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Marcus Mecum - Divine Revolution (Part 1)

February 2, 2025 | S25:E5

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Marcus Mecum | Marcus Mecum - Divine Revolution (Part 1) | February 2, 2025

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>> alright, if you got
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>> alright, if you got your bibles,
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Your bibles, turn with me to luke 19.
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Turn with me to luke 19. luke 19:11,
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Luke 19:11, a familiar parable,
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A familiar parable, the parable of the talents,
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The parable of the talents, or the minas.
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Or the minas. this is a parable
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This is a parable concerning the kingdom of god.
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Concerning the kingdom of god. everybody say,
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Everybody say, "the kingdom of god."
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"the kingdom of god." >> congregation: the kingdom
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>> congregation: the kingdom of god.
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>> "now as they heard
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>> "now as they heard these things,
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These things, he spoke another parable,
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He spoke another parable, because he was
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Because he was nearing jerusalem,
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Nearing jerusalem, because they thought
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Because they thought the kingdom of god
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The kingdom of god would appear immediately.
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Would appear immediately. therefore he said,
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Therefore he said, 'a certain nobleman
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'a certain nobleman went into a far country
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Went into a far country to receive for himself
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To receive for himself a kingdom and to return.'"
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A kingdom and to return.'" he's coming back,
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He's coming back, in case you wanna know.
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In case you wanna know. "and so he called
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"and so he called ten of his servants,
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Ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas,
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Delivered to them ten minas, and said to them,
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And said to them, 'do business.'"
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'do business.'" the king james
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The king james version says, "occupy."
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Version says, "occupy." i like they word occupy.
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I like they word occupy. carry on, keep on going,
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Carry on, keep on going, keep pressing, keep fighting.
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Keep pressing, keep fighting. "occupy until i come."
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I want to use that familiar
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I want to use that familiar parable to talk to you
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Parable to talk to you about a few things that
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About a few things that i feel like the church
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I feel like the church as a whole needs to hear.
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As a whole needs to hear. it says, "occupy until i come,'
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It says, "occupy until i come,' but what are we to occupy?
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But what are we to occupy? well, it tells us
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Well, it tells us it's the kingdom of god.
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It's the kingdom of god. you might say,
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You might say, "well, how do we occupy
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"well, how do we occupy the kingdom of god
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The kingdom of god until he comes?"
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Until he comes?" and it also teaches us that,
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And it also teaches us that, that we are not owners
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That we are not owners but we are stewards.
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But we are stewards. we're to steward
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We're to steward the kingdom until he comes.
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The kingdom until he comes. you might remember
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You might remember hearing that phrase,
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Hearing that phrase, "occupy wall street"
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"occupy wall street" back in 2011.
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Back in 2011. it's a phrase that was coined
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It's a phrase that was coined because of the protests
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Because of the protests that began on saturday,
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That began on saturday, december 18th, 2010.
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December 18th, 2010. a revolutionary wave of
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A revolutionary wave of public demonstrations
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Public demonstrations began that rocked
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Began that rocked the muslim world.
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The muslim world. it all started when
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It all started when a 26 year old tunisian
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A 26 year old tunisian street vendor named
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Street vendor named mohammed bouazizi
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Mohammed bouazizi set himself on fire.
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Set himself on fire. he was protesting
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He was protesting the repeated humiliation
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The repeated humiliation and harassment that had
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And harassment that had been inflicted upon him
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Been inflicted upon him by local authorities.
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By local authorities. within hours,
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Within hours, mass protests engulfed
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Mass protests engulfed the streets of that city.
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The streets of that city. within one month,
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Within one month, the president of
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The president of that country had fled.
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That country had fled. and the wave of unrest swept
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And the wave of unrest swept across national boundaries
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Across national boundaries all over the world.
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All over the world. corrupt governments,
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Corrupt governments, one after another,
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One after another, after another,
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After another, were dismantled
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Were dismantled and overthrown.
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And overthrown. this moment in history
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This moment in history changed the hopes
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Changed the hopes and the dreams
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And the dreams of millions of people.
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Of millions of people. a simple street vendor
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A simple street vendor shook the world.
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Shook the world. and it leads us all to know
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And it leads us all to know what can happen when one man
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What can happen when one man chooses to set himself on fire.
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Chooses to set himself on fire. john wesley was once asked,
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John wesley was once asked, "why do so many people
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"why do so many people come to hear you preach?"
