Marcus Mecum

Marcus Mecum - The Power of Gates

January 26, 2025 | S25:E4

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Marcus Mecum | Marcus Mecum - The Power of Gates | January 26, 2025

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>> this is a very special story
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>> this is a very special story of peter's miraculous escape
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Of peter's miraculous escape from prison.
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From prison. and, we'll read several verses,
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And, we'll read several verses, i don't want you
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I don't want you to check out on me.
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To check out on me. i promise i'll just read them
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I promise i'll just read them real fast and then i'll preach.
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It says, "it was about this time
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It says, "it was about this time that king herod arrested some
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That king herod arrested some who belonged to the church,"
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Who belonged to the church," we think we have problems,
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We think we have problems, isn't that hilarious?
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Isn't that hilarious? "intending to persecute them.
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"intending to persecute them. he had james,
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He had james, the brother of john,"
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The brother of john," so this was one
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So this was one of the sons of thunder,
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Of the sons of thunder, one of the three closest
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One of the three closest to jesus.
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To jesus. peter, james, and john.
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Peter, james, and john. so, james the bible says was,
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So, james the bible says was, "put to death with a sword.
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"put to death with a sword. when he saw that he was met
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When he saw that he was met with approval among the jews,
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With approval among the jews, he proceeded to seize
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He proceeded to seize peter also.
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Peter also. this happened
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This happened during the festival
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During the festival of the unleavened bread.
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Of the unleavened bread. after arresting him,
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After arresting him, he put him in prison,
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He put him in prison, handing him over to be
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Handing him over to be guarded by four squads
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Guarded by four squads of four soldiers each.
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Of four soldiers each. herod intended to bring him out
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Herod intended to bring him out for public trial
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For public trial after the passover."
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After the passover." everybody say,
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Everybody say, "after passover."
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"after passover." >> congregation: after passover.
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>> congregation: after passover. >> after passover.
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>> after passover. "so peter was kept in prison,
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"so peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly
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But the church was earnestly praying to god for him."
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Praying to god for him." that's what we're doing
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That's what we're doing right now, we're praying.
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Right now, we're praying. people are in chains,
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People are in chains, people are imprisoned,
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People are imprisoned, people are being held captive
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People are being held captive in all kinds of different
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In all kinds of different arenas of their life --
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Arenas of their life -- areas of their life,
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Areas of their life, but the church is praying.
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But the church is praying. "the night before herod was
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"the night before herod was to bring simon peter to trial,
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To bring simon peter to trial, he's sleeping between
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He's sleeping between two soldiers,
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Two soldiers, and they have him bound
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And they have him bound with two chains,
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With two chains, and the sentries
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And the sentries stood guard at the entrance.
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Stood guard at the entrance. and suddenly, an angel of
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And suddenly, an angel of the lord appeared and a light
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The lord appeared and a light shined in the cell.
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Shined in the cell. he struck peter on the side,
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He struck peter on the side, woke him up, 'quick, get up!'
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Woke him up, 'quick, get up!' the angel said, and the chains
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The angel said, and the chains fell off of peter's wrists.
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Fell off of peter's wrists. the angel continued to say,
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The angel continued to say, 'put on your clothes,
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'put on your clothes, your sandals,' and peter did so.
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Your sandals,' and peter did so. and then, he said, 'put on your
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And then, he said, 'put on your cloak and wrap it around you,
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Cloak and wrap it around you, follow me.'
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Follow me.' and peter followed him
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And peter followed him out of the prison,
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Out of the prison, but he had no idea
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But he had no idea what was happening,
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What was happening, that what the angel was
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That what the angel was doing was actually real.
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Doing was actually real. he thought it was a vision."
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He thought it was a vision." many times that's what
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Many times that's what fasting feels like.
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Fasting feels like. you don't really see
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You don't really see god doing it,
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God doing it, you don't even feel
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You don't even feel god doing it and,
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God doing it and, many times you're like,
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Many times you're like, "what is the point of all this?"
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"what is the point of all this?" but i have learned
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But i have learned that there is no question.
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That there is no question. even though you may not
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Even though you may not fully understand what's going on
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Fully understand what's going on when you fast god is
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When you fast god is opening prison doors,
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Opening prison doors, god is leading you
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God is leading you out of captivity.
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Out of captivity. "so they passed the guards,
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"so they passed the guards, came to the iron gate,"
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Came to the iron gate," that's what i'm gonna
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That's what i'm gonna talk to you about,
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Talk to you about, the power of gates.
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The power of gates. "leading to the city.
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"leading to the city. it opened,
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It opened, and they went through it.'
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And they went through it.' that's important,
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That's important, you gotta go through the gate
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If god opens it.
