Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - All You've Got To Do Is Don't (Part 2)

September 8, 2025 | 28:0

Elevation with Steven Furtick focuses on the strength of God in our everyday struggles.

#Worry #Anxiety #Fear #Faith #TrustGod #SeekGod #KingdomofGod #VoiceofGod #WordofGod #Encouragement #HandofGod #PresenceofGod

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - All You've Got To Do Is Don't (Part 2) | 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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[applause]
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>> isn't that
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>> isn't that a powerful thing?
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[applause]
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That jesus said,
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That jesus said, "the pagans run after
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"the pagans run after all these things,
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All these things, what to wear, what to drink,
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What to wear, what to drink, what to eat, all the things
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What to eat, all the things that we put on our to-do list.
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That we put on our to-do list. but jesus summarizes
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But jesus summarizes all of those worries down,
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All of those worries down, all of those worries
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All of those worries that have you so weary
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That have you so weary and running around,
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And running around, and now can't sleep even
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And now can't sleep even when you have time to sleep
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When you have time to sleep 'cause when you should be
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'cause when you should be sleeping you're scrolling.
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Sleeping you're scrolling. and you're scrolling when you
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And you're scrolling when you should be sleeping because
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Should be sleeping because you're trying to see something
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You're trying to see something that will soothe something.
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That will soothe something. from trying to control something
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From trying to control something that is outside of your control.
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That is outside of your control. and so, not only am i
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And so, not only am i gripping too tight,
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Gripping too tight, but i am trying to do
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But i am trying to do today from tomorrow.
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Today from tomorrow. and i am worried about tomorrow
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And i am worried about tomorrow but tomorrow has somebody
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But tomorrow has somebody already in it who controls it.
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Already in it who controls it. if i'm a christian,
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If i'm a christian, if i believe in god,
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If i believe in god, if i believe in jesus,
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If i believe in jesus, then i have a father who is
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Then i have a father who is already in the future.
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Already in the future. and there are some of us
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And there are some of us who are spiritually jet lagged
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Who are spiritually jet lagged because we get to tomorrow
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Because we get to tomorrow too soon.
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Too soon. you keep crossing over
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You keep crossing over the international date line.
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The international date line. you are not only
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You are not only thinking about tomorrow,
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Thinking about tomorrow, you are thinking about
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You are thinking about 10,000 tomorrows from now.
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10,000 tomorrows from now. why am i tired?
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Why am i tired? why am i weary of doing good?
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Why am i weary of doing good? because i am no longer only
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Because i am no longer only focused on the good that god
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Focused on the good that god has given me to do today,
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Has given me to do today, i am focused on the good
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I am focused on the good that i am concerned that
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That i am concerned that he will not do for me tomorrow.
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He will not do for me tomorrow. but if he was good
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But if he was good to me yesterday,
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To me yesterday, and if he's good today,
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And if he's good today, and if god is good,
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And if god is good, then all the time...
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Then all the time... >> congregation: god is good.
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>> congregation: god is good. >> and i will bless the lord.
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>> and i will bless the lord. >> congregation: all the time.
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>> congregation: all the time. >> at all times.
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>> at all times. and his praise will
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And his praise will continually be in my mouth.
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[applause]
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So, i can plan for tomorrow,
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So, i can plan for tomorrow, but the part i can't plan
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But the part i can't plan for i can pray about.
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For i can pray about. and the part i can't pray about
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And the part i can't pray about i can praise about.
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I can praise about. because even when i don't know
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Because even when i don't know what to pray god is already
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What to pray god is already in tomorrow doing what
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In tomorrow doing what he needs to do.
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[cheering and applause]
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Due season.
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Due season. due season.
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Due season. sometimes you gotta say,
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Sometimes you gotta say, "god, you do it, i can't."
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"god, you do it, i can't." it's due season.
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It's due season. it's time for you to do
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It's time for you to do something about this, god.
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Something about this, god. i've tried everything
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I've tried everything i know to try,
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I know to try, i've said everything
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I've said everything i know to say,
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I know to say, i've wished everything
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I've wished everything i've learned to wish,
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I've learned to wish, i've followed everybody
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I've followed everybody i thought to follow.
