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Marry Or Burn Part 2

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Steven Furtick | Marry Or Burn Part 2 | September 16, 2021

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- I thought about Moses, who --
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- I thought about Moses, who -- Moses was certainly
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Moses was certainly very passionate,
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very passionate, and God used him to fulfill
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and God used him to fulfill a great purpose.
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a great purpose. In fact, God showed up
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In fact, God showed up and appeared to Moses
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and appeared to Moses in a burning bush in Exodus 3.
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in a burning bush in Exodus 3. But 40 years before
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But 40 years before that burning bush,
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that burning bush, which is where many people
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which is where many people think the story of Moses' life
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think the story of Moses' life began, when God called him
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began, when God called him to be a deliverer
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to be a deliverer of the Israelites
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of the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery --
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out of Egyptian slavery -- 40 years before this,
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40 years before this, Moses had an incident
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Moses had an incident that was the result
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that was the result of mismanaged passion.
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of mismanaged passion. Watch this.
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Watch this. Exodus 2:11.
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Exodus 2:11. It says one day,
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It says one day, after Moses had grown up,
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after Moses had grown up, he went out to where
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he went out to where his own people were
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his own people were and watched them
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and watched them at their hard labor.
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at their hard labor. Now Moses was conflicted
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Now Moses was conflicted because he grew up as a Hebrew,
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because he grew up as a Hebrew, but he grew up
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but he grew up being raised as Egyptians.
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being raised as Egyptians. He was from the Hebrew people,
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He was from the Hebrew people, but he was raised
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but he was raised in an Egyptian society,
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in an Egyptian society, so he was torn.
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so he was torn. He was conflicted by this.
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He was conflicted by this. And one day, he goes out,
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And one day, he goes out, and he's grown up
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and he's grown up a little bit now,
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a little bit now, and he sees something.
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and he sees something. He sees an Egyptian beating
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He sees an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people,
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a Hebrew, one of his own people, and it stirs up
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and it stirs up a passion in him.
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a passion in him. And it says that
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And it says that he looked this way,
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he looked this way, and that way,
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and that way, and it looked like
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and it looked like the coast was clear.
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the coast was clear. So he didn't see anybody,
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So he didn't see anybody, and he killed the Egyptian,
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and he killed the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
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and hid him in the sand. Well, the next day he went out
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Well, the next day he went out and saw two Hebrews fighting,
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and saw two Hebrews fighting, and he asked the one
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and he asked the one in the wrong -- hey, man,
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in the wrong -- hey, man, why are you hitting
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why are you hitting your fellow Hebrew?
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your fellow Hebrew? And the man said
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And the man said who made you ruler
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who made you ruler and judge over us?
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and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me
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Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?
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as you killed the Egyptian? Uh oh.
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Uh oh. Just because you hide something
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Just because you hide something in the sand doesn't mean
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in the sand doesn't mean it went away.
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it went away. I'll stand here for a moment.
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I'll stand here for a moment. [applause]
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[applause] It bears repeating.
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It bears repeating. Just because you covered
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Just because you covered something up in the sand
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something up in the sand doesn't mean
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doesn't mean it won't come back up.
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it won't come back up. Because the thing
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Because the thing that Moses did --
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that Moses did -- nobody else saw it,
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nobody else saw it, so he thought,
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so he thought, but then his past catches up
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but then his past catches up with him rather quickly.
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with him rather quickly. And it says that
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And it says that when he heard this,
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when he heard this, Moses was afraid and he thought,
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Moses was afraid and he thought, what I did must have
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what I did must have become known.
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become known. Now he's exposed.
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Now he's exposed. And so Pharaoh hears of this,
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And so Pharaoh hears of this, and he tries to kill Moses.
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and he tries to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh
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But Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian,
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and went to live in Midian, where he sat down by a well.
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where he sat down by a well. And he ends up on the run
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And he ends up on the run for 40 years because
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for 40 years because of a mismanaged passion.
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of a mismanaged passion. You see, what Moses felt --
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You see, what Moses felt -- follow me -- was a good passion.
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follow me -- was a good passion. He saw one of his people
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He saw one of his people being taken advantage of,
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being taken advantage of, and God had put
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and God had put a passion in Moses.
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a passion in Moses. Moses was called to deliver
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Moses was called to deliver the Hebrew people
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the Hebrew people out of Egyptian slavery.
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out of Egyptian slavery. So he sees this going down,
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So he sees this going down, and he thinks this isn't right,
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and he thinks this isn't right, and it lights
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and it lights a fire inside of him.
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a fire inside of him. And so Moses just goes off.
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And so Moses just goes off. But it's one thing to have
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But it's one thing to have the right passion.
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the right passion. It's another thing to act
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It's another thing to act on it in the right way.
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on it in the right way. Did you know you can have
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Did you know you can have the right passion
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the right passion but have the wrong expression
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but have the wrong expression of the right passion,
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of the right passion, and it'll create
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and it'll create a terrible result in your life?
