Robert Jeffress - Jesus Revealed

May 14, 2026 | 27:29

The pastor examines the roles of Jesus Christ from past to present and future.

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Life Today with James Robison | Robert Jeffress - Jesus Revealed | May 14, 2026

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>> it's like taking a light
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And putting a lampshade over it.
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It veils the brightness of the light.
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When we see christ come back again,
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The lampshade is going to be removed,
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And we'll see jesus fully in his role of
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Prophet, king, messiah, lord.
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And that ought to be a great comfort to us.
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That's what we long for.
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Robert jeffress focuses on the one who is revealed
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In the prophetic events of the end times .
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James: well, we're beginning
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James: well, we're beginning a meeting with friends.
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James: well, we're beginning a meeting with friends. that is you, my wife betty,
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A meeting with friends. that is you, my wife betty, and me as your friend,
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That is you, my wife betty, and me as your friend, and one of our
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And me as your friend, and one of our favorite people,
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Dr. robert jeffress,
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Dr. robert jeffress, first baptist dallas.
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Dr. robert jeffress, first baptist dallas. first baptist dallas was
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First baptist dallas. first baptist dallas was a famous church to me.
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First baptist dallas was a famous church to me. i went and knelt
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A famous church to me. i went and knelt when i was 18,
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I went and knelt when i was 18, and i'd never preached
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When i was 18, and i'd never preached since god had called me
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And i'd never preached since god had called me to preach.
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Since god had called me to preach. but i knelt down
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To preach. but i knelt down at dr. truitt's pulpit,
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But i knelt down at dr. truitt's pulpit, and dr. criswell's.
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At dr. truitt's pulpit, and dr. criswell's. i went in there at night,
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And dr. criswell's. i went in there at night, the building was open.
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I went in there at night, the building was open. i was the only one
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The building was open. i was the only one in there, of course.
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I was the only one in there, of course. surprised it was open.
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In there, of course. surprised it was open. and i prayed god, please
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Surprised it was open. and i prayed god, please let me preach maybe someday
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And i prayed god, please let me preach maybe someday in a church like this,
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Let me preach maybe someday in a church like this, because i'd never preached.
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In a church like this, because i'd never preached. i remember i wept.
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Because i'd never preached. i remember i wept. and then i remember i stood
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I remember i wept. and then i remember i stood in that pulpit
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And then i remember i stood in that pulpit and preached a lot.
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In that pulpit and preached a lot. you and i have come
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And preached a lot. you and i have come together for a reason.
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You and i have come together for a reason. i think that even in
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Together for a reason. i think that even in these days, the last days,
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I think that even in these days, the last days, our last days, i'm in my 80s
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These days, the last days, our last days, i'm in my 80s and you haven't
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Our last days, i'm in my 80s and you haven't even reached your 70s.
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And you haven't even reached your 70s. you're still just such a kid!
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Even reached your 70s. you're still just such a kid! anyway, the thing is that
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You're still just such a kid! anyway, the thing is that jesus must be revealed
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Anyway, the thing is that jesus must be revealed clearly these days.
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Jesus must be revealed clearly these days. we can have
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Clearly these days. we can have the greatest ingathering
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We can have the greatest ingathering in the history of the world.
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The greatest ingathering in the history of the world. you've written a book here
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In the history of the world. you've written a book here that i think you could take
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You've written a book here that i think you could take the chapter titles
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That i think you could take the chapter titles and go down: "jesus,
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The chapter titles and go down: "jesus, the subject of prophecy,
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And go down: "jesus, the subject of prophecy, the messiah."
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The subject of prophecy, the messiah." "jesus the prophet,
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The messiah." "jesus the prophet, the lamb, the conqueror,
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"jesus the prophet, the lamb, the conqueror, or the king."
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The lamb, the conqueror, or the king." "jesus the judge."
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"jesus the lord."
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"jesus the lord." "jesus our friend."
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"jesus the lord." "jesus our friend." don't you miss that!
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"jesus our friend." don't you miss that! would you like to touch
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Don't you miss that! would you like to touch on some of those chapters?
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Would you like to touch on some of those chapters? dr. jeffress: for those
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Who may have missed
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Who may have missed the last program, this book
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Who may have missed the last program, this book jesus revealed in
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The last program, this book jesus revealed in the ██ end times is something
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Jesus revealed in the ██ end times is something i've never done before.
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Written books, and
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Written books, and taught seminary classes
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Taught seminary classes on the book of revelation
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On the book of revelation and end time prophecies.
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And end time prophecies. i don't think you can
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I don't think you can understand the bible
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Understand the bible if you don't understand
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Because it's filled
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Because it's filled on every page of scripture
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Because it's filled on every page of scripture with the same message:
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On every page of scripture with the same message: jesus is coming back again.
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With the same message: jesus is coming back again. but i've always approached
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Jesus is coming back again. but i've always approached the end times by looking
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But i've always approached the end times by looking at the events of
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The end times by looking at the events of the end times: the rapture,
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At the events of the end times: the rapture, the tribulation,
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The end times: the rapture, the tribulation, the second coming,
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The tribulation, the second coming, the millennium,
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The second coming, the millennium, and all of this,
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The millennium, and all of this, which is all-important.
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And all of this, which is all-important. but really, bible prophecy
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Which is all-important. but really, bible prophecy is not about just what
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But really, bible prophecy is not about just what is coming, it's who is coming.
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Is not about just what is coming, it's who is coming. in the end,
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Is coming, it's who is coming. in the end, it's all about him.
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In the end, it's all about him. you look in the book
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It's all about him. you look in the book of revelation, it's titled
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You look in the book of revelation, it's titled the revelation,
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Of revelation, it's titled the revelation, literally the unveiling
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The revelation, literally the unveiling of jesus christ.