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I thought to follow. i've asked everybody
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I've asked everybody whose number is in my phone,
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Whose number is in my phone, but i need to call on somebody
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But i need to call on somebody who's not in my phone.
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Who's not in my phone. i need a father
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I need a father who's in my future,
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Who's in my future, who knows i need these things
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Who knows i need these things so i can seek first the kingdom.
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You keep talking
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You keep talking to yourself about tomorrow
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To yourself about tomorrow and you're not in it.
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And you're not in it. so, now you got jet lag,
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So, now you got jet lag, 'cause you're trying
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'cause you're trying to go to tomorrow
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To go to tomorrow with today's strength.
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I told you, your to-do list
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I told you, your to-do list just got shorter because
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Just got shorter because you can put your plan
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You can put your plan for next month on there.
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For next month on there. we all have to keep calendars.
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We all have to keep calendars. we all have to do chronos,
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We all have to do chronos, but kairos can swallow
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But kairos can swallow chronos like that.
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Chronos like that. i was meeting with some
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I was meeting with some pastors a couple weeks ago
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Pastors a couple weeks ago and the lord told me
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And the lord told me to tell them this,
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To tell them this, "some of you are worried
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"some of you are worried that the time you took
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That the time you took to be at this meeting
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To be at this meeting is going to cost too much
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Is going to cost too much and you have too much
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And you have too much to do to be here.
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To do to be here. but you flew in and you
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But you flew in and you sacrificed to be here,"
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Sacrificed to be here," and god can do something
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And god can do something in one moment that will
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In one moment that will make six months of meetings
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Make six months of meetings unnecessary when you
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Unnecessary when you get back home.
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You believe that?
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[applause]
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Or you might have
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Or you might have to have the meeting,
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To have the meeting, which gives me my third point.
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Which gives me my third point. don't hold too tight.
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Don't hold too tight. don't time travel.
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Don't time travel. don't time travel to tomorrow,
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Don't time travel to tomorrow, and don't time travel
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And don't time travel to the past either.
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To the past either. do you think you got
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Do you think you got a delorean up in this church?
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A delorean up in this church? you think you're marty mcfly
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You think you're marty mcfly up in this church?
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Up in this church? but number three,
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But number three, don't turn back.
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Don't turn back. and let us not grow
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And let us not grow weary in doing good.
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Weary in doing good. this might be the first time
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This might be the first time they've heard it all week.
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They've heard it all week. would you turn to the person
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Would you turn to the person next to you and shake
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Next to you and shake their hand and say,
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Their hand and say, "you're doing good.'
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"you're doing good.' >> congregation: you're
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Doing good.
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Doing good. >> you're doing good.
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>> you're doing good. you're doing good
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You're doing good to be in church,
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To be in church, you're doing good to be
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You're doing good to be watching a youtube sermon
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On youtube.
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There's other things on youtube,
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And you chose this
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Or the algorithm did.
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I pray all the time,
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"lord, hijack the algorithm
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And get this message
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To somebody's phone
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Who needs it."
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Just do a terrorist takeover
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Of their algorithm.
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[applause]
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And the lord said,
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And the lord said, "don't turn back."
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"don't turn back." so, i wanna tell you
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So, i wanna tell you a story that parallels with
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A story that parallels with galatians 6:9 just to illustrate
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Galatians 6:9 just to illustrate what we're saying
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What we're saying from the bible.
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From the bible. i love to illustrate
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I love to illustrate the bible with the bible.
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The bible with the bible. so, when we say,
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So, when we say, "and let us not grow weary
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"and let us not grow weary in doing good
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In doing good for in due season,
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For in due season, we will reap
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We will reap if we do not give up."
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If we do not give up." put the verse up one more time
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Before we move forward.
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Before we move forward. "and let us not grow weary
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"and let us not grow weary of doing good."
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Of doing good." underline doing good,
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Underline doing good, "for in due season,"
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"for in due season," underline due season.
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Underline due season. god's gonna do it.
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God's gonna do it. god does stuff on
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God does stuff on god's schedule, due season.
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God's schedule, due season. in due season we will reap
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In due season we will reap and all you've gotta do
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And all you've gotta do is don't give up.
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Is don't give up. underline "do not."
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Underline "do not." 'cause somebody's in
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'cause somebody's in a don't season today.
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I don't have what it takes
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I don't have what it takes and i don't know what to do.
