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Steven Furtick - The Blessing of Letting Go (Part 3)

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>> announcer: up next,
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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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>> let go of the way you thought
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>> let go of the way you thought it was supposed to go.
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It was supposed to go. let go of your comparison
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Let go of your comparison to other standards that have
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To other standards that have nothing to do with who
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Nothing to do with who the sovereign god called
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The sovereign god called you to be.
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You to be. let go of the expectations
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Let go of the expectations of perfection that you have
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Of perfection that you have for yourself that can only be
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For yourself that can only be satisfied through the perfect
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Satisfied through the perfect work of jesus
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Work of jesus and has already applied
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And has already applied to your account.
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To your account. let go.
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Let go. there are some blessings that
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There are some blessings that you can get by holding on.
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You can get by holding on. oh, yeah.
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Oh, yeah. jacob was blessed.
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Jacob was blessed. his father blessed him.
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His father blessed him. he got the blessing
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He got the blessing of the first born,
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Of the first born, double inheritance,
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Double inheritance, the blessing of the first born,
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The blessing of the first born, the naming rights
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The naming rights of the children,
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Of the children, the patriarchy
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The patriarchy of the whole nation.
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Of the whole nation. he got blessed by isaac,
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He got blessed by isaac, but he didn't get blessed
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But he didn't get blessed yet as who he really was.
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Yet as who he really was. so, you say, "wait a minute,
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So, you say, "wait a minute, you read me a scripture
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You read me a scripture and you said that the key
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And you said that the key to being blessed
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To being blessed was holding on."
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Was holding on." and sometimes that's true.
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And sometimes that's true. but i want you to read
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But i want you to read just a little bit further
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Just a little bit further in this passage
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In this passage and see what the real blessing
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And see what the real blessing that god wants to give
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That god wants to give you in this season.
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You in this season. i believe god has a blessing
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I believe god has a blessing for you in this season that your
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For you in this season that your eyes haven't seen yet,
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Eyes haven't seen yet, that your ears haven't heard,
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That your ears haven't heard, that hasn't entered
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That hasn't entered into your hearts,
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Into your hearts, that you will be speaking about
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That you will be speaking about for years to come.
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For years to come. but watch this,
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But watch this, there is a blessing that
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There is a blessing that comes from holding on.
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Comes from holding on. persevering.
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Persevering. there is a blessing
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There is a blessing that comes through tenacity.
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That comes through tenacity. "then the man said,
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"then the man said, 'let me go,
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'let me go, for it is daybreak.'
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For it is daybreak.' but jacob replied,
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But jacob replied, 'i will not let go
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'i will not let go unless you bless me.'"
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Unless you bless me.'" now, watch this.
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Now, watch this. on the surface so far,
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On the surface so far, it seems like that jacob
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It seems like that jacob got this blessing
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Got this blessing the way that he got
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The way that he got every other blessing.
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Every other blessing. and maybe right now,
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And maybe right now, you're trying to do it
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You're trying to do it like you always did it
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Like you always did it and it's not working.
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And it's not working. and you're trying to face it
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And you're trying to face it like you always faced it
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Like you always faced it and it's not working.
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And it's not working. but watch what the angel said,
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But watch what the angel said, and this is the turning point
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And this is the turning point in this
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In this transformative experience
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Transformative experience for jacob and for you.
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For jacob and for you. "but jacob replied,
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"but jacob replied, 'i will let you go
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'i will let you go unless you bless me.'
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Unless you bless me.' and the man asked him,
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And the man asked him, 'what is your name?'
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'what is your name?' 'jacob,' he answered.
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'jacob,' he answered. then the man said,
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Then the man said, 'your name will no
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'your name will no longer be jacob,
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Longer be jacob, but israel,
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But israel, because you have struggled
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Because you have struggled with god and
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With god and with humans and have overcome.'"
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With humans and have overcome.'" when he said,
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When he said, "what is your name?"
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"what is your name?" it reminds us of 20 years ago
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It reminds us of 20 years ago in genesis 27
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In genesis 27 when isaac called
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When isaac called his son to bless him.
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His son to bless him. he thought he was talking
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He thought he was talking to esau because he was blind.
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To esau because he was blind. and he said,
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And he said, "who are you?"
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"who are you?" and the voice came back saying,
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And the voice came back saying, "i am esau,"
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"i am esau," but it wasn't esau.
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But it wasn't esau. it was jacob.
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It was jacob. in two days,
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In two days, there will be enraged christians
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There will be enraged christians on social media
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On social media arguing about halloween.
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Arguing about halloween. is it right or is it not right
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Is it right or is it not right to celebrate halloween?
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To celebrate halloween? we will not discuss that
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We will not discuss that in this pulpit today.
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In this pulpit today. that is not the purpose
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That is not the purpose for which god sent me.