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a terrible result in your life? I can't get any help
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I can't get any help in this sermon, man.
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in this sermon, man. Let me ask it another way.
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Let me ask it another way. Did you know that the thing
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Did you know that the thing that God put inside of you
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that God put inside of you that can make you really great
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that can make you really great and can lead you
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and can lead you into your purpose can also bring
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into your purpose can also bring you great pain
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you great pain if it's not managed correctly?
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if it's not managed correctly? I'm teaching this
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I'm teaching this to our oldest son right now.
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to our oldest son right now. He has a gift
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He has a gift for being argumentative.
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for being argumentative. And it's a gift.
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And it's a gift. Never seen
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Never seen anything quite like it.
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anything quite like it. I'm told that he got it
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I'm told that he got it from somewhere.
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from somewhere. [laughter]
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[laughter] And he will
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And he will verbally assassinate you.
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verbally assassinate you. He will take you apart
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He will take you apart about anything.
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about anything. And I'm teaching him
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And I'm teaching him this could be
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this could be your greatest asset
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your greatest asset because, boy, I could see
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because, boy, I could see you one day on stage preaching
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you one day on stage preaching to people, and God's gonna
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to people, and God's gonna take this gift that you have
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take this gift that you have to kind of go through stuff
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to kind of go through stuff and just take it apart.
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and just take it apart. And you can take it apart,
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And you can take it apart, and I see how
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and I see how God could really use that.
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God could really use that. You might be three times,
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You might be three times, ten times, a hundred times
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ten times, a hundred times the preacher that I ever am.
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the preacher that I ever am. But if you don't learn
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But if you don't learn how to manage this,
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how to manage this, and you think that that gift is
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and you think that that gift is given to you so that you can
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given to you so that you can argue with your mom
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argue with your mom about the cleanliness
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about the cleanliness of your room,
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of your room, you're not going to live
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you're not going to live long enough to see
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long enough to see whether or not --
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whether or not -- You know,
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You know, God could really use this.
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God could really use this. This is a good thing.
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This is a good thing. I see it in you, boy.
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I see it in you, boy. I think it's awesome.
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I think it's awesome. I think it's amazing.
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I think it's amazing. But you better learn
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But you better learn when to use it and how to use it
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when to use it and how to use it 'cause you can win the argument
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'cause you can win the argument and still lose
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and still lose your video game time
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your video game time for the next month
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for the next month if you don't shut
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if you don't shut your mouth right now.
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your mouth right now. It's a good thing
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It's a good thing that you can do this,
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that you can do this, but you better learn to do it.
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but you better learn to do it. You can do a good thing
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You can do a good thing in the wrong way,
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in the wrong way, and it becomes a bad thing.
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and it becomes a bad thing. Sex is a good thing.
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Sex is a good thing. Sex is a good thing.
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Sex is a good thing. [applause]
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[applause] You'd think if I could
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You'd think if I could ever get an amen,
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ever get an amen, that'd get an amen.
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that'd get an amen. Sex is a good thing.
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Sex is a good thing. - CONGREGATION: Amen.
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- CONGREGATION: Amen. - But we don't teach
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- But we don't teach that in the church.
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that in the church. We teach, you know,
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We teach, you know, sex is dirty.
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sex is dirty. Sex is gross.
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Sex is gross. Sex is disgusting,
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Sex is disgusting, so save it for your husband.
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so save it for your husband. [laughter]
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[laughter] But the passion is pure.
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But the passion is pure. However, the passion
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However, the passion needs parameters
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needs parameters if it is to serve
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if it is to serve the correct purpose.
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the correct purpose. And what's gotten
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And what's gotten a lot of us in trouble
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a lot of us in trouble in our lives is
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in our lives is we had a good passion,
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we had a good passion, but no parameters.
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but no parameters. So rather than building purpose,
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So rather than building purpose, it destroyed purpose.
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it destroyed purpose. And that's
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And that's what happened to Moses.
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what happened to Moses. He had the right passion,
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He had the right passion, but he put it in the wrong place
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but he put it in the wrong place and acted on it
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and acted on it in the wrong way.
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in the wrong way. Right passion,
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Right passion, wrong expression.
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wrong expression. Look -- bring me
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Look -- bring me my sermon illustration.
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my sermon illustration. So like I was just
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So like I was just thinking of a way
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thinking of a way that I could show you this.
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that I could show you this. A simple way to show you this.
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A simple way to show you this. And it's like imagine right now
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And it's like imagine right now that at this point
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that at this point in my sermon --
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in my sermon -- I know this is simple.
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I know this is simple. Just go with me.
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Just go with me. I'm like hey, I got an idea.
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I'm like hey, I got an idea. Let's build a fire
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Let's build a fire on the stage.
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on the stage. I just think it'd be cool
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I just think it'd be cool to build a fire on the stage.
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to build a fire on the stage. I'm stacking wood to build
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I'm stacking wood to build a fire on the stage.
