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Jon Tyson - Wanting The Unwanted God

September 7, 2025 | 28:35

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Passion with Louie Giglio | Jon Tyson - Wanting The Unwanted God | September 7, 2025

With a fierce love.
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You are prized by majesty.
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But it's not about you,
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It is all about
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The glory of god.
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And honestly,
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That's the best news
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You can ever hear.
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>> now, when we think about
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>> now, when we think about god we normally think high
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God we normally think high thoughts about god, don't we?
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Thoughts about god, don't we? we talk about a holy god.
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We talk about a holy god. we're talking about
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We're talking about a loving god.
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A loving god. we talked about a gracious god,
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We talked about a gracious god, almighty god.
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Almighty god. we talk about omniscient god,
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We talk about omniscient god, omnipotent god, omnipresent god.
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Omnipotent god, omnipresent god. but little do we fail to see
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But little do we fail to see sometimes that god is also on
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Sometimes that god is also on top of all of those things,
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Top of all of those things, the unwanted god.
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The unwanted god. now, i'm not addressing
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Now, i'm not addressing the doctrine of divine
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The doctrine of divine impossibility here,
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Impossibility here, i'm not projecting
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I'm not projecting human rejection wounds on god,
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Human rejection wounds on god, but i do wanna say this,
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But i do wanna say this, god does have in the bible
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God does have in the bible a history of being unwanted.
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A history of being unwanted. rejection is a definitive
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Rejection is a definitive mark of his story.
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Mark of his story. in eternity passed,
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No sin in the world,
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No sin in the world, just angels beholding god
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Just angels beholding god in all of his glory.
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In all of his glory. what did satan say?
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What did satan say? he said to god,
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He said to god, "i don't want you."
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"i don't want you." and he started a rebellion
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And he started a rebellion against god in perfection.
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Against god in perfection. a group of angels said,
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A group of angels said, "god, we don't want you,"
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"god, we don't want you," and they joined
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And they joined the satanic rebellion.
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The satanic rebellion. god creates adam and eve
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God creates adam and eve in total perfection
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In total perfection and adam and eve make a choice,
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And adam and eve make a choice, and here's what they say,
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And here's what they say, "we don't want you."
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"we don't want you." the whole of humanity
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The whole of humanity before the flood it says had
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Before the flood it says had turned their back on god.
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Turned their back on god. they said,
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They said, "we don't want you."
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"we don't want you." after the flood,
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After the flood, the tower of babel comes along
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The tower of babel comes along and one of the first things
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And one of the first things you read that human beings
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You read that human beings do after the flood is get
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Do after the flood is get together and they say to god,
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Together and they say to god, "thanks, we'll take it
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"thanks, we'll take it from here.
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We don't want you."
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We don't want you." god delivers the children
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God delivers the children of israel out of egypt
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Of israel out of egypt and to thank him they build
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And to thank him they build a golden calf and say,
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A golden calf and say, "we don't want you."
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"we don't want you." the period of the judges
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The period of the judges is a period of everybody
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Is a period of everybody doing what was right
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Doing what was right in their own eyes,
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In their own eyes, and it's a cycle of people
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And it's a cycle of people rejecting god again and again.
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Rejecting god again and again. and then, in the time
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And then, in the time of the prophets, they say,
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Of the prophets, they say, "we don't want you
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"we don't want you to be our king, god.
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To be our king, god. we want a human king
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We want a human king like everybody else."
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Like everybody else." under the other rule
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Under the other rule of the kings,
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Of the kings, they want political leaders
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They want political leaders instead of god
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Instead of god and they start making
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And they start making geopolitical alliances
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Geopolitical alliances instead of relying on god.
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Instead of relying on god. and in jeremiah 2
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And in jeremiah 2 you see these questions,
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You see these questions, this is what the lord says,
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This is what the lord says, "what fault did your ancestors
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"what fault did your ancestors find in me that they
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Strayed so far from me?
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Strayed so far from me? they followed
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They followed worthless idols and became
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Worthless idols and became worthless themselves."
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Worthless themselves." and he goes on,
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And he goes on, "has a nation
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"has a nation ever changed its gods?
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Ever changed its gods? yet they are not gods at all.
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Yet they are not gods at all. but my people have
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But my people have exchanged their glorious god
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Exchanged their glorious god for worthless idols."
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For worthless idols." and then, he's almost
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And then, he's almost appealing to creation
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Appealing to creation to bear witness.
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To bear witness. "'be appalled at this,
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"'be appalled at this, you heavens, and shudder
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You heavens, and shudder with great horror,'
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With great horror,' declares the lord.
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Declares the lord. 'my people have
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'my people have committed two sins:
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Committed two sins: they have forsaken me,
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They have forsaken me, the spring of living water,
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The spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns,
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And have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot
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Broken cisterns that cannot hold water.'"
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Hold water.'" you think things
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You think things are gonna get better when
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Are gonna get better when the messiah comes yet isaiah 53
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The messiah comes yet isaiah 53 tells us this, "he was despised
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Tells us this, "he was despised and rejected by mankind."
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And rejected by mankind." the framing narrative
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The framing narrative of the appearance
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Of the appearance of jesus, rejection.
