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Steven Furtick - Challenge The Shadow (Part 2)

July 4, 2026 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Challenge The Shadow (Part 2) | July 4, 2026

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> you know, if you kinda
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>> you know, if you kinda take the embarrassing,
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Take the embarrassing, shameful parts of you,
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Shameful parts of you, and don't deal with them
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And don't deal with them they will eventually get
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They will eventually get stronger and overpower you,
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Stronger and overpower you, and show up in ways
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And show up in ways you don't want them to.
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You don't want them to. that's why i'm really glad
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That's why i'm really glad for the cross of jesus christ,
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For the cross of jesus christ, because he showed me on his
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Because he showed me on his cross what to do with my shadow.
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Cross what to do with my shadow. that there is nothing
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That there is nothing i ever have to be ashamed
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I ever have to be ashamed of in his presence.
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Of in his presence. he already knows it,
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He already knows it, he already paid for it,
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He already paid for it, and he nailed it to his cross.
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And he nailed it to his cross. [applause]
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[applause] so, i never have to be ashamed.
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So, i never have to be ashamed. i will never have to like
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I will never have to like stay away from god because,
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Stay away from god because, "oh, he might see
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"oh, he might see who i really am."
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Who i really am." i would never have to go,
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I would never have to go, "well, i could pray about it,
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"well, i could pray about it, and i would pray about it,
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And i would pray about it, but i can't pray about it
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But i can't pray about it because i have these things
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Because i have these things in my life."
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In my life." the things in your life
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The things in your life are the things
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Are the things you need to pray about.
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You need to pray about. so, you drag it out
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So, you drag it out of the shadows
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Of the shadows and into his presence.
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And into his presence. quick tip, next time
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Quick tip, next time you're in church
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You're in church and we're singing
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And we're singing and you're like, "man,
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And you're like, "man, i can't sing that,
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I can't sing that, 'i trust in god'
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'i trust in god' because i'm doubting."
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Because i'm doubting." sing "i trust in god"
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Sing "i trust in god" even louder, because what
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Even louder, because what singing that will do, it will --
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Singing that will do, it will -- i'll tell you what i do.
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I'll tell you what i do. if you drag it
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If you drag it out of the shadows,
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Out of the shadows, and it'll take that doubt
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And it'll take that doubt out of the shadows,
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Out of the shadows, and the devil is like, "oh no.
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And the devil is like, "oh no. no, no, no, no, no, please
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No, no, no, no, no, please don't bring it into the light."
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Don't bring it into the light." if you bring your doubt
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If you bring your doubt into the light,
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Into the light, your doubt will disappear
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Your doubt will disappear in the presence of a god
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In the presence of a god whose name is greater than
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Whose name is greater than anything you can name,
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Anything you can name, any disease you can name,
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Any disease you can name, any disorder you can name,
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Any disorder you can name, anything a doctor can
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Anything a doctor can diagnose you with.
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Diagnose you with. i know a phd.
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I know a phd. i know a perfectly holy deity.
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I know a perfectly holy deity. i know a great god who
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I know a great god who can raise you up.
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Can raise you up. [applause]
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[applause] hezekiah said,
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Hezekiah said, "i don't wanna,
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"i don't wanna, i don't wanna,
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I don't wanna, i don't wanna have
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I don't wanna have a conversation
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A conversation with you about this.
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With you about this. i've got to pray
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I've got to pray about this one.
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About this one. i've got to turn my attention
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I've got to turn my attention to a higher authority.
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To a higher authority. i've got to get my focus
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I've got to get my focus off of what was spoken."
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Off of what was spoken." even though the prophet
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Even though the prophet wasn't wrong.
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Wasn't wrong. y'all, it's hard enough
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Y'all, it's hard enough not to believe the enemy
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Not to believe the enemy when he tells you
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When he tells you you're going to die.
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You're going to die. what would you do
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What would you do if it was isaiah?
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If it was isaiah? it is not the lies that
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It is not the lies that the enemy tells us that
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The enemy tells us that keep us in defeat.
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Keep us in defeat. it is the things that
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It is the things that get whispered to us
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Get whispered to us that secretly believe
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That secretly believe are true, oh god.
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Are true, oh god. but sometimes god will
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But sometimes god will call you to accept it.
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Call you to accept it. my dad died of als,
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My dad died of als, and no amount
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And no amount of prayer reversed it.
