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New Season with Samuel Rodriguez | Samuel Rodriguez - Integrity, Identity, Influence: The Prophetic Algorithm of Hidden Warriors | August 4, 2025
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- >> i believe wholeheartedly
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- That in this arena,
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- Are next generation leaders
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- And that god's calling
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- Them today.
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- So, my prayer
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- Is they would realize,
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- "oh lord, you're worthy
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- Of wholehearted surrender.
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- I wanna give you everything
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- And i wanna follow you and trust
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- You every step of the way.
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- >> we exist to be the community,
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- To be reaching people
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- With the gospels.
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- I mean, that's the stuff
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- That changes people's lives.
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- ♪ ♪
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- >> the most transformative
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- Generation to ever
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- Fill the earth with
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- The glory of christ
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- Is the alive and well.
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- It's the generation
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- That will fill the earth
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- With the glory of jesus like
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- We have never received it.
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- This is that.
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- ♪ ♪
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- You are the generation
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- That will change the world
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- And fill the earth with
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- The glory of jesus like
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- The world has never seen before.
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- >> before i get into the word,
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- >> before i get into the word, and i need you to put
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- And i need you to put this in context,
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- This in context, in light... this gathering
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- In light... this gathering is not your normal cup of tea,
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- Is not your normal cup of tea, so i am compelled,
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- So i am compelled, if not driven,
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- If not driven, if not mandated to,
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- If not mandated to, before i just read
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- Before i just read the biblical passage,
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- The biblical passage, i'm a math,
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- I'm a math, i'm a faith and science guy.
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- I'm a faith and science guy. i went to penn state university,
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- I went to penn state university, graduated from
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- Graduated from lehigh university,
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- Lehigh university, a big engineering school
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- A big engineering school on the east coast.
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- On the east coast. i preach like kirk
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- I preach like kirk but i think like spock.
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- But i think like spock. so, we can't miss this moment.
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- So, we can't miss this moment. we're just gon' do one
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- We're just gon' do one thing one time.
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- Thing one time. at your discretion,
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- At your discretion, no manipulation, coercion,
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- No manipulation, coercion, and it's not an exercise
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- And it's not an exercise and emotional exuberance,
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- And emotional exuberance, it's the reality
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- It's the reality that when the atmosphere
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- That when the atmosphere is purely saturated,
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- Is purely saturated, all things are possible
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- All things are possible and already broken
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- And already broken the anointing in this place
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- The anointing in this place is so palpable.
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- Is so palpable. so, all i want you
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- So, all i want you to do is this,
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- To do is this, i discovered a long time ago,
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- I discovered a long time ago, i shared this at revival night,
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- I shared this at revival night, that the size of your praise
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- That the size of your praise is directly proportional
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- Is directly proportional to the magnitude of the hell
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- To the magnitude of the hell that god took you out of.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- I'll repeat that for
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- I'll repeat that for the hearing impaired.
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- The hearing impaired. the size of your praise
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- The size of your praise is directly proportional
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- Is directly proportional to the magnitude of the hell
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- To the magnitude of the hell that god took you out of.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- If he took out of a little
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- If he took out of a little hell then please,
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- Hell then please, give him a little praise,
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- Give him a little praise, but if he saved you...
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- [cheering and applause]
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- If he delivered you...
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- [cheering and applause]
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- If he healed you...
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- [cheering and applause]
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- Somebody give god
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- Somebody give god your best praise.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- You may be seated.
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- You may be seated. you may be seated.
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- You may be seated. we're gonna expedite
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- We're gonna expedite the process,
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- The process, i'm gon' preach this word.
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- I'm gon' preach this word. it's gonna be really fast
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- It's gonna be really fast 'cause just like last time,
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- 'cause just like last time, even more elevated on steroids,
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- Even more elevated on steroids, i had like four
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- I had like four almond milk lattes today,
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- Almond milk lattes today, so there's a lot
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- So there's a lot of caffeine right now,
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- Of caffeine right now, and just the caffeine
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- And just the caffeine of the anointing coming
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- Of the anointing coming together, and here it is.
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- Together, and here it is. judges 6, this is the word
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- Judges 6, this is the word of the lord.
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- Of the lord. judges 6.
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- "the israelites did
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- "the israelites did evil in the lord's sight.
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- Evil in the lord's sight. the lord handed them
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- The lord handed them over to the midianites
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- Over to the midianites for seven years,"
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- For seven years," verse 6.
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- Verse 6. "so israel was reduced
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- "so israel was reduced to starvation by the midianites.
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- To starvation by the midianites. then the israelites cried out
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- Then the israelites cried out to the lord for help."
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- To the lord for help." verse 11, "then the angel
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- Verse 11, "then the angel of the lord came and sat
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- Of the lord came and sat beneath the great tree.
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- Beneath the great tree. gideon son of joash was
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- Gideon son of joash was threshing wheat at the bottom
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- Threshing wheat at the bottom of a winepress to hide the grain
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- Of a winepress to hide the grain from the midianites.
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- From the midianites. the angel of the lord
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- The angel of the lord appeared to him and said,
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- Appeared to him and said, 'mighty hero,'"
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- 'mighty hero,'" another version would read,
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- Another version would read, "mighty warrior,
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- "mighty warrior, the lord is with you.
