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Marcus Mecum - Extreme Times Call for Extreme Measures

January 12, 2025 | S25:E2

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Marcus Mecum | Marcus Mecum - Extreme Times Call for Extreme Measures | January 12, 2025

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>> 1 kings 19,
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>> 1 kings 19, and let's look at verse 3.
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"elijah was afraid
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"elijah was afraid and ran for his life.
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And ran for his life. when he came
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When he came to beersheba in judah,
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He left his servant there,
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While he himself went
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A day's journey
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Into the wilderness.
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He came to a broom bush,
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Sat down under it
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And prayed that he might die.
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'i have had enough, lord.'"
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Anybody ever prayed that prayer?
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I've had enough.
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I've had enough. that's it.
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That's it. i'm done.
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I'm done. then he said.
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Then he said. "take my life;
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"take my life; i am no better
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I am no better than my ancestors.'
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Than my ancestors.' then he lay down under
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Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.
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The bush and fell asleep. all at once an angel touched
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All at once an angel touched him and said,
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Him and said, 'get up and eat.'
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He looked around,
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And there by his head
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Was some bread baked
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Over hot coals,
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And a jar of water.
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He ate and drank
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And then lay down again.
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The angel of the lord
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Came back a second
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Time and touched him and said,
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'get up and eat,
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For the journey
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Is too much for you.'
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So he got up
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And ate and drank.
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Strengthened by that food,
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Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days
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He traveled forty days and forty nights until
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And forty nights until he reached horeb,"
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He reached horeb," or sinai,
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Or sinai, "the mountain of god.
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"the mountain of god. and then he went into a cave
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And then he went into a cave and spent the night."
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And spent the night." let's drop down to verse 11.
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"then a great and powerful
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Wind tore the mountains apart
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And shattered the rocks
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Before the lord,
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But the lord
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Was not in the wind.
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After the wind there
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Was an earthquake,
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But the lord was not
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In the earthquake.
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After the earthquake
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Came a fire,
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But the lord was
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Not in the fire.
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And after the fire
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Came a gentle whisper.
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When elijah heard it,
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When elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over
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He pulled his cloak over his face and went out
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His face and went out and stood at the mouth
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And stood at the mouth of the cave.
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Of the cave. then a voice said to him,
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Then a voice said to him, 'what are you doing
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'what are you doing here, elijah?'"
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Here, elijah?'" what a great question
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What a great question during the fast,
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During the fast, to ask yourself.
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To ask yourself. he replied,
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He replied, 'i have been very zealous
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'i have been very zealous for the lord my god,"
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I'm almost done, i promise.
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"almighty.
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The israelites have
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Rejected your covenant,
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Torn down your altars,
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And put your prophets
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To death with the sword.
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I am the only one left,
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And now they are trying
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To kill me too.'
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The lord said to him,
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'go back the way you came,
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And go to the desert
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And go to the desert of damascus.
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Of damascus. when you get there,
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When you get there, anoint hazael,
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Anoint hazael, anoint jehu,
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Anoint jehu, anoint elisha."
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Anoint elisha." and then it goes on to say
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And then it goes on to say that there were 7,000 people
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That there were 7,000 people in israel that had
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In israel that had not bowed down,
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Not bowed down, 7,000 like minded people
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7,000 like minded people were left in israel
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Were left in israel that god was calling elijah to.
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That god was calling elijah to. i want to talk to you on
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"extreme times call
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"extreme times call for extreme measures".
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For extreme measures". extreme times call
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Extreme times call for extreme measures.
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For extreme measures. elijah fasted for 40 days
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Elijah fasted for 40 days and 40 nights.
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And 40 nights. i think we could all
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I think we could all agree that's extreme.
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Agree that's extreme. if you're doing a 21 day fast,
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If you're doing a 21 day fast, you'd be like,
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You'd be like, "i hope he's not calling
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"i hope he's not calling us on a 40 day fast."
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Us on a 40 day fast." it's extreme.
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It's extreme. but extreme times
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But extreme times call for extreme measures.
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Call for extreme measures. moses would fast twice,
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Moses would fast twice, two back to back 40 day fast.
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Two back to back 40 day fast. he fasted for over 80 days,
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He fasted for over 80 days, that's extreme.
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That's extreme. but extreme times call
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But extreme times call for extreme measures.
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For extreme measures. of course,
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Of course, jesus would fast for 40 days
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Jesus would fast for 40 days and 40 nights
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And 40 nights because once again,
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Because once again, the time that he was living,
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The time that he was living, the mission that was on
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The mission that was on his life was extreme,
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His life was extreme, and it called
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And it called for extreme measures.
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For extreme measures. so, only three people
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So, only three people in our bible that we know
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In our bible that we know fasted for 40 days
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Fasted for 40 days and we just talked
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And we just talked about them, elijah,
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About them, elijah, moses, and jesus.
