more impact than if you just think that thought.
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Than if you just think that thought. so, the bible tells us
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Think that thought. so, the bible tells us to speak out loud
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So, the bible tells us to speak out loud the word of god.
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To speak out loud the word of god. god had his people in the
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The word of god. god had his people in the old testament constantly,
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God had his people in the old testament constantly, not just think things.
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Old testament constantly, not just think things. he didn't say just go think
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Not just think things. he didn't say just go think that to yourself quietly.
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He didn't say just go think that to yourself quietly. you speak it.
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That to yourself quietly. you speak it. and so there's power
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You speak it. and so there's power in recognizing that
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And so there's power in recognizing that what god's word teaches us
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In recognizing that what god's word teaches us is also how god has
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What god's word teaches us is also how god has made our brains.
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Is also how god has made our brains. when we recognize how
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Made our brains. when we recognize how those two things support
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When we recognize how those two things support each other, that's how
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Those two things support each other, that's how transformation takes place.
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Each other, that's how transformation takes place. james: when we repeat
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Transformation takes place. james: when we repeat the word, we're repeating
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James: when we repeat the word, we're repeating god's thoughts.
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The word, we're repeating god's thoughts. we're repeating god's truth.
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God's thoughts. we're repeating god's truth. and whatever you get up
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We're repeating god's truth. and whatever you get up and you see in the morning,
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And whatever you get up and you see in the morning, you have a tendency
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And you see in the morning, you have a tendency to react to it.
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You have a tendency to react to it. your reactions can
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To react to it. your reactions can be disgust,
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Your reactions can be disgust, it can be anger,
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Be disgust, it can be anger, can be disappointment,
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It can be anger, can be disappointment, and it can even generate
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Hostility and hatred.
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Hostility and hatred. you can get to where you
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Hostility and hatred. you can get to where you not only don't like
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You can get to where you not only don't like what somebody is doing,
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Not only don't like what somebody is doing, but get to where we don't
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What somebody is doing, but get to where we don't like the somebody,
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But get to where we don't like the somebody, and you can get to
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Like the somebody, and you can get to where you hate them.
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We've got a tremendous amount
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We've got a tremendous amount of hate that is prevailing
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We've got a tremendous amount of hate that is prevailing in the world today;
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Of hate that is prevailing in the world today; would you agree with that?
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In the world today; would you agree with that? kyle: yeah.
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Would you agree with that? kyle: yeah. james: i mean it's hate --
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Kyle: yeah. james: i mean it's hate -- it's deadly hate.
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James: i mean it's hate -- it's deadly hate. it's just unbelievable.
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It's deadly hate. it's just unbelievable. they can have the hate while
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It's just unbelievable. they can have the hate while they think they're defending
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They can have the hate while they think they're defending something very meaningful.
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They think they're defending something very meaningful. but you just absolutely
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Something very meaningful. but you just absolutely cannot allow those thoughts
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But you just absolutely cannot allow those thoughts to take you captive
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Cannot allow those thoughts to take you captive that are damaging.
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To take you captive that are damaging. that's why god wants us
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That are damaging. that's why god wants us to be directed by the kingdom
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That's why god wants us to be directed by the kingdom of heaven reality
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To be directed by the kingdom of heaven reality that his will can be done
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Of heaven reality that his will can be done on his earth.
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That his will can be done on his earth. thy kingdom come - it has!
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On his earth. thy kingdom come - it has! the king has come.
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Thy kingdom come - it has! the king has come. if thy kingdom come,
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The king has come. if thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth
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If thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
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Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. but i'm telling you that
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As it is in heaven. but i'm telling you that i'm able to, right now,
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But i'm telling you that i'm able to, right now, by losing my life
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I'm able to, right now, by losing my life in kingdom purpose --
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By losing my life in kingdom purpose -- here's where i am.
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In kingdom purpose -- here's where i am. i live to see the father's
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Here's where i am. i live to see the father's dream fulfilled on earth.
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I live to see the father's dream fulfilled on earth. do you know when i told him
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Dream fulfilled on earth. do you know when i told him i want to fulfill your dream,
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Do you know when i told him i want to fulfill your dream, he said, "how many boys
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I want to fulfill your dream, he said, "how many boys ever ask their father
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He said, "how many boys ever ask their father what his dream is?"
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Ever ask their father what his dream is?" you hear all these people,
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What his dream is?" you hear all these people, athletes, talking about
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You hear all these people, athletes, talking about mom's dream.
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Athletes, talking about mom's dream. but how many ask about
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Mom's dream. but how many ask about the father's dream?
