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Marcus Mecum - 5 Attitudes In The Last Days (Part 2)

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Marcus Mecum | Marcus Mecum - 5 Attitudes In The Last Days (Part 2) | May 25, 2025

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>> thank you so much
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>> thank you so much for watching today.
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For watching today. i'm pastor marcus mecum
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I'm pastor marcus mecum and i believe today's message
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And i believe today's message is one that you're
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Is one that you're all going to wanna hear,
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All going to wanna hear, "five attitudes
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"five attitudes of the last days."
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Of the last days." sometimes we get spooked,
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Sometimes we get spooked, or scared, or overwhelmed
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Or scared, or overwhelmed when we think about end times,
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When we think about end times, but the design of scripture
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But the design of scripture is to inspire us on how to live.
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Is to inspire us on how to live. as the days get shorter
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As the days get shorter and shorter,
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And shorter, as the coming of the lord
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As the coming of the lord gets closer and closer,
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Gets closer and closer, how are we to respond?
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How are we to respond? what are our attitudes
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What are our attitudes supposed to be like?
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Supposed to be like? and this is one of those.
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And this is one of those. as we get ready
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As we get ready for this message, part two,
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For this message, part two, today is what you're going
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Today is what you're going to be listening to.
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To be listening to. i wanna just say thank you,
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I wanna just say thank you, thank you for calling,
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Thank you for calling, thank you for reaching out,
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Thank you for reaching out, thank you for
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Thank you for the letters you send,
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The letters you send, thank you for all the ways
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Thank you for all the ways that you pray and stand in faith
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That you pray and stand in faith and encourage us and give.
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And encourage us and give. all that you do,
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All that you do, thank you so much.
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Thank you so much. let's get right to the message
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Let's get right to the message and i'll see you
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And i'll see you in a little bit.
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>> so, the bottom line
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>> so, the bottom line of a false teacher,
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Of a false teacher, the first quality that you
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The first quality that you see is they call other
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See is they call other people false teachers.
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People false teachers. that's how you know.
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That's how you know. the moment someone takes
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The moment someone takes somebody's picture
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Somebody's picture and they put it up
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And they put it up here and says,
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Here and says, "this person's bad
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"this person's bad and i'm good,"
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And i'm good," probably your warning.
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Probably your warning. it's a quiet church.
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It's a quiet church. but i wanna show you
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But i wanna show you how paul talked about it,
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How paul talked about it, not how i'm gonna talk about it.
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Not how i'm gonna talk about it. i don't have no picture
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I don't have no picture of anybody up here.
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Of anybody up here. but this is what he said.
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But this is what he said. so, he introduces
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So, he introduces these two people,
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These two people, philetus and alexander.
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Philetus and alexander. and the way that this worked
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And the way that this worked is paul would
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Is paul would go into a community,
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Go into a community, and he would win
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And he would win people to christ.
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People to christ. he would disciple them,
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He would disciple them, he would love them,
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He would love them, he would establish
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He would establish the foundation of a church.
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The foundation of a church. eventually, he would find
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Eventually, he would find a young person,
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A young person, a young man,
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A young man, a leader to come and pastor
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A leader to come and pastor that church.
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That church. and then paul would move
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And then paul would move on to another city,
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On to another city, win some people to christ,
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Win some people to christ, begin to build a church there.
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Begin to build a church there. or he will go check
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Or he will go check on another church,
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On another church, or many times he's in prison.
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Or many times he's in prison. that's when he's writing
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That's when he's writing this letter.
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This letter. so, when he's not in prison,
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So, when he's not in prison, he's planting churches,
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He's planting churches, taking care of churches,
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Taking care of churches, building churches.
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Building churches. when he is in prison,
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When he is in prison, he's sending letters
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He's sending letters like this to young pastors
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Like this to young pastors like timothy talking to them
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Like timothy talking to them about how they're going
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About how they're going to run into different
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To run into different obstacles as leaders.
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Obstacles as leaders. not knowing that this letter
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Not knowing that this letter is going to get into the cannon
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Is going to get into the cannon of scripture and that
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Of scripture and that we're going to read
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We're going to read it at the time.
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It at the time. so, that's what paul
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So, that's what paul is primarily doing.
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Is primarily doing. and he says,
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And he says, "so what happen is i'm here,
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"so what happen is i'm here, i plant this church,
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I plant this church, i win these people to christ,
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I win these people to christ, i teach them,
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I teach them, i give them a basic foundation,
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I give them a basic foundation, i put a pastor over them,
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I put a pastor over them, i move on to this next place,
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I move on to this next place, and then people
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And then people come in behind me,
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Come in behind me, and they start eroding
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And they start eroding away at what i've done,
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Away at what i've done, who i am,
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Who i am, and what i've taught them.
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And what i've taught them. if you read the commentaries,
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If you read the commentaries, this is exactly what it says
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This is exactly what it says these people did and almost
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These people did and almost every letter from paul,
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Every letter from paul, you see him dealing
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You see him dealing with these people.
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With these people. they all felt a need to come
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They all felt a need to come in behind paul's back
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In behind paul's back and correct his teaching.