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a fire on the stage. I actually thought about
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I actually thought about how far should I take
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how far should I take this sermon illustration?
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this sermon illustration? And I thought about gasoline,
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And I thought about gasoline, and I thought I would see
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and I thought I would see how far I could go before
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how far I could go before people started leaving.
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people started leaving. Exiting the building.
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Exiting the building. [laughter]
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[laughter] But I think it --
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But I think it -- suffice it just to say that,
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suffice it just to say that, you know, everybody
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you know, everybody in the room understands
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in the room understands the problem
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the problem with this proposition.
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with this proposition. And the problem is
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And the problem is that building a fire --
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that building a fire -- the problem is building
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the problem is building a fire in a place
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a fire in a place where there's nothing
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where there's nothing to contain the fire.
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to contain the fire. It's fine if you wanna build
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It's fine if you wanna build a fire, but building a fire
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a fire, but building a fire without any parameters
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without any parameters would be to unleash --
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would be to unleash -- see the same substance
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see the same substance that warms your home
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that warms your home when it's in a fireplace
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when it's in a fireplace is the same substance
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is the same substance that burns a forest in Colorado
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that burns a forest in Colorado in the summer.
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in the summer. The difference is
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The difference is whether it's contained.
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whether it's contained. And when you release passions
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And when you release passions that were intended for marriage
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that were intended for marriage outside of marriage,
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outside of marriage, you're building a fire
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you're building a fire with nothing to contain it.
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with nothing to contain it. And God says
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And God says the fire's a good thing.
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the fire's a good thing. Fire purifies.
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Fire purifies. Fire brings warmth.
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Fire brings warmth. Fire is the source of life.
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Fire is the source of life. There's nothing wrong with fire.
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There's nothing wrong with fire. But if you build the fire
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But if you build the fire in the wrong place,
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in the wrong place, if you put the passion
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if you put the passion in the wrong place,
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in the wrong place, it will burn your home
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it will burn your home to the ground.
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to the ground. It's a misplaced passion.
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It's a misplaced passion. It's a good thing
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It's a good thing in a bad place.
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in a bad place. And I wonder how many of you
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And I wonder how many of you would have avoided
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would have avoided some serious pain in your life
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some serious pain in your life if somebody would have
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if somebody would have showed you --
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showed you -- before you build a fire,
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before you build a fire, you need somewhere to put it?
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you need somewhere to put it? [applause]
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[applause] And the only human relationship
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And the only human relationship that can sustain this force
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that can sustain this force of passion is a covenant
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of passion is a covenant relationship called marriage.
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relationship called marriage. And if you go building fires
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And if you go building fires in other relationships
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in other relationships that aren't built to contain
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that aren't built to contain the power of passion,
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the power of passion, it's gonna spread to places
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it's gonna spread to places you don't intend
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you don't intend for it to spread,
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for it to spread, and it's gonna destroy things
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and it's gonna destroy things that God gave you as a gift.
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that God gave you as a gift. And so Paul is not saying
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And so Paul is not saying put the fire out.
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put the fire out. He's saying find the right place
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He's saying find the right place to build the fire.
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to build the fire. Make sure you have
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Make sure you have the right place for the passion
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the right place for the passion [applause]
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[applause] or you'll get burned.
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or you'll get burned. And I'm seeing so many people
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And I'm seeing so many people and so many families get burned
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and so many families get burned because they were
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because they were trying to get warm.
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trying to get warm. Because it's cold out there,
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Because it's cold out there, and because I need relationship,
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and because I need relationship, and because I need somebody,
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and because I need somebody, so I think I'll stand up
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so I think I'll stand up next to this fire.
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next to this fire. I did a word study this week.
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I did a word study this week. I studied the word intimacy,
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I studied the word intimacy, which is what we're
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which is what we're all truly longing for.
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all truly longing for. It's really what we all want.
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It's really what we all want. That's what all
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That's what all of our sexual expression,
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of our sexual expression, emotional expression is about.
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emotional expression is about. We want intimacy.
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We want intimacy. That's what we want.
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That's what we want. That's what we desire
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That's what we desire from God and from others.
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from God and from others. We wanna be known.
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We wanna be known. We wanna be accepted.
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We wanna be accepted. We want intimacy.
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We want intimacy. But then I studied
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But then I studied the word infatuation.
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the word infatuation. And I was fascinated
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And I was fascinated to find out that in Latin --
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to find out that in Latin -- this'll make you sound
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this'll make you sound so smart at lunch this week.
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so smart at lunch this week. In Latin, infatuation
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In Latin, infatuation literally means false fire.
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literally means false fire. Looks like fire,
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Looks like fire, but really can't warm you.
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but really can't warm you. Looks like fire,
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Looks like fire, but really can't empower you.
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but really can't empower you. Looks like fire.
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Looks like fire. And that's
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And that's what the world offers
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what the world offers is an infatuation
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is an infatuation with images of sexuality.