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Literally the unveiling of jesus christ. it's about who jesus is.
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Of jesus christ. it's about who jesus is. i have discovered
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It's about who jesus is. i have discovered in writing this book,
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I have discovered in writing this book, i didn't know this,
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In writing this book, i didn't know this, i should have known it, but
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I didn't know this, i should have known it, but jesus is the most portrayed
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I should have known it, but jesus is the most portrayed human character in literature,
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Jesus is the most portrayed human character in literature, in movies, and paintings,
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Human character in literature, in movies, and paintings, anywhere.
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In movies, and paintings, anywhere. he is the most portrayed
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Anywhere. he is the most portrayed person.
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He is the most portrayed person. yet, all of the portrayals
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Person. yet, all of the portrayals about jesus are
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Yet, all of the portrayals about jesus are of his first coming:
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About jesus are of his first coming: the baby in the manger,
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Of his first coming: the baby in the manger, kneeling by
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The baby in the manger, kneeling by the rock of gethsemane,
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Kneeling by the rock of gethsemane, hanging on a cross.
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The rock of gethsemane, hanging on a cross. very few pictures are
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Hanging on a cross. very few pictures are of jesus as he is
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Very few pictures are of jesus as he is at his second coming.
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Of jesus as he is at his second coming. contrary to people's
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At his second coming. contrary to people's thoughts, jesus wasn't
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Contrary to people's thoughts, jesus wasn't this little wimpy rabbi who
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Thoughts, jesus wasn't this little wimpy rabbi who went around the countryside
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This little wimpy rabbi who went around the countryside saying nice things to people.
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Went around the countryside saying nice things to people. he was the king of kings
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Saying nice things to people. he was the king of kings and lord of lords.
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He was the king of kings and lord of lords. but in his first coming,
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And lord of lords. but in his first coming, many of his attributes
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But in his first coming, many of his attributes weren't done away with,
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Many of his attributes weren't done away with, they were hidden,
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Weren't done away with, they were hidden, they were veiled.
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They were hidden, they were veiled. he voluntarily hid
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They were veiled. he voluntarily hid some of his attributes.
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He voluntarily hid some of his attributes. when his disciples said,
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Some of his attributes. when his disciples said, "lord, when are you coming?
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When his disciples said, "lord, when are you coming? when will
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"lord, when are you coming? when will the son of man come?"
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When will the son of man come?" he said, "no man knows,
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The son of man come?" he said, "no man knows, including the son of man.
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He said, "no man knows, including the son of man. only god the father knows."
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Including the son of man. only god the father knows." that's puzzled me.
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Only god the father knows." that's puzzled me. but jesus had his omniscience
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That's puzzled me. but jesus had his omniscience veiled temporarily.
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But jesus had his omniscience veiled temporarily. it's like taking a light
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Veiled temporarily. it's like taking a light and putting a lampshade
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It's like taking a light and putting a lampshade over it.
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And putting a lampshade over it. it veils the brightness
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Over it. it veils the brightness of the light.
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It veils the brightness of the light. when we see christ
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Of the light. when we see christ come back again,
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When we see christ come back again, the lampshade is going
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Come back again, the lampshade is going to be removed,
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The lampshade is going to be removed, and we'll see jesus fully
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To be removed, and we'll see jesus fully in his role of prophet,
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And we'll see jesus fully in his role of prophet, king, messiah, lord.
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In his role of prophet, king, messiah, lord. that ought to be
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King, messiah, lord. that ought to be a great comfort to us.
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That ought to be a great comfort to us. that's what we long for.
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A great comfort to us. that's what we long for. not just events,
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That's what we long for. not just events, but we long for
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Not just events, but we long for the return of jesus.
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But we long for the return of jesus. as the writer of revelation
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The return of jesus. as the writer of revelation says, "come, lord jesus, come!
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As the writer of revelation says, "come, lord jesus, come! come quickly!"
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Says, "come, lord jesus, come! come quickly!" that's what this book
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Come quickly!" that's what this book is about.
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That's what this book is about. jesus revealed in
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Is about. jesus revealed in the end times what we can
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Jesus revealed in the end times what we can look forward to when
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The end times what we can look forward to when christ comes back again.
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Look forward to when christ comes back again. i've got to say one thing,
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Christ comes back again. i've got to say one thing, james.
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I've got to say one thing, james. you made me think about this
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James. you made me think about this when you said about
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You made me think about this when you said about our time on earth
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When you said about our time on earth being limited.
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Our time on earth being limited. years ago, when i first
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Being limited. years ago, when i first started working with
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Years ago, when i first started working with fox news, one of my earliest
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Started working with fox news, one of my earliest friends there was
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Fox news, one of my earliest friends there was the late alan combs.
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Friends there was the late alan combs. he was the resident liberal
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The late alan combs. he was the resident liberal at fox news.
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He was the resident liberal at fox news. he was jewish.
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At fox news. he was jewish. he and i became
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He was jewish. he and i became great friends early on.
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He and i became great friends early on. he would have me on
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Great friends early on. he would have me on his show all the time.
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He would have me on his show all the time. a lot of times to rib me
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His show all the time. a lot of times to rib me a little bit about my faith,
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A lot of times to rib me a little bit about my faith, but he always gave me
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A little bit about my faith, but he always gave me the chance to preach
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But he always gave me the chance to preach the gospel.
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The chance to preach the gospel. one night we were sitting
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The gospel. one night we were sitting there in the new york studio
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One night we were sitting there in the new york studio and he said, "pastor,
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There in the new york studio and he said, "pastor, do you believe you're going
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And he said, "pastor, do you believe you're going to be alive to see jesus
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Do you believe you're going to be alive to see jesus come back again?"
