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New Season with Samuel Rodriguez | Samuel Rodriguez - The Promotional Push! | May 26, 2025
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- >> it doesn't matter
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- >> it doesn't matter because he's coming.”
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- Because he's coming.” yes, he's coming,
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- Yes, he's coming, 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, he's waiting for
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- He's waiting for his church to stand up.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- We have to speak truth
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- We have to speak truth with love, in love, for love.
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- With love, in love, for love. by the way, if all we do
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- By the way, if all we do is speak truth and not love,
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- Is speak truth and not love, we're mathematicians.
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- We're mathematicians. if all we do is preach
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- If all we do is preach about love
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- About love about preaching
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- About preaching about truth,
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- About truth, we're california hippies.
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- We're california hippies. the moment we speak truth
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- The moment we speak truth in love, with love,
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- In love, with love, and for love,
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- And for love, we change the world.
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- We change the world. we have to speak the truth
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- We have to speak the truth of jesus being the only way.
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- Of jesus being the only way. john 14:6, the only way.
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- John 14:6, the only way. that only christ can set
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- That only christ can set the captive free, john 8:32.
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- The captive free, john 8:32. i've lived this message out.
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- I've lived this message out. i wanna tell you a story
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- I wanna tell you a story of what got me to this place.
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- Of what got me to this place. when i was between
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- When i was between 12 and 13 years of age --
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- 12 and 13 years of age -- i'm originally from a city
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- I'm originally from a city called bethlehem, pennsylvania.
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- Called bethlehem, pennsylvania. and bethlehem --
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- And bethlehem -- that's why i have
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- That's why i have a messianic complex.
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- A messianic complex. and, my parents
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- And, my parents are not preachers,
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- Are not preachers, they aren't christians
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- They aren't christians but they're not preachers.
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- But they're not preachers. but, my mom gave me a choice,
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- But, my mom gave me a choice, a good choice she gave me
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- A good choice she gave me when i was a kid, she said,
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- When i was a kid, she said, “go to church or die.”
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- [laughter]
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- I believe i made
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- I believe i made the right choice.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- So she obligated me
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- So she obligated me to go to church.
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- To go to church. back in the day,
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- Back in the day, there was a not like
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- There was a not like sensitivity and super hyper,
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- Sensitivity and super hyper, oh we gotta be careful
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- Oh we gotta be careful with your emotional, you know,
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- With your emotional, you know, derivatives, therapeutic...
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- Derivatives, therapeutic... no, no, no, no.
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- No, no, no, no. so, it was just, yeah.
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- So, it was just, yeah. so, i went to church,
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- So, i went to church, i didn't believe in it.
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- I didn't believe in it. it was a pentecostal
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- It was a pentecostal latino church.
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- Latino church. i saw stuff that i totally --
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- I saw stuff that i totally -- ‘cause i grew up with
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- ‘cause i grew up with a love for mathematics.
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- A love for mathematics. i still believe that calculus
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- I still believe that calculus is the language of god,
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- Is the language of god, that algebra
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- That algebra is the old testament
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- Is the old testament and calculus is the new.
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- And calculus is the new. so, if you failed algebra...
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- [speaking in spanish]
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- [laughter]
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- So, i was a math
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- So, i was a math and science guy, i was a nerd.
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- And science guy, i was a nerd. i wanted to study
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- I wanted to study computer engineering
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- Computer engineering at penn state,
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- At penn state, become an ibm engineer.
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- Become an ibm engineer. so i --
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- So i -- now, i went to that church
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- Now, i went to that church and in that church i saw
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- And in that church i saw people speaking in tongues
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- People speaking in tongues and i would go,
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- And i would go, “are you kidding me?
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- “are you kidding me? come on, that can't be real.”
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- Come on, that can't be real.” i saw people falling down,
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- I saw people falling down, getting slain,
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- Getting slain, and i would go,
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- And i would go, “why are they obsessed
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- “why are they obsessed with the carpet?
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- [laughter]
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- What does that carpet have
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- What does that carpet have that people wanna be
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- That people wanna be on that carpet?”
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- [laughter]
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- So, i would question
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- So, i would question all of that.
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- All of that. the miracles --
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- The miracles -- i thought it was elmer gantry,
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- I thought it was elmer gantry, stake oil salesman
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- Stake oil salesman that it was, you know.
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- That it was, you know. i would question it one day.
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- I would question it one day. this is the 1980's now.
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- This is the 1980's now. one day, this guy
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- One day, this guy comes into my church,
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- Comes into my church, his name is bernie gillo,
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- His name is bernie gillo, i give you names,
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- I give you names, from teen challenge.
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- From teen challenge. he was the choir director
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- He was the choir director of teen challenge, you know it.
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- Of teen challenge, you know it. teen challenge,
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- Teen challenge, rehrersburg, pennsylvania,
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- Rehrersburg, pennsylvania, he's now
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- He's now the global vice president
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- The global vice president of world challenge.
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- Of world challenge. so bernie, back then,
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- So bernie, back then, he comes into my church
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- He comes into my church for the first time
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- For the first time with his choir
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- With his choir and he comes in there,
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- And he comes in there, i'm seated over there,
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- I'm seated over there, he comes in...
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- ♪ holy spirit ♪
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- ♪ holy spirit ♪ ♪ thou art welcome ♪
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- ♪ thou art welcome ♪ ♪ in this place ♪
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- ♪ in this place ♪ ♪ holy spir -- ♪
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- And he goes.
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- ♪ holy spirit though art ♪
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- “stop.
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- “stop. the lord says there's a sammy,
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- The lord says there's a sammy, a sammy in this church.”
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- [speaking in spanish]
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- A sammy.
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- A sammy. by the way,
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- By the way, if you ever wanna
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- If you ever wanna go into a latino church
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- Go into a latino church and prophecy and not miss it,
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- And prophecy and not miss it, all you have to say is,
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- All you have to say is, “god has a word
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- “god has a word for josé or maria.”
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- [laughter]
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- Am i right?
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- Am i right? even if it's not god
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- Even if it's not god somebody's gon' get a word.
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- Somebody's gon' get a word. got a word, can't miss it,
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- Got a word, can't miss it, can't miss it, can't miss it.
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- Can't miss it, can't miss it. sammy wasn't a --
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- Sammy wasn't a -- the only other sammy
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- The only other sammy was my dad, he was samuel,
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- Was my dad, he was samuel, nobody ever called him sammy.
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- Nobody ever called him sammy. so, he even said,
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- So, he even said, “sammy, a young samuel --
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- “sammy, a young samuel -- a sammy --”
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- A sammy --” he said sammy.
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- He said sammy. so, my pastor in my church --
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- So, my pastor in my church -- they're so beautiful,
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- They're so beautiful, they're still alive.
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- [speaking spanish]
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- He turns around and he goes --
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- He turns around and he goes -- the church, you know,
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- The church, you know, they don't traumatize anybody.
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- [speaking in spanish]
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- [laughter]
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- Which means.
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- [speaking in spanish]
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- [laughter]
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- So, i'm going
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- So, i'm going “oh snap, by name.”
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- “oh snap, by name.” and my pastor says...
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- [speaking in spanish]
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- And i'm going like,
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- And i'm going like, “oh my gosh, what is this?
