Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Concealed But Not Canceled (Part 2)

July 5, 2025 | 28:0

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

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Concealed But Not Canceled (Part 2) | July 5, 2025

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking to strengthen
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Your faith and shift your
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Perspective stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> i think the biggest factor
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>> i think the biggest factor that determines whether
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That determines whether you're under attack from
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You're under attack from the enemy is whether
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The enemy is whether you're alive.
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You're alive. so, if the answer
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So, if the answer to that is yes,
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To that is yes, you're under attack
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You're under attack in some way, shape, or form.
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In some way, shape, or form. and it may be
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And it may be a long-range attack
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A long-range attack or it may be something
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Or it may be something that's happening immediately.
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That's happening immediately. but watch what happened
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But watch what happened in verse 14.
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In verse 14. "the israelites were subject
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"the israelites were subject to eglon king of moab
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To eglon king of moab for eighteen years."
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For eighteen years." now, you see why i picked
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Now, you see why i picked this passage.
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This passage. that got my attention.
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That got my attention. eighteen years.
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Eighteen years. and i'm like, "yeah, but, lord,
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And i'm like, "yeah, but, lord, we hadn't been subject
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We hadn't been subject to eglon for 18 years."
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To eglon for 18 years." 'cause they were having
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'cause they were having to pay tribute.
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To pay tribute. and they were having to bring
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And they were having to bring all this extra taxation
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All this extra taxation to the king,
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To the king, and they were
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And they were oppressed by him.
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Oppressed by him. and it was causing them
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And it was causing them great hardship.
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Great hardship. now, we're here today
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Now, we're here today celebrating, of course,
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Celebrating, of course, 18 years of blessing,
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18 years of blessing, but let's see before
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But let's see before we finish this celebration
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We finish this celebration if there's a parallel
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If there's a parallel for this 18 years of oppression
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For this 18 years of oppression that israel suffered
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That israel suffered and the victory god gave them
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And the victory god gave them and the 18 years of victory
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And the 18 years of victory he's given us.
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He's given us. watch this.
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Watch this. verse 15, "again the israelites
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Verse 15, "again the israelites cried out to the lord,
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Cried out to the lord, and he gave them
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And he gave them a deliverer-ehud,
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A deliverer-ehud, a left-handed man,
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A left-handed man, the son of gera the benjamite."
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The son of gera the benjamite." and now, we have
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And now, we have a completely confusing situation
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A completely confusing situation where god gives his people
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Where god gives his people a gift that makes no sense.
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A gift that makes no sense. the tribe of benjamin,
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The tribe of benjamin, larry bribe will tell you,
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Larry bribe will tell you, is literally known as,
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Is literally known as, "the right-handed tribe,"
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"the right-handed tribe," because, evan, the name benjamin
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Because, evan, the name benjamin literally means
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Literally means son of my right hand.
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Son of my right hand. that's what it means.
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That's what it means. so, when god wanted
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So, when god wanted to deliver his people,
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To deliver his people, he sent them
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He sent them a left-handed warrior
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A left-handed warrior from a right-handed tribe.
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From a right-handed tribe. this makes no sense.
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This makes no sense. repeat after me, "this makes...
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Repeat after me, "this makes... >> congregation: this makes...
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>> congregation: this makes... >> no sense."
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>> no sense." >> congregation: no sense.
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>> congregation: no sense. >> how many have been feeling
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>> how many have been feeling like that about a situation
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Like that about a situation in your life right now?
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In your life right now? now, this makes no sense.
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Now, this makes no sense. why would god sharpen an arrow,
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Why would god sharpen an arrow, polish an arrow,
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Polish an arrow, and then conceal it
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And then conceal it in a quiver?
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In a quiver? did you notice that
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Did you notice that isaiah 49:2 said,
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Isaiah 49:2 said, "god hid me in the quiver"?
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"god hid me in the quiver"? did you know that god
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Did you know that god has a quiver?
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Has a quiver? the quiver is the pouch
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The quiver is the pouch where the archer
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Where the archer keeps his arrows
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Keeps his arrows so that he can carry them
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So that he can carry them to the place so that when
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To the place so that when the time is right
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The time is right the arrow can be launched,
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The arrow can be launched, but until the arrow
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But until the arrow is ready to be launched
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Is ready to be launched the arrow is kept in the quiver.
