Louie Giglio - God In The Storm

May 26, 2025 | S25:E141

The pastor and author of “The Comeback” shares his story of entering a turbulent season of life to illustrate God’s promise to bring us through every storm.

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Life Today with James Robison | Louie Giglio - God In The Storm | May 26, 2025

>> i went to bed on a regular night
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Like i have my entire lifetime.
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I woke up at 2:00, with -- thought i was literally dying
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Of a heart attack in that moment.
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And for the next three months, james and betty,
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I was pretty much out of commission.
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My mind basically shut down.
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My brain shut down.
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Announcer: coming up on life today ,
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Pastor/speaker and founder of the passion movement,
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Louie giglio shares about a time
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When he felt like his place in god's story was over.
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James: thank you so much!
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James: thank you so much! thank you!
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James: thank you so much! thank you! welcome to life today .
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Thank you! welcome to life today . i'm thrilled
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Welcome to life today . i'm thrilled to have this opportunity.
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I'm thrilled to have this opportunity. i'm james robison;
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To have this opportunity. i'm james robison; my wife betty
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I'm james robison; my wife betty and i welcome you.
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Louie giglio is with us.
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Louie giglio is with us. if you don't know
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Louie giglio is with us. if you don't know what passion is,
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If you don't know what passion is, and the church that he
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What passion is, and the church that he pastors in the atlanta area,
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And the church that he pastors in the atlanta area, well, check it out.
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Pastors in the atlanta area, well, check it out. go to the web site,
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Well, check it out. go to the web site, we'll tell you how to find it
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Go to the web site, we'll tell you how to find it in a little bit.
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We'll tell you how to find it in a little bit. what he is doing
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In a little bit. what he is doing with young people,
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What he is doing with young people, it has absolutely
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With young people, it has absolutely overflowed coliseums.
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It has absolutely overflowed coliseums. betty and i have
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Overflowed coliseums. betty and i have actually played some of
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Betty and i have actually played some of not only the message
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Actually played some of not only the message that louie delivers,
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Not only the message that louie delivers, and others, but the worship
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That louie delivers, and others, but the worship with students
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And others, but the worship with students and young people,
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With students and young people, and you're literally lifted
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And young people, and you're literally lifted into the presence of the lord.
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And you're literally lifted into the presence of the lord. i mean it is
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Into the presence of the lord. i mean it is absolutely indescribable.
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I mean it is absolutely indescribable. i think you can find
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Absolutely indescribable. i think you can find on their web site -- which
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I think you can find on their web site -- which again, we'll direct you there
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On their web site -- which again, we'll direct you there in just a little while --
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Again, we'll direct you there in just a little while -- you can probably see and visit
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In just a little while -- you can probably see and visit some of these encounters
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You can probably see and visit some of these encounters with the presence of god.
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Called the comeback .
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Called the comeback . now listen to the subheading:
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Now listen to the subheading: it is not too late
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I have an idea it means
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I have an idea it means too far gone, too far down,
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I have an idea it means too far gone, too far down, too far away -- you never are.
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Too far gone, too far down, too far away -- you never are. you cannot escape
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Too far away -- you never are. you cannot escape the limitless boundless love
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You cannot escape the limitless boundless love of god and his grace.
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The limitless boundless love of god and his grace. would you welcome louie giglio
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Of god and his grace. would you welcome louie giglio back to life today ?
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Would you welcome louie giglio back to life today ? louie, good to see you!
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Back to life today ? louie, good to see you! what are you talking about
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Louie, good to see you! what are you talking about when you talk about comeback ?
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What are you talking about when you talk about comeback ? because i think this
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When you talk about comeback ? because i think this is a personal journey
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Because i think this is a personal journey and a personal story and
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Is a personal journey and a personal story and i think it reaches beyond --
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And a personal story and i think it reaches beyond -- there is no question
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I think it reaches beyond -- there is no question it has a lot to do
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There is no question it has a lot to do with what you're doing now
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It has a lot to do with what you're doing now but i think it's something
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With what you're doing now but i think it's something about what went on with you.
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But i think it's something about what went on with you. and i feel like you wanted
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About what went on with you. and i feel like you wanted to share it because
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And i feel like you wanted to share it because you think there are others
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To share it because you think there are others who identify with it
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You think there are others who identify with it who might feel like
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Who identify with it who might feel like they're the only ones
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Who might feel like they're the only ones and maybe it is too late
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They're the only ones and maybe it is too late and too far gone.
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And maybe it is too late and too far gone. am i right about that?
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The book is filled with
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The book is filled with a lot of personal stories
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A lot of personal stories about my life but it is also
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About my life but it is also filled with personal stories
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Filled with personal stories about other real people
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Way out; that's the reason
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Way out; that's the reason i wanted to write the book.
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Way out; that's the reason i wanted to write the book. but all of that was
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I wanted to write the book. but all of that was brought to the surface
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But all of that was brought to the surface by being a pastor.
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Brought to the surface by being a pastor. you don't have to be a pastor
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By being a pastor. you don't have to be a pastor to know that life is hard,
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You don't have to be a pastor to know that life is hard, but when you are a pastor,
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To know that life is hard, but when you are a pastor, you bump up against it
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But when you are a pastor, you bump up against it every single day.
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You bump up against it every single day. the way i like to say it
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Every single day. the way i like to say it is every single person,
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The way i like to say it is every single person, every person watching
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Is every single person, every person watching this show today
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Every person watching this show today is either in a storm,
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This show today is either in a storm, they're just coming out
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Is either in a storm, they're just coming out of a storm, or they're
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They're just coming out of a storm, or they're on their way into a storm.
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Of a storm, or they're on their way into a storm. that's life!
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On their way into a storm. that's life! we don't know what's on
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That's life! we don't know what's on the other side
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We don't know what's on the other side of the next phone call
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The other side of the next phone call we're going to receive.
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Of the next phone call we're going to receive. we don't know what is on
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We're going to receive. we don't know what is on the calendar for us tomorrow.
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We don't know what is on the calendar for us tomorrow. but what we do know is
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The calendar for us tomorrow. but what we do know is jesus said, "in this world,
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But what we do know is jesus said, "in this world, you will have trouble."