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- “oh my gosh, what is this? he called me out by name dude,
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- He called me out by name dude, this is not cool.”
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- This is not cool.” and i'm going,
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- And i'm going, “if this rapture stuff
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- “if this rapture stuff is for real,
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- Is for real, come lord jesus, come.”
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- [laughter]
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- The guy looks at me,
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- The guy looks at me, i come over here, he goes.
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- [gasps]
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- “you're a young boy becoming
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- “you're a young boy becoming a young man but god sees you
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- A young man but god sees you as a grown up man.”
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- As a grown up man.” and he starts laying out
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- And he starts laying out everything that i'm doing
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- Everything that i'm doing right now.
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- Right now. and i don't mean some stuff.
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- And i don't mean some stuff. i don't mean generic like,
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- I don't mean generic like, “and god says he will use you.”
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- [laughter]
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- Amen.
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- [laughter]
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- No, with great specificity.
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- No, with great specificity. then he wraps up like this.
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- [gasps]
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- “the lord says you will
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- “the lord says you will pray for presidents of
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- Pray for presidents of the united states of america.”
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- [applause and cheering]
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- Who says that?
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- Who says that? "bro, you better not miss it
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- "bro, you better not miss it 'cause if you get this wrong
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- 'cause if you get this wrong that young man is gonna
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- That young man is gonna become an atheist one day.
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- Become an atheist one day. so, don't miss it."
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- So, don't miss it." it was so god.
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- It was so god. there was a young lady
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- There was a young lady over there who listened to it.
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- [speaking in spanish]
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- Right there.
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- Right there. and she heard it, and she said,
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- And she heard it, and she said, "man, if this is true i'mma wait
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- "man, if this is true i'mma wait for him to grow up."
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- For him to grow up." that's my wife of 35 years.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- And that's how i got to
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- And that's how i got to the white house.
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- The white house. george w. bush brought me in
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- George w. bush brought me in as an advisor and i'm advising
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- As an advisor and i'm advising george w. bush.
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- George w. bush. i never knock on the door.
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- I never knock on the door. i never said, "you know,
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- I never said, "you know, god gave me a word,
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- God gave me a word, that i have to be your advisor.'
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- [laughing]
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- I would be in
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- I would be in a special place right now.
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- A special place right now. no, god opened up doors
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- No, god opened up doors 'cause god gave me a word.
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- 'cause god gave me a word. he gave a kid a word.
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- He gave a kid a word. why am i telling you this?
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- Why am i telling you this? because the word upon your life,
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- Because the word upon your life, there's not a devil in hell
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- There's not a devil in hell or a demon on earth
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- Or a demon on earth that will be --
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- [cheering and applause]
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- I'mma say that one more time.
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- I'mma say that one more time. some of you have been through
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- Some of you have been through battles recently.
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- Battles recently. some of you have
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- Some of you have fought jezebel.
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- Fought jezebel. you fought ahab.
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- You fought ahab. you fought baal and you say,
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- You fought baal and you say, "why am i going through this?"
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- "why am i going through this?" because when heaven starts it,
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- Because when heaven starts it, hell cannot stop it.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- So, i advised
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- So, i advised president george w. bush
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- President george w. bush for four years.
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- For four years. president obama brought me in
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- President obama brought me in for eight years.
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- For eight years. i don't have to vote
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- I don't have to vote for them to advise them.
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- For them to advise them. he brought me in.
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- He brought me in. i advised president obama
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- I advised president obama for eight years on
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- For eight years on a plethora of issues,
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- A plethora of issues, and then --
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- And then -- and then president trump
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- And then president trump for four years.
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- For four years. i participated --
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- I participated -- i participated in
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- I participated in two presidential inaugurations.
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- Two presidential inaugurations. this is all god, all go --
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- This is all god, all go -- i just told you, it has to be
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- I just told you, it has to be god in spite of me,
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- God in spite of me, ain't got nothing
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- Ain't got nothing to do with me.
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- To do with me. god just ordained it before
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- God just ordained it before the beginning of time.
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- The beginning of time. ephesians 2:10.
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- Ephesians 2:10. before i was even born,
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- Before i was even born, he prepared these things
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- He prepared these things for his glory,
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- For his glory, so his name can be exalted.
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- [applause]
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- It's about him.
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- It's about him. so -- and president obama
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- So -- and president obama when he got elected.
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- When he got elected. then in 2009 in january
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- Then in 2009 in january for the ceremony --
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- For the ceremony -- he was elected in 2008,
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- He was elected in 2008, 2009 was the inauguration.
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- 2009 was the inauguration. they invited me to participate
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- They invited me to participate in the provident
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- In the provident inauguration ceremony
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- Inauguration ceremony at st. john episcopal church.
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- At st. john episcopal church. i read from the gospel of luke.
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- I read from the gospel of luke. and then years later,
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- And then years later, fast forward,
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- Fast forward, president trump gets elected.
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- President trump gets elected. i'm driving with my wife.
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- I'm driving with my wife. we're driving from a restaurant
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- We're driving from a restaurant in san rafael and we're aiming
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- In san rafael and we're aiming towards sacramento.
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- Towards sacramento. it's a puerto rican restaurant.
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- It's a puerto rican restaurant. they were getting
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- They were getting mofongo creole camarones.
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- Mofongo creole camarones. real delicious,
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- Real delicious, you gotta taste it.
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- You gotta taste it. it's delicious stuff.
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- It's delicious stuff. but you gotta be careful.
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- But you gotta be careful. if you put too much garlic --
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- If you put too much garlic -- anyway, that's a
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- Anyway, that's a different point.
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- Different point. that's a dumb point.
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- That's a dumb point. so, we're driving from
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- So, we're driving from san francisco,
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- San francisco, south salito area
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- South salito area towards sacramento
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- Towards sacramento on the 80 me and my wife.
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- On the 80 me and my wife. and we have it, and my phone
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- And we have it, and my phone is on bluetooth, right?
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- Is on bluetooth, right? and all of a sudden,
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- And all of a sudden, i get this call.
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- I get this call. it says, “unknown number.”
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- It says, “unknown number.” beep.
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- Beep. i usually don't pick it up
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- I usually don't pick it up ‘cause i think it's the irs.
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- [laughter]
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- [speaking in spanish]
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- [speaking in spanish] so, when the holy spirit said,
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- So, when the holy spirit said, “pick it up, sam.”
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- “pick it up, sam.” so, i just went, boop,
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- So, i just went, boop, and i heard this.
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- And i heard this. “we're looking for
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- “we're looking for reverend samuel rodriguez.”
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- Reverend samuel rodriguez.” i definitely thought
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- I definitely thought it was the irs then
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- It was the irs then ‘cause it looked like it was.
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- ‘cause it looked like it was. then --
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- Then -- but it wasn't.
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- But it wasn't. “we're calling you from
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- “we're calling you from president trump's
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- President trump's transition team,
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- Transition team, the president --
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- The president -- and we're calling you from
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- And we're calling you from the senate inaugural committee.
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- The senate inaugural committee. the president elect would
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- The president elect would like you to participate
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- Like you to participate in his inauguration.