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with images of sexuality. But it won't really warm you.
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But it won't really warm you. In fact, it can actually run
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In fact, it can actually run away from you and burn
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away from you and burn your house down.
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your house down. And some preacher needs
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And some preacher needs to get up in front of you,
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to get up in front of you, and just have the guts
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and just have the guts to care two cents worth
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to care two cents worth of nothing what you think
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of nothing what you think about it,
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about it, and say if you're building
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and say if you're building these fires in the wrong place,
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these fires in the wrong place, it's gonna burn you.
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it's gonna burn you. It's gonna burn you.
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It's gonna burn you. [applause]
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[applause] So it's mismanaged passions.
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So it's mismanaged passions. Passion is pure.
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Passion is pure. The enemy wants to pervert it
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The enemy wants to pervert it and use what God wanted to use
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and use what God wanted to use to develop intimacy in your life
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to develop intimacy in your life to destroy your capacity
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to destroy your capacity for intimacy.
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for intimacy. So that he gets a boy looking
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So that he gets a boy looking at pornography at age 10
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at pornography at age 10 so he can begin to rewire
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so he can begin to rewire his brain and his standard
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his brain and his standard of beauty so that
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of beauty so that when he's having sex
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when he's having sex with his wife one day,
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with his wife one day, he won't be able to do it
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he won't be able to do it without conjuring up images
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without conjuring up images that he saw before he even knew
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that he saw before he even knew what was developing in his life
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what was developing in his life and in his heart --
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and in his heart -- 'cause a fire got built,
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'cause a fire got built, but there was nothing
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but there was nothing to contain it.
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to contain it. [applause]
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[applause] I say this not to condemn you.
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I say this not to condemn you. I say this not to bring
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I say this not to bring all your mistakes up before you.
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all your mistakes up before you. But there are some of you
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But there are some of you that are building fires
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that are building fires in bad places right now.
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in bad places right now. Sending text messages
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Sending text messages to the wrong person right now.
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to the wrong person right now. Visiting some
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Visiting some of the wrong sites right now.
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of the wrong sites right now. Filling your minds with
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Filling your minds with the wrong kinds of images.
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the wrong kinds of images. Indulging in
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Indulging in the wrong conversations.
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the wrong conversations. There's nothing wrong
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There's nothing wrong with the fire.
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with the fire. It's just where you put it.
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It's just where you put it. And let's close talking
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And let's close talking about something positive.
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about something positive. Let's talk about
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Let's talk about shameless solutions.
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shameless solutions. Shameless solutions.
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Shameless solutions. So when me and Holly were
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So when me and Holly were building our home last year --
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building our home last year -- by the way, Holly
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by the way, Holly and I built a house last year.
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and I built a house last year. [laughter]
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[laughter] I'm gonna share that with you.
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I'm gonna share that with you. There were all these selections
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There were all these selections that you have to make,
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that you have to make, and for the most part,
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and for the most part, I never got involved.
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I never got involved. But she would bring
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But she would bring certain things to me
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certain things to me that she thought I might wanna
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that she thought I might wanna weigh in on, and one of them was
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weigh in on, and one of them was what kind of fireplace
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what kind of fireplace we would have in the house.
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we would have in the house. I love sitting by a fireplace.
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I love sitting by a fireplace. I don't know why.
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I don't know why. But I like the gas log fireplace
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But I like the gas log fireplace 'cause this is about
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'cause this is about as much work as I wanna do
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as much work as I wanna do to start the fire.
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to start the fire. Like to me, that's my version
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Like to me, that's my version of roughing it.
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of roughing it. Like that's my outdoorsmanship
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Like that's my outdoorsmanship right there.
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right there. Just flip that little switch,
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Just flip that little switch, and a fire comes on.
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and a fire comes on. She said no, no.
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She said no, no. For this house, we need to have
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For this house, we need to have a real fireplace with
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a real fireplace with like real logs and stuff.
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like real logs and stuff. And I'm like oh God, no.
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And I'm like oh God, no. I mean, I'm gonna have to go
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I mean, I'm gonna have to go chop wood, and I'm gonna have
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chop wood, and I'm gonna have to go buy a flannel shirt
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to go buy a flannel shirt from Old Navy and have
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from Old Navy and have one in the closet.
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one in the closet. And she's like no,
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And she's like no, it'll be great.
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it'll be great. It'll be a gas-start fireplace,
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It'll be a gas-start fireplace, but it'll have real wood.
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but it'll have real wood. And so I'm thinking like,
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And so I'm thinking like, you know, I trust you.
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you know, I trust you. Whatever.
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Whatever. And she said trust me,
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And she said trust me, you'll love it.
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you'll love it. I said go ahead.
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I said go ahead. We can do it.
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We can do it. But nobody showed me
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But nobody showed me how to use it.
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how to use it. So the first time I went
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So the first time I went to go build a fire
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to go build a fire in the gas-start fireplace,
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in the gas-start fireplace, which -- let me see.