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If god opens it. gates speak of entry points,
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Gates speak of entry points, which january is an entry point
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Which january is an entry point to an entirely brand new year.
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To an entirely brand new year. and so, understanding
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And so, understanding entry points is important.
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Entry points is important. here in acts 12 they're praying,
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Here in acts 12 they're praying, i believe they're fasting,
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I believe they're fasting, it doesn't specifically
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It doesn't specifically say this.
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Say this. peter's in a forced fast,
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Peter's in a forced fast, he's in prison.
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He's in prison. and, one of the top
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And, one of the top three apostles,
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Three apostles, one of the three
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One of the three closest people to jesus
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Closest people to jesus has just been killed.
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Has just been killed. simon peter is in chains,
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Simon peter is in chains, he's behind bars,
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He's behind bars, he's got all these
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He's got all these soldiers surrounding him,
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Soldiers surrounding him, there's no chance
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There's no chance he's going to get out.
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He's going to get out. he's next in line to be killed
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He's next in line to be killed for what he's preaching
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For what he's preaching and what he believes.
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And what he believes. and, the bible says that herod
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And, the bible says that herod was intending to kill peter
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Was intending to kill peter also but passover.
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Also but passover. so, notice that the intentions
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So, notice that the intentions of hell haven't changed.
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Of hell haven't changed. what herod had planned
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What herod had planned to do with simon peter
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To do with simon peter had not changed,
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Had not changed, but there was a date
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But there was a date on the calendar that god
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On the calendar that god had designed and planned,
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Had designed and planned, and destined that would
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And destined that would interrupt what herod's plan was.
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Interrupt what herod's plan was. so, as the church is praying
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So, as the church is praying it would give god time
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It would give god time to work in that area that it
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To work in that area that it looked like there was no hope,
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Looked like there was no hope, it looked like there was
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It looked like there was no way out, it looked like
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No way out, it looked like he would be destroyed,
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He would be destroyed, he'd be put to death.
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He'd be put to death. so, the bible says
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So, the bible says his intentions were
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His intentions were after passover to do that.
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After passover to do that. i believe that what january is,
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I believe that what january is, is like passover was
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Is like passover was a big black "x" on
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A big black "x" on the calendar for simon peter,
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The calendar for simon peter, january is that big black "x"
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January is that big black "x" on the calendar for us.
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On the calendar for us. and whatever happened last year
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And whatever happened last year and the enemy had all these
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And the enemy had all these things intended for you,
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Things intended for you, all of these plans,
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All of these plans, all these agendas.
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All these agendas. he had all of the tactics
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He had all of the tactics and strategies
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And strategies that he was using,
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That he was using, weapons that were being formed
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Weapons that were being formed to try to destroy your life.
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To try to destroy your life. maybe he would've accomplished
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Maybe he would've accomplished that but we got to january,
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That but we got to january, we got the place where
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We got the place where the church is praying
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The church is praying and fasting and you
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And fasting and you made it to this point.
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Made it to this point. you got here, and guess what,
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You got here, and guess what, hell's intentions might be
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Hell's intentions might be the same after this,
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The same after this, but i believe that
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But i believe that if we'll pray you're gonna
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If we'll pray you're gonna watch the chains fall off.
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Watch the chains fall off. you're gonna watch
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You're gonna watch those chains of addiction,
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Those chains of addiction, those prison bars
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Those prison bars of hopelessness,
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Of hopelessness, you're gonna watch all of that
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You're gonna watch all of that fall away and god will
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Fall away and god will lead you to a gate of freedom.
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Lead you to a gate of freedom. and that's what gate in this
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And that's what gate in this story represents, freedom.
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Story represents, freedom. it represents divine
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It represents divine intervention and liberation.
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Intervention and liberation. it represents a transition
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It represents a transition from captivity to freedom.
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From captivity to freedom. so, whatever was happening
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So, whatever was happening before this fast,
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Before this fast, you need to understand
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You need to understand you have a but fast --
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You have a but fast -- but a fasting moment.
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But a fasting moment. but, god has this little moment
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But, god has this little moment with us where he can begin
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With us where he can begin to work on your life.
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To work on your life. and so, they had to go to gate.
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And so, they had to go to gate. so gate, if they didn't
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So gate, if they didn't walk through the gate,
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Walk through the gate, if they didn't use the gate
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If they didn't use the gate they would have never
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They would have never experienced freedom.
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Experienced freedom. so, understanding how
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So, understanding how to use gates.
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To use gates. and, we all have three gates
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And, we all have three gates that i wanna talk to you about.
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That i wanna talk to you about. we have our mouth gate,
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We have our mouth gate, we have our eye gate,
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We have our eye gate, and we have our ear gate.
