Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - All You've Got To Do Is Don't (Part 1)

September 8, 2025 | 28:0

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - All You've Got To Do Is Don't (Part 1) | September 8, 2025

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> i wanna share with you
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>> i wanna share with you today from a passage
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Today from a passage of scripture that
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Of scripture that i mentioned last week.
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I mentioned last week. when i mentioned it last week,
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When i mentioned it last week, i knew immediately that this
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I knew immediately that this is where we would start today,
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Is where we would start today, because something very special
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Because something very special happened in the moment that
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Happened in the moment that i read galatians 6:9.
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I read galatians 6:9. and this may be a scripture
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And this may be a scripture that you wanna memorize.
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That you wanna memorize. you may need to quote
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You may need to quote this one back to the devil,
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This one back to the devil, and you may need
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And you may need to quote it to yourself,
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To quote it to yourself, or you may need
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Or you may need to give it to a friend
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To give it to a friend who's fighting cancer.
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Who's fighting cancer. but i really love this verse.
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But i really love this verse. and i'm gonna share with you
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And i'm gonna share with you today from galatians 6:9,
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Today from galatians 6:9, at least that's where
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At least that's where we'll start.
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We'll start. you're like, "oh, short sermon,
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You're like, "oh, short sermon, only one verse."
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Only one verse." do not be deceived.
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[laughter]
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Galatians 6:9, "and let us
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Galatians 6:9, "and let us not grow weary of doing good,
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Not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap,
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For in due season we will reap, if we do not give up."
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[applause]
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So, i wanna give you my title
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So, i wanna give you my title to your neighbor today.
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To your neighbor today. and just look at 'em real quick
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And just look at 'em real quick in their eyes and say,
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In their eyes and say, "i know you're going
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"i know you're going through a lot...
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Through a lot... >> congregation: i know you're
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>> congregation: i know you're going through a lot...
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Going through a lot... >> i know you've
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>> i know you've been confused...
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Been confused... >> congregation: i know
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>> congregation: i know you've been confused...
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You've been confused... >> about a few things...
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>> about a few things... >> congregation: about
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>> congregation: about a few things...
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A few things... >> and i know you don't know
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>> and i know you don't know who to talk to...
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Who to talk to... >> congregation: and i know you
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>> congregation: and i know you don't know who to talk to...
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Don't know who to talk to... >> because you don't know
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>> because you don't know who you can trust...
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Who you can trust... >> congregation: because you
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>> congregation: because you don't know who you can trust...
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Don't know who you can trust... >> and i know it feels like...
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>> and i know it feels like... >> congregation: and i know
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>> congregation: and i know it feels like...
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>> there's more on you...
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>> there's more on you... >> congregation: there's more
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>> congregation: there's more on you...
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On you... >> than you can bear,"
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>> than you can bear," >> congregation: than you
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>> congregation: than you can bear...
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Can bear... >> now here comes
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>> now here comes the title, tell 'em this,
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The title, tell 'em this, "but all you've got to do...
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"but all you've got to do... >> congregation: but all
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>> congregation: but all you've got to do...
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You've got to do... >> is don't."
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>> is don't." >> congregation: is don't.
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[applause]
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>> all you've got to do
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>> all you've got to do is don't.
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Is don't. see how that big to-do list
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See how that big to-do list you came to church with
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You came to church with just got smaller?
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Just got smaller? all you've got to do is don't.
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All you've got to do is don't. father, help me show it to them
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Father, help me show it to them how you showed it to me
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How you showed it to me and we'll all be better.
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And we'll all be better. i give you praise
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I give you praise in jesus' name, amen.
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In jesus' name, amen. shout, "don't,"
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Shout, "don't," on your way to your seat.
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On your way to your seat. be seated, be seated.
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Sometimes your teenagers help
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Sometimes your teenagers help you to understand your sermon
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You to understand your sermon a little bit better.
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A little bit better. abby came downstairs after
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Abby came downstairs after sleeping till noon yesterday.
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[laughter]
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And i said,
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And i said, "how are you?
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"how are you? good morning."
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Good morning." she said, "i'm tired."
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[laughter]
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Now, why are you tired?
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Now, why are you tired? you went to bed at 10 p.m.,
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You woke up at 12 p.m.
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You woke up at 12 p.m. fourteen hours is
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Fourteen hours is sufficient rest."
