Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Been Here Before (Part 1)

December 1, 2025 | 28:0

In this inspirational message from Pastor Steven Furtick, he shares powerful insights from Deuteronomy about God's faithfulness and provision in the wilderness. As he delves into the importance of trusting in God's promises and following His process, he urges listeners to remember God's past faithfulness and to embrace the challenges of the wilderness as opportunities for growth and preparation. Through engaging anecdotes, relatable experiences, and biblical wisdom, Pastor Steven encourages viewers to cultivate a deep faith in God and to stay committed to His promises for a life of fulfillment and purpose.

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Been Here Before (Part 1) | December 1, 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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>> deuteronomy 8:15,
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Listen to this what god did.
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Listen to this what god did. "he led you through the vast
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"he led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness,
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And dreadful wilderness, the thirsty and waterless land,
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The thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes
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With its venomous snakes and scorpions.
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And scorpions. he brought you water
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He brought you water out of hard rock.
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Out of hard rock. he gave you manna to eat
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He gave you manna to eat in the wilderness."
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In the wilderness." none of y'all?
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None of y'all? god never fed any of you?
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"i thought we were talking
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"i thought we were talking about some historic group,
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About some historic group, pastor steven."
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Pastor steven." no, i'm talking about you.
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No, i'm talking about you. what god did for you in seasons
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What god did for you in seasons of your life that you didn't
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Of your life that you didn't see a way, but he made a way.
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See a way, but he made a way. [applause]
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[applause] okay, we're on
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Okay, we're on the same page now, huh?
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The same page now, huh? >> congregation: yes.
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>> congregation: yes. >> because we've all
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>> because we've all been in a wilderness,
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Been in a wilderness, but we've seen god's provision
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But we've seen god's provision in those hard places.
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In those hard places. so, that's what
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We're talking about.
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We're talking about. "he gave you manna to eat
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"he gave you manna to eat in the wilderness,
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In the wilderness, something your ancestors
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Something your ancestors had never known,
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Had never known, to humble and test you
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To humble and test you so that in the end
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So that in the end it might go well with you.
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It might go well with you. you may say to yourself,
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You may say to yourself, 'my power and strength have
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'my power and strength have produced this wealth for me.'
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Produced this wealth for me.' but remember the lord your god,
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But remember the lord your god, for it is he who gives you
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For it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth,
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The ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant,
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And so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your
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Which he swore to your ancestors, as it is this day.
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Ancestors, as it is this day. if you ever forget the lord
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If you ever forget the lord your god and follow other gods
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Your god and follow other gods and worship and bow down
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And worship and bow down to them, i testify against
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To them, i testify against you today that you will
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You today that you will surely be destroyed.
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Surely be destroyed. like the nations the lord
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Like the nations the lord destroyed before you,
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Destroyed before you, so you will be destroyed for not
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So you will be destroyed for not obeying the lord your god."
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Obeying the lord your god." now, verse 1, chapter 9.
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Now, verse 1, chapter 9. "hear, israel.
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"hear, israel. you are now about to cross
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You are now about to cross the jordan to go in
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The jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater
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And dispossess nations greater and stronger than you,
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And stronger than you, with large cities that
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With large cities that have walls up to the sky.
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Have walls up to the sky. the people are strong
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The people are strong and tall - anakites!
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And tall - anakites! you know about them
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You know about them and have heard it said,
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And have heard it said, 'who can stand up
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'who can stand up against the anakites?'
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Against the anakites?' but be assured today that
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But be assured today that the lord your god is the one
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The lord your god is the one who goes across ahead of you
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Who goes across ahead of you like a devouring fire.
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Like a devouring fire. he will destroy them.
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He will destroy them. he will subdue them before you.
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He will subdue them before you. and you will drive them out
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And you will drive them out and annihilate them quickly,
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And annihilate them quickly, as the lord has promised you.
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As the lord has promised you. after the lord your god has
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After the lord your god has driven them out before you,
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Driven them out before you, do not say to yourself
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Do not say to yourself 'the lord has brought me here
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'the lord has brought me here to take possession of this land
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To take possession of this land because of my righteousness.'
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Because of my righteousness.' no, it is on account of
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No, it is on account of the wickedness of these nations
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The wickedness of these nations that the lord is going to
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That the lord is going to drive them out before you.
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Drive them out before you. it is not because of
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It is not because of your righteousness --"
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Your righteousness --" touch your neighbor and say,
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Touch your neighbor and say, "you're not that good."
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"you're not that good." >> congregation: you're not
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>> congregation: you're not that good.
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That good. >> "it is not because of
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>> "it is not because of your righteousness
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Your righteousness or your integrity --"
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Or your integrity --" don't be offended.
