Samuel Rodriguez - Be Light!

February 3, 2025 | S25:E5

New Season with Pastor Sam will usher in a New Season where individuals and families will no longer live in failure or merely survive but they will thrive for the glory of Jesus.

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New Season with Samuel Rodriguez | Samuel Rodriguez - Be Light! | February 3, 2025

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>> it's not a coincidence
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>> it's not a coincidence that the first time
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That the first time the universe hears
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The universe hears the uttered words of god,
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The uttered words of god, god's voice,
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God's voice, it was not to say
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It was not to say let there be joy,
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Let there be joy, peace, or even love.
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Peace, or even love. the voice of the sovereign,
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The voice of the sovereign, the divine,
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The divine, the glorious,
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The glorious, uttered the following,
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Uttered the following, genesis 1:3, "let there be.
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Genesis 1:3, "let there be. >> congregation: light.
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>> congregation: light. >> god always begins
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>> god always begins by turning the lights on.
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By turning the lights on. life requires light.
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Life requires light. faith requires light.
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Faith requires light. to a great degree metaphorically
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To a great degree metaphorically and prophetically,
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And prophetically, we are living,
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We are living, no joke 2023,
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No joke 2023, we are living in
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We are living in a genesis 1:2 moment.
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A genesis 1:2 moment. "and darkness prevailed
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"and darkness prevailed upon the face of the deep."
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Upon the face of the deep." we are living in dark times.
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We are living in dark times. some are arguing,
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Some are arguing, primarily on social media,
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Primarily on social media, that we are living
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That we are living in the darkest hour of all.
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In the darkest hour of all. darkened by sin, immortality,
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Darkened by sin, immortality, moral relativism,
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Moral relativism, spiritual apathy,
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Spiritual apathy, cultural decadence,
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Cultural decadence, infanticide, racism,
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Infanticide, racism, pornography, poverty, violence,
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Pornography, poverty, violence, false prophets,
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False prophets, watered down preaching,
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Watered down preaching, hypocrisy, unvital consumerism,
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Hypocrisy, unvital consumerism, voyeurism, materialism,
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Voyeurism, materialism, secular tyranny,
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Secular tyranny, terror, discord, bigotry,
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Terror, discord, bigotry, divisions, strike, injustice,
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Divisions, strike, injustice, hatred, jealousy, and unbelief.
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Hatred, jealousy, and unbelief. we are living in
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We are living in some dark times.
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Some dark times. and every single time you think
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And every single time you think things can't get darker,
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Things can't get darker, they get darker.
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They get darker. and you can accuse me right now
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And you can accuse me right now becoming a bit pollyannaish
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Becoming a bit pollyannaish and optimistic,
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And optimistic, but i do believe --
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But i do believe -- that's why i'm
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That's why i'm in this conference,
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In this conference, that we, our generation
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That we, our generation will not be defined
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Will not be defined by genesis 1:2.
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By genesis 1:2. we will be defined
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We will be defined by the redemptive power
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By the redemptive power of genesis 1:3,
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Of genesis 1:3, "let there be light."
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[applause]
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[applause] in the midst of darkness
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In the midst of darkness stems the prophetic truth,
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Stems the prophetic truth, a revealed truth,
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A revealed truth, an everlasting truth
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An everlasting truth uttered by our savior.
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Uttered by our savior. matthew 5, you know it well,
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Matthew 5, you know it well, 14 - 16.
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14 - 16. "you," kingdom city,
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"you," kingdom city, "you," around all the campuses
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"you," around all the campuses around the world,
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Around the world, so many that i can't list them,
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So many that i can't list them, i'll be here for an hour.
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I'll be here for an hour. "you are the light of the world.
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"you are the light of the world. and a city on a hill
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And a city on a hill cannot be hidden.
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Cannot be hidden. neither do people light
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Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.
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A lamp and put it under a bowl. instead, they put it
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Instead, they put it on its stand,
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On its stand, and it gives light
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And it gives light to everyone in the house.
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To everyone in the house. in the same way,
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In the same way, let your light shine before men,
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Let your light shine before men, that they may see your
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That they may see your good deeds and praise
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Good deeds and praise your father in heaven."
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Your father in heaven." i want to speak to you
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I want to speak to you for the next 20 minutes
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For the next 20 minutes on the subject matter,
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On the subject matter, "be light."
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"be light." when light stands
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When light stands next to darkness,
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Next to darkness, light always wins.
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Light always wins. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] tell your neighbor,
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Tell your neighbor, the one you like the most,
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The one you like the most, be light.
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Be light. >> congregation: be light.
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>> congregation: be light. >> tell the other neighbor,
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>> tell the other neighbor, the one you barely tolerate,
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The one you barely tolerate, tell that neighbor "be light."
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Tell that neighbor "be light." [laughter]
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[laughter] if we break down
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If we break down that biblical passage
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That biblical passage in chronological order,
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In chronological order, here it is.
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Here it is. "be light by who you are."
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"be light by who you are." you are the light of the world.
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You are the light of the world. who are we?