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Moses, and jesus. and subsequently,
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And subsequently, these three people would find
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These three people would find themselves on the mountain
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Themselves on the mountain of transfiguration,
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Of transfiguration, which let's us know that when
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Which let's us know that when you are in an extreme time,
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You are in an extreme time, and you take extreme measures,
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And you take extreme measures, it will lead
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It will lead you to extreme heights.
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You to extreme heights. when you look at their lives,
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When you look at their lives, god's plan was so extreme,
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God's plan was so extreme, it was so unusual,
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It was so unusual, it was so great,
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It was so great, it was so special that it would
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It was so special that it would take extreme measures
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Take extreme measures or an extended time of fasting.
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Or an extended time of fasting. so, this let's us know,
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So, this let's us know, the more extreme the dream,
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The more extreme the dream, the more extreme the goal,
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The more extreme the goal, the more extreme
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The more extreme the vision on your life,
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The vision on your life, the more extreme the burden
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The more extreme the burden that god's given you,
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That god's given you, the more extreme the passion
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The more extreme the passion it is that god's given you,
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It is that god's given you, the more extreme that is,
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The more extreme that is, the more extreme
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The more extreme the measures should be.
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The measures should be. and i say this because i know
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And i say this because i know there are people all across this
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There are people all across this room that you are facing
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Room that you are facing extreme situations.
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Extreme situations. you are facing
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You are facing extreme challenges,
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Extreme challenges, you're needing to make
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You're needing to make extreme decisions.
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Extreme decisions. they're not normal,
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They're not normal, they're not average,
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They're not average, we're not talking about
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We're not talking about that you chipped a nail.
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That you chipped a nail. we're not talking about,
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We're not talking about, you know,
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You know, you're a little upset because
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You're a little upset because you stubbed your toe,
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You stubbed your toe, we're talking about
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We're talking about life altering things
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Life altering things you're up against,
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You're up against, and because of the extreme
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And because of the extreme situation it calls
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Situation it calls for extreme measures.
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For extreme measures. when you look at
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When you look at the life of elijah,
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The life of elijah, he had come to end of himself.
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He had come to end of himself. the bible is clear that
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The bible is clear that he was so overwhelmed,
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He was so overwhelmed, so exhausted,
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So exhausted, so disappointed
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So disappointed and depressed,
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And depressed, he's completely
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He's completely emotionally spent,
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Emotionally spent, he has nothing left to give,
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He has nothing left to give, he's lost all meaning,
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He's lost all meaning, he's lost all sense
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He's lost all sense of purpose on his life.
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Of purpose on his life. he's living in fear,
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He's living in fear, he's hiding,
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He's hiding, he's on the run,
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He's on the run, and on top of that,
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And on top of that, he's dealing
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He's dealing with rejection and loneliness,
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With rejection and loneliness, and it reaches a boiling point,
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And it reaches a boiling point, where he says,
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Where he says, "god, i've had enough
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"god, i've had enough as a matter of fact,
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As a matter of fact, i'm so far to the end,
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I'm so far to the end, i'm just asking
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I'm just asking that you take my life."
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That you take my life." and that extreme place,
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And that extreme place, that extreme problem,
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That extreme problem, that extreme season
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That extreme season of his life led him
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Of his life led him to take extreme measures
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To take extreme measures where god would say
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Where god would say this is not normal,
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This is not normal, what you're going
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What you're going through elijah.
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Through elijah. this is not an ordinary
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This is not an ordinary situation and i'm gonna need
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Situation and i'm gonna need to take you on this 40 day fast.
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To take you on this 40 day fast. i'm gonna need to take you
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I'm gonna need to take you on a journey that's extreme
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On a journey that's extreme because of how extreme
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Because of how extreme what you're facing is.
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What you're facing is. and so, as elijah begins
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And so, as elijah begins to go on this journey,
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To go on this journey, there are three things
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There are three things that god reveals to him
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That god reveals to him during this extreme season.
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During this extreme season. and we're going to go through
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And we're going to go through them quickly together.
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Them quickly together. are you ready?
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Are you ready? say, "uh-huh."
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Say, "uh-huh." number one,
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Number one, divine rest precedes
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Divine rest precedes a long journey.
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A long journey. remember elijah wants to die.
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Remember elijah wants to die. he's so exhausted,
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He's so exhausted, he's asking god
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He's asking god to take his life.
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To take his life. he's suicidal.
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He's suicidal. and god's response was
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And god's response was to send and angel
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To send and angel and this was what
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And this was what the angel said,
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The angel said, "you need to go to bed."
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"you need to go to bed." god didn't say,
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God didn't say, "quit whining you big wimp.
