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Marcus Mecum - One Word Can Change Everything

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Marcus Mecum | Marcus Mecum - One Word Can Change Everything | November 24, 2024

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>> if you've got your bibles
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>> if you've got your bibles you can turn with me
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You can turn with me to numbers 13.
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To numbers 13. we're going to,
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We're going to, over the next few moments,
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Over the next few moments, visit three places
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Visit three places in scripture together.
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In scripture together. they're three familiar places.
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They're three familiar places. the first one i've had you
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The first one i've had you turn to and it's the story
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Turn to and it's the story of the twelve spies
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Of the twelve spies going to check out canaan
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Going to check out canaan or the promised land and bring
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Or the promised land and bring back a report to israel.
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Back a report to israel. they've not crossed over yet
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They've not crossed over yet and so, this is the moment
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And so, this is the moment where they're going to decide
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Where they're going to decide what their futures look like.
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What their futures look like. and we're going to look
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And we're going to look at that story.
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At that story. the second story we're going
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The second story we're going to look at is the story
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To look at is the story of an exhausted,
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Of an exhausted, frustrated fisherman
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Frustrated fisherman and how his encounter,
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And how his encounter, his conversation with jesus
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His conversation with jesus would change his life.
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Would change his life. and then, we're gonna
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And then, we're gonna finish up in gethsemane,
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Finish up in gethsemane, where jesus would be
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Where jesus would be arrested and ultimately,
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Arrested and ultimately, he would be crucified.
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He would be crucified. three familiar stories,
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Three familiar stories, but i want us to read
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But i want us to read each story with
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Each story with the focus on one word.
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The focus on one word. i want you to look at one word
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I want you to look at one word because one word has the power
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Because one word has the power to change everything.
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To change everything. that's what we're gonna
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That's what we're gonna talk about.
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Talk about. one word has the power
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One word has the power to change everything.
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To change everything. the english vocabulary
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The english vocabulary would hold a few words,
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Would hold a few words, a handful of words,
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A handful of words, that you could reach to
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That you could reach to that could change
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That could change the context of a sentence,
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The context of a sentence, a conversation,
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A conversation, or it could entirely
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Or it could entirely change a situation.
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Change a situation. the rabbinic tradition
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The rabbinic tradition would teach us that
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Would teach us that there's endless conversations
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There's endless conversations and discussions around
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And discussions around the power of our words.
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The power of our words. this begins in genesis 1
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This begins in genesis 1 where we see that
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Where we see that in the beginning god said,
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In the beginning god said, and when god said,
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And when god said, it created our world.
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It created our world. so, our words create our worlds.
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So, our words create our worlds. there is divine power
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There is divine power in your words.
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In your words. right now, with your words,
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Right now, with your words, you are potentially building
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You are potentially building a cathedral that some will
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A cathedral that some will walk into and be awe inspired.
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Walk into and be awe inspired. or you're building a shack
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Or you're building a shack that some will walk into
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That some will walk into and find themselves
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And find themselves indifferent or discouraged.
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Indifferent or discouraged. we create pictures when we
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We create pictures when we speak, images, places,
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Speak, images, places, and worlds that
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And worlds that people walk into.
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People walk into. your language is loaded.
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Your language is loaded. in our text today that
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In our text today that we're going to look at,
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We're going to look at, we'll find a single word
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We'll find a single word that changed the trajectory
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That changed the trajectory of an entire
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Of an entire generation and nation.
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Generation and nation. let's look at it.
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Numbers 13:25,
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Numbers 13:25, "and they returned from
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"and they returned from spying out the land
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Spying out the land after forty days.
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After forty days. and now they departed
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And now they departed and came back to moses
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And came back to moses and aaron and all
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And aaron and all the congregation
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The congregation of the children of israel
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Of the children of israel in the wilderness
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In the wilderness of paran at kadesh.
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Of paran at kadesh. they brought back
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They brought back word to them and to all
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Word to them and to all the congregation and showed
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The congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.
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Them the fruit of the land. then they told them and said,
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Then they told them and said, 'we went to the land where you
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'we went to the land where you sent us and it truly flows
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Sent us and it truly flows with milk and honey,
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With milk and honey, and this is its fruit.'"
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And this is its fruit.'" they're carrying some grapes
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That are on a pole that
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That are on a pole that two men have to make sure
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Two men have to make sure that this cluster of grapes
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That this cluster of grapes is being carried.
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Is being carried. how many of y'all know
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How many of y'all know that's some --
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That's some -- that's some serious grapes?
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That's some serious grapes? and so, he's saying,
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And so, he's saying, "this is," --
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"this is," -- their report is,
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Their report is, "this is everything
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"this is everything you said it would be.