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- In his inauguration. so, i've diving on my wife
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- So, i've diving on my wife like this going like --
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- Like this going like -- like this we're going like --
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- Like this we're going like -- you know, it's just me
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- You know, it's just me and her going --
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- And her going -- i thought it was
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- I thought it was my cousin paco
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- My cousin paco from the bronx.
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- [laughter]
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- But it wasn't, it was legit.
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- But it wasn't, it was legit. so, i began to ask.
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- So, i began to ask. i go like, “first of all,
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- I go like, “first of all, i'm flabbergasted.
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- I'm flabbergasted. i'm humbled.
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- I'm humbled. i don't know what to say.
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- I don't know what to say. can you tell the president elect
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- Can you tell the president elect that i'm beyond words,
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- That i'm beyond words, speechless here,
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- Speechless here, honored, and grateful.
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- Honored, and grateful. what would you like me to do?”
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- What would you like me to do?” the guy says, “we would like you
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- The guy says, “we would like you to participate
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- To participate in his inauguration.”
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- In his inauguration.” so, i'm trying to look
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- So, i'm trying to look ‘cause i did it before, right?
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- ‘cause i did it before, right? i don't --
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- I don't -- i don't know
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- I don't know if it's the private one,
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- If it's the private one, the public one.
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- The public one. i'm trying to get info, intel.
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- I'm trying to get info, intel. so, i'm going like, “a --
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- So, i'm going like, “a -- okay, would you like me
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- Okay, would you like me to pray?”
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- To pray?” the guy says, “yes.”
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- [applause]
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- But it was like a, “yes,”
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- But it was like a, “yes,” with nothing afterwards.
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- With nothing afterwards. so, i go, “would you like me
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- So, i go, “would you like me to read scripture?”
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- To read scripture?” he goes, “sure, why not?”
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- [applause]
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- As a pastor,
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- As a pastor, i wanted to but i didn't.
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- I wanted to but i didn't. integrity is everything.
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- Integrity is everything. i wanted to ask,
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- I wanted to ask, “would you like me
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- “would you like me to raise the offering?
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- To raise the offering? and raise the offering is not --
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- [laughter]
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- But i didn't.
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- But i didn't. can't lie to you.
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- Can't lie to you. i didn't.
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- I didn't. i didn't.
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- I didn't. it did not happen.
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- It did not happen. so, finally, he got, like,
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- So, finally, he got, like, the thing, like, the win
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- The thing, like, the win that i was looking for.
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- That i was looking for. he goes, “reverend rodriguez,
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- He goes, “reverend rodriguez, we want you to participate
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- We want you to participate in the big ceremony,
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- In the big ceremony, the one that over
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- The one that over 1 billion people will be
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- 1 billion people will be watching around the world.
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- Watching around the world. the one on the capital steps.
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- The one on the capital steps. that's where we want you
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- That's where we want you to participate.”
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- To participate.” and i go like, “wow.
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- And i go like, “wow. i'm honored.”
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- I'm honored.” so, i go, “okay.”
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- So, i go, “okay.” he goes, “well, you know
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- He goes, “well, you know you have to go through
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- You have to go through an fbi check,
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- An fbi check, department of justice.
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- Department of justice. well, you have --
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- Well, you have -- you have to go through
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- You have to go through all that when you
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- All that when you already advised.”
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- Already advised.” so, you know,
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- So, you know, you gonna be sequestered
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- You gonna be sequestered the night before.
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- The night before. you're gonna be taken away,
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- You're gonna be taken away, put away in a special place.
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- Put away in a special place. you can't,” --
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- You can't,” -- “got that.
- 00:10:22.914 --> 00:10:23.281
- “got that. got that.”
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- Got that.” and he goes, “okay,
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- And he goes, “okay, so give me your email
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- So give me your email so we can start checking in.”
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- So we can start checking in.” and i go like,
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- And i go like, “yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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- “yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. it's good.
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- It's good. i'll give you my email,
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- I'll give you my email, but sir, i'm gonna need
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- But sir, i'm gonna need some time to pray about this.”
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- Some time to pray about this.” man, the whole thing changed.
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- Man, the whole thing changed. like, the whole ca --
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- Like, the whole ca -- you felt, like, the infect --
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- You felt, like, the infect -- everything, like,
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- Everything, like, the whole atmosphere.
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- The whole atmosphere. the guy?
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- The guy? there's an awkward pause like,
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- There's an awkward pause like, “you need to pray
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- “you need to pray about praying?”
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- [laughter]
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- Which is a great
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- Which is a great theological conundrum,
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- Theological conundrum, by the way.
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- By the way. and i go, “yes.”
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- And i go, “yes.” my wife is no longer
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- My wife is no longer looking at me.
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- [speaking in spanish]
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- She's looking that way,
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- She's looking that way, which is both
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- Which is both a sign and a wonder.
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- [laughter]
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- She's giving me a sign
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- She's giving me a sign that's making me wonder.
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- [laughter]
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- [cheering and applause]
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- ♪ ♪
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- >> so, i'm going, you know --
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- >> so, i'm going, you know -- and the guy is going,
- 00:12:45.924 --> 00:12:48.526
- And the guy is going, “well, how much time
- 00:12:48.593 --> 00:12:49.227
- “well, how much time do you need?”
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- Do you need?” and i'm trying to talk
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- And i'm trying to talk to my wife.
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- To my wife. she's no longer looking at me.
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- She's no longer looking at me. i'm going like --
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- I'm going like -- like to myself,
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- Like to myself, i'm going, “three weeks.”
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- I'm going, “three weeks.” he goes, “you need
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- He goes, “you need three weeks to pray?”
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- Three weeks to pray?” i go, “yes.”
- 00:13:00.538 --> 00:13:02.140
- I go, “yes.” awkward silence again.
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- Awkward silence again. he goes, “i guess i'll call you
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- He goes, “i guess i'll call you back in three weeks.”
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- Back in three weeks.” i go, “thank you.”
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- [applause]
- 00:13:08.079 --> 00:13:08.279
- He goes, “thank you.”
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- [applause]
- 00:13:09.981 --> 00:13:11.216
- I looked at my wife and i go,
- 00:13:11.683 --> 00:13:12.650
- I looked at my wife and i go, “ava, call pastor carla,
- 00:13:12.717 --> 00:13:15.253
- “ava, call pastor carla, our intercessors.
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- Our intercessors. i need you to pray right now.
- 00:13:16.788 --> 00:13:18.790
- I need you to pray right now. she looks at me.
- 00:13:18.857 --> 00:13:19.791
- She looks at me. and the reason --
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- And the reason -- you may be asking,
- 00:13:20.358 --> 00:13:20.792
- You may be asking, “what do you need
- 00:13:20.859 --> 00:13:21.292
- “what do you need to pray about?”
- 00:13:21.359 --> 00:13:21.993
- To pray about?” ‘cause i pastor a church
- 00:13:22.060 --> 00:13:22.961
- ‘cause i pastor a church in sacramento, our main campus.
- 00:13:23.027 --> 00:13:24.929
- In sacramento, our main campus. the church is 40% caucasian,
- 00:13:24.996 --> 00:13:27.565
- The church is 40% caucasian, which is code word for white.
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- Which is code word for white. it is.
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- It is. google it.
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- Google it. it's 40% african american,
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- It's 40% african american, which means black.
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- Which means black. and 20% latino,
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- And 20% latino, native americans and asians.