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Don't be offended. they just said what
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They just said what the bible say.
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The bible say. [laughter]
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[laughter] "it is not because of
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"it is not because of your righteousness
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Your righteousness or your integrity
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Or your integrity that you are going to take
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That you are going to take possession of their land,
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Possession of their land, but on account of
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But on account of the wickedness of these nations,
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The wickedness of these nations, the lord your god will
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The lord your god will drive them out before you,
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Drive them out before you, to accomplish what he swore
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To accomplish what he swore to your fathers, to abraham,
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To your fathers, to abraham, isaac, and jacob.'"
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Let's say, "amen,"
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Let's say, "amen," to the word of god.
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To the word of god. >> congregation: amen.
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>> the title of this message is,
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>> the title of this message is, "been here before."
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"been here before." been here before.
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Been here before. speak your word, lord,
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Speak your word, lord, we're listening
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We're listening in jesus' name, amen.
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In jesus' name, amen. touch somebody on your way
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To your seat, say,
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To your seat, say, "this is not my first time."
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"this is not my first time." >> congregation: this is not
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>> congregation: this is not my first time.
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My first time. >> been here before.
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>> been here before. amen.
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Your kids sometimes tend to
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Your kids sometimes tend to remember stuff you wish
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Remember stuff you wish they would forget.
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They would forget. forget stuff that you really
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Forget stuff that you really thought they would remember.
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Thought they would remember. there's this one thing that
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There's this one thing that happened on vacation, like,
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Happened on vacation, like, eight years ago that my kids
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Eight years ago that my kids will never let me live down.
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Will never let me live down. i lost a little, not an earpod,
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But it was a called jaybird.
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But it was a called jaybird. a little headphone,
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A little headphone, they are little earphone thing.
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They are little earphone thing. i lost it, and i lost it.
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I lost it, and i lost it. i like, lost my mind cause
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I like, lost my mind cause i lost this little thing.
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I lost this little thing. so stupid, i was fried
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So stupid, i was fried and burned out.
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And burned out. you know how it is sometimes,
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You know how it is sometimes, you're like, "why this --
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You're like, "why this -- as this is not about
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As this is not about the jaybird, this is about
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The jaybird, this is about something else."
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Something else." and they remember it.
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And they remember it. i didn't throw any of them
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I didn't throw any of them across the room,
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Across the room, but they remember when mom
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Had to pull them aside and say,
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Had to pull them aside and say, "let's give dad some space
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"let's give dad some space while he works this out."
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While he works this out." [laughing]
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[laughing] [laughter]
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[laughter] they remember that.
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They remember that. they remember.
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They remember. it comes up about once a week.
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It comes up about once a week. "remember that time
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"remember that time with the jaybird?"
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With the jaybird?" [laughter]
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[laughter] "not the time
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"not the time we went to singapore.
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We went to singapore. the time with the jaybird."
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The time with the jaybird." this is crazy.
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This is crazy. and then, one of my boys,
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And then, one of my boys, i don't really remember
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I don't really remember which one, i would totally
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Which one, i would totally call him out if i did.
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Call him out if i did. but we went to an nfl game
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But we went to an nfl game and somebody asked,
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And somebody asked, "is this your first nfl game?
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"is this your first nfl game? first time going to
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First time going to an nfl game?"
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An nfl game?" and he goes, "yeah.
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And he goes, "yeah. this is my first game."
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This is my first game." and i like, yank him by the arm,
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And i like, yank him by the arm, i'm like, "this is your
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I'm like, "this is your third nfl game."
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Third nfl game." [laughter]
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[laughter] he'd been to two games before,
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He'd been to two games before, two nfl games,
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Two nfl games, went into the locker room
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Went into the locker room of one and wrestled
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Of one and wrestled with the wide receiver
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With the wide receiver and met the quarterback.
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[laughter]
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[laughter] "yeah, this is my first
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"yeah, this is my first nfl game."
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Nfl game." [laughing]
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[laughing] [laughter]
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[laughter] i'm like, "so, this how
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I'm like, "so, this how it's gonna be."
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It's gonna be." i'mma just do crazy crap
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I'mma just do crazy crap for you your whole life,
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For you your whole life, just amazing stuff that kids
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Just amazing stuff that kids only dream of and you're gonna
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Only dream of and you're gonna talk about the jaybird
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Talk about the jaybird that i got freaked out
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That i got freaked out about one time,
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About one time, and forget about
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And forget about meeting kam, okay.
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Meeting kam, okay. now, the thing that i wanna
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Now, the thing that i wanna bring to our attention
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Bring to our attention from this text is that
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God's kids do the same thing.
