Samuel Rodriguez - Shallow Christianity vs. Deep Faith

July 14, 2025 | 28:30

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

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New Season with Samuel Rodriguez | Samuel Rodriguez - Shallow Christianity vs. Deep Faith | July 14, 2025
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  • >> there is this challenge
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  • >> there is this challenge that pastor bev
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  • That pastor bev referenced in her
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  • Referenced in her prophetic framing.
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  • Prophetic framing. and there is a challenge,
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  • And there is a challenge, the struggle around
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  • The struggle around the world right now.
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  • The world right now. the fight, the angst,
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  • The fight, the angst, the consternation is not
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  • The consternation is not between political ideologies.
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  • Between political ideologies. the spiritual battle being
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  • The spiritual battle being fought right now
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  • Fought right now is truly remarkable.
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  • Is truly remarkable. if we can open up our eyes,
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  • If we can open up our eyes, i have been made full --
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  • I have been made full -- not fully,
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  • Not fully, because i don't think
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  • Because i don't think that's ever possible until
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  • That's ever possible until the other side of eternity.
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  • The other side of eternity. i have been made more cognizant
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  • I have been made more cognizant of the fact that the level
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  • Of the fact that the level of spiritual warfare
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  • Of spiritual warfare right now upon the planet
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  • Right now upon the planet is at a level of intensity,
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  • Is at a level of intensity, like arguably,
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  • Like arguably, we have never seen before.
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  • We have never seen before. if we are aiming towards
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  • If we are aiming towards the last days,
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  • The last days, and as you well know
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  • And as you well know if we apply homiletics,
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  • If we apply homiletics, hermeneutics, and apologetics
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  • Hermeneutics, and apologetics in its proper form,
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  • In its proper form, you understand that jesus
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  • You understand that jesus technically said,
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  • Technically said, "the moment i depart that's
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  • "the moment i depart that's the beginning of the last days."
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  • The beginning of the last days." so, technically speaking,
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  • So, technically speaking, we've been living in the last
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  • We've been living in the last days for 2,000 years.
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  • Days for 2,000 years. but with that being said,
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  • But with that being said, the level of warfare has been
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  • The level of warfare has been coo coo for cocoa puffs.
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  • Coo coo for cocoa puffs. like, wow.
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  • Like, wow. and you sense it.
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  • And you sense it. and some of the things that
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  • And some of the things that you have been fighting,
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  • You have been fighting, and you've been sensing
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  • And you've been sensing it's not just acid reflux
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  • It's not just acid reflux from the bad mexican food
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  • From the bad mexican food you had the night before.
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  • You had the night before. the issues you've been
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  • The issues you've been fighting are spiritual.
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  • Fighting are spiritual. you know, what --
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  • You know, what -- if the enemy is attacking
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  • If the enemy is attacking your mind,
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  • Your mind, there's a reason for that.
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  • There's a reason for that. if he's attacking your finances,
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  • If he's attacking your finances, there's a reason for that.
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  • There's a reason for that. if he's attacking your health,
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  • If he's attacking your health, your family, your marriage,
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  • Your family, your marriage, there's a reason for that.
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  • There's a reason for that. the very same area under assault
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  • The very same area under assault will be the same area that will
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  • Will be the same area that will shine with the glory of god like
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  • Shine with the glory of god like you have never seen before.
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  • [applause]
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  • So what is the fight?
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  • So what is the fight? the fight is not,
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  • The fight is not, again as i just referenced
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  • Again as i just referenced let me digress,
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  • Let me digress, between ideologies
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  • Between ideologies and political parties,
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  • And political parties, it's between a judeo-christian
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  • It's between a judeo-christian value system that
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  • Value system that is undergirded by scripture
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  • Is undergirded by scripture from genesis to revelation.
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  • From genesis to revelation. it's a world view.
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  • It's a world view. the fight is between
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  • The fight is between light and darkness.
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  • Light and darkness. it's between moral relativism.
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  • It's between moral relativism. cultural decadence,
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  • Cultural decadence, and a judeo-christian
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  • And a judeo-christian value system.
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  • Value system. so, what is my admonition,
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  • So, what is my admonition, my clarion call on
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  • My clarion call on this sunday morning?
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  • This sunday morning? we as christians,
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  • We as christians, we as the church
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  • We as the church with great due deference,
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  • With great due deference, this is amazing church,
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  • This is amazing church, here's what the holy spirit
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  • Here's what the holy spirit is calling us to do,
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  • Is calling us to do, he is calling us to go deep.
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  • He is calling us to go deep. today will be a complete
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  • Today will be a complete and utter repudiation
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  • And utter repudiation of shallow faith,
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  • Of shallow faith, shallow religion,
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  • Shallow religion, and even shallow christianity.
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  • And even shallow christianity. so, luke 5.
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  • So, luke 5. "one day as jesus was preaching
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  • "one day as jesus was preaching on the shore
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  • On the shore of the sea of galilee,
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  • Of the sea of galilee, great crowds pressed in on him
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  • To listen to the word of god.
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  • To listen to the word of god. he noticed two empty boats
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  • He noticed two empty boats at the water's edge,
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  • At the water's edge, for the fishermen had left them
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  • For the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
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  • And were washing their nets. stepping into one of the boats,
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  • Stepping into one of the boats, jesus asked simon,
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  • Jesus asked simon, its owner,
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  • Its owner, to push it out into the water.
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  • To push it out into the water. so he sat in the boat
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  • So he sat in the boat and taught
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  • And taught the crowd from there.
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  • The crowd from there. when he had finished speaking,"
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  • When he had finished speaking," here's the wording,
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  • Here's the wording, "he said to simon,
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  • "he said to simon, 'now go out where
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  • 'now go out where it is deeper,'"
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  • It is deeper,'" go deep!
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  • Go deep! go deep.
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  • Go deep. somebody say, "go deep."
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  • Somebody say, "go deep." >> congregation: go deep.
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  • >> congregation: go deep. >> "'and let down your nets
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  • >> "'and let down your nets to catch some fish.'
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  • To catch some fish.' 'master,' simon replied,
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  • 'master,' simon replied, 'we worked hard all last night
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  • 'we worked hard all last night and we did not catch a thing.'"
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  • And we did not catch a thing.'" i love this part.
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  • I love this part. "'but if you say so,"
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  • "'but if you say so," but if you say so
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  • But if you say so 'i'll let the nets down again.'
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  • 'i'll let the nets down again.' and this time their nets
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  • Were so full of fish
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  • Were so full of fish they began to tear!
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  • They began to tear! and a shout for help brought
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  • And a shout for help brought their partners in
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  • Their partners in the other boat,
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  • The other boat, and soon both boats
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  • And soon both boats were filled with fish
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  • Were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking.
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  • And on the verge of sinking. when simon peter realized
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  • When simon peter realized what had happened,
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  • What had happened, he fell to his knees
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  • He fell to his knees before jesus and said,
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  • Before jesus and said, 'oh, lord, please leave me,
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  • 'oh, lord, please leave me, i'm too much of a sinner
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  • I'm too much of a sinner to be around you.'
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  • To be around you.' for he was awestruck
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  • For he was awestruck by the number of fish
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  • By the number of fish they had caught.
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  • They had caught. his partners were
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  • His partners were likewise amazed.