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The arrow is kept in the quiver. and if you judge your potential
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And if you judge your potential by the quiver, you'll think,
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By the quiver, you'll think, "i'm never going anywhere."
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"i'm never going anywhere." if you judge, watch this,
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If you judge, watch this, the potential of your child
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The potential of your child by what they're struggling
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By what they're struggling through in adolescence,
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Through in adolescence, you'll be preparing
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You'll be preparing to give them money
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To give them money for a homeless ministry
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For a homeless ministry named after them.
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Named after them. but what if it is not
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But what if it is not a destination where
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A destination where they are right now?
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They are right now? what if you have been cursing
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What if you have been cursing something in your life
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Something in your life and what you call a curse,
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And what you call a curse, god calls a quiver?
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[cheering]
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So i came
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So i came with a challenge church.
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With a challenge church. let me smile at you while
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Let me smile at you while i say it,
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I say it, don't curse your quiver
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Don't curse your quiver that's where god keeps
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That's where god keeps his most valuable weapons,
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His most valuable weapons, his secret weapons,
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His secret weapons, his special weapons,
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His special weapons, his sharp weapons,
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His sharp weapons, his ready weapons,
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His ready weapons, his capable weapons.
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His capable weapons. his weapons that
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His weapons that no one will see coming.
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[cheering and applause]
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Now the bible seems
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Now the bible seems kinda brilliant 'cause
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Kinda brilliant 'cause i understand that it is
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I understand that it is the shameful things that god
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The shameful things that god uses to shame the strong.
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Uses to shame the strong. that it is the foolishness
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That it is the foolishness of the cross that god
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Of the cross that god used to save the world.
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Used to save the world. when it got ready to redeem
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When it got ready to redeem us from our sin he found
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Us from our sin he found a virgin womb.
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A virgin womb. why?
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Why? this makes no sense.
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This makes no sense. when he got ready to take down
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When he got ready to take down a philistine giant he chose
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A philistine giant he chose a shepherd boy who was hidden
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A shepherd boy who was hidden in a field 'cause
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In a field 'cause this makes no sense.
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When he got ready
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When he got ready to use somebody to liberate
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To use somebody to liberate the israelites from egypt,
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The israelites from egypt, he chose a murderer
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He chose a murderer who was a fugitive.
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Who was a fugitive. why?
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Why? 'cause this makes no sense.
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'cause this makes no sense. and when this makes no sense
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And when this makes no sense that's where god can get
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The greatest glory so he said,
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The greatest glory so he said, "i gotta get a left
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"i gotta get a left handed warrior."
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[cheering]
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Jesus.
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[cheering and applause]
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Are you feeling this
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Are you feeling this like i'm feeling this?
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[cheering and applause]
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'cause somebody in here
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'cause somebody in here has felt left handed
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Has felt left handed all your life in a right
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All your life in a right handed tribe.
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Handed tribe. and you've never really fit in
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And you've never really fit in and you've never really been
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And you've never really been what you thought you
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What you thought you were supposed to be.
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Were supposed to be. and you've never really had what
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And you've never really had what you felt like you were
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You felt like you were supposed to have,
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Supposed to have, and what other people
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And what other people do easily you struggle for.
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Do easily you struggle for. you're a left handed warrior
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You're a left handed warrior from a right handed tribe.
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From a right handed tribe. and god looks across 50,000
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And god looks across 50,000 benjamite soldiers,
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Benjamite soldiers, they had about 47,000
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They had about 47,000 swords men and only 700 lefties
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Swords men and only 700 lefties and god said,
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And god said, "i need a leftie for this."
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"i need a leftie for this." god is looking for lefties
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God is looking for lefties and you're about
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And you're about to find out why.
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To find out why. if you wanna hear the rest
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If you wanna hear the rest of this message make some
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Of this message make some holy ghost noise
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Holy ghost noise in this 18 year old church.
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[cheering and applause]
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Eighteen year old church.
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Eighteen year old church. and you know what happens
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And you know what happens when you turn 18?
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When you turn 18? you can go to war
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You can go to war when you turn 18.