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Sufficient rest." i get it.
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I get it. there had been times in my life
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There had been times in my life where i went on vacation,
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Where i went on vacation, came back, and needed
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Came back, and needed a vacation for recovery
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From the vacation.
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From the vacation. and really,
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And really, it's your expectations
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It's your expectations of vacations that mess you up.
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Of vacations that mess you up. 'cause you think like,
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'cause you think like, "oh, if i can just make it
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"oh, if i can just make it to this beach.
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To this beach. if i can just make it
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If i can just make it to these mountains.'
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To these mountains.' but every single thing
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But every single thing that you had with you
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That you had with you in the valley goes
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In the valley goes with you to the mountain.
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With you to the mountain. and every single mountain that
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And every single mountain that you have in your life goes
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You have in your life goes with you to the beach.
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With you to the beach. so, in galatians 6:9
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So, in galatians 6:9 the great apostle paul speaking
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The great apostle paul speaking to the church in modern day
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To the church in modern day turkey is giving
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Turkey is giving an encouragement to some
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An encouragement to some christians who are being tempted
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Christians who are being tempted to go back to an old way
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To go back to an old way of life in judaism.
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Of life in judaism. now, these particular christians
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Now, these particular christians are gentile christians
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Are gentile christians so they're not familiar
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So they're not familiar with jewish customs.
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With jewish customs. and one of the customs that
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And one of the customs that the jewish believers wanted
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The jewish believers wanted to put on their gentile
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To put on their gentile counterparts was this custom
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Counterparts was this custom called circumcision.
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Called circumcision. and they were saying,
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And they were saying, "if you really wanna
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"if you really wanna follow christ you need
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Follow christ you need to be circumcised.'"
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To be circumcised.'" and paul said,
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And paul said, "no, you don't."
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"no, you don't." turn to your neighbor and say,
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Turn to your neighbor and say, "no, you don't."
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"no, you don't." >> congregation: no, you don't.
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>> congregation: no, you don't. >> half the rules that
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>> half the rules that people tell you about
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People tell you about being a christian,
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Being a christian, that you have to do this
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That you have to do this and you have to do that.
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And you have to do that. no, you don't.
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No, you don't. somebody told me,
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Somebody told me, "i wanna come to elevation
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"i wanna come to elevation but i heard you have
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But i heard you have to dress up."
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To dress up." i was like.
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[laughter]
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You have to dress...
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[laughter]
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That's the dress code
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That's the dress code at elevation, do.
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At elevation, do. just do.
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Just do. dress and that's it.
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Dress and that's it. a lot of the things that
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A lot of the things that you think you need to enter
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You think you need to enter in the presence of god,
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In the presence of god, no, you don't.
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No, you don't. you just need the name of jesus,
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You just need the name of jesus, the blood of jesus,
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The blood of jesus, and an open heart.
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So, if you think you need
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So, if you think you need to have a perfect week
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To have a perfect week before you can pray to god,
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Before you can pray to god, no, you don't.
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No, you don't. tell your neighbor,
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Tell your neighbor, "no, you don't."
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"no, you don't." >> congregation: no, you don't.
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>> congregation: no, you don't. >> in fact, if there's somebody
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>> in fact, if there's somebody here today and you're thinking
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Here today and you're thinking about becoming a follower
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About becoming a follower of christ and you think
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Of christ and you think you need to clean up
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You need to clean up your life to come to him,
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Your life to come to him, much like these people in
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Much like these people in galatians might have thought
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Galatians might have thought they needed to be circumcised
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They needed to be circumcised externally in order
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Externally in order to come to christ.
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To come to christ. if you think you need to make
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If you think you need to make an outward behavior modification
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An outward behavior modification before you can have an inward
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Before you can have an inward renewal or change, no you don't.
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Renewal or change, no you don't. in fact, if the son sets
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In fact, if the son sets you free you're free indeed.
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[cheering and applause]
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And sometimes, what wears us
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And sometimes, what wears us out and exhausts us
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Out and exhausts us is expectations.
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Is expectations. the lord spoke that
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The lord spoke that to me one time.
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To me one time. now, i wanna tell you this
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Now, i wanna tell you this in the most personal way
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In the most personal way possible but not share
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Possible but not share any inappropriate details.
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Any inappropriate details. there was a moment
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There was a moment in my ministry where i felt
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In my ministry where i felt very close to what
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Very close to what i've heard called "burnout."