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  • Likewise amazed. jesus replied and said,
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  • Jesus replied and said, 'don't be afraid!
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  • 'don't be afraid! from now on you will
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  • From now on you will be fishing for people!'
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  • Be fishing for people!' as soon as they landed,
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  • As soon as they landed, they left everything
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  • They left everything and followed jesus."
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  • And followed jesus." let me speak to you on
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  • Let me speak to you on the subject matter,
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  • The subject matter, two words, just "go deep."
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  • Two words, just "go deep." go deep.
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  • Go deep. point number one,
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  • Point number one, when you go deep into
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  • When you go deep into the finished work
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  • The finished work of christ your shallow
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  • Of christ your shallow days come to an end.
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  • Jesus first encounters
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  • Jesus first encounters simon peter and tells him,
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  • Simon peter and tells him, "go deep."
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  • "go deep." and peter just finished
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  • And peter just finished fishing and he catch nothing.
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  • Fishing and he catch nothing. watch this.
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  • Jesus met him and told him,
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  • Jesus met him and told him, "let's go deeper."
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  • "let's go deeper." god is calling us into the deep.
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  • God is calling us into the deep. there's -- the holy spirit
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  • There's -- the holy spirit is calling his
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  • Is calling his church into the deep.
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  • Church into the deep. god is calling us into the deep
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  • God is calling us into the deep waters of forgiveness, freedom,
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  • Waters of forgiveness, freedom, and favor.
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  • And favor. god is calling us into the deep
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  • God is calling us into the deep waters of his grace,
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  • Waters of his grace, his gifts, and his glory.
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  • His gifts, and his glory. god is calling us into
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  • God is calling us into the deep waters of his wisdom,
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  • The deep waters of his wisdom, his knowledge,
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  • His knowledge, and his understanding.
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  • And his understanding. god is telling you, telling me,
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  • God is telling you, telling me, telling his collective church,
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  • Telling his collective church, "it's time to go deep."
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  • "it's time to go deep." in order for us to fill
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  • In order for us to fill the earth with the glory
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  • The earth with the glory of jesus,
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  • Of jesus, in order for us to fill
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  • In order for us to fill our lamps with oil
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  • Our lamps with oil in preparation for the coming
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  • In preparation for the coming of the bridegroom,
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  • Of the bridegroom, in order for us to change
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  • In order for us to change the world around us
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  • The world around us we must go deep.
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  • We must go deep. now is the time to go beyond
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  • Now is the time to go beyond the shallow waters
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  • The shallow waters of emotionalism and temporary
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  • Of emotionalism and temporary experiences that pass away.
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  • Experiences that pass away. now is the time to go beyond
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  • Now is the time to go beyond the shallow waters
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  • The shallow waters of circumstantial christianity
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  • Of circumstantial christianity and step into the deep
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  • And step into the deep waters of a
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  • Waters of a transformational faith.
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  • Transformational faith. now is the time to go deep.
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  • Now is the time to go deep. permit me to double down
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  • Permit me to double down on the fact that there
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  • On the fact that there is a difference between
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  • Is a difference between a shallow faith,
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  • A shallow faith, a shallow religion,
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  • A shallow religion, even a shallow version
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  • Even a shallow version of christianity,
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  • Of christianity, and the deep waters
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  • And the deep waters of a transformative relationship
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  • Of a transformative relationship with jesus christ that changes
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  • With jesus christ that changes absolutely everything.
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  • [applause]
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  • Psalm 42:7,
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  • Psalm 42:7, the message translation,
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  • The message translation, "deep calls to deep,"
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  • Because in the shallow
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  • Because in the shallow we experience the touch,
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  • We experience the touch, but in the deep we are filled
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  • But in the deep we are filled until our cup runneth over.
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  • Until our cup runneth over. so let me --
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  • So let me -- let me just compare
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  • Let me just compare and contrast.
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  • And contrast. "pastor sam, i get it,
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  • "pastor sam, i get it, leave the shallow, go deep."
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  • Let me make clear what
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  • Let me make clear what this looks like.
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  • This looks like. shallow christianity is when
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  • Shallow christianity is when we pray for god to bless us.
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  • We pray for god to bless us. deep christianity is when we
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  • Deep christianity is when we pray for go to make
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  • Pray for go to make us the blessing.
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  • [applause]
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  • Shallow christianity is when
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  • Shallow christianity is when we only read the verses
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  • We only read the verses in the bible that
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  • In the bible that make us feel good.
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  • Make us feel good. deep christianity is when
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  • Deep christianity is when we read the verses that
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  • We read the verses that make us feel good but we
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  • Make us feel good but we likewise read the verses
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  • Likewise read the verses that convict us of our sins
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  • That convict us of our sins so we can become more
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  • So we can become more like jesus christ.
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  • [applause]
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  • Shallow christianity
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  • Shallow christianity is when our praise
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  • Is when our praise and our worship is contingent
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  • And our worship is contingent upon our circumstances.
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  • Upon our circumstances. deep christianity is when
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  • Deep christianity is when our praise and worship is
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  • Our praise and worship is contingent upon the sovereignty
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  • Contingent upon the sovereignty and majesty of almighty god.
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  • And majesty of almighty god. in other words,
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  • In other words, shallow christians praise
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  • Shallow christians praise when they feel like heaven,
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  • When they feel like heaven, deep christians praise
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  • Deep christians praise when they're going through hell.
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  • [applause]
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  • Shallow christianity
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  • Shallow christianity is driven by comfort,
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  • Is driven by comfort, deep christianity
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  • Deep christianity is driven by conviction.
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  • Is driven by conviction. shallow christianity
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  • Shallow christianity is cultural,
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  • Is cultural, deep christianity is kingdom.
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  • Deep christianity is kingdom. in the shallow we hope,
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  • In the shallow we hope, in the deep we believe.
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  • In the deep we believe. in the shallow waters
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  • In the shallow waters we hold on to grudges,
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  • We hold on to grudges, in the deep waters
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  • In the deep waters we hold on to god's word.
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  • We hold on to god's word. in the shallow waters
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  • In the shallow waters we walk by what we see,
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  • We walk by what we see, in the deep waters
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  • In the deep waters we walk by what he says.
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  • We walk by what he says. in the shallow waters
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  • In the shallow waters we pray the problems,
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  • We pray the problems, in the deep waters
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  • In the deep waters we pray the promises.
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  • We pray the promises. in the shallow waters
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  • In the shallow waters we focus on our pain,
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  • We focus on our pain, in the deep waters
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  • In the deep waters we focus on our praise.
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  • We focus on our praise. in the shallow waters we feel,
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  • In the shallow waters we feel, in the deep waters we know.
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  • In the deep waters we know. in the shallow it's
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  • In the shallow it's all about my needs,
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  • All about my needs, in the deep it's
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  • In the deep it's all about his will.
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  • All about his will. in the shallow waters
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  • In the shallow waters it's all about me,
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  • It's all about me, in the deep waters
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  • In the deep waters it's all about him.
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  • It's all about him. in the shallow,
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  • In the shallow, jesus is my savior alone,
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  • Jesus is my savior alone, in the deep he's both
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  • In the deep he's both my savior and my lord.