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But how many ask about the father's dream? he said, you specifically
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The father's dream? he said, you specifically said you want to lose
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He said, you specifically said you want to lose your life to see
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Said you want to lose your life to see my dream fulfilled.
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Your life to see my dream fulfilled. i haven't heard that very
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My dream fulfilled. i haven't heard that very often but i know you mean it.
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I haven't heard that very often but i know you mean it. therefore, you're going
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Often but i know you mean it. therefore, you're going to lose your life in my dream
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Therefore, you're going to lose your life in my dream to see my will done
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To lose your life in my dream to see my will done on my earth.
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To see my will done on my earth. which the will of god
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On my earth. which the will of god that jesus commissioned us
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Which the will of god that jesus commissioned us to fulfill, and that can
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That jesus commissioned us to fulfill, and that can only be fulfilled
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To fulfill, and that can only be fulfilled where there's an enemy
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Only be fulfilled where there's an enemy to resist, when there's
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Where there's an enemy to resist, when there's an enemy to overcome,
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To resist, when there's an enemy to overcome, there won't be any
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An enemy to overcome, there won't be any in the coming kingdom.
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There won't be any in the coming kingdom. so, if we're going to fulfill
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In the coming kingdom. so, if we're going to fulfill his kingdom purpose on earth,
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So, if we're going to fulfill his kingdom purpose on earth, we've got to lose our life
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His kingdom purpose on earth, we've got to lose our life to fulfill his dream now.
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We've got to lose our life to fulfill his dream now. kyle: okay,
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To fulfill his dream now. kyle: okay, now you're preaching.
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Kyle: okay, now you're preaching. james: because there's
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Now you're preaching. james: because there's no enemy.
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James: because there's no enemy. there's nothing to resist
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No enemy. there's nothing to resist in the next one.
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There's nothing to resist in the next one. is this kind of exciting
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In the next one. is this kind of exciting to you?
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Is this kind of exciting to you? can you see why people
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To you? can you see why people should be excited to lose
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Can you see why people should be excited to lose their life to fulfill
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Should be excited to lose their life to fulfill the father's dream?
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Their life to fulfill the father's dream? let me tell you something.
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The father's dream? let me tell you something. you tell i'm excited?
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Let me tell you something. you tell i'm excited? you know what he tells me?
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You tell i'm excited? you know what he tells me? you don't know how excited
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You know what he tells me? you don't know how excited i am!
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You don't know how excited i am! because he said, i think
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I am! because he said, i think you can get excited and
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Because he said, i think you can get excited and excite people, to get excited
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You can get excited and excite people, to get excited about fulfilling my dream.
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Excite people, to get excited about fulfilling my dream. do you like that?
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About fulfilling my dream. do you like that? kyle: i do.
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Do you like that? kyle: i do. you can keep preaching.
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Kyle: i do. you can keep preaching. i like a good sermon, brother.
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And you're right.
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And you're right. but that requires submission
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But that requires submission which is the hard part
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Which is the hard part of that is to say, okay, god,
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Of thinking to what
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Of thinking to what your dream is for my life.
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Of thinking to what your dream is for my life. james: to your kingdom
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Your dream is for my life. james: to your kingdom purpose, in my life,
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James: to your kingdom purpose, in my life, through my life every day.
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Purpose, in my life, through my life every day. which takes the thoughts
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Through my life every day. which takes the thoughts captive by him, by his word,
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Which takes the thoughts captive by him, by his word, by his truth,
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Captive by him, by his word, by his truth, not by all the junk.
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By his truth, not by all the junk. kyle: because what happens is
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Not by all the junk. kyle: because what happens is when my dream comes
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Kyle: because what happens is when my dream comes into conflict with
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When my dream comes into conflict with god's dream for me,
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Into conflict with god's dream for me, then i have to surrender
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God's dream for me, then i have to surrender my dream to the father.
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Then i have to surrender my dream to the father. and that can be hard to do.
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My dream to the father. and that can be hard to do. the older you get, and
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And that can be hard to do. the older you get, and the more you walk with jesus,
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The older you get, and the more you walk with jesus, the more confidence
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The more you walk with jesus, the more confidence you have in his ways.
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The more confidence you have in his ways. so, when my thinking doesn't
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You have in his ways. so, when my thinking doesn't line up with his,
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So, when my thinking doesn't line up with his, it's not easy in that
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Line up with his, it's not easy in that it's not simple.
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It's not easy in that it's not simple. but it's more obvious to me
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It's not simple. but it's more obvious to me that what i need is
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That my thinking is not right.