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- Native americans and asians. it looks like heaven.
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- It looks like heaven. it's primarily millennial,
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- It's primarily millennial, but it looks like
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- But it looks like heaven, the church.
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- Heaven, the church. it looks like
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- It looks like the kingdom of heaven.
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- The kingdom of heaven. in my mind i'm going,
- 00:13:43.882 --> 00:13:45.183
- In my mind i'm going, “if i do this, i'm gonna lose
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- “if i do this, i'm gonna lose a portion of my church.”
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- A portion of my church.” i'm being very honest.
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- I'm being very honest. it's called being vulnerable.
- 00:13:48.086 --> 00:13:49.087
- It's called being vulnerable. i thought, “if i do this,
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- I thought, “if i do this, people are gonna leave
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- People are gonna leave my church which means
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- My church which means i have to lay off staff,
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- I have to lay off staff, which means budget cuts,
- 00:13:53.324 --> 00:13:54.092
- Which means budget cuts, which means --
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- Which means -- i'm thinking, like,
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- I'm thinking, like, all this stuff.
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- All this stuff. and then, my wife looked at me
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- And then, my wife looked at me and said, “what are you doing?”
- 00:13:58.162 --> 00:14:01.366
- And said, “what are you doing?” and i go, “honey, we gotta pray
- 00:14:01.432 --> 00:14:02.567
- And i go, “honey, we gotta pray because, you know, when,” --
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- Because, you know, when,” -- she goes, “what are you doing?”
- 00:14:03.501 --> 00:14:06.137
- She goes, “what are you doing?” i go, "honey,
- 00:14:06.204 --> 00:14:06.704
- I go, "honey, i just finished telling you,
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- I just finished telling you, we're gonna pray.”
- 00:14:07.472 --> 00:14:08.139
- We're gonna pray.” she goes, “what are you doing?”
- 00:14:08.206 --> 00:14:10.241
- She goes, “what are you doing?” i go, “okay.”
- 00:14:10.308 --> 00:14:11.776
- I go, “okay.” we're gonna pray.
- 00:14:11.843 --> 00:14:12.710
- We're gonna pray. she goes, “for what?”
- 00:14:12.777 --> 00:14:15.046
- She goes, “for what?” i go, “what do you mean,
- 00:14:15.113 --> 00:14:15.813
- I go, “what do you mean, for what?
- 00:14:15.880 --> 00:14:16.214
- For what? i just explained to you.”
- 00:14:16.281 --> 00:14:16.848
- I just explained to you.” she goes, “i was there.”
- 00:14:16.915 --> 00:14:19.717
- She goes, “i was there.” i go, “where?”
- 00:14:19.784 --> 00:14:21.319
- I go, “where?” “when you were a kid,
- 00:14:21.386 --> 00:14:23.121
- “when you were a kid, when god showed up
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- When god showed up and said you were gonna pray
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- And said you were gonna pray for president of the u --
- 00:14:26.691 --> 00:14:28.559
- For president of the u -- you don't need to pray
- 00:14:28.626 --> 00:14:30.128
- You don't need to pray if it's the will of god.
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- If it's the will of god. you need to pray for god
- 00:14:32.063 --> 00:14:33.765
- You need to pray for god to fill you with
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- To fill you with the word for you to share with
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- The word for you to share with the entire nation
- 00:14:37.201 --> 00:14:38.403
- The entire nation and the world that will
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- And the world that will listen on that day.
- 00:14:39.704 --> 00:14:41.172
- [cheering and applause]
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- That woman rebuked me.
- 00:14:45.276 --> 00:14:49.314
- That woman rebuked me. put the white shot, please.
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- Put the white shot, please. media team, if you have
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- Media team, if you have the white shot.
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- The white shot. there's the white shot.
- 00:14:53.885 --> 00:14:57.455
- There's the white shot. you see the obamas, the bidens,
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- You see the obamas, the bidens, the clintons, the trumps.
- 00:14:59.691 --> 00:15:01.326
- The clintons, the trumps. i was hiding and seated
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- I was hiding and seated behind the bushs.
- 00:15:02.727 --> 00:15:03.695
- [laughter]
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- I really was.
- 00:15:06.898 --> 00:15:09.334
- I really was. forty-eight hours before,
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- Forty-eight hours before, alright, i said,
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- Alright, i said, “yes, finally.”
- 00:15:12.070 --> 00:15:13.237
- “yes, finally.” so --
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- So -- and by the way, little corbin,
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- And by the way, little corbin, that go --
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- That go -- i knew it was god
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- I knew it was god when he said --
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- When he said -- when we finally
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- When we finally confirmed it he --
- 00:15:18.676 --> 00:15:19.110
- Confirmed it he -- i said, “anything in particular
- 00:15:19.177 --> 00:15:20.645
- I said, “anything in particular you want me to share?”
- 00:15:20.712 --> 00:15:21.279
- You want me to share?” he says, “pastor sam,
- 00:15:21.346 --> 00:15:24.983
- He says, “pastor sam, we're inviting you because
- 00:15:25.049 --> 00:15:27.552
- We're inviting you because we want you to share whatever
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- We want you to share whatever the spirit tells you to share.”
- 00:15:28.753 --> 00:15:30.321
- [cheering and applause]
- 00:15:30.722 --> 00:15:37.095
- So, there it is.
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- So, there it is. that's the mantle
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- That's the mantle of truth and love.
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- Of truth and love. and about 48 hours beforehand,
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- And about 48 hours beforehand, a magazine reporter
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- A magazine reporter of a very famous magazine
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- Of a very famous magazine whose name you'd recognized
- 00:15:46.471 --> 00:15:47.205
- Whose name you'd recognized who i worked with before
- 00:15:47.271 --> 00:15:48.573
- Who i worked with before came up to me and said,
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- Came up to me and said, “sam,”--
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- “sam,”-- she called me sammy.
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- She called me sammy. she says, “sammy, please tell me
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- She says, “sammy, please tell me you're not gonna do this.”
- 00:15:52.510 --> 00:15:54.078
- You're not gonna do this.” i go, “i have to do this.”
- 00:15:54.145 --> 00:15:55.413
- I go, “i have to do this.” she goes, “you're both
- 00:15:55.480 --> 00:15:56.014
- She goes, “you're both on cnn and fox.
- 00:15:56.080 --> 00:15:57.015
- On cnn and fox. you're one of the few people
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- You're one of the few people on both networks.
- 00:15:58.082 --> 00:15:59.751
- On both networks. the donkeys and the elephants
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- The donkeys and the elephants both love you.
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- Both love you. they respect you.
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- They respect you. the moment you do this,
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- The moment you do this, it's gonna change.”
- 00:16:06.124 --> 00:16:06.758
- It's gonna change.” i said, “but i did it
- 00:16:06.824 --> 00:16:07.658
- I said, “but i did it for the other guy from
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- For the other guy from the other party.”
- 00:16:08.526 --> 00:16:09.127
- The other party.” they went,
- 00:16:09.193 --> 00:16:09.727
- They went, “but things have changed.
- 00:16:09.794 --> 00:16:11.329
- “but things have changed. if you do it for this guy,
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- If you do it for this guy, people are gonna abandon you.
- 00:16:12.263 --> 00:16:13.264
- People are gonna abandon you. you're gonna lose
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- You're gonna lose half of your followers.