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For which god sent me. but i will tell you one thing
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But i will tell you one thing that god is very
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That god is very concerned about,
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Concerned about, anytime you dress up as
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Anytime you dress up as something that you're not --
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Something that you're not -- [applause]
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[applause] come on, church.
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Come on, church. anytime you start putting
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Anytime you start putting on clothes,
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On clothes, anytime you start
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Anytime you start putting on personas,
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Putting on personas, anytime you start putting on
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Anytime you start putting on something that doesn't come
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Something that doesn't come from who god made you to be,
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From who god made you to be, anytime you start
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Anytime you start dressing yourself,
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Dressing yourself, disguising yourself,
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Disguising yourself, trying to gain the acceptance
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Trying to gain the acceptance or the approval,
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Or the approval, it's always a trick
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It's always a trick and it's never a treat.
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And it's never a treat. and god says,
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And god says, "i don't need you
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"i don't need you to be esau to bless you
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To be esau to bless you 'cause when i bless you,
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'cause when i bless you, i'm gonna bless you.
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I'm gonna bless you. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] the real you,
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The real you, the short you,
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The short you, the tall you,
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The tall you, the old you,
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The old you, the new you."
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The new you." god said when i bless you,
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God said when i bless you, you won't have to pretend
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You won't have to pretend about anything.
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About anything. you can just praise me
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You can just praise me because i am the source
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Because i am the source of your strength
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Of your strength and the strength of your life."
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And the strength of your life." [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] high five three people,
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High five three people, say, "yes, i'm blessed."
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Say, "yes, i'm blessed." >> congregation: yes,
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>> congregation: yes, i'm blessed.
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I'm blessed. >> "yes, i'm blessed."
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>> "yes, i'm blessed." >> congregation: yes,
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>> congregation: yes, i'm blessed.
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I'm blessed. >> and so, jacob was
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>> and so, jacob was already blessed,
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Already blessed, but he didn't know
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But he didn't know who he was.
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Who he was. and god said,
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And god said, "after all i've done for you,
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"after all i've done for you, do you still not
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Do you still not know who you are?
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Know who you are? you're my child.
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You're my child. you're the head
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You're the head and not the tail.
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And not the tail. you're blessed.
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You're blessed. you are redeemed from the pit.
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You are redeemed from the pit. you are blessed.
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You are blessed. you are chosen and loved
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You are chosen and loved as the apple of his eye.
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As the apple of his eye. you are blessed.
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You are blessed. you are an overcomer.
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You are an overcomer. you are blessed.
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You are blessed. you are the purchased of god.
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You are the purchased of god. you are blessed.
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You are blessed. you are blessed.
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You are blessed. you are blessed
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You are blessed to be a blessing."
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To be a blessing." and now, shout like
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And now, shout like you know who blessed you.
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You know who blessed you. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] "'cause when you know
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"'cause when you know who blessed you,
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Who blessed you, you know who to go back
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You know who to go back to when you need
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To when you need some more of it.
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Some more of it. and that is me,
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And that is me, it's the glory,
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It's the glory, it's the glory.
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It's the glory. it's not trash.
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It's not trash. i need you."
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I need you." [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] high five 11 people
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High five 11 people and say, "yes, i'm blessed."
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And say, "yes, i'm blessed." >> congregation: yes,
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>> congregation: yes, i'm blessed.
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I'm blessed. >> i'm not bragging,
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>> i'm not bragging, but i'm blessed.
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But i'm blessed. i'm not perfect,
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I'm not perfect, but i'm blessed.
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But i'm blessed. i'm not a 100% honest
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I'm not a 100% honest all the time,
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All the time, but i'm blessed.
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But i'm blessed. let me just be real with you.
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Let me just be real with you. he has blessed me with every
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He has blessed me with every blessing in spiritual places.
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Blessing in spiritual places. i got it in the heavenly realm,
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I got it in the heavenly realm, now i just gotta bring
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Now i just gotta bring it in my life.
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It in my life. [applause]
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[applause] the bible says he blessed him
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The bible says he blessed him there in the place
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There in the place of his real name.
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Of his real name. you know what god wants
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You know what god wants to give you today?
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To give you today? a surrender of who you
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A surrender of who you thought you were,
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Thought you were, so you can receive
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So you can receive who you really are.
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Who you really are. i wonder, is anybody ready
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I wonder, is anybody ready to receive who you really are?
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To receive who you really are? [applause]
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[applause] i gotta warn you, z man --
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I gotta warn you, z man -- i gotta warn you.
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I gotta warn you. it's not like changing your
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It's not like changing your name to hollywood hogan.
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Name to hollywood hogan. it's not like changing
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It's not like changing your name on wrestling.
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Your name on wrestling. it's not that kind
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It's not that kind of wrestling match.