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"quit whining you big wimp. you weakling.
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You weakling. get back up, get in the game,
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Get back up, get in the game, learn to play hurt,
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Learn to play hurt, tough it out,
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Tough it out, try harder,
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Try harder, push through."
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Push through." no, the angel said,
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No, the angel said, "here, take a little bite
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"here, take a little bite to eat and go to bed."
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To eat and go to bed." then he woke back up,
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Then he woke back up, and you know what
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And you know what the bible says,
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The bible says, "here, take a little bit more
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"here, take a little bit more to eat and go back to bed again.
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To eat and go back to bed again. in other words,
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In other words, god's message to elijah was,
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God's message to elijah was, in this next season,
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In this next season, it's not do more,
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It's not do more, it's actually do less.
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It's actually do less. ecclesiastes would say,
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Ecclesiastes would say, "a live dog is better
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"a live dog is better than a dead lion."
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Than a dead lion." and so, god's looking
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And so, god's looking at the mighty prophet, elijah.
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At the mighty prophet, elijah. he's looking at the one who
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He's looking at the one who called down fire on
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Called down fire on the prophets of baal,
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The prophets of baal, and he said,
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And he said, "i get that you're mighty,
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"i get that you're mighty, i get that in many ways
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I get that in many ways you see yourself as a lion,
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You see yourself as a lion, but you've been stretched
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But you've been stretched so thin that if we don't back
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So thin that if we don't back up a little bit and teach you,
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Up a little bit and teach you, you're not superman,
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You're not superman, that you need some rest,
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That you need some rest, we're going to have
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We're going to have nothing left to give."
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Nothing left to give." i've never talked to a hopeless
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I've never talked to a hopeless man that's well rested.
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Man that's well rested. some of us think
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Some of us think that fasting is,
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That fasting is, "i'm gonna beat myself up,
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"i'm gonna beat myself up, i'mma teach myself a lesson
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I'mma teach myself a lesson because my lack of performance
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Because my lack of performance last year was so severe,
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Last year was so severe, i didn't do this,
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I didn't do this, and i should've done that,
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And i should've done that, and why didn't i do more.
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And why didn't i do more. and we're beating ourselves up
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And we're beating ourselves up and we're calling it fasting.
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And we're calling it fasting. that's not fasting.
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That's not fasting. the book of hebrews says,
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"the reason we don't enter
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Into god's rest
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Is our unbelief
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And our disobedience.
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It goes on to say that
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On the seventh day,
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Even god rested.
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Even god rested. so, it's important to understand
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So, it's important to understand that elijah's fasting
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That elijah's fasting journey included rest.
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Journey included rest. this is why jesus would come
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This is why jesus would come to us and say,
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To us and say, "come to me,
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"come to me, all of you who have
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All of you who have a heavy burden and i will
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A heavy burden and i will give you rest."
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Give you rest." this why he would say,
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This why he would say, "cast your cares on me,
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"cast your cares on me, for i care for you."
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For i care for you." you can't carry it,
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You can't carry it, and cast it at the same time.
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And cast it at the same time. and at some point,
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And at some point, you and i have to learn
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You and i have to learn fasting is not fighting,
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Fasting is not fighting, fasting is not striving,
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Fasting is not striving, fasting is resting,
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Fasting is resting, fasting is surrendering,
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Fasting is surrendering, fasting is actually resting,
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Fasting is actually resting, saying, i've been too
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Saying, i've been too hard on my body,
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Hard on my body, i've been too hard on my mind,
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I've been too hard on my mind, i've been too hard on myself,
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I've been too hard on myself, and at some point
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And at some point i've got to let god
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I've got to let god release me from the performance
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Release me from the performance trap i've been captured
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Trap i've been captured by and trapped by.
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By and trapped by. and i just gotta make
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And i just gotta make the decision and say,
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The decision and say, "god, i'm gonna rest in you."
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"god, i'm gonna rest in you." rest is a spiritual thing,
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Rest is a spiritual thing, rest is a divine thing,
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Rest is a divine thing, and you need to be rested
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And you need to be rested for the long journey
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For the long journey ahead of you in 2024.
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Ahead of you in 2024. i don't know what
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I don't know what challenges await you,
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Challenges await you, i don't know what
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I don't know what opportunities await you,
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Opportunities await you, but what i do know
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But what i do know is that you need divine rest
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Is that you need divine rest to make sure that you
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To make sure that you have strength for the journey
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Have strength for the journey in front of you,
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In front of you, this is why i love giving god
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This is why i love giving god january because the bible says,
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January because the bible says, "if you put god first,
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"if you put god first, all these other things
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All these other things will be added to you."