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Of prayer reversed it. sometimes --
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Sometimes -- oh, as a matter of fact,
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Oh, as a matter of fact, every time we die,
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Every time we die, it's just a matter of when.
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It's just a matter of when. it's not like hezekiah
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It's not like hezekiah lived to be 3,093.
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Lived to be 3,093. he died, but he didn't
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He died, but he didn't die here because god had
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Die here because god had more for him to do.
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More for him to do. [applause]
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[applause] sometimes, you let things
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Sometimes, you let things die too soon in your life.
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Die too soon in your life. sometimes you let dreams
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Sometimes you let dreams die too soon in your life.
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Die too soon in your life. sometimes you let
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Sometimes you let relationships die too soon
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Relationships die too soon in your life because of what
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In your life because of what you won't work through,
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You won't work through, because of what you
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Because of what you won't pray through,
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Won't pray through, because of what you won't face.
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Because of what you won't face. and god sent me today to give
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And god sent me today to give you this message that some
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You this message that some of the stuff that you have
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Of the stuff that you have been allowing in your life --
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Been allowing in your life -- i'm not saying that
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I'm not saying that if you have sickness,
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If you have sickness, it's a lack of faith.
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It's a lack of faith. that's not my belief system.
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That's not my belief system. i don't believe you can
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I don't believe you can support that from
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Support that from the bible or from life.
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The bible or from life. i am saying this,
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I am saying this, that sometimes what you
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That sometimes what you accept as the consequence
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Accept as the consequence of a hardship is actually
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Of a hardship is actually the opposite of what god
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The opposite of what god intends to give you
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Intends to give you through the hardship.
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Through the hardship. so that sometimes you
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So that sometimes you go through the breaking,
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Go through the breaking, but you don't get the benefit.
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But you don't get the benefit. sometimes you go through
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Sometimes you go through the problem, but you don't
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Access in that problem
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Access in that problem the power that you could
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The power that you could have if you learned what
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Have if you learned what i wanna teach you today.
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I wanna teach you today. because what i wanna
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Because what i wanna teach you today is,
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Teach you today is, no matter what has
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No matter what has been spoken over you
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Been spoken over you or inside of you,
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Or inside of you, if it does not align
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With the assignment that god
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With the assignment that god has placed on your life,
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Has placed on your life, the moment you decide
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The moment you decide to focus your faith
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To focus your faith and drag it out of the shadows
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And drag it out of the shadows and into the light,
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And into the light, things change.
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Things change. things change.
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Things change. say it out loud,
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Say it out loud, "things change."
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"things change." >> congregation: things change.
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>> congregation: things change. >> things change,
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>> things change, they really do.
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They really do. things change,
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Things change, they really do.
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They really do. people still do get
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People still do get married in their 40's.
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Married in their 40's. they really do.
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They really do. people still do live
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People still do live after experiencing
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After experiencing the worst tragedy.
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The worst tragedy. things change.
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Things change. people who formerly were
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People who formerly were so depressed that they
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So depressed that they couldn't even get out of bed,
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Couldn't even get out of bed, go on to found companies.
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Go on to found companies. they really do.
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They really do. people who get fired from
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People who get fired from jobs for being incompetent,
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Jobs for being incompetent, later get celebrated
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Later get celebrated for being innovative
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For being innovative once they find their fit.
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Once they find their fit. things change.
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Things change. say it out loud,
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Say it out loud, "things change."
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"things change." >> congregation: things change.
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>> congregation: things change. >> they really do.
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>> they really do. things change.
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Things change. people who once struggled
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People who once struggled with sin to the point
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With sin to the point that they identified
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That they identified themselves as a recovering
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Themselves as a recovering alcoholic become mentors for
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Alcoholic become mentors for other recovering alcoholics.
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Other recovering alcoholics. things change.
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Things change. they really do.
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They really do. families where nobody
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Families where nobody ever went to college,
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Ever went to college, families where nobody
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Families where nobody ever really got out of
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Ever really got out of high school go on to produce
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High school go on to produce some of the greatest leaders
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Some of the greatest leaders that you've ever seen.
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That you've ever seen. things change.
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Things change. they really do.
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They really do. i don't know who this is for
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I don't know who this is for 'cause it's not in my notes,
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'cause it's not in my notes, but the holy ghost got
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But the holy ghost got a hold of me to tell you,
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A hold of me to tell you, "things change.
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"things change. they really do."
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They really do." i'm not preaching fairy tale.