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To be alive to see jesus come back again?" i said, "well, allen,
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Come back again?" i said, "well, allen, i don't know, but it doesn't
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I said, "well, allen, i don't know, but it doesn't make any difference."
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I don't know, but it doesn't make any difference." he said, "what do you mean it
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I said, "well,
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I said, "well, i'm 55 years old."
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I'm 55 years old." i was at the time.
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I was at the time. i said, "i'm 55 years old
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I said, "i'm 55 years old and i know in the next 30
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And i know in the next 30 or 40 years one of
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Or 40 years one of two things is happening.
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Or i'm going.
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Or i'm going. but the end is close for me,
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Or i'm going. but the end is close for me, and it's close for you
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But the end is close for me, and it's close for you as well,
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And it's close for you as well, and the most important thing
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As well, and the most important thing is to be ready."
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And the most important thing is to be ready." james: you go through that
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Is to be ready." james: you go through that when you're talking about
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James: you go through that when you're talking about all the different aspects.
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I'm going to glance at
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I'm going to glance at a couple of these here
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I'm going to glance at a couple of these here and just ask you to expound
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A couple of these here and just ask you to expound on them because i think
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And just ask you to expound on them because i think people would be
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On them because i think people would be curious about them.
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People would be curious about them. you know, you talk about him
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Being the prophet
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Being the prophet and the lamb.
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Being the prophet and the lamb. you talk about him
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And the lamb. you talk about him being the conqueror
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You talk about him being the conqueror and the king.
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Being the conqueror and the king. would you touch on
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And the king. would you touch on some of those four?
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Would you touch on some of those four? dr. jeffress: well,
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Some of those four? dr. jeffress: well, first of all,
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Dr. jeffress: well, first of all, take jesus the prophet.
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First of all, take jesus the prophet. it's interesting.
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Take jesus the prophet. it's interesting. jesus was able to
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It's interesting. jesus was able to accurately foretell things
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Jesus was able to accurately foretell things about his own life
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Accurately foretell things about his own life and ministry, including
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About his own life and ministry, including that he would be crucified.
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And ministry, including that he would be crucified. he'd be betrayed for
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That he would be crucified. he'd be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver.
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He'd be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver. he made all of
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30 pieces of silver. he made all of those predictions.
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He made all of those predictions. every prediction
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Those predictions. every prediction jesus made came true
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Every prediction jesus made came true at his first coming.
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Jesus made came true at his first coming. the chances of any one man
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At his first coming. the chances of any one man in history fulfilling
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The chances of any one man in history fulfilling those prophecies, the chances
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In history fulfilling those prophecies, the chances are infinitesimal.
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Those prophecies, the chances are infinitesimal. in fact, somebody said,
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Are infinitesimal. in fact, somebody said, that for one man in history
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In fact, somebody said, that for one man in history randomly to fulfill
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That for one man in history randomly to fulfill eight of those prophecies
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Randomly to fulfill eight of those prophecies is 1 in 10 to the 162nd power.
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Eight of those prophecies is 1 in 10 to the 162nd power. that's a ten with
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Is 1 in 10 to the 162nd power. that's a ten with 162 zeros behind it.
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That's a ten with 162 zeros behind it. one chance in that.
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162 zeros behind it. one chance in that. let me tell you,
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One chance in that. let me tell you, the audience,
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Let me tell you, the audience, what that would be like.
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The audience, what that would be like. let's just say that
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What that would be like. let's just say that you live someplace else,
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Let's just say that you live someplace else, james.
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You live someplace else, james. i invited you to come
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James. i invited you to come to texas, and i said,
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I invited you to come to texas, and i said, "james, i want to take you
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To texas, and i said, "james, i want to take you on a tour of texas.
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"james, i want to take you on a tour of texas. but before that,
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On a tour of texas. but before that, we're going to fill up
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But before that, we're going to fill up the state of texas with
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We're going to fill up the state of texas with silver dollars two feet deep.
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The state of texas with silver dollars two feet deep. so we fill the entire state
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Silver dollars two feet deep. so we fill the entire state with silver dollars
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So we fill the entire state with silver dollars two feet deep.
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With silver dollars two feet deep. i take one of those
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Two feet deep. i take one of those silver dollars, and i put
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I take one of those silver dollars, and i put a black x on it, threw it
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Silver dollars, and i put a black x on it, threw it in the pile, and mixed it up,
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A black x on it, threw it in the pile, and mixed it up, and you and i started walking.
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In the pile, and mixed it up, and you and i started walking. we went from amarillo
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And you and i started walking. we went from amarillo to brownsville.
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We went from amarillo to brownsville. we went from el paso
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To brownsville. we went from el paso to shreveport.
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We went from el paso to shreveport. and randomly, i said,
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To shreveport. and randomly, i said, "james, pick up
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And randomly, i said, "james, pick up one of those silver dollars."
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"james, pick up one of those silver dollars." the chance that it would be
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One of those silver dollars." the chance that it would be the one with the x on it is
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The chance that it would be the one with the x on it is 1 in 10 to the 162nd power;
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The one with the x on it is 1 in 10 to the 162nd power; the same chance
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1 in 10 to the 162nd power; the same chance that jesus could have
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The same chance that jesus could have accidentally fulfilled
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That jesus could have accidentally fulfilled all of those prophecies
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Accidentally fulfilled all of those prophecies about his life.
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All of those prophecies about his life. now, here's the point.