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Of jesus, rejection. and when christ
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And when christ comes john's gospel
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Comes john's gospel opens by saying this,
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Opens by saying this, "he came to his own but
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"he came to his own but his own did not receive him."
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His own did not receive him." and then, the ministry of jesus
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And then, the ministry of jesus is a ministry of being unwanted.
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Is a ministry of being unwanted. there's no room for him at
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There's no room for him at the inn when he's born.
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The inn when he's born. after he preaches his
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After he preaches his first sermon they reject him.
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First sermon they reject him. he's rejected in his hometown
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He's rejected in his hometown by the teachers of the law,
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By the teachers of the law, by the pharisees.
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By the pharisees. in his moment of crisis
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In his moment of crisis his own followers reject him
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His own followers reject him and run away.
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And run away. and imagine this moment,
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And imagine this moment, he stands before
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He stands before his own people and they say,
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"do you want barabbas
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"do you want barabbas or do you want jesus?"
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Or do you want jesus?" and the crowds
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And the crowds chant out together,
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"we reject jesus,
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"we reject jesus, we want barabbas."
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We want barabbas." god has a history of rejection.
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God has a history of rejection. so, i wanna talk in this section
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So, i wanna talk in this section about how to avoid building
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About how to avoid building a culture that rejects god,
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A culture that rejects god, and how to build
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And how to build a culture that wants god,
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And what the cost
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And what the cost and the consequences are
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And the consequences are of each of these choices.
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Of each of these choices. and i wanna do this by
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And i wanna do this by looking at two communities,
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Looking at two communities, two villages in the bible
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Two villages in the bible and how they responded
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To the visitation of jesus.
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To the visitation of jesus. now, the first village
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Now, the first village is a village called nazareth.
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Is a village called nazareth. nazareth was a small, obscure
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Nazareth was a small, obscure place in the region of galilee,
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Place in the region of galilee, the northern part of israel.
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The northern part of israel. nazareth is where jesus grew up.
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Nazareth is where jesus grew up. it's where he learned to be
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It's where he learned to be a carpenter under joseph.
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A carpenter under joseph. he lived a relatively ordinary
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He lived a relatively ordinary life before his public ministry.
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Life before his public ministry. and then, he gets the call,
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And then, he gets the call, and then he's baptized,
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And then he's baptized, and then he's anointed
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And then he's anointed and his ministry begins.
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And his ministry begins. and you can imagine jesus,
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And you can imagine jesus, excited to come back
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Excited to come back to his hometown.
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See his friends, see the boys,
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See his friends, see the boys, see the people who know him,
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See the people who know him, and let them know what
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And let them know what he is carrying now,
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He is carrying now, but he has
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But he has an unexpected response.
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An unexpected response. matthew's gospel tells us this,
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Matthew's gospel tells us this, "coming to his hometown,
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"coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people
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He began teaching the people in their synagogue,
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And they're amazed.
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And they're amazed. 'where did this man
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'where did this man get this wisdom and these
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Get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?'
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Miraculous powers?' they asked.
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They asked. 'isn't this the carpenter's son?
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'isn't this the carpenter's son? and isn't his
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And isn't his mother's name mary,
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Mother's name mary, and aren't his brothers james,
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And aren't his brothers james, and joseph, and simon,
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And joseph, and simon, and judas?
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And judas? aren't all his sisters with us?
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Aren't all his sisters with us? when they did all these --
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When they did all these -- where did this man
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Where did this man get all these things?'
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Get all these things?' and they took offense at him."
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And they took offense at him." here's jesus coming to nazareth,
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Here's jesus coming to nazareth, the place he grew up,
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The place he grew up, wanting to bring his ministry,
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Wanting to bring his ministry, and he does not get
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And he does not get the response he wants.
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The response he wants. here's what it looks like
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Here's what it looks like to have a culture of rejection.
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To have a culture of rejection. a culture of rejection is
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A culture of rejection is a culture of over familiarity.
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A culture of over familiarity. "you think --
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"you think -- jesus, you think you're the one?
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Jesus, we're sitting
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Jesus, we're sitting at tables that you made, mate,
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At tables that you made, mate, and you think now you're gonna
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And you think now you're gonna go from carpenter to messiah?
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Go from carpenter to messiah? like, we know your family.
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Like, we know your family. we know your sisters
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We know your sisters and your brothers,
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And your brothers, and your mom and your dad.
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And your mom and your dad. and if god was gonna do
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And if god was gonna do something he certainly would not
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Something he certainly would not pick a person like you."
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Pick a person like you." they were so close to jesus
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They were so close to jesus they could not see
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They could not see what christ carried now,
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What christ carried now, or who he had become.
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Or who he had become. too familiar.
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Too familiar. so, the first step that would
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So, the first step that would cause you to reject god is this,
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Cause you to reject god is this, assume you know all there
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Assume you know all there is to know about god.
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Is to know about god. assume you've got it
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Assume you've got it figured out,
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Figured out, assume you know where
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Assume you know where he'll work and how he works.
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He'll work and how he works. number two, a culture
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Number two, a culture of rejection is a culture
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Of rejection is a culture that gets easily offended
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That gets easily offended by divine actions.
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By divine actions. "think this is gonna
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Happen through you?
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Happen through you? who are you to tell us that
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Who are you to tell us that the spirit of the lord is gonna
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The spirit of the lord is gonna move in a place like this?