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And i don't know what to do. you don't have
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You don't have to raise your hand,
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To raise your hand, i would not single you out
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I would not single you out for that,
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For that, but you listen to me,
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But you listen to me, if you are in a
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Don't season today,
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Don't season today, "i don't have what it takes
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"i don't have what it takes and i don't know what to do."
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And i don't know what to do." i wanna tell you
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I wanna tell you an old testament story about
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An old testament story about a king named jehoshaphat.
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A king named jehoshaphat. you can find this story
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You can find this story in 2 chronicles 20.
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There are several chapters
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There are several chapters about his reign.
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About his reign. there are some peaks
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There are some peaks and some valleys,
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And some valleys, some good decisions,
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Some good decisions, some bad decisions,
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Some bad decisions, sometimes he trusted god
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Sometimes he trusted god and sometimes when he
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And sometimes when he trusted his own flesh
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Trusted his own flesh and his own mind.
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And his own mind. but in this particular case,
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But in this particular case, i think he's a wonderful example
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I think he's a wonderful example for what to do
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For what to do in a don't season.
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In a don't season. see, he was doing good.
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See, he was doing good. he was doing really good.
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He was doing really good. he was a king of judah,
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He was a king of judah, which was the southern kingdom.
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Which was the southern kingdom. and this was a very rebellious,
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And this was a very rebellious, idolatrous nation much
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Idolatrous nation much like ours.
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Like ours. much like ours.
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Much like ours. we don't have all these
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We don't have all these same shrines that they have,
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Same shrines that they have, but we have all of our
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But we have all of our same priorities mixed up.
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Same priorities mixed up. and we worship status
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And we worship status and we worship stuff,
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And we worship stuff, and we worship people's opinions
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And we worship people's opinions more than we seek
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More than we seek god's validation and commands
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God's validation and commands so we relate to this.
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So we relate to this. and he was doing good
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And he was doing good as a king, i mean,
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As a king, i mean, he went out on one bad
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He went out on one bad run with ahab.
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Run with ahab. ahab died, he lived,
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Ahab died, he lived, and i think he was sobered up
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And i think he was sobered up by coming that close to death.
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By coming that close to death. you know how when you
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You know how when you have a close call?
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Have a close call? when you're like,
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When you're like, "oh, i gotta get it together."
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"oh, i gotta get it together." and i think that's
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And i think that's what happened to him
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What happened to him because he started sending
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Because he started sending all these priests all through
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All these priests all through the kingdom to reestablish
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The kingdom to reestablish the covenant that
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The covenant that the people had with god,
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The people had with god, that he was to be their god,
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That the lord said,
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That the lord said, "do not put any other gods
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"do not put any other gods beside me or before me."
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Beside me or before me." don't do it.
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Don't do it. so, he was kind of sending
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So, he was kind of sending a revival wave through
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A revival wave through the nation and in the process
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The nation and in the process of all of this building
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Of all of this building a lot of military power.
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A lot of military power. but there came a battle upon him
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But there came a battle upon him that he was not expecting,
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That he was not expecting, was not prepared for,
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Was not prepared for, and didn't know what to do.
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So, when they came to him in
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So, when they came to him in 2 chronicles 20 verse one,
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2 chronicles 20 verse one, and told him there
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And told him there was an attack, it says,
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Was an attack, it says, "after this,"
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"after this," after all the good things
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After all the good things he was doing.
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He was doing. by the way, we tend to assume
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By the way, we tend to assume that if things are going bad
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That if things are going bad in our life that we must
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In our life that we must be off track with god.
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Be off track with god. if things are going
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If things are going good in our life,
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Good in our life, then we must be
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Then we must be on track with god.
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On track with god. sometimes the devil will
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Sometimes the devil will leave you alone if you're
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Leave you alone if you're not following christ,
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Not following christ, and you'll actually
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And you'll actually feel like you're in
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Feel like you're in a good season when actually
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A good season when actually you are in a season
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You are in a season of compromised faith.
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[applause]
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Not always, but sometimes.
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Not always, but sometimes. now jehoshaphat,
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Now jehoshaphat, who is doing good reforms,
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Who is doing good reforms, religious reforms, and revival.