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God's kids do the same thing. did they put nyquil in
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Did they put nyquil in a communion cup before
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A communion cup before y'all came in today?
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Y'all came in today? [laughter]
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[laughter] i feel kind of foggy.
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I feel kind of foggy. god's kids tend to remember
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God's kids tend to remember the wrong things.
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The wrong things. forgetting his faithfulness
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Forgetting his faithfulness and focusing on things
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And focusing on things that really in the big scheme
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Of things don't matter much.
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Of things don't matter much. and this scripture,
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And this scripture, deuteronomy 9:1 is to me
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Deuteronomy 9:1 is to me very bittersweet because
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Very bittersweet because you have the man of god moses,
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You have the man of god moses, who, of course, has led them
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Who, of course, has led them this far and he's preparing them
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To go into a land that god
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To go into a land that god has promised them,
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Has promised them, but he's not going with them.
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But he's not going with them. two things i want you to notice
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Two things i want you to notice from deuteronomy 9:1.
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Put it on the screen, please.
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Put it on the screen, please. "hear, israel.
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"hear, israel. you are now about to
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You are now about to cross the jordan."
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Cross the jordan." in some ways, that's exciting.
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You are now about to
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You are now about to cross the jordan.
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Cross the jordan. but there's something about
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But there's something about this that's very sad too.
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This that's very sad too. the word you and the word now.
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The word you and the word now. see, when he says you,
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See, when he says you, he's not saying we
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He's not saying we because he can't go.
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Because he can't go. because he had the opportunity
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Because he had the opportunity to go but he didn't have
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To go but he didn't have the faith to go.
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The faith to go. because he had the chance
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Because he had the chance to step into it,
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But he didn't believe god
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But he didn't believe god enough to step into it.
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Enough to step into it. you are going.
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You are going. he's telling
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He's telling the next generation,
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The next generation, "you're going into this land
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"you're going into this land that god promised.
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That god promised. you're going into this land
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That's flowing with
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That's flowing with milk and honey.
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Milk and honey. you're about to see
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You're about to see god do amazing things.
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God do amazing things. you're about to witness
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You're about to witness miracle after miracle.
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Miracle after miracle. you're about to settle into
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You're about to settle into something that god spoke
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Something that god spoke centuries before you
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Centuries before you were even born.
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Were even born. you're about to go
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You're about to go into the land now.
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Into the land now. see, that word is sad to me
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See, that word is sad to me too is the word now because
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Too is the word now because they could've been in
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They could've been in the land 40 years earlier.
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The land 40 years earlier. isn't it a terrible thing
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Isn't it a terrible thing to get to a place in your
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To get to a place in your life where you say,
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Life where you say, "you know, i had
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"you know, i had the chance to do that.
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The chance to do that. i had the opportunity
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I had the opportunity to do that?"
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To do that?" i remember talking to a man
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I remember talking to a man who felt into deep sexual sin,
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Who felt into deep sexual sin, and he said,
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And he said, "i remember the moment that
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"i remember the moment that god spoke the word to me,
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God spoke the word to me, and i was standing right on
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And i was standing right on the edge and god was trying
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The edge and god was trying to snatch me from it,
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To snatch me from it, but i stepped into it anyway."
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But i stepped into it anyway." it was 12 years later after
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It was 12 years later after wrecking much of his life
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Wrecking much of his life and family that he stood at
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And family that he stood at the place of regret realizing,
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The place of regret realizing, god gave me that chance
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God gave me that chance and i didn't take it.
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And i didn't take it. god gave me that word,
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God gave me that word, but i wouldn't hear it.
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But i wouldn't hear it. god opened that door,
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God opened that door, but i wouldn't go through it.
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But i wouldn't go through it. you know, the bible says that,
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You know, the bible says that, "god will make a way
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"god will make a way of escape for you,
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Of escape for you, but he won't push you
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But he won't push you through the hatch."
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Through the hatch." god will send people.
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God will send people. god will send provision.
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God will send provision. god will send promises.
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God will send promises. everybody say, "promises."
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Everybody say, "promises." >> congregation: promises.
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>> congregation: promises. >> i'm thankful for the promises
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>> i'm thankful for the promises that god has spoken
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That god has spoken over my life.
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It's not just about
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It's not just about land, and territory,
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Land, and territory, and geographical things
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And geographical things like it is here
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Like it is here in the old testament.
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In the old testament. but for me, i'm thankful
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But for me, i'm thankful that god has promised me
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That god has promised me some things and that
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Some things and that whatever he speaks,
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Whatever he speaks, he intends to accomplish,
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He intends to accomplish, and nothing can stop it.
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And nothing can stop it. nothing can stop it.