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That my thinking is not right. i'm not defensive of
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I'm not defensive of my thoughts when they come
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My thoughts when they come into conflict with what
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Into conflict with what god's dream is for me.
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God's dream is for me. but it still can be hard.
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One of the things that
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One of the things that i talk about in that book
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One of the things that i talk about in that book are these different patterns
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I talk about in that book are these different patterns of thinking that have
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Are these different patterns of thinking that have squeezed us into
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Of thinking that have squeezed us into the world's mold
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Squeezed us into the world's mold without us realizing it.
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The world's mold without us realizing it. one of them you touched on
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Without us realizing it. one of them you touched on is getting offended easily,
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One of them you touched on is getting offended easily, getting our feelings hurt,
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Is getting offended easily, getting our feelings hurt, finding our identity in
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Getting our feelings hurt, finding our identity in what people have done to us,
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Finding our identity in what people have done to us, and allowing that to become
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What people have done to us, and allowing that to become what shapes who we are.
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And allowing that to become what shapes who we are. like waking up in the morning
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What shapes who we are. like waking up in the morning and rehearsing what people
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Like waking up in the morning and rehearsing what people have done to me and
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And rehearsing what people have done to me and how unfair it is that
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Have done to me and how unfair it is that these circumstances
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How unfair it is that these circumstances are surrounding me.
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These circumstances are surrounding me. james: to me, that is just
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Sad language i'm hearing.
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Sad language i'm hearing. i mean, in other words,
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Sad language i'm hearing. i mean, in other words, i've been delivered so far
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I mean, in other words, i've been delivered so far from that by being offended
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I've been delivered so far from that by being offended or bothered by
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From that by being offended or bothered by what people say.
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Or bothered by what people say. i mean, i'm captivated
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By what he says.
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By what he says. and that what he is.
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By what he says. and that what he is. so that's this transformation
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And that what he is. so that's this transformation in the kingdom purpose
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So that's this transformation in the kingdom purpose and the kingdom life.
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In the kingdom purpose and the kingdom life. kyle: it's recognizing,
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And the kingdom life. kyle: it's recognizing, the thoughts that turn myself
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Kyle: it's recognizing, the thoughts that turn myself into a victim or cause me
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The thoughts that turn myself into a victim or cause me to be easily offended,
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Into a victim or cause me to be easily offended, that's not what god says
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To be easily offended, that's not what god says about me.
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That's not what god says about me. i want my thoughts to be
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About me. i want my thoughts to be so aligned with him that
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I want my thoughts to be so aligned with him that when those things start
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So aligned with him that when those things start to get thrown at me
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When those things start to get thrown at me i can recognize it.
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To get thrown at me i can recognize it. i can take those thoughts
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I can recognize it. i can take those thoughts captive and submit them
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I can take those thoughts captive and submit them to what scripture teaches.
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Captive and submit them to what scripture teaches. betty: when you talk about
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To what scripture teaches. betty: when you talk about taking our thoughts captive,
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Betty: when you talk about taking our thoughts captive, that means we have
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Taking our thoughts captive, that means we have a decision to make.
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That means we have a decision to make. like, i can get up one morning
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A decision to make. like, i can get up one morning - well, i did this morning
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Like, i can get up one morning - well, i did this morning and the enemy will come
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- well, i did this morning and the enemy will come at me with fear.
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And the enemy will come at me with fear. god delivered me of
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At me with fear. god delivered me of great fear many years ago,
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God delivered me of great fear many years ago, but that doesn't mean
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Great fear many years ago, but that doesn't mean he doesn't keep coming back
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But that doesn't mean he doesn't keep coming back at you with it.
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He doesn't keep coming back at you with it. so, i have a choice to make.
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At you with it. so, i have a choice to make. not over fear,
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So, i have a choice to make. not over fear, anything in particular,
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Not over fear, anything in particular, but just fear in general.
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Anything in particular, but just fear in general. i thought, god, i am yours.
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But just fear in general. i thought, god, i am yours. the enemy cannot
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I thought, god, i am yours. the enemy cannot have my thoughts.
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The enemy cannot have my thoughts. he cannot twist them
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Have my thoughts. he cannot twist them and turn them,
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He cannot twist them and turn them, and make me entertain
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And turn them, and make me entertain those negative dark thoughts.
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And make me entertain those negative dark thoughts. i decide.
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Those negative dark thoughts. i decide. i choose to follow you,
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I decide. i choose to follow you, and to believe you
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I choose to follow you, and to believe you and your word.
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And to believe you and your word. kyle: yeah.
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And your word. kyle: yeah. and i love what you just did.