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- The lord is with you. then the lord
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- Then the lord turned to him and said,
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- Turned to him and said, 'go with the strength you have,
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- 'go with the strength you have, and rescue israel from
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- And rescue israel from the midianites.
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- The midianites. i am sending you!'"
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- I am sending you!'" verse 24, "and gideon built
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- Verse 24, "and gideon built an altar to the lord there
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- An altar to the lord there and named it yahweh-shalom
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- And named it yahweh-shalom which means 'the lord is peace'"
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- Which means 'the lord is peace'" verse 25, "that night the lord
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- Verse 25, "that night the lord said to gideon,
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- Said to gideon, 'take the second bull
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- 'take the second bull from your father's herd.
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- From your father's herd. pull down the altar
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- Pull down the altar your father built to baal,'"
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- Your father built to baal,'" pull down the lie.
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- Pull down the lie. bring down the lie.
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- Bring down the lie. "and cut down the asherah pole
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- "and cut down the asherah pole standing beside it.
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- Standing beside it. and he built an altar
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- And he built an altar to the lord your god
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- To the lord your god on the hilltop sanctuary
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- On the hilltop sanctuary and sacrificed there using
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- And sacrificed there using the asherah pole as fuel."
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- The asherah pole as fuel." let me --
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- Let me -- permit me to share
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- Permit me to share what i believe god has placed
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- What i believe god has placed in my heart for you today.
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- There is a fine line
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- There is a fine line between the prophetic
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- Between the prophetic and the pathetic,
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- And the pathetic, there is.
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- There is. and much has been written
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- And much has been written about your generation,
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- About your generation, surveys, studies.
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- Surveys, studies. but what if i tell you there
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- But what if i tell you there is a biblically substantiated,
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- Is a biblically substantiated, christ centered,
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- Christ centered, spirit empowered,
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- Spirit empowered, prophetic algorithm
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- Prophetic algorithm that defines your generation?
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- That defines your generation? the prophetic algorithm
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- Of hidden warriors.
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- Of hidden warriors. you are just like gideon,
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- You are just like gideon, hidden warriors.
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- Hidden warriors. we speak to generation z,
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- We speak to generation z, three things will enable you
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- Three things will enable you to change the world for
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- To change the world for the glory of christ because
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- The glory of christ because this is the algorithm:
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- This is the algorithm: identity, integrity,
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- Identity, integrity, and influence.
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- And influence. repeat after me, "identity...
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- Repeat after me, "identity... >> congregation: identity...
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- >> congregation: identity... >> integrity...
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- >> integrity... >> congregation: integrity...
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- >> congregation: integrity... >> influence."
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- >> influence." >> congregation: influence.
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- >> congregation: influence. >> and when your integrity is
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- >> and when your integrity is greater than your influence,
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- Greater than your influence, nothing can stop you.
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- Nothing can stop you. nothing can stop you.
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- Nothing can stop you. number one,
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- Number one, if you're taking any notes,
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- If you're taking any notes, and good luck with that...
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- [laughter]
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- Hidden warriors escaped
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- Hidden warriors escaped the cultural winepress with
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- The cultural winepress with christ-purchased identity.
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- Christ-purchased identity. once upon a time,
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- Once upon a time, there was a man named gideon.
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- There was a man named gideon. he was threshing wheat
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- He was threshing wheat at the bottom of the winepress.
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- At the bottom of the winepress. he was doing the right thing in
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- He was doing the right thing in the wrong place because of fear.
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- The wrong place because of fear. fear prompted him to hide.
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- Permit me to inquire the angel
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- Permit me to inquire the angel encounters, and it says,
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- Encounters, and it says, "you are a mighty warrior,
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- "you are a mighty warrior, but this is the great part.
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- But this is the great part. heaven revealed gideon's true
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- Heaven revealed gideon's true identity in a wine press,
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- Identity in a wine press, a diffractal pit.
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- A diffractal pit. this biblical narrative
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- This biblical narrative serves as a real life screenshot
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- Serves as a real life screenshot for our current reality.
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- For our current reality. many in your generation,
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- Many in your generation, metaphorically speaking,
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- Metaphorically speaking, are threshing wheat
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- Are threshing wheat at the bottom
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- At the bottom of life's whine press.
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- Of life's whine press. they find themselves working
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- They find themselves working hard yet struggling with fear.
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- Hard yet struggling with fear. fear of the now and fear
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- Fear of the now and fear of the next.
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- Of the next. fear of windows,
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- Fear of windows, what we see outside,
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- What we see outside, and fear is mirrors,
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- And fear is mirrors, what we see within ourselves.
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- What we see within ourselves. fear regarding
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- Fear regarding our cultural landscape.
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- Our cultural landscape. fear regarding the future
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- Fear regarding the future of our children and our
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- Of our children and our children's children.
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- Children's children. the angel of the lord looks at
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- The angel of the lord looks at a man who is struggling with
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- A man who is struggling with fear hiding and tells him,
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- Fear hiding and tells him, "you are a mighty warrior."