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Who are we? he begins by clarifying
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He begins by clarifying our identity.
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Our identity. it is the quintessential
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It is the quintessential query stemming
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Query stemming from the existential womb,
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From the existential womb, who are we?
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Who are we? we cannot be light unless
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We cannot be light unless we discover who we really are.
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We discover who we really are. we cannot be light until we
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We cannot be light until we repudiate every vestige
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Repudiate every vestige of identity moratorium.
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Of identity moratorium. there's an issue of identity
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There's an issue of identity hence the enemies
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Hence the enemies trying to mess up
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Trying to mess up an entire generation
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An entire generation regarding identity.
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Regarding identity. because the moment you discover
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Because the moment you discover who you are in christ
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Who you are in christ you change the world around you.
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You change the world around you. so, who are we?
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So, who are we? who are you?
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Who are you? what defines you?
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What defines you? are you defined by your past?
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Are you defined by your past? are you defined
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Are you defined by your circumstances?
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By your circumstances? are you defined by
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Are you defined by what others say about you?
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What others say about you? here's the great news from
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Here's the great news from what took place on the cross.
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What took place on the cross. christ defines you.
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Christ defines you. you are not defined
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You are not defined by what surrounds you,
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By what surrounds you, you are defined by god's
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You are defined by god's spirit inside of you.
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Spirit inside of you. you are not defined
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You are not defined by your circumstance,
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By your circumstance, you are defined by his covenant.
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You are defined by his covenant. you are not defined by
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You are not defined by the hell you're going through,
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The hell you're going through, you are defined by
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You are defined by the heaven you're going to.
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The heaven you're going to. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] you are not defined
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You are not defined by your failures,
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By your failures, you are defined
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You are defined by his forgiveness.
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By his forgiveness. you are not defined --
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You are not defined -- with great due deference,
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With great due deference, you're not defined by
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You're not defined by what took place during covid,
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What took place during covid, you're defined by what took
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You're defined by what took place on the cross.
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[cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] and for all of my facebook,
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And for all of my facebook, and x, and instagram,
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And x, and instagram, and youtube followers
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And youtube followers you are not defined
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You are not defined by the likes of many.
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By the likes of many. like, like, like, like, like,
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Like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like.
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Like, like, like. like, like, like, like, like,
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Like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like.
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Like, like, like. like, like, like.
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Like, like, like. you're not defined
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You're not defined by the likes of many.
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By the likes of many. you are defined
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You are defined by the love of one.
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By the love of one. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] and to all the religious folk,
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And to all the religious folk, get over yourself.
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Get over yourself. you are not defined
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You are not defined by what you do for god,
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By what you do for god, you are defined by what god
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You are defined by what god already did for you.
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Already did for you. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] it is the cross,
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It is the cross, the empty tomb,
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The empty tomb, the upper room,
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The upper room, his blood, and his word.
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His blood, and his word. you're defined by the father,
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You're defined by the father, the son --
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The son -- [speaking in spanish]
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[speaking in spanish] you're defined
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You're defined by galatians 2:20,
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By galatians 2:20, "my old self has been
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"my old self has been crucified with christ.
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Crucified with christ. it is no longer i who live,
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It is no longer i who live, but christ lives in me."
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But christ lives in me." i love that.
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I love that. that defined --
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That defined -- there is an attempt.
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There is an attempt. there's a legitimate attempt
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There's a legitimate attempt to define us collectively.
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To define us collectively. around the world there are just
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Around the world there are just different sectors of society,
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Different sectors of society, influencers who are attempting
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Influencers who are attempting to tell us who we are.
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To tell us who we are. who are we?
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Who are we? who are we as christ followers?
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Who are we as christ followers? who are we as the church?
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Who are we as the church? are we just another
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Are we just another institution of society?
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Institution of society? are we another religious faith
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Are we another religious faith narrative competing in
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Narrative competing in the marketplace of ideas?
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The marketplace of ideas? are we a feel-good apparatus
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Are we a feel-good apparatus for the spiritually impaired?
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For the spiritually impaired? are we antiquated conduit
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Are we antiquated conduit for a set of irrelevant values
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For a set of irrelevant values no longer applicable
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No longer applicable in the world of ai?
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In the world of ai? how this generation responds
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How this generation responds will determine whether
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Will determine whether or not once again
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Or not once again light overcomes darkness.
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Light overcomes darkness. so, it's time to do this.
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So, it's time to do this. we must respond with clarity,
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We must respond with clarity, conviction, and courage
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Conviction, and courage to the following.
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To the following. who are we?
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Who are we? we are the light of the world.
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We are the light of the world. we are a city on a hill.
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We are a city on a hill. we are people of the word.
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We are people of the word. we are salt and light.
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We are salt and light. we are disciples, witnesses
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We are disciples, witnesses and christ followers.
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And christ followers. we are apostles, prophets,
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We are apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors,
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Evangelists, pastors, and teachers.
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And teachers. we are children of the cross,
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We are children of the cross, fruit of the empty tomb,
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Fruit of the empty tomb, and product of the upper room.