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Kyle: yeah. and i love what you just did. i hope that's an example
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And i love what you just did. i hope that's an example for the viewers.
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I hope that's an example for the viewers. is that you declared
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For the viewers. is that you declared this was something
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Is that you declared this was something that was hard for me.
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This was something that was hard for me. i felt this fear, i was aware
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That was hard for me. i felt this fear, i was aware of it, but then
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I felt this fear, i was aware of it, but then you declared god's truth.
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Of it, but then you declared god's truth. i think for a lot of people,
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You declared god's truth. i think for a lot of people, they can't declare god's truth
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A stronghold that's been
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A stronghold that's been holding them back.
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Holding them back. so, finding the path
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So, finding the path to say, okay.
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Established in my life
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Established in my life and i need to break free
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Established in my life and i need to break free from that.
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And i need to break free from that. so, where did that come from?
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From that. so, where did that come from? what does the bible say?
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So, where did that come from? what does the bible say? and then doing what
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What does the bible say? and then doing what you just did,
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And then doing what you just did, where you declared the truth.
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You just did, where you declared the truth. you may not feel like it.
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Where you declared the truth. you may not feel like it. and i love what you said.
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You may not feel like it. and i love what you said. it doesn't -- it's not
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And i love what you said. it doesn't -- it's not just this one time.
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It doesn't -- it's not just this one time. when the bible says
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Just this one time. when the bible says "be transformed" it's ongoing.
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When the bible says "be transformed" it's ongoing. betty: it's be on guard.
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"be transformed" it's ongoing. betty: it's be on guard. kyle: yeah!
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Betty: it's be on guard. kyle: yeah! so it's every day saying,
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Kyle: yeah! so it's every day saying, okay, i want that
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So it's every day saying, okay, i want that transformation to be true
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Okay, i want that transformation to be true for me.
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Transformation to be true for me. james: there's three sections
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For me. james: there's three sections in this book.
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James: there's three sections in this book. section two is
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In this book. section two is the five patterns that
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Section two is the five patterns that are the pattern of the world.
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The five patterns that are the pattern of the world. i want you to listen to them.
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Are the pattern of the world. i want you to listen to them. this guy can communicate,
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I want you to listen to them. this guy can communicate, and he can really
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This guy can communicate, and he can really communicate it well
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And he can really communicate it well in the written form, too.
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Communicate it well in the written form, too. not just talking it,
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In the written form, too. not just talking it, not just being an easy guy
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Not just talking it, not just being an easy guy to listen to and a guy
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Not just being an easy guy to listen to and a guy you can tell he cares,
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To listen to and a guy you can tell he cares, but listen to this.
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You can tell he cares, but listen to this. five patterns:
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But listen to this. five patterns: the pattern of insecurity.
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Five patterns: the pattern of insecurity. boy, do people have that!
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The pattern of insecurity. boy, do people have that! the pattern of distraction.
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Boy, do people have that! the pattern of distraction. how many people do you think
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The pattern of distraction. how many people do you think are distracted from things
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How many people do you think are distracted from things they should not
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Are distracted from things they should not be attracted to at all?
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They should not be attracted to at all? and they're distracted
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Be attracted to at all? and they're distracted by unhealthy attractions.
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And they're distracted by unhealthy attractions. the patterns of distraction.
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By unhealthy attractions. the patterns of distraction. the pattern of offense.
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The patterns of distraction. the pattern of offense. how easily people are
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The pattern of offense. how easily people are to offend and how many people
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How easily people are to offend and how many people are offending.
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To offend and how many people are offending. how many things offend.
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Are offending. how many things offend. the pattern of pleasure.
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How many things offend. the pattern of pleasure. is that a problem?
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The pattern of pleasure. is that a problem? the pattern of despair.
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Is that a problem? the pattern of despair. you know, i had a pattern
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The pattern of despair. you know, i had a pattern of being hooked on chocolate.
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You know, i had a pattern of being hooked on chocolate. hooked on sugar.
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Of being hooked on chocolate. hooked on sugar. god told me i was going
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Hooked on sugar. god told me i was going to get diabetes because of it
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God told me i was going to get diabetes because of it and i did.
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Under control because
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Under control because i've learned
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I've learned how to control sugar.
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How to control sugar. i still like it.
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I still like it. i still like chocolate.
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I still like chocolate. but it doesn't
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But that was a matter of god
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But that was a matter of god doing something to change me
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But that was a matter of god doing something to change me when i recognized
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Doing something to change me when i recognized it needed to be.
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When i recognized it needed to be. to me, that's kingdom living.
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It needed to be. to me, that's kingdom living. to me, that's fulfilling
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To me, that's kingdom living. to me, that's fulfilling the father's dream.