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You said it would be. this is everything that if we
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This is everything that if we could have imagined it,
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Could have imagined it, we've heard you
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We've heard you talk about canaan,
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Talk about canaan, we've heard you talk about
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We've heard you talk about the promised land now
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The promised land now for forty years
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For forty years in the wilderness
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In the wilderness and hundreds of years
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And hundreds of years before that in egypt."
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Before that in egypt." this place that god was
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This place that god was going to give to his people.
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Going to give to his people. "it's everything you said."
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"it's everything you said." but verse 28, here's the word,
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But verse 28, here's the word, "nevertheless,"
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"nevertheless," everybody, say, "nevertheless."
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Everybody, say, "nevertheless." >> congregation: nevertheless.
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>> congregation: nevertheless. >> come on, say it
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>> come on, say it one more time.
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One more time. say, "nevertheless."
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Say, "nevertheless." >> congregation: nevertheless.
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>> congregation: nevertheless. >> "the people who dwell
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>> "the people who dwell in the land are too strong.
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In the land are too strong. and the cities,
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And the cities, they're fortified
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They're fortified and very large.
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And very large. and moreover,
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And moreover, we saw the descendants
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We saw the descendants of anak or giants there."
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Of anak or giants there." the american history dictionary
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The american history dictionary would teach us that
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Would teach us that the word, "nevertheless,"
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The word, "nevertheless," means in spite of all of that.
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Means in spite of all of that. in spite of all of that.
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In spite of all of that. so, in every
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So, in every imaginable situation,
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Imaginable situation, nevertheless, has the power
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Nevertheless, has the power to change everything.
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To change everything. so, first, we see that
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So, first, we see that this one word can change
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This one word can change the positive into a negative.
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The positive into a negative. in numbers 13, the simple word,
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In numbers 13, the simple word, "nevertheless,"
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"nevertheless," changed a positive.
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Changed a positive. they talked about
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They talked about how beautiful it was.
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How beautiful it was. they talked about how it was
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They talked about how it was everything that god
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Everything that god had said it would be,
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Had said it would be, but yet it changed,
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But yet it changed, their nevertheless changed
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Their nevertheless changed a positive into a negative.
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A positive into a negative. the twelve spies all go
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The twelve spies all go into the same area.
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Into the same area. they all see the same
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They all see the same wonder and awe of canaan.
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Wonder and awe of canaan. it's not like joshua and caleb
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It's not like joshua and caleb would go one way and see
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Would go one way and see orchards and vineyards,
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Orchards and vineyards, and beaches, and then
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And beaches, and then the other ten would go
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The other ten would go the other way and see giants,
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The other way and see giants, and threats, and dangers.
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And threats, and dangers. they all would enjoy
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They all would enjoy the same fruit of the land.
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The same fruit of the land. they all would taste
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They all would taste of the same grapes,
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Of the same grapes, and they would all see
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And they would all see the same risk.
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The same risk. but the ten spies came back,
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But the ten spies came back, even though they'd seen
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Even though they'd seen everything that joshua
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Everything that joshua and caleb had seen,
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And caleb had seen, and they changed
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And they changed the entire picture
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The entire picture and the entire future
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And the entire future with that word, "nevertheless.
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With that word, "nevertheless. is it amazing?
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Is it amazing? nevertheless.
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Nevertheless. yes, it's absolutely
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Yes, it's absolutely beyond what you could ever
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Beyond what you could ever imagined, nevertheless.
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Imagined, nevertheless. it's everything
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It's everything that god promised,
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That god promised, everything that god said,
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Everything that god said, nevertheless.
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Nevertheless. yeah, it's a land flowing
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Yeah, it's a land flowing with milk and honey,
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With milk and honey, nevertheless."
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Nevertheless." 85% of the spies
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85% of the spies used the power
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Used the power of a nevertheless
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Of a nevertheless to change a positive, we saw,
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To change a positive, we saw, into a negative, we can't.
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Into a negative, we can't. their attitude was,
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Their attitude was, "yes, there's a land of honey.
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"yes, there's a land of honey. yes, there's greater things
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Yes, there's greater things than anything we have
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Than anything we have ever seen before.
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Ever seen before. but in spite of all
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But in spite of all of that, nevertheless."
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Of that, nevertheless." in the hebrew, nevertheless
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In the hebrew, nevertheless speaks of finality.
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Speaks of finality. it speaks of an end
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It speaks of an end and that's exactly
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And that's exactly what happened.
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What happened. that word killed
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That word killed an entire generation,
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An entire generation, nevertheless.