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And we have our ear gate. remember gates are entry points.
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Remember gates are entry points. and, the book of proverbs says
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And, the book of proverbs says you have to use wisdom
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You have to use wisdom at the entrances.
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At the entrances. you can't just let
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You can't just let anything come in,
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Anything come in, you gotta manage those things.
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You gotta manage those things. so, the mouth gate is an area
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So, the mouth gate is an area that fasting specifically
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That fasting specifically speaks to.
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Speaks to. but, it' not just
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But, it' not just dealing with what you eat,
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Dealing with what you eat, it's dealing with what
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It's dealing with what you speak.
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You speak. it's not just dealing with
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It's not just dealing with the meals that you have,
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The meals that you have, it's dealing with
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It's dealing with the conversations you have.
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The conversations you have. it's not just saying --
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It's not just saying -- but if you can never manage
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But if you can never manage what goes in the body
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What goes in the body you're never going to manage
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You're never going to manage what comes out of the body.
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What comes out of the body. and so, fasting and prayer
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And so, fasting and prayer is a great way to manage
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Is a great way to manage the mouth gate.
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The mouth gate. isaiah said,
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Isaiah said, "take the coals off the alter
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"take the coals off the alter and touch my lips
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And touch my lips for they are unclean."
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For they are unclean." when you fast
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When you fast it cleanses the body,
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It cleanses the body, but it also purges the mind.
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But it also purges the mind. it also strengthens the spirit,
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It also strengthens the spirit, and it also cleanses the lips.
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And it also cleanses the lips. it cleanses your conversations.
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It cleanses your conversations. it cleanses the type of things
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It cleanses the type of things that you're talking about.
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That you're talking about. and, there is not
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And, there is not a more magnificent way
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A more magnificent way to conquer self than fasting.
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To conquer self than fasting. psalms 141:3 says,
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Psalms 141:3 says, "keep watch over
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"keep watch over the door of your lips."
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The door of your lips." in the garden, we read that
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In the garden, we read that adam and eve were there,
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Adam and eve were there, god had blessed them,
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God had blessed them, god had provided for them,
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God had provided for them, god had given them everything
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God had given them everything you could imagine
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You could imagine that they would want
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That they would want but the cry of their stomach
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But the cry of their stomach drowned out the voice of god.
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Drowned out the voice of god. satan found that his way
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Satan found that his way to appeal to them was "i have
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To appeal to them was "i have to appeal to their stomach,"
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To appeal to their stomach," and he's done the same thing
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And he's done the same thing since adam and eve
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Since adam and eve for generations to come.
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For generations to come. philippians 3 says
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If you wanna know what
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If you wanna know what an enemy of the cross
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An enemy of the cross is it says,
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Is it says, "someone whose god
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"someone whose god is their stomach."
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Is their stomach." can't control what comes
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Can't control what comes in the body,
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In the body, so they can't control
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So they can't control what does out of the body.
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Adam and eve gave up eden
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Adam and eve gave up eden because of their stomach.
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Because of their stomach. the children of israel
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The children of israel died in the wilderness
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Died in the wilderness 'cause they couldn't
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'cause they couldn't manage the negativity
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Manage the negativity and the murmuring
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And the murmuring and the complaining,
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And the complaining, and the unbelief because
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And the unbelief because the bible actually says
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The bible actually says that the loathed the manna,
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That the loathed the manna, that they desired and longed for
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That they desired and longed for the food that they had in egypt.
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The food that they had in egypt. and because of that god says,
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And because of that god says, "okay, i'm done.
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"okay, i'm done. i'm just gonna go ahead
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I'm just gonna go ahead and let you die here
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And let you die here because you don't understand
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Because you don't understand the importance
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The importance of the mouth gate.
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Of the mouth gate. esau gave up his destiny
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Esau gave up his destiny and his birthright
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And his birthright for a bowl of beans
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For a bowl of beans something so simple
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Something so simple but he could not manage
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But he could not manage the mouth gate.
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The mouth gate. you say, "i'm not
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You say, "i'm not strong enough to fast,
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Strong enough to fast, i'm not strong enough
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I'm not strong enough to skip a meal.
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To skip a meal. i'm not strong enough to miss
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I'm not strong enough to miss a meal for a day or two,
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A meal for a day or two, or three, or whatever
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Or three, or whatever it might be.
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It might be. i'm not strong enough
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I'm not strong enough to cut out this thing
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To cut out this thing or that thing from my life.
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Or that thing from my life. i'm not strong enough to say
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I'm not strong enough to say i'm not gonna drink alcohol,
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I'm not gonna drink alcohol, i'm not going to vape.