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When you turn 18. i believe god's about to raise
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I believe god's about to raise up a warrior as i preach
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Up a warrior as i preach this word today.
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This word today. as a matter of fact,
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As a matter of fact, what's that in your hand?
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What's that in your hand? what's that in your hand?
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What's that in your hand? what's that in your hand?
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What's that in your hand? you look like a weapon.
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[cheering and applause]
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Yeah.
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[applause]
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Isaiah said,
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Isaiah said, "he had me in the shadows
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"he had me in the shadows but he wasn't punishing me,
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But he wasn't punishing me, he was polishing me."
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He was polishing me." i'm not being punished,
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I'm not being punished, i'm being polished.
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I'm being polished. that's his hand working on me.
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That's his hand working on me. that's his hand sanding me down,
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That's his hand sanding me down, that's his hand, too,
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That's his hand, too, hiding me for the right time
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Hiding me for the right time and when the right time
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And when the right time comes i'm gonna be the right
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Comes i'm gonna be the right one for the right time 'cause
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One for the right time 'cause he hid me in his quiver.
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He hid me in his quiver. it's not a curse,
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It's not a curse, it's a quiver.
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It's a quiver. loneliness sometimes is
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Loneliness sometimes is because you feel left handed.
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Because you feel left handed. one of my best friends
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One of my best friends said that three words --
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Said that three words -- or they're not words,
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Or they're not words, they're phrases,
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They're phrases, but he said three words
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But he said three words but he should've
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But he should've said three phrases,
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Said three phrases, describe how he's
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Describe how he's felt his whole life,
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Felt his whole life, left out,
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Left out, looked over,
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Looked over, and less than.
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And less than. now understand this church
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Now understand this church for the historical context,
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For the historical context, that if you are left handed
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That if you are left handed in a right handed tribe
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In a right handed tribe they didn't let you serve
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They didn't let you serve in the military except
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In the military except in a special position.
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In a special position. and it wasn't the best position.
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And it wasn't the best position. so imagine all the times that
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So imagine all the times that ehud got looked over, left out,
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Ehud got looked over, left out, and felt less than.
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And felt less than. "and the israelites cried out
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"and the israelites cried out to the lord, and he gave them,"
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To the lord, and he gave them," verse 15 please.
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Verse 15 please. "he gave them a deliverer,"
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"he gave them a deliverer," from a place they
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From a place they weren't looking.
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Weren't looking. he gave them what
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He gave them what they had looked over.
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They had looked over. he gave them someone
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He gave them someone who had been left out.
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Who had been left out. he gave them what they
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He gave them what they considered less than.
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Considered less than. and we regard christ
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And we regard christ according to the flesh
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According to the flesh we miss his glory because god
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We miss his glory because god will always wrap
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Will always wrap his favor in flesh.
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His favor in flesh. and when we look for god
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And when we look for god to do something only
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To do something only from the right hand
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From the right hand of what we consider a blessing,
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Of what we consider a blessing, we miss what's on
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We miss what's on the left every time.
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The left every time. i'm trying to say,
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I'm trying to say, god's trying to give you
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God's trying to give you stuff but you're
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Stuff but you're watching the wrong hand.
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[cheering and applause]
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You're waiting for everything
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You're waiting for everything to go right but sometimes
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To go right but sometimes god wants to bless
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God wants to bless you from the left.
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[cheering and applause]
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Now do you see why
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Now do you see why i invited myself
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I invited myself to preach this message?
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To preach this message? 'cause it's been 18 years
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'cause it's been 18 years they've been struggling,
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They've been struggling, and 18 years they've
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And 18 years they've been suffering,
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Been suffering, and for 18 years
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And for 18 years god has been blessing
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God has been blessing this ministry,
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And for 18 years
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And for 18 years it was nothing but his hand
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It was nothing but his hand that kept us going.
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That kept us going. for 18 years and then they cried
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For 18 years and then they cried out and god sent them
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Out and god sent them a blessing from the left.
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A blessing from the left. so watch what happens
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So watch what happens when he goes.
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When he goes. "the israelites sent him
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"the israelites sent him with tribute to eglon
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With tribute to eglon king of moab,"
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King of moab," and i want you to picture this
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And i want you to picture this in your head because this loner,
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In your head because this loner, called a loser,
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Called a loser, looked over and left out.