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And correct his teaching. they were corrective
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They were corrective in saying paul is inadequate
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In saying paul is inadequate or incomplete,
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Or incomplete, and their claim --
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And their claim -- this is --
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This is -- read any commentary.
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Read any commentary. take this, go home and study it.
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Take this, go home and study it. they claim to have a superior
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They claim to have a superior understanding of god,
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Understanding of god, god's word,
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God's word, and god's will than paul.
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And god's will than paul. in other words,
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In other words, paul is inferior,
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Paul is inferior, we're the anointed ones.
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We're the anointed ones. what are the marks
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What are the marks of these people?
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Of these people? they quarrel about with words,
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They quarrel about with words, godless chatter.
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Godless chatter. for what?
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For what? the ruin of the hearer.
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The ruin of the hearer. to cause a lack of confidence
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To cause a lack of confidence in the person that god
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In the person that god has put out front
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Has put out front storming the beach.
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Storming the beach. let me put it in a way that
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Let me put it in a way that we live in our day with this.
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We live in our day with this. have you ever heard
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Have you ever heard of the 12th man in football?
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Of the 12th man in football? there are 11 men on the field
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There are 11 men on the field and there's the 12th man
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And there's the 12th man who is the crowd.
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Who is the crowd. and their noise level
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And their noise level determines how they participate
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Determines how they participate in the game.
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In the game. well, the primary way a 12th man
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Well, the primary way a 12th man comes into play is when
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Comes into play is when their team is on defense.
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Their team is on defense. when their team is on defense,
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When their team is on defense, what happens is you get to third
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What happens is you get to third down or maybe you're at the goal
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Down or maybe you're at the goal line and they don't want
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Line and they don't want the other team to score,
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The other team to score, so they increase
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So they increase the noise level,
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The noise level, they start screaming,
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They start screaming, they start shouting,
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They start shouting, they start doing anything
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They start doing anything they can do
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They can do to cause miscommunication,
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To cause miscommunication, misunderstanding, and confusion
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Misunderstanding, and confusion on the field so the offense
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On the field so the offense does not advance, right?
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Does not advance, right? they're not on the field,
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They're not on the field, they're just making noise about
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They're just making noise about what's happening
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What's happening to cause confusion.
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To cause confusion. if you've ever been
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If you've ever been to a basketball game,
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To a basketball game, you would see this.
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You would see this. the person's at
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The person's at the free throw line.
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The free throw line. and behind the basketball goal,
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And behind the basketball goal, there's all kinds of people
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There's all kinds of people with their noodles,
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With their noodles, and they got noise things,
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And they got noise things, and they got --
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And they got -- they're doing all kind
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They're doing all kind of things that they can.
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Of things that they can. they've got signs,
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They've got signs, and their goal is to distract
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And their goal is to distract the person at
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The person at the free throw line
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The free throw line from putting the ball
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From putting the ball through the hoop.
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Through the hoop. they're the 12th man.
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They're the 12th man. and he's got a job to do,
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And he's got a job to do, and that job that has --
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And that job that has -- he's been qualified to be
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He's been qualified to be right there at that moment,
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Right there at that moment, and he has to know who's
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And he has to know who's qualified him to be there,
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Qualified him to be there, and that's not the distracters
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And that's not the distracters in the crowd,
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In the crowd, and he stands up
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And he stands up to free throw line.
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To free throw line. and the more he can remove
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And the more he can remove the distractions,
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The distractions, the more he can put
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The more he can put that ball through that net
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That ball through that net and score over and over again.
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And score over and over again. and what paul
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And what paul is telling timothy,
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Is telling timothy, “timothy, do not be distracted.
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“timothy, do not be distracted. i've called you,
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I've called you, i've anointed you,
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I've anointed you, i've placed you in the game,
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I've placed you in the game, i want you to storm
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I want you to storm those beaches,
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Those beaches, i want you to make the play,
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I want you to make the play, i want you to move
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I want you to move the ball down the field,
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The ball down the field, i want you to put the ball
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I want you to put the ball through the hoop,
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Through the hoop, i want you to win souls,
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I want you to win souls, preach the gospel.
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Preach the gospel. that's what i want you to do.”
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[applause]
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But i want the church to know
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But i want the church to know that there are those
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That there are those who are gonna come out
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Who are gonna come out and try to distract
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And try to distract that from happening.
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That from happening. and he said what happens is
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And he said what happens is they cause gangrene,
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They cause gangrene, which is sudden pain
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Which is sudden pain followed by numbness.
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Followed by numbness. the result is the tissue dies,
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The result is the tissue dies, it cuts off blood flow
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It cuts off blood flow from the rest of the body.
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From the rest of the body. so, it's a part of the body,
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So, it's a part of the body, it' a functioning
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It' a functioning part of the body.
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Part of the body. it's a thriving
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It's a thriving part of the body,
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Part of the body, something hits that area,
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Something hits that area, causes pain, numbness,
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Causes pain, numbness, it cuts off the blood flow
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It cuts off the blood flow from the rest of the body.
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From the rest of the body. the next symptom of gangrene
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The next symptom of gangrene is it immediately goes
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Is it immediately goes to the mind
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To the mind and it causes
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And it causes confusion in the mind.