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I'm not going to vape. i'm not strong enough.
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I'm not strong enough. i've tried a hundred times."
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I've tried a hundred times." fasting is not about
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Fasting is not about you being tough enough.
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You being tough enough. it's not about you
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It's not about you being spiritual enough.
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Being spiritual enough. fasting comes down to motive.
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Fasting comes down to motive. i may not have the strength
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I may not have the strength until i find the right motive,
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Until i find the right motive, and if i'll find
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And if i'll find the right motive
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The right motive i'll be strong enough to fast.
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I'll be strong enough to fast. maybe i can't do anything beyond
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Maybe i can't do anything beyond one day or two days,
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One day or two days, or three days.
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Or three days. maybe i can't push the plate
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Maybe i can't push the plate back for the entire 21 days.
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Back for the entire 21 days. maybe i can't push the plate
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Maybe i can't push the plate back or push whatever
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Back or push whatever thing's holding me back
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Thing's holding me back for the rest of the year.
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For the rest of the year. but sometimes, if you can just
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But sometimes, if you can just get a glimpse of what
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Get a glimpse of what freedom looks like,
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Freedom looks like, just get a taste of it,
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Just get a taste of it, just get a day or two,
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Just get a day or two, or three where you turn off
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Or three where you turn off your flesh and your stomach
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Your flesh and your stomach and you say,
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And you say, "i'm going to go ahead and put
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"i'm going to go ahead and put my body into subjection.
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My body into subjection. paul said, "i gotta punish this
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Paul said, "i gotta punish this old body 'cause this old body
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Old body 'cause this old body will destroy your whole life
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Will destroy your whole life if you let it.
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[applause]
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So divine freedom.
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So divine freedom. many times we come to church
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Many times we come to church and we hear sermons like this
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And we hear sermons like this and we get confused
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And we get confused because we thought we were
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Because we thought we were supposed to come to church
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Supposed to come to church and someone's supposed
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And someone's supposed to make us feel good
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To make us feel good and feel comfortable.
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And feel comfortable. but you do not find
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But you do not find the will of god until
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The will of god until you find your own will.
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You find your own will. what is in your life
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What is in your life that you want more?
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That you want more? and, if you can find
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And, if you can find something in your life,
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Something in your life, a freedom that you want.
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A freedom that you want. you've been chained,
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You've been chained, you've been down,
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You've been down, maybe you've been in this place
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Maybe you've been in this place of depression and struggle
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Of depression and struggle and in your mind
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And in your mind you can't ever be free.
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You can't ever be free. in your mind,
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In your mind, like simon peter it's hopeless.
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Like simon peter it's hopeless. you look around you and it looks
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You look around you and it looks like there's no chance of you
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Like there's no chance of you getting out of that,
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Getting out of that, but if can find in you,
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But if can find in you, "i want freedom
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"i want freedom from the depression,
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From the depression, i want freedom from the fear,
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I want freedom from the fear, i want freedom
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I want freedom from that addiction,
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From that addiction, i want freedom
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I want freedom from the bitterness,
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From the bitterness, i want freedom from that --"
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I want freedom from that --" if you can find it,
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If you can find it, that's the motive.
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That's the motive. and then, you say,
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And then, you say, "okay, do i want that
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"okay, do i want that bad enough to push
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Bad enough to push my plate back?"
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My plate back?" it's not supposed to be easy,
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It's not supposed to be easy, it's not supposed to be fun,
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It's not supposed to be fun, it's supposed to be
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It's supposed to be "i want something more."
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"i want something more." and i know to get that
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And i know to get that i've got to manage
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I've got to manage what comes in my life
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What comes in my life so i can manage the fruit
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So i can manage the fruit that's coming out of my life.
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[applause]
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Think about it.
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Think about it. every one of us have our
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Every one of us have our iphones for the most part,
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Iphones for the most part, and your iphones will
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And your iphones will send you these updates,
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Send you these updates, apps will send you these
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Apps will send you these updates right, that says,
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Updates right, that says, "hey, you have to update
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"hey, you have to update your phone.
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Your phone. you have to update the app."
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You have to update the app." right, 'cause that's what --
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Right, 'cause that's what -- same thing as a gate,
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Same thing as a gate, it's an entry point
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It's an entry point into a whole new world.
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Into a whole new world. and so, when you
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And so, when you downloaded that app,
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Downloaded that app, when you bought that phone,
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When you bought that phone, think about it,
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Think about it, it had no problems,
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It had no problems, it was set, it was good.
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It was set, it was good. but throughout your use of it,
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But throughout your use of it, what it says when it
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What it says when it sends me an update,
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Sends me an update, this was the last update
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This was the last update notification i got,
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Notification i got, it said this,
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It said this, "this update provides
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"this update provides important bug fixes,
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Important bug fixes, and is recommended
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And is recommended to all users."