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Jesus said, "in this world, you will have trouble." in this world
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You will have trouble." in this world you can guarantee,
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In this world you can guarantee, on a broken planet,
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You can guarantee, on a broken planet, there is going to be hardship
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On a broken planet, there is going to be hardship of every kind.
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There is going to be hardship of every kind. you have walked through that
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Of every kind. you have walked through that with your daughter.
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Walked through that
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Walked through that with people that we love.
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With people that we love. some of it
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Some of it we bring on ourselves,
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We bring on ourselves, and a lot of it
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And a lot of it is just circumstantial.
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Is just circumstantial. we wake up
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Of our lives has changed.
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Of our lives has changed. but at the core
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Of our lives has changed. but at the core of our message,
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But at the core of our message, the reason why we're
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Of our message, the reason why we're on this show today
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The reason why we're on this show today is because of jesus.
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On this show today is because of jesus. and at the core of the story
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Is because of jesus. and at the core of the story of jesus is resurrection;
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And at the core of the story of jesus is resurrection; that it doesn't matter
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Of jesus is resurrection; that it doesn't matter how bad it looks,
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That it doesn't matter how bad it looks, our god is greater.
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How bad it looks, our god is greater. it doesn't matter
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Our god is greater. it doesn't matter how dark the night,
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It doesn't matter how dark the night, god still can see as though
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How dark the night, god still can see as though it were noonday sun
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God still can see as though it were noonday sun and he is ever-present,
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It were noonday sun and he is ever-present, ever-helping,
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And he is ever-present, ever-helping, ever-on-the-scene.
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Ever-helping, ever-on-the-scene. he always has a plan
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Ever-on-the-scene. he always has a plan and he can bring a miracle
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He always has a plan and he can bring a miracle out of nothing.
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And he can bring a miracle out of nothing. that thief on the cross
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Out of nothing. that thief on the cross was a breath away
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That thief on the cross was a breath away from an eternity without god.
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Was a breath away from an eternity without god. jesus, the historians tell us,
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From an eternity without god. jesus, the historians tell us, died on a garbage dump
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Jesus, the historians tell us, died on a garbage dump outside of jerusalem.
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Died on a garbage dump outside of jerusalem. so on a garbage dump,
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Outside of jerusalem. so on a garbage dump, with a few breaths left,
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So on a garbage dump, with a few breaths left, jesus christ
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With a few breaths left, jesus christ intersected the story
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Jesus christ intersected the story of a convicted criminal
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Intersected the story of a convicted criminal and he went to paradise
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Of a convicted criminal and he went to paradise that very day.
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And he went to paradise that very day. this is the story of our god.
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That very day. this is the story of our god. it all comes out
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This is the story of our god. it all comes out of the resurrection story
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It all comes out of the resurrection story of jesus christ.
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Of the resurrection story of jesus christ. you're never too far
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Of jesus christ. you're never too far and it's never too late
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You're never too far and it's never too late for god to intervene
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And it's never too late for god to intervene and to change the story.
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For god to intervene and to change the story. james: how was the importance
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And to change the story. james: how was the importance of this story and all that
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James: how was the importance of this story and all that you try to detail in the book,
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Of this story and all that you try to detail in the book, how was it birthed in you
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You try to detail in the book, how was it birthed in you to the point that you
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How was it birthed in you to the point that you just had to share it
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To the point that you just had to share it for the benefit of others?
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Just had to share it for the benefit of others? louie: well, i've had a lot
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For the benefit of others? louie: well, i've had a lot of difficulty in my life.
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Louie: well, i've had a lot of difficulty in my life. i've been through
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Of difficulty in my life. i've been through debilitating illness
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I've been through debilitating illness with both my parents
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Debilitating illness with both my parents ending up in death.
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With both my parents ending up in death. we've had a lot of storms
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Ending up in death. we've had a lot of storms in life: some physical,
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We've had a lot of storms in life: some physical, literal storms
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In life: some physical, literal storms and passion events
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Literal storms and passion events that are epic,
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And passion events that are epic, and then a lot of
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That are epic, and then a lot of other kinds of storms.
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And then a lot of other kinds of storms. but what i open the book with
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Other kinds of storms. but what i open the book with is just telling the story
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But what i open the book with is just telling the story of what i went into in 2008,
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Is just telling the story of what i went into in 2008, which was a complete
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Of what i went into in 2008, which was a complete mental meltdown.
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Which was a complete mental meltdown. we call it an anxiety attack,
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Mental meltdown. we call it an anxiety attack, panic disorder,
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We call it an anxiety attack, panic disorder, those are all nice terms
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Panic disorder, those are all nice terms we put around it these days
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Those are all nice terms we put around it these days but i went to bed
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We put around it these days but i went to bed on a regular night like
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But i went to bed on a regular night like i have my entire lifetime.
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On a regular night like i have my entire lifetime. i woke up at 2:00 with the
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I have my entire lifetime. i woke up at 2:00 with the thought that i was literally
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In that moment.
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In that moment. for the next three months,
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For the next three months, james and betty, i was
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James and betty, i was pretty much out of commission.
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Pretty much out of commission. my mind
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My mind basically shut down;
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The doctor said
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The doctor said it is like putting
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The doctor said it is like putting the rpm in your car
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It is like putting the rpm in your car in the red zone for too long
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The rpm in your car in the red zone for too long and it gets stuck there
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In the red zone for too long and it gets stuck there and eventually,
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And it gets stuck there and eventually, in self defense, your brain
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And eventually, in self defense, your brain just stops functioning.
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In self defense, your brain just stops functioning. i went through these
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Just stops functioning. i went through these crazy physical symptoms.
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I went through these crazy physical symptoms. i ended up in the
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Crazy physical symptoms. i ended up in the emergency room twice
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I ended up in the emergency room twice in 36 hours.
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Emergency room twice in 36 hours. when you walk into
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In 36 hours. when you walk into an emergency room
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When you walk into an emergency room and at 2:00 in the morning
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An emergency room and at 2:00 in the morning your wife driving you
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And at 2:00 in the morning your wife driving you to the hospital,
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Your wife driving you to the hospital, you're having convulsions
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To the hospital, you're having convulsions that you can't stop,
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You're having convulsions that you can't stop, you can't feel your arm.
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That you can't stop, you can't feel your arm. you walk into the desk,
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You can't feel your arm. you walk into the desk, it's early in the morning
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You walk into the desk, it's early in the morning and there is a waiting room
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It's early in the morning and there is a waiting room full of people.