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I've heard called "burnout." and it's been several
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And it's been several years ago but it was
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Years ago but it was intense enough that i was
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Intense enough that i was telling the lord things like,
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Telling the lord things like, "i can't do this, i can't go on.
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"i can't do this, i can't go on. and i don't have
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And i don't have what it takes."
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What it takes." and in the process
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And in the process of that being cyclical,
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Of that being cyclical, not just once on a wednesday
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Not just once on a wednesday for a hard meeting,
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For a hard meeting, but week after week,
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But week after week, after week after week.
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After week after week. the chronic urge to quit
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The chronic urge to quit is a signal that something
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Is a signal that something needs to shift.
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Needs to shift. the chronic urge to quit,
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The chronic urge to quit, not the passing,
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Not the passing, fleeting urge to quit
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Fleeting urge to quit but the chronic urge
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To quit is a signal that
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To quit is a signal that something needs to shift.
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Something needs to shift. and in my particular case,
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And in my particular case, i felt like all of the work
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I felt like all of the work that was on me combined with
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That was on me combined with the work of raising a family,
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The work of raising a family, and you're like,
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And you're like, "no, raising a family
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"no, raising a family isn't work,
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Raising a family is a reward.
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Raising a family is a reward. children are a blessing
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Children are a blessing from the lord."
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From the lord." and they are, but have you ever
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And they are, but have you ever had your quiver full?
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[laughter]
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Quiver full with
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Quiver full with sharp objects called arrows.
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Sharp objects called arrows. a full quiver hurts sometimes,
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A full quiver hurts sometimes, you even wanted to quit feeling
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You even wanted to quit feeling that quiver sometimes.
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That quiver sometimes. but as i was processing
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But as i was processing all of that in my heart and in
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All of that in my heart and in my prayers the lord showed me
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My prayers the lord showed me something very powerful.
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Something very powerful. and i think that
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And i think that it will help you today.
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It will help you today. he said, "you keep thinking
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He said, "you keep thinking that the problem is that
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That the problem is that the work is too great for you
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The work is too great for you and you assume that
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And you assume that you are weary because
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You are weary because of the work that i gave you:
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Of the work that i gave you: the work of being a dad,
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The work of being a dad, the work of being a husband,
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The work of being a husband, the work of being the pastor,
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The work of being the pastor, the work of leading a church."
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The work of leading a church." and all of the work.
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And all of the work. the travel was intense
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The travel was intense at that point in time,
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At that point in time, the organizational lifecycle was
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The organizational lifecycle was at a very immature stage
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At a very immature stage of development,
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Of development, and it was moving
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And it was moving through some transitions.
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Through some transitions. and he said, "you think that
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The reason you're weary --"
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The reason you're weary --" paul said, "let us not
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Paul said, "let us not grow weary of doing good."
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Grow weary of doing good." you think that the reason
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You're weary is because
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You're weary is because of the work, but the reason
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Of the work, but the reason you're weary is not
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You're weary is not because of the work,
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Because of the work, it's because of your worry
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It's because of your worry about the work.
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[applause]
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And i started to see that
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And i started to see that it was not what i was doing for
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It was not what i was doing for god that was wearing me out,
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God that was wearing me out, it was what i was doing for god
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It was what i was doing for god that god never asked me to do
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That god never asked me to do to begin with that was
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To begin with that was wearing me out.
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Wearing me out. does this sermon feel like
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Does this sermon feel like a lifeline to anybody
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A lifeline to anybody in the room today?
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[applause]
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So, when he says,
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"let us not grow
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Weary of doing good,
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For in due season we will reap,
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If we do not give up,"
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We have to start
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By asking the question,
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"why am i really weary?"
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And this is not intended for
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And this is not intended for those of you who are visiting
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Those of you who are visiting a relative at the nursing home
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A relative at the nursing home every day right now, or you are
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Every day right now, or you are in a custody battle that is
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In a custody battle that is sucking all of your resources.
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Sucking all of your resources. although there is
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Although there is a word for you today,
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A word for you today, i am not telling you that if you
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I am not telling you that if you would simply turn it over
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Would simply turn it over it would no longer be hard.
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It would no longer be hard. i am saying that you would
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I am saying that you would be able to handle much more
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Be able to handle much more weight if you would change
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Weight if you would change the way you do the work.