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Come to hear you preach?" and he said,
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And he said, "i just set myself on fire
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"i just set myself on fire and they come to watch me burn."
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And they come to watch me burn." spurgeon said, "put some fire
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Spurgeon said, "put some fire in the sermon, or put
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In the sermon, or put the sermon in the fire."
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The sermon in the fire." i think it applies to what
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I think it applies to what i do, but i think it also
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I do, but i think it also applies to what you do.
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Applies to what you do. doesn't do me any good
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Doesn't do me any good if i put fire in the sermon
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If i put fire in the sermon if you don't put fire
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If you don't put fire into listening to
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Into listening to the sermon, right?
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The sermon, right? what did those two that
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What did those two that walked with jesus onto
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Walked with jesus onto the road to emmaus,
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The road to emmaus, what did they say?
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What did they say? they said that,
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They said that, "our hearts burned within us
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"our hearts burned within us as we heard him speak."
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As we heard him speak." it's not just i'm burning,
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It's not just i'm burning, it's your burning as well.
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It's your burning as well. if you sing a song
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If you sing a song put some fire in the song
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Put some fire in the song or put the song in the fire.
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Or put the song in the fire. when you come into god's house
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When you come into god's house and you worship
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And you worship and you offer him
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And you offer him that sacrifice of praise
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That sacrifice of praise put some fire in your worship,
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Put some fire in your worship, put some fire in your
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Put some fire in your service to him,
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Service to him, or what good is it?
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Or what good is it? you see, the thing
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You see, the thing that we see in this story
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That we see in this story where that occupy wall street
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Where that occupy wall street was coined is it takes
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Was coined is it takes a special kind of sacrifice
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A special kind of sacrifice to start a revolution.
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To start a revolution. revolutions are
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Revolutions are not created equal
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Not created equal and not all revolutions
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And not all revolutions are noble.
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Are noble. stakes are different
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Stakes are different in different places,
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In different places, and in different times.
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And in different times. we are potentially
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We are potentially in a different time.
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In a different time. revolution without sacrifice
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Revolution without sacrifice always ends in rebellion.
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Always ends in rebellion. revolution is from
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Revolution is from the latin word,
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The latin word, "revoltis", which means
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"revoltis", which means to turn or to roll back.
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To turn or to roll back. rebellion is from
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Rebellion is from the latin word,
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The latin word, "rebellionis",
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"rebellionis", which means to wage war.
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Which means to wage war. so, this teaches us
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So, this teaches us that revolution
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That revolution is self-less,
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Is self-less, rebellion is selfish.
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Rebellion is selfish. revolution unites,
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Revolution unites, rebellion divides.
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Rebellion divides. revolution returns us
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Revolution returns us to the great principles
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To the great principles of the past,
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Of the past, rebellion sacrifices
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Rebellion sacrifices the great principles
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The great principles of the past for cheap
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Of the past for cheap comforts in the present.
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Comforts in the present. revolution cost me deeply,
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Revolution cost me deeply, rebellion always
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Rebellion always costs others deeply.
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Costs others deeply. so, if you look
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So, if you look at world history,
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At world history, or you look at church history,
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Or you look at church history, revolutions have always
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Revolutions have always been necessary,
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Been necessary, and so, i wanna give you
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And so, i wanna give you three insights into
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Three insights into a divine revolution.
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A divine revolution. number one: christianity
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Number one: christianity is a revolutionary kingdom.
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Is a revolutionary kingdom. that's what we read
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That's what we read about in our text,
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About in our text, the kingdom of god.
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The kingdom of god. so, this is not a republic,
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So, this is not a republic, this is not a democracy,
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This is not a democracy, it is not a dictatorship,
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It is not a dictatorship, it is a kingdom,
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It is a kingdom, we are part of
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We are part of the kingdom of god,
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The kingdom of god, and kingdoms are run by
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And kingdoms are run by the rule of a king,
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The rule of a king, not the mood of the masses,
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Not the mood of the masses, not the temperature
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Not the temperature of the times,
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Of the times, but the rule of the king.
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But the rule of the king. the apostle paul
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The apostle paul wrote to timothy
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Wrote to timothy and he said,
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And he said, "jesus is king eternal,
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"jesus is king eternal, immortal, invisible,
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Immortal, invisible, the only wise god to whom be
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The only wise god to whom be honor and glory
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Honor and glory forever and ever."
