Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Bent Knees Break Chains (Part 3)

July 31, 2025 | S25 E212 | 28:0

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

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Bent Knees Break Chains (Part 3) | July 31, 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 to
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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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>> that's why i love lifting
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>> that's why i love lifting these bible characters up
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These bible characters up to you on sunday, right?
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To you on sunday, right? because even if you don't know
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Because even if you don't know somebody like that personally,
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Somebody like that personally, you get to be with joseph
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You get to be with joseph for a little while,
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For a little while, and you get to think about
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And you get to think about the fact that at the moment,
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The fact that at the moment, i mean, most of us
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I mean, most of us would have been waiting
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Would have been waiting for this moment to pay
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For this moment to pay our brothers back.
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Our brothers back. oh, i'm just waiting
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Oh, i'm just waiting till jacob dies.
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Till jacob dies. when jacob dies, i'm about
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When jacob dies, i'm about to let you all have it.
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To let you all have it. and jacob lived to be over 140.
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And jacob lived to be over 140. do you know how long jacob
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Do you know how long jacob held on, until he had put
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Held on, until he had put a blessing on all the kids?
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A blessing on all the kids? and then he dies.
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And then he dies. and they walk.
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And they walk. they walk.
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They walk. they walk for eleven days
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They walk for eleven days to bury him.
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To bury him. they walk eleven days back.
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They walk eleven days back. and then his brother sends
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And then his brother sends some weak message talking
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Some weak message talking about before he died, dad said,
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About before he died, dad said, trying to relay a message
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Trying to relay a message showing him the evidence
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Showing him the evidence that there has been no change
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That there has been no change in their heart.
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In their heart. and they bowed before him
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And they bowed before him and he has to decide what
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And he has to decide what he's going to do, because
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He's going to do, because he can't control what they do.
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He can't control what they do. you can't change them,
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You can't change them, stop trying.
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They're on their knees
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They're on their knees before joseph, but not for
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Before joseph, but not for the right reasons.
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The right reasons. forgive us, forgive us,
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Forgive us, forgive us, forgive us, we are your slaves.
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Forgive us, we are your slaves. we'll do whatever you say.
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We'll do whatever you say. we're sorry.
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We're sorry. you're not sorry,
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You're not sorry, you're still lying and he wept
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You're still lying and he wept and he came out and showed
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And he came out and showed us something, that right
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Us something, that right after he got done weeping,
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After he got done weeping, he still made
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He still made the right decision.
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The right decision. because your emotions
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Because your emotions don't determine your decisions.
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Don't determine your decisions. not when you've seen
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Not when you've seen the goodness of god.
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The goodness of god. these brothers,
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These brothers, what they did was evil,
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What they did was evil, but i'm not going to let what
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But i'm not going to let what they did be the final word
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They did be the final word on what i do, because i still
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On what i do, because i still have life to live.
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Have life to live. [applause]
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[applause] so, if i look at them
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So, if i look at them and i say, "reuben, simeon,
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And i say, "reuben, simeon, judah" and start calling them
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Judah" and start calling them by name and i say,
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By name and i say, "this is the moment
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"this is the moment i've been waiting for,
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I've been waiting for, y'all want to throw me in a pit,
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Y'all want to throw me in a pit, let me show --
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Let me show -- i'm in the palace now.
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I'm in the palace now. if i use this moment
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If i use this moment of my power to put you in
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Of my power to put you in your place, then i am putting
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Your place, then i am putting myself in god's place."
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Myself in god's place." [clapping]
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[clapping] that's what he said.
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That's what he said. he said, "no, no, no, no, no,
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He said, "no, no, no, no, no, they're on their knees."
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They're on their knees." he says, "wait, wait,
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He says, "wait, wait, wait, wait, wait,
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Wait, wait, wait, i'm not god.
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I'm not god. am i in the place of god?"
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Am i in the place of god?" verse 19.
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Verse 19. you've got to go through
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You've got to go through verse 19 to get to verse 20.
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Verse 19 to get to verse 20. all things work together
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All things work together for the good, for the --
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For the good, for the -- all things work together.