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And there is a waiting room full of people. the lady said,
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Full of people. the lady said, "may i help you?"
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The lady said, "may i help you?" i said, "i'm 50 years old,
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"may i help you?" i said, "i'm 50 years old, i can't feel my face.
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I said, "i'm 50 years old, i can't feel my face. i don't know
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I can't feel my face. i don't know what's wrong with me."
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I don't know what's wrong with me." she just immediately
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What's wrong with me." she just immediately takes me straight back,
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She just immediately takes me straight back, no paper work, no nothing.
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Takes me straight back, no paper work, no nothing. they hook me up
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No paper work, no nothing. they hook me up to all these tests.
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They hook me up to all these tests. as it turns out, i had nothing
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To all these tests. as it turns out, i had nothing physically wrong with me.
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As it turns out, i had nothing physically wrong with me. but my brain was overwhelmed
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Physically wrong with me. but my brain was overwhelmed with a sense of fear.
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But my brain was overwhelmed with a sense of fear. it could have been
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With a sense of fear. it could have been a root of depression,
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It could have been a root of depression, it could have been
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A root of depression, it could have been all the enemy
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It could have been all the enemy all rolled in there
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All the enemy all rolled in there but the end result was for me,
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All rolled in there but the end result was for me, i wondered if i was ever
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But the end result was for me, i wondered if i was ever going to function again.
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I wondered if i was ever going to function again. after three, four, five months
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Going to function again. after three, four, five months of coming out of this,
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After three, four, five months of coming out of this, i didn't know if i was
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Of coming out of this, i didn't know if i was ever going to preach again,
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I didn't know if i was ever going to preach again, if i was ever going
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Ever going to preach again, if i was ever going to sit down
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If i was ever going to sit down and have a conversation where
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To sit down and have a conversation where my heart didn't feel like
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And have a conversation where my heart didn't feel like it was going to blow out
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My heart didn't feel like it was going to blow out of my chest again,
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It was going to blow out of my chest again, if i was ever going to sleep
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Of my chest again, if i was ever going to sleep through the night again,
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If i was ever going to sleep through the night again, if i was ever going to enter
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Through the night again, if i was ever going to enter into life as i had known it.
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If i was ever going to enter into life as i had known it. i thought i was going crazy.
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Into life as i had known it. i thought i was going crazy. i literally thought
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I thought i was going crazy. i literally thought i was losing my mind.
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I literally thought i was losing my mind. betty: had anything
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I was losing my mind. betty: had anything been going on around you
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Betty: had anything been going on around you that would have set this off?
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Been going on around you that would have set this off? louie: well, absolutely!
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That would have set this off? louie: well, absolutely! there's always
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Louie: well, absolutely! there's always things going on.
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There's always things going on. when you look back,
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Things going on. when you look back, it's a perfect storm for me.
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When you look back, it's a perfect storm for me. we'd finished a world tour
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It's a perfect storm for me. we'd finished a world tour with passion.
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We'd finished a world tour with passion. we'd been in 17 cities
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With passion. we'd been in 17 cities in 16 nations
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We'd been in 17 cities in 16 nations in three months in that year,
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In 16 nations in three months in that year, trusting god for
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In three months in that year, trusting god for six and a half million dollars
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Trusting god for six and a half million dollars to provide for it all.
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Six and a half million dollars to provide for it all. my mom diagnosed
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To provide for it all. my mom diagnosed with parkinson's disease.
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My mom diagnosed with parkinson's disease. there was a global
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With parkinson's disease. there was a global economic meltdown
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There was a global economic meltdown in this particular year.
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Economic meltdown in this particular year. anybody that was middle age
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In this particular year. anybody that was middle age like me felt it.
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Anybody that was middle age like me felt it. middle-age men felt that
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Like me felt it. middle-age men felt that because all of what
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Middle-age men felt that because all of what they had worked for
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Because all of what they had worked for was eroding under them.
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They had worked for was eroding under them. we were in the middle
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Was eroding under them. we were in the middle of a change of home.
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We were in the middle of a change of home. my wife had had her back
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Of a change of home. my wife had had her back go out in sydney
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My wife had had her back go out in sydney on the last of those stops
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Go out in sydney on the last of those stops and had been flat on her back
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On the last of those stops and had been flat on her back for three weeks.
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And had been flat on her back for three weeks. so we planted a church,
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For three weeks. so we planted a church, thank you very much,
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So we planted a church, thank you very much, and when you plant a church,
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Thank you very much, and when you plant a church, you better get ready
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And when you plant a church, you better get ready because the enemy comes at you
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You better get ready because the enemy comes at you a different way
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Because the enemy comes at you a different way when you start shepherding,
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A different way when you start shepherding, caring for this body of christ
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When you start shepherding, caring for this body of christ in a local context.
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Caring for this body of christ in a local context. so all those things
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In a local context. so all those things were pinching in
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So all those things were pinching in but i think underneath it all,
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Were pinching in but i think underneath it all, probably, in hindsight was
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But i think underneath it all, probably, in hindsight was that sense that we all have,
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Probably, in hindsight was that sense that we all have, that somehow i've got
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That sense that we all have, that somehow i've got to shoulder all this.
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That somehow i've got to shoulder all this. i've got to figure out
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To shoulder all this. i've got to figure out how to carry this.
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I've got to figure out how to carry this. i've got to figure out
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How to carry this. i've got to figure out how to make sense of all this.
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I've got to figure out how to make sense of all this. and fear comes
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How to make sense of all this. and fear comes through that door.
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And fear comes through that door. when fear comes
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Through that door. when fear comes through the door,
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When fear comes through the door, bad things happen
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Through the door, bad things happen and the lights usually go out.
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Bad things happen and the lights usually go out. it was amazing that god
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And the lights usually go out. it was amazing that god in grace met me
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It was amazing that god in grace met me at the deepest, deepest point
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In grace met me at the deepest, deepest point of that valley in a really
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At the deepest, deepest point of that valley in a really profound way though and that's
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Of that valley in a really profound way though and that's the turnaround story for me.
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Profound way though and that's the turnaround story for me. james: what happened to you?
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The turnaround story for me. james: what happened to you? how did you get out
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James: what happened to you? how did you get out from under this?