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Forever and ever." he is king,
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He is king, and this is his kingdom,
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And this is his kingdom, and he invites us,
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And he invites us, he extends an invitation
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He extends an invitation to you and i to
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To you and i to enter his kingdom.
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Enter his kingdom. however, we must do it
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However, we must do it on his terms,
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On his terms, or we don't do it at all.
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Or we don't do it at all. if you wanna enter
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If you wanna enter a relationship with the king
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A relationship with the king i hesitate to tell you
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I hesitate to tell you it is his kingdom,
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It is his kingdom, and it is his terms,
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And it is his terms, otherwise, there is no deal.
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Romans 12 says,
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Romans 12 says, "i beseech you, brethren,
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"i beseech you, brethren, by the mercies of god,
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By the mercies of god, that you present your bodies"
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That you present your bodies" not your spirit,
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Not your spirit, your body, your physical world,
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Your body, your physical world, your physical life,
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Your physical life, your everyday life,
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Your everyday life, what you do,
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What you do, your actions,
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Your actions, everything about you,
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Everything about you, not just your spirit.
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Not just your spirit. if you have jesus
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In your heart
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In your heart you let him out.
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You let him out. jesus is never content
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Jesus is never content being held hostage
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Being held hostage in your heart,
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In your heart, he wants to impact every
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He wants to impact every iota of your life.
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Iota of your life. he said, "present your body,"
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He said, "present your body," your physical life,
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Your physical life, your life,
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Your life, that's what you're here
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That's what you're here today doing,
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Today doing, you're giving your body,
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You're giving your body, your time,
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Your time, your physical world,
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Your physical world, and he says that that
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And he says that that is a living sacrifice.
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Is a living sacrifice. he's not asking you
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He's not asking you to kill yourself,
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To kill yourself, he's asking you to be
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He's asking you to be a living sacrifice.
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A living sacrifice. in the old testament,
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In the old testament, the altar brings --
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The altar brings -- the priest would bring
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The priest would bring sacrifices to the altar,
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Sacrifices to the altar, the fire on the altar
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The fire on the altar would burn that sacrifice.
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Would burn that sacrifice. the aroma of the sacrifice
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The aroma of the sacrifice would go up
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Would go up to the throne of god,
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To the throne of god, and god would enjoy
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And god would enjoy the aroma of the sacrifice.
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The aroma of the sacrifice. so a living sacrifice
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So a living sacrifice in the same way
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In the same way never stops burning for him.
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A living sacrifice,
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A living sacrifice, it goes on to say,
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It goes on to say, is our reasonable service.
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Is our reasonable service. so, setting yourself on fire,
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Allowing yourself to be
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Allowing yourself to be a living sacrifice,
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A living sacrifice, to burn for him,
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To burn for him, and to be zealous
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And to be zealous for his kingdom is
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For his kingdom is your reasonable service.
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Your reasonable service. paul told timothy that,
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Paul told timothy that, "jesus is the king of kings
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"jesus is the king of kings and the lord of lords
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And the lord of lords that he only has immortality,
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That he only has immortality, he dwells in the light
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He dwells in the light which no man can approach unto
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Which no man can approach unto and no one has seen him
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And no one has seen him or can see him.
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Or can see him. to him be honor
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To him be honor and power everlasting."
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And power everlasting." he is a king.
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He is a king. he is an immortal king.
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He is an immortal king. he existed before
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He existed before anything you see existed.
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Anything you see existed. he's not a coach,
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He's not a coach, he's a king.
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He's a king. he's not a mentor,
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He's not a mentor, he's a king.
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He's a king. he's not an advisor
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He's not an advisor or a counselor,
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Or a counselor, he is a king.
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He is a king. he's not a professor,
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He's not a professor, he is a king.
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He is a king. and before anything
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And before anything you see existed, he existed
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You see existed, he existed as king over it all.
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As king over it all. and what you and i
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And what you and i have to remember
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Have to remember is we've been invited
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Is we've been invited into his kingdom.
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Into his kingdom. it is our privilege
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It is our privilege and it is our honor.
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And it is our honor. it's not his privilege
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It's not his privilege and his honor
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And his honor that we're here,
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That we're here, it's our honor,
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It's our honor, and it's our privilege
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And it's our privilege that we would be
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That we would be invited into his kingdom.
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[applause]
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>> a divine revolution
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>> a divine revolution begins with understanding
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Begins with understanding christianity has always been
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Christianity has always been and always will be
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And always will be a revolutionary kingdom.