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Of wrestling match. sometimes -- oh god this is so
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Sometimes -- oh god this is so difficult for me to communicate
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Difficult for me to communicate to you,
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To you, but i hope that
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But i hope that you can hear it.
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You can hear it. sometimes it is a letting go
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Sometimes it is a letting go that feels like death,
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That feels like death, but it's really a blessing.
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But it's really a blessing. and i confer upon you today
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And i confer upon you today and impart to you in the name
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And impart to you in the name of jesus christ, your savior,
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Of jesus christ, your savior, the blessing of letting go,
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The blessing of letting go, letting go.
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Letting go. not when you're driving home.
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Not when you're driving home. that's not the time to let go.
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That's not the time to let go. that's the time to drive a car.
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That's the time to drive a car. [laughter]
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[laughter] and i wanna say that there's
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And i wanna say that there's some of us in here that
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Some of us in here that are saying,
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Are saying, "i won't let go till
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"i won't let go till you bless me, god.
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You bless me, god. i won't let go till
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I won't let go till you bless me."
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You bless me." i hear the holy spirit
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I hear the holy spirit saying, "i can't bless you
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Saying, "i can't bless you until you let go."
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Until you let go." you hear it?
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You hear it? you hear it?
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You hear it? when god showed me that
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When god showed me that it was like,
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It was like, "oh, i don't wanna really
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"oh, i don't wanna really admit that that's the way
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Admit that that's the way it works because
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It works because this goes against
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This goes against my control freak christianity
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My control freak christianity that i invented
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That i invented that is nowhere in the bible."
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That is nowhere in the bible." [laughter]
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[laughter] i wanna achieve this thing.
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I wanna achieve this thing. i wanna earn this thing.
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I wanna earn this thing. and that's why god gave us
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And that's why god gave us the new testament
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The new testament example of paul.
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Example of paul. 'cause he said,
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'cause he said, "man, i was stacking stuff
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"man, i was stacking stuff that i did.
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That i did. i was stacking successes
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I was stacking successes in the spiritual religious
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In the spiritual religious realm that amounted
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Realm that amounted to status that you
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To status that you wouldn't imagine,
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Wouldn't imagine, a pharisee of pharisees,
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A pharisee of pharisees, a hebrew of hebrews,
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A hebrew of hebrews, of the tribe of benjamin,
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Of the tribe of benjamin, circumcised on the eight day,
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Circumcised on the eight day, i studied under gamaliel.
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I studied under gamaliel. what?
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What? and all the things
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And all the things i count as loss.
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I count as loss. and yet in order to balance
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And yet in order to balance these great revelations
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These great revelations that god gave me,
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That god gave me, i was given a thorn
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I was given a thorn in the flesh,
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In the flesh, a messenger of satan
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A messenger of satan sent to buffet me."
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Sent to buffet me." you'll always have a buff
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You'll always have a buff but to buffet you,
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But to buffet you, and the bigger the blessing,
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And the bigger the blessing, the bigger the buffet
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The bigger the buffet to keep it in balance so you
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To keep it in balance so you know where your source is.
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Know where your source is. as a matter a fact,
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As a matter a fact, paul said,
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Paul said, "i had the thorn in my flesh,
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"i had the thorn in my flesh, three times i asked god
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Three times i asked god to take it away,
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To take it away, three times i asked
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Three times i asked god to do it."
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God to do it." you been asking god
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You been asking god to change something
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To change something in your life,
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In your life, and he won't do it?
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And he won't do it? this is your verse right here,
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This is your verse right here, 2 corinthians 12:9,
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2 corinthians 12:9, "but he said to me,"
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"but he said to me," paul, the great apostle,
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Paul, the great apostle, who took the mission
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Who took the mission of jesus christ
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Of jesus christ to sights that had previously
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To sights that had previously seemed too distant,
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Seemed too distant, who spoke with eloquence
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Who spoke with eloquence and yet simplicity,
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And yet simplicity, christ crucified,
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Christ crucified, but did it in a way
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But did it in a way that the philosophers
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That the philosophers were confounded.
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Were confounded. paul said,
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Paul said, "i was given a thorn
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"i was given a thorn in my flesh along
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In my flesh along with all my blessings.
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With all my blessings. i'm blessed.
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I'm blessed. don't get me wrong.
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Don't get me wrong. i saw jesus on
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I saw jesus on the road to damascus.
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The road to damascus. i preached with such power
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I preached with such power that people were converted,
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That people were converted, that people that --
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That people that -- cities went into riot.
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Cities went into riot. i was so blessed
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I was so blessed to be able to do that.
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To be able to do that. yes, i'm blessed but i had
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Yes, i'm blessed but i had a thorn and i asked god
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A thorn and i asked god to take it away
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To take it away and he said, 'no.'
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And he said, 'no.' but my grace is sufficient."