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I mean, nothing, nobody,
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I mean, nothing, nobody, no devil, no genetic.
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Nothing can stop it.
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Nothing can stop it. [applause]
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[applause] no cancer cell,
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No cancer cell, nothing can stop it.
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Nothing can stop it. nothing, not even the dumb thing
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Nothing, not even the dumb thing i did can stop it from coming
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I did can stop it from coming to pass if god promised
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To pass if god promised that he will perform it.
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If god promise,
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If god promise, he will bring it to pass.
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He will bring it to pass. david said, "delight yourself in
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David said, "delight yourself in the lord and he will give you
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The lord and he will give you the desires of your heart."
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The desires of your heart." now, what does that mean?
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Now, what does that mean? what does that mean?
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What does that mean? because sometimes god has to
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Because sometimes god has to show us that not everything
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Show us that not everything we want is something
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We want is something that he promised.
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That he promised. a lot of us lose our confidence
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A lot of us lose our confidence in god because we confuse
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In god because we confuse our want with his promise.
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Our want with his promise. this won't take long,
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This won't take long, but let me teach this part
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But let me teach this part then i'll preach --
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Then i'll preach -- i preach god you be so
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I preach god you be so inspired but let me dig
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Inspired but let me dig into this for just a moment.
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Into this for just a moment. i said something last week.
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I said something last week. i said it so quick,
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I said it so quick, and i moved so fast,
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And i moved so fast, and i was talking about weasels,
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And i was talking about weasels, and i was talking about
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And i was talking about the weasel and the word,
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The weasel and the word, and the seed,
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And the seed, and the dead thing,
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And the dead thing, and you're not dead yet,
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And you're not dead yet, and god seeds are still
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And god seeds are still in you, and don't give up
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In you, and don't give up on it just because something
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On it just because something died on you doesn't mean
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Died on you doesn't mean god isn't real in you.
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God isn't real in you. so, i was preaching
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So, i was preaching all that last week.
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All that last week. and i said something like
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And i said something like a flash, and i don't know
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A flash, and i don't know if you heard it but that
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If you heard it but that thought was really good.
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Thought was really good. okay, confidence
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Okay, confidence in god's promise.
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In god's promise. how many of you are confident
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How many of you are confident in god's promise?
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In god's promise? i am setting you up.
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I am setting you up. [laughter]
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[laughter] dude, i am about to
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Knock you out with this hook.
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Knock you out with this hook. confidence in god's promise
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Confidence in god's promise without commitment
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Without commitment to his process,
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To his process, is not dependence,
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Is not dependence, it is delusion.
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It is delusion. i want you to write that down,
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I want you to write that down, so it just came up
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So it just came up on the movie screen.
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On the movie screen. you're not gonna do it, huh?
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You're not gonna do it, huh? [laughing]
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[laughing] you not go write it down.
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Write it down.
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Write it down. yeah, for real with --
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Yeah, for real with -- on your phone,
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On your phone, or on your notes,
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Or on your notes, or whatever, write it down.
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Or whatever, write it down. cause i want that to be
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Cause i want that to be ringing in your head
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Ringing in your head the next time you think,
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The next time you think, "why didn't god do it?
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"why didn't god do it? why didn't he answer?
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Why didn't he answer? why didn't he do it?
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Why didn't he do it? why don't i have it?"
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Why don't i have it?" confidence in god's promise.
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Confidence in god's promise. oh, moses in deuteronomy
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Oh, moses in deuteronomy is really reliving
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Is really reliving some of his own regrets.
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Some of his own regrets. he's reminding the people
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He's reminding the people not only what god did while
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Not only what god did while they were in the wilderness,
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They were in the wilderness, but how they disobeyed him.
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But how they disobeyed him. and he's warning them that when
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And he's warning them that when god brings you into this land,
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God brings you into this land, be careful that the you
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Be careful that the you that he brings into this land
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Doesn't think that you are
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Doesn't think that you are the reason that you're there
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The reason that you're there because you'll become
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Because you'll become arrogant, prideful.
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Arrogant, prideful. and the moment that you forget
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And the moment that you forget you will lose the war,
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You will lose the war, not because god isn't great,
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Not because god isn't great, but because you forgot
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How to fight your battles
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How to fight your battles and you did it in
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And you did it in your own strength.
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Your own strength. so, the promises
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So, the promises of god are sure.
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Of god are sure. the promises of god
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The promises of god are yes and amen.
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Are yes and amen. the promises of god no matter
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The promises of god no matter how many of them he's spoken,
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How many of them he's spoken, he will bring them to pass.
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He will bring them to pass. the promise of god can
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The promise of god can come from a barren womb.
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The promise of god can come
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The promise of god can come from a stable in bethlehem.