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- "you are a mighty warrior." here it is.
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- Here it is. god doesn't require you
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- God doesn't require you to come out of where you are in
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- To come out of where you are in order to discover who you are.
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- [applause]
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- He will tell you who
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- He will tell you who you are in order to come
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- You are in order to come out of where you are.
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- Out of where you are. and when you know
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- And when you know who you are in christ,
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- Who you are in christ, you will never be held back
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- You will never be held back by where you are in life.
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- By where you are in life. this is why the enemies
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- This is why the enemies of your god-ordained
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- Of your god-ordained purpose and destiny,
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- Purpose and destiny, the modern day midianite
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- The modern day midianite mortars will love you
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- Mortars will love you to be confused about
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- To be confused about your identity.
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- [speaking in spanish]
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- The enemy is coming
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- The enemy is coming after your identity,
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- After your identity, it's not a coinkidink.
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- It's not a coinkidink. the number one thing he comes
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- The number one thing he comes after is your identity.
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- After is your identity. so, are you defined
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- So, are you defined by your past?
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- By your past? what defines you?
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- What defines you? what makes you, you?
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- What makes you, you? is it the color of your skin,
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- Is it the color of your skin, the color of your eyes,
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- The color of your eyes, your social economic background,
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- Your social economic background, your congregative bandwidth,
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- Your congregative bandwidth, your financial fortitude,
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- Your financial fortitude, who you're dating,
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- Who you're dating, your social media presence?
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- Your social media presence? what defines you?
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- What defines you? what makes you, you, boo?
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- What makes you, you, boo? are you defined by
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- Are you defined by your past or circumstances?
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- Your past or circumstances? are you defined by what others
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- Are you defined by what others say about you?
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- Say about you? here's the great news
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- Here's the great news of redemption,
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- Of redemption, christ defines you.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- Because the blood of jesus
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- Makes you right with god,
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- Makes you right with god, romans 5:5.
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- Romans 5:5. because you're no longer
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- Because you're no longer a slave to sin, romans 6:6.
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- A slave to sin, romans 6:6. because nothing could ever
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- Because nothing could ever separate you from his love,
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- Separate you from his love, romans 8:38.
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- Romans 8:38. because jesus died,
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- Because jesus died, because jesus resurrected,
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- Because jesus ascended,
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- Because jesus ascended, because jesus sent
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- Because jesus sent the holy spirit
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- The holy spirit and believe it or not,
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- And believe it or not, because jesus is
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- Because jesus is coming back again.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- I have great news for you,
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- I have great news for you, here we go.
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- Here we go. 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're defined by
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- You're defined by god's spirit inside of you.
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- God's 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 the hell
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- You are not defined by the hell you're going through,
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- You're going through, you're defined by the heaven
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- You're defined by the heaven you're going to.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- You're not defined
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- You're not defined by your failures,
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- By your failures, you're defined
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- You're defined by his forgiveness.
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- By his forgiveness. for all of my facebook,
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- For all of my facebook, x, tiktoks, youtube,
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- X, tiktoks, youtube, and instagram...
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- [speaking in spanish]
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- 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, you're defined
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- You're defined by the love of one.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- And for all the religious folk
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- And for all the religious folk in this place, respectfully,
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- In this place, respectfully, with great due deference,
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- With great due deference, get over yourself.
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- [laughter]
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- You're not defined
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- You're not defined by what you do for god,
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- By what you do for god, you're defined by what god
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- You're defined by what god already did for you.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- The cross defines you,
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- The cross defines you, the empty tomb defines you,
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- The empty tomb defines you, the upper room defines you.
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- The upper room defines you. you're defined by
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- You're defined by the father, the son...
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- [speaking in spanish]
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- 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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- Crucified with christ.
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- Crucified with christ. it is no longer i who lives,
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- It is no longer i who lives, but christ lives in me."
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- But christ lives in me." so, put a smile on your face,
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- So, put a smile on your face, jesus defines you.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- Which means what?
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- You're not
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- You're not the devil's punching bag.
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- The devil's punching bag. you are not a permanent victim.
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- You are not a permanent victim. you are not the carrier
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- You are not the carrier of multigenerational curses.
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- Of multigenerational curses. you are, by the grace of god,
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- You are, by the grace of god, for the glory of god,
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- For the glory of god, a child of the living god.
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- A child of the living god. and i stated this before,
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- And i stated this before, but even collectively
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- But even collectively as the church,
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- As the church, as the church...
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- [speaking in spanish]
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- Let me tell you what we're not.
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- Let me tell you what we're not. we're not just
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- We're not just a social group gathering,
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- A social group gathering, an echo chamber
- 00:11:04.479 --> 00:11:05.547
- An echo chamber of neutral affirmation.
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- Of neutral affirmation. we are not that.
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- We are not that. we are not just an other
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- We are not just an other ideology or social construct,
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- Ideology or social construct, or a philosophy, or even
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- Or a philosophy, or even limited to a world view.
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- Limited to a world view. we are not ai, we're got google,
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- We are not ai, we're got google, we're not microsoft,
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- We're not microsoft, we're not ford,
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- We're not ford, we're not a political party,
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- We're not a political party, and this breaks by heart,
- 00:11:24.265 --> 00:11:26.234
- And this breaks by heart, we're not even starbucks.