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And product of the upper room. we are the redeemed
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We are the redeemed of the lord,
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Of the lord, the sheep of his pasture.
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The sheep of his pasture. we are forgiven, free,
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We are forgiven, free, and favored, called
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And favored, called and chosen warriors,
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And chosen warriors, and worshippers.
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And worshippers. we are the righteousness of god.
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We are the righteousness of god. we are world changers,
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We are world changers, and we are history makers.
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And we are history makers. i'mma get in trouble but let
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I'mma get in trouble but let me tell you what we are not.
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Me tell you what we are not. we're not google,
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We're not google, we are not microsoft.
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We are not microsoft. we are not ford.
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We are not ford. we are not even starbucks.
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We are not even starbucks. we are the church
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We are the church of jesus christ.
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Of jesus christ. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] and the gates of hell
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And the gates of hell shall not,
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Shall not, will not,
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Will not, may not,
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May not, cannot prevail against us.
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Cannot prevail against us. if you're a part of that church,
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If you're a part of that church, praise like you're
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Praise like you're a part of that church.
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A part of that church. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] that's who we are.
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That's who we are. we are the light of the world.
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We are the light of the world. so be light by who are.
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So be light by who are. which means you are not first
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Which means you are not first and foremost black,
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And foremost black, white, yellow, or brown,
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White, yellow, or brown, charismatic or automatic.
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Charismatic or automatic. [laughter]
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[laughter] all the automatic
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All the automatic people going "huh?"
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People going "huh?" [laughter]
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[laughter] you're above all,
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You're above all, a born-again blood washed,
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A born-again blood washed, spirit empowered child of god.
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Spirit empowered child of god. be light by who you are.
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Be light by who you are. always remembering that god
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Always remembering that god does not call the perfect,
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Does not call the perfect, he calls the willing.
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He calls the willing. he doesn't call the one
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He doesn't call the one that has it all.
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That has it all. he calls upon those that are
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He calls upon those that are willing to surrender it all.
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Willing to surrender it all. because every single time light
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Because every single time light stands next to darkness,
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Stands next to darkness, light always wins.
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Light always wins. be light by removing
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Be light by removing the obstacles.
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The obstacles. a city on the hill
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A city on the hill cannot be hidden.
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Cannot be hidden. if you have it,
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If you have it, you don't hide,
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You don't hide, you let it shine.
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You let it shine. our challenge is to remove
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Our challenge is to remove the bowl of apathy, complacency,
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The bowl of apathy, complacency, acquiescence, and fear.
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Acquiescence, and fear. and once again lay claim
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And once again lay claim to the stand of righteousness
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To the stand of righteousness that we may shine
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That we may shine before all men.
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Before all men. we cannot be light until we
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We cannot be light until we understand something,
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Understand something, a rubric i laid out
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A rubric i laid out some years ago when
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Some years ago when i first came here.
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I first came here. today's complacency
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Today's complacency is tomorrow's captivity.
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Is tomorrow's captivity. there is no such thing
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There is no such thing as comfortable christianity.
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As comfortable christianity. you are what you tolerate.
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You are what you tolerate. truth must never be sacrificed
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Truth must never be sacrificed on the alter of political,
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On the alter of political, cultural, or sexual expediency.
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Cultural, or sexual expediency. and we have to reconcile
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And we have to reconcile our eschatology
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Our eschatology over our missiology.
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Over our missiology. which means what?
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Which means what? we believe jesus is coming down,
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We believe jesus is coming down, but while we are waiting
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But while we are waiting for jesus to come down,
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For jesus to come down, jesus is waiting for his
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Jesus is waiting for his church to stand up.
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Church to stand up. what is trying
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What is trying to hide the light?
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To hide the light? there is a spiritual battle
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There is a spiritual battle to turn off the light
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To turn off the light in your life,
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In your life, in your family,
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In your family, in your god ordained purpose.
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In your god ordained purpose. it is a spiritual battle.
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It is a spiritual battle. for you're not fighting against
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For you're not fighting against flesh and blood enemies
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Flesh and blood enemies but against evil rulers
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But against evil rulers and authorities
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And authorities of the unseen world.
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Of the unseen world. there is a battle to turn
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There is a battle to turn off your light.
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Off your light. there are real
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There are real spirits out there,
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Spirits out there, no joke.
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No joke. like straight up real
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Like straight up real things going on out there.
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Things going on out there. really crazy stuff,
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Really crazy stuff, like we've never seen before.
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Like we've never seen before. it's like the krakens were
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It's like the krakens were all released simultaneously.
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All released simultaneously. the spirits,
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The spirits, the spirit of jezebel
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The spirit of jezebel is alive and well
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Is alive and well prompting men and women
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Prompting men and women who carry a mantle
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Who carry a mantle to hide in the cave
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To hide in the cave of discouragement, fear,
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Of discouragement, fear, anxiety, and confusion.
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Anxiety, and confusion. the spirit of absalom
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The spirit of absalom still lives,
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Still lives, dividing homes,
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Dividing homes, churches, communities,
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Churches, communities, and relationships.