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which -- let me see. I'm gonna give you
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I'm gonna give you the technical explanation
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the technical explanation for this.
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for this. There's a little thingy
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There's a little thingy that you put in the hole on --
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that you put in the hole on -- there's a thing
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there's a thing on the side of the fireplace,
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on the side of the fireplace, and you turn that on,
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and you turn that on, and then it opens
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and then it opens the gas valves,
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the gas valves, and so then you can light
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and so then you can light the fire.
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the fire. At least that's what I thought
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At least that's what I thought you were supposed to do is
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you were supposed to do is turn on the gas,
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turn on the gas, and then light the fire
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and then light the fire in the fireplace.
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in the fireplace. So I was so excited to have
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So I was so excited to have our first fire
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our first fire of the year last year,
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of the year last year, and so I turned on the gas
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and so I turned on the gas to give it plenty of time.
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to give it plenty of time. Like, you know,
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Like, you know, if you're turning on your car
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if you're turning on your car in the cold?
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in the cold? So give it sometime
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So give it sometime to warm up, right?
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to warm up, right? And so I went to go get my kids
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And so I went to go get my kids 'cause I wanted them
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'cause I wanted them to see the first fire.
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to see the first fire. [laughter]
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[laughter] And I bring 'em in
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And I bring 'em in because it's like getting
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because it's like getting close to Christmas time,
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close to Christmas time, and there are stockings up,
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and there are stockings up, and I thought this was gonna be
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and I thought this was gonna be a picture-perfect scene.
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a picture-perfect scene. And so I went --
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And so I went -- I go and get a drink,
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I go and get a drink, and get the kids,
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and get the kids, and I gather them around.
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and I gather them around. And I went and got the wood.
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And I went and got the wood. Not the wood that I chopped,
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Not the wood that I chopped, but the wood that the man
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but the wood that the man who sold the wood to me
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who sold the wood to me on the side of the road
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on the side of the road chopped at some point.
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chopped at some point. And I took that wood,
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And I took that wood, and I stacked it up high because
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and I stacked it up high because I wanted it to be a good fire.
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I wanted it to be a good fire. I wanted to make sure
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I wanted to make sure our first fire was a good fire.
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our first fire was a good fire. And now I figure
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And now I figure we're warmed up.
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we're warmed up. And so what happened
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And so what happened when I put the match --
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when I put the match -- and so like now when I give
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and so like now when I give an invitation
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an invitation for people to receive Christ,
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for people to receive Christ, I give it with
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I give it with so much more passion because
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so much more passion because I feel like I have seen
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I feel like I have seen what Hell is going to be like.
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what Hell is going to be like. [laughter]
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[laughter] Because when the flames
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Because when the flames came out, it was traumatic.
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came out, it was traumatic. It was traumatic for Graham.
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It was traumatic for Graham. Graham was crying.
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Graham was crying. I was calling on Jesus Christ.
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I was calling on Jesus Christ. I was calling on
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I was calling on Smokey the Bear.
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Smokey the Bear. I was stopping,
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I was stopping, and dropping, and rolling.
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and dropping, and rolling. It was everything.
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It was everything. I was checking
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I was checking for eyebrows in the mirror.
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for eyebrows in the mirror. [laughter]
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[laughter] Lesson learned.
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Lesson learned. Start the fire in the fireplace,
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Start the fire in the fireplace, and then turn on the gas.
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and then turn on the gas. Not the other way around.
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Not the other way around. The difference between a fire
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The difference between a fire that will warm your house
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that will warm your house and a fire that will
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and a fire that will burn off your face
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burn off your face has to do with the order
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has to do with the order in which you turn on the gas
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in which you turn on the gas and light the flame.
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and light the flame. And that's what Paul is
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And that's what Paul is saying, church.
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saying, church. And that's what God is saying.
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And that's what God is saying. He's saying some of you are
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He's saying some of you are running the gas valve wide
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running the gas valve wide open in your thought life.
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open in your thought life. And you're running
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And you're running the gas valve wide open
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the gas valve wide open in your conversations.
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in your conversations. And you're running
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And you're running the gas valve wide open,
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the gas valve wide open, and so you're getting hit
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and so you're getting hit by all these flames
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by all these flames that are consuming you
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that are consuming you and burning you alive.
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and burning you alive. What do you expect
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What do you expect when you turn the gas on,
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when you turn the gas on, and leave it on,
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and leave it on, and let it build up,
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and let it build up, and just think what you want,
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and just think what you want, and say what you want,
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and say what you want, and you don't control
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and you don't control any of this?
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any of this? Like how did you think
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Like how did you think this was gonna end?
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this was gonna end? When you let the gas build up,
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When you let the gas build up, and you never got any help
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and you never got any help with those issues,
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with those issues, and you never found
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and you never found any place to discuss 'em,
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any place to discuss 'em, and then you --
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and then you -- well, where did you think
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well, where did you think this was gonna end?