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A revolutionary kingdom. number two: how this plays
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Number two: how this plays itself out is we are stewards,
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Itself out is we are stewards, or what's known as,
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Or what's known as, "the priesthood principle."
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"the priesthood principle." when you go to god's original
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When you go to god's original mandate for his people
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Mandate for his people he made an entire nation,
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He made an entire nation, the nation of israel,
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The nation of israel, a kingdom of priests.
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A kingdom of priests. exodus 19:6,
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Exodus 19:6, "you shall be unto me
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"you shall be unto me a kingdom of priests,
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A kingdom of priests, a holy nation.
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A holy nation. these are the words
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These are the words which you will speak
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Which you will speak unto all concerning
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Unto all concerning the children of israel."
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The children of israel." so that the entire nation
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So that the entire nation is designed to functions
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Is designed to functions as a priest -- as priests.
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As a priest -- as priests. what is a priest?
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What is a priest? the person who offers
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The person who offers sacrifices to a holy god.
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Sacrifices to a holy god. the person who offers
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The person who offers sacrifices to the king.
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Sacrifices to the king. it goes on to say that
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It goes on to say that i want you to also
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I want you to also be a holy nation.
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Be a holy nation. so all these sacrifices
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So all these sacrifices that you're bringing,
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That you're bringing, all these sacrifices
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All these sacrifices that you're making,
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That you're making, that i'm asking you for,
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That i'm asking you for, is what separates you
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Is what separates you as my people.
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As my people. and even though to the world
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And even though to the world you'll be odd and unusual
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You'll be odd and unusual and peculiar, you'll be
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And peculiar, you'll be a rare treasure to me.
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A rare treasure to me. so, we are a kingdom of priests.
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So, we are a kingdom of priests. this means that this is not
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This means that this is not just a few people that
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Just a few people that come together and we work hard
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Come together and we work hard and people are in a crowd
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And people are in a crowd and they applaud us.
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And they applaud us. we're all participating,
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We're all participating, every single one of us,
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Every single one of us, in this thing called
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In this thing called a kingdom of priests.
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A kingdom of priests. when you come to church,
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When you come to church, it is not a place you attend.
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It is not a place you attend. if you see it as
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If you see it as a place you attend,
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A place you attend, attenders usually
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Attenders usually become pretenders.
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Become pretenders. this is a gathering
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This is a gathering of the kingdom,
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Of the kingdom, so when we make it
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So when we make it the type of thing where
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The type of thing where if the music is right
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If the music is right and they sing the songs
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And they sing the songs that i like,
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That i like, and the temperature
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And the temperature is just right,
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Is just right, and the sermon is just right,
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And the sermon is just right, and our favorite speaker
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And our favorite speaker is speaking
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Is speaking and everything is just so,
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And everything is just so, and we get the seat
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And we get the seat that we want, and no one
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That we want, and no one does anything that in --
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Does anything that in -- then we tip god on our way out.
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Then we tip god on our way out. that's not -- that's not
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That's not -- that's not what we're a part of.
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[applause]
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That's how the world acts,
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That's how the world acts, that's how the world thinks.
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That's how the world thinks. we are a kingdom of priests,
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We are a kingdom of priests, not a few people doing
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Not a few people doing the heavy lifting,
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The heavy lifting, it's a kingdom of priests.
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It's a kingdom of priests. 1 peter says,
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1 peter says, "a chosen generation,
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A royal priesthood,
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A royal priesthood, a holy nation,
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A holy nation, a peculiar --" peculiar
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A peculiar --" peculiar means a rare treasure.
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Means a rare treasure. what makes us a treasure,
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What makes us a treasure, it goes on to say that,
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It goes on to say that, "you should show forth
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"you should show forth the praises of him
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The praises of him who called you out of darkness
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Who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
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Into his marvelous light. in times past you were
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In times past you were not a people, but now
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Not a people, but now you are a people.
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You are a people. in times past you
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In times past you had not obtained mercy,
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Had not obtained mercy, but now you have
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But now you have obtained mercy."
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Obtained mercy." and because of that you
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And because of that you and i have the priesthood
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Principle which is what?
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Principle which is what? stewardship, service,
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Stewardship, service, and sacrifice.
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And sacrifice. and the bottom line of that is
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And the bottom line of that is knowing you owe god something,
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Knowing you owe god something, he owes you nothing.
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He owes you nothing. he's owner.