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Nevertheless. and every person in this room
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And every person in this room has their nevertheless.
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Has their nevertheless. you could be in the most
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You could be in the most positive situation.
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Positive situation. life as you look around
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Life as you look around has been more blessed than
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Has been more blessed than you could ever imagine.
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You could ever imagine. you have your health.
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You have your health. you have your mind.
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You have your mind. you have your friends.
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You have your friends. maybe your finances
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Maybe your finances are in a good place.
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Are in a good place. and you look around,
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And you look around, your relationship with god
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Your relationship with god is good and everything
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Is good and everything is positive,
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Is positive, and everything
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And everything is in a good place.
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Is in a good place. not all of you,
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Not all of you, but many of you are here
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But many of you are here and you are truly
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And you are truly in a canaan place.
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In a canaan place. you are in a promised land.
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You are in a promised land. god has done more for you than
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God has done more for you than you ever would have imagined.
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You ever would have imagined. but just like the ten spies
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But just like the ten spies that came back,
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That came back, you have your nevertheless.
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You have your nevertheless. we have a tendency,
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We have a tendency, maybe it's fear,
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Maybe it's fear, maybe it's insecurity,
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Maybe it's insecurity, maybe it's complacency,
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Maybe it's complacency, maybe it's a negative
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Maybe it's a negative or critical spirit
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Or critical spirit that gets a hold os us.
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That gets a hold os us. what is it today that takes
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What is it today that takes all the positive things
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All the positive things that are in your life
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That are in your life and introduces a nevertheless,
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And introduces a nevertheless, introduces and idea that,
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Introduces and idea that, "yeah, it's all positive,"
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"yeah, it's all positive," but because of this
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But because of this report or, you know,
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Report or, you know, "yeah, it's 99% good or 99% --
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"yeah, it's 99% good or 99% -- 95% good, but i'm just
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95% good, but i'm just kinda just nitpicking
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Kinda just nitpicking this 1% or this 5%."
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This 1% or this 5%." instead of finding
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Instead of finding the 1% that's good
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The 1% that's good and giving god praise over that,
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And giving god praise over that, you're finding that
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You're finding that 1% that's bad,
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1% that's bad, "yeah, it's all good,
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"yeah, it's all good, nevertheless."
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Nevertheless." nevertheless
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Nevertheless killed a generation.
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Killed a generation. nevertheless can kill
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Nevertheless can kill dreams, and friendships,
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Dreams, and friendships, and churches, and potential.
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And churches, and potential. many times, people ask me
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Many times, people ask me when we're in this
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When we're in this kind of an environment,
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Kind of an environment, "yeah, i understand
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"yeah, i understand your preaching,
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Your preaching, but what about
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But what about all the dangers
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All the dangers that are in the world?"
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That are in the world?" and i look at this church
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And i look at this church and this church is so blessed.
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And this church is so blessed. it really is canaan.
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It really is canaan. i can remember when we
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I can remember when we were out in the desert.
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Were out in the desert. i can remember when
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I can remember when we were in the wilderness
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We were in the wilderness and we just wondered,
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And we just wondered, "what chances do we have
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"what chances do we have of ever being in a place
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Of ever being in a place that's flowing like this
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That's flowing like this place is flowing?"
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Place is flowing?" every single week
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Every single week through television,
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Through television, you and i speak to over
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You and i speak to over 200 nations around the world
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200 nations around the world every single week.
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Every single week. little old florence, kentucky,
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Little old florence, kentucky, cincinnati, dry ridge,
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Cincinnati, dry ridge, highland heights.
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Highland heights. somehow god is using us
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Somehow god is using us to preach the gospel
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To preach the gospel to the world.
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To the world. and i can look at all
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And i can look at all of those good things
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Of those good things and if i'm not careful,
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And if i'm not careful, i can introduce a nevertheless,
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I can introduce a nevertheless, but what --
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But what -- look at what's happening
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Look at what's happening in the world and look at
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In the world and look at what's happening in
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What's happening in the body of christ
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The body of christ and look at all the gia --
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And look at all the gia -- i see the giants.
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I see the giants. i see the --
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I see the -- i have the same fear.
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I have the same fear. i have the same pit
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I have the same pit in my stomach at times.
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In my stomach at times. but yet, i've got to focus
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But yet, i've got to focus on the grapes.
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On the grapes. i've got to focus
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I've got to focus on the positive
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On the positive because if i do not,
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Because if i do not, then my nevertheless
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Then my nevertheless can take a positive
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Can take a positive and turn it negative.
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[applause]
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Next, we see in luke 5
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Next, we see in luke 5 that the same word takes a
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That the same word takes a negative and makes it positive.