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Confusion in the mind. the goal of gangrene
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The goal of gangrene is that the mind
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Is that the mind doesn't understand
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Doesn't understand that the body's at stake.
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That the body's at stake. because if gangrene
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Because if gangrene is not cut off
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Is not cut off the rest of the body
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The rest of the body goes septic and dies.
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Goes septic and dies. do you see the goal
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Do you see the goal of a false teacher?
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Of a false teacher? it's to hit you,
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It's to hit you, cause confusion in your life,
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Cause confusion in your life, not have confidence in
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Not have confidence in what's going on,
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What's going on, and the ultimate goal
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And the ultimate goal is to kill the body.
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Is to kill the body. and what paul does
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And what paul does with timothy is he says,
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With timothy is he says, "hey, listen, what i wanna do
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"hey, listen, what i wanna do is i'm gonna give you
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Is i'm gonna give you a bible study
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A bible study and let's go back to moses."
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And let's go back to moses." and he goes into moses
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And he goes into moses and how moses had jannes
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And how moses had jannes and jambres that opposed him.
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And jambres that opposed him. "and, by the way, timothy
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"and, by the way, timothy i have philetus and alexander
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I have philetus and alexander that are opposing me.
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That are opposing me. and, by the way, timothy,
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And, by the way, timothy, you're gonna have stuff
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You're gonna have stuff that comes against you."
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That comes against you." and, by the way every
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And, by the way every generation of the church
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Generation of the church is going to have people
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Is going to have people that come in behind the pauls
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That come in behind the pauls and say they're the bad ones,
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And say they're the bad ones, they're the wrong ones,
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They're the wrong ones, i'm the right ones.
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I'm the right ones. i'm not talking
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I'm not talking about this church,
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About this church, i'm not even talking
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I'm not even talking about you, i'm --
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About you, i'm -- this church is so sound
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This church is so sound and unified, it's beautiful.
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And unified, it's beautiful. i'm speaking to those
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I'm speaking to those who are maybe beyond this place,
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Who are maybe beyond this place, outside of this place.
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Outside of this place. this church speaks to way
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This church speaks to way more people that are in --
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More people that are in -- than what are inside
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Than what are inside of the rooms
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Of the rooms that we call 7 hills.
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That we call 7 hills. and what i want you to get
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And what i want you to get is that the pharisaical
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Is that the pharisaical attitude that jesus dealt with,
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Attitude that jesus dealt with, that crucified him,
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That crucified him, the pharisaical attitude
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The pharisaical attitude that turned peter upside down
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That turned peter upside down and crucified him.
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And crucified him. the pharisaical attitude
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The pharisaical attitude it's always the same,
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It's always the same, it's the people
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It's the people who do not feel like
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Who do not feel like they've worshipped
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They've worshipped until they're correcting
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Until they're correcting everybody else.
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Everybody else. their worship is
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Their worship is i'm correcting everybody else
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I'm correcting everybody else and they oppose what god's
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And they oppose what god's doing by the people
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Doing by the people who god's doing it with.
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Who god's doing it with. they criticize because
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They criticize because they are the smallest size.
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They are the smallest size. and paul said, "stay away
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And paul said, "stay away from this attitude,
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From this attitude, take heed to yourself
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Take heed to yourself it will ruin the hearer."
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It will ruin the hearer." 2 timothy 3:10,
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2 timothy 3:10, paul gives the answer
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Paul gives the answer he says, "you know my teaching,
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He says, "you know my teaching, and you know my way of life,"
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And you know my way of life," isn't that beautiful?
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Isn't that beautiful? it's important not just
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It's important not just to know what somebody says
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To know what somebody says but do you know
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But do you know their way of life?
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Their way of life? do you know
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Do you know their track record?
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Their track record? don't let someone come in
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Don't let someone come in and distract you from that.
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And distract you from that. "the lord knows those
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"the lord knows those who are his."
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Who are his." many times we do not,
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Many times we do not, but the lord knows
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But the lord knows those who are his.
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Those who are his. it goes on to say,
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It goes on to say, in 2 timothy 3:14,
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In 2 timothy 3:14, "continue in what
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"continue in what you have learned
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You have learned because you know from whom
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Because you know from whom you have learned it."
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You have learned it." you know what i think
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You know what i think he's saying here?
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He's saying here? because he calls timothy
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Because he calls timothy his son he's saying,
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His son he's saying, "timothy you're gonna
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"timothy you're gonna have to learn something
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Have to learn something as the dad of this church now,
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As the dad of this church now, you're gonna have to learn
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You're gonna have to learn that you should have a problem
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That you should have a problem if somebody wants to come
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If somebody wants to come into your home
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Into your home and discipline your kids."
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And discipline your kids." right?
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Right? in the mecum home, you come in
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In the mecum home, you come in and discipline my kids
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And discipline my kids you better have taken some
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You better have taken some self-defense classes.
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[laughter]
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'cause i'm a dad first,
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'cause i'm a dad first, preacher second right?
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[applause]
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That's why we say at 7 hills
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That's why we say at 7 hills that the greatest gift
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That the greatest gift you can give the church
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You can give the church is your relationship
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Is your relationship with jesus christ.