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- [laughter]
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- I'm gon' tell you who we are
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- I'm gon' tell you who we are and why this gathering is so
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- And why this gathering is so dangerous and prophetic.
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- Dangerous and prophetic. we, ladies and gentlemen,
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- We, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, we are
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- Boys and girls, we are the church of jesus christ,
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- The church of jesus christ, and the gates of hell shall not,
- 00:11:45.520 --> 00:11:48.156
- And the gates of hell shall not, will not, cannot, may not,
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- Will not, cannot, may not, no way, no how,
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- No way, no how, prevail against us.
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- Prevail against us. if that's you, shout like
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- If that's you, shout like you're part of that church.
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- You're part of that church. give him glory.
- 00:11:57.565 --> 00:11:58.633
- [cheering and applause]
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- Celebrate like you are.
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- [cheering and applause]
- 00:12:01.236 --> 00:12:04.539
- John 1:12,
- 00:12:04.873 --> 00:12:06.074
- "but to all who believe him
- 00:12:06.174 --> 00:12:06.875
- "but to all who believe him and accepted him,
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- And accepted him, he gave the right to become
- 00:12:07.709 --> 00:12:09.444
- He gave the right to become children of god."
- 00:12:09.511 --> 00:12:10.211
- Children of god." so, it's not about
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- So, it's not about where you are in life,
- 00:12:11.012 --> 00:12:11.980
- Where you are in life, it's about who
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- It's about who you are in christ.
- 00:12:12.747 --> 00:12:14.783
- You are in christ. and your identity in christ
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- And your identity in christ will bring an end
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- Will bring an end to captivity in life.
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- So, be who you already are.
- 00:12:19.854 --> 00:12:21.823
- So, be who you already are. ephesians 2:10,
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- "we are his workmanship,
- 00:12:23.658 --> 00:12:26.261
- "we are his workmanship, created in christ jesus
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- Created in christ jesus for good works,
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- For good works, which god prepared beforehand
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- Which god prepared beforehand that we should walked in them."
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- That we should walked in them." i want to remind you,
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- I want to remind you, hidden warriors,
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- Hidden warriors, god does not call the perfect,
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- God does not call the perfect, he calls the willing.
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- He doesn't call
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- He doesn't call the one that has it all,
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- The one that has it all, he calls upon those that
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- He calls upon those that are willing to surrender it all.
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- Are willing to surrender it all. your identity is in
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- Your identity is in the finished work of christ.
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- The finished work of christ. number two...
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- [speaking spanish]
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- Are there any questions?
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- [speaking spanish]
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- Hidden warriors
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- Hidden warriors bring down the lies with
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- Bring down the lies with the spirit of truth.
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- The spirit of truth. he tells 'em go.
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- He tells 'em go. first he gives him his identity,
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- First he gives him his identity, we begin with identity,
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- We begin with identity, then we move into integrity.
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- Then we move into integrity. go with what you have.
- 00:13:09.003 --> 00:13:11.372
- Go with what you have. after god's messenger
- 00:13:11.439 --> 00:13:12.674
- After god's messenger revealed to gideon who he was,
- 00:13:12.740 --> 00:13:13.775
- Revealed to gideon who he was, he proceeded to remind gideon
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- He proceeded to remind gideon of what he already had.
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- Of what he already had. and the angel did not say,
- 00:13:17.579 --> 00:13:18.680
- And the angel did not say, "go with what i will give you."
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- "go with what i will give you." do your biblical due diligence,
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- Do your biblical due diligence, please.
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- Please. attempt to do
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- Attempt to do some sort of hebrew
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- Some sort of hebrew exegetical extrapolation.
- 00:13:24.419 --> 00:13:26.554
- Exegetical extrapolation. i got that from chatgpt,
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- I got that from chatgpt, whatever that means.
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- [laughter]
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- He says, "go with
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- He says, "go with the strength you have."
- 00:13:31.659 --> 00:13:33.261
- The strength you have." so, generation z,
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- So, generation z, it's time to stop focusing
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- It's time to stop focusing on what you don't have
- 00:13:36.064 --> 00:13:36.865
- On what you don't have and start giving god praise
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- And start giving god praise for what you already have.
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- [applause]
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- Now, your generation
- 00:13:42.437 --> 00:13:43.371
- Now, your generation has some stuff that
- 00:13:43.438 --> 00:13:44.205
- Has some stuff that my generation never grew up
- 00:13:44.272 --> 00:13:45.373
- With but now we have it.
- 00:13:45.473 --> 00:13:47.308
- With but now we have it. you have
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- You have artificial intelligence,
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- Artificial intelligence, you have chat gpt,
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- You have chat gpt, you have electric cars,
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- You have electric cars, you have therapy.
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- [laughter]
- 00:13:59.254 --> 00:14:04.392
- My generation, my therapy
- 00:14:04.826 --> 00:14:06.294
- My generation, my therapy was my parents telling me,
- 00:14:06.361 --> 00:14:07.595
- Was my parents telling me, "get over it."