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To me, that's fulfilling the father's dream. and to me, that's exciting.
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The father's dream. and to me, that's exciting. does that capture your heart
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And to me, that's exciting. does that capture your heart a little bit?
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Does that capture your heart a little bit? kyle: yeah, it does.
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A little bit? kyle: yeah, it does. i actually like your chocolate
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Kyle: yeah, it does. i actually like your chocolate analogy because you had
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I actually like your chocolate analogy because you had to recognize it,
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Analogy because you had to recognize it, and that took truth --
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To recognize it, and that took truth -- and it took some hard truth.
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And that took truth -- and it took some hard truth. something that got
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And it took some hard truth. something that got your attention, woke you up,
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Something that got your attention, woke you up, and you had to do something
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Your attention, woke you up, and you had to do something different and recognize
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And you had to do something different and recognize i can't just keep doing
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Different and recognize i can't just keep doing what i've been doing.
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I can't just keep doing what i've been doing. and that's the first step.
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What i've been doing. and that's the first step. james: you have to overcome
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And that's the first step. james: you have to overcome being under the control
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James: you have to overcome being under the control of something that's
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Being under the control of something that's not good for you.
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Of something that's not good for you. kyle: and you have
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Not good for you. kyle: and you have to recognize it.
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Kyle: and you have to recognize it. james: that's the freedom.
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To recognize it. james: that's the freedom. that's taking thoughts captive
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James: that's the freedom. that's taking thoughts captive rather than those thoughts
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That's taking thoughts captive rather than those thoughts taking us captive.
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Rather than those thoughts taking us captive. well, i guarantee you,
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Taking us captive. well, i guarantee you, like pastor stone said
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Well, i guarantee you, like pastor stone said kyle idleman is great!
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Like pastor stone said kyle idleman is great! get the book.
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Kyle idleman is great! get the book. it's in the bookstores.
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Get the book. it's in the bookstores. you can get it online.
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And i'll tell you what.
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We'll give it to you
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If you'll just help us
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Give people a drink of water.
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Would you please make
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The best gift you can
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To know that
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We're actually giving life?
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You can't believe
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How much love
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God has put in my heart
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And betty's for those people,
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And for the children
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That they weep over.
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They're not perfect cures
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For every challenge, but for
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A lack of clean water,
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There's a perfect cure.
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We're asking all of you
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Who are watching right now,
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And i know there are people
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Who have never given
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To help us drill a well.
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I mean, when you stop
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And think about it,
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That you make a gift of $48
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And you've literally
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Given ten people water
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The rest of their life.
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You could give $144
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And you give water
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To 30 people.
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That's what happens
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When we drill a $4,800 well.
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And there are people,
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Thank god, every time
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We drill wells
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Who will drill a well.
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There are people who tell us
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They live every year
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So that every time
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We ask for water wells,
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They can drill one.
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Betty and i prayed
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That prayer
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And god answered our prayer.
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So, what we're asking you
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To do right now is make
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The best gift you can.
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You're giving those precious
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People in those villages,
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Those precious mothers
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And family,
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And those children,
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You're giving them
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The greatest miracle
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Of their life,
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You're giving them
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Water for life.
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And we'll point them
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To the water of life,
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Because that's what
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The missionaries
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Are in place to do.
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We can keep them there.
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This could go on and on
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As long as there are people
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Who will say, let's keep
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Drilling those wells.
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Let's even expand it.
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We can do that.
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Go online.
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Make the gift god's leading
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You to make, knowing you are
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Giving the greatest gift,
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The gift of life,
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And ultimately,
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The water of life.
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Thank you so much.
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Every day, thousands of lives are lost
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To waterborne disease,
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And nearly half of those are children
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Under the age of five.
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Through mission: water for life
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You can give mothers hope and children a future
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As we provide clean, life-giving water
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For thousands of children and their families
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Before it's too late.
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With your gift today, you can help drill
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And establish 350 water wells this year.
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Your gift of $24
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Will help provide clean water for five children.
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A gift of $48 will help provide for ten.
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And $144 will help provide
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Life-giving water for 30 people
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For a lifetime.
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With a gift of any amount,
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We'll send you, prayers for my physical health,
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A bible-based collection of 52 prayers designed
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To bring strength, healing, and renewal to every area of your body
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Covering a wide range of physical needs.
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This beautifully crafted book encourages
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Intimate conversations with god.
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With a gift of $100 or more,
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You may request the "armor of god" tumbler set.