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I'm not preaching fairy tale. i'm not preaching sweet tarts.
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I'm not preaching sweet tarts. i'm not preaching pop a promise,
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I'm not preaching pop a promise, get a blessing.
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Get a blessing. i'm preaching that when
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I'm preaching that when you turn your face
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You turn your face to the wall and turn
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To the wall and turn your attention to the heavens
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Your attention to the heavens and walk away out of
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And walk away out of the shadows of what
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The shadows of what has been there is a light.
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Has been there is a light. [cheering]
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[cheering] god said, "let there be light,"
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God said, "let there be light," and there was.
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And there was. what i reckon, whatever he
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What i reckon, whatever he speaks still works.
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Speaks still works. so, if he says,
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So, if he says, "let there be joy,"
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"let there be joy," get ready to get happy.
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Get ready to get happy. if he says,
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If he says, "let there be peace,"
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"let there be peace," get ready to see the storm
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Get ready to see the storm start to be still.
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Start to be still. [applause]
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[applause] high-five three people
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High-five three people and say, "things change.
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And say, "things change. they really do."
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They really do." >> congregation: things change.
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>> congregation: things change. they really do.
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They really do. >> you're standing next
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>> you're standing next to a living witness
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To a living witness that things change.
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That things change. you're standing next to an
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You're standing next to an exhibit a that things change.
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Exhibit a that things change. you're standing next to somebody
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You're standing next to somebody who one time thought,
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Who one time thought, "i wasn't gonna make it."
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"i wasn't gonna make it." but hey, hezekiah,
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But hey, hezekiah, hey, isaiah, turn around,
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Hey, isaiah, turn around, get back, because god said,
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Get back, because god said, "you're overruled.
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"you're overruled. the shadow can't have you yet."
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The shadow can't have you yet." [applause]
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[applause] "hey, isaiah, get back here.
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"hey, isaiah, get back here. god said i can live!"
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God said i can live!" [applause]
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[applause] "hey, isaiah, i'm not
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"hey, isaiah, i'm not saying you were wrong.
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Saying you were wrong. i'm not saying god
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I'm not saying god changed his mind.
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Changed his mind. i'm just saying, i've set
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I'm just saying, i've set my faith and it will not die."
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My faith and it will not die." [applause]
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[applause] i should warn you
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I should warn you as i preach this
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As i preach this that i'm preaching to you
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That i'm preaching to you what i have walked through.
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What i have walked through. you say, "pastor,
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You say, "pastor, we didn't hear that you
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We didn't hear that you had boils on your body."
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Had boils on your body." no, no, i'm not talking
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No, no, i'm not talking about boils on my body.
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About boils on my body. i'm talking about
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I'm talking about beliefs that i carried.
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Beliefs that i carried. o god, o god.
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O god, o god. i mean, these beliefs,
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I mean, these beliefs, they were painful,
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They were painful, they were progressive.
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They were progressive. there were times that
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There were times that i believed things about myself
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I believed things about myself that i was beyond love.
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That i was beyond love. there were times i believed
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There were times i believed things about myself
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Things about myself that i was beyond help.
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That i was beyond help. there were times i believed
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There were times i believed things about my thought patterns
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Things about my thought patterns that they were just genetic
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That they were just genetic and they couldn't be changed.
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And they couldn't be changed. there were times i believed
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There were times i believed things about my potential
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Things about my potential that i wasn't the one
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That i wasn't the one for the job, even though
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For the job, even though god had called me to it.
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God had called me to it. there were times
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There were times i believed things --
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I believed things -- now, the thing about
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Now, the thing about believing a thing that
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Believing a thing that isn't true is that you
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Isn't true is that you don't know it wasn't true,
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Don't know it wasn't true, because once you know
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Because once you know it wasn't true,
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It wasn't true, you don't believe it anymore,
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You don't believe it anymore, so you don't know it isn't
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So you don't know it isn't true while you're believing it.
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True while you're believing it. the moment you know it's not
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The moment you know it's not true you stop believing it.
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True you stop believing it. that's why i love this
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Passage because the devil
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Passage because the devil didn't tell hezekiah,
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Didn't tell hezekiah, "you're gonna die."
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"you're gonna die." the prophet did.
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The prophet did. and this is where we have
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And this is where we have to get more sensitive
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To get more sensitive to the holy spirit
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To the holy spirit than we are to our senses.