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Looked over and left out. this loner, called a loser,
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This loner, called a loser, looked over and left out.
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Looked over and left out. that's not always just the way
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That's not always just the way people talk about you,
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People talk about you, sometimes that's the way you
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Sometimes that's the way you talk to yourself.
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Talk to yourself. this left handed warrior.
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This left handed warrior. this left handed judge.
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This left handed judge. he takes the tribute
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He takes the tribute to the enemy king
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To the enemy king but verse 16 says something
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But verse 16 says something kinda interesting.
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Kinda interesting. "now ehud,"
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"now ehud," the left handed deliverer,
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The left handed deliverer, "had made a double-edged sword
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"had made a double-edged sword about a cubit long," uh huh.
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About a cubit long," uh huh. "which he strapped to his right
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"which he strapped to his right thigh under his clothing."
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Thigh under his clothing." so we call this conceal
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So we call this conceal and carry, alright.
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And carry, alright. not making a political statement
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Not making a political statement this is just --
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This is just -- you know they woulda
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You know they woulda canceled the bible.
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[laughter]
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Isaiah woulda got canceled,
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Isaiah woulda got canceled, paul would got canceled,
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Paul would got canceled, jeremiah definitely
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Jeremiah definitely woulda got canceled.
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Woulda got canceled. some of the profits were
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Some of the profits were walking around naked.
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Walking around naked. cancel, cancel, cancel, cancel.
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Cancel, cancel, cancel, cancel. some of us have cancel culture
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Some of us have cancel culture in our heart,
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In our heart, and anything that
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And anything that doesn't look like,
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Doesn't look like, "oh yeah, i'm coming for 'em
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"oh yeah, i'm coming for 'em this morning momma.
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This morning momma. i'm coming for 'em
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I'm coming for 'em on my 18th birthday."
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On my 18th birthday." i didn't come here
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I didn't come here just to blow a kazoo,
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Just to blow a kazoo, i came here to break a chain
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I came here to break a chain 'cause every once in a while
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'cause every once in a while you have canceled
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You have canceled out something that god
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Out something that god came to give you
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Came to give you and you keep canceling.
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[applause]
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He carried a weapon
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He carried a weapon in to deliver his people
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In to deliver his people and it was --
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And it was -- first of all it was concealed.
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First of all it was concealed. everybody say, "concealed."
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Everybody say, "concealed." >> congregation: concealed.
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>> congregation: concealed. >> he put it under his clothing.
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>> he put it under his clothing. watch what he did.
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Watch what he did. verse 17,
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Verse 17, "he presented the tribute
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"he presented the tribute to eglon king of moab,
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To eglon king of moab, who was a very fat man."
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Who was a very fat man." i didn't call him that,
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I didn't call him that, the bible did.
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The bible did. don't cancel me, cancel judges.
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[laughter]
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He was a fat man.
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He was a fat man. you couldn't even read
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You couldn't even read the bible if
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The bible if it was written today.
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It was written today. he was a fat man.
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He was a fat man. so ehud presented the tribute,
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So ehud presented the tribute, "here's your stuff,
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"here's your stuff, we hate you.
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We hate you. eighteen years of slavery --"
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Eighteen years of slavery --" keep going,
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Keep going, "and he sent the rest
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"and he sent the rest of them on their way,"
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Of them on their way," 'cause sometimes you gotta do
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'cause sometimes you gotta do what god gave you
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What god gave you to do and nobody's gonna
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To do and nobody's gonna get it but you've
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Get it but you've still got to do it.
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Still got to do it. so he sent 'em away
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So he sent 'em away and they carried it out.
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And they carried it out. "but on reaching the stone
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"but on reaching the stone images near gilgal he himself
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Images near gilgal he himself went back to eglon and said,
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Went back to eglon and said, 'your majesty,
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'your majesty, i have a secret
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I have a secret message for you.'
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Message for you.' and the king said
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And the king said to his attendants,
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To his attendants, 'leave us!'
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'leave us!' and they all left.
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And they all left. and ehud then approached him
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And ehud then approached him while he was sitting
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While he was sitting alone in the upper room
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Alone in the upper room of his palace and said,
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Of his palace and said, 'i have a message
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'i have a message from god for you.'