- 00:14:07.662 --> 00:14:08.396
- [laughter]
- 00:14:08.763 --> 00:14:10.064
- Man, you learn to swipe
- 00:14:11.666 --> 00:14:14.302
- Man, you learn to swipe before you learn to speak.
- 00:14:14.369 --> 00:14:24.178
- Before you learn to speak. you don't know what
- 00:14:24.245 --> 00:14:24.746
- You don't know what life is without google,
- 00:14:24.812 --> 00:14:26.714
- Life is without google, without wi-fi, or streaming.
- 00:14:26.781 --> 00:14:29.684
- Without wi-fi, or streaming. well, here's a ble --
- 00:14:29.751 --> 00:14:30.785
- Well, here's a ble -- you have doordash.
- 00:14:30.852 --> 00:14:32.987
- [cheering and applause]
- 00:14:33.321 --> 00:14:39.761
- We have to be
- 00:14:40.194 --> 00:14:40.695
- We have to be politically correct.
- 00:14:40.762 --> 00:14:41.562
- Politically correct. and for the other side
- 00:14:41.629 --> 00:14:42.463
- And for the other side of the aisle, uber eats.
- 00:14:42.530 --> 00:14:49.237
- Of the aisle, uber eats. of course, you have spotify.
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- [cheering and applause]
- 00:14:51.339 --> 00:14:55.476
- You have literally,
- 00:14:56.044 --> 00:14:57.345
- You have literally, you have on demand everything,
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- You have on demand everything, everything.
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- Everything. you have more resources
- 00:15:01.649 --> 00:15:03.184
- You have more resources and tools to be creative,
- 00:15:03.251 --> 00:15:04.986
- And tools to be creative, innovative, and influential.
- 00:15:05.053 --> 00:15:07.221
- Innovative, and influential. but i have news for you,
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- But i have news for you, none of this,
- 00:15:08.156 --> 00:15:09.857
- None of this, i said none of this
- 00:15:09.924 --> 00:15:11.459
- I said none of this can compare to what you
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- Can compare to what you have in the finished work
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- Have in the finished work of jesus christ.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- [cheering]
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- ♪ ♪
- 00:16:52.193 --> 00:16:54.829
- >> by his divine power,
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- God has given us everything
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- God has given us everything we need for living a godly life,
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- We need for living a godly life, 2 peter 1:3.
- 00:17:01.636 --> 00:17:02.703
- 2 peter 1:3. so, what do we have?
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- So, what do we have? so, what did jesus pay for?
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- So, what did jesus pay for? we have eternal life, john 3:16.
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- We have eternal life, john 3:16. we have abundant life,
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- We have abundant life, john 10:10.
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- John 10:10. we have new life,
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- We have new life, 2 corinthians 5:17.
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- 2 corinthians 5:17. we have a faith
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- We have a faith that moves mountains.
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- That moves mountains. we have a shout that
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- We have a shout that will bring down walls.
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- We have a prayer that would
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- We have a prayer that would enlarge a territory.
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- Enlarge a territory. we have a spirit
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- We have a spirit that resurrects,
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- That resurrects, a blood that washes,
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- A blood that washes, a shadow that covers us,
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- A shadow that covers us, we have love that
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- We have love that expels all fear,
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- Expels all fear, we have grace
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- We have grace that is sufficient,
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- That is sufficient, and above all, we have the name
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- And above all, we have the name that is above every other name
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- That is above every other name to whom which every knee
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- To whom which every knee shall bow and every tongue
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- Shall bow and every tongue shall confess.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- And everyone who calls upon
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- And everyone who calls upon that name shall be saved,
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- That name shall be saved, romans 10:13.
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- Romans 10:13. we have that above all.
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- We have that above all. and everything that jesus
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- Paid for on the cross
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- Paid for on the cross becomes a reality in each
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- Becomes a reality in each and every one of us
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- Through the indwelling
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- Through the indwelling of the holy spirit.
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- Of the holy spirit. so, with your identity is found
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- So, with your identity is found in the finished work of christ,
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- In the finished work of christ, your integrity becomes real,
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- Your integrity becomes real, sustained by the indwelling
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- Sustained by the indwelling of the holy spirit.
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- [speaking in spanish]
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- To be whole,
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- To be whole, to be shalom, to be holy,
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- To be shalom, to be holy, and that spirit is important.
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- And that spirit is important. i've referenced this,
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- I've referenced this, but it's important
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- But it's important to note it.
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- To note it. i've traveled around the world.
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- I've traveled around the world. i've had the god ordained
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- I've had the god ordained privilege, by his grace,
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- Privilege, by his grace, 1 corinthians 15:10.
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- 1 corinthians 15:10. as pastor chris referenced,
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- As pastor chris referenced, i had the privilege of advising
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- I had the privilege of advising three different presidents
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- Three different presidents of producing movies
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- Of producing movies in hollywood.
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- In hollywood. sam rodriguez does not
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- Sam rodriguez does not deserve any of this.
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- Deserve any of this. and it's all by
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- And it's all by the grace of god.
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- The grace of god. god called me out when
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- God called me out when i was a kid, in spite of me,
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- I was a kid, in spite of me, he continues to use me,
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- He continues to use me, and it's way beyond me.