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Even if the sickness doesn't
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Even if the sickness doesn't go away in your life,
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Go away in your life, through your suffering,
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Through your suffering, god is going to be
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God is going to be glorified more than
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Glorified more than you could ask or imagine.
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You could ask or imagine. and i know that doesn't really
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And i know that doesn't really like give the same kind
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Like give the same kind of relief it does when
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Of relief it does when isaiah tells them to get
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Isaiah tells them to get some figs and rub that --
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Some figs and rub that -- what did they call it?
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What did they call it? the poultice.
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The poultice. did you see that word
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Did you see that word in verse 7?
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In verse 7? i thought that was
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I thought that was a crazy word.
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A crazy word. "and then isaiah said,
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"and then isaiah said, 'prepare a poultice of figs.'"
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'prepare a poultice of figs.'" i had to look that one up.
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I had to look that one up. it's an ointment.
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It's an ointment. a poultice is an ointment.
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A poultice is an ointment. but that i thought was
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But that i thought was powerful too because
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Powerful too because for the healing that
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For the healing that we need in our lives,
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We need in our lives, it's not just the prayers;
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It's not just the prayers; it's the poultice.
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It's the poultice. it wasn't just he said,
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It wasn't just he said, "you're going to live"
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"you're going to live" and he waved a wand.
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And he waved a wand. there was a process
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There was a process involved in that.
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Involved in that. so, i wonder sometimes,
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So, i wonder sometimes, are we taught that
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Are we taught that it's all about what we do,
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It's all about what we do, and then other times
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And then other times we're taught it's not
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We're taught it's not about what we do?
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About what we do? and somewhere in this
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And somewhere in this message today god wants you
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Message today god wants you to hear that you have
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To hear that you have to choose to challenge
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To choose to challenge the shadow or the shadow
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The shadow or the shadow will swallow you.
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Will swallow you. think about it.
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Think about it. go with me.
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Go with me. can you go with me
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Can you go with me back in history just
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Back in history just a few hundred years?
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A few hundred years? go back and see that shadow
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Go back and see that shadow stretching down the steps,
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Stretching down the steps, and see the prophet's word
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And see the prophet's word coming to announce,
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Coming to announce, "it's over for you, hezekiah."
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"it's over for you, hezekiah." and i wonder, have you felt
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And i wonder, have you felt that shadow stretching over
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That shadow stretching over an area of your life lately?
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An area of your life lately? and has god brought me
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And has god brought me to your life today
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To your life today to give you a prophetic word
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To give you a prophetic word for that situation that
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For that situation that you think can't change?
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You think can't change? even if the situation
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Even if the situation doesn't change,
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Doesn't change, the way you see it must.
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The way you see it must. that is the first step.
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That is the first step. not that the situation
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Not that the situation would change,
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Would change, but that the way
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But that the way you see it would change.
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You see it would change. everything --
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Everything -- god gave me this one time too.
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God gave me this one time too. he said, "everything you're
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He said, "everything you're praying about today as a burden,
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Praying about today as a burden, you were thanking me for as a
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You were thanking me for as a blessing before it got heavy."
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Blessing before it got heavy." everything in my life that i was
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Everything in my life that i was praying about as a burden,
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Praying about as a burden, "o god, this is so hard,
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"o god, this is so hard, this is so heavy."
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This is so heavy." was something god gave me
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Was something god gave me that i asked him for.
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That i asked him for. it was just growing bigger.
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It was just growing bigger. everything has to start
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Everything has to start with how you see it.
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With how you see it. that's what a prophet does.
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That's what a prophet does. he's a seer.
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He's a seer. isaiah had the ability
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Isaiah had the ability to see hundreds of years
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To see hundreds of years into the future where
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Into the future where he prophesied the birth
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He prophesied the birth of jesus christ.
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Of jesus christ. so, how does hezekiah
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So, how does hezekiah and his tears and his prayers
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And his tears and his prayers stop a prophet as powerful
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Stop a prophet as powerful as isaiah in his tracks?
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As isaiah in his tracks? isaiah is walking back.
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Isaiah is walking back. he's all the way
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He's all the way to the middle court.
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To the middle court. he's like, "well, god,
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He's like, "well, god, i really didn't want to
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I really didn't want to tell him that, but..."
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Tell him that, but..." and he can't take
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And he can't take another step because
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Another step because something arrests him.
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Something arrests him. now, he doesn't know
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Now, he doesn't know what it is yet.