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And relationships. the spirit of nebuchadnezzar
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The spirit of nebuchadnezzar lives demanding that
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Lives demanding that a generation that carries
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A generation that carries favor even in the midst
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Favor even in the midst of babylonians captivity
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Of babylonians captivity bow to the lies of a false
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Bow to the lies of a false narrative that negates grace,
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Narrative that negates grace, truth, and love.
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Truth, and love. the spirits of herod
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The spirits of herod still lives,
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Still lives, killing the innocent in the womb
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Killing the innocent in the womb and in the streets.
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And in the streets. then i have news for you.
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Then i have news for you. there is a spirit --
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There is a spirit -- [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] there is a spirit.
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There is a spirit. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] more powerful than all
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More powerful than all these spirits combined.
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These spirits combined. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] i don't know if you know
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I don't know if you know what i know but i think you know
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What i know but i think you know what i know that you know
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What i know that you know what i know that you know
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What i know that you know what i know that you
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What i know that you know what i know.
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Know what i know. you know that i know
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You know that i know that we know that we know
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That we know that we know that we know that we know.
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That we know that we know. and the most powerful spirit
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And the most powerful spirit on the planet is not jezebel,
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On the planet is not jezebel, it's not pharaoh,
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It's not pharaoh, it's not goliath,
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It's not goliath, it's not herod,
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It's not herod, it's not nebuchadnezzar.
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It's not nebuchadnezzar. the most powerful spirit
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The most powerful spirit on the planet is still
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On the planet is still the holy spirit.
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The holy spirit. [cheering]
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[cheering] if you have that spirit,
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If you have that spirit, praise like you have
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Praise like you have that spirit.
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That spirit. [cheering]
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[cheering] i said if you have that spirit,
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I said if you have that spirit, worship like you
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Worship like you have that spirit.
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Have that spirit. [cheering]
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[cheering] shout like you have that spirit.
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Shout like you have that spirit. live like you have that spirit.
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Live like you have that spirit. love like you have that spirit.
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Love like you have that spirit. forgive like you
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Forgive like you have that spirit.
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Have that spirit. [cheering]
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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[cheering]
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♪ ♪
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>> it is not by might,
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>> it is not by might, nor by power.
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Nor by power. "but by my spirit,"
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"but by my spirit," say of the lord.
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Say of the lord. oh, that spirit is still moving.
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Oh, that spirit is still moving. that spirit is still moving
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That spirit is still moving and there's --
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And there's -- are we streaming pas --
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Are we streaming pas -- we are, right?
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We are, right? everywhere?
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Everywhere? they were --
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They were -- i have to be very nuanced
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I have to be very nuanced about this because
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About this because of the different dynamics
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Of the different dynamics per nation.
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Per nation. so, let me be nuanced.
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So, let me be nuanced. there were actually --
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There were actually -- how do i put this?
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How do i put this? [speaking in spanish]
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[speaking in spanish] [laughter]
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[laughter] there was --
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There was -- [speaking in spanish].
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[speaking in spanish]. there were people that actually
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There were people that actually put money on the idea
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Put money on the idea that if one institution
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That if one institution would not survive covid
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Would not survive covid it would be
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It would be the christian church.
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The christian church. no joke.
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No joke. very powerful influential global
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Very powerful influential global sector leaders that have an
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Sector leaders that have an agenda of secular
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Agenda of secular totalitarianism of ideologies
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Totalitarianism of ideologies that are chaotic
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That are chaotic and anarchist.
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And anarchist. and they really believed,
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And they really believed, if there's one institution will
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If there's one institution will not survive covid
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Not survive covid will be the church.
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Will be the church. well...
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Well... [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] i don't know if you understand
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I don't know if you understand what this means.
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What this means. there is not virus,
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There is not virus, there's not an order,
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There's not an order, there's not an algorithm,
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There's not an algorithm, there's not a structure,
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There's not a structure, there's not a force
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There's not a force on this planet
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On this planet that will ever have
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That will ever have the authority to stop
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The authority to stop the holy spirit
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The holy spirit of god from moving.
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Of god from moving. somebody praise
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Somebody praise like you know it.
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Like you know it. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] are there any questions?
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Are there any questions? be light by removing
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Be light by removing the obstacles,
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The obstacles, by knowing the fact
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By knowing the fact that spirit of god is still --
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That spirit of god is still -- what does this mean?
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What does this mean? it means --
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It means -- "pastor sam but
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"pastor sam but things are getting dark.
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Things are getting dark. what about this whole thing
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What about this whole thing with ai now and some
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With ai now and some of the predictions about ai?
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Of the predictions about ai? and what about this,
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And what about this, like the ufos and the aliens?
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Like the ufos and the aliens? what about lebron not winning
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What about lebron not winning with the lakers?"
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With the lakers?" i mean there are
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I mean there are certain things --
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Certain things -- there are legitimate
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There are legitimate questions out there.
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Questions out there. "and boy every time darkness,
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"and boy every time darkness, what happens?"
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What happens?" it doesn't matter.
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It doesn't matter. every single time light
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Every single time light stands to darkness
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Stands to darkness light always win.