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The way you do the work. for the bible says, "let's not
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For the bible says, "let's not grow weary in doing good."
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Grow weary in doing good." and don't grow weary
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And don't grow weary is kinda one of those things
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Is kinda one of those things that people say
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That people say that sounds good until
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That sounds good until you really think about it.
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You really think about it. "how am i supposed to
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"how am i supposed to 'don't grow weary' with this
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'don't grow weary' with this schedule that i have?
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Schedule that i have? how am i supposed to not
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How am i supposed to not grow weary when it's 24/7?
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Grow weary when it's 24/7? how am i supposed to not
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How am i supposed to not grow weary when everybody
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Grow weary when everybody is wearing me out?'
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Is wearing me out?' it's kinda like people
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It's kinda like people telling you, "get well soon"
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Telling you, "get well soon" when you're sick.
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When you're sick. "oh gee, thanks.
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"oh gee, thanks. i'll get right on that.
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[laughter]
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That sounds like a plan."
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That sounds like a plan." and don't grow weary
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And don't grow weary can kind of sound like
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Can kind of sound like "get well soon" unless you stop
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"get well soon" unless you stop and realize that beneath
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And realize that beneath the injunction,
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The injunction, "don't grow weary"
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"don't grow weary" is an invitation to understand
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Why you're weary.
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Why you're weary. and in my case,
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And in my case, as i begin to break down
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As i begin to break down all of the expectations,
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All of the expectations, i realized that it was
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I realized that it was expectations that were
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Expectations that were exhausting me.
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Exhausting me. expectations can be exhausting.
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Expectations can be exhausting. am i right about it?
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Am i right about it? the expectations that others
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The expectations that others have of you can be exhausting.
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Have of you can be exhausting. the expectations of what it
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The expectations of what it means to be a mom in this day
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Means to be a mom in this day and age can be exhausting.
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And age can be exhausting. the expectation,
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The expectation, when i was growing up,
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When i was growing up, to have your kid in sports
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To have your kid in sports was just to get 'em
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Was just to get 'em to the field on tuesday
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To the field on tuesday and thursday for
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And thursday for their baseball game.
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Their baseball game. but now if your kid is going
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But now if your kid is going to a real baseball player,
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To a real baseball player, you've got to sign them up
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You've got to sign them up for a triple-a team when
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For a triple-a team when they're 7 years old.
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[laughter]
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Oh no, you will no longer have
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Oh no, you will no longer have time for church on sunday,
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Time for church on sunday, you are gonna be in travel
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You are gonna be in travel ball because if your kid
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Ball because if your kid misses one season of travel ball
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Misses one season of travel ball they will be traumatized by
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They will be traumatized by the fact that they didn't
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The fact that they didn't play travel ball.
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Play travel ball. and it feels like, to me,
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And it feels like, to me, there is greater and greater
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There is greater and greater expectation not only for parents
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Expectation not only for parents but there is greater expectation
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But there is greater expectation on our kids than ever
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On our kids than ever before too.
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Before too. not just because they have
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Not just because they have to be on this team or that team,
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To be on this team or that team, but because they are spending so
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But because they are spending so much time on everybody else's
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Much time on everybody else's timeline and now our kids
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Timeline and now our kids no longer have fomo,
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No longer have fomo, fear of missing out,
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Fear of missing out, they have pomo,
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They have pomo, proof of missing out.
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Proof of missing out. because not only do i have
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Because not only do i have to think about the fact
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To think about the fact that they might be doing
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That they might be doing something without me,
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Something without me, i actually see the proof
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I actually see the proof that they're doing
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That they're doing something without me.
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Something without me. so, now i've got anxiety,
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So, now i've got anxiety, coupled with depression
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Coupled with depression and isolation at
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And isolation at the most vulnerable time
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The most vulnerable time in my life and i'm only
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In my life and i'm only 14 years old and i don't know
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14 years old and i don't know how to handle it.
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How to handle it. why am i tried?
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Why am i tried? why are kids going
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Why are kids going so crazy these days?
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So crazy these days? why does there seem to be such a
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Why does there seem to be such a surge in mental health epidemics
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Surge in mental health epidemics that we keep reading about
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That we keep reading about statistically that can only
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Statistically that can only be fixed spiritually?
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Be fixed spiritually? because, the bible says.