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Will be added to you." you've been chasing success,
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You've been chasing success, you've been chasing money,
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You've been chasing money, you've been chasing stuff,
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You've been chasing stuff, you've been chasing a spouse,
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You've been chasing a spouse, you've been chasing that car,
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You've been chasing that car, that house,
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That house, all that stuff,
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All that stuff, that stuff, stuff, stuff.
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That stuff, stuff, stuff. but if you'll just
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But if you'll just put him first,
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Put him first, everything that god wants
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Everything that god wants to have in your life,
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To have in your life, it'll be drawn to you.
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It'll be drawn to you. not 'cause you're going
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Not 'cause you're going after all this stuff,
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After all this stuff, but because you're
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But because you're going after him.
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Going after him. and you can rest in that.
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And you can rest in that. there's a sense
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There's a sense of confidence that comes with,
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Of confidence that comes with, there's not one thing
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There's not one thing that the enemy can hold
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That the enemy can hold back from my life that god has
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Back from my life that god has destined for me if i'll just
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Destined for me if i'll just learn to put him first.
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Learn to put him first. number two, elijah would learn
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Number two, elijah would learn that the journey would
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That the journey would be one of preparation
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Be one of preparation and transformation.
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And transformation. god says the rest is
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God says the rest is for the journey in front of you.
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For the journey in front of you. that's what this fast is for,
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That's what this fast is for, that's why it's so important
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That's why it's so important that you capture it,
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That you capture it, that you cease it,
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That you cease it, that you wring everything
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That you wring everything you possibly can out of it.
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You possibly can out of it. that you don't get caught up
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That you don't get caught up on the three weeks
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On the three weeks or whatever your time is.
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Or whatever your time is. that you get more focused
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That you get more focused on the rest of your year.
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On the rest of your year. there's strength that
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There's strength that you're going to need,
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You're going to need, is what the angel told elijah
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Is what the angel told elijah for the journey
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For the journey in front of you.
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In front of you. it would be
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It would be a 40 day fasting journey,
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A 40 day fasting journey, where god would take him
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Where god would take him from that low place,
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From that low place, that depressed disappointed,
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That depressed disappointed, discouraged, literally,
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Discouraged, literally, not even wanting to live
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Not even wanting to live place to a high place
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Place to a high place that he called the mountain
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That he called the mountain of god.
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Of god. in other words, at some point,
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In other words, at some point, god wants to take you
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God wants to take you from whatever low place
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From whatever low place you're in and he wants
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You're in and he wants to take you to the high place,
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To take you to the high place, but there's a journey
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But there's a journey of preparation
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Of preparation and transformation
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And transformation that occurs in times
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That occurs in times like we're in, of fasting.
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Like we're in, of fasting. some would say
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Some would say it's extreme
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It's extreme to fast like you are,
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To fast like you are, but what i'm saying
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But what i'm saying is that that extreme measure
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Is that that extreme measure that you're taking is because
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That you're taking is because of the extreme places
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Of the extreme places that god's wanting to take you.
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That god's wanting to take you. forty is symbolic
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Forty is symbolic of preparation
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Of preparation and transformation.
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And transformation. the talmud would suggest
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The talmud would suggest that it takes forty days
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That it takes forty days for an embryo to form
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For an embryo to form in its mother's womb.
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In its mother's womb. the rabbinical tradition says
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The rabbinical tradition says that it takes 40 years
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That it takes 40 years for a student to comprehend
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For a student to comprehend the wisdom of his
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The wisdom of his teacher or mentor.
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Teacher or mentor. noah, in his days,
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Noah, in his days, god would send the rain
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God would send the rain to cleanse the earth,
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To cleanse the earth, and that transformation
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And that transformation took 40 days and 40 nights.
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Took 40 days and 40 nights. the children of israel come out
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The children of israel come out of egypt and they're in
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Of egypt and they're in the wilderness for 40 years,
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The wilderness for 40 years, preparation and transformation
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Preparation and transformation to head into the promised land.
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To head into the promised land. so, 40, when you see it is about
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So, 40, when you see it is about preparation and transformation.
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Preparation and transformation. god prepares you
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God prepares you to transform you.
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To transform you. not for just any reason,
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Not for just any reason, but it says,
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But it says, "for the high places."
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"for the high places." i love this.
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I love this. high places,
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High places, you cannot go unless
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You cannot go unless you're prepared for them.
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You're prepared for them. so, if you're in a low place,
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So, if you're in a low place, whatever it looks like,
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Whatever it looks like, a low place spiritually,
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A low place spiritually, a low place
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A low place in your relationships,
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In your relationships, a low place emotionally,
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A low place emotionally, a low place physically,
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A low place physically, a low --
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A low -- whatever it might be.