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  • My savior and my lord. let me ask one time here,
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  • Let me ask one time here, here on this --
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  • Here on this -- in this campus and those
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  • In this campus and those that are streaming,
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  • That are streaming, is there anyone here
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  • Is there anyone here that is hungry to go deep
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  • That is hungry to go deep in the fullness of the finished
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  • In the fullness of the finished work of christ?
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • [applause]
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  • >> it's time to go deep.
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  • >> it's time to go deep. deep as a follower of jesus,
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  • Deep as a follower of jesus, as a prayer warrior,
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  • As a prayer warrior, as a worshipper,
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  • As a worshipper, as a servant leader,
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  • As a servant leader, as a disciple
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  • As a disciple of the risen christ,
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  • Of the risen christ, as a societal architect,
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  • As a societal architect, a cultural reformer
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  • A cultural reformer a revivalist,
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  • A revivalist, as a prophet, evangelist,
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  • As a prophet, evangelist, pastor, teacher, exhorter,
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  • Pastor, teacher, exhorter, miracle worker.
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  • Miracle worker. it's time to go deep.
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  • It's time to go deep. deep into the waters.
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  • Deep into the waters. a relationship filled
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  • A relationship filled with the holy spirit
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  • With the holy spirit that would change
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  • That would change absolutely everything.
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  • Absolutely everything. let's go deeper, deeper, deeper,
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  • Let's go deeper, deeper, deeper, deeper, deeper.
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  • Deeper, deeper. listen, again,
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  • Listen, again, some of this stuff
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  • Some of this stuff it's on the edge
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  • It's on the edge but it must be declared.
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  • But it must be declared. we need to bypass this idea,
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  • We need to bypass this idea, this myopic christian version,
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  • This myopic christian version, download of a christianity that
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  • Download of a christianity that acquiesces and surrenders truth
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  • Acquiesces and surrenders truth for the purposes of followers
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  • For the purposes of followers and admiration.
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  • And admiration. my goodness,
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  • My goodness, even recently i saw
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  • Even recently i saw some stuff and not --
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  • Some stuff and not -- i don't address everything
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  • I don't address everything i see because that would
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  • I see because that would definitely provoke
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  • Definitely provoke super acid reflux.
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  • Super acid reflux. but when you see super
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  • But when you see super unbelievable, and god-bless --
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  • Unbelievable, and god-bless -- and good, godly
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  • And good, godly people who miss it,
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  • People who miss it, influential christian leaders
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  • Influential christian leaders who are saved and are gonna
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  • Who are saved and are gonna go to heaven,
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  • Go to heaven, but when they post,
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  • But when they post, when they have millions upon
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  • When they have millions upon millions of followers
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  • Millions of followers and they post about
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  • And they post about the way we do things as church,
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  • The way we do things as church, and they begin
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  • And they begin to say things like,
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  • To say things like, "we need to be careful
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  • "we need to be careful in our church services
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  • In our church services about having too many
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  • About having too many songs about jesus."
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  • Songs about jesus." that's one of the stupidest
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  • That's one of the stupidest things i've ever heard
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  • Things i've ever heard in my entire life.
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  • In my entire life. are you kidding me?
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  • Are you kidding me? if you're bothered by the fact
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  • If you're bothered by the fact that we begin the service
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  • That we begin the service lifting up the name of jesus,
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  • Lifting up the name of jesus, this is not a show,
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  • This is not a show, this is not entertainment,
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  • This is not entertainment, this is not hollywood,
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  • This is not hollywood, this is not social media
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  • This is not social media content production,
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  • Content production, this is the church
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  • This is the church of jesus christ and the gates
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  • Of jesus christ and the gates of hell shall not
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  • Of hell shall not prevail against us.
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  • Prevail against us. the reason we lift up jesus is
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  • The reason we lift up jesus is because we know that
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  • Because we know that at the mention of that name --
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  • At the mention of that name -- "oh, pastor sam, did you see --
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  • "oh, pastor sam, did you see -- pa -- oh --
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  • Pa -- oh -- but we want sinners to come
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  • But we want sinners to come in here and feel comfortable."
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  • In here and feel comfortable." listen, i'mma tell you
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  • Listen, i'mma tell you what sinners need,
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  • What sinners need, they need to be set free
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  • They need to be set free from their sins,
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  • From their sins, they need to be set free
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  • They need to be set free from their bondage.
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  • From their bondage. it's not about
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  • It's not about being comfortable,
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  • Being comfortable, before they get comfortable,
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  • Before they get comfortable, they must be convicted.
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  • They must be convicted. and the only time
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  • And the only time they'll be convicted is when
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  • They'll be convicted is when we lift up the name of jesus.
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  • We lift up the name of jesus. because in this church,
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  • Because in this church, at city impact,
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  • At city impact, we still believe --
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  • We still believe -- because i know
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  • Because i know your founding pastors
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  • Your founding pastors and i know your new pastor,
  • 00:12:29.440 --> 00:12:30.875
  • And i know your new pastor, so i know for a fact they --
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  • So i know for a fact they -- we still believe in
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  • We still believe in this church that at
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  • This church that at the mention of that name
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  • The mention of that name devils have to run out,
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  • Devils have to run out, demons have to flee,
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  • Demons have to flee, chains will be broken,
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  • Chains will be broken, sickness...
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • Does anybody here still
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  • Does anybody here still believe that there
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  • Believe that there is power in --
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  • [cheering]
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  • Let me ask one more time,
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  • Let me ask one more time, is there anyone at city impact
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  • Is there anyone at city impact that still believes
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  • That still believes that there is power
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  • That there is power in the name of jesus?
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • Do away!
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  • Do away! this shallow interpretation
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  • This shallow interpretation of christianity and a watered
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  • Of christianity and a watered down version of our faith
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  • Down version of our faith for the purpose of just
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  • For the purpose of just accommodating cultural
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  • Accommodating cultural thoughts and inclinations.
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  • Thoughts and inclinations. when you go deep by faith,
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  • When you go deep by faith, you do what others cannot
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  • You do what others cannot because he said so.
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  • Because he said so. "master, we worked hard
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  • "master, we worked hard all night,
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  • All night, didn't catch a thing,
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  • Didn't catch a thing, but if you say so."
  • 00:13:20.658 --> 00:13:22.694
  • But if you say so." it takes faith to go deeper.
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  • It takes faith to go deeper. it takes faith.
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  • It takes faith. it takes obedience to go deeper,
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  • It takes obedience to go deeper, it takes trust to go deeper.
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  • "what is faith, pastor sam?"
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  • "what is faith, pastor sam?" faith is trusting god
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  • Faith is trusting god when life makes no sense.
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  • When life makes no sense. faith is trusting god
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  • Faith is trusting god for a different outcome.
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  • For a different outcome. faith is trusting god when you
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  • Faith is trusting god when you do not hesitate in obeying
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  • Do not hesitate in obeying his instructions even when
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  • His instructions even when everything around you
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  • Everything around you says the contrary.
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  • Says the contrary. imagine you having the kind
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  • Imagine you having the kind of faith that even though
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  • It makes no sense to you,
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  • It makes no sense to you, you do it because he said so.
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  • You do it because he said so. "faith is the confidence in what
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  • "faith is the confidence in what we hope for and the assurance
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  • We hope for and the assurance about we do not yet see."