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Religious reforms, and revival. remember, god corrects
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Remember, god corrects his people for rebellion,
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His people for rebellion, but the enemy
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Attacks god's people
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Attacks god's people when they're in revival.
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When they're in revival. and you might be in a revival
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And you might be in a revival in your life right now,
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In your life right now, but the attack is strong.
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But the attack is strong. so, they said,
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So, they said, "they're coming at you,
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"they're coming at you, the ammonites, the moabites,
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The ammonites, the moabites, even the miuites,"
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Even the miuites," which i'd never heard of before.
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Which i'd never heard of before. so, like, enemies are
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So, like, enemies are coming out of everywhere.
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Coming out of everywhere. enemies i've never even
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Enemies i've never even heard of before in the bible
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Heard of before in the bible are coming after this guy.
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Are coming after this guy. and the bible says
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And the bible says he was alarmed by this.
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He was alarmed by this. he was surprised by it.
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He was surprised by it. now, one of the reasons that we
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Now, one of the reasons that we struggle with spiritual attacks
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Struggle with spiritual attacks is because we're surprised
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Is because we're surprised when they happen.
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If we could just make up
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If we could just make up our minds to know,
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Our minds to know, then i'm not surprised.
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Then i'm not surprised. i'm not surprised by this,
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I'm not surprised by this, i'm not surprised that
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I'm not surprised that the temptation came back strong,
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The temptation came back strong, i'm not surprised that things
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I'm not surprised that things are starting to act --
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Are starting to act -- this would be my 4th point,
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This would be my 4th point, don't be surprised.
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But his surprise drove him
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But his surprise drove him to a place of seeking strength
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To a place of seeking strength and seeking the lord and seeking
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And seeking the lord and seeking strength from the lord.
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Strength from the lord. so, now he begins to pray
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So, now he begins to pray and he begins to --
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And he begins to -- he begins to remind god
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He begins to remind god of all that he did for
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Of all that he did for his people in the past.
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His people in the past. and he said, "god, you said
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And he said, "god, you said if we would stand here and pray
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If we would stand here and pray to you that you would drive back
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To you that you would drive back your enemies for your glory.
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Your enemies for your glory. you promised this from
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You promised this from the time of abraham.
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The time of abraham. you've been doing this
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You've been doing this a long time, god.
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A long time, god. now, i need you to do
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Now, i need you to do what you do, god."
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What you do, god." and here is the key phrase
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And here is the key phrase of 2 chronicles 20:12.
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He said, "oh our god,
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He said, "oh our god, will you not judge them?"
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Will you not judge them?" these are enemies that
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Are bigger than us.
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Are bigger than us. these are enemies that
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These are enemies that are positioned to kill us.
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And they are close by.
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And they are close by. they are already in en gedi,
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They are already in en gedi, a day's march away.
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A day's march away. so, by this time tomorrow,
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So, by this time tomorrow, they are going to overtake us.
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They are going to overtake us. we do not have time
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We do not have time to strategize.
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To strategize. we do not have time
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We do not have time to build up for this.
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To build up for this. our enemies did not ask our
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Our enemies did not ask our permission or give us
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Permission or give us advance notice before
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Advance notice before they snuck up on us.
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They snuck up on us. this season of my life
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This season of my life did not ask my permission
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Did not ask my permission before it came.
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Before it came. it didn't even schedule
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It didn't even schedule itself on a chronos calendar.
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I didn't see this coming,
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Just out of nowhere.
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Just out of nowhere. our god, will you not
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Our god, will you not judge them?
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Judge them? for we have no power.
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For we have no power. we don't have what it takes."
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We don't have what it takes." we don't have what it takes.
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We don't have what it takes. do you feel that way today?
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Do you feel that way today? we don't have what it takes
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We don't have what it takes and i don't have what
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And i don't have what they need and i don't have
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They need and i don't have what this moment requires.
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What this moment requires. we have no power to face this
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We have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us,
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Vast army that is attacking us, and we don't know what to do.
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And we don't know what to do. we don't have what it takes,
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We don't have what it takes, and we don't know what to do.
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Is that you today in
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Is that you today in a don't season?
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A don't season? i don't have what it takes.
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I don't have what it takes. it's too strong for me now, god.
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It's too strong for me now, god. i don't have what it takes.