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- And it's way beyond me. but i can't deny the fact that
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- But i can't deny the fact that there was a spiritual dynamic
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- There was a spiritual dynamic or reality out there.
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- Or reality out there. and i --
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- And i -- i'm a logical thinker, you know?
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- I'm a logical thinker, you know? so, i -- some of the things
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- So, i -- some of the things i go, "that can't really be.
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- I go, "that can't really be. is that legit?"
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- Is that legit?" ladies and gentlemen,
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- Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,
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- Boys and girls, there is a spiritual reality
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- There is a spiritual reality out there.
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- Out there. what am i saying?
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- What am i saying? there are real devils,
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- There are real devils, demon, legions, principalities,
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- Demon, legions, principalities, and powers of darkness
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- And powers of darkness out there.
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- Out there. and that's not a joke,
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- And that's not a joke, it really is.
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- It really is. and it's not like,
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- And it's not like, "well, you're aiming towards
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- "well, you're aiming towards a theological stream."
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- A theological stream." no.
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- No. open up your eyes and see it.
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- Open up your eyes and see it. there's a spiritual battle.
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- There's a spiritual battle. ephesians 6:12,
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- "we're not fighting against
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- "we'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 of the unseen
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- And authorities of the unseen world against mighty powers
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- World against mighty powers in this dark world,
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- In this dark world, against evil spirits
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- Against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
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- In the heavenly places. there are real spirits
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- There are real spirits in the world today.
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- In the world today. and i said it for revival.
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- And i said it for revival. you turn on msnbc, cnn, fox,
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- You turn on msnbc, cnn, fox, abc, nbc, cbs, we don't
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- Discriminate here.
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- [speaking in spanish]
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- You will discover,
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- You will discover, there are real spirits
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- There are real spirits right now.
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- Right now. let me tell you
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- Let me tell you the most prominent spirits
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- The most prominent spirits around on the planet today.
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- Around on the planet today. 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 a generation
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- Prompting a generation that carries a mantle to hide
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- That carries a mantle to hide in the cave of discouragement,
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- In the cave of discouragement, fear, anxiety, and confusion.
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- Fear, anxiety, and confusion. the spirit of absalom
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- The spirit of absalom still lives, dividing homes,
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- Still lives, 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 favor,
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- A generation that carries favor, even in the midst
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- Even in the midst of a babylonian captivity,
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- Of a babylonian captivity, bow to the lies
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- Bow to the lies of a false narrative that
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- Of a false narrative that negates grace, truth, and love.
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- Negates grace, truth, and love. the spirit of herod lives,
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- The spirit of herod lives, killing the young in the womb,
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- Killing the young in the womb, in the womb and in the streets,
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- In the womb and in the streets, murdering precious purpose,
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- Murdering precious purpose, destiny, and vision.
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- Destiny, and vision. and i have great news for you.
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- And i have great news for you. i woke up this morning
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- I woke up this morning at 3 o' clock in the morning
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- At 3 o' clock in the morning to get an early flight
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- To get an early flight from california to be here
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- From california to be here to give you this.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- To share with you this,
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- To share with you this, there is one spirit alive
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- There is one spirit alive more powerful than
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- More powerful than all these spirits combined.
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- All these spirits combined. what does that mean?
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- What does that mean? put a smile on your --
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- Put a smile on your -- let not your heart be troubled.
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- Let not your heart be troubled. your integrity will be sustained
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- Your integrity will be sustained by the most powerful spirit.
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- By the most powerful spirit. which is the most powerful
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- Which is the most powerful spirit in your generation?
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- Spirit in your generation? it's not what people think.
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- It's not what people think. the most powerful spirit
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- The most powerful spirit in your generation is still
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- In your generation is still the holy spirit of almighty god.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- 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. if you have that spirit,
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- If you have that spirit, shout like you have that spirit.
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- Shout like you have that spirit. it's the spirit of god.
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- It's the spirit of god. it's the spirit of god.
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- It's the spirit of god. and when that spirit is present,
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- And when that spirit is present, all things change.
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- All things change. there is power, acts 1:8,
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- There is power, acts 1:8, freedom, 2 corinthians 3:17.
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- Freedom, 2 corinthians 3:17. it is that spirit
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- It is that spirit that enables you to stand,
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- That enables you to stand, to rise up with integrity,
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- To rise up with integrity, just like gideon,
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- Just like gideon, and confront the lies
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- And confront the lies and the deviation from
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- And the deviation from orthodoxy with the truth
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- Orthodoxy with the truth of the word of god.
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- Of the word of god. which means, one,
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- Which means, one, regardless of what rises us,
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- Regardless of what rises us, "pastor sam,
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- "pastor sam, but won't bad things
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- But won't bad things come up in our genera," --
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- Come up in our genera," -- doesn't matter.
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- Doesn't matter. for every pharaoh that rises up,
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- For every pharaoh that rises up, 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 a david.
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- There must be a david. 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
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- And for every devil that rises up against you,
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- That rises up against you, there is a mightier god that
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- There is a mightier god that will rise up for you.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- Integrity,
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- Integrity, integrity is everything.