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- Half of your followers. you're gonna lose
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- You're gonna lose your influence.
- 00:16:15.299 --> 00:16:15.767
- Your influence. don't do it.”
- 00:16:15.833 --> 00:16:16.868
- Don't do it.” i go, “i have no choice.
- 00:16:16.934 --> 00:16:17.935
- I go, “i have no choice. you weren't there.
- 00:16:18.002 --> 00:16:18.703
- You weren't there. i have no --
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- I have no -- i'm doing it.”
- 00:16:20.038 --> 00:16:21.072
- I'm doing it.” so, then she looks at me
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- So, then she looks at me and says, “alright,
- 00:16:22.273 --> 00:16:24.242
- And says, “alright, if you're gonna do it
- 00:16:24.308 --> 00:16:24.909
- If you're gonna do it promise me,
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- Promise me, you're not gonna
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- You're not gonna say the name.”
- 00:16:26.310 --> 00:16:29.080
- Say the name.” i go, “what are you
- 00:16:29.147 --> 00:16:29.947
- I go, “what are you talking about?”
- 00:16:30.014 --> 00:16:30.581
- Talking about?” she says, “pastor sam,
- 00:16:30.648 --> 00:16:33.151
- She says, “pastor sam, do you know for 12 years,
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- Do you know for 12 years, the name hasn't
- 00:16:35.119 --> 00:16:35.753
- The name hasn't been mentioned.”
- 00:16:35.820 --> 00:16:37.488
- Been mentioned.” i go, “what?”
- 00:16:37.555 --> 00:16:38.790
- I go, “what?” she goes, “the name.”
- 00:16:38.856 --> 00:16:40.124
- She goes, “the name.” she call it, “the name.”
- 00:16:40.191 --> 00:16:41.659
- She call it, “the name.” i go, “the name hasn't
- 00:16:41.726 --> 00:16:42.460
- I go, “the name hasn't been mentioned?”
- 00:16:42.527 --> 00:16:42.894
- Been mentioned?” she goes, “no.
- 00:16:42.960 --> 00:16:43.661
- She goes, “no. the last one to mention
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- The last one to mention the name was
- 00:16:44.729 --> 00:16:45.129
- The name was billy graham in 2005.
- 00:16:45.196 --> 00:16:49.567
- Billy graham in 2005. there is an unspoken rule
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- There is an unspoken rule after billy graham
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- After billy graham mentioned the name,
- 00:16:52.170 --> 00:16:53.371
- Mentioned the name, that whoever prays for
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- That whoever prays for the presidential
- 00:16:54.038 --> 00:16:54.806
- The presidential in ceremony should not
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- In ceremony should not mention the name.
- 00:16:56.307 --> 00:16:57.341
- Mention the name. matter of fact,
- 00:16:57.408 --> 00:16:57.909
- Matter of fact, we encourage people
- 00:16:57.975 --> 00:16:58.776
- We encourage people not to even say god.
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- Not to even say god. when you pray,
- 00:17:00.244 --> 00:17:01.179
- When you pray, pray in the name of wisdom,
- 00:17:01.245 --> 00:17:02.413
- Pray in the name of wisdom, in the name of faith,
- 00:17:02.480 --> 00:17:03.714
- In the name of faith, in the name of love.
- 00:17:03.781 --> 00:17:04.682
- In the name of love. worst case scenario, say, ‘god,'
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- Worst case scenario, say, ‘god,' but don't mention the name.”
- 00:17:07.151 --> 00:17:08.286
- But don't mention the name.” and i said, "why not?"
- 00:17:08.352 --> 00:17:09.420
- And i said, "why not?" she said, "no, that name
- 00:17:09.487 --> 00:17:10.455
- She said, "no, that name is divisive.
- 00:17:10.521 --> 00:17:12.323
- Is divisive. there's people in this country
- 00:17:12.390 --> 00:17:13.891
- There's people in this country that don't believe in that name.
- 00:17:13.958 --> 00:17:15.726
- That don't believe in that name. so you -- that name will --
- 00:17:15.793 --> 00:17:16.928
- So you -- that name will -- that's -- you don't
- 00:17:16.994 --> 00:17:17.462
- That's -- you don't wanna use that.
- 00:17:17.528 --> 00:17:18.062
- Wanna use that. don't use --
- 00:17:18.129 --> 00:17:18.729
- Don't use -- don't say the name."
- 00:17:18.796 --> 00:17:21.132
- Don't say the name." and i go, "wow,
- 00:17:21.199 --> 00:17:21.933
- And i go, "wow, 12 years since what."
- 00:17:21.999 --> 00:17:23.968
- 12 years since what." so i sat back her,
- 00:17:24.035 --> 00:17:26.237
- So i sat back her, the arch cardinal of new york
- 00:17:26.304 --> 00:17:27.839
- The arch cardinal of new york went up first, great guy.
- 00:17:27.905 --> 00:17:29.674
- Went up first, great guy. he prayed in the name of wisdom.
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- He prayed in the name of wisdom. and then it was my turn.
- 00:17:32.143 --> 00:17:32.977
- And then it was my turn. i wanna tell you that
- 00:17:33.044 --> 00:17:33.845
- I wanna tell you that i wasn't nervous.
- 00:17:33.911 --> 00:17:35.646
- I wasn't nervous. i wanna tell you that.
- 00:17:35.713 --> 00:17:36.781
- [laughter]
- 00:17:38.483 --> 00:17:43.254
- Not making -- i was --
- 00:17:43.821 --> 00:17:44.922
- Not making -- i was -- my body was trembling.
- 00:17:44.989 --> 00:17:47.325
- My body was trembling. but, i mean, i'm talking
- 00:17:47.391 --> 00:17:47.959
- But, i mean, i'm talking about like --
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- About like -- woo, the moment
- 00:17:49.393 --> 00:17:50.695
- Woo, the moment i started moving up,
- 00:17:50.761 --> 00:17:52.797
- I started moving up, god is my witness
- 00:17:52.864 --> 00:17:53.764
- God is my witness here on this stage,
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- Here on this stage, the holy spirit, the mantle,
- 00:17:55.133 --> 00:17:58.402
- The holy spirit, the mantle, started falling upon me.
- 00:17:58.469 --> 00:18:00.471
- Started falling upon me. by the time i got to the podium
- 00:18:00.538 --> 00:18:03.741
- By the time i got to the podium i felt like i was
- 00:18:03.808 --> 00:18:04.609
- I felt like i was born for that hour,
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- Born for that hour, anointed for that hour,
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- Anointed for that hour, made for that hour.
- 00:18:07.044 --> 00:18:08.045
- [applause]
- 00:18:08.346 --> 00:18:12.049
- Holy spirit hit me.
- 00:18:12.783 --> 00:18:14.552
- Holy spirit hit me. and i read matthew 5.
- 00:18:14.619 --> 00:18:15.786
- And i read matthew 5. i read it, you've seen.
- 00:18:15.853 --> 00:18:17.121
- I read it, you've seen. i've read it,
- 00:18:17.188 --> 00:18:17.722
- I've read it, if not youtube it.
- 00:18:17.788 --> 00:18:18.923
- If not youtube it. i prayed it, declared it.