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Each inscribed with ephesians 6:11
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Are a practical and meaningful way
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To carry a reminder of god's strength
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And protection throughout your day.
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Finally, please consider a gift of $1200
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To help provide water for 250 people
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Or a gift of $4800
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To help sponsor a complete well,
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And request our inspiring bronze sculpture,
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Please call, write, or make your gift online today!
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James: well, i'm just
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James: well, i'm just believing all of you,
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James: well, i'm just believing all of you, every one of you watching
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Believing all of you, every one of you watching are going to give.
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Every one of you watching are going to give. please remember,
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Are going to give. please remember, every thought captive.
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Please remember, every thought captive. if you'd like to have it,
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Every thought captive. if you'd like to have it, just ask for it.
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If you'd like to have it, just ask for it. we'll send it to you.
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Just ask for it. we'll send it to you. kyle, thank you for
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We'll send it to you. kyle, thank you for blessing us for many years,
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Kyle, thank you for blessing us for many years, blessing all the people
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Blessing us for many years, blessing all the people there in louisville,
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Blessing all the people there in louisville, and really moving
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There in louisville, and really moving into other states.
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And really moving into other states. and all of you, thank you
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Into other states. and all of you, thank you for helping us
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And all of you, thank you for helping us share life today,
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For helping us share life today, and actually every day.
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Share life today, and actually every day. we really do praise god
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And actually every day. we really do praise god for your help.
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We really do praise god for your help. thank you.
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>> i'm susie larson.
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>> i'm susie larson. we live in a day
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We live in a day when it seems evil
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When it seems evil is winning the day.
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Is winning the day. you look around
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You look around and you notice
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And you notice that even christians
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We're shaking our fists
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We're shaking our fists at the darkness.
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We're shaking our fists at the darkness. we find ourselves angry
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At the darkness. we find ourselves angry more often
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We find ourselves angry more often than we're hopeful.
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More often than we're hopeful. so what are we to do
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Than we're hopeful. so what are we to do in this day?
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So what are we to do in this day? well, i found some answers
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In this day? well, i found some answers in psalm 37.
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Well, i found some answers in psalm 37. in psalm 37 we're reminded
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In psalm 37. in psalm 37 we're reminded not to fret over the wicked
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In psalm 37 we're reminded not to fret over the wicked because there's
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Not to fret over the wicked because there's a clear distinction in heaven
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Because there's a clear distinction in heaven between the wicked
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A clear distinction in heaven between the wicked and those who fear god.
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Between the wicked and those who fear god. if we live in reaction
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And those who fear god. if we live in reaction to evil,
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If we live in reaction to evil, it will only harm us
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To evil, it will only harm us and harm others.
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It will only harm us and harm others. but in psalm 37 it says,
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And harm others. but in psalm 37 it says, but you,
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But in psalm 37 it says, but you, you dwell on the land
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But you, you dwell on the land and feed
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You dwell on the land and feed on god's faithfulness.
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And feed on god's faithfulness. you delight in the lord,
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On god's faithfulness. you delight in the lord, and he will give you
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You delight in the lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
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And he will give you the desires of your heart. you need to know
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The desires of your heart. you need to know that in a little while
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You need to know that in a little while the wicked will be no more.
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That in a little while the wicked will be no more. though you look carefully
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The wicked will be no more. though you look carefully for his place,
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Though you look carefully for his place, he will not be there.
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For his place, he will not be there. the humble
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He will not be there. the humble will inherit the land
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The humble will inherit the land and delight themselves
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Will inherit the land and delight themselves in an abundance of peace.
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And delight themselves in an abundance of peace. when you find yourself tempted
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In an abundance of peace. when you find yourself tempted to shake your fist
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When you find yourself tempted to shake your fist at the darkness,
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To shake your fist at the darkness, shine brighter because
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At the darkness, shine brighter because your spiritual flourishing,
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Shine brighter because your spiritual flourishing, when you have a thriving,
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Your spiritual flourishing, when you have a thriving, flourishing walk with god,
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When you have a thriving, flourishing walk with god, it actually strengthens
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Flourishing walk with god, it actually strengthens your community,
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It actually strengthens your community, it actually brings
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Your community, it actually brings a little bit of heaven
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It actually brings a little bit of heaven to earth.
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A little bit of heaven to earth. so i challenge you today:
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To earth. so i challenge you today: glance at the news;
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So i challenge you today: glance at the news; gaze at jesus.
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Glance at the news; gaze at jesus. of course,
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Gaze at jesus. of course, know what's going on
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Of course, know what's going on in our day
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Know what's going on in our day but really regulate
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In our day but really regulate your inputs,
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But really regulate your inputs, because when the good news
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Your inputs, because when the good news upstages the bad news,
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Because when the good news upstages the bad news, suddenly a faith perspective
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Upstages the bad news, suddenly a faith perspective comes once again.