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What it is yet. all he knows is,
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All he knows is, "i told hezekiah
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"i told hezekiah he was gonna die.
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He was gonna die. i turned my back.
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I turned my back. i went back to go home,
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I went back to go home, and something stopped me."
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And something stopped me." what he didn't know was,
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What he didn't know was, at the moment --
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At the moment -- i believe at the moment
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I believe at the moment that hezekiah's tears
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That hezekiah's tears were hitting the pillow,
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Were hitting the pillow, his feet got heavy,
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His feet got heavy, and he couldn't
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And he couldn't take another step.
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Take another step. "now, what are you saying,
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"now, what are you saying, pastor steven?
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Pastor steven? are you saying that
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Are you saying that if i cry enough,
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If i cry enough, god will change my situation,
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God will change my situation, or that if i just pray
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Or that if i just pray this prayer?
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This prayer? can we pray that prayer
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Can we pray that prayer from hezekiah and get it
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From hezekiah and get it back and get it restored?
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Back and get it restored? can i pray this prayer
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Can i pray this prayer from hezekiah and get everything
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From hezekiah and get everything that was in my life
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That was in my life that was missing put
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That was missing put back together again?"
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Back together again?" i do not believe that it was
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I do not believe that it was the formula of his prayer
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The formula of his prayer that brought healing.
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That brought healing. i believe it was
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I believe it was the change of his focus.
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The change of his focus. yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah. yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah. i believe that when he wept
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I believe that when he wept bitterly and prayed fervently --
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Bitterly and prayed fervently -- when he chose to rehearse
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When he chose to rehearse truth through tears.
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Truth through tears. everybody say, "truth...
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Everybody say, "truth... >> congregation: truth...
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>> congregation: truth... >> through...
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>> through... >> congregation: through..
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>> congregation: through.. >> tears."
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>> tears." >> congregation: tears.
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>> congregation: tears. >> that is a valuable,
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>> that is a valuable, valuable, valuable confession.
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Valuable, valuable confession. it is one thing to quote truth
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It is one thing to quote truth when you have evidence that
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When you have evidence that absolutely supports that truth,
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Absolutely supports that truth, but truth through tears
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But truth through tears is a completely different
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Is a completely different level of trust in god.
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Level of trust in god. and that kind of trust in god
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And that kind of trust in god will say to the shadow,
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Will say to the shadow, "hey, you say it's over,
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"hey, you say it's over, god says it's a new beginning."
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God says it's a new beginning." and i believe that's what
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And i believe that's what happens in our life
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Happens in our life when we really make
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When we really make the shift into faith.
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The shift into faith. is that god shows us
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Is that god shows us that what we've called
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That what we've called an ending is a beginning.
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An ending is a beginning. do you believe that?
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Do you believe that? 'cause if you don't,
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'cause if you don't, you're not a christian,
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You're not a christian, because that's all
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Because that's all the resurrection was,
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The resurrection was, was a redefinition of what
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Was a redefinition of what men call endings.
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Men call endings. i know that you've been
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I know that you've been worried about it.
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Worried about it. i know that you've been
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I know that you've been burdened by it,
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Burdened by it, bothered by it,
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Bothered by it, broken by it.
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Broken by it. that is not the question.
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That is not the question. the question isn't,
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The question isn't, "will you cry?"
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"will you cry?" it's, "what will you
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It's, "what will you confess as you do?"
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Confess as you do?" because i think there are
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Because i think there are times in all of our life
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Times in all of our life when the shadow comes
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When the shadow comes to announce it's over,
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To announce it's over, but the shadow
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But the shadow is not the source.
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Is not the source. will you challenge
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Will you challenge the shadow?
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The shadow? imagine this.
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Imagine this. they rub this ointment
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They rub this ointment all over hezekiah's body,
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All over hezekiah's body, and he says, "okay,
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And he says, "okay, i need a sign that
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I need a sign that this is gonna work."
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This is gonna work." and isaiah --
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And isaiah -- you gotta get in this,
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You gotta get in this, get in this image.
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Get in this image. it's so cool.
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It's so cool. isaiah goes, "alright,
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Isaiah goes, "alright, you want a sign?
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You want a sign? i'll give you a sign,
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I'll give you a sign, 'cause you don't really
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'cause you don't really believe it yet.
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Believe it yet. so, the shadow is going
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So, the shadow is going to move so god can show you
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To move so god can show you that you have more time.