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I don't have what it takes. you have been saying that
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You have been saying that this week, i know you have.
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This week, i know you have. a lady told my mom yesterday,
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A lady told my mom yesterday, "i think that pastor stephen
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"i think that pastor stephen is sending --
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Is sending -- i think that pastor steven
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I think that pastor steven has cameras in my house
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Has cameras in my house when he preaches 'cause
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When he preaches 'cause he says the thing that
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He says the thing that i was saying all week."
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I was saying all week." i know what you've been
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I know what you've been saying because i've been
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Saying because i've been saying it too,
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Saying it too, because i've been holding
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Because i've been holding too tight and i've been
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Too tight and i've been traveling to tomorrow,
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Traveling to tomorrow, and i only can come
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And i only can come to the conclusion
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To the conclusion i don't have what it takes.
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I don't have what it takes. and this is
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The worst part of all,
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The worst part of all, i don't know what to do.
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I don't know what to do. we don't have what it takes,
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We don't have what it takes, we don't know what to do.
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We did not come to church
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We did not come to church because we have it all together.
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Because we have it all together. we did not come to church
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We did not come to church because we have all knowledge.
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Because we have all knowledge. we did not come to church
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We did not come to church because we're omniscient.
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Because we're omniscient. we did not praise god
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We did not praise god because we have no problems.
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Because we have no problems. we are not praising god because
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We are not praising god because the truth always feels true.
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The truth always feels true. we are not singing because we
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We are not singing because we always intellectually make sense
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Always intellectually make sense out of the words we sing.
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Out of the words we sing. we are not worshipping god
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We are not worshipping god because we know why everything
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Because we know why everything is happening in our life.
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Is happening in our life. that is not why i'm serving you.
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I'm looking to you, god,
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I'm looking to you, god, because i don't have what,
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Because i don't have what, put it back up, it takes
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Put it back up, it takes and i don't know what to do.
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And i don't know what to do. "but our eyes are on you."
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[applause]
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So, let me tell you
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So, let me tell you what to "don't" if you
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What to "don't" if you don't know what to do.
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Don't know what to do. don't look at other stuff.
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Don't look at other stuff. let me tell you what to "don't"
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Let me tell you what to "don't" if you don't know what to do.
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If you don't know what to do. don't look around for your help.
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Don't look around for your help. you lift your eyes to the hills
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You lift your eyes to the hills beyond the hills to where
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Your help comes.
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Your help comes. your help comes from the lord,
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Your help comes from the lord, the maker of heaven and earth.
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The maker of heaven and earth. he said, "i'm not looking around
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He said, "i'm not looking around 'cause i don't have
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'cause i don't have what it takes and i don't
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What it takes and i don't know what to do.
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Know what to do. but my eyes are on you.
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But my eyes are on you. so god, i need you to show me
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So god, i need you to show me what to do about this situation.
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What to do about this situation. i need you to show me what
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I need you to show me what to do about this loan.
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To do about this loan. i need you to show me what
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I need you to show me what to do about this relationship.
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To do about this relationship. i need you to show me what to do
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I need you to show me what to do about this decision i gotta make
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About my future by tuesday.
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About my future by tuesday. i need you to show me what
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I need you to show me what to do about this apartment.
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To do about this apartment. i need you to show me
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I need you to show me what to do about this job.
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What to do about this job. i need you to show me what
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I need you to show me what to do about this person i can't
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To do about this person i can't fire but they won't quit.
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Fire but they won't quit. i need you to show me what
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I need you to show me what to do about this depression.
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To do about this depression. i need you to show me what
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I need you to show me what to do about this bipolar.
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To do about this bipolar. i need you to show me what
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I need you to show me what to do about these thoughts that
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To do about these thoughts that are going through my head,
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Are going through my head, making me crazy.
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Making me crazy. i need you to show me what to do
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I need you to show me what to do about the stretching schedule
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About the stretching schedule and the shrinking time frame
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And the shrinking time frame i have to get it done.
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I have to get it done. i need you to show me
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I need you to show me what to do."
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Verse 13, "and all the men
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Verse 13, "and all the men of judah with their wives
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Of judah with their wives and children's and little ones
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And children's and little ones stood there before the lord,"
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Stood there before the lord," not knowing what to do.
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Not knowing what to do. they are in a don't season.