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[applause]
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He's the owner, he is king.
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[applause]
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So as the owner --
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So as the owner -- what's the root
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What's the root word of owner?
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Word of owner? is "owe."
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Is "owe." so paint it however you want,
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So paint it however you want, we owe him our lives.
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We owe him our lives. we owe god our blessings,
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We owe god our blessings, we owe god our possessions,
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We owe god our possessions, we owe god our very breath,
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We owe god our very breath, we owe god our eternity,
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We owe god our eternity, we owe god everything.
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We owe god everything. our culture does not
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Our culture does not understand priesthood,
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Understand priesthood, that's why we need
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That's why we need a divine revolution.
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A divine revolution. it's always had to occur,
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It's always had to occur, and it will always
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And it will always need to occur,
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Need to occur, where we'll be reminded
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Where we'll be reminded that we need
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That we need a divine revolution.
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A divine revolution. why?
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Why? because what got us here
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Because what got us here is what will get us there,
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Is what will get us there, and occupy until he comes.
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And occupy until he comes. what got us here,
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What got us here, what occupied up unto
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What occupied up unto this point is how
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This point is how we occupy until he comes.
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We occupy until he comes. so, what does
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So, what does our culture understand?
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Our culture understand? the big guy at the top.
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The big guy at the top. they understand
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They understand prestige and position,
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Prestige and position, they understand leadership,
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They understand leadership, they understand celebrity,
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They understand celebrity, but they don't
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But they don't understand priesthood.
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Understand priesthood. our culture cringes
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Our culture cringes at words like submit and serve.
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At words like submit and serve. we cringe at words like
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We cringe at words like sacrifice and service,
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Sacrifice and service, and stewardship.
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And stewardship. "i own my life,
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"i own my life, this is my life."
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This is my life." every now and then
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Every now and then you'll meet someone
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You'll meet someone who realizes
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Who realizes what i'm talking about,
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What i'm talking about, and these are people
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And these are people who sacrifice those things
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Who sacrifice those things that are so dear to them
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That are so dear to them to advance the cause of
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To advance the cause of christ, our king,
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Christ, our king, and people don't understand it.
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And people don't understand it. it confounds 'em,
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It confounds 'em, but what got us here
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But what got us here will get us there.
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Will get us there. so, this is not a message
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So, this is not a message that i'm bringing to
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That i'm bringing to the world out there,
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The world out there, i'm bringing it to those
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I'm bringing it to those of you who are in here.
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Of you who are in here. so, our problem begins
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So, our problem begins when we let the culture
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When we let the culture out there reflect in here,
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Out there reflect in here, big "i's"
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Big "i's" and little "u's."
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And little "u's." let me show you how i see
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Let me show you how i see that a lot happen in church.
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That a lot happen in church. sometimes -- i try to
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Sometimes -- i try to get out in the lobby
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Get out in the lobby as much as i can
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As much as i can and one of the things
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And one of the things that i have a privilege
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That i have a privilege of doing is shaking hands
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Of doing is shaking hands and meeting people,
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And meeting people, and praying with people.
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And praying with people. i always enjoy it.
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I always enjoy it. and if you've done this before
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And if you've done this before i'm not coming at you,
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I'm not coming at you, i've been there,
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I've been there, i've done the same
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I've done the same things before,
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Things before, it's not a big deal.
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It's not a big deal. but i've learned
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But i've learned over the years
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Over the years that a lot of times
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That a lot of times what happens is people
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What happens is people will say things like,
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Will say things like, "hey, how can i get
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"hey, how can i get an appointment with you?
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An appointment with you? how could i get
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How could i get a coffee with you?
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A coffee with you? how can i --"
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How can i --" and i understand,
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And i understand, i don't have a problem with it.
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I don't have a problem with it. "hey, will you do this,
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"hey, will you do this, or will you do that?"
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Or will you do that?" and they'll even
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And they'll even say things like this,
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Say things like this, "i come from a church
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"i come from a church where i need to know my pastor."
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Where i need to know my pastor." and i understand,
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And i understand, it's the idea that
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It's the idea that i'm the most important
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I'm the most important that bothers me.
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That bothers me. it's the idea that
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It's the idea that if i don't do it, in some way,
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If i don't do it, in some way, you feel less important.
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You feel less important. like i'm the one that has
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Like i'm the one that has to establish your importance.
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To establish your importance. my thing is we're
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My thing is we're a kingdom of priests,
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A kingdom of priests, we're all important.