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That you have more time. shall it go forward 10 steps
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Shall it go forward 10 steps or shall it go back 10 steps?"
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Or shall it go back 10 steps?" now, let's work this out
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Now, let's work this out real quickly.
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Real quickly. the sun comes up
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The sun comes up over the temple.
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Over the temple. the shadow goes down
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The shadow goes down the steps.
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The steps. that is the natural
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That is the natural pattern of things.
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Pattern of things. hezekiah said, "if the shadow
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Hezekiah said, "if the shadow keeps going down the steps,
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Keeps going down the steps, that's what's supposed
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That's what's supposed to happen.
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To happen. how will i know that
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How will i know that god can do it if it
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God can do it if it goes exactly how
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Goes exactly how it's supposed to?"
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It's supposed to?" maybe this is why certain
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Maybe this is why certain things in our lives
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Don't go exactly how
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Don't go exactly how they're supposed to.
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They're supposed to. because how would you know
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Because how would you know that it was god if it just
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That it was god if it just went how it's supposed to?
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Went how it's supposed to? if people just recognized you
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If people just recognized you like they were supposed to,
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How would you know that it
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How would you know that it is god that promotes you?
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Is god that promotes you? if everybody supported you,
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If everybody supported you, and endorsed you that was
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And endorsed you that was supposed to support
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Supposed to support and endorse you,
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And endorse you, how would i know
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How would i know it was god if the shadow
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It was god if the shadow just did what shadows do?
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Just did what shadows do? i got another one for you.
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I got another one for you. if it happened when
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If it happened when you wanted it to,
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You wanted it to, you would have
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You would have thought it was you.
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Thought it was you. [applause]
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[applause] so, god said, "i gotta do
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So, god said, "i gotta do something really quick.
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Something really quick. i gotta make the shadow
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I gotta make the shadow stretch out so that you
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Stretch out so that you get in a position
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Get in a position where you won't say,
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Where you won't say, 'oh, i was really smart.
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'oh, i was really smart. oh, i was really clever.
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Oh, i was really clever. oh, i was really faithful.'"
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Oh, i was really faithful.'" notice, while hezekiah was
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Notice, while hezekiah was talking about his faithfulness,
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Talking about his faithfulness, isaiah kept walking.
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Isaiah kept walking. but when he cried
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But when he cried a tear and said,
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A tear and said, "god, if you don't do it,
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"god, if you don't do it, it will not get done,"
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It will not get done," isaiah said,
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Isaiah said, "whoa, that's faith.
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"whoa, that's faith. whoa, that's trust.
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Whoa, that's trust. whoa, that's somebody
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Whoa, that's somebody who has come to
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Who has come to the end of themselves.
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The end of themselves. that's somebody who has
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That's somebody who has seen the shadow,
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Seen the shadow, but will still come back
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But will still come back to the source."
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To the source." what are you all looking at?
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What are you all looking at? he loves good preaching.
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He loves good preaching. you see people stand up
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You see people stand up at a football game?
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At a football game? this is better than
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This is better than a football game.
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A football game. this is the church
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This is the church of the living god.
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Of the living god. [applause]
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[applause] thank you, jesus.
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Thank you, jesus. [applause]
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[applause] they think it's crazy
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They think it's crazy when we get excited
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When we get excited about the word of god.
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About the word of god. i see people get excited about
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I see people get excited about somebody in some mesh shorts
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Somebody in some mesh shorts running up and down
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Running up and down some hardwood floors,
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Some hardwood floors, bouncing a ball into a hoop.
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Bouncing a ball into a hoop. i think i can get excited when
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I think i can get excited when the word of the lord comes
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The word of the lord comes to me and starts telling me,
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To me and starts telling me, "this shadow is not
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"this shadow is not gonna consume you."
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Gonna consume you." [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] yes, lord.
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Yes, lord. [applause]
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[applause] why are you scared
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Why are you scared to praise god?
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To praise god? why are you scared
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Why are you scared to give him glory?
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To give him glory? why are you quiet
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Why are you quiet when you come in here?
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When you come in here? you better get radical
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You better get radical about this thing.
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About this thing. time's running out, baby.
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Time's running out, baby. you can't afford to sit there
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You can't afford to sit there and wait for a feeling.
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And wait for a feeling. this is more than a feeling.
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This is more than a feeling. this is the word
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This is the word of almighty god!
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Of almighty god! if you don't cry out,
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If you don't cry out, the rocks will.