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Move in a place like this? we don't like you,
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We don't like you, we don't like your message,
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We don't like your message, we don't like your attitude."
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We don't like your attitude." step two,
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Step two, tell god that he has
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To act in a way that you can
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To act in a way that you can recognize and are comfortable
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Recognize and are comfortable with and anything else you
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With and anything else you will not tolerate.
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Will not tolerate. and this is important
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And this is important in our generation.
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In our generation. if you're offended by what
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If you're offended by what and how god does things,
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And how god does things, you won't have
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You won't have the god of the bible,
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The god of the bible, just a version
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Just a version of your preferences that
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Of your preferences that you're comfortable with
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You're comfortable with that you end up worshipping.
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That you end up worshipping. this leads them to reject god.
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This leads them to reject god. they refuse to give jesus
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They refuse to give jesus the honor that's due to him.
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The honor that's due to him. and he says, "you can't
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And he says, "you can't recognize the prophet
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Recognize the prophet that i have become."
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That i have become." honor gives you access
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Honor gives you access to other people's anointings.
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To other people's anointings. when you recognize what they
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When you recognize what they carry and what they have,
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Carry and what they have, and when you value it,
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And when you value it, they distribute it
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They distribute it because you're aware
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Because you're aware of what it cost to get it.
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Anointing is not a force,
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Anointing has a source,
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And it's connected to a people.
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You can't have the power
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Without the person.
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And they try to turn god into
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A commodity that they could
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A commodity that they could use for themselves.
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Use for themselves. they wanted the wisdom but
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They wanted the wisdom but they did not want the worker.
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They did not want the worker. they loved the teaching
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They loved the teaching not the teacher.
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Not the teacher. they loved the power
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They loved the power but not the person.
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But not the person. step three, if you wanna build
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Step three, if you wanna build a culture that rejects god,
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A culture that rejects god, want the fruit of the kingdom
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Want the fruit of the kingdom but not the king of the kingdom.
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But not the king of the kingdom. and number four, a culture
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And number four, a culture of rejection is a culture
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Of rejection is a culture that ultimately would drive
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That ultimately would drive the ministry of jesus
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The ministry of jesus out of your midst.
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Out of your midst. in luke's account of what
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In luke's account of what happens it says this,
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Happens it says this, "all the people
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In the synagogue were furious
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In the synagogue were furious when they heard this.
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When they heard this. they got up, drove him
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They got up, drove him out of the town,
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Out of the town, and took him to the brow
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And took him to the brow of the hill on which
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Of the hill on which the town was built,
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The town was built, in order to throw him
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In order to throw him off the cliff.
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Off the cliff. but he walked
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But he walked right through the crowd."
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Right through the crowd." relying on themselves,
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Relying on themselves, driving away the divine.
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Driving away the divine. they end up preferring
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They end up preferring brokenness to healing,
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Brokenness to healing, stubbornness
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Stubbornness to salvation themselves
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To salvation themselves for a visitation of god.
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For a visitation of god. step four,
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Step four, blame the consequences
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Blame the consequences either of your own sin
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Either of your own sin on the very one who came
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To deliver you from your sin
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To deliver you from your sin and try and save yourself.
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And try and save yourself. but little did they know
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But little did they know that they were driving out
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That they were driving out their own deliverance.
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Their own deliverance. little did they know that they
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Little did they know that they were driving out the only one
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Were driving out the only one who truly wanted them.
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Who truly wanted them. this is the tragedy
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This is the tragedy of rejecting god.
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Of rejecting god. in luke's account,
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In luke's account, you're aware of this,
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You're aware of this, in luke's account,
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In luke's account, jesus is baptized in the spirit,
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Jesus is baptized in the spirit, tempted in the wilderness
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Tempted in the wilderness and it says,
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And it says, "but he comes out
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"but he comes out of the wilderness
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Of the wilderness clothed with power."
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Clothed with power." and jesus is carrying
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And jesus is carrying a fresh baptism of power
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A fresh baptism of power into nazareth,
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Into nazareth, but what does it say?
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But what does it say? a prophet is not without honor
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A prophet is not without honor except in his own town
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Except in his own town and in his own home.
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"and he did not do many
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"and he did not do many miracles there because
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Miracles there because of their lack faith."
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Of their lack faith." he is full of the spirit
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He is full of the spirit but they will not receive
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But they will not receive the ministry of the spirit.
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The ministry of the spirit. what could've happened?
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What could've happened? rejecting god
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Rejecting god reduces revelation,
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Reduces revelation, no more access
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No more access to the wisdom of jesus.
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Rejecting god restricts
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Rejecting god restricts the miraculous.
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The miraculous. just a few people healed.
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Just a few people healed. and rejecting god
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And rejecting god robs you of your destiny.
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Robs you of your destiny. they're not known for the town
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They're not known for the town that welcomed jesus,
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That welcomed jesus, they're known as the town
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They're known as the town that rejected him.
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That rejected him. and i wanna just say this
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And i wanna just say this to you right now,
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To you right now, western culture
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Western culture has become nazareth.
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Has become nazareth. we here in the western culture
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We here in the western culture are kind of doing
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Are kind of doing a reverse exorcism.