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[applause]
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"let us not grow weary
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"let us not grow weary in doing good."
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In doing good." and what the lord
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And what the lord gave me during that
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Gave me during that season of burnout that
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Season of burnout that was very helpful to me,
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Was very helpful to me, and i share it with you in
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And i share it with you in the offer that it can be of use
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The offer that it can be of use is i will give you the strength
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Is i will give you the strength you need to do your job,
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You need to do your job, but i will not give you
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But i will not give you the strength to do mine.
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[applause]
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God said, "i will give you
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God said, "i will give you all the strength
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All the strength you need to do your job,
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You need to do your job, but i will not give you
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But i will not give you the strength to do mine."
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The strength to do mine." and so, this phrase comes up
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In the text it says,
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In the text it says, "let us not grow
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"let us not grow weary of doing good."
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Weary of doing good." doing good is an interesting
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Doing good is an interesting phrase too, by the way,
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Because it's never been harder
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Because it's never been harder to feel like you're doing good
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To feel like you're doing good than it is right now.
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Than it is right now. i thought i was good at playing
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I thought i was good at playing guitar growing up because
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Guitar growing up because none of my other friends
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None of my other friends played guitar.
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Played guitar. so, compared to them,
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So, compared to them, i was doing good.
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I was doing good. i didn't have proof in my pocket
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I didn't have proof in my pocket that there are 9 year olds
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That there are 9 year olds who can play guitar better
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Who can play guitar better than me at age 45.
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Than me at age 45. it's never been
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It's never been harder to do good.
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Harder to do good. you used to have to go
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You used to have to go to the lake to see your friend
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To the lake to see your friend had a better boat than you,
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Had a better boat than you, now all you have to do
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Now all you have to do is pick up your same device
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Is pick up your same device that has your bible app
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That has your bible app on it and you have to see
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On it and you have to see their boat on the same device
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Their boat on the same device that you picked up to see
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That you picked up to see your bible when you scrolled
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Your bible when you scrolled their instagram account.
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Their instagram account. and what you don't know is that
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And what you don't know is that they went broke to buy the boat
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They went broke to buy the boat and you are blind to their
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And you are blind to their brokenness so you are
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Brokenness so you are discouraged by their boat.
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[cheering and applause]
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No wonder you're tired.
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No wonder you're tired. no wonder you're tired.
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No wonder you're tired. you thought you weren't
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You thought you weren't getting enough protein.
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Getting enough protein. you thought you weren't
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You thought you weren't getting enough sleep,
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Getting enough sleep, and you might not be,
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And you might not be, but why not?
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But why not? and the lord showed me,
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And the lord showed me, "i will give you the hours
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"i will give you the hours that you need to do
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That you need to do your job not mine.
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Your job not mine. i will give you the wisdom you
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I will give you the wisdom you need to do your job not mine.
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Need to do your job not mine. i will give you the strength
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I will give you the strength you need to do what
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You need to do what i've assigned you to do.
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I've assigned you to do. but the moment i forget
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But the moment i forget that god is sovereign,
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That god is sovereign, the moment that i forget
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The moment that i forget that god makes the schedule,
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That god makes the schedule, i negate the topic called
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I negate the topic called "due time."
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"due time." "let us not grow weary
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Of doing good for in
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Of doing good for in due season we will reap."
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Due season we will reap." and here's the problem,
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And here's the problem, is that somebody on your row
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Is that somebody on your row is doing better than you
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Is doing better than you and somebody on your row
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And somebody on your row is doing worse than you,
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Is doing worse than you, and you are comparing how
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And you are comparing how you know you're doing to how
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You know you're doing to how you think they're doing.
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You think they're doing. am i preaching this thing
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Am i preaching this thing or am i just caffeinated today?
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[applause]
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Due season.
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Due season. it's one of those phrases
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It's one of those phrases in church that just
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In church that just makes us wanna shout.
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Makes us wanna shout. "for in due season."
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"for in due season." there is a due season that god
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There is a due season that god knows how to bring everything
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Knows how to bring everything you need into a moment.
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You need into a moment. the greek for this is
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The greek for this is "kairo idio," it means
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"kairo idio," it means "the appointed time."
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"the appointed time." the word "kairos"
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The word "kairos" in greek does not mean time
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In greek does not mean time like a clock or a calendar,
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Like a clock or a calendar, that word is "chronos."