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How did you get out from under this? louie: well,
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From under this? louie: well, for me it was worship.
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The way out for me
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The way out for me and i think it is the way out
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And i think it is the way out for all of us.
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For all of us. remember the scripture
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Remember the scripture where jesus is
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Where jesus is announcing his ministry and
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Announcing his ministry and he quotes the prophet isaiah
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He quotes the prophet isaiah and he says that god gives us
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For the spirit of heaviness.
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For the spirit of heaviness. so whenever we feel
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For the spirit of heaviness. so whenever we feel the tunnel coming or the pit
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So whenever we feel the tunnel coming or the pit coming or the cloud coming
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The tunnel coming or the pit coming or the cloud coming and i learn how many people
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Coming or the cloud coming and i learn how many people live in the way
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And i learn how many people live in the way that i was living.
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Live in the way that i was living. for a little while
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That i was living. for a little while i was on medication
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For a little while i was on medication to sort of reset my mind.
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I was on medication to sort of reset my mind. i would tell people,
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To sort of reset my mind. i would tell people, i'm taking x.
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I would tell people, i'm taking x. "oh, my wife takes that."
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I'm taking x. "oh, my wife takes that." or "my son takes that."
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"oh, my wife takes that." or "my son takes that." or "my cousin takes that."
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Or "my son takes that." or "my cousin takes that." or "i take that."
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Or "my cousin takes that." or "i take that." i was like our whole country
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Or "i take that." i was like our whole country is on some sort of
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I was like our whole country is on some sort of antidepressant right now.
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Is on some sort of antidepressant right now. i think underneath
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Antidepressant right now. i think underneath a lot of that
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I think underneath a lot of that is the fear and the dread
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A lot of that is the fear and the dread the enemy brings to us and
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Is the fear and the dread the enemy brings to us and that's always best combated
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The enemy brings to us and that's always best combated with setting our eyes back
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That's always best combated with setting our eyes back on the greatness
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With setting our eyes back on the greatness and the grandeur of god.
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On the greatness and the grandeur of god. and worship is a way
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And the grandeur of god. and worship is a way that lights up the dark for us
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And worship is a way that lights up the dark for us and it is the way out
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That lights up the dark for us and it is the way out of the tunnel.
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And it is the way out of the tunnel. even psalm 23:
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Of the tunnel. even psalm 23: even though i walk through
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Even psalm 23: even though i walk through the valley of shadow of death,
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Even though i walk through the valley of shadow of death, i will fear no evil.
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The valley of shadow of death, i will fear no evil. and the end of that psalm
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I will fear no evil. and the end of that psalm is a praise;
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And the end of that psalm is a praise; it is a praise to god.
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Is a praise; it is a praise to god. it is putting our focus
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It is a praise to god. it is putting our focus back on god.
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It is putting our focus back on god. so i remember a night
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Back on god. so i remember a night i was laying in bed,
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So i remember a night i was laying in bed, and shelly was there,
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I was laying in bed, and shelly was there, bless her heart.
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And shelly was there, bless her heart. she had just -- she was trying
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Bless her heart. she had just -- she was trying to hold our lives together.
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She had just -- she was trying to hold our lives together. i mean i literally didn't
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To hold our lives together. i mean i literally didn't leave the house a lot of days.
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I mean i literally didn't leave the house a lot of days. i didn't go to work
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Leave the house a lot of days. i didn't go to work a lot of days.
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I didn't go to work a lot of days. i was going to doctors every
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A lot of days. i was going to doctors every day because i thought i had
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I was going to doctors every day because i thought i had something different wrong
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Day because i thought i had something different wrong with me every day because
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Something different wrong with me every day because my body was all out of whack.
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With me every day because my body was all out of whack. i remember this night
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My body was all out of whack. i remember this night i went to bed,
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I remember this night i went to bed, i knew 2:00 was coming; 2:00
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I went to bed, i knew 2:00 was coming; 2:00 was the cloud and the dread.
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I knew 2:00 was coming; 2:00 was the cloud and the dread. that night it came
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Was the cloud and the dread. that night it came and i woke up and i was
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That night it came and i woke up and i was so broken down by it all
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And i woke up and i was so broken down by it all because there wasn't a fix.
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So broken down by it all because there wasn't a fix. we're months in now,
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Because there wasn't a fix. we're months in now, there wasn't a quick change.
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We're months in now, there wasn't a quick change. guys want things to change
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There wasn't a quick change. guys want things to change in a hurry and people
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Like you and me,
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Like you and me, we want something to change,
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We want something to change, we want to go see somebody,
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We want to go see somebody, we want to take something,
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We want to take something, we want it to be over --
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We want it to be over -- and i was broken down.
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And i was broken down. i remember just saying,
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One more night.
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One more night. i cannot do this
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One more night. i cannot do this one more night."
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I cannot do this one more night." we've prayed.
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One more night." we've prayed. everyone's prayed.
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We've prayed. everyone's prayed. we believe. we fasted.
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Everyone's prayed. we believe. we fasted. trust me, we've claimed
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We believe. we fasted. trust me, we've claimed every bible promise we know.
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Trust me, we've claimed every bible promise we know. people were
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Every bible promise we know. people were covering us in prayer
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People were covering us in prayer but nothing was changing.
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Covering us in prayer but nothing was changing. i said, "god, i can't
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But nothing was changing. i said, "god, i can't do this another night."
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I said, "god, i can't do this another night." then i just thought back
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Do this another night." then i just thought back to a time in my life which
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Then i just thought back to a time in my life which was another deep dark hole
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To a time in my life which was another deep dark hole way back due to some other
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Was another deep dark hole way back due to some other circumstances in our family
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Way back due to some other circumstances in our family and i remember job: the lord
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Circumstances in our family and i remember job: the lord gives songs in the night.
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And i remember job: the lord gives songs in the night. i said, "god, if you will
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Gives songs in the night. i said, "god, if you will give me a song tonight,
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I said, "god, if you will give me a song tonight, i'll sing it to you."
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Give me a song tonight, i'll sing it to you." and just out of my heart,
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I'll sing it to you." and just out of my heart, i don't know
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And just out of my heart, i don't know where it came from,
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I don't know where it came from, came this little chorus:
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Where it came from, came this little chorus: be still, there is a healer.