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Let's look at verse 4.
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"when he had stopped speaking,
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He said to simon, 'launch out
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Into the deep and let down
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Your nets for a catch.'
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But simon answered
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And said to him,
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'master, we have
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Toiled all night
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And caught nothing.
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Nevertheless,"
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Nevertheless," there it is again.
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There it is again. say it, say, "nevertheless."
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Say it, say, "nevertheless." >> congregation: nevertheless.
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>> congregation: nevertheless. >> "at your word,"
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>> "at your word," that's an important part, not --
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That's an important part, not -- it's not simon's word.
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It's not simon's word. he says, "'at your word, master.
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He says, "'at your word, master. at your word, lord jesus,
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At your word, lord jesus, i'll let down the net.'
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I'll let down the net.' and when they had done this,
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And when they had done this, they caught a great
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They caught a great number of fish,
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Number of fish, and their net was breaking."
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And their net was breaking." the same word, the same power,
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But this time it shifts
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But this time it shifts a negative to a positive.
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A negative to a positive. simon peter was done.
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Simon peter was done. he had spent the entire
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He had spent the entire night fishing.
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Night fishing. he's exhausted.
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He's exhausted. he's frustrated.
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He's frustrated. he's tired.
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He's tired. they've caught nothing.
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They've caught nothing. and so, he's finishing
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And so, he's finishing by cleaning up the nets.
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By cleaning up the nets. as a professional,
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As a professional, he would say,
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He would say, "there's no reason to try again.
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"there's no reason to try again. there's no reason to launch out
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There's no reason to launch out and look at any other
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And look at any other option than giving up.
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Option than giving up. we've done all that we can.
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We've done all that we can. we've given all that we can."
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We've given all that we can." and when jesus makes
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And when jesus makes a suggestion for them
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A suggestion for them to go back out,
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To go back out, peter even begins
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Peter even begins to argue with him.
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To argue with him. he begins to give the reasons
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He begins to give the reasons why they should not.
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Why they should not. "we've already tired."
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"we've already tired." however, peter
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However, peter introduces nevertheless,
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Introduces nevertheless, and it changes what was
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And it changes what was negative into a positive.
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Negative into a positive. they've given their best.
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They've given their best. this was their trade.
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This was their trade. this was what they had
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This was what they had spent their life learning.
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Spent their life learning. they knew the conditions
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They knew the conditions of the sea.
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Of the sea. it was not the conditions
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It was not the conditions that would be favorable
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That would be favorable to go back out.
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To go back out. all his previous experience
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All his previous experience said there's no point,
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Said there's no point, there's no hope,
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There's no hope, and there's no use.
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And there's no use. but instead, he introduced
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But instead, he introduced a nevertheless.
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A nevertheless. he said,
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He said, "in spite of all of that,"
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"in spite of all of that," in the greek, the definition
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In the greek, the definition of nevertheless means
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Of nevertheless means to mark a transition
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To mark a transition into something new,
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Into something new, and you do it through a word.
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And you do it through a word. the power of a word.
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The power of a word. one word can change everything.
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One word can change everything. no matter what it look like,
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No matter what it look like, simon peter made the decision
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Simon peter made the decision to mark that moment
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To mark that moment and transition into
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And transition into something new.
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Something new. and he said,
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And he said, "nevertheless, at your word."
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"nevertheless, at your word." and it took
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And it took a negative situation,
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A negative situation, and it turned it into
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And it turned it into a positive situation.
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A positive situation. if we could interview
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If we could interview simon peter today
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Simon peter today and have him on stage,
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And have him on stage, and maybe ask him,
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And maybe ask him, "what was the changing point?
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"what was the changing point? how did you go from a failed
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How did you go from a failed fisherman to the great apostle?
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Fisherman to the great apostle? how did that happen?"
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How did that happen?" he more than likely would
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He more than likely would go back to many moments,
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Go back to many moments, but this would be the key
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But this would be the key that changes his life,
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That changes his life, his initial encounter
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His initial encounter with jesus.
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With jesus. and he would say,
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And he would say, "this moment,
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"this moment, this point in my life
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This point in my life things were not looking good.
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Things were not looking good. things were going
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Things were going the wrong way."
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The wrong way." but one word took
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But one word took the negative and made it
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The negative and made it positive and that's the word,
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Positive and that's the word, "nevertheless."
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"nevertheless." and at his word,
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And at his word, i went for it,
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I went for it, and it made all
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And it made all the difference in my life.
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The difference in my life. there is just something about
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There is just something about making a decision to say,
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Making a decision to say, "at your word.
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"at your word. i understand what life says.