- 00:18:18.990 --> 00:18:20.491
- I prayed it, declared it. and i concluded, "i'm about
- 00:18:20.558 --> 00:18:21.692
- And i concluded, "i'm about to go back to my seat."
- 00:18:21.759 --> 00:18:23.094
- To go back to my seat." holy spirit tells me,
- 00:18:23.161 --> 00:18:24.395
- Holy spirit tells me, "go ahead, say it.
- 00:18:24.462 --> 00:18:25.963
- [applause and cheering]
- 00:18:26.364 --> 00:18:29.934
- "say it sammy, say it.
- 00:18:30.234 --> 00:18:32.170
- "say it sammy, say it. say it sammy, say it.
- 00:18:32.236 --> 00:18:34.272
- Say it sammy, say it. say it sammy, say it.
- 00:18:34.338 --> 00:18:36.274
- Say it sammy, say it. say it sammy, say it."
- 00:18:36.340 --> 00:18:40.444
- Say it sammy, say it." so a boy from
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- So a boy from bethlehem, pennsylvania
- 00:18:41.412 --> 00:18:43.247
- Bethlehem, pennsylvania looked into the camera
- 00:18:43.314 --> 00:18:44.382
- Looked into the camera and said, "respectfully,
- 00:18:44.448 --> 00:18:46.684
- And said, "respectfully, i make this declaration
- 00:18:46.751 --> 00:18:48.286
- I make this declaration in the name of jesus christ."
- 00:18:48.352 --> 00:18:51.355
- [cheering]
- 00:18:51.622 --> 00:18:54.559
- And the president
- 00:18:55.293 --> 00:18:56.260
- And the president shouted, "amen!"
- 00:18:56.327 --> 00:18:58.396
- [cheering]
- 00:18:59.163 --> 00:19:00.965
- Members of congress
- 00:19:01.933 --> 00:19:03.000
- Members of congress shouted, "amen!"
- 00:19:03.067 --> 00:19:05.403
- Shouted, "amen!" the crowd,
- 00:19:05.469 --> 00:19:06.504
- The crowd, the crowd shouted, "amen!"
- 00:19:06.571 --> 00:19:10.408
- The crowd shouted, "amen!" what!
- 00:19:10.474 --> 00:19:11.842
- What! all over the world
- 00:19:11.909 --> 00:19:12.710
- All over the world people were tweeting,
- 00:19:12.777 --> 00:19:14.145
- People were tweeting, people were tweeting,
- 00:19:14.212 --> 00:19:15.646
- People were tweeting, pastor sam you were
- 00:19:15.713 --> 00:19:16.714
- Pastor sam you were live in ordination,
- 00:19:16.781 --> 00:19:18.516
- Live in ordination, in the ordination.
- 00:19:18.583 --> 00:19:19.450
- In the ordination. the ordination is secular,
- 00:19:19.517 --> 00:19:20.751
- The ordination is secular, they didn't beep you out.
- 00:19:20.818 --> 00:19:22.353
- They didn't beep you out. you said, "jesus."
- 00:19:22.420 --> 00:19:23.654
- You said, "jesus." there are muslim nations
- 00:19:23.721 --> 00:19:26.090
- There are muslim nations that heard the name of jesus.
- 00:19:26.157 --> 00:19:28.426
- [cheering]
- 00:19:28.793 --> 00:19:31.295
- Why did the world
- 00:19:32.129 --> 00:19:33.030
- Why did the world react like that?
- 00:19:33.097 --> 00:19:34.232
- React like that? believe it or not
- 00:19:34.298 --> 00:19:35.399
- Believe it or not there is still power
- 00:19:35.466 --> 00:19:36.634
- There is still power in the name of jesus.
- 00:19:36.701 --> 00:19:37.835
- [cheering]
- 00:19:38.135 --> 00:19:39.303
- How many believe there is
- 00:19:40.638 --> 00:19:41.472
- How many believe there is salvation in the name of jesus?
- 00:19:41.539 --> 00:19:44.242
- Salvation in the name of jesus? there is deliverance
- 00:19:44.308 --> 00:19:45.142
- There is deliverance in the name of jesus.
- 00:19:45.209 --> 00:19:46.777
- In the name of jesus. there is healing
- 00:19:46.844 --> 00:19:47.411
- There is healing in the name of jesus.
- 00:19:47.478 --> 00:19:49.380
- In the name of jesus. there is breakthrough,
- 00:19:49.447 --> 00:19:50.948
- There is breakthrough, there is power in the name of --
- 00:19:51.015 --> 00:19:57.255
- There is power in the name of -- lift up your hands.
- 00:19:57.321 --> 00:19:58.889
- Lift up your hands. i feel god all over this place.
- 00:19:58.956 --> 00:20:01.025
- I feel god all over this place. we're about to see
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- We're about to see the generation of the mantle
- 00:20:02.059 --> 00:20:04.095
- The generation of the mantle to lift up the name of jesus,
- 00:20:04.161 --> 00:20:06.097
- To lift up the name of jesus, to preach in the name of jesus,
- 00:20:06.163 --> 00:20:08.399
- To preach in the name of jesus, to fill the earth with
- 00:20:08.466 --> 00:20:09.400
- To fill the earth with the glory of jesus.
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- The glory of jesus. hey!
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- Hey! we're about to see
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- We're about to see a generation ignite the world
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- A generation ignite the world with the sovereignty
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- With the sovereignty and the majesty of jesus.
- 00:20:18.876 --> 00:20:21.912
- [cheering]
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- Shout, if you believe it.
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- [cheering]
- 00:20:28.119 --> 00:20:36.394
- Lift up your hands right
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- Lift up your hands right there where you're at.
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- There where you're at. oh, i feel the lord.
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- Oh, i feel the lord. there's a mantle coming down
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- There's a mantle coming down upon this generation.
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- Upon this generation. there's a mantle coming down
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- There's a mantle coming down upon a generation,
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- Upon a generation, it is the mantle of the spirit,
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- It is the mantle of the spirit, it is the mantle of
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- It is the mantle of drought, fire, and rain.
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- Drought, fire, and rain. it is the mantle of
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- It is the mantle of speaking truth and love,
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- Speaking truth and love, lifting up the name of jesus.
- 00:21:04.588 --> 00:21:09.160
- Lifting up the name of jesus. why did god put you on this
- 00:21:09.226 --> 00:21:10.461
- Why did god put you on this planet for such a time as this?
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- Planet for such a time as this? "to fill the earth
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- "to fill the earth with glory of jesus.
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- With glory of jesus. everything we do, we do
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- Everything we do, we do for the glory of christ,"
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- For the glory of christ," 1 corinthians 10:31.
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- 1 corinthians 10:31. "everything we do, we do
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- "everything we do, we do for the glory of jesus
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- For the glory of jesus in the name of jesus,"
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- In the name of jesus," colossians 3:17.
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- Colossians 3:17. "no other name given unto man
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- "no other name given unto man through by which salvation
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- Through by which salvation has come unto all mankind.
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- Has come unto all mankind. but the name of jesus,"
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- But the name of jesus," acts 4:12.
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- Acts 4:12. "the name to whom which
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- "the name to whom which every knee shall bow,
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- Every knee shall bow, every tongue shall confess,"
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- Every tongue shall confess," philippians 2:10 and 11.