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  • About we do not yet see." hebrews 11:1,
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  • Hebrews 11:1, mark 11:24,
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  • Mark 11:24, "whatever you ask in prayer
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  • "whatever you ask in prayer believe and you'll receive,
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  • Believe and you'll receive, it will be yours."
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  • 1 john 5:4,
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  • 1 john 5:4, "for everyone born of god
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  • "for everyone born of god overcomes the world.
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  • Overcomes the world. this is the victory that
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  • This is the victory that has overcome the world
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  • Has overcome the world even our faith."
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  • Even our faith." faith is the womb from which
  • 00:14:14.979 --> 00:14:16.481
  • Faith is the womb from which obedience and trust emerge.
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  • Obedience and trust emerge. because he said so.
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  • Because he said so. because he said so.
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  • Because he said so. imagine living life
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  • Imagine living life because he said so.
  • 00:14:27.025 --> 00:14:28.893
  • Because he said so. "why are you declaring
  • 00:14:28.960 --> 00:14:30.361
  • "why are you declaring your family will be saved?
  • 00:14:30.428 --> 00:14:32.297
  • Your family will be saved? and why do you continue to act
  • 00:14:32.363 --> 00:14:34.232
  • And why do you continue to act like your family
  • 00:14:34.299 --> 00:14:35.033
  • Like your family is already saved?"
  • 00:14:35.099 --> 00:14:36.467
  • Because he said so.
  • 00:14:36.567 --> 00:14:39.003
  • Because he said so. "why aren't you starting
  • 00:14:39.070 --> 00:14:39.871
  • "why aren't you starting the new business even
  • 00:14:39.938 --> 00:14:41.005
  • The new business even when you ought to be --
  • 00:14:41.072 --> 00:14:42.106
  • When you ought to be -- don't have --"
  • 00:14:42.173 --> 00:14:43.274
  • Don't have --" because he said so.
  • 00:14:43.341 --> 00:14:45.076
  • Because he said so. "why are you walking
  • 00:14:45.143 --> 00:14:45.910
  • "why are you walking and talking and acting like
  • 00:14:45.977 --> 00:14:47.145
  • And talking and acting like if the medical report already
  • 00:14:47.211 --> 00:14:48.313
  • If the medical report already came in like there
  • 00:14:48.379 --> 00:14:49.380
  • Came in like there was nothing wrong?"
  • 00:14:49.447 --> 00:14:50.281
  • Was nothing wrong?" because he said so.
  • 00:14:50.348 --> 00:14:52.717
  • Because he said so. i believe this church
  • 00:14:52.784 --> 00:14:53.885
  • I believe this church is full of people because
  • 00:14:53.952 --> 00:14:55.954
  • Is full of people because he said so.
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  • He said so. some of you wouldn't even
  • 00:14:57.488 --> 00:14:58.589
  • Some of you wouldn't even be here right now if
  • 00:14:58.656 --> 00:14:59.857
  • Be here right now if not for the fact
  • 00:14:59.924 --> 00:15:00.658
  • Not for the fact that because he said so.
  • 00:15:00.725 --> 00:15:02.894
  • That because he said so. are you with me right now.
  • 00:15:02.961 --> 00:15:04.662
  • Are you with me right now. and you need to dream big.
  • 00:15:04.729 --> 00:15:06.531
  • And you need to dream big. go beyond,
  • 00:15:06.597 --> 00:15:07.665
  • Go beyond, let them call you crazy,
  • 00:15:07.732 --> 00:15:09.200
  • Let them call you crazy, nutty, outrageous jesus freak,
  • 00:15:09.267 --> 00:15:12.236
  • Nutty, outrageous jesus freak, out of the box.
  • 00:15:12.303 --> 00:15:13.104
  • Out of the box. it doesn't matter.
  • 00:15:13.171 --> 00:15:14.238
  • It doesn't matter. you're about to make some major
  • 00:15:14.305 --> 00:15:15.773
  • You're about to make some major decisions that will expand
  • 00:15:15.840 --> 00:15:17.408
  • Decisions that will expand the kingdom
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  • The kingdom of heaven here on earth
  • 00:15:17.976 --> 00:15:19.477
  • Of heaven here on earth through your actions,
  • 00:15:19.544 --> 00:15:20.311
  • Through your actions, words, deeds, and thoughts.
  • 00:15:20.378 --> 00:15:21.746
  • Words, deeds, and thoughts. your family,
  • 00:15:21.813 --> 00:15:22.747
  • Your family, you will leave
  • 00:15:22.814 --> 00:15:23.314
  • You will leave a legacy of faith.
  • 00:15:23.381 --> 00:15:24.782
  • A legacy of faith. your children will not
  • 00:15:24.849 --> 00:15:25.516
  • Your children will not inherit your sins,
  • 00:15:25.583 --> 00:15:26.718
  • Inherit your sins, they will inherit your blessing,
  • 00:15:26.784 --> 00:15:28.186
  • They will inherit your blessing, they will inherit your faith.
  • 00:15:28.252 --> 00:15:29.988
  • They will inherit your faith. and you're gonna take
  • 00:15:30.054 --> 00:15:31.322
  • And you're gonna take some radical steps,
  • 00:15:31.389 --> 00:15:32.557
  • Some radical steps, and when they ask you,
  • 00:15:32.623 --> 00:15:33.424
  • And when they ask you, "why are you doing it?"
  • 00:15:33.491 --> 00:15:34.926
  • "why are you doing it?" because he.
  • 00:15:34.993 --> 00:15:36.227
  • Because he. >> congregation: said so.
  • 00:15:36.294 --> 00:15:37.195
  • >> congregation: said so. >> because he.
  • 00:15:37.261 --> 00:15:38.262
  • >> because he. >> congregation: said so.
  • 00:15:38.329 --> 00:15:39.397
  • >> congregation: said so. >> point number three,
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  • >> point number three, when you go deep in christ
  • 00:15:40.331 --> 00:15:41.499
  • When you go deep in christ you go from nothing to too much.
  • 00:15:41.566 --> 00:15:47.605
  • You go from nothing to too much. "'master,' simon replied,
  • 00:15:47.672 --> 00:15:49.140
  • "'master,' simon replied, 'we worked hard all night.
  • 00:15:49.207 --> 00:15:51.209
  • 'we worked hard all night. because -- but,
  • 00:15:51.275 --> 00:15:52.010
  • Because -- but, if you say so we'll
  • 00:15:52.076 --> 00:15:52.844
  • If you say so we'll let the nets down again.'
  • 00:15:52.910 --> 00:15:53.878
  • Let the nets down again.' at this time the nets were so
  • 00:15:53.945 --> 00:15:55.880
  • At this time the nets were so full of fish they began to tear!
  • 00:15:55.947 --> 00:15:59.017
  • Full of fish they began to tear! a shout for help brought
  • 00:15:59.083 --> 00:16:00.051
  • A shout for help brought their partners into the boat,
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  • Their partners into the boat, and soon" this is --
  • 00:16:01.352 --> 00:16:03.121
  • And soon" this is -- "both boats were filled,
  • 00:16:03.187 --> 00:16:04.789
  • "both boats were filled, on the verge of sinking."