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Came this little chorus: be still, there is a healer. his love is deeper
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Be still, there is a healer. his love is deeper than the sea.
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His love is deeper than the sea. his mercy is unfailing.
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Than the sea. his mercy is unfailing. his arms a fortress,
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His mercy is unfailing. his arms a fortress, a refuge for the weak.
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His arms a fortress, a refuge for the weak. and a melody came
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A refuge for the weak. and a melody came and i just started
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And a melody came and i just started singing it up to god.
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And i just started singing it up to god. i just remember lifting
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Singing it up to god. i just remember lifting my hands up in the bed
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I just remember lifting my hands up in the bed at 2:00 in the morning
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My hands up in the bed at 2:00 in the morning and i just said,
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At 2:00 in the morning and i just said, "be still, there is a healer.
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And i just said, "be still, there is a healer. his love is deeper
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"be still, there is a healer. his love is deeper than the sea is.
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His love is deeper than the sea is. his mercy is unending
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Than the sea is. his mercy is unending and his arms are a fortress
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His mercy is unending and his arms are a fortress for the weak."
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And his arms are a fortress for the weak." i remember just singing
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For the weak." i remember just singing that until morning.
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I remember just singing that until morning. i just stayed
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That until morning. i just stayed on that little thought
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I just stayed on that little thought all night long until morning.
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On that little thought all night long until morning. and the next day, guess what?
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All night long until morning. and the next day, guess what? i woke up, nothing changed.
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And the next day, guess what? i woke up, nothing changed. but when i went to bed
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I woke up, nothing changed. but when i went to bed the next night.
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But when i went to bed the next night. i said, if 2:00 comes
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The next night. i said, if 2:00 comes and the cloud comes,
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I said, if 2:00 comes and the cloud comes, i've got a song for 2:00
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And the cloud comes, i've got a song for 2:00 and i've got a song
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I've got a song for 2:00 and i've got a song for the cloud.
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And i've got a song for the cloud. so the next night, 2:00 came,
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But the song came
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But the song came and the progression was
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And the progression was cloud/song, cloud/song.
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Cloud/song, cloud/song. but then it was
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Then it was song, song,
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Then it was song, song, song, song/cloud.
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Then it was song, song, song, song/cloud. then it was song,
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Song, song/cloud. then it was song, maybe a cloud,
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Then it was song, maybe a cloud, and then it was song.
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Maybe a cloud, and then it was song. i'm not going to say today
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And then it was song. i'm not going to say today because it wouldn't be honest
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I'm not going to say today because it wouldn't be honest if i didn't say this
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Because it wouldn't be honest if i didn't say this somehow now after going
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If i didn't say this somehow now after going through that that anxiety,
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Somehow now after going through that that anxiety, that sense of that panic,
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Through that that anxiety, that sense of that panic, it's somewhere over
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That sense of that panic, it's somewhere over in left field and i'm
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It's somewhere over in left field and i'm somewhere up at third base.
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In left field and i'm somewhere up at third base. but i know now
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Somewhere up at third base. but i know now when it starts coming, i know
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But i know now when it starts coming, i know that i'm not going crazy.
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When it starts coming, i know that i'm not going crazy. if anybody is watching
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That i'm not going crazy. if anybody is watching this today and you're like,
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If anybody is watching this today and you're like, "i know exactly what
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This today and you're like, "i know exactly what you're talking about.
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"i know exactly what you're talking about. i've been through this."
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You're talking about. i've been through this." i want to tell you two things.
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I've been through this." i want to tell you two things. number one: you're not crazy.
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I want to tell you two things. number one: you're not crazy. that's what the enemy
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Number one: you're not crazy. that's what the enemy is going to tell you,
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That's what the enemy is going to tell you, "you're crazy
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Is going to tell you, "you're crazy and losing your mind."
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"you're crazy and losing your mind." you're not crazy.
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And losing your mind." you're not crazy. a lot of people have been
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You're not crazy. a lot of people have been where you've been.
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A lot of people have been where you've been. but the second thing
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Where you've been. but the second thing i want you to know is
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But the second thing i want you to know is that god is in that moment
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I want you to know is that god is in that moment with you right now, and he's
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That god is in that moment with you right now, and he's going to bring you through.
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With you right now, and he's going to bring you through. he is committed to
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Going to bring you through. he is committed to the process of bringing you
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He is committed to the process of bringing you all the way through.
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The process of bringing you all the way through. it doesn't happen
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All the way through. it doesn't happen in neat tidy little stories
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It doesn't happen in neat tidy little stories because that's somewhere
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In neat tidy little stories because that's somewhere still over there
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Because that's somewhere still over there and a set of circumstances
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Still over there and a set of circumstances can make me sense
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And a set of circumstances can make me sense that coming again but
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Can make me sense that coming again but i know now that's not real.
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That coming again but i know now that's not real. i'm not dying.
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I know now that's not real. i'm not dying. i'm not dying --
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I'm not dying. i'm not dying -- thank you very much -- that
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I'm not dying -- thank you very much -- that i'm not going to die tonight.
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Thank you very much -- that i'm not going to die tonight. that is the enemy
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I'm not going to die tonight. that is the enemy coming at me.
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That is the enemy coming at me. i'm going to turn
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Coming at me. i'm going to turn my eyes on god.
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I'm going to turn my eyes on god. i'm going to set
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My eyes on god. i'm going to set my focus again on god.
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I'm going to set my focus again on god. i'm going to renew my worship
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My focus again on god. i'm going to renew my worship again in god.
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I'm going to renew my worship again in god. i'm telling you,
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Again in god. i'm telling you, it is a miracle to me
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I'm telling you, it is a miracle to me that eight years later --
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It is a miracle to me that eight years later -- james: i can tell!
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That eight years later -- james: i can tell! louie: but eight years later
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James: i can tell! louie: but eight years later that i'm in the light
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Louie: but eight years later that i'm in the light because there is a day
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That i'm in the light because there is a day in that tunnel
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Because there is a day in that tunnel where you think, i'm never
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In that tunnel where you think, i'm never coming out of the dark.
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Where you think, i'm never coming out of the dark. james: don't you
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Coming out of the dark. james: don't you appreciate the journey
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James: don't you appreciate the journey and what you've heard?