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All things work together. god uses what the enemy
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God uses what the enemy meant for evil.
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Meant for evil. we kind of skip to that verse.
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We kind of skip to that verse. no, no, no, get to this
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No, no, no, get to this verse first.
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Verse first. am i put it to verse 19.
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Am i put it to verse 19. "am i in the place of god?"
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"am i in the place of god?" not only are they
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On their knees, but joseph,
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On their knees, but joseph, after everything he's been
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After everything he's been through, in the moment of
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Through, in the moment of decision, you are at the moment
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Decision, you are at the moment of decision right now.
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Of decision right now. am i going to stay chained
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Am i going to stay chained to my past?
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Am i going to live in this
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Am i going to live in this resentment toward others
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Resentment toward others and this regret toward myself?
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And this regret toward myself? some of you are angry
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Some of you are angry at yourself.
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At yourself. you think you're god.
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You think you're god. you think you can make
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You think you can make a big enough mess that god
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A big enough mess that god can't clean you up,
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Can't clean you up, but it's not true.
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But it's not true. you're not god.
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You're not god. if he died for you,
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If he died for you, and if he calls you
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And if he calls you and if he comes for you,
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And if he comes for you, and if he raises you,
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And if he raises you, even you yourself can't change
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Even you yourself can't change his mind because the gifts
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His mind because the gifts of god are without repentance.
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Of god are without repentance. and joseph has
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And joseph has a decision to make.
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A decision to make. and he does it like this,
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And he does it like this, "i'm not god."
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"i'm not god." and in the moment of decision,
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And in the moment of decision, he takes a posture
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He takes a posture as the second most powerful
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As the second most powerful man in the land.
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Man in the land. he takes his posture to say,
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He takes his posture to say, god has been --
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God has been -- i wonder what it looks like
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I wonder what it looks like for you to have
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For you to have this mentality to say,
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This mentality to say, "god, put me here for a purpose
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"god, put me here for a purpose and i'm submitting everything
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And i'm submitting everything that's happened to me to god."
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That's happened to me to god." i'm gonna do -
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I'm gonna do - i'm gonna put myself
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I'm gonna put myself in a position on my knees
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In a position on my knees before god.
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Before god. i never come to preach to you
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I never come to preach to you if i can help it,
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If i can help it, that i don't do this,
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That i don't do this, even if it's for 10 seconds
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Even if it's for 10 seconds before i -- around the corner,
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Before i -- around the corner, because a lot of times the way
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Because a lot of times the way that i preach,
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That i preach, stuff will be just be coming
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Stuff will be just be coming to me to the last minute
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To me to the last minute and i'm literally like but
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And i'm literally like but i try, i try every time to take
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I try, i try every time to take one minute by myself and say,
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One minute by myself and say, "god, when i get out there
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"god, when i get out there today, and there's people
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Today, and there's people out there whose parents
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Out there whose parents abandoned them.
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Abandoned them. there's people out there
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There's people out there who were molested.
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Who were molested. there's people out there who
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There's people out there who are going through the most
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Are going through the most scary medical situation
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Scary medical situation in their life or their kids are.
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In their life or their kids are. there's people out there
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There's people out there who have no idea how they're
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Who have no idea how they're going to catch up on
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Going to catch up on four months' worth of mortgage.
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Four months' worth of mortgage. there are people out there today
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There are people out there today who need you and i can only
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Who need you and i can only meet that need on my knees."
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Meet that need on my knees." [applause]
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[applause] and it reminds me that
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And it reminds me that if i do this, i can do this.
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If i do this, i can do this. [applause]
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[applause] because, see, the power that
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Because, see, the power that you need is not in me.
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You need is not in me. but if i go to the one
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But if i go to the one who has all power and all
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Who has all power and all authority and i get down
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Authority and i get down low and i say, "god, i lift
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Low and i say, "god, i lift my eyes to the hills,
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My eyes to the hills, where does my help come from?"
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Where does my help come from?" my help comes from you.
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My help comes from you. i know bent knees
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I know bent knees can break chains.