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With jesus christ. done.
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Done. that's it.
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That's it. we want you to love him
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We want you to love him with all your heart,
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With all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.
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Soul, mind, and strength. get that clear, settle it.
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Get that clear, settle it. and those who are spiritual
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And those who are spiritual the bible says we restore,
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The bible says we restore, we don't attack,
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We don't attack, we don't criticize,
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We don't criticize, we don't judge,
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We don't judge, we don't slam people.
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We don't slam people. we don't burn people
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We don't burn people at the stake,
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At the stake, that's not what we do,
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That's not what we do, we first take heed
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We first take heed to ourselves that
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To ourselves that we're not distracted
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We're not distracted or deceived by the people --
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Or deceived by the people -- the 12th man in the stands
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The 12th man in the stands that's opposing
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That's opposing the advancement of
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The advancement of the gospel of jesus christ.
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The gospel of jesus christ. number two, attitude is mercy.
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Number two, attitude is mercy. he said, "do not be troubled."
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He said, "do not be troubled." the word "troubled"
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The word "troubled" means agitated.
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Means agitated. don't allow an attitude
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Don't allow an attitude of agitation to come on you.
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Of agitation to come on you. everyone's on edge,
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Everyone's on edge, everyone's attacking.
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Everyone's attacking. even if you're right
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Even if you're right in doctrine or principle
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In doctrine or principle you can be wrong in spirit.
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You can be wrong in spirit. simon peter says to jesus,
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Simon peter says to jesus, "thou art the christ,
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"thou art the christ, the son of the loving god,"
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The son of the loving god," and then at gethsemane
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And then at gethsemane he has a sword out
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He has a sword out and he's cutting
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And he's cutting the guy's hair off -- ear off.
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The guy's hair off -- ear off. right in doctrine,
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Right in doctrine, wrong in spirit.
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Wrong in spirit. in the old testament
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In the old testament the place that the lord dwelled
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The place that the lord dwelled was over the mercy seat where
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Was over the mercy seat where the blood was sprinkled.
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The blood was sprinkled. so you have
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So you have the ark of the covenant,
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The ark of the covenant, on top of
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On top of the ark of the covenant
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The ark of the covenant you have the mercy seat
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You have the mercy seat where the blood from
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Where the blood from the high priest
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The high priest would be sprinkled.
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Would be sprinkled. above that you have
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Above that you have two angels, or two cherubims
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Two angels, or two cherubims and they're facing each other
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And they're facing each other but they're not
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But they're not looking eye to eye,
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Looking eye to eye, their heads are down
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Their heads are down representing humility.
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Representing humility. their wings are stretched out
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Their wings are stretched out touching one another.
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Touching one another. notice where they're focused,
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Notice where they're focused, they're focused on mercy.
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They're focused on mercy. they're touching even though
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They're touching even though they don't see eye to eye.
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They don't see eye to eye. because the biblical principle
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Because the biblical principle of how we always find god
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Of how we always find god in every single area of our life
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In every single area of our life with every single relationship
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With every single relationship is not that we see eye to eye
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Is not that we see eye to eye it's that we can touch,
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It's that we can touch, we can have harmony,
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We can have harmony, we can have unity together
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We can have unity together because we're focused
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Because we're focused on the mercy
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On the mercy and the blood
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And the blood of jesus christ.
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Of jesus christ. and we're all flawed.
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And we're all flawed. we all miss it
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We all miss it and we have to extend
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And we have to extend mercy one to another
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Mercy one to another don't be agitated,
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Don't be agitated, don't be troubled.
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Don't be troubled. number three is
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Number three is an attitude of endurance.
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An attitude of endurance. he says, "lawlessness will
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He says, "lawlessness will abound and the love
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Abound and the love of many will grow cold.
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Of many will grow cold. but those who endure
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But those who endure to the end,"
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To the end," everybody say, "endure."
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Everybody say, "endure." >> congregation: endure.
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>> congregation: endure. >> "will be saved."
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>> "will be saved." lawlessness is
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Lawlessness is different than sin.
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Different than sin. sin is, "oops,
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Sin is, "oops, i messed up.
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I messed up. i know it was a sin,
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I know it was a sin, i know i made a mistake
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I know i made a mistake and i wanna get right."
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And i wanna get right." lawlessness is a decision
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Lawlessness is a decision to continue in a sin
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To continue in a sin and you have a callous
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And you have a callous or hard heart about it.
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Or hard heart about it. you don't care
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You don't care what the bible says,
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What the bible says, you don't care
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You don't care what god's word says,
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What god's word says, you're gonna continue
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You're gonna continue in it no matter what.
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In it no matter what. and it says that
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And it says that lawlessness will abound,
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Lawlessness will abound, in other words,
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In other words, it will be everywhere,
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It will be everywhere, convenient, easy, and prevalent.
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Convenient, easy, and prevalent. and because of this
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And because of this convictions will be snared at,
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Convictions will be snared at, biblical standards
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Biblical standards will be dismissed,
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Will be dismissed, there will be no
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There will be no separation from the world,
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Separation from the world, and christians will look
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And christians will look just like the world.