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From a stable in bethlehem. the promise of god can come in
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The promise of god can come in the darkest season of your life.
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The darkest season of your life. and yet, there is so much
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And yet, there is so much of what god has promised me
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Of what god has promised me that i don't possess yet.
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That i don't possess yet. there is so much more
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There is so much more that god has promised me
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That god has promised me that i don't possess yet.
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That i don't possess yet. i can make you a list.
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I can make you a list. let's do it as an exercise.
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Do you believe god has
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Do you believe god has promised to give you peace?
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Promised to give you peace? >> congregation: yes.
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>> congregation: yes. >> wave at me if you believe god
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>> wave at me if you believe god has promised to give you peace?
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So, how are you gonna get it?
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So, how are you gonna get it? that's the question, right?
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That's the question, right? god promise them this land.
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God promise them this land. how are you gonna get it?
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How are you gonna get it? you gonna start chanting,
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You gonna start chanting, "peace, peace, peace,
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"peace, peace, peace, give me peace.
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Give me peace. give me peace, lord.
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Give me peace, lord. give me peace, give me peace.
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Give me peace, give me peace. pretty please, give me peace.
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Pretty please, give me peace. give me peace, peace, peace,
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Give me peace, peace, peace, peace, peace, peace, peace,
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Peace, peace, peace, peace, peace, peace."
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Peace, peace." there is a process by which
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There is a process by which god gives me peace
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God gives me peace and it's found in philippians 4.
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And it's found in philippians 4. look at this on the screen.
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Look at this on the screen. i wanna bring this into
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I wanna bring this into the new testament from
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The new testament from the old testament where
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The apostle paul says,
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The apostle paul says, "do not be anxious
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"do not be anxious about anything,
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About anything, but in every situation,
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But in every situation, by prayer and petition,
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By prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,
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With thanksgiving, present your request to god.
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Present your request to god. and the peace of god,
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And the peace of god, the peace of god --"
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Wait a minute,
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Wait a minute, that's the verse i like.
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That's the verse i like. i don't like the first one
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I don't like the first one cause i don't really
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Cause i don't really feel like praying,
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Feel like praying, i don't really feel
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I don't really feel like being thankful,
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Like being thankful, i don't really feel
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I don't really feel like asking god.
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Like asking god. okay, you do realize that in
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Okay, you do realize that in the original manuscripts
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The original manuscripts of the bible there was not
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Of the bible there was not a verse seven and a verse six,
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A verse seven and a verse six, it was just all one thing.
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It was just all one thing. so, what he says in verse seven
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So, what he says in verse seven follows from what he said
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Follows from what he said in verse six.
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In verse six. i know that sounds basic,
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I know that sounds basic, but i think sometimes
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We forget that.
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We forget that. that he says, "the peace of god
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That he says, "the peace of god which transcends
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Which transcends all understanding,
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All understanding, will guard your heart
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Will guard your heart and your mind in christ jesus."
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So, there it is, the promise,
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So, there it is, the promise, the peace, the process, prayer,
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The peace, the process, prayer, petition, thanksgiving.
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Not sitting around thinking
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Not sitting around thinking about everything that could
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About everything that could go wrong, would go wrong,
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Go wrong, would go wrong, did go wrong,
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Did go wrong, might go wrong,
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Might go wrong, possibly could go wrong,
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Possibly could go wrong, went wrong 23 years ago.
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Went wrong 23 years ago. that process will not
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That process will not get you peace.
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Get you peace. i don't care.
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I don't care. you can't cancel out
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You can't cancel out a bad thought life with
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A bad thought life with a good prayer life and get
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Peace just because you
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Peace just because you really, really want it.
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Really, really want it. okay, how many of you
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Okay, how many of you been praying for god
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Been praying for god to give you peace?
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To give you peace? are you doing the process
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Are you doing the process that brings the peace?
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That brings the peace? that's the question.
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That's the question. go to verse 8, i'mma really
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Go to verse 8, i'mma really hammer this home.
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Hammer this home. i'm not playing
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With y'all today.
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With y'all today. "finally, brothers and sisters,
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"finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true,
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Whatever is true, whatever is noble,
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Whatever is noble, whatever is right,
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Whatever is right, whatever is pure,
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Whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,
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Whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable,
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Whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent
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If anything is excellent or praiseworthy,
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Or praiseworthy, think about such things."
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Think about such things." then what happens?
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Then what happens? "whatever you learn,
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"whatever you learn, receive from me,
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Receive from me, or seen in me,
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Or seen in me, put into practice.
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Put into practice. and the god of peace
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And the god of peace will be with you."