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Whatever it might be. a low place finan --
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A low place finan -- if you're a low place,
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If you're a low place, there's preparation,
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There's preparation, and transformation that
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And transformation that you go through,
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You go through, at some point you surrender
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At some point you surrender to the preparation so god
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To the preparation so god can take you out of that low
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Can take you out of that low place to the high place.
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Place to the high place. ephesians 6:11 says,
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"you put on the full armor
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Of god that you may be able
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To stand against
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The schemes of the enemy,
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For we battle not against
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Flesh and blood,
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But against principalities,
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Powers and rulers of darkness
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In heavenly or in --
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Many translation say,
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Many translation say, 'in the high places."
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'in the high places." "therefore put on the full
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"therefore put on the full armor of god,
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Armor of god, that you may be able
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That you may be able to stand your ground."
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What's the bible saying?
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What's the bible saying? it's preparing you.
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It's preparing you. the full armor is preparing you.
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The full armor is preparing you. it's getting you ready
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It's getting you ready for the battles that exist
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For the battles that exist in the high places.
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In the high places. at some point,
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At some point, you make a decision to say,
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You make a decision to say, i don't wanna just be
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I don't wanna just be a civilian in god's kingdom."
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A civilian in god's kingdom." at some point you realize
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At some point you realize that there's
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That there's a battle being waged,
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A battle being waged, there's a war right now raging,
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There's a war right now raging, and i have to put on
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And i have to put on the full armor of god.
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The full armor of god. i have to prepare,
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I have to prepare, and i have to transform
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And i have to transform from just being a normal,
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From just being a normal, everyday, just show up
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Everyday, just show up to church and spectate
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To church and spectate christian, and say,
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Christian, and say, "no, i gotta put on the full
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"no, i gotta put on the full armor of god
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Armor of god and be transformed to do what?
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And be transformed to do what? to go into the high places
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To go into the high places and do battle.
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And do battle. some of you have said,
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Some of you have said, yes to jesus.
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Yes to jesus. you come to church,
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You come to church, you serve,
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You serve, you pray,
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You pray, you give,
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You give, you read your bibles.
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You read your bibles. but you haven't let god
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But you haven't let god take you to the high places.
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Take you to the high places. the places that require
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The places that require that you're prepared.
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That you're prepared. they require that you're
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They require that you're transformed because there's
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Transformed because there's battles that need to be won
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Battles that need to be won in your life and in your family.
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In your life and in your family. four different kings
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Four different kings in the old testament refused
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In the old testament refused to tear down the false idols
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To tear down the false idols and altars that had been
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And altars that had been built in the high places.
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Built in the high places. one of the thing
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One of the thing that fasting does is
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That fasting does is it prepares you and it
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It prepares you and it transforms you
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Transforms you for the high places,
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For the high places, the places that are
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The places that are so easy to ignore,
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So easy to ignore, the places where the enemy's
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The places where the enemy's got a stronghold in your life.
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Got a stronghold in your life. the places where the enemy's
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The places where the enemy's got a stronghold in your family.
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Got a stronghold in your family. the place where the enemy
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The place where the enemy has just got that sting,
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Has just got that sting, he's got his claws in you,
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He's got his claws in you, and you just can't seem
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And you just can't seem to break free from it,
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To break free from it, and it's plagued you
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And it's plagued you your whole life,
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Your whole life, and it's affected your family.
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And it's affected your family. and now, it's potentially even
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And now, it's potentially even affecting your children
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Affecting your children or your children's children.
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Or your children's children. and this is where paul said,
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And this is where paul said, "i press toward the mark
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"i press toward the mark of the high call
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Of the high call of christ jesus."
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Of christ jesus." there's a pressing,
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There's a pressing, there's a preparation
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There's a preparation and there's a transformation
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And there's a transformation that takes place.
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That takes place. this is why god promised all
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This is why god promised all throughout the scripture,
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Throughout the scripture, he'll make your feet
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He'll make your feet like hinds feet that you
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Like hinds feet that you may tread upon the high places,
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May tread upon the high places, that's like the feet
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That's like the feet of a deer that are safe,
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Of a deer that are safe, and secure,
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And secure, and stable in the high
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And stable in the high places of life.
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Places of life. in other words,
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In other words, god has not just called you
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God has not just called you and i to the low places.
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And i to the low places. god didn't just called
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God didn't just called us to submit and surrender
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Us to submit and surrender to whatever we're
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To whatever we're going through,
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Going through, god's called us
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God's called us to rest of course,
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To rest of course, and to be strengthened so we
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And to be strengthened so we can go through the journey,
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Can go through the journey, the long journey of saying,
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The long journey of saying, "prepare me, transform me
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"prepare me, transform me into your likeness so i can
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Into your likeness so i can fight whatever battles,
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Fight whatever battles, and so i can overcome whatever
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And so i can overcome whatever strongholds have gotten
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Strongholds have gotten a hold of my family.