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To all users." so, it was fine at one point,
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So, it was fine at one point, but now it needs an update.
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But now it needs an update. if i push the update
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If i push the update it renews the app,
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It renews the app, it restores the phone.
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It restores the phone. when you fast it's hitting
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When you fast it's hitting the update button.
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The update button. it's saying, "i've got some
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It's saying, "i've got some important bug fixes
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Important bug fixes that need to go on."
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That need to go on." there are some things
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There are some things that are bugging me.
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That are bugging me. there are some things that
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There are some things that have grabbed a hold of me
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Have grabbed a hold of me i don't want these
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I don't want these things in my life,
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Things in my life, i don't desire
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I don't desire these things in my life.
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These things in my life. and, you've picked those things
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And, you've picked those things up just through living life.
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Up just through living life. it wasn't an intention
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It wasn't an intention of you to do it,
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Of you to do it, you just live life.
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You just live life. it just happens.
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It just happens. people happen.
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People happen. life happens.
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Life happens. trials happen.
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Trials happen. failures happen.
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Failures happen. we all have 'em,
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We all have 'em, and we pick up these things.
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And we pick up these things. our problem is,
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Our problem is, we're mad at the phone,
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We're mad at the phone, we're screaming at the phone,
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We're screaming at the phone, we're --
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We're -- "god, i don't see this
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"god, i don't see this working the way i need to."
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Working the way i need to." and we're unwilling
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And we're unwilling to fast long enough,
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To fast long enough, fast in a way that we're
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Fast in a way that we're desiring more enough to renew
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Desiring more enough to renew and update the app so it
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And update the app so it will work the way god
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Will work the way god promised it will work.
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Promised it will work. when you update
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When you update it turns off the phone,
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It turns off the phone, it restarts the phone.
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It restarts the phone. that's what fasting does,
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That's what fasting does, shuts everything down.
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Shuts everything down. it says, "i'm gonna start again.
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It says, "i'm gonna start again. life runs better
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Life runs better when you pray and fast.
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When you pray and fast. every year for 25 years
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Every year for 25 years i began the year
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I began the year praying and fasting.
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Praying and fasting. not because i'm religious,
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Not because i'm religious, not because i love it,
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Not because i love it, not because i like it,
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Not because i like it, but i've learned to love
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But i've learned to love what it accomplishes.
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What it accomplishes. i've learned that i've --
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I've learned that i've -- i love what it produces
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I love what it produces in my life.
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In my life. i've learned that many times
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I've learned that many times it was like simon peter,
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It was like simon peter, i would not have made it
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I would not have made it had god not had january,
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Had god not had january, where we pray and fast
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Where we pray and fast on the calendar.
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On the calendar. and, the intentions of hell
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And, the intentions of hell were to take me out,
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Were to take me out, they were clear,
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They were clear, but we had the time
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But we had the time the church prayed and fasted.
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The church prayed and fasted. and somehow,
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And somehow, i don't always know how,
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I don't always know how, but that angel led me out
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But that angel led me out that gate to freedom,
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That gate to freedom, and i believe he can do
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And i believe he can do the same thing for you.
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The same thing for you. remember this is not just
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Remember this is not just about what you're eating,
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About what you're eating, it's about what you're speaking.
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It's about what you're speaking. the bible says that zechariah,
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The bible says that zechariah, john the baptist's dad,
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John the baptist's dad, was speaking, just kept talking
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Was speaking, just kept talking about things and god said,
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About things and god said, "that's not my heart."
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"that's not my heart." and so, he just said,
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And so, he just said, "you know what,
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"you know what, i'm gonna shut you up
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I'm gonna shut you up for nine months.
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For nine months. i don't want you
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I don't want you to mess this up.
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To mess this up. what i wanna give birth to
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What i wanna give birth to i do not want you to mess it up
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I do not want you to mess it up with your words,"
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With your words," so god shut his mouth.
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So god shut his mouth. and not just am i asking god
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And not just am i asking god to help shut my mouth with
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To help shut my mouth with what's going in my body,
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What's going in my body, i'm asking god
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I'm asking god to shut my mouth with
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To shut my mouth with the things that shouldn't be
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The things that shouldn't be coming out of my mouth.
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Coming out of my mouth. doubt, unbelief,
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Doubt, unbelief, that critical, negative spirit,
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That critical, negative spirit, that murmuring,
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That murmuring, that complaining.
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That complaining. shut my mouth during this fast
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Shut my mouth during this fast so i don't speak things
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So i don't speak things that will negatively
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That will negatively impact my future.