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"oh wait, i thought god
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"oh wait, i thought god was gonna be with me
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Was gonna be with me no matter what.
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No matter what. that's a promise."
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That's a promise." yeah, he will be with you,
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Yeah, he will be with you, but you will not receive
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But you will not receive his peace if you don't
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His peace if you don't wanna think his thoughts,
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Wanna think his thoughts, you just won't.
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You just won't. you can't fill your head
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You can't fill your head with whatever and then fake
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With whatever and then fake your way out of what you
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Your way out of what you filled your head with.
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Filled your head with. you can't just binge whatever,
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You can't just binge whatever, and then quote a bible verse
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And then quote a bible verse on top of stuff that you binge
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On top of stuff that you binge and ask god to cancel it out
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And ask god to cancel it out cause he can't because
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Cause he can't because it's a promise.
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It's a promise. it's not automatic.
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It's not automatic. but god promise,
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But god promise, but it's not on like --
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But it's not on like -- one time --
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One time -- i like to tell stories
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I like to tell stories about my kids.
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About my kids. they were --
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They were -- they had their hands
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They had their hands under this faucet, this was
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Under this faucet, this was when they were real little.
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I think it was graham and he
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I think it was graham and he was waiting for the water
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Was waiting for the water to come on and there was a knob.
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To come on and there was a knob. [laughter]
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[laughter] and i stood there
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And i stood there and watched him for a good,
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And watched him for a good, i don't know,
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I don't know, about 30 seconds because
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About 30 seconds because i wanted to see,
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I wanted to see, how long will you
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How long will you stand there and wait for
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Stand there and wait for something to come out and not
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Something to come out and not do anything to produce it?
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Do anything to produce it? [applause]
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[applause] he could have concluded,
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He could have concluded, there's no water, cause
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A five-year-old boy doesn't
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A five-year-old boy doesn't wanna wash his hands anyway,
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Wanna wash his hands anyway, so he could've walked away.
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So he could've walked away. "the water doesn't work."
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"the water doesn't work." i see people all the time
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I see people all the time who come to church and go,
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Who come to church and go, "that didn't work.
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"that didn't work. that didn't work.
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That didn't work. you know what?
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You know what? there is no water.
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There is no water. that didn't work.
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That didn't work. i tried.
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I tried. i tried to do it."
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I tried to do it." you didn't try to do it.
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You didn't try to do it. you took the promise
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You took the promise out of context and popped it
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Out of context and popped it like a pain pill.
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Like a pain pill. it made you feel better
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It made you feel better for four hours,
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For four hours, but it didn't produce
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But it didn't produce what it could have produced
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What it could have produced in your life because
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In your life because the word of god is not
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The word of god is not a pill to be ingested.
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A pill to be ingested. it is a seed to be planted
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It is a seed to be planted and if you plant it the process
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And if you plant it the process will begin of producing
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Will begin of producing the potential of the seed.
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The potential of the seed. not but we give up too easily.
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Not but we give up too easily. the first time that we feel
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The first time that we feel fear, we let go of faith.
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The first time that we
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The first time that we get rejected, we start
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Get rejected, we start expecting more rejection.
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Expecting more rejection. so, now we don't wanna go,
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So, now we don't wanna go, now we don't wanna try,
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Now we don't wanna try, now we don't wanna do it,
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Now we don't wanna do it, now it's just too hard,
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Now it's just too hard, now i guess god
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Now i guess god didn't really say that.
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I guess god didn't really
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I guess god didn't really mean for me to have it.
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Mean for me to have it. i guess i'm just never
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I guess i'm just never gonna come into it.
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Gonna come into it. that's what one way
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That's what one way of looking at it,
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Of looking at it, but maybe another way
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But maybe another way of looking at it is you have
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Not fully allowed the process
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Not fully allowed the process to complete its prefect work
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To complete its prefect work in your life and if you
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In your life and if you get back in the process.
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Get back in the process. [applause]
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[applause] you see, the promise come
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You see, the promise come to pass cause what's
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To pass cause what's crazy about it is,
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Crazy about it is, nothing has changed about
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Nothing has changed about the promise in the 40 years
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The promise in the 40 years since moses last spoke it.
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Since moses last spoke it. he's been here before.
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He's been in this exact spot,
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He's been in this exact spot, but now because he struck
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But now because he struck the rock twice instead of
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The rock twice instead of speaking to it like god
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Speaking to it like god told him to, god said,
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Told him to, god said, "you don't trust me enough
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"you don't trust me enough for me to take you in."
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For me to take you in." it wasn't that he wasn't
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It wasn't that he wasn't enough to go in,
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Enough to go in, he did not trust god
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He did not trust god enough to go in.
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Enough to go in. you see the difference?