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That word is "chronos." that word is a word that
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That word is a word that challenges my wife, holly.
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Challenges my wife, holly. holly struggles
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Holly struggles with chronos, time,
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With chronos, time, like what time it is.
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Like what time it is. she brought me an article
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She brought me an article recently that showed me
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Recently that showed me that scientifically there is
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That scientifically there is a condition called
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A condition called "time blindness."
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[laughter]
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And she said,
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And she said, "babe, i figured out
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"babe, i figured out why i'm always late."
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[laughter]
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But you know, worse than
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But you know, worse than being blind to chronos time
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Being blind to chronos time is being blind to kairos time.
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Is being blind to kairos time. the word for "due season"
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The word for "due season" in galatians 6:9 is
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In galatians 6:9 is "kairos time."
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"kairos time." chronos time means you
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Showed up at 8:30 and you were
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Showed up at 8:30 and you were supposed to be there at 8:00,
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Supposed to be there at 8:00, that's chronos conflict.
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That's chronos conflict. i don't have enough time
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I don't have enough time to get it done.
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To get it done. kairos time means that i can
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Kairos time means that i can be on time for everything that
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Be on time for everything that i'm supposed to do and miss
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The very reason that god
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The very reason that god brought me to that moment.
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Brought me to that moment. because a lot of the things
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Because a lot of the things that we worry about
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That we worry about kill the kairos in our life.
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Kill the kairos in our life. there are many here today that
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There are many here today that god wants to speak a word to,
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God wants to speak a word to, and he brought you
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And he brought you to speak it to you.
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To speak it to you. but if you check your phone
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But if you check your phone while i'm preaching,
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While i'm preaching, you could kill your kairos.
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You could kill your kairos. you could kill the moment
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You could kill the moment that god wanted to show you
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That god wanted to show you a distinction in a battle
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A distinction in a battle that you're dealing with.
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That you're dealing with. you could kill that moment
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You could kill that moment because you had to check a text.
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Because you had to check a text. and you say, "well, i have
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And you say, "well, i have to check the text right now."
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To check the text right now." you don't have to multitask
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You don't have to multitask when you're in the presence
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When you're in the presence of the master of the universe.
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[applause]
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With maybe three
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With maybe three exceptions in this room,
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Exceptions in this room, you've got a sick kid
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You've got a sick kid and they're not with you.
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And they're not with you. you don't have
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You don't have to check out right now.
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To check out right now. and many are the times
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And many are the times in my life where i have
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In my life where i have killed a kairos moment
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Killed a kairos moment because i was chronos aware.
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Because i was chronos aware. i was trying to get it all done
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I was trying to get it all done and i missed what god wanted
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And i missed what god wanted to do because i was busy
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To do because i was busy trying to get it all done.
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Trying to get it all done. but sometimes god will stop you
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But sometimes god will stop you in your tracks and say,
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In your tracks and say, "i'm shifting the priority
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"i'm shifting the priority in this season.
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In this season. i'm shifting what you
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I'm shifting what you think you need to do.
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Think you need to do. i'm shifting where you
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I'm shifting where you think you need to be.
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Think you need to be. i'm tired of you killing
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I'm tired of you killing your kairos moments."
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Your kairos moments." and nothing will kill it
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And nothing will kill it quicker than comparison.
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Quicker than comparison. nothing will kill
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Nothing will kill your kairos moments.
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Your kairos moments. the season god
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The season god has you in as a man,
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Has you in as a man, has you in as a single person,
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Has you in as a single person, has you in as a mom,
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Has you in as a mom, has you in as somebody
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Has you in as somebody who is waiting for your next
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Who is waiting for your next step to be revealed,
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Step to be revealed, nothing will kill what god
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Nothing will kill what god is doing in you quicker than
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Is doing in you quicker than you comparing it to what
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You comparing it to what you think god is doing
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You think god is doing in someone else.
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[applause]
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Somebody shout, "due season."
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Somebody shout, "due season." >> congregation: due season.
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>> congregation: due season. >> due season.
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>> due season. now, this does not mean
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Now, this does not mean the season when you get
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The season when you get what you deserve from god
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What you deserve from god because i promise you,
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Because i promise you, you don't ever want
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You don't ever want that season to come.
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That season to come. i'mma come over
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I'mma come over to the real side of the room.