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Just like the world. they'll act like the world,
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They'll act like the world, they'll go with cultural trends,
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They'll go with cultural trends, and they'll be saying things
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And they'll be saying things like, "i'm just trying to be
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Like, "i'm just trying to be like them so i can help them,"
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Like them so i can help them," when the bible says you --
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When the bible says you -- actually to help the world
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Actually to help the world you have to come out from
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You have to come out from among them and be separate.
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Among them and be separate. and it says,
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And it says, when you don't do that
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When you don't do that and you allow lawlessness
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And you allow lawlessness to continue, again not sin,
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To continue, again not sin, not making mistakes,
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Not making mistakes, we all do that, but a condition
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We all do that, but a condition where you are just gonna
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Where you are just gonna do it and you don't care.
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Do it and you don't care. it causes the heart condition
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It causes the heart condition to be of such that you
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To be of such that you don't have endurance.
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Don't have endurance. if you are an endurance athlete
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If you are an endurance athlete you would know the most
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You would know the most important muscle
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Important muscle is the heart muscle.
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Is the heart muscle. you can have a guy
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You can have a guy that squats or deadlifts
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That squats or deadlifts 800 pounds at the gym,
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800 pounds at the gym, got legs like an oak tree
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Got legs like an oak tree but can't run a quarter mile.
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But can't run a quarter mile. because in endurance
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Because in endurance the most important health
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The most important health is heart health, cardio health,
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Is heart health, cardio health, and what jesus is saying
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And what jesus is saying is in the end times
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Is in the end times people will lose sight of
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People will lose sight of the importance of keeping
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The importance of keeping a pure and a clean heart.
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A pure and a clean heart. you gotta keep
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You gotta keep your heart strong,
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Your heart strong, that's how you endure,
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That's how you endure, that's how you finish strong,
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That's how you finish strong, that's how you stand.
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That's how you stand. the bible says
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The bible says in order to do this
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In order to do this we don't look to the world
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We don't look to the world for our standard,
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For our standard, but we look to jesus,
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But we look to jesus, is what hebrews says,
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Is what hebrews says, the author and the finisher
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The author and the finisher of our faith who endured.
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Of our faith who endured. he endured the cross,
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He endured the cross, that's what we're to look at.
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That's what we're to look at. we're to look at
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We're to look at the cross of jesus christ,
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The cross of jesus christ, that's what endurance
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That's what endurance looks like.
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Looks like. he's bleeding, he's dying,
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He's bleeding, he's dying, he's taken on our weight,
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He's taken on our weight, our sin, our infirmity,
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Our sin, our infirmity, our sickness.
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Our sickness. he's taken all that on
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He's taken all that on and he's enduring.
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And he's enduring. he's not quitting,
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He's not quitting, he's not giving up,
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He's not giving up, he's not capturing lawless --
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He's not capturing lawless -- no, he's focused on the father,
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No, he's focused on the father, he's focused on the joy
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He's focused on the joy that was set before him,
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That was set before him, and so he endured
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And so he endured the pain of the cross.
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The pain of the cross. endured to the end,"
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Endured to the end," is what he says.
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Is what he says. an attitude of
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An attitude of i'm not going to give up,
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I'm not going to give up, i'm not going to stop,
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I'm not going to stop, i'm not going to allow
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I'm not going to allow this world to anyway,
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This world to anyway, no matter how much
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No matter how much there's an opportunity
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There's an opportunity to jump in at any type of sin
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To jump in at any type of sin i'm gonna keep
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I'm gonna keep jesus as my focus.
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Jesus as my focus. number four, in verse 10
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Number four, in verse 10 he says, "many will
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He says, "many will be offended,"
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Be offended," so you need an attitude
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So you need an attitude of forgiveness
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Of forgiveness in the last days.
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In the last days. the word offense
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The word offense in the greek means
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In the greek means "skandalon"
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"skandalon" where we get
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Where we get the word scandal from,
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The word scandal from, and it refers to a trap
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And it refers to a trap that's both camouflaged
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That's both camouflaged and baited.
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And baited. and jesus is saying
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And jesus is saying in the last days many
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In the last days many will take the bait.
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Will take the bait. many will make a choice
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Many will make a choice to take on an offended spirit.
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To take on an offended spirit. you have to make the decision,
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You have to make the decision, "i'm going to be unoffendable,
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"i'm going to be unoffendable, i'm not going to take the bait
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I'm not going to take the bait no matter how camouflaged it is
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No matter how camouflaged it is i have to be sensitive
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I have to be sensitive and i have to be aware."
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And i have to be aware." and the only way to get free
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And the only way to get free from the bear claw of offense --
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From the bear claw of offense -- the bear trap of offense
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The bear trap of offense is you make the decision
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Is you make the decision to exercise forgiveness.
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To exercise forgiveness. and can i help you?
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And can i help you? it's painful every time.
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It's painful every time. more than likely there's not
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More than likely there's not a day you will live
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A day you will live on this planet
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On this planet that you do not need
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That you do not need to exercise forgiveness.
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To exercise forgiveness. and every time you
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And every time you forgive it hurts.