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From god for you.' and the king gets
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And the king gets up from his seat," stop.
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Up from his seat," stop. knowing nothing.
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Knowing nothing. because, if they came
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Because, if they came in from the tribe of benjamin
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In from the tribe of benjamin they were probably
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They were probably searched for weapons.
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Searched for weapons. but the warriors always carried
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But the warriors always carried their weapon on the opposite leg
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Their weapon on the opposite leg that they intended
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That they intended to draw it from.
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To draw it from. so if you come in here
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So if you come in here from a right handed tribe
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From a right handed tribe we're gonna check
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We're gonna check your left thigh.
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Your left thigh. but god told him to strap
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It to the right one,
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It to the right one, that was the unchecked leg.
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That was the unchecked leg. that was the one nobody
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That was the one nobody thought to look for.
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Thought to look for. that was the thing that they
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That was the thing that they didn't even see as a threat.
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Didn't even see as a threat. that was the thing
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That was the thing that snuck in unexpected.
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There are some of you who are in
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There are some of you who are in here today and you
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Here today and you are checking the wrong leg.
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Are checking the wrong leg. you are checking
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You are checking the wrong source.
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The wrong source. you are checking
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You are checking the circumstance.
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The circumstance. but god, when he gets ready
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But god, when he gets ready to deliver his people
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To deliver his people from 18 years
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Of captivity,
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Of captivity, he uses somebody
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He uses somebody who can conceal.
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Who can conceal. everybody say, "conceal."
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Everybody say, "conceal." >> congregation: conceal.
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>> congregation: conceal. >> the weapon on his right leg.
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>> the weapon on his right leg. why his right leg?
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Why his right leg? verse 21 tells us because
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Verse 21 tells us because when the moment came,
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When the moment came, "ehud reached with his,"
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"ehud reached with his," rejected hand,
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Rejected hand, with his weak hand,
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With his weak hand, with his left out hand,
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With his left out hand, with his looked over hand,
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With his looked over hand, with his less than hand.
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With his less than hand. you keep thinking god
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You keep thinking god is going to use
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Is going to use your special strength,
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Your special strength, he's going to use your secret
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He's going to use your secret weakness as a secret weapon.
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[applause]
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And old fat eglon
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And old fat eglon never saw it coming.
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[laughter]
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Oh eglon --
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Oh eglon -- he didn't check that
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He didn't check that right leg did he?
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Right leg did he? and verse 21 says he took
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And verse 21 says he took that sword that he made
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That sword that he made himself from his right thigh.
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Himself from his right thigh. boom!
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Boom! plunged it into the king's big
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Plunged it into the king's big ol' king hippo belly.
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[laughter]
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Walked out, blew a trumpet,
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Walked out, blew a trumpet, got 10,000 moabites
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Got 10,000 moabites dead and the land
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Dead and the land had rest for 80 years.
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Had rest for 80 years. why?
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Why? why did god give them
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Why did god give them the victory?
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The victory? how?
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How? how did god give
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How did god give them the victory?
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Them the victory? it was from something concealed.
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It was from something concealed. not only was it concealed,
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Not only was it concealed, it was crossed.
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It was crossed. it came from the other side,
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It came from the other side, which was the right side.
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Which was the right side. you don't get it.
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You don't get it. you are the right one for this.
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You are the right one for this. and what you think is wrong
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And what you think is wrong with you is what makes you
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With you is what makes you right for this.
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[cheering and applause]
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Hey, work on yourself,
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Hey, work on yourself, get yourself better,
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Get yourself better, do what you can do to increase
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Do what you can do to increase your strengths but know
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Your strengths but know in the meantime that you serve
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In the meantime that you serve a god who gave a victory
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A god who gave a victory to a nation over
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To a nation over an 18 year problem
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An 18 year problem and he used a left handed
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And he used a left handed warrior that nobody saw coming.
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Warrior that nobody saw coming. so turn to your neighbor
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So turn to your neighbor and say, "look to the left."
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And say, "look to the left." >> congregation: look
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>> congregation: look to the left.
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To the left. >> because it's going
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>> because it's going to come from,
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To come from, in this season,
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In this season, an unexpected place.
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An unexpected place. it's going to come from,
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It's going to come from, in this season,
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In this season, an unexpected blessing.