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[cheering]
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I stumbled over into
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I stumbled over into the super saved section for
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The super saved section for that point and i shoulda
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That point and i shoulda been over here.
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Been over here. there are some of us in
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There are some of us in this room who don't want god
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This room who don't want god to give us what we deserve.
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[applause]
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I'mma come to the back
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I'mma come to the back of the room because
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Of the room because i'm surrounded by holy angels
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I'm surrounded by holy angels who always live right,
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Who always live right, who always live good,
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Who always live good, who always said their prayers
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Who always said their prayers and ate their vitamins like
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And ate their vitamins like hulk hogan taught 'em to.
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Hulk hogan taught 'em to. but there are some of us
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But there are some of us who don't want god to give us
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Who don't want god to give us what we deserve.
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What we deserve. that's mercy.
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That's mercy. mercy is when god does not
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Mercy is when god does not give you what you deserve.
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Give you what you deserve. mercy is when your sin is nailed
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Mercy is when your sin is nailed to the cross and you can say,
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To the cross and you can say, "oh, the bliss of this
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"oh, the bliss of this glorious thought, my sin,
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Glorious thought, my sin, not in part, but the whole,
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Not in part, but the whole, is nailed to the cross,
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Is nailed to the cross, and i bear it no more.
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And i bear it no more. praise the lord, o my soul."
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Praise the lord, o my soul." that's mercy when god doesn't
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That's mercy when god doesn't give me the wrath and punishment
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That my sin deserve.
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That my sin deserve. but grace, grace takes it
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But grace, grace takes it a step further.
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A step further. not only that god did not
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Not only that god did not give me what my sins deserved,
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Give me what my sins deserved, but that grace gives me
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But that grace gives me what i did not deserve,
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That i could never earn.
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That i could never earn. that grace gave me what
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That grace gave me what i could never grind to get.
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I could never grind to get. that i could grind
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That i could grind my whole life,
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My whole life, sow my whole life,
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Sow my whole life, work my whole life,
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Work my whole life, and how many know
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And how many know one moment of kairos,
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One moment of kairos, one moment of grace,
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One moment of grace, one moment of god's favor,
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One moment of god's favor, one moment of god's hand
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One moment of god's hand moving things around
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Moving things around in your life.
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[applause]
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I wanna put this
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I wanna put this out there for somebody,
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Out there for somebody, god can give you so much grace
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God can give you so much grace it will make the time
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It will make the time you wasted irrelevant.
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[cheering and applause]
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So, when we say due season,
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So, when we say due season, it may be easy for you
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It may be easy for you to shout about that
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To shout about that because you may be
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Because you may be living in it right now.
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Living in it right now. there are just as many people
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There are just as many people in here who are in don't season.
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In here who are in don't season. so, i wanna preach about what
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So, i wanna preach about what to do in don't season.
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[applause]
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What to do in "don't" season.
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What to do in "don't" season. when you feel the presence
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When you feel the presence of god that is a wonderful time
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Of god that is a wonderful time to praise god.
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To praise god. but i wanna preach about
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But i wanna preach about the season when you don't,
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The season when you don't, when you don't believe
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When you don't believe the words that are
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The words that are coming up on the screen,
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Coming up on the screen, but you sing them like
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But you sing them like he saved you to believe them
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He saved you to believe them not just feel them.
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[applause]
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I wanna preach about
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I wanna preach about don't season today.
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Don't season today. don't season.
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Don't season. when she's got
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When she's got a ring and you don't.
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A ring and you don't. i wanna preach
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I wanna preach to empty ring fingers today.
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To empty ring fingers today. i wanna preach to don't season.
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I wanna preach to don't season. i wanna preach to when people
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I wanna preach to when people call them and ask them to go
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Call them and ask them to go to parties and they don't
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To parties and they don't call you because you are trying
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Call you because you are trying to live different.
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To live different. i wanna preach about
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I wanna preach about don't season.
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[applause]
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And the reason we don't
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And the reason we don't preach about don't season
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Preach about don't season is because it doesn't
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Is because it doesn't clip good for tik tok.
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Clip good for tik tok. nobody wants to hear that
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Nobody wants to hear that the same god who will bring you
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The same god who will bring you into a due season will walk you
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Into a due season will walk you through a don't season.
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Through a don't season. and there are some things,
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And there are some things, god help me preach,
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God help me preach, that can only be learned about
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That can only be learned about god in the don't season.