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I understand what life says. i understand what
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I understand what the situation says.
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The situation says. i understand it looks like
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I understand it looks like it's nothing but defeat.
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It's nothing but defeat. nevertheless, thanks be to god
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Nevertheless, thanks be to god who always causes us
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Who always causes us to triumph in christ jesus."
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[applause]
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You've got to introduce
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You've got to introduce his word to whatever
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His word to whatever the situation is.
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The situation is. i can sit around all day
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I can sit around all day and give my opinion,
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And give my opinion, and i can sit around
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And i can sit around all day and talk about
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All day and talk about my feelings,
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My feelings, and i can sit around
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And i can sit around all day and talk about
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All day and talk about my professional,
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My professional, expert opinion on things.
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Expert opinion on things. or i can just simply say,
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Or i can just simply say, "you know what, that's not what
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"you know what, that's not what god's asking me about.
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God's asking me about. he's asking me
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He's asking me to talk about his word,
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To talk about his word, what does his word say?
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What does his word say? what is his will?
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What is his will? what is his desire?
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What is his desire? what is his heart?
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What is his heart? and i gotta speak that
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And i gotta speak that and it'll change
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And it'll change the negative into a positive."
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The negative into a positive." i thought about why
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I thought about why this moment would be
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This moment would be so important for simon peter.
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So important for simon peter. why this would be the thing
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Why this would be the thing that jesus would use
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That jesus would use right before he would say,
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Right before he would say, "follow me."
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"follow me." well, we would know
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Well, we would know that nets are not
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That nets are not for cleaning,
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For cleaning, they're for
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They're for fishing or catching.
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Fishing or catching. so, jesus wanted
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So, jesus wanted simon peter to know,
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Simon peter to know, "the last moment that
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"the last moment that i want you to remember
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I want you to remember before you follow me
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Before you follow me isn't cleaning the nets,
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Isn't cleaning the nets, because you might think
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Because you might think that's the purpose.
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That's the purpose. you might think
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You might think that's why i called you.
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That's why i called you. because i liked how good
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Because i liked how good you clean the nets."
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You clean the nets." that's what a lot
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That's what a lot of churches brag about,
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Of churches brag about, how clean their nets are,
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How clean their nets are, how holy they are, right?
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How holy they are, right? but jesus wanted them to know,
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But jesus wanted them to know, nets are not for cleaning,
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Nets are not for cleaning, they are for catching.
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They are for catching. and so, he said,
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And so, he said, "i want you
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"i want you to cast that net,
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To cast that net, cast it on the other side
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Cast it on the other side and it started to break."
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And it started to break." and directly after
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And directly after the breaking of the net,
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The breaking of the net, jesus said, "follow me.
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Jesus said, "follow me. you're a fisherman now,
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You're a fisherman now, but i am going to make you
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But i am going to make you a fisher of men."
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A fisher of men." and he did not call
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And he did not call simon peter what he had
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Simon peter what he had a cleaning net mentality.
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A cleaning net mentality. he called him after he had
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He called him after he had a breaking net mentality.
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A breaking net mentality. and he would stand up on
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And he would stand up on the day of pentecost
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The day of pentecost not long after that
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Not long after that and 3,000 people
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And 3,000 people would get saved.
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Would get saved. he would preach
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He would preach a three-minute sermon
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A three-minute sermon and 3,000 got saved.
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And 3,000 got saved. we preached 30 minutes
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We preached 30 minutes an hour sermon
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An hour sermon and three people get saved.
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And three people get saved. but simon peter understands
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But simon peter understands that when he would
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That when he would throw that net on
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Throw that net on the day of pentecost,
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The day of pentecost, it was the will
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It was the will and the heart of god
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And the heart of god that the nets break and that
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That the nets break and that the harvest be massive,
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The harvest be massive, that the harvest be incredible.
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[applause]
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And i'm simply here to tell you,
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And i'm simply here to tell you, whatever your situation is
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Whatever your situation is don't give up and just think
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Don't give up and just think it's about having everything
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It's about having everything all neat and nice and put
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All neat and nice and put together all the time.
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Together all the time. every now and then,
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Every now and then, you gotta launch out
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You gotta launch out into the unknown.
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Into the unknown. you gotta get out there
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You gotta get out there in a place that
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In a place that you're uncomfortable
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You're uncomfortable and it's unfamiliar,
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And it's unfamiliar, and don't --
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And don't -- nothing about it makes sense.
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Nothing about it makes sense. but in that place,
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But in that place, you obey his word
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You obey his word and he'll take the negative
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And he'll take the negative and turn it positive.
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And turn it positive. number three, mark 14.