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A don't season, and they need
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A don't season, and they need the lord to show them
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What to do.
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What to do. and here's where it gets good.
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And here's where it gets good. you say, "this is already
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You say, "this is already pretty good to me."
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Pretty good to me." it's about to get good-er.
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It's about to get good-er. it's about to get good-er.
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It's about to get good-er. it's about to get good-est.
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It's about to get good-est. it's this is about to be
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It's this is about to be the goodest sermon
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The goodest sermon you ever heard-est.
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[applause]
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'cause the bible says they stood
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'cause the bible says they stood there before the lord
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There before the lord in a don't moment.
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In a don't moment. in a don't moment.
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In a don't moment. i don't know what to do,
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I don't know what to do, but i know where to go.
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But i know where to go. i'm standing here
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I'm standing here till you speak.
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Till you speak. now, watch what the bible says,
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Now, watch what the bible says, verse 14, "then the spirit
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Verse 14, "then the spirit of the lord came upon jehazio,
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Of the lord came upon jehazio, son of zechariah,
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Son of zechariah, son of benaniah,
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Son of benaniah, son of jeiel, son of mattaniah,
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Son of jeiel, son of mattaniah, son of a levite
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And descendant of asaph,
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As he stood in the assembly.
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And he said,
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'listen, king jehoshaphat
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And all who live in judah
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And jerusalem,
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This is what the lord
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This is what the lord says to you,"
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Says to you," so, he's about to show me
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So, he's about to show me what to do, right?
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What to do, right? he's about to show me
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What to do about this attack
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What to do about this attack coming up from behind me.
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Coming up from behind me. he's about to show me what
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He's about to show me what to do about these enemies
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To do about these enemies that are coming after me.
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That are coming after me. he's about to show me what to do
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He's about to show me what to do about what i'm going through.
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About what i'm going through. he's about to show me
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What to do.
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What to do. "this is what the lord
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"this is what the lord says to you, 'don't...
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Says to you, 'don't... be...
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Be... afraid.
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[applause]
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And don't be discouraged.'"
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So, when you tell god,
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"i don't know what to do,"
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The first thing he will
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Tell you is what to don't.
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Don't be afraid because you
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Can't hear what he says next
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If you filter it through fear.
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Because if fear is your filter,
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Because if fear is your filter, you will not clearly hear
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You will not clearly hear the voice of god.
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The voice of god. so, the first thing you need
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So, the first thing you need to do is don't be afraid.
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To do is don't be afraid. i'm not afraid of tomorrow.
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I'm not afraid of tomorrow. i'm not ashamed of my past,
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I'm not ashamed of my past, i'm standing in the presence
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I'm standing in the presence of god because of what
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Of god because of what jesus did for me.
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"don't be afraid and don't
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"don't be afraid and don't be discouraged because
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Be discouraged because of this vast army,
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Of this vast army, for the battle is not yours,
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For the battle is not yours, but god."
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[applause]
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Get ready to shout.
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Get ready to shout. i'm giving you
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I'm giving you 5 seconds to warm up,
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5 seconds to warm up, 'cause the prophet said,
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'cause the prophet said, 'cause the word of god said,
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'cause the bible said,
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'cause the bible said, "for the battle is not yours,
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"for the battle is not yours, but god's!"
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But god's!" verse 16, "tomorrow,"
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Verse 16, "tomorrow," it's god's tomorrow, not yours.
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It's god's tomorrow, not yours. tomorrow is god's job.
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♪ ♪
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Don't be afraid.
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Don't be afraid. don't run away, don't turn back,
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Don't run away, don't turn back, don't stress about this.
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Don't stress about this. don't pick up the phone,
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Don't pick up the phone, don't run yourself ragged.
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Don't run yourself ragged. this battle is not yours,
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This battle is not yours, it belongs to god!
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[applause]
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Now, let's time travel,
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Verse 16.
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Verse 16. "tomorrow, march down
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"tomorrow, march down against your enemies,"
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Against your enemies," the ones you don't know
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The ones you don't know what to do about,
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What to do about, the ones you don't
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The ones you don't know how to handle,
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Know how to handle, the ones you don't know
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The ones you don't know how to --
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How to -- the ones you don't
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The ones you don't know how to defeat,
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Know how to defeat, the ones you don't know
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The ones you don't know how to deal with,
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How to deal with, the ones you didn't see coming.