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Forgive it hurts. it hurts to kiss
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It hurts to kiss revenge goodbye,
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Revenge goodbye, it hurts to watch people
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It hurts to watch people get away with
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Get away with how they hurt you.
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How they hurt you. it hurts to watch justice,
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It hurts to watch justice, in your mind,
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In your mind, not be appropriated,
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Not be appropriated, but healing
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But healing follows forgiveness,
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Follows forgiveness, healing never follows
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Healing never follows an offended spirit.
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An offended spirit. jesus would say it like this,
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Jesus would say it like this, "you bless those that curse you,
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"you bless those that curse you, you pray for those
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You pray for those who mistreat you," in luke 6.
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Who mistreat you," in luke 6. and you know what john calvin
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And you know what john calvin said about that prayer?
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Said about that prayer? "this kind of prayer
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"this kind of prayer is exceedingly difficult,
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Is exceedingly difficult, but if you don't
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But if you don't forgive you relive."
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Forgive you relive." and jesus is saying
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And jesus is saying in the last days
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In the last days they're gonna wanna
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They're gonna wanna get you all caught up
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Get you all caught up on this thing and that thing,
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On this thing and that thing, but more important than all that
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But more important than all that is you gotta keep
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Is you gotta keep your forgiver strong.
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Your forgiver strong. relationships break down,
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Relationships break down, families break down because
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Families break down because our forgiver is not strong.
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Our forgiver is not strong. you gotta keep
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You gotta keep your forgiver strong,
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Your forgiver strong, you gotta make a decision.
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You gotta make a decision. jesus is talking
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Jesus is talking to the disciples
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To the disciples and are trying to figure out
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And are trying to figure out how strong should it be
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How strong should it be and he says,
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And he says, "seventy times seven."
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"seventy times seven." four hundred and ninety
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Four hundred and ninety times a day,
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Times a day, once every 90 seconds
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Once every 90 seconds you gotta keep on forgiving.
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You gotta keep on forgiving. and you know what they said?
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And you know what they said? they said, "increase our faith."
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They said, "increase our faith." incre -- in other words,
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Incre -- in other words, they're saying,
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They're saying, "we can't do it,
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"we can't do it, we don't have the faith
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We don't have the faith to forgive at that level,"
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To forgive at that level," and he's like, "i know."
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And he's like, "i know." and so he breathed on them
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And so he breathed on them and gave them
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And gave them the power to forgive.
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The power to forgive. you and i don't have
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You and i don't have the power to forgive
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The power to forgive at this level.
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At this level. well, you and i do not
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Well, you and i do not have the strength to forgive
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Have the strength to forgive at this level we're too weak
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At this level we're too weak for that but god through
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For that but god through his spirit can breathe on us
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His spirit can breathe on us and we can have the strength
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And we can have the strength of god come on us
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Of god come on us and we can forgive
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And we can forgive no matter what someone's done,
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No matter what someone's done, and we need a strong
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And we need a strong forgiver in these last days.
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[applause]
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Number five,
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Number five, a soul-winning attitude.
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A soul-winning attitude. he finishes by saying,
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He finishes by saying, "preach the gospel."
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"preach the gospel." that's what we're to do,
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That's what we're to do, to preach the gospel
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To preach the gospel into all the earth.
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Into all the earth. i'm so proud of this church,
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I'm so proud of this church, i'm so proud of what you do
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I'm so proud of what you do each and every week because
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Each and every week because you're a soul winning church.
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You're a soul winning church. people say it's a big church
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People say it's a big church and i say, "no,
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And i say, "no, it's a soul-winning church."
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It's a soul-winning church." very difficult to keep
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Very difficult to keep a soul-winning church small.
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A soul-winning church small. but with that being said,
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But with that being said, i wanna bring some clarity
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I wanna bring some clarity to what i just said.
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To what i just said. i got saved
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I got saved in a 70 member church.
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In a 70 member church. i was discipled,
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I was discipled, i was taught to pray
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I was taught to pray and read the bible
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And read the bible in a small church.
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In a small church. i love small churches.
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I love small churches. i owe my salvation,
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I owe my salvation, i owe my discipleship
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I owe my discipleship to small churches.
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To small churches. i'm so grateful
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I'm so grateful for every church.
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For every church. my first ministry
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My first ministry opportunity came through
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Opportunity came through a mid-seized church,
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A mid-seized church, probably about 400 or so.
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Probably about 400 or so. volunteered position
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Volunteered position with 30 young people,
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With 30 young people, that was my first opportunity
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That was my first opportunity to do what god's
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To do what god's called me to do.
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Called me to do. i got my first pastoring
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I got my first pastoring opportunity in probably
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Opportunity in probably a five or 600 member church
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A five or 600 member church at the time, be considered
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At the time, be considered a mid-sized church
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A mid-sized church and now i pastor
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And now i pastor a larger church,
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A larger church, and i just wanna say,
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And i just wanna say, i love the local church.
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I love the local church. i've given my life to 'em,
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I've given my life to 'em, small, mid-sized, or large.
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[applause]
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It doesn't matter.
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[applause]
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It doesn't matter
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It doesn't matter we're the church --
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We're the church -- we're the church
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We're the church of jesus christ.