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About his life. now, here's the point. if jesus was correct
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Now, here's the point. if jesus was correct in all of the prophecies
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If jesus was correct in all of the prophecies he made about
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In all of the prophecies he made about his first coming,
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He made about his first coming, can't we trust him
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His first coming, can't we trust him to fulfill the prophecies
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Can't we trust him to fulfill the prophecies he's made about
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To fulfill the prophecies he's made about his second coming?
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He's made about his second coming? in matthew 24 and 25,
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His second coming? in matthew 24 and 25, jesus told us exactly
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In matthew 24 and 25, jesus told us exactly what's going to happen.
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Jesus told us exactly what's going to happen. not when it's going
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What's going to happen. not when it's going to happen, but he told us.
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Not when it's going to happen, but he told us. he told us
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To happen, but he told us. he told us he's coming back again.
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He told us he's coming back again. how do i know he's going
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He's coming back again. how do i know he's going to prepare a place for us
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How do i know he's going to prepare a place for us and that he'll come again
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To prepare a place for us and that he'll come again and take us into himself?
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And that he'll come again and take us into himself? he promised it.
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And take us into himself? he promised it. that promise of his
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He promised it. that promise of his second coming is just as sure
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That promise of his second coming is just as sure as the word of god is.
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Second coming is just as sure as the word of god is. that's why we can bank
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As the word of god is. that's why we can bank on everything jesus said
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That's why we can bank on everything jesus said as being true.
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On everything jesus said as being true. james: when he says,
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As being true. james: when he says, when the bible says
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James: when he says, when the bible says he's the conqueror
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When the bible says he's the conqueror and he's the king,
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He's the conqueror and he's the king, how do you expound on those?
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And he's the king, how do you expound on those? dr. jeffress: well, jesus,
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How do you expound on those? dr. jeffress: well, jesus, we're going to see him
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Dr. jeffress: well, jesus, we're going to see him as conqueror when he comes
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We're going to see him as conqueror when he comes to the battle of armageddon,
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As conqueror when he comes to the battle of armageddon, he's going to defeat
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To the battle of armageddon, he's going to defeat all of his foes.
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He's going to defeat all of his foes. and his foes are our foes.
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All of his foes. and his foes are our foes. he's going to destroy them
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And his foes are our foes. he's going to destroy them once and forever.
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He's going to destroy them once and forever. people missed the coming
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Once and forever. people missed the coming of christ the first time.
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People missed the coming of christ the first time. the reason the jews
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Of christ the first time. the reason the jews missed out on jesus
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The reason the jews missed out on jesus is that they thought jesus
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Missed out on jesus is that they thought jesus would be that conquering king
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Is that they thought jesus would be that conquering king at his first coming.
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Would be that conquering king at his first coming. they wanted to be delivered
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At his first coming. they wanted to be delivered from the oppression
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They wanted to be delivered from the oppression of the roman government.
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From the oppression of the roman government. and when he didn't deliver
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Of the roman government. and when he didn't deliver as they thought he should,
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And when he didn't deliver as they thought he should, they rejected him.
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As they thought he should, they rejected him. jesus will conquer, but
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They rejected him. jesus will conquer, but that wasn't his purpose
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Jesus will conquer, but that wasn't his purpose in his first coming.
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That wasn't his purpose in his first coming. it was to be the suffering
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In his first coming. it was to be the suffering savior, the one who would
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It was to be the suffering savior, the one who would take care of our sin problem.
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Back again, he's going
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Back again, he's going to conquer and defeat
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To conquer and defeat all evil in the world.
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All evil in the world. jesus said in john 16:33,
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Going to have tribulation.
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Going to have tribulation. but be of good cheer for
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Going to have tribulation. but be of good cheer for i have overcome the world."
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But be of good cheer for i have overcome the world." we may be talking to some
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I have overcome the world." we may be talking to some people right now who are
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We may be talking to some people right now who are honestly disappointed
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People right now who are honestly disappointed in jesus.
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Honestly disappointed in jesus. they don't think
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In jesus. they don't think he's come through
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They don't think he's come through as they think he should.
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He's come through as they think he should. they're still sick.
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As they think he should. they're still sick. they're still suffering
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They're still sick. they're still suffering the breakup of a marriage.
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They're still suffering the breakup of a marriage. they still feel isolated.
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The breakup of a marriage. they still feel isolated. they may be financially
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They still feel isolated. they may be financially impoverished.
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They may be financially impoverished. and you may be thinking,
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Impoverished. and you may be thinking, what good is jesus if
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And you may be thinking, what good is jesus if he doesn't take care
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What good is jesus if he doesn't take care of these problems?
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He doesn't take care of these problems? well, the answer to that
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Of these problems? well, the answer to that is just wait.
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Well, the answer to that is just wait. jesus is coming back again,
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Is just wait. jesus is coming back again, and he will dispense
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Jesus is coming back again, and he will dispense and dispose of evil
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And he will dispense and dispose of evil forever and ever.
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James: when you say jesus,
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James: when you say jesus, in the last chapters,
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James: when you say jesus, in the last chapters, you talk about jesus
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In the last chapters, you talk about jesus as the king
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You talk about jesus as the king and jesus as the lord.
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As the king and jesus as the lord. expound on those
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And jesus as the lord. expound on those just a little bit.
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Dr. jeffress: well, jesus
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Dr. jeffress: well, jesus as king, you know the jews
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Dr. jeffress: well, jesus as king, you know the jews wanted not only somebody
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As king, you know the jews wanted not only somebody who would conquer rome
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Wanted not only somebody who would conquer rome but somebody who would
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Who would conquer rome but somebody who would fulfill the davidic promise
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But somebody who would fulfill the davidic promise that he would sit
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Fulfill the davidic promise that he would sit on the throne of david
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That he would sit on the throne of david and rule the world
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On the throne of david and rule the world in perfect righteousness.