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this was gonna end? He said first marriage,
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He said first marriage, then fire.
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then fire. Context is everything.
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Context is everything. And some of you --
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And some of you -- I'm not trying to be hateful.
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I'm not trying to be hateful. I'm just trying to be helpful.
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I'm just trying to be helpful. You're sitting here feeding
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You're sitting here feeding the fire of lust
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the fire of lust and discontentment,
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and discontentment, and wondering why the flames
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and wondering why the flames are burning so high.
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are burning so high. You say well,
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You say well, I just can't control myself.
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I just can't control myself. You know, that's kind of
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You know, that's kind of what Paul says in the passage.
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what Paul says in the passage. He says for those
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He says for those who can't control themselves,
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who can't control themselves, you should get married.
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you should get married. You know, that's actually
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You know, that's actually a poor interpretation
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a poor interpretation of the original language
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of the original language in Greek.
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in Greek. He didn't actually say for those
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He didn't actually say for those who can't control themselves.
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who can't control themselves. He said for those who are
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He said for those who are not controlling themselves.
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not controlling themselves. See because he said
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See because he said that the fruit of the spirit is
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that the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,
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love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
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kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
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faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
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and self-control. So you have self-control,
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So you have self-control, but when you feed
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but when you feed the wrong fires all the time --
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the wrong fires all the time -- like some of you are just
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like some of you are just throwing logs
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throwing logs on the fire all the time.
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on the fire all the time. And you're miserable
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And you're miserable because you're watching
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because you're watching "The Bachelor."
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"The Bachelor." [laughter]
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[laughter] No man will ever be able
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No man will ever be able to live up to your standard
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to live up to your standard because you're watching
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because you're watching a guy take girls on dates
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a guy take girls on dates on a network budget.
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on a network budget. Your man might drive a Hyundai.
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Your man might drive a Hyundai. And it may be a good car,
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And it may be a good car, but you're feeding
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but you're feeding the fire of all of these ideals.
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the fire of all of these ideals. Some of you men have gotten
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Some of you men have gotten your standard of beauty
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your standard of beauty from people who are airbrushed.
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from people who are airbrushed. No wonder your wife
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No wonder your wife can't satisfy you.
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can't satisfy you. You're feeding the wrong fire.
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You're feeding the wrong fire. [applause]
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[applause] It's flaming up, and blazing up,
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It's flaming up, and blazing up, and you're running the gas,
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and you're running the gas, and you talk how you wanna talk,
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and you talk how you wanna talk, and do what you wanna do,
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and do what you wanna do, and say what you wanna say,
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and say what you wanna say, and now you're wondering,
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and now you're wondering, why can't I control this?
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why can't I control this? Because you didn't control it.
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Because you didn't control it. So what do we need?
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So what do we need? We need a big ol' ice bucket.
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We need a big ol' ice bucket. I thought about calling
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I thought about calling a single person up here
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a single person up here and having our own little ice
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and having our own little ice bucket challenge.
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bucket challenge. [laughter]
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[laughter] You know, what the church does
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You know, what the church does and what I used to do
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and what I used to do a lot of times
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a lot of times when I would preach about
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when I would preach about these topics --
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these topics -- I would think that the solution
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I would think that the solution for sexual sin is
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for sexual sin is a big ol' bucket of shame,
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a big ol' bucket of shame, you know?
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you know? So we'd just,
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So we'd just, [hail sound]
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[hail sound] you know -- something like that.
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you know -- something like that. And all the sermons are
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And all the sermons are based around shame.
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based around shame. It's like... [hail sound]
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It's like... [hail sound] And that's effective
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And that's effective for like three days.
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for like three days. But then it flares
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But then it flares right back up.
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right back up. Most of the time
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Most of the time in our sexuality,
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in our sexuality, shame is the source
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shame is the source of our problem,
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of our problem, so it can't be our solution.
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so it can't be our solution. [applause]
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[applause] Paul doesn't shame
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Paul doesn't shame the Corinthian church.
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the Corinthian church. He doesn't shame --
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He doesn't shame -- God doesn't shame you
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God doesn't shame you for your struggles.
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for your struggles. For your passions.
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For your passions. He simply wants you to get 'em
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He simply wants you to get 'em in the right place.
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in the right place. And see, we talked about Moses.
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And see, we talked about Moses. How he misplaced
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How he misplaced his passion in Exodus 2,
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his passion in Exodus 2, but check this out.
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but check this out. Forty years later, Exodus 3:1.
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Forty years later, Exodus 3:1. It says that one day Moses was
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It says that one day Moses was tending the flock of Jethro,
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tending the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law,
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his father-in-law, the priest of Midian.
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the priest of Midian. So he was just doing
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So he was just doing his basic responsibility.
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his basic responsibility. He had gone on about his life.
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He had gone on about his life. And he led the flock
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And he led the flock to the far side
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to the far side of the wilderness
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of the wilderness and came to Horeb,
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and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
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the mountain of God. So he was out
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So he was out in a lonely place.