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The ones you didn't see coming. march against them tomorrow.
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March against them tomorrow. "and they will be climbing up
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"and they will be climbing up by the pass of ziz and you
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By the pass of ziz and you will find them at
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Will find them at the end of the gorge
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The end of the gorge in the desert of jeruel."
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In the desert of jeruel." and here is the good news
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And here is the good news for everybody who's on
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The verge of giving up,
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The verge of giving up, when you get there --
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When you get there -- hold on.
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Hold on. god, i don't know
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God, i don't know how to fight this battle.
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All you gotta do is don't.
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You will not have
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To fight this battle.
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You will not have
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To fight this battle.
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That's all you gotta do, don't.
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Don't fight it
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Don't fight it in your own strength,
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In your own strength, don't fight it
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Don't fight it in your own flesh,
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In your own flesh, don't fight it
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Don't fight it with your own logic,
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With your own logic, don't fight it with
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Don't fight it with your own strength,
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Your own strength, don't fight it
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Don't fight it in your own flesh,
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In your own flesh, don't fight it
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Don't fight it in your own logic.
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In your own logic. all you've gotta do when you
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Don't know what to do is don't.
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Don't know what to do is don't. you take up your positions,
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You take up your positions, you stand firm,
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You stand firm, "and you see
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"and you see the deliverance of the lord,
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The deliverance of the lord, which he will give you,
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Which he will give you, judah and jerusalem.
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Judah and jerusalem. do not be afraid,"
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Do not be afraid," somebody shout, "don't."
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Somebody shout, "don't." >> congregation: don't.
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>> congregation: don't. >> "do not be discouraged."
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>> "do not be discouraged." >> somebody shout, "don't."
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>> somebody shout, "don't." >> congregation: don't.
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>> congregation: don't. >> "go out to face
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>> "go out to face them tomorrow.
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Them tomorrow. and the lord will be with you."
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[applause]
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Ain't it good to have
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Ain't it good to have a father who's already in
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A father who's already in tomorrow that can tell you what
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Tomorrow that can tell you what happens tomorrow so you can do
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What you need to do today?
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What you need to do today? "so let us not grow weary
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"so let us not grow weary in doing good,
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In doing good, for in due season
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For in due season we will reap.
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We will reap. all we gotta do
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All we gotta do is don't give up."
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And y'all, when they
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Marched down there in verse 18
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Marched down there in verse 18 with a word from the lord,
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With a word from the lord, i see you marching toward
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I see you marching toward your challenge with
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Your challenge with the word from the lord.
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The word from the lord. i see you marching
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I see you marching out of this church with
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Out of this church with the word from the lord.
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The word from the lord. i see you marching
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I see you marching out of church,
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Out of church, still not knowing,
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But going forward
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But going forward in the strength of the lord
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By the word of the lord.
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By the word of the lord. "josh --
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"josh -- jehoshaphat bowed with
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Jehoshaphat bowed with his face to the ground,"
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His face to the ground," 'cause he didn't know
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'cause he didn't know what to do.
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What to do. and he bowed with his face
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And he bowed with his face to the ground because
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To the ground because he didn't have what it took.
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He didn't have what it took. "and all of the people
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"and all of the people fell down,
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Fell down, face down with him
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Face down with him and worship before the lord."
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What god does is his business.
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What god does is his business. what you do until he does
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What you do until he does is worship and walk.
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[applause]
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And all you gotta do is don't.
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And all you gotta do is don't. david is in the cave with saul,
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David is in the cave with saul, he's called to be a future king.
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He's called to be a future king. he has the opportunity to kill
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He has the opportunity to kill saul right now and take
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Saul right now and take a shortcut but don't,
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A shortcut but don't, do it god's way.
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Do it god's way. shadrach, meshach, and abednego
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Shadrach, meshach, and abednego were in the persian kingdom,
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Were in the persian kingdom, and they were told to bow down
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And they were told to bow down and worship a false god,
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But don't.
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But don't. because, even if they throw you
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Because, even if they throw you in the fire you can't burn up
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In the fire you can't burn up if god is in there with you.
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If god is in there with you. don't.
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Don't. all you've gotta do is don't.