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But my grace is sufficient." [applause]
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[applause] that's the blessing of letting
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That's the blessing of letting go of the way you thought
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Go of the way you thought it was supposed to be,
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It was supposed to be, is that you get the grace
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Is that you get the grace to accept what it is
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To accept what it is and that's where
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And that's where the transformation is.
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The transformation is. that's where the power is.
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That's where the power is. that's where the revelation is.
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That's where the revelation is. [applause]
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[applause] what is your name?
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What is your name? he said, "jacob.
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He said, "jacob. i'm not pretending
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I'm not pretending to be something else anymore.
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To be something else anymore. i'm not striving
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I'm not striving to be something anymore.
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To be something anymore. i'm not gonna dress
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I'm not gonna dress up like anything anymore."
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Up like anything anymore." for all of you that think
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For all of you that think you need approval from a person,
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You need approval from a person, you don't need approval
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You don't need approval from a person.
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From a person. if the person gives it,
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If the person gives it, the person can take it.
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The person can take it. but if you get it from god,
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But if you get it from god, it can never go away.
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It can never go away. let them say what they want,
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Let them say what they want, think what they want,
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Think what they want, do what they want,
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Do what they want, write what they want,
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Write what they want, take what they want,
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Take what they want, leave what they want.
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Leave what they want. i'll never be alone,
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I'll never be alone, not when god is with me.
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Not when god is with me. i might look alone,
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I might look alone, but i'm not alone.
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But i'm not alone. [applause]
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[applause] the blessing
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The blessing of letting go is grace.
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Of letting go is grace. can you imagine all
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Can you imagine all your life like jacob
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Your life like jacob you have been running
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You have been running to chase something
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To chase something that you thought you needed
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That you thought you needed to be to be successful,
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To be to be successful, that you thought you needed
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That you thought you needed to be to be whole,
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To be to be whole, that you thought you needed
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That you thought you needed to be to be worthy,
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To be to be worthy, that you thought you needed
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That you thought you needed to be because your father
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To be because your father didn't give it to you,
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Didn't give it to you, that you thought you needed
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That you thought you needed to be because nobody
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To be because nobody ever spoke it over you.
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Ever spoke it over you. can you imagine the moment
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Can you imagine the moment of release when the angel said,
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Of release when the angel said, "all i want is you."
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"all i want is you." what's your name?
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What's your name? and when you say your name --
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And when you say your name -- when you say your name,
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When you say your name, you receive his nature.
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You receive his nature. today, i came to call you
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Today, i came to call you to something that isn't awfully
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To something that isn't awfully popular in pulpits where
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Popular in pulpits where the message is,
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The message is, hold on and you'll be blessed.
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Hold on and you'll be blessed. i came with a little
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I came with a little different twist.
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Different twist. for some of the things that
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For some of the things that you're staying up
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You're staying up at night about,
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At night about, for some of the esau's
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For some of the esau's that you're facing,
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That you're facing, the only way god
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The only way god can really bless you,
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Can really bless you, let go.
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Let go. let go.
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Let go. quit trying to live out your
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Quit trying to live out your high school quarterback career
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High school quarterback career through your kid.
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Through your kid. let go.
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Let go. [laughter]
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[laughter] he's good at video games.
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He's good at video games. you can make money on that now.
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You can make money on that now. [laughter]
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[laughter] 'cause i'mma show you
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'cause i'mma show you in the text something you never
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In the text something you never expected to see.
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Expected to see. you're up all night
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You're up all night worrying about it,
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Worrying about it, you're up all-night
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You're up all-night thinking about it.
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Thinking about it. you're devising different ways
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You're devising different ways to get out of it.
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To get out of it. you got list, on list, on list,
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You got list, on list, on list, on list, and if it does that,
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On list, and if it does that, let's do that.
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Let's do that. and you're all in your head
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And you're all in your head and then he prayed.
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And then he prayed. and get what happen when god
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And get what happen when god blessed him?
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Blessed him? verse 33 says he got up
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Verse 33 says he got up the next morning
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The next morning and he saw esau coming
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And he saw esau coming toward him.
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Toward him. he thinks,
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He thinks, "he's gonna kill me now.
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"he's gonna kill me now. oh, i hope that prayer worked.
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Oh, i hope that prayer worked. i don't know."
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I don't know." "i hope that sermon worked
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"i hope that sermon worked that pastor furtick preached.
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That pastor furtick preached. i mean, he preached real hard.
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I mean, he preached real hard. he preached as hard
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He preached as hard as he could.
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As he could. i hope it works."
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I hope it works." and genesis 33:4
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And genesis 33:4 i want you to see this.
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I want you to see this. will you help
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Will you help me illustrate this?