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Light always win. "but what happens
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"but what happens if something new emerges?"
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If something new emerges?" it doesn't really matter,
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It doesn't really matter, because for every pharaoh
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Because for every pharaoh there must be a moses.
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There must be a moses. for every goliath
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For every goliath there must be david.
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There must be david. for every nebuchadnezzar
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For every nebuchadnezzar there must be a daniel.
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There must be a daniel. for every jezebel
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For every jezebel there must be an elijah.
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There must be an elijah. for every herod
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For every herod there must be a jesus.
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There must be a jesus. and for every devil that dares
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And for every devil that dares rise up against you,
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Rise up against you, there is a mightier god
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There is a mightier god that will rise up for you
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That will rise up for you and your family,
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And your family, and that's the promise of god.
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And that's the promise of god. [applause]
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[applause] so, it's time
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So, it's time to remove the bowl,
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To remove the bowl, to shake off whatever
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To shake off whatever lie for hell has placed
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Lie for hell has placed upon your light.
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Upon your light. always remembering that what
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Always remembering that what you can't shake off,
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You can't shake off, jesus washes off.
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Jesus washes off. that you are here
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That you are here not because you perfectly
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Not because you perfectly held on to god,
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Held on to god, but because god perfectly
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But because god perfectly held onto you.
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Held onto you. you are here because what
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You are here because what god has placed inside of you
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God has placed inside of you is greater than anything
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Is greater than anything hell can place in front of you.
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Hell can place in front of you. you are here because
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You are here because you learned the following adage,
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You learned the following adage, "when life throws you rocks,
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"when life throws you rocks, you build an altar."
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You build an altar." [applause]
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[applause] 1 john 2:8,
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1 john 2:8, "i'm writing you a new command.
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"i'm writing you a new command. its truth is seen in him
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Its truth is seen in him and in you,
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And in you, the darkness is passing,
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The darkness is passing, and the true light
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And the true light is already shining."
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Is already shining." the final point here --
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The final point here -- are the any questions?
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Are the any questions? be light by where you stand,
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Be light by where you stand, chronological order.
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Chronological order. instead, they put it
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Instead, they put it on its stand,
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On its stand, and it gives light
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And it gives light to everyone.
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To everyone. the stand represents
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The stand represents a facilitative platform on which
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A facilitative platform on which we shine the light of christ.
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We shine the light of christ. where do we stand?
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Where do we stand? where do we stand?
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Where do we stand? we stand --
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We stand -- we stand, we stand
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We stand, we stand on the undeniable
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On the undeniable and unshakeable reality
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And unshakeable reality that christ is
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That christ is the hope of glory.
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The hope of glory. we stand on john 14:6 that
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We stand on john 14:6 that "he is the way,
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"he is the way, the truth,
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The truth, and the life."
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And the life." we stand on righteousness
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We stand on righteousness and justice.
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And justice. psalm 89:14,
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Psalm 89:14, "righteousness and justice
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"righteousness and justice are the foundation
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Are the foundation of your throne.
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Of your throne. unfailing love and truth walk
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Unfailing love and truth walk before you as attendants."
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Before you as attendants." we stand on a cross that is both
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We stand on a cross that is both vertical and horizontal.
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Vertical and horizontal. it is both heaven,
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It is both heaven, and earth,
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And earth, righteousness and justice.
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Righteousness and justice. sanctification and service,
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Sanctification and service, holiness and humility,
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Holiness and humility, truth and love,
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Truth and love, conviction and compassion,
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Conviction and compassion, the prophetic,
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The prophetic, and the practical,
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And the practical, missions in the marketplace,
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Missions in the marketplace, orthodoxy and orthopraxy,
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Orthodoxy and orthopraxy, ethos and pathos.
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Ethos and pathos. john 3:16 and matthew 25.
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John 3:16 and matthew 25. it is both the new jerusalem
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It is both the new jerusalem and kl malaysia,
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And kl malaysia, and perth australia,
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And perth australia, and dubai.
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And dubai. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] i shared this morning,
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I shared this morning, and if you weren't here
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And if you weren't here in any of the morning services
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In any of the morning services raise your hand,
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Raise your hand, if you were not here.
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If you were not here. if you were not -- wow, ok.
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If you were not -- wow, ok. so, it's --
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So, it's -- then it merits
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Then it merits me repeating this.
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Me repeating this. we -- i lived this out this
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We -- i lived this out this past year october, november,
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Past year october, november, my wife and i,
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My wife and i, we preached a series
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We preached a series about the shunammite woman,
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About the shunammite woman, 2 kings 4.
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2 kings 4. we illustrate it with door.
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We illustrate it with door. we went through the door
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We went through the door as an illustration.
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As an illustration. immediately thereafter,
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Immediately thereafter, our church,
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Our church, by the grace of god,
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By the grace of god, in sacramento,
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In sacramento, we have multiple campuses
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We have multiple campuses but the sacramento campus,
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But the sacramento campus, just -- we -- god really
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Just -- we -- god really blew up the church
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Blew up the church with a great harvest
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With a great harvest expect that the auditorium
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Expect that the auditorium size is de minimis.