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You see the difference? one is, i just don't
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One is, i just don't have it and the other is,
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Have it and the other is, i just won't do it.
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I just won't do it. now, we're living in a time --
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Now, we're living in a time -- cause this scripture is not good
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Cause this scripture is not good for snowflake culture,
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For snowflake culture, where everybody wants god
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Where everybody wants god to bring everything
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To bring everything that he spoke to them.
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That he spoke to them. and this is why
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And this is why the generational correction
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The generational correction is appropriate in the scripture.
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Is appropriate in the scripture. this scripture is generationally
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This scripture is generationally appropriate because only those
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Appropriate because only those who were 20 years of age
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Who were 20 years of age or younger get to go
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Or younger get to go into the promise land.
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Into the promise land. everybody else either
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Everybody else either died off in the wilderness
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Died off in the wilderness or is staying there.
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Or is staying there. so, moses, this is so sad to me,
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So, moses, this is so sad to me, he's preparing them for
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He's preparing them for something that he won't get
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Something that he won't get to participate in.
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To participate in. and has he's doing it,
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And has he's doing it, you can hear that he's
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You can hear that he's giving them words of faith,
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Giving them words of faith, but i hear the tone of regret,
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But i hear the tone of regret, resentment, he's mad at them.
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Resentment, he's mad at them. there's three different speeches
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There's three different speeches recorded in deuteronomy
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Recorded in deuteronomy and all of them he said
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And all of them he said all this stuff before,
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All this stuff before, but he's saying it again.
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And now, he's saying it
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And now, he's saying it to them to let them know,
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To them to let them know, "that even though you've been
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"that even though you've been at this place before,
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At this place before, it's going to be
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It's going to be different this time.
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Different this time. you are going to do
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You are going to do what we couldn't do
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What we couldn't do because you're gonna believe
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Because you're gonna believe what we wouldn't believe,
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What we wouldn't believe, so you're gonna see
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So you're gonna see what we didn't see.
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But we have the same promise.
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But we have the same promise. but you're gonna do with
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But you're gonna do with the promise what we could not
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The promise what we could not do with the promise,
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Do with the promise, what we would not
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What we would not do with promise,
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Do with promise, if you keep your eyes on god.
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If you keep your eyes on god. and if you go forward believing
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And if you go forward believing that god is with you,
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That god is with you, you're gonna see it.
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You're gonna see it. in fact, he basically
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In fact, he basically assumes that they're gonna
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Assumes that they're gonna take the land.
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Take the land. he just cautions them
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He just cautions them that when they do,
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That when they do, they need to remember
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They need to remember who brought them into it.
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Who brought them into it. i love it.
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I love it. he said, "you've been in
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He said, "you've been in the wilderness for a long time."
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The wilderness for a long time." and it's funny about
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And it's funny about the wilderness because
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The wilderness because a wilderness is a place
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A wilderness is a place like i said last week,
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Like i said last week, between places where god
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Between places where god teaches you things that
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Teaches you things that you need to know
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You need to know for where you're going.
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For where you're going. the wilderness, the wilderness
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The wilderness, the wilderness is the place where god
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Is the place where god gets you ready for what
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Gets you ready for what he has next for you.
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The wilderness, where he
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The wilderness, where he brings you manna to your tent
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Brings you manna to your tent every morning because
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Every morning because you don't have farmland yet.
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You don't have farmland yet. the wilderness, where he
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The wilderness, where he brings you water out of a
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Rock and there's not even
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Rock and there's not even a knob for the faucet.
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A knob for the faucet. it just started flowing out.
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It just started flowing out. the wilderness,
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The wilderness, there are wonderful things
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There are wonderful things about the wilderness.
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About the wilderness. there are wonderful things
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There are wonderful things about loneliness.
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About loneliness. when you're lonely,
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When you're lonely, god will feel closer to you
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God will feel closer to you if you'll call on him
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Than when you're real busy.
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Than when you're real busy. yeah, there are wonderful things
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Yeah, there are wonderful things about when people tell you no
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About when people tell you no because when people tell you no,
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Because when people tell you no, god has this way of flooding
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God has this way of flooding a yes in your spirit
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That you can't even explain.
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That you can't even explain. it's a wonderful thing about
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It's a wonderful thing about certain tears that we cry
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Certain tears that we cry because god dries them,
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Because god dries them, and you feel his touch
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And you feel his touch like you never did before.
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Like you never did before. it's a wonderful thing
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It's a wonderful thing sometimes about you know,
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Sometimes about you know, when you've done all
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When you've done all that you can do,
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That you can do, and you can't
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And you can't figure anything out.
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Figure anything out. and god just says,
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And god just says, "i got this one.