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A hold of my family. we think high places,
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We think high places, we think heavenly places,
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We think heavenly places, we think babies
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We think babies with cloth diapers,
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With cloth diapers, little angels playing harps,
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Little angels playing harps, floating around on clouds,
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Floating around on clouds, little dove wings.
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Little dove wings. and they show up to pamper us
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And they show up to pamper us and take us
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And take us to this spa-like treatment.
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To this spa-like treatment. but daniel said,
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But daniel said, "when i went to the high places,
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"when i went to the high places, there was a spiritual
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There was a spiritual war going on and the future
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War going on and the future of a generation was at stake.
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Of a generation was at stake. and so, i had to pray
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And so, i had to pray and i had to fast for 21 days."
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And i had to fast for 21 days." moses goes on a 40 day fast
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Moses goes on a 40 day fast and god takes him
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And god takes him to the high place.
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To the high place. one of the things that had
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One of the things that had to be dealt with in
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To be dealt with in the high place
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The high place and we see it in
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And we see it in the life of moses,
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The life of moses, it's very clear that his whole
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It's very clear that his whole life was filled
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Life was filled with anger and violence.
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With anger and violence. we see him killing
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We see him killing the egyptian early on,
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The egyptian early on, and it leads
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And it leads to decades of detour,
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To decades of detour, where he's missing
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Where he's missing the assignment that
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The assignment that god has for him.
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God has for him. and then, he goes out
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And then, he goes out into the wilderness
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Into the wilderness with children of israel
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With children of israel and god says,
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And god says, "i want you to strike
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"i want you to strike the rock once,"
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The rock once," and he gets frustrated
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And he gets frustrated and he hits it twice,
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And he hits it twice, just out of anger.
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Just out of anger. and as a result god said,
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And as a result god said, "because you're disobedient
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"because you're disobedient you don't get to enter
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You don't get to enter into the promised land."
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Into the promised land." once again,
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Once again, undealt with emotional
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Undealt with emotional temper tantrums were going
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Temper tantrums were going on in his life,
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On in his life, and so,
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And so, then god takes him
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Then god takes him up the mountain,
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Up the mountain, 40 days of prayer and fasting.
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40 days of prayer and fasting. he gets up there,
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He gets up there, god takes his finger
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God takes his finger and he writes
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And he writes on the tablets of stone,
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On the tablets of stone, the commandments.
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The commandments. and moses comes down,
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And moses comes down, his face shining
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His face shining with the glory of god,
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With the glory of god, he has put a veil on his face.
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He has put a veil on his face. he gets down there
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He gets down there and the people are worshipping
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And the people are worshipping a golden calf.
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A golden calf. and there again,
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And there again, he erupts in anger,
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He erupts in anger, throws the ten commandments
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Throws the ten commandments on the ground,
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On the ground, they shatter into pieces
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They shatter into pieces and god says, once again,
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And god says, once again, get back up that mountain
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Get back up that mountain another 40 days of prayer
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Another 40 days of prayer and fast --
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And fast -- you gotta get
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You gotta get back up there.
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Back up there. there's some undealt with things
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There's some undealt with things you have to prepare
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You have to prepare and you have to be transformed.
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And you have to be transformed. and moses,
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And moses, because you're unwilling
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Because you're unwilling to do it,
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To do it, you gotta go back again
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You gotta go back again and you've got to deal
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And you've got to deal with that thing.
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With that thing. god was wanting to raise
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God was wanting to raise up a man that could
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Up a man that could help be a moral compass
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Help be a moral compass to a hurting generation,
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To a hurting generation, but before he could use him
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But before he could use him in that way,
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In that way, he had to prepare him
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He had to prepare him and transform him and say,
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And transform him and say, you've gotta tear down
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You've gotta tear down that idol of anger,
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That idol of anger, that idol of frustration,
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That idol of frustration, you gotta tear it down.
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You gotta tear it down. you cant live your life
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You cant live your life just blowing off steam
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Just blowing off steam all the time,
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All the time, just hotheaded,
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Just hotheaded, just all the --
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Just all the -- no you, at some point,
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No you, at some point, you've gotta tear
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You've gotta tear that altar down,
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That altar down, or it's gonna stop you
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Or it's gonna stop you from your assignment.
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From your assignment. jesus, during his 40 day fast,
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Jesus, during his 40 day fast, two thirds of the enemy's
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Two thirds of the enemy's attacks were in the high places.
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Attacks were in the high places. first it was on
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First it was on the pinnacle of the temple.
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The pinnacle of the temple. the second,
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The second, it was on a very high mountain,
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It was on a very high mountain, showing him the kingdoms
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Showing him the kingdoms of this world.