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Can break chains. i know one word
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I know one word from almighty god.
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From almighty god. one breath from the spirit of --
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One breath from the spirit of -- i feel chains breaking
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I feel chains breaking right now.
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Right now. i feel burdens lifting,
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I feel burdens lifting, right now.
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Right now. i feel shackles shaking
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I feel shackles shaking on prison floors and prison
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On prison floors and prison doors flying open right now.
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[applause]
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[applause] because when you do this,
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Because when you do this, god does that.
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God does that. [applause]
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What you did to me was bad.
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What you did to me was bad. what happened to me is bad.
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What happened to me is bad. what i'm going through is bad.
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What i'm going through is bad. but if i blame you,
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But if i blame you, then my blame will become
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Then my blame will become bitterness and my
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Bitterness and my bitterness will become bondage.
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Bitterness will become bondage. not your bondage,
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Not your bondage, it will be my bondage.
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It will be my bondage. so, i either get to stay
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So, i either get to stay chained to the events,
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Chained to the events, or i get to make a decision.
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Or i get to make a decision. this is where god brought
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This is where god brought you to.
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You to. this is why you logged on.
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This is why you logged on. this is why they sent you
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This is why they sent you the link.
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The link. this is why you came to church.
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This is why you came to church. you thought you decided
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You thought you decided to come to church, you're crazy.
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To come to church, you're crazy. god sovereignly brought
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God sovereignly brought you to church.
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You to church. you had ten excuses
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You had ten excuses not to come.
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Not to come. what didn't fit,
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What didn't fit, and i have nothing to wear.
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And i have nothing to wear. but here you are.
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But here you are. it's a size too small,
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It's a size too small, but you came, why?
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But you came, why? for this moment.
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For this moment. god wanted you to know you
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God wanted you to know you are in an important moment
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Are in an important moment of your life
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Of your life and if you do this.
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And if you do this. come on, every athlete knows
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Come on, every athlete knows you can't hit a golf ball
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You can't hit a golf ball good if you don't
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Good if you don't bend your knees,
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Bend your knees, that's where your
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That's where your power comes from.
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Power comes from. you can't shoot a basketball
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You can't shoot a basketball right if you don't
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Right if you don't bend your knees,
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Bend your knees, that's where your accuracy
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That's where your accuracy comes from.
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Comes from. you can't do a takedown
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You can't do a takedown standing up straight.
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Standing up straight. there's no division one
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There's no division one wrestling champions
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Wrestling champions that stand up straight.
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That stand up straight. why are you fighting your
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Why are you fighting your battles like this?
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Battles like this? when god gave you this.
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When god gave you this. this is how i fight
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This is how i fight my battles, devil.
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My battles, devil. watch me surrender to god.
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Cause bent knees, breaks --
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Cause bent knees, breaks -- you can't do it in your
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You can't do it in your own strength.
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Own strength. if you could, you would
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If you could, you would have by now, but god brought
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Have by now, but god brought you to your knees,
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You to your knees, cause he's breaking some
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Cause he's breaking some generational chains.
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Generational chains. i feel the holy ghost.
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I feel the holy ghost. come, lord.
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Come, lord. come, lord.
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Come, lord. break those chains.
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Break those chains. break it.
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Break it. break it.
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Break it. the past has no power over you.
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The past has no power over you. the blood of jesus
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The blood of jesus makes it better.
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Makes it better. i break it in the name of jesus.
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I break it in the name of jesus. [applause]
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[applause] cause you still have so much
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Cause you still have so much life to live.
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Life to live. joseph lived to be a 110,
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Joseph lived to be a 110, he was 56.
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He was 56. it's only halftime.
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It's only halftime. [applause]
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[applause] it's on.
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It's on. it's on.
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It's on. high five somebody say
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High five somebody say this your halftime speech.
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This your halftime speech. this is your halftime speech.
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This is your halftime speech. come on, let's turn
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Come on, let's turn this into a locker room.
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This into a locker room. i'm down by 20,
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I'm down by 20, but i got time on.