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in a lonely place. And God shows up
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And God shows up and appears to Moses,
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and appears to Moses, but He did it in a lonely place
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but He did it in a lonely place while Moses was simply
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while Moses was simply doing his job.
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doing his job. Would that not be a good word
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Would that not be a good word for a single person
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for a single person in this church today?
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in this church today? You tend the flock
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You tend the flock that God has given you?
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that God has given you? Be faithful in the place
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Be faithful in the place where He's positioned you?
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where He's positioned you? And watch what God did.
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And watch what God did. It said then the angel
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It said then the angel of the Lord appeared to him
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of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire
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in flames of fire from within a bush.
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from within a bush. So Moses saw -- remember
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So Moses saw -- remember when he looked the first time
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when he looked the first time after he'd killed the Egyptian,
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after he'd killed the Egyptian, and he looked, and he saw,
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and he looked, and he saw, and nobody was there?
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and nobody was there? And so he thought
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And so he thought he got away with it,
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he got away with it, but he really didn't
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but he really didn't 'cause he tried to fulfill
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'cause he tried to fulfill the right passion
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the right passion in the wrong way?
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in the wrong way? But watch this.
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But watch this. This time he saw
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This time he saw that though the bush was
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that though the bush was on fire, it did not burn up.
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on fire, it did not burn up. And so he thought, I'll go over
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And so he thought, I'll go over and see this strange sight --
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and see this strange sight -- why the bush does not burn up.
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why the bush does not burn up. And when the Lord saw
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And when the Lord saw he had gone over to look,
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he had gone over to look, God called to him
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God called to him from within the bush:
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from within the bush: Moses, Moses!
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Moses, Moses! And Moses said, here I am.
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And Moses said, here I am. Now here's what
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Now here's what the Lord spoke to me.
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the Lord spoke to me. He said when I am the center
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He said when I am the center of your passion,
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of your passion, your life will burn,
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your life will burn, but it won't burn up.
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but it won't burn up. When I am the center
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When I am the center of a relationship, it'll burn,
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of a relationship, it'll burn, but it won't burn up.
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but it won't burn up. See, lust can set you on fire,
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See, lust can set you on fire, but only God can set you on fire
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but only God can set you on fire and keep you on fire.
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and keep you on fire. [applause]
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[applause] Anybody can light
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Anybody can light a bush on fire, but only God
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a bush on fire, but only God can get in the middle of a bush,
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can get in the middle of a bush, and light it on fire,
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and light it on fire, but although it's on fire --
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but although it's on fire -- and what we want in this church,
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and what we want in this church, and what God wants
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and what God wants for your life is a passion
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for your life is a passion that stays on fire.
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that stays on fire. Not this little cheap,
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Not this little cheap, imitation infatuation,
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imitation infatuation, false flame garbage
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false flame garbage that burns you out,
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that burns you out, and creates new patterns
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and creates new patterns of processing information
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of processing information in your brain that
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in your brain that will cause you trouble
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will cause you trouble for the rest of your life.
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for the rest of your life. The enemy wants to burn you out,
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The enemy wants to burn you out, but God wants to set passion
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but God wants to set passion on fire in your life,
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on fire in your life, and put it in a place
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and put it in a place where it will burn,
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where it will burn, but not burn out.
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but not burn out. How many of you want
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How many of you want a holy passion
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a holy passion that doesn't burn out?
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that doesn't burn out? [applause]
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[applause] Relationships that
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Relationships that don't burn out?
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don't burn out? Fires and pursuits
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Fires and pursuits that don't burn out?
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that don't burn out? That burn up --
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That burn up -- that are alive and lighting,
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that are alive and lighting, but grow brighter and brighter
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but grow brighter and brighter as the seasons go by?
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as the seasons go by? God's desire for you isn't
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God's desire for you isn't just that you would have
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just that you would have the passing pleasure of sin
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the passing pleasure of sin for a season, but that you would
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for a season, but that you would know the pleasure of passion
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know the pleasure of passion that comes from His purpose.
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that comes from His purpose. That it would burn from within,
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That it would burn from within, and not burn out.
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and not burn out. [applause]
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[applause] Some of you been feeding
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Some of you been feeding the wrong fires, see?
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the wrong fires, see? And yet it's not enough
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And yet it's not enough just to starve the wrong fires,
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just to starve the wrong fires, but God told me --
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but God told me -- I said God, well, if shame
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I said God, well, if shame isn't the solution to this,
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isn't the solution to this, then what is?
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then what is? And He said I want you
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And He said I want you to tell everybody
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to tell everybody who's struggling
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who's struggling with their desires
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with their desires that are burning a hole inside
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that are burning a hole inside of them today --
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of them today -- I want you to tell 'em
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I want you to tell 'em that they need
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that they need to fight fire with fire.
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to fight fire with fire. Fight fire with fire.
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Fight fire with fire. Not with shame.