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Of this world. and every time the enemy
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And every time the enemy came at jesus,
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Came at jesus, it was to establish
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It was to establish or to try to get him
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Or to try to get him to believe a lie.
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To believe a lie. and of course,
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And of course, jesus refused those
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Jesus refused those lies by speaking the truth,
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Lies by speaking the truth, by speaking god's word.
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By speaking god's word. when you repeat what god says,
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When you repeat what god says, you'll never be wrong.
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You'll never be wrong. and victory happened
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And victory happened in the high places
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In the high places because jesus was prepared
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Because jesus was prepared for the high places.
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For the high places. before he left in the power
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Before he left in the power of the spirit,
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Of the spirit, before he went to calvary,
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Before he went to calvary, before he took on the cross,
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Before he took on the cross, before he took on the grave
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Before he took on the grave and he conquered hell
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And he conquered hell and came out
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And came out with the keys of life,
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With the keys of life, he went through a season
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He went through a season of preparation
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Of preparation and transformation.
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And transformation. and if jesus went through
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And if jesus went through this kinda time,
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This kinda time, i'm gonna help you,
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I'm gonna help you, you and i will go through times
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You and i will go through times of preparation so he can get us
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Of preparation so he can get us ready for the places
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Ready for the places that he's calling us.
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That he's calling us. elijah gets to the mountain
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Elijah gets to the mountain of god,
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Of god, tornado-like winds are
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Tornado-like winds are ripping through the mountain,
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Ripping through the mountain, it's being tore apart
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It's being tore apart all around him,
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All around him, earthquake hits,
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Earthquake hits, the mountains crumbling
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The mountains crumbling all around him.
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All around him. same time lightning hits
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Same time lightning hits and a forest fire
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And a forest fire is roaring all around him.
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Is roaring all around him. and then the bible says,
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And then the bible says, "god speaks to him
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"god speaks to him with a gentle whisper."
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With a gentle whisper." i love the wording.
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I love the wording. gentle.
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Gentle. god knows when
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God knows when our nerves are shot.
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Our nerves are shot. god knows when our world is
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God knows when our world is falling apart all around us
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Falling apart all around us and is burning up all around us,
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And is burning up all around us, and he speaks gently to us,
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And he speaks gently to us, but not passively.
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But not passively. in a gentle way god says,
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In a gentle way god says, "elijah, i'm gonna
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"elijah, i'm gonna tell you the truth.
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Tell you the truth. you believed a lie
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You believed a lie and it's led to depression.
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And it's led to depression. it's led to rejection,
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It's led to rejection, it's led to isolation.
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It's led to isolation. it's led to you being
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It's led to you being eaten up with fear,
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Eaten up with fear, it's led to you saying
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It's led to you saying i don't even wanna
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I don't even wanna see another sunrise."
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See another sunrise." so, god says,
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So, god says, "what are you doing here?
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"what are you doing here? what lies have been built up
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What lies have been built up in the high place
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In the high place of your life, elijah?
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Of your life, elijah? what are you doing here?"
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What are you doing here?" feelings follow believing.
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Feelings follow believing. so, if i have wrong feelings,
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So, if i have wrong feelings, it's a result
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It's a result of wrong believing.
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Of wrong believing. and until i believe right,
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And until i believe right, i'll never feel right,
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I'll never feel right, and i'll never
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And i'll never choose right.
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Choose right. this is why you're born looking
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This is why you're born looking like your parents,
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Like your parents, but you die looking
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But you die looking like your decisions.
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Like your decisions. because if you feel wrong,
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Because if you feel wrong, and you believe wrong,
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And you believe wrong, you choose wrong.
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You choose wrong. so, when you fast,
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So, when you fast, it prepares you
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It prepares you and it transforms you,
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And it transforms you, to do what?
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To do what? to take on the lies that have
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To take on the lies that have been built up in
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Been built up in the high places of your life.
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The high places of your life. and i'm believing during
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And i'm believing during this fast,
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This fast, i'm praying and i'm fasting
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I'm praying and i'm fasting for this church during
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For this church during this time of preparation
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This time of preparation and transformation
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And transformation that we'll not stay
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That we'll not stay in the low place.
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In the low place. but we'll say,
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But we'll say, "okay god,
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"okay god, i'm willing to go to the place
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I'm willing to go to the place that you've called me."
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That you've called me." and it will go to those
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And it will go to those high places and will tear
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High places and will tear down that spirit of heaviness,
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Down that spirit of heaviness, and depression in our life
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And depression in our life that's in the high places.
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That's in the high places. many of you need to tear down
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Many of you need to tear down that spirit of fear and phobia
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That spirit of fear and phobia and compulsive disorders
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And compulsive disorders and psychological conditions
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And psychological conditions that just plague you,
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That just plague you, and you can't live,
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And you can't live, and you can't thrive,
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And you can't thrive, and you can't step into
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And you can't step into all that god has for you
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All that god has for you because that spirit
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Because that spirit has a grabbed a hold of you.