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But i got time on. watch me bend my knees,
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Watch me bend my knees, watch me hit this song,
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Watch me hit this song, watch me, watch me, watch me,
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Watch me, watch me, watch me, watch me worship,
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Watch me trust god.
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Cause i have a decision to make,
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What to do with the time
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And the life i have left,
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And the life i have left, and so, bent knees,
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Break chains.
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Break chains. long as you rehearse
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Long as you rehearse what happened, you can never
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What happened, you can never reverse what happened.
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Reverse what happened. will y'all drive nice
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Will y'all drive nice if i keep you a little long
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If i keep you a little long and you run into other people
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And you run into other people that are coming in the ser...
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That are coming in the ser... i won't do too much.
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I won't do too much. what makes this verse great?
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What makes this verse great? genesis 50:20.
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Genesis 50:20. what makes this verse great?
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What makes this verse great? if rick beato were here,
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If rick beato were here, he would tell you this,
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He would tell you this, it's not what you think.
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It's not what you think. verse 20 of genesis could be
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Verse 20 of genesis could be the worst verse in the bible.
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The worst verse in the bible. it could be when it says,
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It could be when it says, you got it,
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You got it, "you intended to harm me."
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"you intended to harm me." it's what comes after the comma.
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It's what comes after the comma. [applause]
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[applause] god brought you here
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God brought you here so you can make a decision,
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So you can make a decision, what comes after your comma.
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What comes after your comma. [applause]
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[applause] it's just half time.
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It's just half time. this is just a comma,
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This is just a comma, not a coma, a comma.
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Not a coma, a comma. a comma, put it back up.
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A comma, put it back up. how could one comma
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How could one comma make such a big difference?
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Make such a big difference? because that's where joseph
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Because that's where joseph went from the event
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Went from the event to the decision.
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To the decision. [applause]
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[applause] and i'm choosing to do this
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And i'm choosing to do this on my knees,
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On my knees, because if i let
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Because if i let this whole power over me,
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This whole power over me, i stay a slave.
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I stay a slave. and i won't be chained
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And i won't be chained to what you did,
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To what you did, and i won't be chained
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And i won't be chained to what i did when i remember
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To what i did when i remember what god has done.
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What god has done. he set this up in your life.
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He set this up in your life. you don't have to believe that,
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You don't have to believe that, but you can.
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But you can. i can decide.
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I can decide. i can decide.
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I can decide. is this the moment
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Is this the moment that you decide
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That you decide to own your story?
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To own your story? the bad and the good?
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The bad and the good? and put something after
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And put something after the comma, i hear the spirit
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The comma, i hear the spirit of god saying finish
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Of god saying finish the sentence.
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The sentence. [applause]
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[applause] finish the sentence.
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Finish the sentence. and in the spirit of kanye west,
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And in the spirit of kanye west, i'm gonna let you finish.
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I'm gonna let you finish. [laughter]
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[laughter] come on, come on, come on.
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Come on, come on, come on. stay with me.
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Stay with me. stay with me.
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Stay with me. you tried to hurt me.
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You tried to hurt me. it hurt me but my hope
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It hurt me but my hope is what happens after the comma.
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Is what happens after the comma. but god in the scripture,
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But god in the scripture, "but god intended it for good
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"but god intended it for good to accomplish what is now
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To accomplish what is now being done, the saving
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Being done, the saving of many lives."
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Of many lives." decision, decision.
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Decision, decision. verse 21.
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Verse 21. decision, decision.
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Decision, decision. decision, decision.
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Decision, decision. "so then, don't be afraid.
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"so then, don't be afraid. i will decision provide."
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I will decision provide." he makes this decision.
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He makes this decision. if i don't feed you,
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If i don't feed you, it will eat me.
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It will eat me. so, i'm going to use this
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So, i'm going to use this as food and he fed that family,
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As food and he fed that family, the same family
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The same family that failed him,
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That failed him, by a decision.
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By a decision. you have a decision
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You have a decision to make today.
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To make today. are you gonna stand up
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Are you gonna stand up and try to be so strong
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And try to be so strong in your own strength?
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In your own strength? or are you gonna
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Or are you gonna bend your knees?