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Number three, mark 14. we see that this one word
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We see that this one word can take a sorrowful situation
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And make it joyful.
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And make it joyful. “he went a little farther,”
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“he went a little farther,” speaking of jesus,
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Speaking of jesus, “he fell on the ground,
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“he fell on the ground, and prayed that
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And prayed that if it were possible,
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If it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
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And he said, ‘father, all things
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Are possible for you.
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Take this cup away from me.
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Nevertheless,'”
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Everybody, say it
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One more time,
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“nevertheless.”
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“not what i will,
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But what you will.”
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We would know that jesus
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We would know that jesus is god wrapped in the flesh
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Is god wrapped in the flesh and that he knew what
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And that he knew what awaited him in his final hours.
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Awaited him in his final hours. he knew the physical pain
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He knew the physical pain that was about to happen.
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That was about to happen. he knew the emotional emptiness,
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He knew the emotional emptiness, the mental anguish that
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The mental anguish that he would face.
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He would face. the pressure of sin,
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The pressure of sin, the sin of the whole world.
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The sin of the whole world. the weight of that sin would be
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The weight of that sin would be laid upon his shoulders.
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Laid upon his shoulders. and he says, “if it's possible,
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And he says, “if it's possible, with you all things
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With you all things are possible.
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Are possible. so, if it's possible,
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So, if it's possible, take the cup from me.
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Take the cup from me. i choose not to suffer.
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I choose not to suffer. i choose not to drink it.
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I choose not to drink it. it's not my will
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It's not my will to be in agony.
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To be in agony. it's not my will to go
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It's not my will to go and hang on that cross
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And hang on that cross and be crucified.
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And be crucified. it's not my will.
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It's not my will. that's not what i want.
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That's not what i want. that's not my desire.
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That's not my desire. nevertheless,
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Nevertheless, your will be done.”
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Your will be done.” if jesus were to personally
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If jesus were to personally give us some advice today
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Give us some advice today in the midst of a heartbroken,
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In the midst of a heartbroken, sorrowful, weary, exhausted,
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Sorrowful, weary, exhausted, tired place, a word that
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Tired place, a word that turns sorrow to joy
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Turns sorrow to joy he would say, “try it.
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He would say, “try it. give it a try.”
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Give it a try.” use the word, “nevertheless.”
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Use the word, “nevertheless.” you could transition into
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You could transition into something completely new.
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What's that verse say?
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What's that verse say? it's like a bumper sticker now.
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It's like a bumper sticker now. “anger may be for a moment,
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“anger may be for a moment, but favor lasts for
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But favor lasts for a lifetime.”
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A lifetime.” this is the part that's
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This is the part that's the bumper sticker.
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The bumper sticker. “weeping may endure for
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“weeping may endure for the night, but joy will,”
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The night, but joy will,” that's the guarantee.
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That's the guarantee. it may.
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It may. you may have some weeping.
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You may have some weeping. you may have some anger.
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You may have some
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You may have some emotional times.
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Emotional times. you may have some
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You may have some frustrating times.
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Frustrating times. you may have sometimes
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You may have sometimes that you don't emotionally
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That you don't emotionally know how to get a grip
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Know how to get a grip on things.
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On things. that's the may.
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That's the may. but the will,
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But the will, that's the guarantee.
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That's the guarantee. that's the promise.
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That's the promise. that's what god is going
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That's what god is going to make sure you end up with.
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To make sure you end up with. and that is god's favor and that
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And that is god's favor and that is the joy of the lord.
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[applause]
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And so, no matter
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And so, no matter what's happening,
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What's happening, you can say, “nevertheless,
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You can say, “nevertheless, in spite of all of that,
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In spite of all of that, whatever that is,
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Whatever that is, the suffering,
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The suffering, the cross, the cup,
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The cross, the cup, all that came with that,
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All that came with that, in spite of all of that,
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In spite of all of that, you can transition
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You can transition into something brand new.”
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Into something brand new.” you go ahead
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You go ahead and fill in the blank.
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And fill in the blank. “my will is...
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“my will is... my will is to quit.
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My will is to quit. my will is to walk away.
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My will is to walk away. my will is to take the shortcut.
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My will is to take the shortcut. my will is to go drink myself
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My will is to go drink myself into a place that i don't even
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Into a place that i don't even have to feel or think anymore.
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Have to feel or think anymore. my will is, stick the needle
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My will is, stick the needle in my arm because
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In my arm because i'm tired of the pain.
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I'm tired of the pain. it's because of my failures
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It's because of my failures or because of what other
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Or because of what other people have done that have
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People have done that have created this place.
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Created this place. and i'm just done.