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Me illustrate this? here is esau,
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Here is esau, the one he was so
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The one he was so intimidated by,
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Intimidated by, the one who for 20 years
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The one who for 20 years he's been thinking,
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He's been thinking, "if i ever see esau again,
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"if i ever see esau again, he's gonna kill me."
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He's gonna kill me." the guilt you carry,
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The guilt you carry, the shame you carry,
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The shame you carry, the hypotheticals that
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The hypotheticals that you build out in your mind.
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You build out in your mind. everything that you worry
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Everything that you worry about at night,
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About at night, watch what god did
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Watch what god did while jacob prayed.
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While jacob prayed. verse 4, "esau ran to meet jacob
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Verse 4, "esau ran to meet jacob and embraced him."
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And embraced him." wow.
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Wow. the thing that he was afraid
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The thing that he was afraid of was waiting to embrace him.
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Of was waiting to embrace him. he threw his arms
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He threw his arms around his neck,
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Around his neck, first time like
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First time like he's a little violent.
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He's a little violent. and we're not gonna
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And we're not gonna act all this out.
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Act all this out. don't worry.
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Don't worry. [laughter]
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[laughter] but you get the picture.
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But you get the picture. [laughter]
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[laughter] and jacob say, "hey, esau."
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And jacob say, "hey, esau." he bowed down
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He bowed down on the ground
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On the ground seven times putting
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Seven times putting on a big show.
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On a big show. all the things we do to try
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All the things we do to try to make the situation better
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To make the situation better that god never
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That god never told us to do.
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Told us to do. all the ways we wear ourselves
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All the ways we wear ourselves out when we can really
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Out when we can really just worship.
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Just worship. twenty years he worried
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Twenty years he worried about this moment,
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About this moment, and yet esau says
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And yet esau says something very powerful.
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Something very powerful. go to verse 5,
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Go to verse 5, jacob said --
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Jacob said -- or "esau said,
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Or "esau said, 'what's all this
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'what's all this stuff you brought?'
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Stuff you brought?' jacob said,
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Jacob said, 'oh, this is my kids
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'oh, this is my kids that god graciously
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That god graciously gave your children,'"
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Gave your children,'" probably should stopped at 10.
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Probably should stopped at 10. "and then esau looks up
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"and then esau looks up and sees all the stuff."
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And sees all the stuff." verse 6 -- verse 6.
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Verse 6 -- verse 6. "then the female servants
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"then the female servants and their children approached
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And their children approached and bowed down."
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And bowed down." verse 7, "then leah
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Verse 7, "then leah and her children came
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And her children came and bowed down.
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And bowed down. last of all joseph came
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Last of all joseph came and rachel, and they
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And rachel, and they too bowed down."
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Too bowed down." jacob put the pretty wife
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Jacob put the pretty wife behind the other one.
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Behind the other one. [laughter]
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[laughter] i don't know why he did that.
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I don't know why he did that. look at verse 8.
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Look at verse 8. now, this is the point.
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Now, this is the point. [laughter]
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[laughter] we could edit this out later.
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We could edit this out later. [laughter]
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[laughter] "'what's the meaning
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"'what's the meaning of all these flocks and herds?
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Of all these flocks and herds? what's all this stuff you're
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What's all this stuff you're trying to do to make peace
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Trying to do to make peace with me?'
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With me?' to find favor in your eyes,
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To find favor in your eyes, my lord,' he said."
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My lord,' he said." and watch this.
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And watch this. "esau said," --
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"esau said," -- oh, hold on,
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Oh, hold on, "but esau said,
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"but esau said, 'i already have plenty, brother.
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'i already have plenty, brother. keep what you have
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Keep what you have for yourself.'"
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For yourself.'" esau was already blessed.
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Esau was already blessed. if he would have spent 20 years
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If he would have spent 20 years in bitterness he wouldn't
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In bitterness he wouldn't have been.
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Have been. but he said,
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But he said, "you know what,
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"you know what, i let go and you can too."
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I let go and you can too." [applause]
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[applause] now, bring him in.
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Now, bring him in. bring him in.
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Bring him in. bring him in.
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Bring him in. let that thing go.
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Let that thing go. let that thing go.
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Let that thing go. let it go.
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Let it go. god is not against you.
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God is not against you. let it go.
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Let it go. he's fighting for you.
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He's fighting for you. [applause]
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[applause] let it go.
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Let it go. he's not abandoning you.
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He's not abandoning you. that thing you're
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That thing you're wrestling with,
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Wrestling with, you're coming for it stronger,
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You're coming for it stronger, you're coming for it stable.
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You're coming for it stable. [applause]
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[applause] let that thing go.
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Let that thing go. hug at least three people
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Hug at least three people and say,
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And say, "let that thing go."
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"let that thing go." let that thing go.
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Let that thing go. this is your day of grace.
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This is your day of grace. this is your moment to let go.