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Size is de minimis. and it is hard in california,
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And it is hard in california, very difficult,
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Very difficult, and we were desperate need.
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And we were desperate need. we got a little --
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We got a little -- the county came in
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The county came in and told us,
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And told us, "y'all have too
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"y'all have too many people in your church."
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Many people in your church." and they are threatening
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And they are threatening and all that sort
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And all that sort of thing, right?
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Of thing, right? so, we get this call,
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So, we get this call, here's the call,
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Here's the call, "pastor sam," from the prominent
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"pastor sam," from the prominent ministry in california.
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Ministry in california. "pastor sam,
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"pastor sam, we did not survive covid.
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We did not survive covid. our people left.
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Our people left. we have a property
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We have a property of 88 acres strong
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Of 88 acres strong worth 75 to 80 million
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Worth 75 to 80 million us dollars,
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Us dollars, on the highway frontage
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On the highway frontage area of the region.
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Area of the region. we have an auditorium
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We have an auditorium that fits 3,000,
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That fits 3,000, a second auditorium
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A second auditorium that fits 1,000,
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That fits 1,000, a third auditorium
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A third auditorium that fits 300.
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That fits 300. and would you be interested
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And would you be interested in coming in, merging,
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In coming in, merging, taking over the ministry?"
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Taking over the ministry?" my wife and i saw it
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My wife and i saw it as an answered prayer.
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As an answered prayer. our church did,
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Our church did, our board actually.
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Our board actually. we went like,
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We went like, "this is it."
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"this is it." i mean, what are the chances?
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I mean, what are the chances? we preached a sermon,
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We preached a sermon, we walked through the door,
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We walked through the door, we get a call.
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We get a call. and this must be it.
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And this must be it. so, we met,
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So, we met, we met,
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We met, we had preliminary meetings,
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We had preliminary meetings, a handful of them.
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A handful of them. and the preliminary meetings
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And the preliminary meetings were all super positive.
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Were all super positive. and then it happened.
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And then it happened. "pastor sam, let's
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"pastor sam, let's formalize this.
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Formalize this. we would like you to bring
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We would like you to bring in your board,
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In your board, and your board will
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And your board will meet with our board.
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Meet with our board. we'll sit down formalize
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We'll sit down formalize the agreement,
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The agreement, draft an mou,
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Draft an mou, and then we'll take
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And then we'll take it from there.
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It from there. we'll execute accordingly."
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We'll execute accordingly." we were excited.
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We were excited. i met with my team at starbucks
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I met with my team at starbucks and that beautiful sanctuary,
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And that beautiful sanctuary, our campus called starbucks.
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Our campus called starbucks. put aside the jezebel cups.
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Put aside the jezebel cups. anyway, so we --
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Anyway, so we -- [laughter]
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[laughter] it is what is.
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It is what is. [laughter]
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[laughter] almond milk latte,
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Almond milk latte, almond milk latte.
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Almond milk latte. yes, yes, yes.
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Yes, yes, yes. so, we sat down at starbucks,
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So, we sat down at starbucks, and we had --
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And we had -- we debriefed, right?
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We debriefed, right? so, we're debriefing
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So, we're debriefing and pastor sam,
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And pastor sam, "ok we're going into meeting
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"ok we're going into meeting guys right across the street.
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Guys right across the street. so, what questions do you think
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So, what questions do you think they're gonna ask?
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They're gonna ask? they never gave us
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They never gave us a list of questions."
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A list of questions." pastor sam,
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Pastor sam, integration of systems?
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Integration of systems? check.
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Check. fiduciary governance elements?
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Fiduciary governance elements? yes.
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Yes. legal risk management?
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Legal risk management? yes.
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Yes. attrition?
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Attrition? yes.
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Yes. with their people being
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With their people being let go and --
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Let go and -- yes.
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Yes. yah.
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Yah. yah.
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Yah. they probably gonna ask
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They probably gonna ask questions about whether or not
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Questions about whether or not you're gonna have slavic service
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You're gonna have slavic service with a slavic community
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With a slavic community in the region,
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In the region, a spanish service.
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A spanish service. yes, yes, yes, yes.
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Yes, yes, yes, yes. so, we got everything set.
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So, we got everything set. we walked in there.
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We walked in there. alright we prayed,
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Alright we prayed, "lord, help us."
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"lord, help us." we walk across the street,
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We walk across the street, and we go into the meeting.
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And we go into the meeting. my team sits right here,
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My team sits right here, and their team sits
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And their team sits right here.
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Right here. all of a sudden here it is.
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All of a sudden here it is. in this order,
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In this order, "pastor sam we wanna begin.
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"pastor sam we wanna begin. the first question we have
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The first question we have for you,"
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For you," and i'm thinking here it is.
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And i'm thinking here it is. "well, fiduciary governance
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"well, fiduciary governance systems, integration..."
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Systems, integration..." i was even open
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I was even open to they're gonna ask me
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To they're gonna ask me why do i preach so fast.