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Of jesus christ. big is not bad,
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Big is not bad, small is not bad,
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Small is not bad, god's tribal,
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God's tribal, to each his own.
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To each his own. let god use 'em all
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Let god use 'em all to win souls in jesus' name.
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[applause]
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For 33 years,
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For 33 years, outside of about
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Outside of about a 18 month hiatus,
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A 18 month hiatus, prodigal season,
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Prodigal season, 'cause i got hurt by church
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'cause i got hurt by church and was focused on girls
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And was focused on girls in my freshman,
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In my freshman, sophomore year of college.
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Sophomore year of college. outside of that 18 month season
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Outside of that 18 month season for 33 years,
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For 33 years, i've preached the gospel.
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I've preached the gospel. my first time i preached
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My first time i preached a sermon was i was 16 years old,
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A sermon was i was 16 years old, i'd been a christian
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I'd been a christian for three months.
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For three months. it was in the backyard
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It was in the backyard some barbeque.
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Some barbeque. i still remember
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I still remember the scripture i used,
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The scripture i used, 1 timothy 4:12,
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1 timothy 4:12, "let no one look down
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"let no one look down on your youth
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On your youth but rather be an example
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But rather be an example in faith, love, and purity."
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In faith, love, and purity." i used to sit
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I used to sit in my pickup truck
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In my pickup truck and i would preach
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And i would preach to the steering wheel,
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To the steering wheel, spit everywhere.
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[laughter]
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I would give altar calls
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I would give altar calls in that little purple
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In that little purple ford ranger.
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Ford ranger. i literally give altar calls
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I literally give altar calls and i would jump over
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And i would jump over in the passenger seat
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In the passenger seat 'cause there was no one there
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'cause there was no one there to get saved and i would
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To get saved and i would answer my own altar calls.
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[laughter]
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[cheering and applause]
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An end time attitude,
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An end time attitude, don't ever let there be
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Don't ever let there be an anti-soul-winning attitude
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An anti-soul-winning attitude that gets a hold of you.
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That gets a hold of you. we're to preach the gospel
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We're to preach the gospel into all the earth, why?
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Into all the earth, why? so he can come back,
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So he can come back, so he can finally bind satan
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So he can finally bind satan and throw him into
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And throw him into the lake of fire,
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The lake of fire, and the church of jesus christ
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And the church of jesus christ can finally come into
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Can finally come into god restoring all things.
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[applause]
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>> hey, i don't know how
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>> hey, i don't know how you found us, but i'm
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You found us, but i'm so glad that you did.
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So glad that you did. and i do believe whether
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And i do believe whether it's in reference to
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It's in reference to the overall big picture
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The overall big picture last days, end times
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Last days, end times that god speaks about,
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That god speaks about, or when it just
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Or when it just comes to your life
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Comes to your life just know this,
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Just know this, that god knows
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That god knows the end from the beginning.
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The end from the beginning. he knows it in
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He knows it in the big picture of the world
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The big picture of the world and time as we know it,
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And time as we know it, but he also knows
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But he also knows it in your life.
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It in your life. the bible says that
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The bible says that he's prepared the good works
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He's prepared the good works that you should
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That you should walk in beforehand.
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Walk in beforehand. the bible says,
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The bible says, before you were even formed
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Before you were even formed in your mother's womb
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In your mother's womb he knew you.
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He knew you. so, he planned your life,
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So, he planned your life, he knows what
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He knows what you're going through,
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You're going through, he knows what you're up against,
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He knows what you're up against, and i believe that the right
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And i believe that the right attitude towards life,
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Attitude towards life, the good, the bad, the ugly,
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The good, the bad, the ugly, whatever it looks like
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Whatever it looks like is so important.
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Is so important. and so, hopefully this
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And so, hopefully this ministered to you today.
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Ministered to you today. and i think that when it
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And i think that when it comes to soul winning,
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Comes to soul winning, which is the last point
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Which is the last point in just talking
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In just talking about the last days,
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About the last days, just helping people,
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Just helping people, reaching out to people,
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Reaching out to people, loving people, be in jesus
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Loving people, be in jesus in the midst of a dark,
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In the midst of a dark, confused, chaotic world,
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Confused, chaotic world, it's so important.
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It's so important. now, let me just encourage you
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Now, let me just encourage you to spend a few more moments
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To spend a few more moments and watch this answer
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And watch this answer from a q and a time.
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From a q and a time. this was during
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This was during our last revival,
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Our last revival, if you weren't able
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If you weren't able to watch that
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To watch that or be a part of that
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Or be a part of that we encourage you to go online,
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We encourage you to go online, on youtube, 7 hills church,
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On youtube, 7 hills church, and find it.
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And find it. and i believe that
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And i believe that it's one of those revivals
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It's one of those revivals you can experience,
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You can experience, right there on your computer.
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Right there on your computer. and so make that a point.
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And so make that a point. but this is from a q and a
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But this is from a q and a time with me and jabin chavez
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Time with me and jabin chavez just on serving,
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Just on serving, how important it is,
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How important it is, no matter who you are,
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No matter who you are, no matter how long
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No matter how long you've served go,
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You've served go, to come back to
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To come back to our roots, the roots.