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Bend your knees? i'm talking physically
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I'm talking physically this week.
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This week. i want some of you all
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I want some of you all to pray on your knees
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For at least a minute a day
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For at least a minute a day this week.
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This week. it doesn't have to be long,
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It doesn't have to be long, but you drop on your knees
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But you drop on your knees just to remind yourself,
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Just to remind yourself, well, god doesn't
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Well, god doesn't need me to kneel.
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Need me to kneel. no, you need to kneel,
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No, you need to kneel, because the position
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Because the position that you're in determines
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The decision that you make.
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The decision that you make. so, when you get up,
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So, when you get up, maybe you walk different,
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Maybe you walk different, maybe you talk different,
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Maybe you talk different, maybe you remember,
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Maybe you remember, i'm favored by god and he
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I'm favored by god and he has a purpose and plan
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Has a purpose and plan for my life.
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For my life. bent knees.
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Bent knees. and when you submit it to god.
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And when you submit it to god. how do i know when i've
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How do i know when i've submitted it to god,
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Submitted it to god, other than physically?
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Other than physically? okay, a couple of things.
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Okay, a couple of things. when you stop waiting
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When you stop waiting for others to change,
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For others to change, for you to obey,
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For you to obey, you're on your knees.
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You're on your knees. the way they treat me
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The way they treat me is not going to make me toxic.
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Is not going to make me toxic. that's one sign.
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That's one sign. another sign is,
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Another sign is, you start becoming absorbed
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You start becoming absorbed in the process of what god tells
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In the process of what god tells you to do and stop being
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You to do and stop being attached to the outcome.
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Attached to the outcome. that's when you know
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That's when you know you're on your knees.
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You're on your knees. this is how i fight my battles.
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This is how i fight my battles. i gotta do what god
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I gotta do what god gave me to do today.
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Gave me to do today. that's all i can do.
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That's all i can do. you know how i know what
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You know how i know what i'm really anointed to preach?
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I'm really anointed to preach? when i don't care how you look
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When i don't care how you look at me while i'm doing it.
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At me while i'm doing it. that's when i'm like, uh-oh.
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That's when i'm like, uh-oh. yeah, that's when i got
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Yeah, that's when i got my power up,
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My power up, my invincibility mushroom.
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My invincibility mushroom. you know, remember super mario?
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You know, remember super mario? alright, the star,
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Alright, the star, the star was the invincibility.
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The star was the invincibility. look at me, y'all quit playing.
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Look at me, y'all quit playing. [laughter]
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[laughter] this is so important
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This is so important when you have given up
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When you have given up the illusion of control,
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The illusion of control, but you have committed yourself
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But you have committed yourself to the process of obedience,
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To the process of obedience, of what god spoke.
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Of what god spoke. now, you're on your knees
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Now, you're on your knees and look, the bible says
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And look, the bible says in philippians 2:5,
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In philippians 2:5, that this is what jesus did.
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That this is what jesus did. "he considered it not robbery
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"he considered it not robbery to be equal with god
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To be equal with god cause he was god.
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Cause he was god. in the beginning was word,
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In the beginning was word, words with god,
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Words with god, and the word was god."
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And the word was god." and he did this,
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And he did this, he became sinful man
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He became sinful man and humbled himself to the point
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And humbled himself to the point of death on a cross.
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Of death on a cross. we're not talking about joseph,
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We're not talking about joseph, we're talking about jesus,
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We're talking about jesus, and he lives in you.
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And he lives in you. so, he said when jesus humbled
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So, he said when jesus humbled himself god has given him.
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Himself god has given him. god will lift you up.
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God will lift you up. god will lift you up.
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God will lift you up. you gotta trust god
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You gotta trust god to lift you up.
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To lift you up. you got to trust god
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You got to trust god to position you and bring you
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To position you and bring you where he wants you.
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Where he wants you. because the scripture
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Because the scripture says in philippians 2,
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Says in philippians 2, "that one day every knee
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"that one day every knee will bow."
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Will bow." everybody will be brought
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Everybody will be brought to their knees.