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And i'm just done. i'm done.
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I'm done. that my will is
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That my will is i don't wanna live anymore.
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I don't wanna live anymore. my will is i came in
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My will is i came in so dark, so depressed.
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So dark, so depressed. i came in with this addiction.
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I came in with this addiction. i ca --
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I ca -- my will is,”
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My will is,” what is --
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What is -- what is it?
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What is it? what's your will?
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What's your will? what is it that, you know --
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What is it that, you know -- “my will is i'm just gonna
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“my will is i'm just gonna keep staying hardhearted.
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Keep staying hardhearted. i'm gonna keep staying proud.
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I'm gonna keep staying proud. i'm gonna keep st --
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I'm gonna keep st -- hanging on to the bitterness.”
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Hanging on to the bitterness.” what is your will?
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What is your will? well, whatever it is,
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Well, whatever it is, you can walk out of here
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You can walk out of here the exact same way.
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The exact same way. walk out of here
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Walk out of here with the addiction.
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With the addiction. go ahead.
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Go ahead. walk out of here
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Walk out of here with the pain.
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With the pain. go ahead.
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Go ahead. walk out of here
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Walk out of here frustrated and angry
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Frustrated and angry and mad at the world,
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And mad at the world, go right ahead.
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Go right ahead. or, drive a stake
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Or, drive a stake and say nevertheless
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And say nevertheless and let god take
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And let god take the sorrowful situation
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The sorrowful situation and give you joy.
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[applause]
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That joy will be your strength.
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That joy will be your strength. ain't no strength
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Ain't no strength in the place of just being
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In the place of just being controlled by the emotion.
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Controlled by the emotion. but anchor yourself
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But anchor yourself to something greater.
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[applause]
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Anchor yourself
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Anchor yourself to his will be done.
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To his will be done. not my will.
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Not my will. all kind of things
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All kind of things i gave upon my will alone,
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I gave upon my will alone, but his will.
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But his will. come on, shout, “his will...
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Come on, shout, “his will... >> congregation: his will.
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>> congregation: his will. >> come on, do you desire
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>> come on, do you desire his will in your life?
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[applause]
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I want your will to be done.
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I want your will to be done. we need your will to be done.
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We need your will to be done. if not, we're all gonna
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If not, we're all gonna end up train wrecked.
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End up train wrecked. you can be seated.
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You can be seated. think about it.
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Think about it. his power of this word.
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His power of this word. he used this word,
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He used this word, jesus in the garden
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Jesus in the garden used this word, “nevertheless,”
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Used this word, “nevertheless,” and it helped him paid
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And it helped him paid the price for our sin.
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The price for our sin. was he wounded?
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Was he wounded? nevertheless.
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Nevertheless. bruised?
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Bruised? nevertheless.
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Nevertheless. face beaten
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Face beaten beyond recognition?
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Beyond recognition? nevertheless.
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Nevertheless. chastised?
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Chastised? nevertheless.
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Nevertheless. back ripped open?
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Back ripped open? nevertheless.
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Nevertheless. and because of his nevertheless,
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And because of his nevertheless, we have amazing grace.
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We have amazing grace. because of his nevertheless,
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Because of his nevertheless, we have unimaginable mercy.
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We have unimaginable mercy. because of that nevertheless,
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Because of that nevertheless, he's led us into victory.
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He's led us into victory. because of that nevertheless,
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Because of that nevertheless, we have the holy spirit
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We have the holy spirit that fills our life
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That fills our life and empowers us and walks
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And empowers us and walks with us in all that we do.
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With us in all that we do. that nevertheless birthed
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That nevertheless birthed the new testament church
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The new testament church that we know as
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That we know as the beautiful bride of christ.
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The beautiful bride of christ. nevertheless has the power
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Nevertheless has the power to change everything.
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To change everything. one word.
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One word. you hold the power
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You hold the power of that word right now
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Of that word right now in your hands or on your lips.
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>> i'm trusting that
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>> i'm trusting that that message spoke to each
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That message spoke to each and every one of you today.
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And every one of you today. and i just wanna
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And i just wanna say thank you
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Say thank you from the bottom of my heart
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From the bottom of my heart for your watching,
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For your watching, praying, and supporting
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Praying, and supporting this ministry.
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This ministry. we're here for you as well.
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Whatever you might be facing,
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Whatever you might be facing, we want you to know
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We want you to know we're here to pray
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We're here to pray and believe god with each
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And believe god with each and every one of you.
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And every one of you. we're so new to the tv world
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We're so new to the tv world but we're not new
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But we're not new to what it looks like
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To what it looks like to be a soul winning church.