  • 00:16:04.856 --> 00:16:06.557
  • On the verge of sinking." when you go deep with god,
  • 00:16:06.624 --> 00:16:07.759
  • When you go deep with god, when you go deep in god
  • 00:16:07.825 --> 00:16:09.227
  • When you go deep in god you will succ --
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  • You will succ -- you will succeed in
  • 00:16:11.029 --> 00:16:12.030
  • You will succeed in the very same area where
  • 00:16:12.096 --> 00:16:13.231
  • The very same area where you once experienced failure.
  • 00:16:13.297 --> 00:16:16.401
  • You once experienced failure. i don't know you got that.
  • 00:16:16.467 --> 00:16:18.136
  • I don't know you got that. that night before
  • 00:16:18.202 --> 00:16:19.103
  • That night before they caught nothing,
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  • They caught nothing, failure mode.
  • 00:16:20.471 --> 00:16:21.739
  • Failure mode. with jesus they caught too much.
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  • With jesus they caught too much. i sense the lord,
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  • I sense the lord, please forgive me,
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  • Please forgive me, it's sunday morning
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  • It's sunday morning i wanna be pastoral.
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  • I wanna be pastoral. i don't wanna get excited.
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  • I don't wanna get excited. i'm trying to calm down.
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  • [laughter]
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  • But i just wanna tell you
  • 00:16:31.916 --> 00:16:33.051
  • But i just wanna tell you there's somebody here i'mma
  • 00:16:33.117 --> 00:16:34.652
  • There's somebody here i'mma need you to get ready because
  • 00:16:34.719 --> 00:16:36.454
  • Need you to get ready because the same area where you
  • 00:16:36.521 --> 00:16:37.889
  • The same area where you experienced failure in the past,
  • 00:16:37.955 --> 00:16:40.291
  • Experienced failure in the past, you're about to go
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  • You're about to go from nothing to too much.
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  • From nothing to too much. somebody needs to get this.
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • Is this for anybody
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  • Is this for anybody in this place?
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  • In this place? i'mma say that one more time.
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  • I'mma say that one more time. i need you to put a smile on
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  • I need you to put a smile on your face and a praise on your
  • 00:16:50.401 --> 00:16:51.836
  • Your face and a praise on your lips because you are about
  • 00:16:51.903 --> 00:16:53.671
  • Lips because you are about to go from nothing to too much.
  • 00:16:53.738 --> 00:16:56.974
  • To go from nothing to too much. the very area where you
  • 00:16:57.041 --> 00:16:59.043
  • The very area where you experienced failure in your
  • 00:16:59.110 --> 00:17:00.545
  • Experienced failure in your past is about to experience
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  • Past is about to experience the abundance of god
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  • The abundance of god like never before.
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  • Like never before. if that's you --
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  • If that's you -- if it's not you please calm --
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  • If it's not you please calm -- if it's you give him
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  • If it's you give him the best sunday morning praise
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  • The best sunday morning praise you've possibly given him.
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • Before jesus,
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  • Before jesus, they caught nothing,
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  • They caught nothing, after jesus they
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  • After jesus they caught too much.
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  • Caught too much. from nothing to too much.
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  • From nothing to too much. that's just wild.
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  • That's just wild. we praise god who causes
  • 00:17:28.639 --> 00:17:29.740
  • We praise god who causes his power to work in us,
  • 00:17:29.807 --> 00:17:31.342
  • His power to work in us, in that way he is able to do
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  • In that way he is able to do much more than we
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  • Much more than we could ever ask for.
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  • Could ever ask for. he can do much more than
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  • He can do much more than we could ever think about,
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  • We could ever think about, ephesians 3:20.
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  • Ephesians 3:20. you're about to go
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  • You're about to go from nothing to too much.
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  • From nothing to too much. "pastor sam,
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  • "pastor sam, is that wishful thinking?
  • 00:17:42.053 --> 00:17:42.954
  • Is that wishful thinking? is that prophetic spaghetti
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  • Is that prophetic spaghetti on the wall?"
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  • On the wall?" i dare you to go deep.
  • 00:17:46.124 --> 00:17:48.192
  • I dare you to go deep. i dare you to go deep.
  • 00:17:48.259 --> 00:17:49.727
  • I dare you to go deep. your cup's about to run over.
  • 00:17:49.794 --> 00:17:51.963
  • Your cup's about to run over. the showers of blessing
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  • The showers of blessing of ezekiel 34:26 are about
  • 00:17:53.297 --> 00:17:55.166
  • Of ezekiel 34:26 are about to be made a reality
  • 00:17:55.233 --> 00:17:56.100
  • To be made a reality upon your life.
  • 00:17:56.167 --> 00:17:57.201
  • Upon your life. and i love the next part.
  • 00:17:57.268 --> 00:17:58.903
  • And i love the next part. "the nets were so full
  • 00:17:58.970 --> 00:17:59.937
  • "the nets were so full of fish it began to tear.
  • 00:18:00.004 --> 00:18:01.706
  • Of fish it began to tear. and they shouted for help
  • 00:18:01.772 --> 00:18:03.141
  • And they shouted for help and their partners,"
  • 00:18:03.207 --> 00:18:04.408
  • And their partners," their partners,
  • 00:18:04.475 --> 00:18:05.276
  • Their partners, "in the other boat
  • 00:18:05.343 --> 00:18:06.511
  • "in the other boat and soon both boats --"
  • 00:18:06.577 --> 00:18:07.512
  • And soon both boats --" i don't know if you read that.
  • 00:18:07.578 --> 00:18:09.113
  • I don't know if you read that. simon peter went
  • 00:18:09.180 --> 00:18:10.114
  • Simon peter went deep with jesus.
  • 00:18:10.181 --> 00:18:10.948
  • Deep with jesus. he shouted for help.
  • 00:18:11.015 --> 00:18:12.016
  • He shouted for help. stop for a moment.
  • 00:18:12.083 --> 00:18:13.084
  • Stop for a moment. he shouted for help.
  • 00:18:13.151 --> 00:18:14.352
  • He shouted for help. he went from nothing to too much
  • 00:18:14.418 --> 00:18:16.254
  • He went from nothing to too much but the too much was so much
  • 00:18:16.320 --> 00:18:17.755
  • But the too much was so much that he shouted for help.
  • 00:18:17.822 --> 00:18:19.023
  • That he shouted for help. the bible says he shouted.
  • 00:18:19.090 --> 00:18:20.591
  • The bible says he shouted. he shouted for help because
  • 00:18:20.658 --> 00:18:22.026
  • He shouted for help because god gave him so much he couldn't
  • 00:18:22.093 --> 00:18:24.061
  • God gave him so much he couldn't manage it all by himself.
  • 00:18:24.128 --> 00:18:25.930
  • Manage it all by himself. i need you to get ready
  • 00:18:25.997 --> 00:18:26.998
  • I need you to get ready to shout for help.
  • 00:18:27.064 --> 00:18:28.432
  • To shout for help. i need you to get ready
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  • I need you to get ready to text people for help.
  • 00:18:29.567 --> 00:18:31.135
  • To text people for help. i am not making that up.