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A reverse exorcism. now, every time in the bible
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Jesus saw the work of satan
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Jesus saw the work of satan and the demonic he would
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And the demonic he would walk around and he uses
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Walk around and he uses this phrase, he drove out
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This phrase, he drove out the evil spirits.
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The evil spirits. he drove out the demons.
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He drove out the demons. he would see them,
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He would see them, rebuke them, remove them,
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Rebuke them, remove them, and then drive them away.
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And then drive them away. it was his way of bringing
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It was his way of bringing the kingdom into the world.
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But now secular culture is now
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But now secular culture is now exorcising god from the world.
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Exorcising god from the world. every time secular
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Every time secular culture sees jesus or god,
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Culture sees jesus or god, it seeks to rebuke and remove,
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It seeks to rebuke and remove, and drive him out.
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And drive him out. in essence,
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In essence, secular culture is saying,
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Secular culture is saying, "come out, jesus, of our world
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In our own name."
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And so, let's just ask what's
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Happened by driving jesus
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Out of our culture.
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Are we happier,
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Less worried, and rising
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Less worried, and rising to a super human humanity?
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To a super human humanity? no, we are the most heartbroken,
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No, we are the most heartbroken, enslaved, anxious,
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Enslaved, anxious, overwhelmed generation
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Overwhelmed generation in recorded history.
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In recorded history. secularism's had a moment
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Secularism's had a moment that's had moments in history.
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There's this famous cover
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There's this famous cover of time magazine in 1966,
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Of time magazine in 1966, and there was such
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And there was such a radical shift in the culture,
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A radical shift in the culture, it asked this on the cover
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It asked this on the cover of time magazine,
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Of time magazine, "is god dead?"
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"is god dead?" like, is he dead?
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Like, is he dead? and this is obviously
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And this is obviously riffing off nietzsche
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Riffing off nietzsche and trying to say,
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And trying to say, "god's dead, we've killed him."
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"god's dead, we've killed him." and for a whole generation
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And for a whole generation what would come after,
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What would come after, "god is dead"
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"god is dead" is the counter culture
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Is the counter culture movement with the hippies.
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Movement with the hippies. and i just wanna
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And i just wanna ask this question,
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Ask this question, many people are saying
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Many people are saying this now, your generation,
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This now, your generation, is this it?
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Is this it? are we destined
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Are we destined to live in nazareth?
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To live in nazareth? over familiarity with jesus.
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Over familiarity with jesus. offended by his claims
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Offended by his claims and his truth,
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And his truth, rejecting him
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Rejecting him and driving him out.
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And driving him out. are more and more
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Are more and more people gonna deconstruct?
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People gonna deconstruct? are we gonna push god off
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Are we gonna push god off the cliff of our society?
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The cliff of our society? is the church just
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Is the church just gonna slowly fade out?
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Gonna slowly fade out? did god put you here
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Did god put you here to simply manage the decline
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To simply manage the decline of the western church
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Of the western church in your generation?
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In your generation? i've got good news for you,
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I've got good news for you, in every culture of rejection,
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In every culture of rejection, god will raise
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God will raise a remnant of devotion.
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[cheering and applause]
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The most remarkable thing
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Happened five years later.
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Here's the next cover
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Of time magazine,
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"the jesus revolution."
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"the jesus revolution." at the darkest moment
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At the darkest moment of doubt and despair,
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Of doubt and despair, god raised up a generation
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God raised up a generation of kids your age,
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Of kids your age, young people who said,
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Young people who said, "we don't want nazareth,
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"we don't want nazareth, we want something else.
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We want something else. we don't reject god,
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We don't reject god, we want god."
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We want god." five years.
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Five years. and this --
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And this -- this made me begin to think,
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This made me begin to think, how do you go from,
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How do you go from, "is god dead?"
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"is god dead?" to "the jesus revolution"
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In five years.
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In five years. and this made me start
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And this made me start asking questions about
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Asking questions about revival and awakening.
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Revival and awakening. what does it take
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What does it take to see god really move?
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To see god really move? how do you transform
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How do you transform a culture that feels like
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A culture that feels like god is gone to god is here?
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God is gone to god is here? so, i got obsessed with revival.
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I started trying to figure out,
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I started trying to figure out, how do you get
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How do you get a five year turn around window
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A five year turn around window to shape history?
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To shape history? i started talking
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I started talking to my reformed friends,
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To my reformed friends, what's the key to revival?
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What's the key to revival? and i'm like, "you gotta have
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And i'm like, "you gotta have a high view of god."
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A high view of god." they talk to you
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They talk to you about whitfield's preaching
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About whitfield's preaching and edward's high view of god.
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And edward's high view of god. and i talked
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And i talked to my anabaptist friends,
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To my anabaptist friends, the moravians, "tell us
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The moravians, "tell us about why god moves."
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About why god moves." it's because we have
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It's because we have a partnership
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A partnership with other people,
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With other people, we're not exclusive
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We're not exclusive in our means.
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In our means. i talked to anglicans,
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I talked to anglicans, they're like,
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They're like, "it's our liturgy,
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"it's our liturgy, our stability.
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Our stability. it's our discipline, you know.
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It's our discipline, you know. we got --
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We got -- wesley's one of our boys."