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An unexpected blessing. it's going to come from in this
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It's going to come from in this season an unexpected experience.
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Season an unexpected experience. it's coming from the left.
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[applause and cheering]
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It's a concealed weapon.
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It's a concealed weapon. everybody say, "concealed."
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Everybody say, "concealed." >> congregation: concealed.
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>> congregation: concealed. >> and he crossed it.
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>> and he crossed it. everybody say, "crossed."
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Everybody say, "crossed." >> congregation: crossed.
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>> congregation: crossed. >> but i gotta show
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>> but i gotta show you one more thing.
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You one more thing. not only was it concealed,
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Not only was it concealed, and not only was it crossed
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And not only was it crossed where it came
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Where it came from the other side,
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From the other side, but the bible says
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But the bible says that this dagger,
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That this dagger, this sword,
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This sword, in verse 16,
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In verse 16, was about a cubit.
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Was about a cubit. and i had to look up...
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[laughter]
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I'm just being honest,
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I'm just being honest, i don't remember.
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I don't remember. they taught it to me probably
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They taught it to me probably in seminary but i forgot.
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In seminary but i forgot. i had to look up how
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I had to look up how big is a cubit?
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[laughter]
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Actually what i googled
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Actually what i googled was how big is a cubit
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Was how big is a cubit in american?
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[laughter]
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I don't want no meters.
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I don't want no meters. what do i look like
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What do i look like international anointing?
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International anointing? no.
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[laughter]
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How big was the instrument
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How big was the instrument that ended 18 years
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Of oppression?
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Of oppression? and google told me something
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And google told me something and god told me something.
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And god told me something. and google told me
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And google told me that a cubit is 18 inches.
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[applause]
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I said, "what now?"
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[laughter]
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We're celebrating 18 years,
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We're celebrating 18 years, 18 years,
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18 years, and on his 18th bir --
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And on his 18th bir -- no, that's another bible verse.
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[laughter]
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Eighteen years of captivity
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Eighteen years of captivity ended with 18 inches of faith.
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Ended with 18 inches of faith. so you mean to tell me that
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So you mean to tell me that for every year they
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For every year they were oppressed ehud made
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Were oppressed ehud made a weapon an inch bigger.
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A weapon an inch bigger. an inch for every year.
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An inch for every year. an inch for every year.
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An inch for every year. do you know how
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Do you know how long 18 years is?
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Long 18 years is? that's as long as my oldest
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That's as long as my oldest son has been alive.
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Son has been alive. do you know how
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Do you know how long 18 years is?
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Long 18 years is? eighteen years is 72 summer,
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Eighteen years is 72 summer, springs, winter, and falls.
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Springs, winter, and falls. that's 18 years.
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That's 18 years. eighteen years is a long time,
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Eighteen years is a long time, it's 6,574 days,
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It's 6,574 days, that's 18 years.
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That's 18 years. that's 157,788 hours,
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That's 157,788 hours, that's 18 years.
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That's 18 years. that's 9,463,280 minutes.
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That's 9,463,280 minutes. and all of a sudden,
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And all of a sudden, 10 million minutes
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10 million minutes of oppression ended,
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Of oppression ended, 18 years of oppression
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18 years of oppression ended because of 18 inches
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Ended because of 18 inches in the left hand
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In the left hand not the right hand.
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Not the right hand. so god said,
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So god said, "on this 18th year anniversary
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"on this 18th year anniversary of elevation church
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Of elevation church what do you have in your hand?
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What do you have in your hand? it's enough."
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[cheering and applause]
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Eighteen years is long,
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Eighteen years is long, 18 inches is short,
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18 inches is short, but isn't this what god
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But isn't this what god always does to use the small
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Always does to use the small thing to take down
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Thing to take down the big thing?
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Isn't this what he always does,
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Isn't this what he always does, taking the mystery of the gospel
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Taking the mystery of the gospel to mystify the scholar
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To mystify the scholar in the wisdom of this age
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In the wisdom of this age to confound it to be
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To confound it to be brought to naught?
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Brought to naught? so i came to remind this church
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So i came to remind this church that god called me
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That god called me to pastor this year.
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To pastor this year. this is a church that believes
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This is a church that believes in 18 inch miracles.