  • 00:18:31.202 --> 00:18:32.770
  • I am not making that up. the same people that
  • 00:18:32.837 --> 00:18:33.704
  • The same people that you once texted and called
  • 00:18:33.771 --> 00:18:35.473
  • You once texted and called when you were broken,
  • 00:18:35.540 --> 00:18:36.340
  • When you were broken, and busted,
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  • And busted, and discombobulated,
  • 00:18:37.008 --> 00:18:37.942
  • And discombobulated, the same people you called
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  • The same people you called when you were going through
  • 00:18:39.343 --> 00:18:40.144
  • When you were going through your valley and you were
  • 00:18:40.211 --> 00:18:41.212
  • Your valley and you were going through your storm,
  • 00:18:41.279 --> 00:18:42.313
  • Going through your storm, you're about to hit them up
  • 00:18:42.380 --> 00:18:43.481
  • You're about to hit them up and you're about
  • 00:18:43.548 --> 00:18:44.081
  • And you're about to ask for help.
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  • To ask for help. if you're gonna do this
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  • If you're gonna do this you're gonna text and go,
  • 00:18:46.250 --> 00:18:47.018
  • You're gonna text and go, "i need your help."
  • 00:18:47.084 --> 00:18:48.019
  • "i need your help." and they're gonna go,
  • 00:18:48.085 --> 00:18:48.753
  • And they're gonna go, "oh, i'm so sorry to hear it.
  • 00:18:48.819 --> 00:18:50.388
  • "oh, i'm so sorry to hear it. what's wrong again?"
  • 00:18:50.454 --> 00:18:51.656
  • What's wrong again?" and you go,
  • 00:18:51.722 --> 00:18:52.290
  • And you go, "oh no, i'm not asking you
  • 00:18:52.356 --> 00:18:53.391
  • "oh no, i'm not asking you for help because
  • 00:18:53.457 --> 00:18:54.659
  • For help because the devil did anything,
  • 00:18:54.725 --> 00:18:55.860
  • The devil did anything, i'm not asking you for help
  • 00:18:55.927 --> 00:18:57.195
  • I'm not asking you for help because i'm broke,
  • 00:18:57.261 --> 00:18:58.029
  • Because i'm broke, busted, and disgusted.
  • 00:18:58.095 --> 00:18:59.330
  • Busted, and disgusted. i'm not asking you
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  • I'm not asking you for help because
  • 00:19:00.298 --> 00:19:01.065
  • For help because i'm in the valley
  • 00:19:01.132 --> 00:19:01.832
  • I'm in the valley of the shadow of death.
  • 00:19:01.899 --> 00:19:02.800
  • Of the shadow of death. i'm asking you for help
  • 00:19:02.867 --> 00:19:04.135
  • I'm asking you for help because god has blessed me
  • 00:19:04.202 --> 00:19:05.503
  • Because god has blessed me so much that i need somebody
  • 00:19:05.570 --> 00:19:07.371
  • So much that i need somebody to help me manage everything
  • 00:19:07.438 --> 00:19:09.440
  • To help me manage everything god is sending my way."
  • 00:19:09.507 --> 00:19:11.042
  • [applause]
  • 00:19:11.442 --> 00:19:15.346
  • And i love the fact --
  • 00:19:15.880 --> 00:19:17.281
  • And i love the fact -- and if you picked this up,
  • 00:19:17.348 --> 00:19:19.550
  • And if you picked this up, the nets,
  • 00:19:19.617 --> 00:19:20.985
  • The nets, they went from nets to boats.
  • 00:19:21.052 --> 00:19:24.655
  • They went from nets to boats. you missed that.
  • 00:19:24.722 --> 00:19:26.457
  • You missed that. they went from nets being
  • 00:19:26.524 --> 00:19:27.758
  • They went from nets being filled to boats being filled.
  • 00:19:27.825 --> 00:19:30.928
  • Filled to boats being filled. lift up your hands.
  • 00:19:30.995 --> 00:19:33.064
  • Lift up your hands. upon this house,
  • 00:19:33.130 --> 00:19:33.965
  • Upon this house, upon this church,
  • 00:19:34.031 --> 00:19:34.732
  • Upon this church, upon every single person
  • 00:19:34.799 --> 00:19:36.534
  • Upon every single person in the different campuses
  • 00:19:36.601 --> 00:19:38.035
  • In the different campuses and streaming right now,
  • 00:19:38.102 --> 00:19:39.737
  • And streaming right now, when you go deep in the finished
  • 00:19:39.804 --> 00:19:40.972
  • When you go deep in the finished work of christ,
  • 00:19:41.038 --> 00:19:41.505
  • Work of christ, you're about to go
  • 00:19:41.572 --> 00:19:42.306
  • You're about to go from nets to boats.
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  • From nets to boats. i hope you got that.
  • 00:19:44.942 --> 00:19:47.078
  • I hope you got that. there's new wine skin,
  • 00:19:47.144 --> 00:19:48.346
  • There's new wine skin, mark 2:22.
  • 00:19:48.412 --> 00:19:49.447
  • Mark 2:22. you're about go from nets being
  • 00:19:49.513 --> 00:19:50.748
  • You're about go from nets being filled to boats being filled.
  • 00:19:50.815 --> 00:19:53.284
  • Filled to boats being filled. i'm speaking to you
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  • I'm speaking to you prophetically declaring that god
  • 00:19:55.052 --> 00:19:56.454
  • Prophetically declaring that god is enlarging your territory.
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  • Is enlarging your territory. you're stepping into a season
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  • You're stepping into a season where it's no longer
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  • Where it's no longer just nets but boats.
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  • Just nets but boats. and i said multiple boats,
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  • And i said multiple boats, so get ready.
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  • So get ready. there's -- is there enough faith
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  • There's -- is there enough faith in this room to believe?
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • I don't know if you know
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  • I don't know if you know what that means.
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  • What that means. is there enough faith
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  • Is there enough faith in this room to believe
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  • In this room to believe that we're gon' --
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • That in your family,
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  • That in your family, in your home,
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  • In your home, in your marriage,
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  • In your marriage, in your calling,
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  • In your calling, even in this church
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  • Even in this church and all of our campuses,
  • 00:20:24.815 --> 00:20:25.983
  • And all of our campuses, we're about to go
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  • We're about to go from nets to boats.
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  • From nets to boats. i don't know if you know
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  • I don't know if you know what that means,
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  • What that means, we're about to reap a harvest
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  • We're about to reap a harvest like we've never reaped before.
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  • Like we've never reaped before. get ready to go
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  • Get ready to go from nets to boats.
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  • From nets to boats. we're about to experience god's
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  • We're about to experience god's abundance in every single
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  • Abundance in every single area of our respective lives.
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  • Area of our respective lives. if you believe it shout amen.
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  • If you believe it shout amen. >> congregation: amen!
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  • [applause]
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  • >> somebody say,
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  • >> somebody say, "nets to boats."
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  • "nets to boats." >> congregation: nets to boats.
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  • >> congregation: nets to boats. >> nets to boats.
  • 00:20:49.940 --> 00:20:50.775
  • >> nets to boats. "when simon peter realized
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  • "when simon peter realized what happened,
  • 00:20:52.877 --> 00:20:53.544
  • What happened, he fell to his knees
  • 00:20:53.611 --> 00:20:54.312
  • He fell to his knees before jesus.
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  • Before jesus. as soon as they landed,
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  • As soon as they landed, they left ev --"
  • 00:20:56.981 --> 00:20:59.116
  • They left ev --" this makes no sense.