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To their knees. if life hasn't humbled you
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If life hasn't humbled you yet enough, if you're still
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Yet enough, if you're still in the dream state, that's okay.
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In the dream state, that's okay. life will eventually bring
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Life will eventually bring you to this point.
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You to this point. so why not bow now?
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So why not bow now? why not bow now?
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Why not bow now? why not do it god's way now?
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Why not do it god's way now? if you do it his way now,
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If you do it his way now, you'll be ready
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You'll be ready for whatever he has next.
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For whatever he has next. joseph, didn't die in the pit.
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Joseph, didn't die in the pit. he didn't quit in the prison.
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You didn't either.
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You didn't either. give god praise that you
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Give god praise that you didn't quit, give god praise.
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Didn't quit, give god praise. it was his mercy that got
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It was his mercy that got you through it.
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You through it. quit trying to look so strong.
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Quit trying to look so strong. it was his mercy.
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I don't understand being
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I don't understand being a self-made man,
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A self-made man, because if i'm self-made,
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Because if i'm self-made, that means i can
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That means i can be enemy broken.
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Be enemy broken. i'm a god made man.
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I'm a god made man. yeah, yeah.
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Yeah, yeah. he did it for me.
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He did it for me. he was with me
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He was with me and i bow before him
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And i bow before him to give him the glory.
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To give him the glory. and that's not weakness,
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And that's not weakness, bent knees aren't weak.
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Bent knees aren't weak. that's where your strength
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That's where your strength comes from.
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Comes from. so, joseph goes on
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So, joseph goes on to raise these two kids.
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To raise these two kids. you know their names?
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You know their names? jj, come on, tell me,
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Jj, come on, tell me, you remember
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You remember ephraim and manasseh?
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Ephraim and manasseh? ephraim and manasseh.
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Ephraim and manasseh. they both got a -
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They both got a - joseph got a extra ridge
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Joseph got a extra ridge in the allotment
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In the allotment of the promised land.
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Of the promised land. and manasseh, the half tribe
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And manasseh, the half tribe of manasseh got property, too.
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Of manasseh got property, too. his kids got blessed
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His kids got blessed because of what he did.
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Because of what he did. because of what he did.
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Because of what he did. wow!
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Wow! there's a lot on the line
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There's a lot on the line right now.
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Right now. some of you are breaking
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Some of you are breaking generational chains,
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Generational chains, and you don't even know it,
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And you don't even know it, but you need god's help
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But you need god's help to do it.
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Not by might,
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Not by might, not by power, but by his spirit.
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Not by power, but by his spirit. bent knees, say it.
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Bent knees, say it. bent knees.
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Bent knees. >> congregation: bent knees.
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>> congregation: bent knees. >> break chains.
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>> break chains. >> congregation: break chains.
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>> congregation: break chains. >> yeah, not you proving
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>> yeah, not you proving you're right.
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You're right. not you refusing to admit
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Not you refusing to admit when you're wrong.
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When you're wrong. and i love what the bible says,
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And i love what the bible says, and i'll leave you with this
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And i'll leave you with this thought today
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Thought today for what god has next.
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For what god has next. if you will bend your knees now,
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If you will bend your knees now, i don't mean physically
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I don't mean physically in this room.
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In this room. i mean if you will submit
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I mean if you will submit and surrender these events,
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And surrender these events, this situation to god
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This situation to god and ask him for his wisdom.
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And ask him for his wisdom. act on what he shows you,
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Act on what he shows you, ask him for his wisdom,
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Ask him for his wisdom, act on what he shows you.
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Act on what he shows you. make the decision to turn
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Make the decision to turn pain into purpose.
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Pain into purpose. look what happened to joseph,
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Look what happened to joseph, you won't believe it.
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You won't believe it. verse 22, please, "that joseph
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Verse 22, please, "that joseph stayed in egypt, along with all
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Stayed in egypt, along with all his father's family."
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His father's family." the death of jacob
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The death of jacob was an event.
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Was an event. staying in egypt was a decision.
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Staying in egypt was a decision. yeah, and he lived 110 years.