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Impact my future. so, you've got the mouth gate.
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So, you've got the mouth gate. number two, you've got
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Number two, you've got the eye gate.
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The eye gate. the eye, the bible says,
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The eye, the bible says, "if it's dark the whole body
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"if it's dark the whole body is dark.
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Is dark. if the eye is light
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If the eye is light the whole body is light."
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The whole body is light." so, fasting starts
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So, fasting starts at the mouth gate,
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At the mouth gate, but it doesn't take long before
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But it doesn't take long before it gets to the eye gate.
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It gets to the eye gate. fasting, food,
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Fasting, food, will lead to you questioning,
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Will lead to you questioning, what are you allowing to come
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What are you allowing to come in through the eye gate?
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In through the eye gate? jesus said, "if the eye causes
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Jesus said, "if the eye causes you to sin, pluck it out."
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You to sin, pluck it out." he's not talking about
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He's not talking about mutilating your body,
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Mutilating your body, he gave you your body.
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He gave you your body. he's talking about there are
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He's talking about there are things in our life that
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Things in our life that we have to go to
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We have to go to extreme measures
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Extreme measures to make sure they don't
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To make sure they don't destroy our life.
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Destroy our life. eye caused you to sin?
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Eye caused you to sin? pluck it out.
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Pluck it out. you need an update, you got
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You need an update, you got some bugs that you picked up,
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Some bugs that you picked up, some things that you keep
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Some things that you keep looking at online,
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Looking at online, on the internet.
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On the internet. do i have to get detailed with
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Do i have to get detailed with anybody here to make you
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Anybody here to make you more uncomfortable?
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More uncomfortable? we pick those things up
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We pick those things up along the way.
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Along the way. fasting pushes
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Fasting pushes the update button.
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The update button. fasting renews not just your
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Fasting renews not just your spirit but it gives you strength
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Spirit but it gives you strength in your mind and strength
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In your mind and strength in what you look at,
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In what you look at, and what you focus on.
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And what you focus on. and that's why job said,
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And that's why job said, "i make a covenant
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"i make a covenant with my eyes."
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With my eyes." you have to get -- it's --
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You have to get -- it's -- the desire's never going
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The desire's never going to away you know that, right?
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To away you know that, right? you know god's never
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You know god's never going to get rid of all
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Going to get rid of all the pretty girls,
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The pretty girls, so you don't struggle anymore?
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So you don't struggle anymore? god's never gonna get rid of all
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God's never gonna get rid of all the good looking guys so you
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The good looking guys so you don't struggle anymore.
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Don't struggle anymore. you have to make the choice.
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You have to make the choice. you make a covenant with
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You make a covenant with your eyes, right?
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Your eyes, right? resist the devil.
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Resist the devil. "resist the devil
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"resist the devil and he will flee."
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And he will flee." you resist the devil,
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You resist the devil, but you don't resist lust.
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But you don't resist lust. your way to sexual purity
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Your way to sexual purity and ridding your life
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And ridding your life of sexual sin is not resist.
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Of sexual sin is not resist. you're not strong enough
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You're not strong enough to resist.
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To resist. the bible says
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The bible says you actually flee.
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You actually flee. you run from it.
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You run from it. you do whatever you have to do
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You do whatever you have to do to distance yourself,
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To distance yourself, avoid it, fight it.
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Avoid it, fight it. kick, scream like joseph.
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Kick, scream like joseph. it don't matter what you
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It don't matter what you gotta do get your tail
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Gotta do get your tail away from that thing.
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Away from that thing. quit trying to be strong, run.
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[applause]
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Make a covenant with your eyes.
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[applause]
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The bible says lot's walking
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The bible says lot's walking with abraham the father
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With abraham the father of our faith,
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Of our faith, watches the hand of god
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Watches the hand of god on abraham's life,
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On abraham's life, watches the favor
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Watches the favor and the blessing on his life,
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And the blessing on his life, but lot starts taking his eyes
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But lot starts taking his eyes and looking toward
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And looking toward sodom and gomorrah that
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Sodom and gomorrah that the bible says not only was
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The bible says not only was the issue their sexual sin,
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The issue their sexual sin, but the issue there was
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But the issue there was they had pride because
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They had pride because of their full stomachs.
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Of their full stomachs. so, you walk through
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So, you walk through the scripture and you find
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The scripture and you find anytime god blesses someone
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Anytime god blesses someone in such a way that they never
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In such a way that they never have to want for food.
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Have to want for food. they always have a full stomach.
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They always have a full stomach. that person will struggle
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That person will struggle with pride.
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With pride. "i got this.
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"i got this. i'm on my own."