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  • This makes no sense. "they left everything
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  • "they left everything and followed jesus."
  • 00:21:02.486 --> 00:21:06.090
  • And followed jesus." but...
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  • But... when we go deep,
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  • When we go deep, when god transforms us --
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  • When god transforms us -- peter after experiencing
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  • Peter after experiencing the miraculous catch realizes
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  • The miraculous catch realizes his own unworthiness
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  • His own unworthiness and surrenders fully to jesus.
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  • And surrenders fully to jesus. he leaves everything to follow
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  • He leaves everything to follow jesus and fish for people.
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  • Jesus and fish for people. watch this though he --
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  • Watch this though he -- the bible states,
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  • The bible states, and it's explicit,
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  • And it's explicit, "he left everything behind,"
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  • "he left everything behind," including the catch.
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  • Why would he leave that behind?
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  • Why would he leave that behind? in other words i'm gonna leave
  • 00:21:42.259 --> 00:21:43.961
  • In other words i'm gonna leave everything behind because,
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  • Everything behind because, jesus, you are my catch.
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  • [applause]
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  • If i have you,
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  • If i have you, i have everything.
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  • I have everything. some people become more obsessed
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  • Some people become more obsessed with the blessing and worship
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  • With the blessing and worship the blessing
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  • The blessing and ignore the blesser.
  • 00:21:55.406 --> 00:21:56.574
  • And ignore the blesser. when you go deep,
  • 00:21:56.640 --> 00:21:57.708
  • When you go deep, it's jesus or nothing.
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  • It's jesus or nothing. when you go deep in the waters,
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  • When you go deep in the waters, it's jesus or nothing.
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  • It's jesus or nothing. when you go deep,
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  • When you go deep, you will never be satisfied
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  • You will never be satisfied with shallow faith,
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  • With shallow faith, shallow religion,
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  • Shallow religion, shallow christianity ever again.
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  • Shallow christianity ever again. when you go deep into
  • 00:22:09.820 --> 00:22:10.921
  • When you go deep into the fullness of the finished
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  • The fullness of the finished work of christ,
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  • Work of christ, you will leave
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  • You will leave everything behind.
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  • Everything behind. everything behind.
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  • Everything behind. following jesus requires you
  • 00:22:16.293 --> 00:22:18.095
  • Following jesus requires you to unfollow the past,
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  • To unfollow the past, unfollow the world,
  • 00:22:19.864 --> 00:22:21.065
  • Unfollow the world, and unfollow yourself.
  • 00:22:21.132 --> 00:22:23.234
  • And unfollow yourself. if anyone is in christ
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  • If anyone is in christ the new creation has come,
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  • The new creation has come, the old has gone,
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  • The old has gone, the new is here.
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  • The new is here. so, i'm gonna conclude
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  • So, i'm gonna conclude with this
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  • With this and ask you right here,
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  • And ask you right here, right now,
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  • Right now, if you are ready to go deep
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  • If you are ready to go deep into everything jesus paid
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  • Into everything jesus paid for on the cross,
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  • For on the cross, if you're tired of superficial
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  • If you're tired of superficial faith and shallow christianity,
  • 00:22:43.487 --> 00:22:45.222
  • Faith and shallow christianity, and even to a great degree,
  • 00:22:45.289 --> 00:22:46.590
  • And even to a great degree, a transactional religious
  • 00:22:46.657 --> 00:22:48.659
  • A transactional religious reality that's counterintuitive
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  • Reality that's counterintuitive to the fullness
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  • To the fullness of the relational power
  • 00:22:51.328 --> 00:22:53.097
  • Of the relational power through the indwelling
  • 00:22:53.164 --> 00:22:54.064
  • Through the indwelling of the holy spirit,
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  • Of the holy spirit, god is calling his
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  • God is calling his church to go deep.
  • 00:22:56.167 --> 00:22:58.135
  • Church to go deep. we have to go deep.
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  • We have to go deep. in order to go deep
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  • In order to go deep it's just knowing,
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  • It's just knowing, not being,
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  • Not being, not just cognizant but embracing
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  • Not just cognizant but embracing everything jesus paid
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  • Everything jesus paid for on the cross.
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  • For on the cross. on the cross he
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  • On the cross he paid for your salvation.
  • 00:23:08.078 --> 00:23:09.480
  • Paid for your salvation. on the cross he paid
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  • On the cross he paid for your deliverance,
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  • For your deliverance, for you to be free spiritually,
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  • For you to be free spiritually, physically, mentally,
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  • Physically, mentally, emotionally, relationally,
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  • Emotionally, relationally, financially free.
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  • Financially free. completely free.
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  • Completely free. john 8:32,
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  • John 8:32, john 8:36,
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  • John 8:36, 2 corinthians 3:17.
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  • 2 corinthians 3:17. and it's freedom,
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  • And it's freedom, complete freedom!
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  • Complete freedom! he paid for your healing,
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  • He paid for your healing, healing belongs to you.
  • 00:23:25.496 --> 00:23:26.931
  • Healing belongs to you. there are churches in america,
  • 00:23:26.997 --> 00:23:28.799
  • There are churches in america, even evangelic churches
  • 00:23:28.866 --> 00:23:30.401
  • Even evangelic churches that do away,
  • 00:23:30.468 --> 00:23:31.435
  • That do away, no longer preach on healing
  • 00:23:31.502 --> 00:23:33.137
  • No longer preach on healing as if that generation died,
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  • As if that generation died, that idea died.
  • 00:23:36.373 --> 00:23:37.441
  • That idea died. i'mma die on this hill.
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  • I'mma die on this hill. when jesus shed his blood,
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  • When jesus shed his blood, when he said,
  • 00:23:41.712 --> 00:23:42.413
  • When he said, "it is finished,"
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  • "it is finished," salvation, deliverance,
  • 00:23:43.547 --> 00:23:45.516
  • Salvation, deliverance, and healing belong
  • 00:23:45.583 --> 00:23:46.951
  • And healing belong to you and your children,
  • 00:23:47.017 --> 00:23:48.786
  • To you and your children, and your children's
  • 00:23:48.853 --> 00:23:49.987
  • And your children's children's children.
  • 00:23:50.054 --> 00:23:51.555
  • Children's children. anybody here ready to go deep
  • 00:23:51.622 --> 00:23:53.190
  • Anybody here ready to go deep in the finished work of christ?
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  • [cheering and applause]
  • 00:23:54.992 --> 00:23:58.662
  • Oh, boy.
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  • Oh, boy. deep, deep.
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  • Deep, deep. denying yourself,
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  • Denying yourself, denying yourself,
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  • Denying yourself, denying yourself.
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  • Denying yourself. right there where you're at
  • 00:24:11.208 --> 00:24:11.775
  • Right there where you're at lift up your hands.
  • 00:24:11.842 --> 00:24:15.613
  • Lift up your hands. someone in this auditorium,
  • 00:24:15.679 --> 00:24:16.947
  • Someone in this auditorium, someone streaming right now
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  • Someone streaming right now in the other campuses,
  • 00:24:18.616 --> 00:24:21.252
  • In the other campuses, listen carefully because
  • 00:24:21.318 --> 00:24:23.087
  • Listen carefully because you're going deep,
  • 00:24:23.153 --> 00:24:24.154
  • You're going deep, because you're leaving
  • 00:24:24.221 --> 00:24:24.855
  • Because you're leaving the shallow waters behind.