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The rocks will. if you don't cry out,
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If you don't cry out, isaiah keeps walking.
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Isaiah keeps walking. somebody release the sound
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Somebody release the sound of worship that will stop
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Of worship that will stop the prophet in his tracks
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The prophet in his tracks and say, "get back here.
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And say, "get back here. i will live!"
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I will live!" [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] glory!
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Glory! glory!
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Glory! high-five somebody and say,
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High-five somebody and say, "i'm back, i'm back."
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"i'm back, i'm back." now, watch the shadow,
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Now, watch the shadow, watch the shadow,
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Watch the shadow, watch the shadow, verse 11.
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Watch the shadow, verse 11. isaiah said,
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Isaiah said, "okay, you need a sign?
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"okay, you need a sign? the shadow is going
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The shadow is going to stop going forward,
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To stop going forward, and it's gonna do something
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And it's gonna do something that will always prove
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That will always prove the presence of god."
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The presence of god." get ready to shout over this.
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Get ready to shout over this. you're going to love this.
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You're going to love this. verse 11, it said,
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Verse 11, it said, "he made the shadow
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"he made the shadow go back up the steps."
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Go back up the steps." again, for everybody who's
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Again, for everybody who's looking at something right now
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Looking at something right now that looks like it's over,
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That looks like it's over, watch what god did for hezekiah
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Watch what god did for hezekiah when hezekiah called on him.
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When hezekiah called on him. he made the shadow
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He made the shadow go back up the steps.
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Go back up the steps. and i thought, "god,
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And i thought, "god, this doesn't make sense.
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This doesn't make sense. shadows don't climb stairs."
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Shadows don't climb stairs." exactly.
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Exactly. not until
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Not until you challenge them.
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You challenge them. [applause]
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[applause] see, as long as we just
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See, as long as we just let it be whatever
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Let it be whatever way it is and go,
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Way it is and go, "okay, well,
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"okay, well, that's just how it is"
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That's just how it is" or "that's just how i am"
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Or "that's just how i am" and we never challenge
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And we never challenge the shadow by coming back
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The shadow by coming back to the source,
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To the source, it's just going to keep
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It's just going to keep going down, down, down.
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Going down, down, down. have you been depressed?
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Have you been depressed? have you been discouraged?
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Have you been discouraged? have you given up on your dream
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Have you given up on your dream that god put inside of you?
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That god put inside of you? is the shadow going down
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Is the shadow going down the steps in your life?
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The steps in your life? challenge it.
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Challenge it. challenge it.
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Challenge it. whatever that
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Whatever that looks like for you,
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Looks like for you, god will reveal it
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God will reveal it by his spirit.
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By his spirit. i hear god saying,
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I hear god saying, "challenge that."
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"challenge that." i wish i had a flag like
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I wish i had a flag like they have on football,
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They have on football, so i could throw
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So i could throw the challenge flag on some
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The challenge flag on some situations in your life,
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Situations in your life, some stuff you're
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Some stuff you're complaining about.
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Complaining about. hey, stop complaining
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Hey, stop complaining about stuff you can change.
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>> before we go,
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>> before we go, i want to take a moment
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I want to take a moment to show you what your giving
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To show you what your giving is helping make possible
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Is helping make possible through a special initiative
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Through a special initiative that we call love week.
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That we call love week. love week is a time each year
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Love week is a time each year where we intentionally come
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Where we intentionally come together to serve, to give,
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Together to serve, to give, and to love people in
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And to love people in communities around the world.
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Communities around the world. throughout the year,
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Throughout the year, we consistently
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We consistently serve and support
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Serve and support our outreach partners,
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Our outreach partners, but this week is a dedicated
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But this week is a dedicated week where we unify
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Week where we unify our time and our efforts
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Our time and our efforts to make a significant impact.
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To make a significant impact. this looks like families
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This looks like families packing meals together,
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Packing meals together, teams serving in local
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Teams serving in local schools and neighborhoods,
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Schools and neighborhoods, and volunteers coming alongside
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And volunteers coming alongside people in some of their most
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People in some of their most difficult moments.
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Difficult moments. this is a week dedicated
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This is a week dedicated to bringing support
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To bringing support and encouragement and care.
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And encouragement and care. this is the heart
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This is the heart of our outreach ministry,
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Of our outreach ministry, meeting practical needs
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Meeting practical needs so that people can experience
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So that people can experience the love of jesus.