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Wesley's one of our boys." talked to the pentecostals
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Talked to the pentecostals and they're like,
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And they're like, "duh, we got the holy ghost,
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"duh, we got the holy ghost, man, that's why god uses us."
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Man, that's why god uses us." but then i started to get
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But then i started to get confused because god's used
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Confused because god's used pentecostals, anglicans,
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Pentecostals, anglicans, anabaptists, and reformed people
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Anabaptists, and reformed people often in spite of their doctrine
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Often in spite of their doctrine not because their doctrine.
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Not because their doctrine. so, i said i'm gonna take
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So, i said i'm gonna take my family on a revival tour
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My family on a revival tour around the world
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Around the world and figure this out.
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Some people take their families
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Some people take their families to disney for vacation,
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To disney for vacation, i took my family on a 33 day
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I took my family on a 33 day 17 location revival tour
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17 location revival tour around the world.
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We went to england and saw where
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We went to england and saw where wesley prayed and where wesley
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Wesley prayed and where wesley preached in the open fields,
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Preached in the open fields, and went into his study.
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And went into his study. we went to wales,
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We went to wales, where a 16 year old girl,
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Where a 16 year old girl, florrie evans stood up,
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Florrie evans stood up, and in a culture of cynicism
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And in a culture of cynicism and decline let out,
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And decline let out, "i do love the lord jesus
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"i do love the lord jesus with all my heart."
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With all my heart." and a 16 year old girl's cry
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And a 16 year old girl's cry released a wave of revival
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Released a wave of revival over wales.
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Over wales. i went to the hebrides in
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I went to the hebrides in scotland where duncan campbell
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Scotland where duncan campbell preached and the power
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Preached and the power of god came down.
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Of god came down. i went to herrnhut
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I went to herrnhut and took communion
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And took communion at the communion service
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At the communion service celebrating the
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Celebrating the moravian pentecost.
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Moravian pentecost. and then, i came back
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And then, i came back to new york to my church
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To new york to my church and everyone's like,
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And everyone's like, "did you find out?
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"did you find out? did you find
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Did you find the secret to revival?"
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The secret to revival?" and they're like, "let me guess,
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And they're like, "let me guess, it was prayer."
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It was prayer." and i was like, "look, yes,
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And i was like, "look, yes, prayer's important,"
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Prayer's important," i love prayer...
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I love prayer... "holiness.'
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"holiness.' yes, holiness matters to god,
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Yes, holiness matters to god, he's got the holy spirit.
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He's got the holy spirit. "was it repentance?'
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"was it repentance?' we need to preach
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We need to preach harder sermons.
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Harder sermons. well, there's a lot
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Well, there's a lot of repentance.
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Of repentance. other people were like,
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Other people were like, "it's gotta have been unity,
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"it's gotta have been unity, wasn't it?"
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Wasn't it?" i was like, yeah.
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I was like, yeah. now, in the midst of all of this
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Now, in the midst of all of this these were not the things
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These were not the things that stood out to me.
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That stood out to me. i was in the hebrides in
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I was in the hebrides in scotland and i had a revelation.
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Scotland and i had a revelation. now, how many of you
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Now, how many of you have been to the hebrides?
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Have been to the hebrides? yeah, it's so hard to get to.
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Yeah, it's so hard to get to. i think god rewards you just
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I think god rewards you just for traveling that far.
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For traveling that far. you gotta take a train
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You gotta take a train and then take a bus,
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And then take a bus, and then take a ferry,
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And then take a ferry, and then rent a car,
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And then rent a car, and then drive into
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And then drive into the middle of nowhere.
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The middle of nowhere. you are in
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You are in the middle of nowhere.
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The middle of nowhere. here's a picture of a church.
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Here's a picture of a church. this is the church in barvas
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This is the church in barvas that was the epicenter
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That was the epicenter of the hebrides revival.
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Of the hebrides revival. what do you notice about it?
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What do you notice about it? it's small and there's
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It's small and there's nothing else there.
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Nothing else there. and i'm at the front of this
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And i'm at the front of this church with my family going,
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Church with my family going, "hey folks, let's hold hands
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"hey folks, let's hold hands and pray the holy spirit falls."
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And pray the holy spirit falls." and they're like,
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And they're like, "what are we even doing here?"
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"what are we even doing here?" god moved in power
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God moved in power in the hebrides.
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In the hebrides. and at this little church
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And at this little church it was a epicenter of revival.
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It was a epicenter of revival. they had a manifest zone
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They had a manifest zone of the tangible presence of god.
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Of the tangible presence of god. just outside this church,
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Just outside this church, where there wasn't a home within
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Where there wasn't a home within a 5 mile zone where somebody
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A 5 mile zone where somebody was not saved in that revival.
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Was not saved in that revival. people would be in trances
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People would be in trances for 24 hours, caught up,
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For 24 hours, caught up, grieved by their sin,
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Grieved by their sin, seeing heaven, seeing hell.
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Seeing heaven, seeing hell. teenagers would walk home from
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Teenagers would walk home from church and look up and see
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Church and look up and see angels going into homes
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Angels going into homes and the next day those very
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And the next day those very homes are the ones where people
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Homes are the ones where people were getting converted.
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Were getting converted. duncan campbell talked about
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Duncan campbell talked about there being a god consciousness.