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[applause]
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Jesus could have called
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Jesus could have called legions of angels from
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Legions of angels from the cross and come down,
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The cross and come down, but don't.
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But don't. because if he came down
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Because if he came down we could not be saved
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We could not be saved through his blood.
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Through his blood. and all you gotta do when
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You don't know what to do,
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You don't know what to do, when you are in a don't season,
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When you are in a don't season, all you gotta do is don't.
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All you gotta do is don't. we will reap
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We will reap if we don't give up.
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If we don't give up. what a relief it was when
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What a relief it was when they found out you don't even
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They found out you don't even have to fight this battle.
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Have to fight this battle. you don't, not by yourself.
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You don't, not by yourself. now, you have to face it,
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Now, you have to face it, but you don't have
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But you don't have to fight it alone.
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[applause]
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>> you think that the reason
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>> you think that the reason 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 it's because
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You're weary it's because of your worry 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
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>> and every time god allows you to face a new problem
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You to face a new problem he's trying to show you
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He's trying to show you a new piece,
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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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Will help you discover
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How to release control and rely
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On god's steady presence
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To renew your strength.
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Because even when you don't
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Have 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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>> if you were encouraged by today's message
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By today's message from pastor steven,
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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. this series is a lifeline for
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This series is a lifeline for anyone who's feeling worn down
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Anyone who's feeling worn down by pressure, discouragement,
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By pressure, discouragement, or unmet expectations.
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Or unmet expectations. and if you're in a season where
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And if you're in a season where you don't think that you have
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You don't think that you have the strength to keep going,
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The strength to keep going, you're not sure what to do next,
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You're not sure what to do next, these messages will remind you
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These messages will remind you that god is still with you.
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That god is still with you. you'll learn how to let go of
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You'll learn how to let go of the need to control everything
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The need to control everything and lean on his steady presence
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And lean on his steady presence to renew your strength.
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To renew your strength. i know for me, when i feel
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I know for me, when i feel overwhelmed my thoughts
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Overwhelmed my thoughts can spiral so quickly,
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Can spiral so quickly, but through this series
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But through this series i found peace in knowing
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I found peace in knowing that i don't have
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That i don't have to carry it all,
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To carry it all, i just need to stay
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I just need to stay connected to the one
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Connected to the one who never leaves me.
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Who never leaves me. i believe this series is gonna
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I believe this series is gonna help you do the same.
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Help you do the same. so, don't wait,
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So, don't wait, call the number
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Call the number of your screen or visit us
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Of your screen or visit us online to request your copy
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Online to request your copy of "still standing"
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Of "still standing" for your gift of any amount.
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For your gift of any amount. and remember, your generosity
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And remember, your generosity helps us reach people around
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Helps us reach people around the world with the gospel,
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The world with the gospel, so we cannot wait
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So we cannot wait to hear from you.
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>> ♪ you turn bones ♪
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♪ into armies ♪
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♪ you turn seas ♪
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♪ into highways ♪
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♪ you're the only one who can ♪
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♪ he's the only one ♪
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♪ you're the only one who can ♪
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♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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Come on, choir.
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>> ♪ better than you ♪
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♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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♪ better than you ♪
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>> ♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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>> ♪ nothing is ♪
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♪ better than you ♪
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>> ♪ i've search ♪
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♪ and i've found ♪
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♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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♪ better than you ooh ♪
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>> ♪ there's nothing ♪
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>> ♪ nothing ♪
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>> ♪ better than you ♪
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>> ♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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♪ nothing is better than you ♪
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>> come on, if he turns
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>> come on, if he turns your grave into a garden say.
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♪ you turn graves into garden ♪
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♪ you turn bones into armies ♪
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♪ you turn seas into highways ♪
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♪ you're the only one who can ♪
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>> ♪ turning graves ♪
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>> ♪ you turn graves ♪
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♪ into garden ♪
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>> ♪ he's turning bones ♪
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♪ into an army ♪
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>> ♪ you turn bones ♪
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♪ into armies ♪
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>> ♪ he's making ways ♪
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♪ through the sea ♪
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>> ♪ you turn seas ♪
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♪ into highways ♪
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Steven Furtick - All You've Got To Do Is Don't (Part 2)

September 8, 2025 | 28:0

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