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- Philippians 2:10 and 11. "for whosoever calls
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- "for whosoever calls upon that name,"
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- Upon that name," romans 10:13,
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- Romans 10:13, "shall be saved."
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- [applause]
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- The name promised
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- The name promised in john 14:12 to 14,
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- In john 14:12 to 14, "whatsoever you ask in my name
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- "whatsoever you ask in my name that i shall do for
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- That i shall do for the father to be glorified
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- The father to be glorified of the son even greater things."
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- Of the son even greater things." oh jesus.
- 00:22:06.650 --> 00:22:08.552
- Oh jesus. i want everybody
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- I want everybody to look up here.
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- To look up here. i got -- as you look up,
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- I got -- as you look up, i gotta finish that as you --
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- I gotta finish that as you -- don't move stay right there
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- Don't move stay right there where you're at,
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- Where you're at, you gotta hear this.
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- You gotta hear this. this is -- he spoke truth
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- This is -- he spoke truth with love and truth in love
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- With love and truth in love and even then jezebel
- 00:22:28.472 --> 00:22:29.407
- And even then jezebel got so angry and said,
- 00:22:29.473 --> 00:22:30.574
- Got so angry and said, "i'mma kill you and tw --
- 00:22:30.641 --> 00:22:32.276
- "i'mma kill you and tw -- i swear by my gods in 24 hours
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- I swear by my gods in 24 hours you gon' be dead mister
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- You gon' be dead mister man of the mantle.
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- Man of the mantle. you mister prophet,
- 00:22:36.414 --> 00:22:37.681
- You mister prophet, i promise you by my gods
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- I promise you by my gods you will be dead."
- 00:22:39.049 --> 00:22:41.285
- You will be dead." you know what he did,
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- You know what he did, you know what elijah did?
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- You know what elijah did? you would assume that every time
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- You would assume that every time you prayed god would answer
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- You prayed god would answer your prayers right?
- 00:22:46.390 --> 00:22:47.091
- Your prayers right? like a logical continuum.
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- Like a logical continuum. you would assume that
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- You would assume that if you prayed for a drought
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- If you prayed for a drought and god gave a drought
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- And god gave a drought if you prayed for fire
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- If you prayed for fire and god gave you fire,
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- And god gave you fire, if you prayed for rain
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- If you prayed for rain and god gave you,
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- And god gave you, if somebody is threatening you
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- If somebody is threatening you all you have to do is what?
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- All you have to do is what? >> congregation: pray.
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- >> congregation: pray. >> right?
- 00:22:58.736 --> 00:22:59.303
- >> right? right.
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- Right. you would assume
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- You would assume every time i pray god answers.
- 00:23:00.171 --> 00:23:01.338
- Every time i pray god answers. but he didn't.
- 00:23:01.405 --> 00:23:02.606
- But he didn't. he freaked out.
- 00:23:02.673 --> 00:23:05.476
- He freaked out. he literally lost it.
- 00:23:05.543 --> 00:23:06.777
- He literally lost it. you know what he did?
- 00:23:06.844 --> 00:23:07.478
- You know what he did? he left the ministry.
- 00:23:07.545 --> 00:23:09.680
- He left the ministry. he left under a broom tree
- 00:23:09.747 --> 00:23:10.981
- He left under a broom tree where god had to feed him.
- 00:23:11.048 --> 00:23:13.017
- Where god had to feed him. he had to send divine
- 00:23:13.083 --> 00:23:13.851
- He had to send divine heaven for provision.
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- Heaven for provision. he got into such a depression,
- 00:23:15.152 --> 00:23:16.487
- He got into such a depression, anxiety, and fear,
- 00:23:16.554 --> 00:23:17.721
- Anxiety, and fear, he ended up on the side
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- He ended up on the side of a mountain on a cliff
- 00:23:18.856 --> 00:23:20.357
- Of a mountain on a cliff where god looked at him
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- Where god looked at him and said, "elijah,
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- And said, "elijah, what are you doing here?"
- 00:23:22.793 --> 00:23:25.896
- What are you doing here?" when god asks you
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- When god asks you what you're doing there
- 00:23:26.764 --> 00:23:27.264
- What you're doing there you're probably lost.
- 00:23:27.331 --> 00:23:30.434
- You're probably lost. i'mma tell you why.
- 00:23:30.501 --> 00:23:32.970
- I'mma tell you why. he listened to jezebel.
- 00:23:33.037 --> 00:23:38.976
- He listened to jezebel. he listened to jezebel.
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- He listened to jezebel. who speaks into you
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- Who speaks into you is much more important
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- Is much more important than who speaks about you.
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- [applause and cheering]
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- There's a battle
- 00:24:00.631 --> 00:24:01.832
- There's a battle and i need you to remember this,
- 00:24:01.899 --> 00:24:03.934
- And i need you to remember this, the battle is between
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- The battle is between your mind and your mantle.
- 00:24:05.002 --> 00:24:08.239
- Your mind and your mantle. the battle will always
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- The battle will always be between your mind
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- Be between your mind and your mantle.
- 00:24:10.574 --> 00:24:12.276
- And your mantle. the battle will be between
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- The battle will be between the thoughts in your head
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- The thoughts in your head and the calling of god
- 00:24:15.012 --> 00:24:15.613
- And the calling of god upon your life.
- 00:24:15.679 --> 00:24:16.680
- Upon your life. the battle is between
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- The battle is between your memories
- 00:24:17.648 --> 00:24:18.115
- Your memories and your imagination.
- 00:24:18.182 --> 00:24:20.217
- And your imagination. the battle's between anxiety
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- The battle's between anxiety and anointing, fear, and faith.
- 00:24:21.886 --> 00:24:25.623
- And anointing, fear, and faith. but how many here know,
- 00:24:25.689 --> 00:24:27.024
- But how many here know, not think, not hope,
- 00:24:27.091 --> 00:24:28.325
- Not think, not hope, not feel, how many know
- 00:24:28.392 --> 00:24:30.294
- Not feel, how many know that on the cross the battle
- 00:24:30.361 --> 00:24:31.795
- That on the cross the battle has already been won.
- 00:24:31.862 --> 00:24:32.663
- [cheering]
- 00:24:32.963 --> 00:24:36.300
- “we are more than conquerors
- 00:24:36.700 --> 00:24:39.336
- “we are more than conquerors through christ our lord.”
- 00:24:39.403 --> 00:24:42.573
- Romans 8:37.
- 00:24:45.776 --> 00:24:48.946
- Romans 8:37. so there it is,
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- So there it is, what did she say,
- 00:24:51.315 --> 00:24:51.949
- What did she say, in how many hours you gon' die?
- 00:24:52.016 --> 00:24:53.784
- In how many hours you gon' die? you remember?
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- You remember? >> congregation: 24.
- 00:24:54.418 --> 00:24:54.919
- >> congregation: 24. she said 24 right.
- 00:24:54.985 --> 00:24:56.787
- She said 24 right. twenty-four hours
- 00:24:56.854 --> 00:24:57.888
- Twenty-four hours passed guess what?
- 00:24:57.955 --> 00:24:58.889
- Passed guess what? elijah did not die.