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Has a grabbed a hold of you. some of you need to go up
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Some of you need to go up to the high place
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To the high place and tear down the unclean spirit
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And tear down the unclean spirit of lust and pornography
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Of lust and pornography and sexual addiction
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And sexual addiction and all kinds of sexual
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And all kinds of sexual appetites, homosexuality,
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Appetites, homosexuality, gender confusion,
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Gender confusion, adultery, fornication,
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Adultery, fornication, we could go on and on.
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We could go on and on. but you gotta tear
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But you gotta tear that stuff down.
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That stuff down. it don't just happen without you
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It don't just happen without you preparing and transforming,
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Preparing and transforming, and go and in
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And go and in the name of jesus,
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The name of jesus, say that has to come down.
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Say that has to come down. you gotta tear down
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You gotta tear down that lie of addiction,
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That lie of addiction, and chemical dependency.
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And chemical dependency. you gotta tear down
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You gotta tear down the lie of unforgiveness,
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The lie of unforgiveness, and bitterness,
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And bitterness, and say,
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And say, "you're not gonna rule
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"you're not gonna rule my life and my future."
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My life and my future." i know that you love jesus,
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I know that you love jesus, i know you have a heart for him,
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I know you have a heart for him, but it's time to get victory
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But it's time to get victory in the high places.
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In the high places. why?
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Why? extreme times call
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Extreme times call for extreme measures.
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>> well, here we are,
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>> well, here we are, once again, at the door,
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Once again, at the door, at the gate to a brand-new year.
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At the gate to a brand-new year. 2025 is here.
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2025 is here. every year,
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Every year, as a church,
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As a church, we begin in january
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We begin in january with 21 days
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With 21 days of prayer and fasting.
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Of prayer and fasting. and that's our commitment
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And that's our commitment to be praying and fasting
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To be praying and fasting for each of you.
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For each of you. you're welcome to join us
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You're welcome to join us and many ministries all across
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And many ministries all across the globe that give god january.
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The globe that give god january. give god the gate,
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Give god the gate, this is the gateway
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This is the gateway to your whole year.
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To your whole year. what do you wanna see
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What do you wanna see god do this year?
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God do this year? well, give him the first.
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Well, give him the first. give him the beginning
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Give him the beginning and i believe that has a way
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And i believe that has a way of blessing the rest.
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Of blessing the rest. at least it has in my life.
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At least it has in my life. i don't remember a time in my
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I don't remember a time in my adult like where i've not given
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Adult like where i've not given god january,
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God january, not given god 21 days.
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Not given god 21 days. i wouldn't be here without it.
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I wouldn't be here without it. and so,
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And so, i wanna challenge you,
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I wanna challenge you, i wanna encourage you,
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I wanna encourage you, to put god first
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To put god first in this next season.
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In this next season. we're so grateful
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We're so grateful for everyone of you.
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For everyone of you. as i pray,
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As i pray, i wanna remind you
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I wanna remind you to pick up the phone if you
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To pick up the phone if you need something,
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Need something, if you need us
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If you need us to pray with you.
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To pray with you. of course, communicate with us.
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Of course, communicate with us. we're gonna put all
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We're gonna put all the different ways
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The different ways that you can do that.
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That you can do that. we'd love to hear from you.
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We'd love to hear from you. it means so much to hear
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It means so much to hear from each and every one of you.
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From each and every one of you. we're praying
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We're praying for god to bless
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For god to bless you in 2025.
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You in 2025. jesus, we give you this year.
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Jesus, we give you this year. thank you that this kind
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Thank you that this kind only comes out through
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Only comes out through prayer and fasting.
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Prayer and fasting. whatever people
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Whatever people are up against,
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Are up against, we thank you
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We thank you for the strength
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For the strength and the power that
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And the power that comes through prayer,
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Comes through prayer, and intercession,
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And intercession, and trusting you.
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And trusting you. in jesus' name, amen.
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In jesus' name, amen. we love you, guys.
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We love you, guys. we'll see you next week.
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>> ♪ i might be in the middle ♪
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♪ but i'm in ♪
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♪ the middle with you ♪
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♪ i can't see ♪
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♪ to the next step ♪
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♪ but i don't ♪
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♪ really have to ♪
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♪ you've got nothing to prove ♪
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♪ and i've got ♪
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♪ nothing to lose ♪
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♪ i might be in the middle ♪
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♪ but i'm in ♪
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♪ the middle with you ♪
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♪ ♪
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Oh yeah
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♪ ♪
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Marcus Mecum - Extreme Times Call for Extreme Measures

January 12, 2025 | S25:E2

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