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Yeah, and he lived 110 years. i told you that already,
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I told you that already, but i didn't tell you this,
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But i didn't tell you this, next verse.
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Next verse. "and saw the third generation
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"and saw the third generation of ephraim's children."
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Of ephraim's children." y'all that's
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Y'all that's great grandchildren.
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Great grandchildren. great grandchildren.
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Great grandchildren. god's not through with you yet.
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God's not through with you yet. god is not through with you yet.
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God is not through with you yet. god is not through --
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God is not through -- it is too early and too soon
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It is too early and too soon for you to quit.
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For you to quit. "and also, the children
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"and also, the children of makir,"
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Of makir," it means in hebrews sold.
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It means in hebrews sold. that's what happened to him,
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That's what happened to him, that was the event.
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That was the event. "but the children of makir,
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"but the children of makir, the son of manasseh you got it.
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The son of manasseh you got it. the children of his child,
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The children of his child, were placed at birth.
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Were placed at birth. where?
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Where? on joseph's knees.
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On joseph's knees. when you bow your knees to god
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When you bow your knees to god and surrender
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Your situation to him,
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It makes room on your knees
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For the future that he
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Has in store for you.
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[applause]
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[applause] so, i close with this thought
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So, i close with this thought for everybody who has been
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For everybody who has been brought to your knees
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Brought to your knees by a situation in your life.
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By a situation in your life. expect god to bring
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Expect god to bring to your knees,
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To your knees, a new beginning.
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A new beginning. god wants you free and clear
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God wants you free and clear from all of the junk,
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From all of the junk, all of the bondage,
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All of the bondage, all of the bitterness,
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All of the bitterness, all of the blame and you gotta
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All of the blame and you gotta do what you gotta do
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Do what you gotta do to get on your knees,
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To get on your knees, so you can get your knees
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So you can get your knees ready for what god wants
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Ready for what god wants to bring you next.
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To bring you next. and he is able, i preach this
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And he is able, i preach this to every nation right now,
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To every nation right now, to do exceedingly, abundantly,
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To do exceedingly, abundantly, above and beyond
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Above and beyond what you ask or imagine.
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What you ask or imagine. and god wants to bring you
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And god wants to bring you what's next when you get
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What's next when you get on your knees.
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On your knees. joseph said,
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Joseph said, "i've been in prison before,
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"i've been in prison before, i didn't like it.
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I didn't like it. i want to be free now."
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I want to be free now." so, god, i'm on my knees.
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So, god, i'm on my knees. "lord, today, we lift our hands.
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"lord, today, we lift our hands. go ahead,
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Go ahead, lift them up right now.
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Lift them up right now. just as a sign of our prayer
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Just as a sign of our prayer and our eager hope
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And our eager hope for the freedom that jesus
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For the freedom that jesus died to bring us,
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Died to bring us, to be made a reality
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To be made a reality in our lives.
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In our lives. i thank you today, lord,
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I thank you today, lord, that this week is going
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That this week is going to be different.
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To be different. it's going to be different
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It's going to be different because we're not going
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Because we're not going to spend it chained
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To spend it chained to bitterness.
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To bitterness. we're not going to spend it
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We're not going to spend it looking for something
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Looking for something or someone to blame.
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Or someone to blame. but this week, we're starting
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But this week, we're starting this week right here,
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This week right here, right now, bowing before you,
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Right now, bowing before you, it's saying that jesus christ
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It's saying that jesus christ is lord and what god
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Is lord and what god has planned for my life,
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Has planned for my life, no man can stop it.
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No man can stop it. no curse can stop it.
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No curse can stop it. no betrayal can stop it.
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No betrayal can stop it. no sickness can stop it.
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No sickness can stop it. no recession can stop it.
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No recession can stop it. no virus can stop it.
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No virus can stop it. no pandemic can stop it.
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No pandemic can stop it. when god gets ready to bless me,
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When god gets ready to bless me, when god gets ready to raise me,
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When god gets ready to raise me, when god has a purpose,
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When god has a purpose, it will come to pass.
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It will come to pass. let's give him 60 seconds
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Let's give him 60 seconds of praise.