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- Integrity is everything. in action, word,
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- In action, word, deed, and thought
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- Deed, and thought privately and publicly,
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- Privately and publicly, integrity is everything.
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- Integrity is everything. are you willing to stand
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- Are you willing to stand when others will not?
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- When others will not? let me give you
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- Let me give you a quick story that i --
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- A quick story that i -- something i went
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- Something i went through recently.
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- Through recently. in california,
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- In california, our church in california,
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- Our church in california, we pastored in sacramento
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- We pastored in sacramento and los angelos.
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- And los angelos. and in sacramento,
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- And in sacramento, we survived covid,
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- We survived covid, we came out of covid.
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- We came out of covid. we -- co -- there was co --
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- We -- co -- there was co -- and then --
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- And then -- alabama covid was not
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- Alabama covid was not california cov --
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- California cov -- different story for another day.
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- Different story for another day. so, we decided as a church.
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- So, we decided as a church. now, i'm not getting
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- Now, i'm not getting political here,
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- Political here, i'm just telling you
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- I'm just telling you what happened.
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- What happened. everybody, everything
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- Everybody, everything was shut down,
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- Was shut down, and then the governor said,
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- And then the governor said, "the only --
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- "the only -- the essential things
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- The essential things are like hospitals,
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- Are like hospitals, and strip joints, and casinos,
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- And strip joints, and casinos, and liquor bars."
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- And liquor bars." i'm not making that up,
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- I'm not making that up, google it.
- 00:22:53.954 --> 00:22:54.555
- Google it. so -- but churches
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- So -- but churches are not essential.
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- Are not essential. so, i felt offended by that.
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- So, i felt offended by that. so, for whatever reason,
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- So, for whatever reason, we decided not to acquiesce
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- We decided not to acquiesce surrender so we kept
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- Surrender so we kept the church open.
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- [cheering and applause]
- 00:23:06.333 --> 00:23:09.103
- And god protected us, he did.
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- And god protected us, he did. and we did things the right way,
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- And we did things the right way, and the right way protecting
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- And the right way protecting the people and the individual,
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- The people and the individual, and be willing to protect us.
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- And be willing to protect us. but then the church grew,
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- But then the church grew, it blew up.
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- It blew up. and all of a sudden,
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- And all of a sudden, it blew up and then after that,
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- It blew up and then after that, the harvest came
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- The harvest came and the harvest came,
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- And the harvest came, and it kept on growing.
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- And it kept on growing. and then, from the county,
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- And then, from the county, they came in,
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- They came in, and they looked at our
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- And they looked at our campus pastor in sacramento
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- Campus pastor in sacramento and said --
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- And said -- our team and said,
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- Our team and said, "you have more people
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- "you have more people than chairs,
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- Than chairs, you're gonna get fined."
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- You're gonna get fined." we already have three services,
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- We already have three services, limited auditorium spacing,
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- Limited auditorium spacing, and we're going like,
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- And we're going like, "what do we do?"
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- "what do we do?" then we get a call,
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- Then we get a call, we get the call,
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- We get the call, we get the call,
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- We get the call, "pastor sam," yes, "we've heard
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- "pastor sam," yes, "we've heard about your growth."
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- About your growth." what is it?
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- What is it? it's a pastor in the region,
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- It's a pastor in the region, great guy, wonderful.
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- Great guy, wonderful. and some miles away,
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- And some miles away, but in the vicinity.
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- But in the vicinity. you say, "pastor sam,
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- You say, "pastor sam, well we have the opposite
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- Well we have the opposite outcome in our church.
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- Outcome in our church. we've lost an incredible
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- We've lost an incredible amount of people.
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- Amount of people. would you have any interest
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- Would you have any interest in merging with or taking over?
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- In merging with or taking over? is there a possibility?
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- Is there a possibility? do you have any interest?"
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- Do you have any interest?" and of course, i said yes.
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- And of course, i said yes. so, we began a process,
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- So, we began a process, about five different meetings
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- About five different meetings deliberating over this --
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- Deliberating over this -- it's a big property
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- It's a big property of 40 something acres,
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- Of 40 something acres, highway frontage,
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- Highway frontage, three auditoriums,
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- Three auditoriums, one that fits 3,000,
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- One that fits 3,000, one that fits a thousand,
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- One that fits a thousand, one that fits 300
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- One that fits 300 and i mean,
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- And i mean, it was just beautiful.
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- It was just beautiful. it was just
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- It was just everything we needed.
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- Everything we needed. so, we went,
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- So, we went, "we're definitely interested."
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- "we're definitely interested." five meetings took place,
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- Five meetings took place, then i get the call.
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- Then i get the call. "pastor sam, there were
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- "pastor sam, there were three churches that were on
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- Three churches that were on task for this and we decided
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- Task for this and we decided to go with you.
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- To go with you. listen, this is all
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- Listen, this is all you need to do.
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- You need to do. meet us, have your board for
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- Meet us, have your board for the first time meet our board.
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- The first time meet our board. our board will ask you
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- Our board will ask you any question they have,
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- Any question they have, and they will sign the m.o.u,
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- And they will sign the m.o.u, and then this is yours
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- And then this is yours and you will begin this
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- And you will begin this process of integration
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- Process of integration and what it means."