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There being a god consciousness. people in sin stayed away
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People in sin stayed away from the area because
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From the area because they quote on quote,
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They quote on quote, "didn't wanna catch
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"didn't wanna catch the move of god."
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The move of god." so, i'm out at the front
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So, i'm out at the front of this church going,
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Of this church going, "god, why here?
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"god, why here? why not one of the major
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Why not one of the major cities in scotland?"
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Cities in scotland?" and i heard this little
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And i heard this little whispering from god,
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Whispering from god, and here's what he said,
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And here's what he said, "i came here because
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"i came here because they wanted me here."
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They wanted me here." it reminded me of the other
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It reminded me of the other village in the bible,
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Village in the bible, where jesus showed up and that
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Where jesus showed up and that was the village of bethany.
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Was the village of bethany. nazareth may have been
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Where jesus grew up,
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Where jesus grew up, but bethany is where
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But bethany is where jesus showed up.
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Jesus showed up. bethany teaches us what
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Bethany teaches us what it looks like to build
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It looks like to build a culture that wants god.
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A culture that wants god. bethany was a small village
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Located on the eastern slope on
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Located on the eastern slope on the mount of olives,
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The mount of olives, 2 miles from jerusalem.
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2 miles from jerusalem. because it was close
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Because it was close to jerusalem it had a little bit
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To jerusalem it had a little bit of a surge from temple life
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Of a surge from temple life and the things
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And the things that happened there.
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That happened there. and if nazareth was
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And if nazareth was the place of familiarity,
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The place of familiarity, offence, rejection,
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Offence, rejection, and driving out,
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And driving out, here's what bethany was like.
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Here's what bethany was like. it was a culture of wonder,
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Desperation, celebration,
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Desperation, celebration, and devotion.
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And devotion. it was a culture,
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It was a culture, and a culture that wants god
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And a culture that wants god is a culture of wonder
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Is a culture of wonder at his presence.
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At his presence. this is that famous scene
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This is that famous scene where mary and martha are in
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Where mary and martha are in a home where jesus is coming.
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A home where jesus is coming. and you know the story,
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And you know the story, martha's, like, getting busy.
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Martha's, like, getting busy. she's --
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She's -- this is the early
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This is the early part of, you know,
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Part of, you know, this time in history.
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It's a woman's job
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It's a woman's job at this time of history
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At this time of history to get the meal ready,
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To get the meal ready, get the house ready.
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Get the house ready. and martha's working
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And martha's working and mary's like,
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And mary's like, "peace, i'm gonna sit
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"peace, i'm gonna sit at the feet of jesus."
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At the feet of jesus." this was so culturally ap --
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This was so culturally ap -- we are so used to this
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We are so used to this the scandal has left us.
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The scandal has left us. and you could see martha,
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And you could see martha, martha's cooking, let her cook.
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Martha's cooking, let her cook. she's cooking.
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She's cooking. here is mary.
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Here is mary. mary is at the feet of jesus
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Mary is at the feet of jesus and you can just feel
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And you can just feel martha getting angry.
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Martha getting angry. and when she can't
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And when she can't handle it any longer,
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Handle it any longer, she finally goes to jesus
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She finally goes to jesus and she says,
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And she says, "don't you care
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"don't you care that she's neglected me?"
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That she's neglected me?" and jesus says, "no, i don't.
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And jesus says, "no, i don't. you are worried and distracted
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You are worried and distracted about many things,
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About many things, but she's chosen the one thing
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But she's chosen the one thing that's necessary.
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That's necessary. she's chosen the better part
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She's chosen the better part and it won't be taken away
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And it won't be taken away from her."
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From her." step one to build
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Step one to build a culture that welcomes god,
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A culture that welcomes god, sit at his feet and learn
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Sit at his feet and learn from his word.
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From his word. don't stand above his word
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Don't stand above his word and judge his word.
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And judge his word. she just sits to receive
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She just sits to receive the revelation and wonder
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The revelation and wonder of who jesus is.
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Of who jesus is. a culture that wants god's
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A culture that wants god's also a culture of desperation.
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Also a culture of desperation. doesn't mean if you want god
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Doesn't mean if you want god and god moves everything's
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And god moves everything's gonna be fine.
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Gonna be fine. bethany is the place
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Bethany is the place where lazarus dies.
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Where lazarus dies. and they send a message,
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And they send a message, "lord, the one you love
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"lord, the one you love is sick.
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Is sick. and you know what happens?
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And you know what happens? martha comes out she's in tears,
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Martha comes out she's in tears, mary comes out she's in tears.
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Mary comes out she's in tears. and this is also where
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And this is also where the tears of god meet
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The tears of god meet the tears of humanity.
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The tears of humanity. we read, "jesus wept."
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We read, "jesus wept." jesus gets angry
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Jesus gets angry at death even though
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At death even though he knows he has
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He knows he has power over it,
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Power over it, he's still enters in
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He's still enters in and experiences
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And experiences the heartache of it.
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The heartache of it. how many people are were still
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How many people are were still in the tombs of nazareth
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In the tombs of nazareth because they refused to invite
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Because they refused to invite jesus into their brokenness,
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Jesus into their brokenness, but they brought their hunger
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But they brought their hunger to god and witnessed
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To god and witnessed a miracle of resurrection
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A miracle of resurrection because they loved him
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Because they loved him and brought their pain to him?