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Our roots, the roots. jesus was a servant,
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Jesus was a servant, that's what we do,
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That's what we do, and it is a skill that
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And it is a skill that you never stop developing.
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You never stop developing. and i believe this q and a time
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And i believe this q and a time is one that will help
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Is one that will help you understand practically
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You understand practically the attitude that
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The attitude that we should have in that,
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We should have in that, and then i'll be right back
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And then i'll be right back to pray for you
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To pray for you at the end of that.
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>> when i got saved
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>> when i got saved i, you know, again,
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I, you know, again, i didn't grow up in church
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I didn't grow up in church so i didn't know
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So i didn't know anything about church,
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Anything about church, i didn't know i'd be a preacher,
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I didn't know i'd be a preacher, i didn't know i would have
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I didn't know i would have a church like i have,
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A church like i have, i didn't know --
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I didn't know -- you guys would even
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You guys would even know who i am.
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Know who i am. it was never the outset
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It was never the outset of what i did.
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Of what i did. i had a youth pastor
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I had a youth pastor in a 70 member church
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In a 70 member church who drove a forklift and --
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Who drove a forklift and -- in a freezer.
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In a freezer. and he had a 30 minute
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And he had a 30 minute dinner break
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Dinner break and he left that freezer,
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And he left that freezer, had enough time to get
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Had enough time to get to the church to preach
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To the church to preach 15 minutes
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15 minutes in his freezer clothes,
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In his freezer clothes, his face red as can be,
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His face red as can be, and we had to make sure
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And we had to make sure everything else happened.
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Everything else happened. so, that was how i fell in love
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So, that was how i fell in love with the ministry,
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With the ministry, is i fell in love
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Is i fell in love with somebody not the --
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With somebody not the -- i didn't walk into
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I didn't walk into a huge auditorium and say,
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A huge auditorium and say, "i wanna do this,"
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"i wanna do this," that never happened to me,
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That never happened to me, i wanted to be like that guy.
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I wanted to be like that guy. that guy is the guy that
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That guy is the guy that went to the lunch room
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Went to the lunch room in my high school,
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In my high school, that the guy that
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That the guy that sat down with me,
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Sat down with me, that's the guy that said,
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That's the guy that said, "hey, every hour
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"hey, every hour you give the church,
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You give the church, i'll give you
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I'll give you an hour on they mat."
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An hour on they mat." that's the guy
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That's the guy that discipled me,
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That discipled me, that's the guy that taught me
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That's the guy that taught me how to read the bible,
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How to read the bible, that's the guy that
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That's the guy that taught me that.
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Taught me that. so -- and he taught me --
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So -- and he taught me -- we just served.
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We just served. we're servants,
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We're servants, we're always servants
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We're always servants it never stops.
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It never stops. well, the bigger
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Well, the bigger the church gets, guess what?
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The church gets, guess what? the more you gotta serve,
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The more you gotta serve, you just gotta keep
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You just gotta keep going deeper and finding,
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Going deeper and finding, like, how can i serve more?
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Like, how can i serve more? the second i get things mixed up
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The second i get things mixed up is when i start to think
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Is when i start to think it's about me.
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It's about me. yeah, i get that things are
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Yeah, i get that things are getting flipped on their head,
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Getting flipped on their head, 'cause you keep thinking
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'cause you keep thinking it's about you
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It's about you and when i do that i do --
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And when i do that i do -- i feel that way too,
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I feel that way too, i feel insecure too,
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I feel insecure too, i have self-doubt too,
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I have self-doubt too, i don't like to do this either.
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I don't like to do this either. i feel overlooked too,
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I feel overlooked too, i feel -- but if i just serve
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I feel -- but if i just serve then what does it matter?
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>> i really do believe
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>> i really do believe we're here to serve
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We're here to serve and hopefully that's what
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And hopefully that's what this time has been
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This time has been for you personally.
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For you personally. thank you for your calls,
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Thank you for your calls, thank you for
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Thank you for the letters you send,
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The letters you send, thank you for just the faith,
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Thank you for just the faith, the prayers, the encouragement.
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The prayers, the encouragement. if you need anything,
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If you need anything, if you're whatever it is,
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If you're whatever it is, if you're distant from god,
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If you're distant from god, away from god, lost, sad,
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Away from god, lost, sad, depressed, anxious,
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Depressed, anxious, worried, sick in your body,
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Worried, sick in your body, whatever it looks like,
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Whatever it looks like, we're praying for you.
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We're praying for you. that's what god's
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That's what god's called us to do,
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Called us to do, that's why we're here,
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That's why we're here, to find a way to serve,
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To find a way to serve, to maybe just
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To maybe just give you some hope,
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Give you some hope, give you some strength,
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Give you some strength, give you that word in season
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Give you that word in season for those who are weary.
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For those who are weary. and we're praying for you,
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And we're praying for you, however we can be
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However we can be a blessing to you.
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A blessing to you. thank you for all your grace,
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Thank you for all your grace, your generosity,
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Your generosity, and your faith,
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And your faith, and we'll see you next week.
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♪ ♪
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Marcus Mecum - 5 Attitudes In The Last Days (Part 2)

May 25, 2025 | S25:E21

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