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Not with shame. Shame isn't gonna help this.
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Shame isn't gonna help this. You've tried that.
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You've tried that. Shame doesn't
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Shame doesn't make you any better.
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make you any better. It just drives you deeper
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It just drives you deeper into your own dysfunction
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into your own dysfunction and isolates you
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and isolates you from people who could help you.
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from people who could help you. But the scripture says --
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But the scripture says -- watch this.
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watch this. Our God is a consuming fire.
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Our God is a consuming fire. So what do you do
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So what do you do if you're consumed
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if you're consumed with the wrong passions?
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with the wrong passions? Here's an idea.
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Here's an idea. Get more consumed
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Get more consumed with the right ones.
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- We are so thankful
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- We are so thankful that you joined us today.
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that you joined us today. One of my favorite things
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One of my favorite things about these sermons
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about these sermons is how I can take the Word
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is how I can take the Word and apply it immediately.
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and apply it immediately. There are always connections
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There are always connections that I can make
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that I can make and ways that I can practically
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and ways that I can practically process these teachings.
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process these teachings. I could easily listen
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I could easily listen and then walk away
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and then walk away and really not do
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and really not do anything with it.
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anything with it. But when I really do sit down
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But when I really do sit down and apply this to my life,
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and apply this to my life, I begin to feel a shift
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I begin to feel a shift in my spirit.
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in my spirit. - Yeah.
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- Yeah. And you see changes
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And you see changes in your life
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in your life when you accept
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when you accept and embrace the challenge.
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and embrace the challenge. So today if you felt
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So today if you felt challenged or encouraged,
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challenged or encouraged, I have a resource I wanna
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I have a resource I wanna make available for you.
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make available for you. It includes the sermon
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It includes the sermon you just heard
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you just heard and a few other messages
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and a few other messages that'll take you deeper,
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that'll take you deeper, strengthen your faith,
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strengthen your faith, and really, really help you
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and really, really help you in your relationship with God.
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in your relationship with God. Grow closer to Him,
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Grow closer to Him, and see what He has for you.
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We couldn't do it without you. Oh, oh, one more thing
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Oh, oh, one more thing before you go.
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before you go. Did you know you can join us
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- When it comes
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to seeking advice
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about relationships, marriage,
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and sex, we tend to look
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in all the wrong places.
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The world claims
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to have the answers,
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but maybe we've been focusing
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on the wrong problem all along.
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In our series, "Meant to Be",
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Pastor Steven Furtick
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has open conversations
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to help us uncover
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the Bible's best kept secrets
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about sex, marriage,
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and being single.
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- Most of the emphasis,
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- Most of the emphasis, when you talk about dating,
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when you talk about dating, and marriage, and singleness,
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and marriage, and singleness, in culture seems to be
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in culture seems to be on finding the right one.
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on finding the right one. Most of the emphasis,
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Most of the emphasis, when you come to the scripture,
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when you come to the scripture, tends to be on being
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tends to be on being the right one.
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- For your gift of any amount
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we'll send you
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the five-part
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Meant To Be series,
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which includes a message
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with Pastor Steven
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and his wife Holly,
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where they share
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personal examples
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and scriptural insight on how
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we can invite God to work
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in our everyday
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relationship challenges.
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Pastor Steven also explains
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the unnecessary complications
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that sidetrack us
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in relationships,
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and he shows us
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what is truly meant to be
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in our lives
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when we have Jesus
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as our foundation.
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- I've been told all my life
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- I've been told all my life to put Jesus first,
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to put Jesus first, but that doesn't work,
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but that doesn't work, because that separates him out
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because that separates him out from everything else.
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from everything else. Live as if Jesus
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Live as if Jesus was not first on your list,
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was not first on your list, but that He was
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but that He was the center of your world.
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- Visit us online
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at stevenfurtick.com,
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- ♪ If I'm not dead ♪
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- ♪ If I'm not dead ♪ ♪ You're not done ♪
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♪ Greater things ♪
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♪ Greater things ♪ ♪ Are still to come ♪
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♪ Are still to come ♪ ♪ Oh I believe ♪
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♪ Oh I believe ♪ ♪ If I'm not dead ♪
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♪ If I'm not dead ♪ ♪ You're not done ♪
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♪ You're not done ♪ ♪ Oh ♪
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♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Greater things ♪
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♪ Greater things ♪ ♪ Are still to come ♪
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♪ Are still to come ♪ ♪ Oh I believe ♪
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♪ Oh I believe ♪ ♪ If I'm not dead ♪
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♪ If I'm not dead ♪ ♪ You're not done ♪
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♪ You're not done ♪ ♪ You're not done ♪
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♪ You're not done ♪ ♪ You're not ♪
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♪ You're not ♪ ♪ Greater things ♪
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♪ Greater things ♪ ♪ Are still to come ♪
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♪ Are still to come ♪ ♪ Oh I believe ♪
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Marry Or Burn Part 2

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