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The love of jesus. and it's possible because
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And it's possible because of your generosity.
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Of your generosity. your giving allows us
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Your giving allows us to link arms with people
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To link arms with people who are already
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Who are already faithfully serving
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Faithfully serving their communities every day
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Their communities every day and strengthen the work that
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And strengthen the work that god is doing through them.
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God is doing through them. it helps meet real needs while
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It helps meet real needs while opening hearts to lasting hope.
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Opening hearts to lasting hope. this is your giving in action,
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This is your giving in action, and it's making a difference
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And it's making a difference in more lives than we could
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In more lives than we could ever reach alone.
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Ever reach alone. if you'd like
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If you'd like to partner with us,
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To partner with us, you can call the number
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You can call the number on your screen or go
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On your screen or go online to give.
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Online to give. every gift matters,
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Every gift matters, because together,
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Because together, we can continue reaching
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We can continue reaching people with hope and truth
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People with hope and truth right when they need it.
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>> for more than a decade,
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>> for more than a decade, our partnership with
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Our partnership with rise against hunger has
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Rise against hunger has turned compassion into action.
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And together,
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Thousands of volunteers from
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Elevation church have packed
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Over 5 million meals for
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Children and families facing
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Hunger around the world.
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And for many who
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Received these meals,
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It's the only meal
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They'll eat that day.
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Every box packed is more
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Than food.
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It's hope, it's dignity
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And the love of jesus
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In action.
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And together,
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And together, we're helping ensure
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We're helping ensure that no one goes hungry.
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♪ ♪
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♪ you hav been ♪
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♪ the friend who never left ♪
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♪ and i won't forget ♪
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♪ your faithfulness ♪
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♪ jesus be the name ♪
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♪ ever on my lips ♪
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♪ it's sweeter every time ♪
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♪ that i call on it ♪
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♪ there's just something ♪
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♪ 'bout your name ♪
00:25:13.531 --> 00:25:16.200
♪ there's just something ♪
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♪ 'bout your name ♪
00:25:17.234 --> 00:25:19.970
♪ there's just something ♪
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♪ 'bout your name ♪
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♪ that makes me cry holy ♪
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♪ there is no other name ♪
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♪ jesus you're so worthy lord ♪
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♪ there's just something ♪
00:25:42.526 --> 00:25:43.394
♪ 'bout your name ♪
00:25:43.460 --> 00:25:44.895
♪ my jesus ♪
00:25:44.962 --> 00:25:46.230
♪ there's just something ♪
00:25:46.297 --> 00:25:47.131
♪ 'bout your name ♪
00:25:47.197 --> 00:25:49.934
♪ there's just something ♪
00:25:50.000 --> 00:25:50.734
♪ 'bout your name ♪
00:25:50.801 --> 00:25:53.037
♪ that makes me cry holy yes ♪
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♪ there is no other name ♪
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♪ i kniw ♪
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♪ there is no other name ♪
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♪ jesus you're worthy ♪
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♪ yes juess ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ oh yes ♪
00:26:21.432 --> 00:26:26.303
♪ worthy is the lamb of giod ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ oh the name abvove ♪
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♪ every other name ♪
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♪ you are ♪
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♪ jesus your name is like ♪
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♪ the morning light ♪
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♪ the one the darkness ♪
00:26:47.191 --> 00:26:49.293
♪ can't deny ♪
00:26:49.360 --> 00:26:50.894
♪ the resurrection ♪
00:26:50.961 --> 00:26:52.963
♪ and the life ♪
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♪ jesus ♪
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♪ jesus your name can save ♪
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♪ your name can heal ♪
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♪ your name can make ♪
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♪ the storm be still ♪
00:27:03.941 --> 00:27:05.776
♪ you never fail ♪
00:27:05.843 --> 00:27:08.178
♪ you never will ♪
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♪ jesus ♪
00:27:09.747 --> 00:27:12.383
♪ jesus the bread of life ♪
00:27:12.449 --> 00:27:15.452
♪ broken for us ♪
00:27:15.519 --> 00:27:17.121
♪ the wounded ♪
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♪ and the worthy one ♪
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♪ the first and last ♪
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♪ and soon to come ♪
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♪ jesus ♪
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♪ jesus the king ♪
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♪ who overwhelmed ♪
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Steven Furtick - Challenge The Shadow (Part 2)

July 4, 2026 | 27:29

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