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And brought their pain to him? step two, don't blame god
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Step two, don't blame god for your brokenness,
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For your brokenness, ask him to step in
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Ask him to step in and heal your brokenness.
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And heal your brokenness. number three,
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Number three, a culture of welcoming god is
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A culture of welcoming god is a culture of celebration.
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A culture of celebration. it says, "they hosted a feast
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It says, "they hosted a feast in jesus' honor at the house
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In jesus' honor at the house of simon the leper."
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Of simon the leper." now, can you imagine
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Now, can you imagine the business about leper --
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The business about leper -- leprosy was a --
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Leprosy was a -- you couldn't go near
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You couldn't go near someone with leprosy,
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Someone with leprosy, so to be healed from leprosy
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So to be healed from leprosy was not just physical healing,
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Was not just physical healing, it was a social
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It was a social and relational healing.
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And relational healing. can you imagine
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Can you imagine sitting at the table?
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Sitting at the table? "simon, how's it going, mate?"
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"simon, how's it going, mate?" "so good.
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"so good. so good.
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So good. enjoying my healing, yourself?
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Enjoying my healing, yourself? lazarus, how you doing?"
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Lazarus, how you doing?" "quite strong, thank you.
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"quite strong, thank you. back from the dead,
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Back from the dead, it's good to be back."
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It's good to be back." and you can imagine
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And you can imagine him sitting there.
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Him sitting there. the disciples they're sitting
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The disciples they're sitting around and what they're doing
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Around and what they're doing is they're celebrating jesus.
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Is they're celebrating jesus. they saw the miracles,
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They saw the miracles, they loved him.
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They loved him. they focused on what god had
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They focused on what god had done not what he had not done.
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Done not what he had not done. step three, cultivate gratitude
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Step three, cultivate gratitude and resist entitlement.
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And resist entitlement. create a culture where
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Create a culture where jesus is celebrated.
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Jesus is celebrated. and lastly, a culture of welcome
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And lastly, a culture of welcome is a culture of devotion.
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Is a culture of devotion. in the midst
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In the midst of this celebration, mary,
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Of this celebration, mary, again, comes out and she brings
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Again, comes out and she brings a bottle of pure nard.
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A bottle of pure nard. and this is an awkward moment.
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And this is an awkward moment. it says mary began to anoint
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It says mary began to anoint jesus' feet with this perfume
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Jesus' feet with this perfume and wipe his feet
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And wipe his feet with her hair."
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With her hair." and this provokes everybody.
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And this provokes everybody. and judas stands up and he says,
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And judas stands up and he says, "listen, what a waste!
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"listen, what a waste! this is like a years'
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This is like a years' worth of wages,
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Worth of wages, we could've given this
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We could've given this to the poor."
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To the poor." and then, jesus says this,
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And then, jesus says this, "leave her alone,
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"leave her alone, she has done
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She has done a beautiful thing for me.
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A beautiful thing for me. you'll always have
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You'll always have the poor with you.
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The poor with you. and you don't understand
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And you don't understand the moment of visitation.
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The moment of visitation. because of her wonder
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Because of her wonder at who i am,
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At who i am, because if she brought her pain
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Because if she brought her pain to me and not accused me
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To me and not accused me of it but because
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Of it but because she celebrated me.
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She celebrated me. she's the only one that
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She's the only one that discern in this room.
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Discern in this room. she's getting ready
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She's getting ready for my burial."
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For my burial." do you know that
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Do you know that nard lasts on a body
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Nard lasts on a body for days and days?
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For days and days? and when christ is on
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And when christ is on the cross being crucified,
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The cross being crucified, when everybody's rejecting him,
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When everybody's rejecting him, it could've been possible
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It could've been possible he still smelt the aroma
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He still smelt the aroma of her devotion on the cross.
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Of her devotion on the cross. when everybody else
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When everybody else said we didn't want you
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Said we didn't want you he still has the reminder
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He still has the reminder of one woman's devotion.
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Of one woman's devotion. it touched him
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It touched him so much that he says,
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So much that he says, "wherever the gospel is preached
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"wherever the gospel is preached what she has done will be
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What she has done will be a message of devotion."
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A message of devotion." what happens when god comes
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What happens when god comes where he's wanted?
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Where he's wanted? here's what happens,
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Here's what happens, category defined discipleship.
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Category defined discipleship. mary is in a place getting
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Mary is in a place getting access no one thought was
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Access no one thought was possible because she's a woman.
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Possible because she's a woman. resurrection from the dead.
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Resurrection from the dead. the miraculous is not restricted
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The miraculous is not restricted but it's unleashed.
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But it's unleashed. jesus directly defends.
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Jesus directly defends. and then, this is
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And then, this is the most amazing thing,
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The most amazing thing, do you know here jesus
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Do you know here jesus ascended to heaven from?
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Ascended to heaven from? wasn't the roman empire.
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Wasn't the roman empire. he didn't come back and say,
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He didn't come back and say, "yow caesar, your boy is back."
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"yow caesar, your boy is back." he didn't go
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He didn't go to the pharisees and say,
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To the pharisees and say, "you were wrong."