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Appreciate the journey and what you've heard? you've shared this in detail
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And what you've heard? you've shared this in detail but you broke it out
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Where the reader could go
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Where the reader could go on that journey
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Where the reader could go on that journey and reach that place
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On that journey and reach that place where you are in his presence
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And reach that place where you are in his presence and you're beginning
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Where you are in his presence and you're beginning to experience
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The manifestation of that
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The manifestation of that presence and that power.
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The manifestation of that presence and that power. i want you to tell us
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Presence and that power. i want you to tell us how to go to the web site
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I want you to tell us how to go to the web site and how we can learn
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How to go to the web site and how we can learn about passion and the things
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And how we can learn about passion and the things that you have available
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About passion and the things that you have available to help people, as well as
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That you have available to help people, as well as the book or other material.
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To help people, as well as the book or other material. by the way, i would suggest
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The book or other material. by the way, i would suggest that you go online or you go
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By the way, i would suggest that you go online or you go to the bookstores right now
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That you go online or you go to the bookstores right now and get the book.
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To the bookstores right now and get the book. not just because
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And get the book. not just because you may find hope
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Not just because you may find hope but you know someone
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You may find hope but you know someone who desperately needs
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But you know someone who desperately needs what louie shares here
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Who desperately needs what louie shares here and he shares it
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What louie shares here and he shares it in a very effective manner
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And he shares it in a very effective manner just like you heard him
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In a very effective manner just like you heard him pouring out his love to you,
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Just like you heard him pouring out his love to you, talking to you right there
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Pouring out his love to you, talking to you right there because he knows
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Talking to you right there because he knows there is this hope
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Because he knows there is this hope and help available.
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There is this hope and help available. so get this and pass it on.
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And help available. so get this and pass it on. but when are the next
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So get this and pass it on. but when are the next big passion events?
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But when are the next big passion events? is it early next year?
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Big passion events? is it early next year? louie: yes. so passion
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Is it early next year? louie: yes. so passion is a gathering
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Louie: yes. so passion is a gathering for 18-25 year olds
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Is a gathering for 18-25 year olds and their leaders,
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Passionconferences.com
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Passionconferences.com is the best place to find all
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Is the best place to find all the information on passion.
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The information on passion. if you've got university-age
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If you've got university-age young people,
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Young people, as children or grandchildren,
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As children or grandchildren, you need to buy them a ticket
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You need to buy them a ticket and send them an e-mail
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And send them an e-mail and tell them that
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And tell them that they're going to go.
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They're going to go. and if you're in that
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And if you're in that age group, please come.
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Age group, please come. the other web site is
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The other web site is passioncitychurch.com
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Passioncitychurch.com and that's where
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And that's where all the messages
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All the messages from sunday to sunday are
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From sunday to sunday are if people just want to tap in
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If people just want to tap in to what we're doing
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James: thank you.
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James: thank you. would you say thanks to louie?
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James: thank you. would you say thanks to louie? what a great blessing he is!
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Would you say thanks to louie? what a great blessing he is! the book will be a blessing.
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What a great blessing he is! the book will be a blessing. louie, our audience
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The book will be a blessing. louie, our audience and our viewers --
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Louie, our audience and our viewers -- and by the way,
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And our viewers -- and by the way, if you feel like,
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"i am where he was talking."
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"i am where he was talking." you see that phone number?
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"i am where he was talking." you see that phone number? there is someone waiting
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You see that phone number? there is someone waiting to pray with you,
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There is someone waiting to pray with you, to agree with you
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To pray with you, to agree with you into that point of praise
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To agree with you into that point of praise and release and healing.
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Into that point of praise and release and healing. don't hesitate to call.
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And release and healing. don't hesitate to call. that number is paid for
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Don't hesitate to call. that number is paid for by love, the love of god
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That number is paid for by love, the love of god through people who care
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By love, the love of god through people who care about you and say, "just call
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Through people who care about you and say, "just call no matter where you are."
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About you and say, "just call no matter where you are." so if you need someone
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No matter where you are." so if you need someone to agree in prayer with you,
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So if you need someone to agree in prayer with you, don't hesitate to call.
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To agree in prayer with you, don't hesitate to call. louie, our viewers
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Don't hesitate to call. louie, our viewers love to extend
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The hands of jesus literally.
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The hands of jesus literally. if we're the body of christ
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The hands of jesus literally. if we're the body of christ and i know you try
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If we're the body of christ and i know you try to tell these students,
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And i know you try to tell these students, "you're the body of christ"
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To tell these students, "you're the body of christ" so let's get on with
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"you're the body of christ" so let's get on with expressing him as who he is.
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So let's get on with expressing him as who he is. by the way,
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Expressing him as who he is. by the way, we have to do it collectively
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By the way, we have to do it collectively because no one of us
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We have to do it collectively because no one of us have all the aspects
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Because no one of us have all the aspects of what he has in his body;
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Have all the aspects of what he has in his body; we've got to connect.
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Of what he has in his body; we've got to connect. we've got to have
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We've got to connect. we've got to have each member connected.
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We've got to have each member connected. well, what we do is we extend
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Each member connected. well, what we do is we extend effectively the hands of jesus
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Well, what we do is we extend effectively the hands of jesus and we express his love
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Effectively the hands of jesus and we express his love in a way that totally
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And we express his love in a way that totally changes everything.
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Here's what we want you to do.
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We want you to give life
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To those children.
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We will maintain those
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Literal malnutrition clinics
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As a last resort
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Because of love.
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What we're trying to do
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Is to join the missionaries
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Who have found
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The famished areas
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Of great need
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And they have established
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A feeding center there
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Where we can feed them,
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Where we take
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These orange bowls like this
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That you thought up
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Because you didn't want them
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Bringing tin cans
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And plastic bags,
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And the food burning
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Through the bags
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And having an old dirty can,
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You said, "let's give them
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Heat-resistant bowls."
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We want to feed them out there
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Where we found them.
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If we catch them there, betty,
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They never end up
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At the malnutrition clinic,
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The last resort.
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Now think about this:
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$30, $50, $100
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Enables us to feed three,
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Five, or ten children
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For the next months.
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So there is a level
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At which you can join.
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Lifetoday.org,
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Use your bankcard,
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Let them see the love
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>> hi, i'm jordan rubin, and for over two decades,
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My wife nicki and i have been supporting the ministries of life.