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"i got this one. watch this manna.
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Watch this manna. open your tent."
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Open your tent." every morning
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Every morning it's gonna be there,
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It's gonna be there, brand new mercies
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Brand new mercies with every rising of the sun.
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With every rising of the sun. it's a wonderful thing.
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It's a wonderful thing. have you ever been fed by
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Have you ever been fed by the hand of god,
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The hand of god, where god just drop something
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Where god just drop something off from you and you said,
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Off from you and you said, "oh, this is wonderful.
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"oh, this is wonderful. i didn't even know how,
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I didn't even know how, but god did that for me.
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But god did that for me. i didn't even know that person,
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I didn't even know that person, they paid for my gas
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They paid for my gas at the pump.
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At the pump. i didn't even know that person,
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I didn't even know that person, they stopped me
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They stopped me and encouraged me."
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And encouraged me." it's some wonderful things
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It's some wonderful things that happen in the wilderness.
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That happen in the wilderness. god just drop stuff on you
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God just drop stuff on you in the wilderness.
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In the wilderness. god just does stuff for you
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God just does stuff for you in the wilderness.
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In the wilderness. god just make sure that
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God just make sure that you have clothes to wear
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You have clothes to wear in the wilderness.
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In the wilderness. you don't outgrow in it,
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You don't outgrow in it, it just keeps stretching
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It just keeps stretching with you in the wilderness.
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He make sure your feet
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Don't swell in the wildness.
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It is a place of supernatural
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Provision but if you stay there
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Too long you will become passive
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Too long you will become passive waiting for a promise
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Waiting for a promise that god wants to give you
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The power to possess by faith.
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>> thank you so much for
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>> thank you so much for joining us today.
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Joining us today. to find more messages like
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To find more messages like the one you just heard
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The one you just heard from pastor steven,
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From pastor steven, i want to encourage you
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I want to encourage you to visit the steven furtick
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To visit the steven furtick youtube channel or
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Youtube channel or just scan the qr code on your
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Just scan the qr code on your screen to subscribe.
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Screen to subscribe. and then you'll get access
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And then you'll get access to new videos that are
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To new videos that are uploaded weekly.
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Uploaded weekly. now, if today's message
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Now, if today's message spoke to your heart
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Spoke to your heart i also want to invite you
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I also want to invite you to partner with us
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To partner with us and make it possible
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And make it possible for someone else to hear
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For someone else to hear the message too.
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The message too. your generosity really
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Your generosity really does make a difference.
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Does make a difference. every time you give you're
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Every time you give you're helping us take the gospel
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Helping us take the gospel further and get god's word
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Further and get god's word into someone's heart.
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Into someone's heart. this ministry exists so that
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This ministry exists so that people far from god will
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People far from god will be raised to life in christ
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Be raised to life in christ and you're a part of that story.
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And you're a part of that story. because of you,
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Because of you, messages just like the one
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Messages just like the one you heard today will go out
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You heard today will go out to people who need hope.
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To people who need hope. people who are wrestling
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People who are wrestling with anxiety and disappointment,
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With anxiety and disappointment, or the weight of wrong
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Or the weight of wrong assumptions about their future,
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Assumptions about their future, even wrong assumptions
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Even wrong assumptions about god.
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About god. through broadcasts,
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Through broadcasts, online outreach,
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Online outreach, and ministry partners
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And ministry partners all over the world,
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All over the world, your support is opening
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Your support is opening the door for them to hear
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The door for them to hear the truth that can
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The truth that can change everything.
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Change everything. so, please, call the number
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So, please, call the number on your screen or go online
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On your screen or go online right now to give.
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Right now to give. your gift of any amount
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Your gift of any amount makes a difference.
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Makes a difference. thank you for being a part
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Thank you for being a part of what god is doing.
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Of what god is doing. we are so grateful for you.
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♪ ♪
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>> the lord sent a special
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>> the lord sent a special word for somebody,
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Word for somebody, and i can't wait to find out
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And i can't wait to find out who it is that he sent it for.
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But until then, there's more!
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ perfect submission ♪
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♪ wholeness and rest ♪
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♪ i know the author ♪
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♪ of tomorrow ♪
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♪ has ordered my steps ♪
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♪ so, this is my story ♪
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♪ and this is my song ♪
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♪ i'm praising risen king ♪
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♪ and savior all the day long ♪
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♪ i trust in god ♪
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♪ my savior ♪
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♪ the one who will never ♪
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♪ fail ♪
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♪ he will never fail ♪
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♪ i trust in god ♪
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♪ my savior ♪
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♪ the one who will never ♪
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Steven Furtick - Been Here Before (Part 1)

December 1, 2025 | 28:0

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