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I'm on my own." that's why fasting
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That's why fasting humbles you and touches
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Humbles you and touches the heart of god.
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The heart of god. because, it lets you know
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Because, it lets you know it don't take very long for you
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It don't take very long for you to feel a little weak,
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To feel a little weak, for you to feel
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For you to feel a little fatigued,
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A little fatigued, for you to know i'm not
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For you to know i'm not that big shot no more.
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That big shot no more. you just rid me of some food
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You just rid me of some food and all of a sudden, i crumble.
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And all of a sudden, i crumble. do you see what i'm saying?
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Do you see what i'm saying? the bible says,
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The bible says, "what one generation
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"what one generation does in moderation
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Does in moderation the next does in excess."
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The next does in excess." so, you have to moderate
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So, you have to moderate your life because
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Your life because what happened is lot begins
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What happened is lot begins looking that way
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Looking that way then he points his tent
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Then he points his tent in the direction
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In the direction of sodom and gomorrah,
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Of sodom and gomorrah, then his life is at the gates
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Then his life is at the gates then he's buying the house,
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Then he's buying the house, then he's caught up
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Then he's caught up in a culture of destruction.
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In a culture of destruction. he ends up losing
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He ends up losing his son-in-laws,
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His son-in-laws, his wife ends up dying,
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His wife ends up dying, his daughters end up
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His daughters end up in all kinds of issues,
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In all kinds of issues, but it began because
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But it began because he could not manage
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He could not manage the eye gate.
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The eye gate. king david's on the balcony
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King david's on the balcony just looking at bathsheba.
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Just looking at bathsheba. what's the big deal?
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What's the big deal? he's just looking.
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He's just looking. but, he opened the door
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But, he opened the door to sexual sin in his life,
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To sexual sin in his life, and that demon didn't
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And that demon didn't stop with david,
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Stop with david, read about his sons,
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Read about his sons, read about his daughters.
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Read about his daughters. it's absolutely tragic
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It's absolutely tragic what happened to them.
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What happened to them. this man loved god,
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This man loved god, the bible says,
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The bible says, with his whole heart.
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With his whole heart. he was a man after god's heart,
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He was a man after god's heart, but he never managed
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But he never managed the eye gate.
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The eye gate. you're saying, "there's no way.
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You're saying, "there's no way. it's impossible to do that."
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It's impossible to do that." i love mark 9 when it begins
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I love mark 9 when it begins to talk about this boy who's
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To talk about this boy who's thrown himself in the fire,
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Thrown himself in the fire, self-harming himself.
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Self-harming himself. he's got all these issues.
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He's got all these issues. and, the bible says
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And, the bible says that jesus shows up,
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That jesus shows up, and the father says,
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And the father says, "can you help him?
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"can you help him? is it possible that you
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Is it possible that you would do something here?
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Would do something here? if you can,
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If you can, would you help my son?"
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Would you help my son?" and jesus said, "if i can?
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And jesus said, "if i can? if i can?"
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If i can?" and you know what
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And you know what he says to him?
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He says to him? he says, "all things
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He says, "all things are possible to them
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Are possible to them that will just believe."
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That will just believe." what's he saying?
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What's he saying? he's saying,
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He's saying, "hey, you've got to get
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"hey, you've got to get a glimpse of what's possible.
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A glimpse of what's possible. you've gotta get a glimpse
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You've gotta get a glimpse that you can be free.
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That you can be free. no one is perfect,
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No one is perfect, especially in our day and age
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Especially in our day and age with access on our phones
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With access on our phones but, you can push
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But, you can push the update button.
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The update button. and maybe you only make it
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And maybe you only make it through a week or --
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Through a week or -- but you'll taste freedom.
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But you'll taste freedom. you'll taste what it looks like,
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You'll taste what it looks like, that god can help you
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That god can help you have freedom in the area
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Have freedom in the area of your eye gate.
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Of your eye gate. are you here?
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Are you here? >> congregation: yes.
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>> congregation: yes. >> and, you know what
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>> and, you know what the man said?
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The man said? the man said, "i --"
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The man said, "i --" 'cause jesus said
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'cause jesus said if you believe,
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If you believe, and he says, "i believe
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And he says, "i believe but help my unbelief.'
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But help my unbelief.' that's what fasting does.
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That's what fasting does. i don't know if i can
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I don't know if i can break free from this.
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Break free from this. i don't know
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I don't know if life will change.
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If life will change. i don't know if i'll go back
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I don't know if i'll go back to the same hang ups
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To the same hang ups and habits after this,
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And habits after this, but god, help my unbelief.