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This is your moment to let go. and when you let it go,
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And when you let it go, lift your hands
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Lift your hands and expect a blessing
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And expect a blessing that you will not have room
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That you will not have room enough to receive.
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Enough to receive. i declare the blessing of peace
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I declare the blessing of peace come into your house,
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Come into your house, in the place of the shame
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In the place of the shame that christ took away.
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That christ took away. i declare new relationships,
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I declare new relationships, new favors,
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New favors, new opportunities.
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New opportunities. in the place of your let go,
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In the place of your let go, here comes the grace
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Here comes the grace of almighty god.
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Of almighty god. yes, i'm blessed.
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Yes, i'm blessed. yes, i'm chosen.
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Yes, i'm chosen. yes, i'm sealed.
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Yes, i'm sealed. yes, i'm anointed.
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Yes, i'm anointed. yes, i'm paul.
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Yes, i'm paul. let's give god the best yes
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Let's give god the best yes praise we gave him all day.
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Praise we gave him all day. yes, i'm blessed.
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Yes, i'm blessed. yes, i'm healed.
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Yes, i'm healed. yes, i am.
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Yes, i am. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] what are you so afraid of,
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What are you so afraid of, if you got angels?
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If you got angels? this is the blessing of let go.
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This is the blessing of let go. i pray that this letting go
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I pray that this letting go today for you would take you
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Today for you would take you into a place of freedom.
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Into a place of freedom. tonight, when you lie down
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Tonight, when you lie down to sleep,
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To sleep, your sleep will be sweet because
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Your sleep will be sweet because god is dealing with esau
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God is dealing with esau because you have met with him.
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Because you have met with him. god is giving a word
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God is giving a word to somebody right now.
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To somebody right now. how do i deal with it?
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How do i deal with it? how do i deal with the anxiety?
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How do i deal with the anxiety? how do i deal with the panic?
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How do i deal with the panic? how do i deal with --
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How do i deal with -- "okay, every," --
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"okay, every," -- god says, "every time
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God says, "every time you think about esau --
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You think about esau -- what you've got to deal with
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What you've got to deal with that you can't get over,
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That you can't get over, every time you think about esau
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Every time you think about esau pray to me."
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Pray to me." every time you think
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Every time you think about bills,
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About bills, pray to your provider.
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Pray to your provider. and then when you pray,
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And then when you pray, expect him to direct you
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Expect him to direct you to the next step.
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To the next step. [applause]
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[applause] every time you feel the hurt,
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Every time you feel the hurt, every time you feel
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Every time you feel the old defense,
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The old defense, you pray and thank god
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You pray and thank god for his forgiveness
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For his forgiveness for you and that person.
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For you and that person. and you open your arms,
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And you open your arms, because for what god has
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Because for what god has for you in the future,
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For you in the future, you cannot afford
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You cannot afford to hold a grudge,
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To hold a grudge, you cannot afford
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You cannot afford to carry around guilt.
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To carry around guilt. it's too big for you
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It's too big for you to be burdened.
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To be burdened. [applause]
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[applause] yes, i'm blessed.
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Yes, i'm blessed. and because i'm blessed,
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And because i'm blessed, i expect god everywhere i go.
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I expect god everywhere i go. and because i'm blessed,
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And because i'm blessed, i accept every space in between.
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I accept every space in between. so, now lord we come to you,
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So, now lord we come to you, the blesser of our coming
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The blesser of our coming and the blesser of our going.
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And the blesser of our going. the blesser when we rise up,
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The blesser when we rise up, the blessing when we fall down.
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The blessing when we fall down. the blesser of our in-between.
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The blesser of our in-between. we declare now that your face
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We declare now that your face is turning toward your children.
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Is turning toward your children. i know that for some today,
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I know that for some today, this will be a good reminder,
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This will be a good reminder, for others, it will be
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For others, it will be a life-changing revelation.
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A life-changing revelation. let go.
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Let go. let go.
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Let go. god says, "it's me.
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God says, "it's me. i'm here with you.
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I'm here with you. you're not alone, jacob.
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You're not alone, jacob. i'm changing your name.
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I'm changing your name. i'm changing your life.
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I'm changing your life. let go."
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Let go." yeah, i like that, lj.
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Yeah, i like that, lj. ♪ i surrender ♪
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♪ i surrender ♪ that's good.
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That's good. that's good.
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♪ i surrender all ♪
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♪ all to thee ♪
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♪ my blessed savior ♪
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♪ i surrender all ♪
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Thank you, jesus.
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Thank you, jesus. let go.
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Let go. he's got it.
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He's got it. let go.
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Let go. let go.
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>> ♪ i surrender all ♪
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♪ i surrender all ♪
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>> ♪ all to thee ♪
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♪ all to thee ♪
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>> ♪ my blessed savior ♪
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♪ i surrender all ♪
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>> with your heads bowed,
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>> with your heads bowed, your eyes closed.