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And rule the world in perfect righteousness. isaiah looked forward
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In perfect righteousness. isaiah looked forward to that time when there would
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Isaiah looked forward to that time when there would be a renovated earth
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To that time when there would be a renovated earth and there wouldn't be death
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Be a renovated earth and there wouldn't be death and destruction
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And there wouldn't be death and destruction and so forth.
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And destruction and so forth. that time is coming.
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And so forth. that time is coming. it's the millennium.
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That time is coming. it's the millennium. it's the thousand-year
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It's the millennium. it's the thousand-year reign of christ.
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It's the thousand-year reign of christ. that's not a subject for us
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Reign of christ. that's not a subject for us to argue about and debate.
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That's not a subject for us to argue about and debate. it's a great truth that
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To argue about and debate. it's a great truth that god's going to keep
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It's a great truth that god's going to keep his promise to israel.
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God's going to keep his promise to israel. that's why it's so important
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His promise to israel. that's why it's so important that we have the right
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That's why it's so important that we have the right attitude toward israel.
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That we have the right attitude toward israel. look, the jews in israel
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Attitude toward israel. look, the jews in israel need jesus christ
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Look, the jews in israel need jesus christ just as much as we do.
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Need jesus christ just as much as we do. you don't go to heaven
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Just as much as we do. you don't go to heaven for being a jew,
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You don't go to heaven for being a jew, but god made a promise
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For being a jew, but god made a promise to believing jews that
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But god made a promise to believing jews that they're going to inhabit
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To believing jews that they're going to inhabit that land that
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They're going to inhabit that land that they're having a war over
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That land that they're having a war over right now.
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They're having a war over right now. one day, it's going
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Right now. one day, it's going to belong to them.
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One day, it's going to belong to them. not up there someplace but
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To belong to them. not up there someplace but right here in jerusalem.
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Not up there someplace but right here in jerusalem. that is their land.
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Right here in jerusalem. that is their land. when jesus comes back again,
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That is their land. when jesus comes back again, we're going to see him
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When jesus comes back again, we're going to see him fulfilling all of
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We're going to see him fulfilling all of his promises to israel.
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Fulfilling all of his promises to israel. now, people naturally say,
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His promises to israel. now, people naturally say, well, i'm not a jew.
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Now, people naturally say, well, i'm not a jew. what difference
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Well, i'm not a jew. what difference does that make to me?
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What difference does that make to me? look, if jesus doesn't
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Does that make to me? look, if jesus doesn't keep his promise to israel,
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Look, if jesus doesn't keep his promise to israel, how do i know he'll keep
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Keep his promise to israel, how do i know he'll keep his promises to me?
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How do i know he'll keep his promises to me? he's promised to save me
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His promises to me? he's promised to save me forever.
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He's promised to save me forever. what if i get to heaven?
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Forever. what if i get to heaven? he said, you know,
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What if i get to heaven? he said, you know, i told you about that
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By grace and not by works
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By grace and not by works but i've changed my mind.
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But i've changed my mind. we're going to be
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We're going to be on the works system right now.
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On the works system right now. well, i'm in a lot
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Well, i'm in a lot of trouble.
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Of trouble. and so are you, and you,
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And so are you, and you, and everyone.
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His promise to israel,
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His promise to israel, and he's going to keep
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His promise to israel, and he's going to keep his promise to us.
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And he's going to keep his promise to us. james: i find these
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His promise to us. james: i find these last two chapters,
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James: i find these last two chapters, "jesus the lord," so we can
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Last two chapters, "jesus the lord," so we can talk about lord of lords,
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"jesus the lord," so we can talk about lord of lords, king of kings.
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Talk about lord of lords, king of kings. you may want to hit
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King of kings. you may want to hit that one.
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You may want to hit that one. but i'm just interested
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That one. but i'm just interested in this last one.
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But i'm just interested in this last one. "jesus, our friend."
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In this last one. "jesus, our friend." kind of wondered why
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"jesus, our friend." kind of wondered why it's here when we're talking
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Kind of wondered why it's here when we're talking about these last days.
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It's here when we're talking about these last days. dr. jeffress: because
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About these last days. dr. jeffress: because it's the role of jesus
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Dr. jeffress: because it's the role of jesus that will last
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It's the role of jesus that will last throughout eternity.
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That will last throughout eternity. i mean, think about
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Throughout eternity. i mean, think about what it would be like
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I mean, think about what it would be like to have a friend who knew
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What it would be like to have a friend who knew everything about you
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To have a friend who knew everything about you and still loved you
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Everything about you and still loved you and accepted you.
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And still loved you and accepted you. and think about a friend
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And accepted you. and think about a friend who would always return
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And think about a friend who would always return your calls, a friend
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Who would always return your calls, a friend who would always be there
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Your calls, a friend who would always be there when you needed him most.
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Who would always be there when you needed him most. we've got that friend
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When you needed him most. we've got that friend in jesus christ.
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We've got that friend in jesus christ. he said, "i'm not going
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In jesus christ. he said, "i'm not going to leave you orphans
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He said, "i'm not going to leave you orphans in this world."
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To leave you orphans in this world." he's not going to abandon us
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In this world." he's not going to abandon us to go through eternity
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He's not going to abandon us to go through eternity by ourselves.
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To go through eternity by ourselves. he promises to be our friend.
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By ourselves. he promises to be our friend. i think about
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He promises to be our friend. i think about joseph scrivens.
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I think about joseph scrivens. he lived in ireland
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Joseph scrivens. he lived in ireland a century ago, and he had
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He lived in ireland a century ago, and he had a great heartbreak that
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A century ago, and he had a great heartbreak that caused him to flee ireland
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A great heartbreak that caused him to flee ireland and come to the united states.