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Suddenly a faith perspective comes once again. so you delight in the lord.
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Comes once again. so you delight in the lord. you feed on his faithfulness.
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So you delight in the lord. you feed on his faithfulness. you commit your way to him,
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You feed on his faithfulness. you commit your way to him, because scripture promises
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You commit your way to him, because scripture promises that soon, and very soon,
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Because scripture promises that soon, and very soon, your righteousness will shine
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That soon, and very soon, your righteousness will shine like the dawn.
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Your righteousness will shine like the dawn. if you jump ahead to malachi,
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Like the dawn. if you jump ahead to malachi, there's a place where
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If you jump ahead to malachi, there's a place where the people are accusing god,
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There's a place where the people are accusing god, and god has said,
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The people are accusing god, and god has said, "you've said terrible things
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And god has said, "you've said terrible things about me."
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"you've said terrible things about me." and they're like,
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About me." and they're like, "what have we said about you?"
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And they're like, "what have we said about you?" and they were so clueless
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"what have we said about you?" and they were so clueless to their own
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And they were so clueless to their own spiritual condition
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To their own spiritual condition that they dared
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Spiritual condition that they dared to go back and forth with god
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That they dared to go back and forth with god in such a dishonorable way.
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To go back and forth with god in such a dishonorable way. and he said, "you are saying,
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In such a dishonorable way. and he said, "you are saying, 'what's the use
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And he said, "you are saying, 'what's the use in obeying god?
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'what's the use in obeying god? the wicked are the ones
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In obeying god? the wicked are the ones who get away
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The wicked are the ones who get away with everything.'"
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Who get away with everything.'" you know, we call the arrogant
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With everything.'" you know, we call the arrogant "blessed."
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You know, we call the arrogant "blessed." i mean they've doubled down
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"blessed." i mean they've doubled down even in their attitude.
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I mean they've doubled down even in their attitude. but then you jump ahead
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Even in their attitude. but then you jump ahead and it says, "but then,
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But then you jump ahead and it says, "but then, those who loved
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And it says, "but then, those who loved and feared the lord,
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Those who loved and feared the lord, they spoke with one another
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And feared the lord, they spoke with one another and the lord listened.
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They spoke with one another and the lord listened. and a book was opened
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And the lord listened. and a book was opened of remembrance."
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And a book was opened of remembrance." if you read that passage,
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Of remembrance." if you read that passage, it is so powerful
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If you read that passage, it is so powerful because it says, once again,
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It is so powerful because it says, once again, you will see the distinction
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Because it says, once again, you will see the distinction between those who love god
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You will see the distinction between those who love god and those who don't.
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Between those who love god and those who don't. i say all that to say,
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And those who don't. i say all that to say, on earth,
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I say all that to say, on earth, even amongst christians,
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Are getting blurred.
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Are getting blurred. barna did a report
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Barna did a report a number of years ago
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A number of years ago that on paper says
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That on paper says we don't look any different
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We don't look any different than non-christians
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Than non-christians in our addictions,
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In our default behaviors.
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In our default behaviors. on paper, we look the same,
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In our default behaviors. on paper, we look the same, as if the resurrection power
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On paper, we look the same, as if the resurrection power has not made a difference
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As if the resurrection power has not made a difference in our lives.
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Has not made a difference in our lives. but i want you to know
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In our lives. but i want you to know there's perfect clarity
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But i want you to know there's perfect clarity in heaven.
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There's perfect clarity in heaven. i often say
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In heaven. i often say heaven knows who's who
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I often say heaven knows who's who in the zoo.
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Heaven knows who's who in the zoo. right?
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In the zoo. right? heaven knows our hearts.
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Right? heaven knows our hearts. but it matters
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Heaven knows our hearts. but it matters that there is a distinction
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But it matters that there is a distinction on earth for us as believers.
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That there is a distinction on earth for us as believers. it matters that we live out
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On earth for us as believers. it matters that we live out our convictions
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It matters that we live out our convictions and we take god at his word,
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Our convictions and we take god at his word, because he is
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And we take god at his word, because he is who he says he is
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Because he is who he says he is and he's going to do
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Who he says he is and he's going to do what he says he'll do.
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And he's going to do what he says he'll do. and he rewards those
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What he says he'll do. and he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
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And he rewards those who earnestly seek him. and i'm telling you,
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Who earnestly seek him. and i'm telling you, no one is going to ask
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And i'm telling you, no one is going to ask about the hope within you
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No one is going to ask about the hope within you unless they see hope
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About the hope within you unless they see hope all over you.