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We're all important. you don't need me
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You don't need me to make you feel important.
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[applause]
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What i'm saying is,
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What i'm saying is, is it sounds spiritual,
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Is it sounds spiritual, but it's a worldly concept.
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But it's a worldly concept. i'm not saying i should shirk
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I'm not saying i should shirk the work and not be available,
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The work and not be available, i'm not saying that.
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I'm not saying that. i love to do those things,
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I love to do those things, i really do,
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I really do, and i do as much as i can.
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And i do as much as i can. but what i'm saying is
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But what i'm saying is that the idea that
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That the idea that if i'm not running myself
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If i'm not running myself into the ground to meet
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Into the ground to meet every immediate need,
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Every immediate need, and get every cat
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And get every cat out of a tree
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Out of a tree that i'm not a pastor to you.
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That i'm not a pastor to you. things like, "well, i just
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Things like, "well, i just wanna know my pastor."
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Wanna know my pastor." so, if i eat dinner
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So, if i eat dinner with you, you know me?
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With you, you know me? some of y'all live
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Some of y'all live with people 20 years
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With people 20 years and you don't know 'em.
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[applause]
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So you don't know somebody...
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[applause]
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You don't know me 'cause --
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You don't know me 'cause -- i've shaken hands
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I've shaken hands with celebrities
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With celebrities and professional athletes,
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And professional athletes, i don't know them.
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I don't know them. y'all feeling me?
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Y'all feeling me? so, we can't make it
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So, we can't make it about a person,
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About a person, is what i'm implying.
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Is what i'm implying. you don't make it about me,
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You don't make it about me, we make it about him.
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We make it about him. are you understanding
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Are you understanding what i'm saying?
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[applause]
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There can't be any big "i's"
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There can't be any big "i's" or little "u's...
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Or little "u's... across the board,
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Across the board, what this simply means is
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What this simply means is i'm not so arrogant to say
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I'm not so arrogant to say that you're not important
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That you're not important enough for my time,
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Enough for my time, but i am bold enough to say
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But i am bold enough to say that evan's important
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That evan's important enough for your time,
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Enough for your time, and other pastors and leaders
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And other pastors and leaders are important enough
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Are important enough for your time,
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For your time, and other small group leaders
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And other small group leaders are important enough
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Are important enough for your time.
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For your time. and i'm not the only
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And i'm not the only important one, and the way
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Important one, and the way we built this church
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We built this church and the way god builds
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And the way god builds his kingdom is to make it
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His kingdom is to make it about more than one man.
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About more than one man. he built a kingdom of priests.
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[applause]
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We steward it together,
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We steward it together, we sacrifice together,
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We sacrifice together, and we serve
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And we serve one another together.
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One another together. we bear one another bur --
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We bear one another bur -- one another's burdens.
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One another's burdens. not the preacher bears
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Not the preacher bears everyone's burdens,
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Everyone's burdens, we bear one another's burdens.
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We bear one another's burdens. i'm not correcting you,
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I'm not correcting you, i'm just showing you
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I'm just showing you how it plays out
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How it plays out in religious ways
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In religious ways that sound holy and righteous,
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That sound holy and righteous, but they're really
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But they're really secular in nature.
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Secular in nature. our leadership, our talents,
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Our leadership, our talents, our blessings, are to be
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Our blessings, are to be in service to the king,
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In service to the king, we are priests under god.
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We are priests under god. we are first and foremost
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We are first and foremost priests under him.
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Priests under him. this is the priesthood
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This is the priesthood principle, and it began
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Principle, and it began when god created
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When god created the nation of israel
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The nation of israel and it has never been discarded.
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And it has never been discarded. we submit to the one
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We submit to the one who reigns over us.
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Who reigns over us. our main job is not to
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Our main job is not to reign over others,
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Reign over others, but to submit to
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But to submit to the one who reigns over us.
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The one who reigns over us. this principle is how
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This principle is how we occupy until he comes.
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We occupy until he comes. it's not our kingdom,
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It's not our kingdom, you're not my people,
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You're not my people, this is not my church,
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This is not my church, this is not my ministry,
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This is not my ministry, this is god's church,
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This is god's church, you're god's sons and daughters,
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You're god's sons and daughters, this is his ministry,
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This is his ministry, it belongs to him.
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[applause]
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And i'm not touching it.