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Caused him to flee ireland and come to the united states. he felt isolated and alone,
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And come to the united states. he felt isolated and alone, and he got word
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He felt isolated and alone, and he got word that his mother was ill
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And he got word that his mother was ill and near death.
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That his mother was ill and near death. he wrote her a poem:
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And near death. he wrote her a poem: "what a friend
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He wrote her a poem: "what a friend we have in jesus.
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"what a friend we have in jesus. all our sins
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We have in jesus. all our sins and grief to bear.
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Everything to god in prayer.
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Everything to god in prayer. o what peace
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O what peace we often forfeit.
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We often forfeit. o what needless pain
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O what needless pain we bear.
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We bear. all because we do not carry
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We will understand jesus
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We will understand jesus as our eternal friend
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We will understand jesus as our eternal friend when he comes again.
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As our eternal friend when he comes again. he is a friend who will
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When he comes again. he is a friend who will never forsake us
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He is a friend who will never forsake us nor leave us.
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James: just looking at you,
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James: just looking at you, have been thinking about
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James: just looking at you, have been thinking about how much i love you.
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Have been thinking about how much i love you. i realize the love that
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How much i love you. i realize the love that god poured on me through her.
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Do you know
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Do you know whose love that is?
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Do you know whose love that is? that's his.
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Whose love that is? that's his. it is in my heart.
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That's his. it is in my heart. i've taken that love
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It is in my heart. i've taken that love all over the world.
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I've taken that love all over the world. but i can only take it
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All over the world. but i can only take it all over the world, just like
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But i can only take it all over the world, just like you could only have
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All over the world, just like you could only have a sanctuary and build even
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You could only have a sanctuary and build even the activities, buildings,
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A sanctuary and build even the activities, buildings, for your young people
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The activities, buildings, for your young people and all the different things
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For your young people and all the different things you're doing.
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And all the different things you're doing. i told you when you were
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You're doing. i told you when you were with me last time,
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I told you when you were with me last time, you're living kingdom life
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With me last time, you're living kingdom life right here.
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You're living kingdom life right here. your church is expressing
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Right here. your church is expressing kingdom life
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Your church is expressing kingdom life in downtown dallas.
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Kingdom life in downtown dallas. you're doing the impossible
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In downtown dallas. you're doing the impossible in him.
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You're doing the impossible in him. well, i find that god
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In him. well, i find that god would give me so much love
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Well, i find that god would give me so much love to pick you up and
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Would give me so much love to pick you up and lift you up if i could,
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To pick you up and lift you up if i could, out of any pit to get you
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Lift you up if i could, out of any pit to get you to the one who
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Out of any pit to get you to the one who lifts us out of any pit,
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To the one who lifts us out of any pit, he loves us that much.
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Lifts us out of any pit, he loves us that much. don't you think it's wonderful
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He loves us that much. don't you think it's wonderful that god can put that
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Don't you think it's wonderful that god can put that kind of love in us?
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That god can put that kind of love in us? don't you think he would
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Kind of love in us? don't you think he would like for all of us
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Don't you think he would like for all of us to receive that love
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Like for all of us to receive that love and release it?
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To receive that love and release it? does that make any sense?
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And release it? does that make any sense? dr. jeffress: it makes
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Does that make any sense? dr. jeffress: it makes a lot of sense.
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Dr. jeffress: it makes a lot of sense. i think it's what
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A lot of sense. i think it's what your ministry has been about
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I think it's what your ministry has been about for the last 40 years.
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Your ministry has been about for the last 40 years. because you had a dramatic
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For the last 40 years. because you had a dramatic change in your life,
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Because you had a dramatic change in your life, we all know about it.
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Change in your life, we all know about it. it's been very evident.
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We all know about it. it's been very evident. it's been proven by the love
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It's been very evident. it's been proven by the love that you have for people,
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It's been proven by the love that you have for people, regardless of their theology,
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That you have for people, regardless of their theology, however right or wrong.
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Regardless of their theology, however right or wrong. theology is important,
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However right or wrong. theology is important, but anybody who believes
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Theology is important, but anybody who believes in christ, you welcome
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But anybody who believes in christ, you welcome and you've worked with.
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In christ, you welcome and you've worked with. i think you've set
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And you've worked with. i think you've set a great example
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I think you've set a great example for all of us.
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A great example for all of us. i just feel led to say
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For all of us. i just feel led to say something to our audience
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I just feel led to say something to our audience today talking about ██ jesus
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Something to our audience today talking about ██ jesus revealed in the end times.
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Today talking about ██ jesus revealed in the end times. one of the things
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Revealed in the end times. one of the things we didn't talk about,
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One of the things we didn't talk about, he's going to be revealed
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We didn't talk about, he's going to be revealed as judge.
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He's going to be revealed as judge. people don't understand
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As judge. people don't understand that about jesus.
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People don't understand that about jesus. right now, he offers
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That about jesus. right now, he offers to be our friend,
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Right now, he offers to be our friend, he offers to be our savior
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To be our friend, he offers to be our savior if we trust in him.
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He offers to be our savior if we trust in him. you can either meet him
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If we trust in him. you can either meet him in this life as your savior,
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You can either meet him in this life as your savior, or one day you're going
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In this life as your savior, or one day you're going to meet him as your judge.
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Or one day you're going to meet him as your judge. jesus is a holy god
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To meet him as your judge. jesus is a holy god and he requires
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Jesus is a holy god and he requires absolute perfection.
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And he requires absolute perfection. none of us can meet
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Absolute perfection. none of us can meet that standard.