  • 00:24:24.922 --> 00:24:26.657
  • The shallow waters behind. in the shallow waters,
  • 00:24:26.724 --> 00:24:27.758
  • In the shallow waters, you're visible.
  • 00:24:27.825 --> 00:24:29.426
  • You're visible. the deeper you go
  • 00:24:29.493 --> 00:24:30.628
  • The deeper you go the less of you is apparent.
  • 00:24:30.694 --> 00:24:34.298
  • The less of you is apparent. it's all about jesus.
  • 00:24:34.365 --> 00:24:36.433
  • It's all about jesus. you disappear,
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  • You disappear, transform into
  • 00:24:37.868 --> 00:24:38.802
  • Transform into his glorious image,
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  • His glorious image, glory to glory,
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  • Glory to glory, 2 corinthians 3:18.
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  • 2 corinthians 3:18. it's all about jesus.
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  • It's all about jesus. here's the word,
  • 00:24:46.043 --> 00:24:47.177
  • Here's the word, the same area where
  • 00:24:47.244 --> 00:24:48.279
  • The same area where you experience failure
  • 00:24:48.345 --> 00:24:50.314
  • You experience failure because you go deep in
  • 00:24:50.381 --> 00:24:51.282
  • Because you go deep in the finished work of christ,
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  • The finished work of christ, i assure you in jesus' name,
  • 00:24:53.217 --> 00:24:54.919
  • I assure you in jesus' name, in the very area you experience
  • 00:24:54.985 --> 00:24:57.221
  • In the very area you experience failure and pain you will
  • 00:24:57.288 --> 00:25:00.424
  • Failure and pain you will go from nothing to too much.
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  • Go from nothing to too much. you're about to experience
  • 00:25:03.961 --> 00:25:05.062
  • You're about to experience god ordained favor,
  • 00:25:05.129 --> 00:25:06.497
  • God ordained favor, blessing, success,
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  • Blessing, success, salvation, deliverance,
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  • Salvation, deliverance, and healing in the same area
  • 00:25:09.533 --> 00:25:11.402
  • And healing in the same area you experienced failure.
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  • You experienced failure. the lord is telling
  • 00:25:13.637 --> 00:25:14.204
  • The lord is telling you you're about
  • 00:25:14.271 --> 00:25:14.838
  • You you're about to go from nets to boats.
  • 00:25:14.905 --> 00:25:17.575
  • To go from nets to boats. he's enlarging your territory,
  • 00:25:17.641 --> 00:25:19.810
  • He's enlarging your territory, from nets to boats.
  • 00:25:19.877 --> 00:25:22.112
  • From nets to boats. number three,
  • 00:25:22.179 --> 00:25:22.813
  • Number three, you're gonna cry out for help
  • 00:25:22.880 --> 00:25:23.981
  • You're gonna cry out for help but this time it's not
  • 00:25:24.048 --> 00:25:25.282
  • But this time it's not because you're going
  • 00:25:25.349 --> 00:25:26.550
  • Because you're going through hell,
  • 00:25:26.617 --> 00:25:27.751
  • Through hell, you're gonna cry out
  • 00:25:27.818 --> 00:25:28.586
  • You're gonna cry out for help because you're gonna
  • 00:25:28.652 --> 00:25:30.387
  • For help because you're gonna need help managing
  • 00:25:30.454 --> 00:25:31.522
  • Need help managing all the blessing that god
  • 00:25:31.589 --> 00:25:32.823
  • All the blessing that god is sending your way.
  • 00:25:32.890 --> 00:25:35.826
  • Is sending your way. in this --
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  • In this -- if this word is for you
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  • If this word is for you and you're fully committed
  • 00:25:38.395 --> 00:25:39.496
  • And you're fully committed to never worshipping
  • 00:25:39.563 --> 00:25:40.831
  • To never worshipping the blessing but following
  • 00:25:40.898 --> 00:25:41.966
  • The blessing but following the blesser,
  • 00:25:42.032 --> 00:25:43.367
  • The blesser, and disappearing as you
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  • And disappearing as you go deep where all the world
  • 00:25:45.035 --> 00:25:46.570
  • Go deep where all the world sees is jesus in you, with you,
  • 00:25:46.637 --> 00:25:48.238
  • Sees is jesus in you, with you, for you, and through you,
  • 00:25:48.305 --> 00:25:49.440
  • For you, and through you, if that's you,
  • 00:25:49.506 --> 00:25:50.574
  • If that's you, i'm gonna ask you
  • 00:25:50.641 --> 00:25:51.275
  • I'm gonna ask you to stand with me right now.
  • 00:25:51.342 --> 00:25:54.845
  • To stand with me right now. if you're ready to go
  • 00:25:54.912 --> 00:25:56.880
  • If you're ready to go from nets to boats,
  • 00:25:56.947 --> 00:25:59.116
  • From nets to boats, if you're ready to go
  • 00:25:59.183 --> 00:25:59.984
  • If you're ready to go from nothing to too much,
  • 00:26:00.050 --> 00:26:02.152
  • From nothing to too much, if you're making room
  • 00:26:02.219 --> 00:26:03.153
  • If you're making room in your prayer life,
  • 00:26:03.220 --> 00:26:05.356
  • In your prayer life, if you differentiate
  • 00:26:05.422 --> 00:26:06.457
  • If you differentiate between shallow
  • 00:26:06.523 --> 00:26:07.224
  • Between shallow and deep christianity,
  • 00:26:07.291 --> 00:26:08.959
  • And deep christianity, if you heard that contrast
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  • If you heard that contrast and you are willing
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  • And you are willing to walk in obedience,
  • 00:26:12.196 --> 00:26:13.530
  • To walk in obedience, everything's about to change.
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  • Everything's about to change. lift up your hands.
  • 00:26:15.599 --> 00:26:18.002
  • Lift up your hands. huh-huh.
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  • Huh-huh. i declare prophetically upon
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  • I declare prophetically upon this house that you're about
  • 00:26:20.938 --> 00:26:22.439
  • This house that you're about to cry out for help.
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  • You're about to shout
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  • You're about to shout out for help,
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  • Out for help, you're gonna have to partner,
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  • You're gonna have to partner, kingdom collaboration,
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  • Kingdom collaboration, holy strategic partnership
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  • Holy strategic partnership because the harvest that's
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  • Because the harvest that's coming your way will be greater
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  • Coming your way will be greater than anything
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  • Than anything you've seen before.
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  • You've seen before. come in agreement that you're
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  • Come in agreement that you're going from nets to boats.
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  • Going from nets to boats. come in agreement that you're
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  • Come in agreement that you're going from nothing to too much.
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  • Going from nothing to too much. come in agreement that you will
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  • Come in agreement that you will experience success,
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  • Experience success, and blessings,
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  • And blessings, and favor in the same areas
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  • And favor in the same areas you previously
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  • You previously experienced failure.
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  • Experienced failure. come in agreement that you
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  • Come in agreement that you will repudiate all vestiges
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  • Will repudiate all vestiges of shallow christianity.
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  • >> 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?
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  • 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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