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Why do i preach so fast. [laughter]
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[laughter] and why do i get so excited.
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And why do i get so excited. and all of that is
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And all of that is a simple anointing plus
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A simple anointing plus the coffee.
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The coffee. [laughter]
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[laughter] so, it's just --
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So, it's just -- so i'm ready,
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So i'm ready, and i'm ready,
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And i'm ready, i'm going.
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I'm going. "yes."
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"yes." and then just like this
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And then just like this the guy looks at me and says,
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The guy looks at me and says, "pastor sam,
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"pastor sam, here's our first question.
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Here's our first question. our church, we --"
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Our church, we --" talking about political,
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Talking about political, cultural, theological context.
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Cultural, theological context. "our church, we, we lean left.
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"our church, we, we lean left. where do you lean?"
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Where do you lean?" this is my facial response...
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This is my facial response... [laughter]
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[laughter] because i am first and foremost,
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Because i am first and foremost, believe it or not, a comedian.
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Believe it or not, a comedian. [laughter]
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[laughter] so, before i even heard
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So, before i even heard prophetic god, no.
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Prophetic god, no. my mind told me,
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My mind told me, "dude you have enough jokes
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"dude you have enough jokes here for the next three years."
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Here for the next three years." [laughter]
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[laughter] "we lean left.
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"we lean left. where do you lean?"
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Where do you lean?" i had --
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I had -- then the next thing
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Then the next thing that happened is both
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That happened is both a sign and a wonder.
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A sign and a wonder. nothing came outta my mouth.
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Nothing came outta my mouth. [laughter]
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[laughter] nothing, and na --
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Nothing, and na -- i mean nothing came
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I mean nothing came out of my mouth.
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Out of my mouth. my team is looking at me like,
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My team is looking at me like, "say something pastor."
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"say something pastor." and --
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And -- "we lean left.
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"we lean left. where do you lean?"
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Where do you lean?" and this is me...
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And this is me... [laughter]
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[laughter] because the holy spirit
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Because the holy spirit was speaking to me,
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Was speaking to me, and the holy spirit
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And the holy spirit was telling me,
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Was telling me, "samuel, sammy, say it.
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"samuel, sammy, say it. answer them.
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Answer them. answer them, sammy."
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Answer them, sammy." and i didn't want to.
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And i didn't want to. [laughter]
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[laughter] because if i would say
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Because if i would say what the holy spirit wanted
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What the holy spirit wanted me to say,
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Me to say, we weren't go get that building.
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We weren't go get that building. and the holy spirit say,
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And the holy spirit say, "sammy, say it."
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"sammy, say it." so, i'm looking...
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So, i'm looking... [laughter]
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[laughter] "sammy, say it."
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"sammy, say it." so finally,
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So finally, i looked up and i said,
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I looked up and i said, "sir thank you
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"sir thank you for your question.
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For your question. with great due deference
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With great due deference our church,
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Our church, new season,
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New season, we don't lean.
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We don't lean. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] we stand.
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We stand. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] we stand.
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We stand. we stand.
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We stand. i said we stand.
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I said we stand. we stand on the word of god.
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We stand on the word of god. the promises of god.
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The promises of god. the finished work of jesus.
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The finished work of jesus. everything the bible calls holy,
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Everything the bible calls holy, we call holy.
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We call holy. everything the bible calls sin,
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Everything the bible calls sin, we call sin.
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We call sin. kingdom city you're not a church
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Kingdom city you're not a church that leans left or leans right,
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That leans left or leans right, you are a church of christ
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You are a church of christ followers that stands.
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Followers that stands. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] left up your hands
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Left up your hands if you're standing.
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If you're standing. repeat after me, i don't lean.
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Repeat after me, i don't lean. >> congregation: i don't lean.
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>> congregation: i don't lean. >> i stand.
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>> i stand. >> congregation: i stand.
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>> congregation: i stand. >> in my house.
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>> in my house. >> congregation: in my house.
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>> congregation: in my house. >> in my family.
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>> in my family. >> congregation: in my family.
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>> congregation: in my family. >> in my home.
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>> in my home. >> congregation: in my home.
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>> congregation: in my home. >> in my relationships.
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>> in my relationships. >> congregation: in
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>> congregation: in my relationships.
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My relationships. >> in my generation.
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>> in my generation. >> congregation: in
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>> congregation: in my generation.
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My generation. >> in my city
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>> in my city >> congregation: in my city.
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>> congregation: in my city. >> i don't lean.
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>> i don't lean. >> congregation: i don't lean.
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>> congregation: i don't lean. >> i stand.
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>> i stand. >> congregation: i stand.
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>> congregation: i stand. >> somebody shout like you're
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>> somebody shout like you're about to shine like
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About to shine like you've never shined before.
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You've never shined before. [cheering]
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[cheering] all the standing believe --
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All the standing believe -- you're stand --
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You're stand -- stand with --
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Stand with -- you're standing,
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You're standing, stand with me.
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Stand with me. we don't lean, we .
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We don't lean, we . >> congregation: stand.
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>> congregation: stand. >> we don't lean, we .