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None of us can meet that standard. that's why he came
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That standard. that's why he came the first time to pay
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That's why he came the first time to pay the price for our sins.
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The first time to pay the price for our sins. but next time he's coming,
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The price for our sins. but next time he's coming, he's coming to judge
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But next time he's coming, he's coming to judge the world in righteousness.
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He's coming to judge the world in righteousness. if our name isn't written
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The world in righteousness. if our name isn't written in that lamb's book of life
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If our name isn't written in that lamb's book of life in this world, we're going
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In that lamb's book of life in this world, we're going to face an eternal
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In this world, we're going to face an eternal separation from god.
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To face an eternal separation from god. my plea to every one of you
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Separation from god. my plea to every one of you watching right now
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My plea to every one of you watching right now is to make sure you know
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Watching right now is to make sure you know christ as your savior now
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Is to make sure you know christ as your savior now because once you've died,
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Christ as your savior now because once you've died, or once he returns,
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Because once you've died, or once he returns, it's too late.
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Or once he returns, it's too late. james: we've talked about
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It's too late. james: we've talked about his love in us,
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James: we've talked about his love in us, a love that came from him
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His love in us, a love that came from him through her,
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A love that came from him through her, the love that we pour out
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Through her, the love that we pour out all over the world to people
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The love that we pour out all over the world to people who are suffering.
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All over the world to people who are suffering. jesus called "the least
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Who are suffering. jesus called "the least of these," "the overlooked."
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Jesus called "the least of these," "the overlooked." those who are hungry
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Of these," "the overlooked." those who are hungry and thirsty, starving,
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Those who are hungry and thirsty, starving, dying in prison,
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And thirsty, starving, dying in prison, trampled down,
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Dying in prison, trampled down, he said, "when you reach
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Trampled down, he said, "when you reach out to them, you reach me,
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He said, "when you reach out to them, you reach me, you minister to me,
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Out to them, you reach me, you minister to me, you bless me.
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You minister to me, you bless me. you are my sheep."
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You bless me. you are my sheep." would you right now
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You are my sheep." would you right now just ask him to become
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Would you right now just ask him to become your savior?
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Just ask him to become your savior? would you ask him
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Your savior? would you ask him to give you life, his life,
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Would you ask him to give you life, his life, to fill you with his love
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To give you life, his life, to fill you with his love and flow that love
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To fill you with his love and flow that love through you?
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And flow that love through you? father, i pray for everyone
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Through you? father, i pray for everyone listening that right where
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Father, i pray for everyone listening that right where they are, they would
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Listening that right where they are, they would open their life to your love,
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They are, they would open their life to your love, to the salvation
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Open their life to your love, to the salvation you freely offer,
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To the salvation you freely offer, that you paid for.
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You freely offer, that you paid for. thank you, jesus!
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That you paid for. thank you, jesus! ask him to come
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Thank you, jesus! ask him to come into your life.
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Would you call that number
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Would you call that number on the screen and just say,
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Would you call that number on the screen and just say, "i gave my life to jesus"?
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On the screen and just say, "i gave my life to jesus"? we'll gladly send you
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"i gave my life to jesus"? we'll gladly send you a study guide to help you
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We'll gladly send you a study guide to help you get started in your new life.
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Who are watching,
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Who are watching, right now, we're in
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Right now, we're in our mission feeding program.
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Our mission feeding program. we've got 350,000
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We've got 350,000 young people, children,
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Young people, children, and families we found
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And families we found right now who are starving.
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Right now who are starving. we're asking you now
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We're asking you now to make a gift to help us
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To make a gift to help us give them life.
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Give them life. god knows those children
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God knows those children that need food,
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That need food, those families that are
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Those families that are starving and hurting.
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Starving and hurting. you're the miracle that
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You're the miracle that they long for and pray for.
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They long for and pray for. we know it works.
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We know it works. we know that love never fails.
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We know that love never fails. i'm praying we'll see
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I'm praying we'll see the greatest response,
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The greatest response, perhaps, we've ever seen
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Perhaps, we've ever seen with people giving whether
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With people giving whether it's $30, $50, or $100
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It's $30, $50, or $100 to feed three, five,
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To feed three, five, or ten children,
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Or ten children, or give $1,000 to feed 100.
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Or give $1,000 to feed 100. please do all you can
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Please do all you can to help us give life
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To help us give life to those precious people.
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To those precious people. betty: the devastation
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Betty: the devastation they feel --
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They feel -- some have lost ten children!
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Some have lost ten children! some of them have lost
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Some of them have lost all the children
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All the children that they have.
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That they have. i hope you will join with us
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I hope you will join with us and let's continue
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And let's continue being a blessing.
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Being a blessing. james: please go get
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James: please go get your bank card,
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Your bank card, use it like a check.
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Please, please make it out
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Please, please make it out to life.
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Please, please make it out to life. but call us and tell us
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To life. but call us and tell us you're putting it in the mail.
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But call us and tell us you're putting it in the mail. if you use a bank card,
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You're putting it in the mail. if you use a bank card, use it like a check and make
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If you use a bank card, use it like a check and make the best gift you can
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Use it like a check and make the best gift you can because you're giving life.
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The best gift you can because you're giving life. you're giving life to people
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Because you're giving life. you're giving life to people who thought no one
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You're giving life to people who thought no one would ever notice.
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Who thought no one would ever notice. but you did.
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Would ever notice. but you did. i know you're going to help,
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But you did. i know you're going to help, and i say thank you
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I know you're going to help, and i say thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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Counting on us every single day.
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Through life's mission feeding outreach, your gift of love can
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Be an answer to a prayer for a hurting and hungry child in
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Their time of need.
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Help feed and care for 3, 5, or 10 children for 3 full months.