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Your eyes closed. i wanna give an invitation
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I wanna give an invitation for those who need
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For those who need to your life to jesus christ.
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To your life to jesus christ. you will never get
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You will never get to him by climbing,
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To him by climbing, you will never get to him
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You will never get to him by trying,
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By trying, only through receiving
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Only through receiving his grace.
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His grace. and right now,
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And right now, in this moment,
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In this moment, i think there is probably
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I think there is probably a lot of you who need
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A lot of you who need to make this your day
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To make this your day to receive god's grace
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To receive god's grace for your life.
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For your life. to turn from your sin
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To turn from your sin and to realize
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And to realize that there is a god,
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That there is a god, and you are not him.
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And you are not him. that there is
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That there is a savior standing, ready,
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A savior standing, ready, willing to forgive you,
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Willing to forgive you, cleanse you,
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Cleanse you, and give you
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And give you a brand-new life.
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A brand-new life. so, right now, we're gonna pray
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So, right now, we're gonna pray as a church family,
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As a church family, those online as well.
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Those online as well. and if this is your moment
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And if this is your moment and you know,
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And you know, "this is god calling me.
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"this is god calling me. pastor steven,
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Pastor steven, while you were preaching,
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While you were preaching, i realize i need to let go
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I realize i need to let go off my life, my way.
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Off my life, my way. i need to receive this gift
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I need to receive this gift of salvation through jesus."
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Of salvation through jesus." right now,
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Right now, i want you to pray with me
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I want you to pray with me and we're gonna pray as a church
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And we're gonna pray as a church family out loud for the benefit
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Family out loud for the benefit of those who are coming to god
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Of those who are coming to god for the first time
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For the first time or back to god
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Or back to god in this moment.
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In this moment. now pray with me.
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Now pray with me. if you mean it,
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If you mean it, god will hear you
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God will hear you and this will be
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And this will be your new beginning.
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Your new beginning. repeat after me,
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Repeat after me, "heavenly father.
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"heavenly father. >> congregation: heavenly
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>> congregation: heavenly father.
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Father. >> i am a sinner.
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>> i am a sinner. >> congregation: i am a sinner.
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>> congregation: i am a sinner. >> in need of a savior.
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>> in need of a savior. >> congregation: in need
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>> congregation: in need of a savior.
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Of a savior. >> and i believe.
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>> and i believe. >> congregation: and i believe.
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>> congregation: and i believe. >> that jesus christ.
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>> that jesus christ. >> congregation: that
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>> congregation: that jesus christ.
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Jesus christ. >> is the son of god.
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>> is the son of god. >> congregation: is the son
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>> congregation: is the son of god.
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Of god. >> and the savior of the world.
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>> and the savior of the world. >> congregation: and the savior
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>> congregation: and the savior of the world.
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Of the world. >> and today.
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>> and today. >> congregation: and today.
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>> congregation: and today. >> i make jesus.
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>> i make jesus. >> congregation: i make jesus.
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>> congregation: i make jesus. >> the lord of my life.
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>> the lord of my life. >> congregation: the lord
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>> congregation: the lord of my life.
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Of my life. >> i believe he died.
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>> i believe he died. >> congregation: i believe
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>> congregation: i believe he died.
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He died. >> that i would be forgiven.
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>> that i would be forgiven. >> congregation: that i would
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>> congregation: that i would be forgiven.
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Be forgiven. >> and rose again.
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>> and rose again. >> congregation: and rose again.
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>> congregation: and rose again. >> to give me life.
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>> to give me life. >> congregation: to give
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>> congregation: to give me life.
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Me life. >> i receive.
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>> i receive. >> congregation: i receive.
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>> congregation: i receive. >> this new life.
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>> this new life. >> congregation: this
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>> congregation: this new life.
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New life. >> this is.
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>> this is. >> congregation: this is.
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>> congregation: this is. >> my new beginning."
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>> my new beginning." >> congregation: my
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>> congregation: my new beginning.
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New beginning. >> on the count of three,
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>> on the count of three, shoot your hand up
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Shoot your hand up if you prayed that.
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If you prayed that. one, two, three.
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One, two, three. i'm celebrating
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I'm celebrating with you right now.
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With you right now. that's amazing.
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That's amazing. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] that's amazing, man.
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That's amazing, man. that's amazing.
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That's amazing. i see you.
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I see you. god sees you.
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God sees you. come on, can we thank god
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Come on, can we thank god for everybody who just made
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For everybody who just made that decision to let go
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That decision to let go and to let god?
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And to let god? oh man, beautiful.
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Oh man, beautiful. beautiful.
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Beautiful. let's thank god one more time
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Let's thank god one more time for the great work he did
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For the great work he did in our lives today.