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Of praise. that bent knees break chains.
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That bent knees break chains. come on, throw off those chains.
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Come on, throw off those chains. throw off that attitude.
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Throw off that attitude. throw off that shame.
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Throw off that shame. throw off that guilt.
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Throw off that guilt. throw it off and praise him.
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Throw it off and praise him. praise him.
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Praise him. praise him.
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Praise him. that's not enough.
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That's not enough. that's not enough.
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That's not enough. who the son sets free is
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Who the son sets free is free indeed.
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>> you're at the moment
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>> you're at the moment of decision right now.
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>> i wonder what it looks
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>> i wonder what it looks like for you to have this
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Like for you to have this mentality to say, "god put
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Mentality to say, "god put me here for a purpose,
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Me here for a purpose, and i'm submitting everything
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And i'm submitting everything that's happened to me to god."
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That's happened to me to god." i trust you, not my dream.
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I trust you, not my dream. i trust you, not my idea.
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I trust you, not my idea. i will not make my ideas
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I will not make my ideas my idol.
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My idol. i'm worshiping you.
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I'm worshiping you. i'm serving you.
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I'm serving you. it's not about position,
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It's not about position, it's about purpose.
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It's about purpose. are you going to be
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Are you going to be defined by what stood against
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Defined by what stood against you or how you got over it?
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>> do you feel trapped
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By your past or blocked
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From pursuing the purpose
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>> well, that's all the time
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Really spoke to you, and while you were
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Listening you were like, "man, i need more of this,
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"man, i need more of this, this is exactly the situation
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This is exactly the situation that i've been thinking about."
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You heard today, so you can get this
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So you can get this deep in your heart
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Deep in your heart and walk it out in your life.
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And walk it out in your life. i wanna equip you for
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I wanna equip you for whatever god has next for you,
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>> ♪ i can't count 'em all no ♪
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♪ when i think ♪
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♪ of all you've done ♪
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♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've brought me through ♪
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♪ when i think about ♪
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♪ your love ♪
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♪ hey ♪
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♪ i could never say ♪
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♪ enough thank you's ♪
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♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've done ♪
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♪ somebody think about it ♪
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♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've brought me through ♪
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>> ♪ hey ♪
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>> ♪ when i think about ♪
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♪ your love ♪
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>> ♪ i could never say enough ♪
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>> ♪ i could never say ♪
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♪ enough thank you's ♪
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>> ♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've done ♪
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>> ♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've done ♪
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♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've brought me through ♪
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>> ♪ when i think ♪
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>> ♪ when i think about ♪
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♪ your love ♪
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>> ♪ i could never say enough ♪
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>> ♪ i could never say ♪
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♪ enough thank you's ♪
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♪ for the ways ♪
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♪ that you have made ♪
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♪ for the price ♪
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♪ that you have paid ♪
00:26:25.102 --> 00:26:28.038
♪ for your mercies every day ♪
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♪ sing ♪
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♪ that's why i owe you praise ♪
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♪ for the ways that ♪
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♪ you have made ♪
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>> ♪ and ♪
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♪ for the price ♪
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♪ that you have paid ♪
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>> ♪ for your mercies ♪
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♪ every day ♪
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>> ♪ for your mercies ♪
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♪ every day ♪
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>> ♪ that's why i owe ♪
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♪ that's why i owe you praise ♪
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>> ♪ for the ways ♪
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♪ that you have made ♪
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>> ♪ you've given me salvation ♪
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>> ♪ for the price ♪
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♪ that you have paid ♪
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♪ you've given me new mercies ♪
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♪ for your mercies every day ♪
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>> ♪ that's why i owe ♪
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>> ♪ that's why i owe you ♪
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♪ praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ sing it to jesus ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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♪ all my praises ♪
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>> ♪ sing it to jesus ♪
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>> ♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ only you ♪
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♪ only you deserve ♪
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♪ all my praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ oh lord you ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve all my ♪
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♪ praises ♪
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Steven Furtick - Bent Knees Break Chains (Part 3)

July 31, 2025 | S25 E212 | 28:0

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