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With any gift to mission feeding,
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You will transform the lives of 350,000 children in africa
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With your gift, you'll receive a powerful wellness bundle,
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Transform the lives of thousands
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And your own family. do it today.
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James: you extend the hands
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James: you extend the hands of love to these children
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James: you extend the hands of love to these children in desperate need --
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Of love to these children in desperate need -- and i think you're
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In desperate need -- and i think you're anxious to do it -- and
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And i think you're anxious to do it -- and you believe you know someone
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Anxious to do it -- and you believe you know someone that needs this story that
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You believe you know someone that needs this story that louie tells so effectively,
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That needs this story that louie tells so effectively, his journey, into the presence
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Louie tells so effectively, his journey, into the presence and liberty and freedom
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His journey, into the presence and liberty and freedom and healing power of god --
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And liberty and freedom and healing power of god -- you need it or you know
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And healing power of god -- you need it or you know somebody who does,
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You need it or you know somebody who does, we'll gladly send you the book
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Somebody who does, we'll gladly send you the book just to say thank you for
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We'll gladly send you the book just to say thank you for helping us share god's love
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Just to say thank you for helping us share god's love in desperate situations.
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Helping us share god's love in desperate situations. would you join us
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In desperate situations. would you join us in saying thanks to louie?
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Would you join us in saying thanks to louie? thank you
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In saying thanks to louie? thank you for all you're doing!
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Thank you for all you're doing! bless you! bless passion!
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For all you're doing! bless you! bless passion! thank you
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Bless you! bless passion! thank you for watching life today .
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Thank you for watching life today . please encourage others
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For watching life today . please encourage others to watch life today
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Please encourage others to watch life today and share life today !
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Kyle: fulfilling purpose
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Kyle: fulfilling purpose is a hot topic these days.
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Is a hot topic these days. you can find
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You can find countless books, sermons,
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Countless books, sermons, conferences, and courses
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Conferences, and courses that sell the steps to it.
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That god has specific plans
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That god has specific plans for specific people,
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That god has specific plans for specific people, it's also clear
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For specific people, it's also clear that god's plans
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It's also clear that god's plans are fulfilled naturally
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That god's plans are fulfilled naturally as someone remains true
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Are fulfilled naturally as someone remains true to themselves.
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As someone remains true to themselves. you see, our differences
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To themselves. you see, our differences orient us toward our purpose.
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You see, our differences orient us toward our purpose. plus, as the bible assures,
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Orient us toward our purpose. plus, as the bible assures, god directs our steps.
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Plus, as the bible assures, god directs our steps. this means that purpose
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God directs our steps. this means that purpose just happens.
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This means that purpose just happens. let me show you.
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Just happens. let me show you. first, your differences
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Let me show you. first, your differences lead you to others like you.
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First, your differences lead you to others like you. that's what happened
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Lead you to others like you. that's what happened with matthew.
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That's what happened with matthew. he was a jewish tax collector.
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With matthew. he was a jewish tax collector. and those two identities,
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He was a jewish tax collector. and those two identities, jewish and tax collector,
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And those two identities, jewish and tax collector, weren't supposed
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Jewish and tax collector, weren't supposed to go together.
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Weren't supposed to go together. to be one was to be
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To go together. to be one was to be a traitor and a cheater,
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To be one was to be a traitor and a cheater, a sinner of the highest order.
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A traitor and a cheater, a sinner of the highest order. matthew wasn't hiding
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A sinner of the highest order. matthew wasn't hiding his profession
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Matthew wasn't hiding his profession when jesus recruited him
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His profession when jesus recruited him to be one of his disciples.
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When jesus recruited him to be one of his disciples. no, he was in
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To be one of his disciples. no, he was in the middle of it.
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No, he was in the middle of it. but, what the religious saw
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The middle of it. but, what the religious saw as a scandal,
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But, what the religious saw as a scandal, jesus saw as an opportunity.
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As a scandal, jesus saw as an opportunity. now, i don't believe that god
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Jesus saw as an opportunity. now, i don't believe that god created matthew as a cheat,
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Now, i don't believe that god created matthew as a cheat, in the same way
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Created matthew as a cheat, in the same way i don't believe
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In the same way i don't believe that god creates anyone
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I don't believe that god creates anyone for any sinful profession.
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That god creates anyone for any sinful profession. but matthew is a great example
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For any sinful profession. but matthew is a great example of how god repurposes
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But matthew is a great example of how god repurposes someone's past
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Of how god repurposes someone's past to relate his goodness
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Someone's past to relate his goodness to others who have
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To relate his goodness to others who have a similar story.
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To others who have a similar story. that's the first of many ways
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A similar story. that's the first of many ways that god used him.
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That's the first of many ways that god used him. after being chosen,
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That god used him. after being chosen, matthew immediately
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After being chosen, matthew immediately invited jesus
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Matthew immediately invited jesus to a dinner party
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Invited jesus to a dinner party where many tax collectors
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To a dinner party where many tax collectors and sinners
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Where many tax collectors and sinners were introduced to him.
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And sinners were introduced to him. your story has the same power
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Were introduced to him. your story has the same power to introduce people
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Your story has the same power to introduce people to the loving goodness of god.
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To introduce people to the loving goodness of god. that's him working
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To the loving goodness of god. that's him working with human nature.
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That's him working with human nature. we naturally attract
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With human nature. we naturally attract and relate to others like us.
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We naturally attract and relate to others like us. your differences also
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And relate to others like us. your differences also have a way of taking you
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Your differences also have a way of taking you where god wants you.
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Have a way of taking you where god wants you. consider the apostle paul.
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Where god wants you. consider the apostle paul. zealous is how
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Consider the apostle paul. zealous is how he described himself.
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Zealous is how he described himself. after his dramatic conversion
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He described himself. after his dramatic conversion from persecutor to christian,
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After his dramatic conversion from persecutor to christian, his life changed profoundly.
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From persecutor to christian, his life changed profoundly. yes!
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His life changed profoundly. yes! his thinking changed.
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Yes! his thinking changed. his desires changed.
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His thinking changed. his desires changed. his attitude changed.
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His desires changed. his attitude changed. but his over-the-top
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His attitude changed. but his over-the-top personality didn't,
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But his over-the-top personality didn't, and for good reason.