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God in the don't season. when i don't feel encouraged,
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When i don't feel encouraged, when i don't feel hopeful,
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When i don't feel hopeful, when i don't know what to do,
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When i don't know what to do, but i do the last thing
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But i do the last thing that he said.
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That he said. when i don't doubt
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When i don't doubt in the darkness what
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In the darkness what he showed me in the light.
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He showed me in the light. there are 500 of you who are
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There are 500 of you who are in a don't season today,
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In a don't season today, but you did what you did
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But you did what you did when you came to church
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When you came to church because god is who he is,
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Because god is who he is, whether he does or he doesn't
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Whether he does or he doesn't do what you thought he was
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Do what you thought he was gonna do when you thought
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Gonna do when you thought he was going to do it.
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[cheering and applause]
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>> you think that
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The reason you're weary
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Is because of the work,
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Is because of the work, but the reason you're weary
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It's because of your worry
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About the work.
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>> are you worn down
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By constant mental battles
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And the weight
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Of unmet expectations?
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It's easy to feel
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Overwhelmed by discouragement
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Or the pressure to perform.
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>> and every time god allows you
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To face a new problem
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To face a new problem he's trying
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He's trying to show you a new piece,
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To show you a new piece, a part of him that always
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A part of him that always existed that you never saw.
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>> in those seasons of life,
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When you don't feel equipped
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Or don't know what to do,
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Pastor steven furtick's
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Brand new series,
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"still standing"
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Will help you discover
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How to release control
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And rely on god's steady
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Presence to renew your strength.
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Because even when you don't have
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It all together, god does.
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It's time to move beyond
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Feeling defeated and step
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Into the lasting peace
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God has for you.
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Request your copy
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Of "still standing" for
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Your gift of any amount.
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Call or visit us online today
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To get your copy.
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>> if you were encouraged
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>> if you were encouraged by today's message
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By today's message from pastor steven,
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From pastor steven, i wanna invite you
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I wanna invite you to call or go online
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To call or go online right now to request your copy.
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Right now to request your copy. it's from his brand new series,
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It's from his brand new series, "still standing,"
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And it's available for
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And it's available for your gift of any amount.
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Your gift of any amount. when you give you're not
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When you give you're not just requesting a resource,
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Just requesting a resource, you're helping us bring
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You're helping us bring the hope of jesus to people
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The hope of jesus to people who are feeling overwhelmed,
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Who are feeling overwhelmed, and discouraged,
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And discouraged, and ready to give up.
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And ready to give up. your generosity helps us
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Your generosity helps us share messages like this one
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Share messages like this one through tv broadcasts
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Through tv broadcasts and online platforms
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And online platforms and ministry partners
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And ministry partners around the world.
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Around the world. every time you give,
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Every time you give, you're helping someone else
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You're helping someone else discover that with
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Discover that with god's strength they can
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God's strength they can keep standing too.
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Keep standing too. so, please don't wait,
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So, please don't wait, call the number on your screen
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Call the number on your screen or visit us online.
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Or visit us online. whatever amount you're able
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Whatever amount you're able to give will make
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To give will make a lasting impact on those
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A lasting impact on those who need it most.
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Who need it most. thank you for being
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Thank you for being a part of what god is doing
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A part of what god is doing through this ministry,
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Through this ministry, we are so grateful for you.
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>> ♪ call the name ♪
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♪ jehovah ♪
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♪ all our praise ♪
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♪ belongs to him ♪
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All the praise is his.
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♪ ♪
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>> let's go!
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♪ his foes will be silenced ♪
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♪ he's fighting for zion ♪
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♪ ooh ♪
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♪ there's no other god like ♪
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♪ jehovah ♪
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♪ his arm never tires ♪
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♪ his eyes are like fire ♪
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♪ oh ♪
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♪ there's no other god like ♪
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♪ jehovah ♪
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♪ call the name ♪
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♪ jehovah ♪
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♪ all our praise ♪
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♪ belongs to him ♪
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♪ call the name ♪
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>> ♪ call the name ♪
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>> ♪ oh call the name ♪
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>> ♪ call the name ♪
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>> ♪ oh my god you've sure ♪
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♪ been good to me ♪
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Steven Furtick - All You've Got To Do Is Don't (Part 1)

September 8, 2025 | 28:0

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