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- And what it means." so, i went,
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- So, i went, "woah, this is incredible."
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- "woah, this is incredible." so, i met with my team.
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- So, i met with my team. i asked the pastor, you know,
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- I asked the pastor, you know, "what questions will you ask?"
- 00:24:52.473 --> 00:24:53.841
- "what questions will you ask?" he said, "we want this
- 00:24:53.908 --> 00:24:54.742
- He said, "we want this to be organic, to be natural,
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- To be organic, to be natural, so i really have no idea.
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- So i really have no idea. but i don't see any problems.
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- But i don't see any problems. once we sign, we're good."
- 00:25:00.614 --> 00:25:02.583
- Once we sign, we're good." so, i went,
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- So, i went, "alright, let's do it."
- 00:25:03.250 --> 00:25:03.984
- "alright, let's do it." so, i went, i met with my team.
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- So, i went, i met with my team. and when i took my team to
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- And when i took my team to a certain coffee establishment,
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- A certain coffee establishment, i'm not gonna tell you
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- I'm not gonna tell you which one it is.
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- Which one it is. it's the one with
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- It's the one with jezebel on the cup.
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- Jezebel on the cup. so, we went to a certain
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- So, we went to a certain coffee establishment and we
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- Coffee establishment and we sat down and we met,
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- Sat down and we met, "what questions will
- 00:25:19.199 --> 00:25:19.900
- "what questions will they ask?
- 00:25:19.967 --> 00:25:20.868
- They ask? fiduciary governance,
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- Fiduciary governance, risk management,
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- Risk management, liabilities, attrition.
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- Liabilities, attrition. well, what about providing
- 00:25:25.105 --> 00:25:26.273
- Well, what about providing space for their ministry,
- 00:25:26.340 --> 00:25:27.808
- Space for their ministry, you know, in --
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- You know, in -- what kind of ecosystem
- 00:25:29.510 --> 00:25:30.411
- What kind of ecosystem will we create?"
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- Will we create?" so, we discuss all of this.
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- So, we discuss all of this. it was time.
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- It was time. we crossed the street,
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- We crossed the street, we went in there.
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- We went in there. my team was here
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- My team was here and i have george,
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- And i have george, he was with me, his wife
- 00:25:40.854 --> 00:25:41.589
- He was with me, his wife is our board secretary.
- 00:25:41.655 --> 00:25:42.756
- Is our board secretary. she could attest
- 00:25:42.823 --> 00:25:43.390
- She could attest to the veracity,
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- To the veracity, the truth of every single
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- The truth of every single word i'm laying out here.
- 00:25:45.492 --> 00:25:46.427
- Word i'm laying out here. we sat here, they sat there.
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- We sat here, they sat there. wonderful people, great people.
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- Wonderful people, great people. and the pastor says,
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- And the pastor says, "pastor sam, let's begin.
- 00:25:52.066 --> 00:25:53.934
- "pastor sam, let's begin. well, our board has questions."
- 00:25:54.001 --> 00:25:55.669
- Well, our board has questions." and i'm here,
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- And i'm here, i'm ready to go.
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- I'm ready to go. go.
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- [speaking in spanish]
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- Here we go.
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- Here we go. and guy says, "pastor sam,
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- And guy says, "pastor sam, first question."
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- First question." i go, "first question,
- 00:26:02.109 --> 00:26:03.177
- I go, "first question, what is it?"
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- What is it?" he goes, "pastor sam,
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- He goes, "pastor sam, our church,"
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- Our church," referencing politically,
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- Referencing politically, culturally, and so forth.
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- Culturally, and so forth. "our church, we lean left.
- 00:26:10.651 --> 00:26:15.155
- "our church, we lean left. we wanna know,
- 00:26:15.222 --> 00:26:16.056
- We wanna know, where do you lean?"
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- Where do you lean?" and this was my response.
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- [laughter]
- 00:26:23.964 --> 00:26:36.877
- 'cause i'm thinking
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- 'cause i'm thinking i'm being pranked
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- I'm being pranked or this could be a test.
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- Or this could be a test. so, there was a sign
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- So, there was a sign and a wonder that took place.
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- And a wonder that took place. nothing came out of my mouth.
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- Nothing came out of my mouth. nothing.
- 00:26:47.755 --> 00:26:48.689
- Nothing. my board is here.
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- My board is here. george's wife can attest.
- 00:26:49.289 --> 00:26:50.190
- George's wife can attest. my board is going,
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- My board is going, "pastor, say something...
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- [laughter]
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- Just say something.
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- Just say something. just say something."
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- Just say something." and nothing would
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- And nothing would come out because i'm having
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- Come out because i'm having a fight with the holy spirit
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- A fight with the holy spirit right there.
- 00:26:59.500 --> 00:26:59.700
- >> this is pastor sam rodriguez.
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- Are you ready for 40 days
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- That will absolutely
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- Change your life?
- 00:27:06.140 --> 00:27:09.343
- Forty days of fresh oil,
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- Holy fire,
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- And new wine.
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- The journey begins.
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- ♪ ♪
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