- 00:24:58.956 --> 00:24:59.723
- [applause]
- 00:25:00.291 --> 00:25:03.494
- But, what if i tell you this,
- 00:25:03.827 --> 00:25:06.363
- But, what if i tell you this, 48 hours passed
- 00:25:06.430 --> 00:25:07.298
- 48 hours passed elijah did not die.
- 00:25:07.364 --> 00:25:09.266
- Elijah did not die. what if i tell you
- 00:25:09.333 --> 00:25:09.900
- What if i tell you a week passed
- 00:25:09.967 --> 00:25:11.035
- A week passed elijah did not die.
- 00:25:11.101 --> 00:25:12.503
- Elijah did not die. what if i tell you
- 00:25:12.570 --> 00:25:13.137
- What if i tell you a year passed
- 00:25:13.203 --> 00:25:13.837
- A year passed elijah did not die.
- 00:25:13.904 --> 00:25:15.272
- Elijah did not die. what if i tell you
- 00:25:15.339 --> 00:25:15.873
- What if i tell you ten years passed elijah
- 00:25:15.940 --> 00:25:16.607
- Ten years passed elijah did not die.
- 00:25:16.674 --> 00:25:17.875
- Did not die. what if i tell you
- 00:25:17.942 --> 00:25:18.609
- What if i tell you 100 years passed
- 00:25:18.676 --> 00:25:19.510
- 100 years passed elijah did not die.
- 00:25:19.577 --> 00:25:20.277
- [cheering]
- 00:25:20.644 --> 00:25:23.414
- What if i tell you
- 00:25:24.448 --> 00:25:25.015
- What if i tell you a 1,000 years passed
- 00:25:25.082 --> 00:25:27.551
- A 1,000 years passed elijah did not die.
- 00:25:27.618 --> 00:25:28.852
- [cheering]
- 00:25:29.253 --> 00:25:31.789
- What if i tell you
- 00:25:32.456 --> 00:25:33.257
- What if i tell you it's been 2,800 years
- 00:25:33.324 --> 00:25:35.526
- It's been 2,800 years approximately since
- 00:25:35.593 --> 00:25:36.927
- Approximately since jezebel made her tweet
- 00:25:36.994 --> 00:25:39.163
- Jezebel made her tweet and elijah has yet to die.
- 00:25:39.229 --> 00:25:41.031
- [cheering]
- 00:25:41.532 --> 00:25:44.868
- The bible says, 2 kings 2:11,
- 00:25:46.403 --> 00:25:48.606
- The bible says, 2 kings 2:11, “elijah and elisha
- 00:25:48.672 --> 00:25:49.540
- “elijah and elisha were walking together
- 00:25:49.607 --> 00:25:50.841
- Were walking together when a chariot of fire
- 00:25:50.908 --> 00:25:52.042
- When a chariot of fire separated them.
- 00:25:52.109 --> 00:25:53.243
- Separated them. a whirlwind took him up.”
- 00:25:53.310 --> 00:25:55.379
- A whirlwind took him up.” elijah never died,
- 00:25:55.446 --> 00:25:56.780
- Elijah never died, as a matter of fact watch this,
- 00:25:56.847 --> 00:25:58.716
- As a matter of fact watch this, the next time we see elijah
- 00:25:58.782 --> 00:26:00.584
- The next time we see elijah he's taking a selfie with jesus
- 00:26:00.651 --> 00:26:02.886
- He's taking a selfie with jesus on the mount of transfiguration.
- 00:26:02.953 --> 00:26:04.655
- [cheering]
- 00:26:04.989 --> 00:26:09.426
- Matthew 17:2, we find elijah
- 00:26:10.794 --> 00:26:13.263
- Matthew 17:2, we find elijah on the mountain top
- 00:26:13.330 --> 00:26:14.431
- On the mountain top next to jesus.
- 00:26:14.498 --> 00:26:15.432
- Next to jesus. the man never died.
- 00:26:15.499 --> 00:26:16.800
- The man never died. what does that mean for you?
- 00:26:16.867 --> 00:26:18.402
- What does that mean for you? whatever hell has declared
- 00:26:18.469 --> 00:26:19.837
- Whatever hell has declared upon you, upon your family,
- 00:26:19.903 --> 00:26:22.573
- Upon you, upon your family, hey, i have news for you,
- 00:26:22.640 --> 00:26:24.808
- Hey, i have news for you, the opposite will take place.
- 00:26:24.875 --> 00:26:26.610
- [cheering]
- 00:26:26.977 --> 00:26:28.379
- >> this is pastor sam rodriguez.
- 00:26:30.047 --> 00:26:31.982
- >> this is pastor sam rodriguez. what if i tell you,
- 00:26:32.049 --> 00:26:32.916
- What if i tell you, you and your family
- 00:26:32.983 --> 00:26:34.718
- You and your family are stepping into
- 00:26:34.785 --> 00:26:35.586
- Are stepping into a season of fresh oil,
- 00:26:35.653 --> 00:26:38.222
- A season of fresh oil, holy fire, and new wine?
- 00:26:38.288 --> 00:26:40.924
- Holy fire, and new wine? i wrote this book to capture
- 00:26:40.991 --> 00:26:44.228
- I wrote this book to capture this prophetic message
- 00:26:44.294 --> 00:26:46.363
- This prophetic message for you and your family,
- 00:26:46.430 --> 00:26:47.631
- For you and your family, all biblically substantiated
- 00:26:47.698 --> 00:26:49.400
- All biblically substantiated for such a time as this.
- 00:26:49.466 --> 00:26:51.035
- For such a time as this. fresh oil, holy fire, new wine.
- 00:26:51.101 --> 00:26:54.338
- Fresh oil, holy fire, new wine. purchase this book today,
- 00:26:54.405 --> 00:26:56.473
- Purchase this book today, with its corresponding
- 00:26:56.540 --> 00:26:57.508
- With its corresponding study guide.
- 00:26:57.574 --> 00:26:58.709
- Study guide. fresh oil, holy fire,
- 00:26:58.776 --> 00:27:00.477
- Fresh oil, holy fire, and new wine,
- 00:27:00.544 --> 00:27:01.412
- And new wine, this prophetic mandate
- 00:27:01.478 --> 00:27:03.747
- This prophetic mandate will shift your
- 00:27:03.814 --> 00:27:04.915
- Will shift your life forevermore.
- 00:27:04.982 --> 00:27:07.117
- Life forevermore. fresh oil, holy fire, new wine.
- 00:27:07.184 --> 00:27:10.254
- Fresh oil, holy fire, new wine. if this is what you believe
- 00:27:10.320 --> 00:27:11.221
- If this is what you believe god for you and your family,
- 00:27:11.288 --> 00:27:13.490
- God for you and your family, purchase this book today,
- 00:27:13.557 --> 00:27:14.858
- Purchase this book today, buy it right now,
- 00:27:14.925 --> 00:27:16.126
- Buy it right now, and let's do one
- 00:27:16.193 --> 00:27:16.894
- And let's do one thing together.
- 00:27:16.960 --> 00:27:17.895
- Thing together. with fresh oil, with holy fire,
- 00:27:17.961 --> 00:27:20.431
- With fresh oil, with holy fire, with new wine,
- 00:27:20.497 --> 00:27:21.965
- With new wine, let's go change the world.
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- ♪ ♪
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