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And i'm not touching it. matthew 18 says,
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Matthew 18 says, "at the same time the disciples
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"at the same time the disciples came to jesus saying,
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Came to jesus saying, 'lord, who's the greatest?'"
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'lord, who's the greatest?'" and he gave them
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And he gave them the priesthood principle
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The priesthood principle once again,
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Once again, "the one who serves."
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"the one who serves." what's he saying?
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What's he saying? to you and i i'm not king,
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To you and i i'm not king, you're not king,
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You're not king, there's only one king
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There's only one king and his name is jesus.
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And his name is jesus. when i die, my job,
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When i die, my job, if it's done well,
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If it's done well, i will be forgotten,
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I will be forgotten, but he will be remembered.
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But he will be remembered. my main job is to not
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My main job is to not create a legacy after myself,
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Create a legacy after myself, my main job is to create
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My main job is to create a place where god is big,
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A place where god is big, and man is small,
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And man is small, where jesus is on the throne,
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Where jesus is on the throne, high and lifted up,
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High and lifted up, the train of his robe
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The train of his robe fills the temple.
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Fills the temple. in other words,
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In other words, everywhere you look
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Everywhere you look you see him, you see his glory,
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You see him, you see his glory, you see his power,
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You see his power, you see his mercy,
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You see his mercy, you see his grace,
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You see his grace, you see his goodness,
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You see his goodness, you see his kindness.
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[applause]
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Not my or your brother,
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Not my or your brother, or sisters inadequacies.
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Or sisters inadequacies. and my job is your job,
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And my job is your job, make him big.
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Make him big. number three:
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Number three: revolution means
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Revolution means to turn or roll back.
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To turn or roll back. so, what do we turn
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So, what do we turn or roll back to?
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Or roll back to? so, about 2,000 years ago,
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So, about 2,000 years ago, we encounter our first
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We encounter our first divine revolution in spring
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Divine revolution in spring of 30 a.d., simple,
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Of 30 a.d., simple, group of people that
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Group of people that loved their king
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Loved their king and served in their kingdom.
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And served in their kingdom. find about 120 of them
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Find about 120 of them that were in a upper room,
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That were in a upper room, those are our ancestors,
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Those are our ancestors, and they were known by
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And they were known by worshipping passionately,
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Worshipping passionately, praying ferociously,
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Praying ferociously, tongues like fire
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Tongues like fire set on each of them.
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Set on each of them. what's this a example of?
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What's this a example of? they were a living sacrifice.
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They were a living sacrifice. that upper room was an altar
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That upper room was an altar and god came down
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And god came down and he lift up the sacrifice
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And he lift up the sacrifice of their worship,
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Of their worship, and their praise,
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And their praise, and they never stopped burning.
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And they never stopped burning. we're here today because of,
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We're here today because of, they set themselves on fire.
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♪ ♪
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>> thank you so much
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>> thank you so much for spending some time
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For spending some time with us today.
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With us today. we're trusting that
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We're trusting that god's word, as it does,
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God's word, as it does, made a difference
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Made a difference in your life today.
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In your life today. and we're just here to be
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And we're just here to be a blessing to you,
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A blessing to you, we're here to serve
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We're here to serve however we can.
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However we can. if we can pray with you
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If we can pray with you they'll communicate that,
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They'll communicate that, if you wanna share with us
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If you wanna share with us your story it always means
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Your story it always means so much when we get the letters,
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So much when we get the letters, when we hear about what god's
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When we hear about what god's doing in your life,
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Doing in your life, so we can begin to think
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So we can begin to think about you and pray with you,
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About you and pray with you, more specifically.
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More specifically. and so, please, call us
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And so, please, call us if you need prayer today,
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If you need prayer today, and know that you are
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And know that you are very important to us.
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Very important to us. more importantly,
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More importantly, you matter to god.
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You matter to god. we'll see you next time.
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>> i just wonder if god
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>> i just wonder if god can take us back to this,
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Can take us back to this, you know, i mean to this.
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You know, i mean to this. 'cause you can, you know,
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'cause you can, you know, you can get all this stuff
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You can get all this stuff and --
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And -- but it really is empty.
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But it really is empty. >> oh.
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>> oh. >> you know, it really is,
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>> you know, it really is, without him there.
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Without him there. david said, "restore to me
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David said, "restore to me the joy of my salvation."
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The joy of my salvation." it wasn't, you know,
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It wasn't, you know, "restore to me," you know,
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"restore to me," you know, "the feeling of the moment
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"the feeling of the moment that i held goliath's head
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That i held goliath's head in my hand."