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>> we don't lean, we . >> congregation: stand
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>> congregation: stand >> we don't lean we .
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>> we don't lean we . >> congregation: stand.
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>> congregation: stand. >> we don't need christians
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>> we don't need christians that lean,
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That lean, we need believers
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We need believers that stand, stand.
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That stand, stand. 1 corinthians 16:13,
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1 corinthians 16:13, "stand firm."
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"stand firm." ephesians 6,
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Ephesians 6, "put on the armor of god
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"put on the armor of god when it's all said and done,
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When it's all said and done, when you've done
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When you've done everything else, stand.
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Everything else, stand. we were about to see
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We were about to see the church stand.
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The church stand. no more leaning.
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No more leaning. no more leaning.
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No more leaning. we stand.
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We stand. and we stand not
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And we stand not only in conferences,
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Only in conferences, we stand not just in here,
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We stand not just in here, we stand up out there.
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We stand up out there. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] you're standing with me.
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You're standing with me. be light by what you do.
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Be light by what you do. in the same way let your light
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In the same way let your light shine before men that they may
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Shine before men that they may see your good deeds and praise
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See your good deeds and praise you father in heaven.
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You father in heaven. ephesians 5:8,
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Ephesians 5:8, "you were once darkness,
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"you were once darkness, but now you are
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But now you are light in the lord.
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Light in the lord. live as children of light."
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Live as children of light." shine.
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Shine. shine.
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Shine. shine, shine.
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Shine, shine. when asked what do christians
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When asked what do christians do beside going to church
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Do beside going to church on sunday and complaining
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On sunday and complaining about things monday to saturday,
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About things monday to saturday, here's my response.
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Here's my response. we love, we forgive,
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We love, we forgive, we bless our enemies,
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We bless our enemies, we pursue righteousness,
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We pursue righteousness, we quench the thirsty,
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We quench the thirsty, clothed the naked,
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Clothed the naked, feed the hungry,
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Feed the hungry, welcome the stranger,
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Welcome the stranger, we take care of the orphan,
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We take care of the orphan, and the widow.
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And the widow. we preach the word in
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We preach the word in and out of season.
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And out of season. we worship in spirit
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We worship in spirit and in truth.
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And in truth. we do justice,
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We do justice, we love mercy,
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We love mercy, we walk humbly before god.
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We walk humbly before god. we are light, and we stand.
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We are light, and we stand. [applause]
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[applause] first samuel 3:3,
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First samuel 3:3, powerful verse,
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Powerful verse, "the lamp of god
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"the lamp of god has not gone out yet."
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Has not gone out yet." the brightest light
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The brightest light is when all the colors
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Is when all the colors of the spectrum merge together
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Of the spectrum merge together and kingdom city elevates.
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And kingdom city elevates. you literally live that out
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You literally live that out in all that you do
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In all that you do in all of your campuses.
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In all of your campuses. you look like heaven.
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You look like heaven. you stand.
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You stand. so, here's the word of the lord
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So, here's the word of the lord for you ad your family,
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For you ad your family, every single campus,
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Every single campus, every single kingdom,
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Every single kingdom, city, familia.
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Be light and change the world.
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Be light and change the world. because every single time light
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Because every single time light stands next to darkness,
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Stands next to darkness, light always wins.
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Light always wins. lift up your hands.
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Lift up your hands. we're gonna expedite this.
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We're gonna expedite this. we have four minutes
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We have four minutes and 18 seconds
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And 18 seconds to execute accordingly.
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To execute accordingly. if you say, "pastor sam,
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If you say, "pastor sam, god spoke to me here
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God spoke to me here this session.
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>> this is pastor sam rodriguez.
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>> this is pastor sam rodriguez. what if i tell you,
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What if i tell you, you and your family
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You and your family are stepping into
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Are stepping into a season of fresh oil,
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A season of fresh oil, holy fire, and new wine?
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Holy fire, and new wine? i wrote this book to capture
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I wrote this book to capture this prophetic message
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This prophetic message for you and your family,
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For you and your family, all biblically substantiated
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All biblically substantiated for such a time as this.
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For such a time as this. fresh oil, holy fire, new wine.
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Fresh oil, holy fire, new wine. purchase this book today,
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Purchase this book today, with its corresponding
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With its corresponding study guide.
00:26:56.797 --> 00:26:57.931
Study guide. fresh oil, holy fire,
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Fresh oil, holy fire, and new wine,
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And new wine, this prophetic mandate
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This prophetic mandate will shift your
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Will shift your life forevermore.
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Life forevermore. fresh oil, holy fire, new wine.
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Fresh oil, holy fire, new wine. if this is what you believe god
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If this is what you believe god for, for you and your family,
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For, for you and your family, purchase this book today,
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Purchase this book today, buy it right now,
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Buy it right now, and let's do
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And let's do one thing together.
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One thing together. with fresh oil, with holy fire,
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With fresh oil, with holy fire, with new wine,
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With new wine, let's go change the world.
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♪ ♪
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Samuel Rodriguez - Be Light!

February 3, 2025 | S25:E5

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