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Personality didn't, and for good reason. part of it
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And for good reason. part of it was paul's stubbornness
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Part of it was paul's stubbornness that caused him to focus
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Was paul's stubbornness that caused him to focus his efforts on the gentiles
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That caused him to focus his efforts on the gentiles rather than the jews.
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His efforts on the gentiles rather than the jews. and when he did, he realized
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He was to reach them
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He was to reach them all along.
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All along. you see,
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You see, as a mosaic law scholar
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As a mosaic law scholar who was classically
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Paul was gifted
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Paul was gifted to teach scripture in a way
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Paul was gifted to teach scripture in a way that greeks could understand.
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To teach scripture in a way that greeks could understand. his background also gave him
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That greeks could understand. his background also gave him roman citizenship
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His background also gave him roman citizenship which opened many doors
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Roman citizenship which opened many doors in that world.
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Which opened many doors in that world. so, do you see?
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In that world. so, do you see? god used every aspect
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So, do you see? god used every aspect of paul's life,
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God used every aspect of paul's life, even his rough edges,
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Of paul's life, even his rough edges, to accomplish
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Even his rough edges, to accomplish what he was born to do.
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To accomplish what he was born to do. god will do the same with you.
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What he was born to do. god will do the same with you. your personality,
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God will do the same with you. your personality, your pedigree,
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Your personality, your pedigree, your style, your story:
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Your pedigree, your style, your story: they all play a role
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Your style, your story: they all play a role in your plan.
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They all play a role in your plan. together they have
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In your plan. together they have a unique power to reflect god
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Together they have a unique power to reflect god to people who need to see him.
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A unique power to reflect god to people who need to see him. that's incredible purpose.
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To people who need to see him. that's incredible purpose. but i propose that there is
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That's incredible purpose. but i propose that there is at least one more way
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But i propose that there is at least one more way god might use
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At least one more way god might use your differences,
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God might use your differences, and that's to shock people.
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Your differences, and that's to shock people. allow me to explain:
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And that's to shock people. allow me to explain: religious people
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Allow me to explain: religious people tend to believe that they
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Religious people tend to believe that they have god figured out.
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Tend to believe that they have god figured out. many are so sure
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Have god figured out. many are so sure about who he'll use
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Many are so sure about who he'll use and who he won't:
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About who he'll use and who he won't: who's in and who's out.
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And who he won't: who's in and who's out. it seems that god
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Who's in and who's out. it seems that god enjoys shattering
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It seems that god enjoys shattering their expectations though.
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Enjoys shattering their expectations though. the apostle paul's
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Their expectations though. the apostle paul's young missionary partner,
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The apostle paul's young missionary partner, timothy,
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Young missionary partner, timothy, he's my favorite
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Timothy, he's my favorite example of this.
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He's my favorite example of this. do you know timothy's story?
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Example of this. do you know timothy's story? he helped paul reach
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Do you know timothy's story? he helped paul reach the gentiles in a huge way.
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He helped paul reach the gentiles in a huge way. yet, many would have
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The gentiles in a huge way. yet, many would have never considered him
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Yet, many would have never considered him qualified to do so,
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Never considered him qualified to do so, because of the way
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Qualified to do so, because of the way he was born.
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Because of the way he was born. his mother was jewish
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He was born. his mother was jewish and his father was greek,
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His mother was jewish and his father was greek, and that was a big no-no
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And his father was greek, and that was a big no-no in those days.
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And that was a big no-no in those days. religious rules barred him
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In those days. religious rules barred him from many things,
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Religious rules barred him from many things, like being educated
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From many things, like being educated with other jewish boys
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Like being educated with other jewish boys and participating
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With other jewish boys and participating in jewish festivals.
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And participating in jewish festivals. he was different.
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In jewish festivals. he was different. human wisdom
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He was different. human wisdom would have suggested
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Human wisdom would have suggested a more mainstream candidate
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Would have suggested a more mainstream candidate to help paul.
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A more mainstream candidate to help paul. but god had a different idea.
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To help paul. but god had a different idea. at a time when people
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But god had a different idea. at a time when people were still arguing over food
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At a time when people were still arguing over food and ceremonial laws,
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Were still arguing over food and ceremonial laws, god chose someone
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And ceremonial laws, god chose someone whose very existence
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God chose someone whose very existence broke their rules.
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Whose very existence broke their rules. god used timothy
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Broke their rules. god used timothy to advance the church.
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God used timothy to advance the church. friend, your differences
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To advance the church. friend, your differences could be part of god's plan
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Friend, your differences could be part of god's plan to do the same today.
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Could be part of god's plan to do the same today. consider that you are molded
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To do the same today. consider that you are molded to break a mold.
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Consider that you are molded to break a mold. maybe, just maybe,
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To break a mold. maybe, just maybe, your life was meant
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Maybe, just maybe, your life was meant to express how god chooses
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Your life was meant to express how god chooses and uses people
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To express how god chooses and uses people that people never think
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And uses people that people never think he would.
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That people never think he would. that's huge purpose.
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He would. that's huge purpose. whatever the case,
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That's huge purpose. whatever the case, this is certain,
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Whatever the case, this is certain, you were designed
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This is certain, you were designed to be different.
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You were designed to be different. embrace that.
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To be different. embrace that. being your authentic,
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Embrace that. being your authentic, god-made self
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Being your authentic, god-made self naturally takes you
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God-made self naturally takes you where striving never could.
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At life outreach, we believe in making
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A lasting impact on your life and the lives of others.
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Through life planning services,
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We offer estate planning and giving solutions
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That provide tax advantages, income, and the satisfaction
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Of supporting a cause close to your heart.
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With options like bequests, charitable gift annuities,
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And ira rollovers, you can chart a purposeful path,
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Creating a legacy of love and hope
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For future generations.
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Visit life planning services today.
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>> i opted to take my life.
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I jumped head first out of a third-story loft window.
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Rob decker was falsely accused of rape and attempted murder,
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But god showed up!
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>> life today is made possible by the supporters of life outreach international.
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Your gift will be used exclusively for the exempt purposes of life .
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The ministry features specific outreaches
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As examples of the programs it supports and conducts.
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Gifts are considered to be without restriction
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As to use unless explicitly stipulated by the donor.
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The ministry is a member of the e.c.f.a.
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Louie Giglio - God In The Storm

May 26, 2025 | S25:E141

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