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Unless they see hope all over you. how do you do that?
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All over you. how do you do that? you live in continual response
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How do you do that? you live in continual response to god's love.
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You live in continual response to god's love. you stand on his word.
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To god's love. you stand on his word. you do what he says
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You stand on his word. you do what he says and you trust
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You do what he says and you trust that he's going to do
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And you trust that he's going to do what he says he'll do.
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That he's going to do what he says he'll do. when was the last time
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What he says he'll do. when was the last time you delighted in the lord?
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When was the last time you delighted in the lord? when was the last time
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You delighted in the lord? when was the last time you dared to dream with god
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When was the last time you dared to dream with god about some
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You dared to dream with god about some of the wonderful things
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About some of the wonderful things he wants to do
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Of the wonderful things he wants to do in and through you?
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He wants to do in and through you? when was the last time
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In and through you? when was the last time you sought god
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When was the last time you sought god just for his face,
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You sought god just for his face, not his hand.
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Just for his face, not his hand. but just because
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Not his hand. but just because you want to be with him?
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But just because you want to be with him? any gift from his hand
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You want to be with him? any gift from his hand pales in comparison
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Any gift from his hand pales in comparison to knowing his heart
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Pales in comparison to knowing his heart because he's our greatest gift
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To knowing his heart because he's our greatest gift and we have him.
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Because he's our greatest gift and we have him. i challenge you,
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And we have him. i challenge you, in these evil days,
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I challenge you, in these evil days, let your walk with god
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In these evil days, let your walk with god be the greatest thing
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Let your walk with god be the greatest thing about you.
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Be the greatest thing about you. let your intimacy with god,
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About you. let your intimacy with god, and your love of his word,
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Let your intimacy with god, and your love of his word, be the most prominent thing
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And your love of his word, be the most prominent thing about you.
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Be the most prominent thing about you. because as you start to enjoy
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About you. because as you start to enjoy the presence of god,
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Because as you start to enjoy the presence of god, as you start to stand
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The presence of god, as you start to stand on the word of god,
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As you start to stand on the word of god, you will be more connected
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On the word of god, you will be more connected to eternity than you are
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You will be more connected to eternity than you are to the things of this world,
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To eternity than you are to the things of this world, and people will see it.
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To the things of this world, and people will see it. people will notice.
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And people will see it. people will notice. there will be a fruit
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People will notice. there will be a fruit in your life
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There will be a fruit in your life and a power on your life
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In your life and a power on your life that is very distinguishable.
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And a power on your life that is very distinguishable. heaven has perfect clarity
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That is very distinguishable. heaven has perfect clarity about who those are
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Heaven has perfect clarity about who those are pretending to be christians
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About who those are pretending to be christians and those who are very serious
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Pretending to be christians and those who are very serious about their faith.
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And those who are very serious about their faith. but the world needs
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About their faith. but the world needs what god has imparted.
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But the world needs what god has imparted. so your walk of faith matters!
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What god has imparted. so your walk of faith matters! delight in the lord.
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So your walk of faith matters! delight in the lord. feed on his faithfulness.
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Delight in the lord. feed on his faithfulness. dwell in the land.
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Feed on his faithfulness. dwell in the land. find ways to serve him,
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Dwell in the land. find ways to serve him, to obey him, to love
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Find ways to serve him, to obey him, to love when it doesn't suit you.
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To obey him, to love when it doesn't suit you. because when you do that,
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When it doesn't suit you. because when you do that, you are shouting
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Because when you do that, you are shouting to a world in need,
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You are shouting to a world in need, this is what god is like.
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To a world in need, this is what god is like. you know, he loved us so much
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This is what god is like. you know, he loved us so much that he sent his son.
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You know, he loved us so much that he sent his son. so as we live as jesus lived,
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That he sent his son. so as we live as jesus lived, people will know
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So as we live as jesus lived, people will know that there is a god in heaven
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People will know that there is a god in heaven who hears us
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That there is a god in heaven who hears us when we cry out to him.
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Who hears us when we cry out to him. he loves us
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When we cry out to him. he loves us and he wants a relationship
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He loves us and he wants a relationship with all of us.
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And he wants a relationship with all of us. so may you live as one
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With all of us. so may you live as one who is spoken for
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So may you live as one who is spoken for and you will see
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Who is spoken for and you will see what god will do.
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Kyle Idleman - Of Sound Mind

August 11, 2025 | S25 E203 | 29:15

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