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To be a soul winning church. for over 20 years
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With four locations across
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The cincinnati area,
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That's what we've done.
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We've simply focused
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On reaching hurting people.
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And we believe that god's
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And we believe that god's opened a tv door for us
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Opened a tv door for us for the same reason,
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For the same reason, to simply wrap our arms around
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To simply wrap our arms around even more people
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Even more people who are hurting,
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Who are hurting, afraid, lonely, and in need.
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Afraid, lonely, and in need. and so, what i've been saying in
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And so, what i've been saying in my own heart and asking god is,
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My own heart and asking god is, "help raise up people all over
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"help raise up people all over the world who see this program
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The world who see this program and they wanna partner
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With us to be the hands
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With us to be the hands and the feet of jesus."
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And the feet of jesus." and if you're watching
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And if you're watching and god's been nudging your
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And god's been nudging your heart to partner with us,
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Heart to partner with us, i just challenge you,
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I just challenge you, give god your yes.
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Give god your yes. sow into his work.
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Sow into his work. know that you're
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Know that you're not giving to men,
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Not giving to men, you're not giving to me,
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You're not giving to me, you're not giving to a person,
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You're not giving to a person, you're not giving to salaries.
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You're not giving to salaries. that's not how we do it.
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That's not how we do it. 100%, that's our word to you,
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100%, that's our word to you, goes to continue to expand
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Goes to continue to expand preaching the gospel
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Preaching the gospel and sending help
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And sending help to those who are hurting.
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To those who are hurting. thank you for praying.
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>> announcer: there has been
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No lack of natural disasters
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And crisis all over the world.
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Together, we've brought help
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To people who are hurting
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By supporting convoy of hope,
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A humanitarian aid organization
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With a heart for those
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Who are suffering.
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Whether it's after a disaster,
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Feeding a hungry child,
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Or helping a parent
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Put food on the table.
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Together with convoy of hope,
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We're helping millions of people
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In crisis all around the world.
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ and if i ever ♪
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♪ forget that ♪
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♪ you're my forever ♪
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♪ reach out ♪
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♪ and pull me in closer ♪
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♪ over and over ♪
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♪ again and again ♪
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>> ♪ and if i ♪
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>> ♪ and if i ever ♪
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♪ forget that you ♪
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♪ hold me together ♪
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♪ god let me ♪
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♪ always remember ♪
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♪ over and over ♪
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♪ again and again ♪
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>> ♪ and if i ♪
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>> ♪ and if i ever ♪
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♪ forget that ♪
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♪ you're my forever ♪
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♪ reach out ♪
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♪ and pull me in closer ♪
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♪ over and over ♪
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♪ again and again ♪
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♪ oh and if i ever ♪
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♪ forget that you ♪
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♪ hold me together ♪
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♪ god let me always remember ♪
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♪ over and over ♪
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♪ again and again ♪
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♪ oh cause all i am is yours
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♪ all i have is yours ♪
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♪ every breath i'm breathing ♪
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♪ jesus is yours ♪
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>> we're not building
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>> we're not building churches because we have
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Churches because we have something to say.
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Something to say. we're building churches
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We're building churches because we're saying
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Because we're saying what god's already said.
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What god's already said. i mean, this is not like --
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I mean, this is not like -- it's not rocket science.
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It's not rocket science. just stay with the word.
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Just stay with the word. stay with the bible.
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Stay with the bible. stay with the scripture.
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Stay with the scripture. but don't be ignorant that
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But don't be ignorant that in times like this
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In times like this your job is also to have
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Your job is also to have your finger on the post
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Your finger on the post of what's going on in america.
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Of what's going on in america. we talk about being relevant.
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We talk about being relevant. you wanna be relevant.
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You wanna be relevant. well, you can't be relevant
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Well, you can't be relevant without having a sense
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Without having a sense of what's going on
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Of what's going on in our nation,
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In our nation, what's going on
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What's going on in our world,
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In our world, what's going on
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What's going on when somebody says,
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When somebody says, "it's freed --
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"it's freed -- it's not freedom."
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It's not freedom." at some point,
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At some point, you have to say,
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You have to say, "what's the bible saying?
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"what's the bible saying? what's the scripture saying?"
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What's the scripture saying?" and then, let the chips fall
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And then, let the chips fall where they may.
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Where they may. and so, that's who we are.
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And so, that's who we are. >> the kids are counting on us.
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>> the kids are counting on us. the next generation
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The next generation needs us to --
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They need us to stand up
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They need us to stand up right now.
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[applause]
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♪ ♪
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Marcus Mecum - One Word Can Change Everything

November 24, 2024 | S

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