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In my hand." you know, "restore to me
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You know, "restore to me the moment that i heard
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The moment that i heard the people shouting,"
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The people shouting," you know, saw those thousands.
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You know, saw those thousands. david said -- he --
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David said -- he -- because even in those shouts
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Because even in those shouts or even in those victories,
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Or even in those victories, if you don't have that joy
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If you don't have that joy of when i first got saved,
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Of when i first got saved, i first came to know him,
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I first came to know him, i first realized, you know,
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I first realized, you know, that he loved me
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That he loved me and that he had a plan for me
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And that he had a plan for me and a purpose for me,
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And a purpose for me, even though nothing else
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Even though nothing else in the world said i should.
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In the world said i should. but he did, and he affirmed.
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But he did, and he affirmed. and the purity of it, the...
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And the purity of it, the... >> that's right.
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>> that's right. >> you know, i talked about
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>> you know, i talked about this week about
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This week about how jesus said that
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How jesus said that the first shall be last
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The first shall be last and the last shall be first.
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And the last shall be first. and to me, when i read it,
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And to me, when i read it, it was just the image
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It was just the image of we're always --
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Of we're always -- if you're reaching
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If you're reaching for something.
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For something. the world's saying,
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The world's saying, "reach for first."
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"reach for first." and jesus said, "hey, stop.
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And jesus said, "hey, stop. reach for last.
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Reach for last. just keep going back
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Just keep going back to being a servant,
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To being a servant, keep going back
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Keep going back to these type of things.
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To these type of things. just praying, seeking god,
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Just praying, seeking god, loving god."
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Loving god." >> that last part
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>> that last part of the prayer of jabez says,
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Of the prayer of jabez says, "and keep me from evil."
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"and keep me from evil." that one, that one
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That one, that one is so strong, too.
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Is so strong, too. "bless me indeed,
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"bless me indeed, enlarge my territory,
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Enlarge my territory, let your hand be upon me."
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Let your hand be upon me." and so -- and then he said,
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And so -- and then he said, "keep me from evil."
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"keep me from evil." and god granted him his request.
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And god granted him his request. god didn't say,
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God didn't say, "you selfish thing.
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"you selfish thing. i can't believe you ask me
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I can't believe you ask me for larger --
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For larger -- enlarge your territory.
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Enlarge your territory. i can't believe you ask me
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I can't believe you ask me for the indeed blessing.
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For the indeed blessing. not just the normal blessing
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Not just the normal blessing but the big blessing.
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But the big blessing. i can't believe you
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I can't believe you had the audacity
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Had the audacity to ask that my hand
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To ask that my hand would be upon you,
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Would be upon you, and there would be a --
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And there would be a -- it would even be noted by me
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It would even be noted by me that you've been with the lord,"
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That you've been with the lord," you know?
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You know? but --
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But -- >> in the greatness of things
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>> in the greatness of things that god would
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That god would keep you from that,
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Keep you from that, the wrong things
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The wrong things that can come along with it.
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That can come along with it. that's so powerful.
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That's so powerful. >> really is putting
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>> really is putting the hedge up.
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The hedge up. it's saying, "i don't
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It's saying, "i don't even trust me.
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Even trust me. you know?
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You know? keep me.
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Keep me. keep me from that."
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Keep me from that." >> and that's what
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>> and that's what jesus did too.
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Jesus did too. it was -- it was,
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It was -- it was, "forgive us our trespass
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"forgive us our trespass and we forgive those who tres --
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And we forgive those who tres -- lead us not into temptation."
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Lead us not into temptation." so, all the temptation
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So, all the temptation where you're saying,
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Where you're saying, "hey, give me
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"hey, give me the door of escape,
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The door of escape, it's gonna all be around me.
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It's gonna all be around me. lead me through it,
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Lead me through it, give me the door of escape."
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Give me the door of escape." and then he said,
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And then he said, "deliver me from evil."
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"deliver me from evil." same thing is
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Same thing is in the lord's prayer.
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>> ♪ all i am is yours ♪
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♪ all i have is yours ♪
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♪ every breath i'm breathing ♪
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♪ jesus is yours ♪
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♪ you're in every part ♪
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♪ that's just who you are ♪
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Marcus Mecum - Divine Revolution (Part 1)

February 2, 2025 | S25:E5

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