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"you were wrong." you know where jesus
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You know where jesus ascended to heaven from?
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Ascended to heaven from? he goes back to bethany,
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He goes back to bethany, to the one place on earth
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To the one place on earth they loved him and wanted him.
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They loved him and wanted him. and then, luke's gospel
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And then, luke's gospel closes it says,
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Closes it says, "while his hands were raised,
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"while his hands were raised, he had blessed them
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He had blessed them and ascended to heaven."
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And ascended to heaven." they saw the inside secrets
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They saw the inside secrets of the kingdom of god
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Of the kingdom of god because their devotion made
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Because their devotion made this possible.
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This possible. wanting god increases
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Wanting god increases revelation, rejecting --
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Revelation, rejecting -- wanting god releases
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Wanting god releases the miraculous
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The miraculous and welcoming god reveals
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And welcoming god reveals the secrets of his ways.
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The secrets of his ways. i determined when i was
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I determined when i was a teenager that i was
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A teenager that i was gonna build a culture
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Gonna build a culture of bethany in my life.
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Of bethany in my life. and i was in
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And i was in a nazareth generation,
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A nazareth generation, where kids did not want god.
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Where kids did not want god. i'm gen x,
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I'm gen x, we're the forgotten generation.
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We're the forgotten generation. and i just determined gen x
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And i just determined gen x will not be a generation
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Will not be a generation marked our by nothing,
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Marked our by nothing, i wanna be a part
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I wanna be a part of a generation that
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Of a generation that seeks god.
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Seeks god. used to get up
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Used to get up at 4 o'clock in the morning,
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At 4 o'clock in the morning, drive to the middle of my city,
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Drive to the middle of my city, get on my knees,
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Get on my knees, pay communion and say,
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Pay communion and say, "god, i want you in my city."
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"god, i want you in my city." god comes where he's wanted.
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God comes where he's wanted. now listen, if god comes
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Now listen, if god comes where he's wanted,
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Where he's wanted, the most dangerous
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The most dangerous and potent prayer you can
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And potent prayer you can pray in a secular culture
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Pray in a secular culture like ours is this,
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Like ours is this, "god, we want you here.
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"god, we want you here. we want you here."
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We want you here." for some in this generation,
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For some in this generation, again, god will be
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Again, god will be the unwanted god,
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The unwanted god, but for others
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But for others god will be the one they want.
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God will be the one they want. let me ask a question,
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Let me ask a question, is there anybody at
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Is there anybody at passion 2025 that says,
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Passion 2025 that says, "i want god in my life"?
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[cheering and applause]
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I want god in my campus.
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[applause]
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Evan roberts was a young man
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Evan roberts was a young man in his 20s in wales
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In his 20s in wales and he said,
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And he said, "god, i want you in wales."
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"god, i want you in wales." and so, he prayed and he fasted
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And so, he prayed and he fasted and he sought god,
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And he sought god, and in one year
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And in one year 100,000 people were converted.
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100,000 people were converted. god comes where he's wanted.
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God comes where he's wanted. william seymour was
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William seymour was an african-american man in l.a.,
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An african-american man in l.a., part of a prejudiced system.
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Part of a prejudiced system. when he went through
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When he went through bible college because
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Bible college because he was black he wasn't even
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He was black he wasn't even allowed to sit in the room,
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Allowed to sit in the room, he had to eavesdrop
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He had to eavesdrop from the hall.
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From the hall. but his desperation for god
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But his desperation for god in los angeles brought a move
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In los angeles brought a move of the holy spirit called,
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Of the holy spirit called, "azusa street."
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"azusa street." that movement that began
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That movement that began over 100 years ago today
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Over 100 years ago today has become the largest religion
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Has become the largest religion in recorded history,
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In recorded history, and by 2050 it could overtake
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And by 2050 it could overtake the catholic church in size.
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The catholic church in size. and this happened
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And this happened because one rejected
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Because one rejected african-american man says,
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African-american man says, "god, i want you
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"god, i want you in los angeles."
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In los angeles." in new york city,
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In new york city, there's a man named
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There's a man named jeremiah lanphier,
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Jeremiah lanphier, a business man in 1857
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A business man in 1857 in lower manhattan.
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In lower manhattan. the whole city is in
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The whole city is in spiritual decline and he says,
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Spiritual decline and he says, "i refuse to let new york
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"i refuse to let new york become nazareth."
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Become nazareth." so, he started a prayer meeting.
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So, he started a prayer meeting. at first there were six people
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At first there were six people that show up.
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That show up. several months later
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Several months later there was 10,000 people a day,
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There was 10,000 people a day, standing room only in
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Standing room only in new york city.
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New york city. a year later
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A year later over 1 million people,
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Over 1 million people, 10% of the united states
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10% of the united states was converted because one man
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Was converted because one man stood up and says,
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Stood up and says, "god, i want you
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"god, i want you in new york city."
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In new york city." in every move of god,
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In every move of god, there will be a person
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There will be a person telling god that they want him.
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Telling god that they want him. anyone here wanna break
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Anyone here wanna break their bottle?
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Their bottle? anyone wanna build a bethany?
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Anyone wanna build a bethany? anyone hungry?
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♪ ♪
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Jon Tyson - Wanting The Unwanted God

September 7, 2025 | 28:35

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