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In our lives today. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] amen.
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>> well, we hear a lot of
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>> well, we hear a lot of messages in church and in life
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Messages in church and in life about holding on,
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About holding on, you know,
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You know, "don't give up.
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"don't give up. hang in there.
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Hang in there. just grab tighter."
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Just grab tighter." and sometimes, that's exactly
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And sometimes, that's exactly what you need to hear.
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What you need to hear. but there are those times
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But there are those times in your life where the blessing
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In your life where the blessing is in letting go.
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Is in letting go. the times in life
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The times in life where you can't control it,
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Where you can't control it, can't figure it out.
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Can't figure it out. all of your calculations
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All of your calculations fall short and you
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Fall short and you just have to surrender it.
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Just have to surrender it. and this is so much
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And this is so much easier said than done.
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Easier said than done. but i wanna put a series
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But i wanna put a series in your hands today
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In your hands today that is going to help you
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That is going to help you to relinquish the control
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To relinquish the control of the things
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Of the things that are god's job,
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That are god's job, the battles that
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The battles that he wants to fight for you.
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He wants to fight for you. the series is called,
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"the blessing of letting go."
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"the blessing of letting go." and i believe that
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And i believe that as you walk through
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As you walk through this teaching,
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This teaching, you're gonna receive
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You're gonna receive peace like never before.
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Peace like never before. and i wanna include another
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And i wanna include another series for you called,
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Series for you called, "challenge the shadow."
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"challenge the shadow." you don't have to just accept
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You don't have to just accept the darkness as your new normal.
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The darkness as your new normal. there is a light in god
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There is a light in god and there is a way forward,
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And there is a way forward, but first, to see it,
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But first, to see it, you have to let go.
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You have to let go. so, call right now
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So, call right now and for your gift of any amount
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And for your gift of any amount to this ministry,
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To this ministry, we wanna put
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We wanna put "the blessing of letting go"
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"the blessing of letting go" in your hands today with
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In your hands today with "challenge the shadow."
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"challenge the shadow." i believe this is gonna be
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I believe this is gonna be just the word you need
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Just the word you need to give you the momentum
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To give you the momentum and the practical strategy
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And the practical strategy to put it in god's hands
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To put it in god's hands and watch him do something
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And watch him do something amazing in your life.
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>> to get
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The "release and restore"
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Sermon pack from
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Pastor steven furtick,
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Which includes
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Two brand-new series,
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"the blessing of letting go"
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And "challenge the shadow,"
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Call or go online now.
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>> let go of your comparison
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>> let go of your comparison to other standards
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To other standards that have nothing to do
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That have nothing to do with who the sovereign god
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With who the sovereign god called you to be.
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Called you to be. let go of the expectations
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Let go of the expectations of perfection that you have
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Of perfection that you have for yourself that can only be
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For yourself that can only be satisfied through the perfect
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Satisfied through the perfect work of jesus and has already
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Work of jesus and has already applied to your account.
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Applied to your account. let go.
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Let go. that's the blessing
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That's the blessing of letting go
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Of letting go of the way you thought
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Of the way you thought it was supposed to be,
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It was supposed to be, is that...
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And i feel god going through
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And i feel god going through somebody's temple today
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Somebody's temple today and clearing out everything
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And clearing out everything that doesn't belong
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That doesn't belong and wiping out every shadow
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And wiping out every shadow that has tried to eliminate
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That has tried to eliminate your purpose and your peace.
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>> in this exclusive
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Dual sermon pack,
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Pastor steven shares
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The importance of letting go
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Of past experiences to step into
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New opportunities and blessings.
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Call or go online now to receive
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The release and restore
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Sermon pack today
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For a gift of any amount.
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Don't wait to experience
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The freedom god has for you.
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Take action now.
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♪ oh my god ♪
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♪ you've sure been ♪
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♪ good to me ♪
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>> ♪ i got that new wine ♪
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♪ now word ♪
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♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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♪ i got that new mind ♪
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♪ new heart ♪
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♪ fresh faith ♪
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♪ i got that new wine ♪
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♪ now word ♪
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♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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>> ♪ say ♪
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♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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>> ♪ i've got a new thing ♪
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♪ prophesy ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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>> ♪ hey-ey ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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>> ♪ hey-ey ♪
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♪ oh i can see a cloud ♪
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♪ heavy with rain ♪
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♪ and it looks like revival ♪
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♪ is headed our way ♪
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♪ i can see a cloud ♪
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♪ heavy with rain ♪
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♪ and it looks like salvation ♪
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♪ is headed our way ♪
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♪ i can hear a sound ♪
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♪ the abundance of rain ♪
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Steven Furtick - The Blessing of Letting Go (Part 3)

May 27, 2025 | 27:29

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