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But god, help my unbelief. i'm willing to push
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I'm willing to push my plate back and say,
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My plate back and say, 'i don't want the rest
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'i don't want the rest of my life to be chained up
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Of my life to be chained up to wrong people and chained up
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To wrong people and chained up to wrong desires
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To wrong desires and imprisoned by this.
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And imprisoned by this. i wanna walk out of the prison
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I wanna walk out of the prison that's been holding me.
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That's been holding me. i wanna walk through that
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I wanna walk through that gate of divine freedom
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Gate of divine freedom in my life,
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In my life, that's --
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That's -- i want divine liberation
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I want divine liberation when it comes to the eye gate.'
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[applause]
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Number three, the ear gate.
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Number three, the ear gate. jesus says over and over
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Jesus says over and over two take heeds,
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Two take heeds, "take heed what you hear,
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"take heed what you hear, take heed how you hear."
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Take heed how you hear." the bible says,
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The bible says, "faith comes by hearing
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"faith comes by hearing and hearing by
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And hearing by the word of god."
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The word of god." think about it.
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Think about it. people say faith
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People say faith comes by hearing,
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Comes by hearing, and that's true,
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And that's true, but you can have faith
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But you can have faith in the wrong thing.
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In the wrong thing. so, if you hear the wrong thing
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So, if you hear the wrong thing your whole life,
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Your whole life, you can have perfect faith
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You can have perfect faith in the wrong thing.
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In the wrong thing. so, the god
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So, the god kind of faith isn't --
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Kind of faith isn't -- doesn't stop with faith
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Doesn't stop with faith comes by hearing, it adds,
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Comes by hearing, it adds, "and hearing by
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"and hearing by the word of god."
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The word of god." the ear gate is one of the most
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The ear gate is one of the most powerful gates in your life.
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Powerful gates in your life. isn't it powerful
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Isn't it powerful how we believe the things that
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How we believe the things that people have said to us,
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People have said to us, or about us?
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Or about us? isn't that something?
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Isn't that something? and people say some
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And people say some crazy stuff, do they not?
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Crazy stuff, do they not? people say some angry, hurt,
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People say some angry, hurt, wounded, jealous, envious.
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Wounded, jealous, envious. but if i'll hear the word of god
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But if i'll hear the word of god it'll help me get through
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It'll help me get through all the junk that
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All the junk that people have spoken,
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People have spoken, all the noise out there
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All the noise out there in the world trying
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In the world trying to confuse me because
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To confuse me because i'll know no matter what
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I'll know no matter what is being said if it does not
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Is being said if it does not line up with the word of god
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Line up with the word of god i do not believe it.
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I do not believe it. i don't care
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I don't care if the president says it,
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If the president says it, a politician, a billionaire.
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A politician, a billionaire. i don't care if it's
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I don't care if it's a celebrity.
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A celebrity. if what they said does not
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If what they said does not line up with the word,
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Line up with the word, i might hear it
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I might hear it but then i come back and say,
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But then i come back and say, "okay, but what's the word say?"
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"okay, but what's the word say?" and if it does not line up
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And if it does not line up with the word --
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With the word -- hey, i'm telling you,
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Hey, i'm telling you, if i say it and it don't
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If i say it and it don't line up with this word,
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Line up with this word, you've gotta learn to take
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You've gotta learn to take heed what you hear,
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Heed what you hear, take heed how you hear.
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Take heed how you hear. don't let anyone
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Don't let anyone define your life.
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Define your life. speak into your life in such
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Speak into your life in such a way that what they said
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A way that what they said sets your course
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Sets your course in a negative direction
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In a negative direction where you feel inferior,
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Where you feel inferior, rejected, insecure,
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Rejected, insecure, that you can't,
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That you can't, and you're not able to.
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And you're not able to. in jesus' name let faith come
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In jesus' name let faith come by hearing and hearing by
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By hearing and hearing by the precious word of god.
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♪ ♪
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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
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At the gate to a brand-new year.
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To a brand-new year. 2025 is here.
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2025 is here. every year, as a church,
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Every year, as a church, we begin in january with
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We begin in january with 21 days of prayer and fasting.
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21 days 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, it's the gateway
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It's 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
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I don't remember a time in my adult like where
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In my adult like where i've not given god january,
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I've not given 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, i wanna challenge you,
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And so, 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 every one of you.
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For every one of you. as i pray, i wanna remind you
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As i pray, i wanna remind you to pick up the phone
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To pick up the phone if you need something,
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If you 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 for god
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We're praying for god to bless you in 2025.
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To bless 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 for the strength
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We thank you 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.
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In jesus' name. amen.
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Amen. we love you, guys.
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We love you, guys. we'll see you next week.
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♪ ♪
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Marcus Mecum - The Power of Gates

January 26, 2025 | S25:E4

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