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With your gift we'll send you "the father's heart" devotional.
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Drawing from scripture and his past, james robison takes you on
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A 90-day journey to help you experience a deeper, more
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Personal relationship with god as your loving father.
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Thoughtfully-designed collection created to help you share
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Encouragement, prayer, and the love of our heavenly father with
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Those you care about.
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Bronze sculpture, the good shepherd.
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James: i feel in my heart
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James: i feel in my heart you're going to make
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James: i feel in my heart you're going to make a great gift!
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You're going to make a great gift! and that gift of life
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A great gift! and that gift of life to somebody would be
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And that gift of life to somebody would be the greatest they could
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To somebody would be the greatest they could imagine because
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The greatest they could imagine because we're going to tell them
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Imagine because we're going to tell them about jesus.
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We're going to tell them about jesus. thank you for helping us.
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About jesus. thank you for helping us. dr. jeffress, you call
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Thank you for helping us. dr. jeffress, you call any time you want to share
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Dr. jeffress, you call any time you want to share anything god put
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Any time you want to share anything god put on your heart.
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Anything god put on your heart. and just know that
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On your heart. and just know that we're going to stay close
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And just know that we're going to stay close as long as we're breathing,
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We're going to stay close as long as we're breathing, and we're going
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As long as we're breathing, and we're going to be together forever.
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And we're going to be together forever. dr. jeffress: amen.
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To be together forever. dr. jeffress: amen. thank you both.
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Dr. jeffress: amen. thank you both. it's always great
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Thank you both. it's always great to be with you.
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It's always great to be with you. james: it's great
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To be with you. james: it's great to be with you, too.
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James: it's great to be with you, too. thank you so much
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To be with you, too. thank you so much for watching.
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For watching. it's great to be with you. thanks for helping us
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It's great to be with you. thanks for helping us share life.
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Thanks for helping us share life. we really do appreciate it.
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Kyle winkler: fulfilling purpose is a hot topic these days.
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You can find countless books, sermons, conferences, and
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Courses that sell the steps to it.
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While scripture is clear that god has specific plans for
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Specific people, it's also clear that god's plans are fulfilled
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Naturally as someone remains true to themselves.
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You see, our differences orient us toward our purpose.
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Plus, as the bible assures, god directs our steps.
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This means that purpose just happens.
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Let me show you.
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First, your differences lead you to others like you.
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That's what happened with matthew.
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He was a jewish tax collector, and those two identities, jewish
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And tax collector, weren't supposed to go together.
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To be one was to be a traitor, a cheater, a sinner of the
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Highest order.
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Matthew wasn't hiding his profession when jesus recruited
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Him to be one of his disciples.
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No, he was in the middle of it.
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But what the religious saw as a scandal, jesus saw as
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An opportunity.
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Now, i don't believe that god created matthew as a cheat, in
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The same way i don't believe that god creates anyone for any
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Sinful profession.
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But matthew is a great example of how god repurposes someone's
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Past to relate his goodness to others who have a similar story.
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That's the first of many ways that god used him.
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After being chosen, matthew immediately invited jesus to a
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Dinner party where many tax collectors and sinners were
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Introduced to him.
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Your story has the same power to introduce people to the love and
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Goodness of god.
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That's him working with human nature.
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We naturally attract and relate to others like us.
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Your differences also have a way of taking you where god
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Wants you.
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Consider the apostle paul.
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Zealous is how he described himself.
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After his dramatic conversion from persecutor to christian,
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His life changed profoundly.
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Yes, his thinking changed, his desires changed, his attitude
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Changed, but his over the top personality didn't, and for
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Good reason.
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In part, it was paul's stubbornness that caused him to
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Focus his efforts on the gentiles rather than the jews,
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And when he did, he realized how uniquely suited he was to reach
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Them all along.
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You see, as a mosaic law scholar who was classically educated by
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Romans, paul was gifted to teach scripture in a way that greeks
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Could understand.
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His background also gave him roman citizenship, which opened
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Many doors in that world.
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So, do you see?
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God used every aspect of paul's life, even his rough edges, to
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Accomplish what he was born to do.
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God will do the same with you.
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Your personality, your pedigree, your style, your story, they all
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Play a role in your plan.
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Together, they have a unique power to reflect god to people
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Who need to see him.
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That's incredible purpose.
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But i propose that there's at least one more way god might use
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Your differences, and that's to shock people.
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Allow me to explain.
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Religious people tend to believe that they have god figured out.
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Many are so sure about who he'll use and who he won't, who's in
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And who's out.
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It seems that god enjoys shattering their
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Expectations though.
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The apostle paul's young missionary partner, timothy,
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He's my favorite example of this.
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Do you know timothy's story?
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He helped paul reach the gentiles in a huge way, yet many
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Would have never considered him qualified to do so because of
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The way he was born.
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His mother was jewish and his father was greek, and that was a
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Big no-no in those days.
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Religious rules barred him from many things, like being educated
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With other jewish boys and participating in
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Jewish festivals.
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He was different.
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Human wisdom would have suggested a more mainstream
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Candidate to help paul, but god had a different idea.
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At a time when people were still arguing over food and ceremonial
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Laws, god chose someone whose very existence broke
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Their rules.
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God used timothy to advance the church.
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Friend, your differences could be part of god's plan to do the
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Same today.
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Consider that you were molded to break a mold.
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Maybe, just maybe, your life is meant to express how god chooses
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And uses people that people never think he would.
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That's huge purpose.
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Whatever the case, this is certain.
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You were designed to be different.
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Embrace that.
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Being your authentic, god-made self naturally takes you where
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Striving never could.
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Robert Jeffress - Jesus Revealed

May 14, 2026 | 27:29

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