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[cheering and applause]
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Hallelujah jesus.
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[applause]
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Eighteen inches is all it took
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Eighteen inches is all it took for 18 years to come to an end.
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For 18 years to come to an end. eighteen inches.
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Eighteen inches. they say,
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They say, they say,
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They say, that the greatest journey
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That the greatest journey and the longest trip
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And the longest trip in human experience
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In human experience is 18 inches,
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Is 18 inches, from the head to the heart.
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From the head to the heart. these numbers are approximate
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These numbers are approximate but the truth is very relevant
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But the truth is very relevant because some you are 18 inches
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Because some you are 18 inches away from faith.
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Away from faith. isaiah said,
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Isaiah said, "i know he called me in my head.
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"i know he called me in my head. i know he chose me
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I know he chose me before i was born,
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Before i was born, but sometimes my heart gets
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But sometimes my heart gets discouraged and i say to myself,
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Discouraged and i say to myself, 'i spent my strength in vain.
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'i spent my strength in vain. it was all for nothing.'
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It was all for nothing.' have you ever felt that way?
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Have you ever felt that way? i feel that way sometimes
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I feel that way sometimes talking to you.
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[laughter]
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But i have to remember now
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But i have to remember now and you have to remember
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And you have to remember 18 inches takes time.
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18 inches takes time. and some of the things that you
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And some of the things that you believe in your head haven't
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Believe in your head haven't made it to your heart yet
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Made it to your heart yet and when they do,
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And when they do, when you really believe
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When you really believe that i'm not less than,
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That i'm not less than, i'm left handed.
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[applause]
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They say i'm weird,
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They say i'm weird, god says i'm wired by him,
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God says i'm wired by him, the master workman.
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The master workman. and if i can find a way
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And if i can find a way to preach to you over
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To preach to you over the next few weeks
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The next few weeks as i launch my book,
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As i launch my book, "do the new you,"
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"do the new you," i'm gonna try to get you
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I'm gonna try to get you to see that god has brought
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To see that god has brought you to this moment of your life
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You to this moment of your life because you are a weapon
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Because you are a weapon in his hand to do good
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In his hand to do good for his kingdom.
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For his kingdom. so the next time you feel
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So the next time you feel like isaiah
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Like isaiah and you feel concealed
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And you feel concealed and you say,
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And you say, "god, i can't see how it's
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"god, i can't see how it's gonna work out and i don't
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Gonna work out and i don't see how it's gonna happen.
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See how it's gonna happen. and i don't see why
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And i don't see why i have to go through this."
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I have to go through this." remember, it's concealed
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Remember, it's concealed but it's not canceled.
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But it's not canceled. it is still active in your life.
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It is still active in your life. and this weapon
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And this weapon of the double-edged sword
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Of the double-edged sword of the word of god
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Of the word of god is in your hand today.
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Is in your hand today. for isaiah said and i echo,
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For isaiah said and i echo, "yet what is due me
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"yet what is due me is in the lord's hand."
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Is in the lord's hand." stop looking at how small
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Stop looking at how small it is in your hand,
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It is in your hand, and start realizing
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And start realizing how powerful his hand is.
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How powerful his hand is. he's got you in his hand.
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He's got you in his hand. church, he's got us in his hand.
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Church, he's got us in his hand. i've seen it in
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I've seen it in the baptism tent,
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The baptism tent, i've seen it in the boardroom,
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I've seen it in the boardroom, i've seen it at the bottom,
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I've seen it at the bottom, i've seen it in
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I've seen it in the breakthrough.
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The breakthrough. i'm still in his hand
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I'm still in his hand and if you know you're
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And if you know you're in his hand,
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In his hand, lift your hands
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Lift your hands and give him praise.
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[cheering and applause]
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>> if you were encouraged
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>> if you were encouraged by this sermon you just
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By this sermon you just watched from pastor steven,
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Watched from pastor steven, i wanna invite you to call
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For the battle's you're facing and standing firm in
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And standing firm in god's strength.
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God's strength. maybe you've felt
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Maybe you've felt like giving up,
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Like giving up, like the enemy's attacks
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Like the enemy's attacks just keep coming and you don;t
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Just keep coming and you don;t wanna fight anymore.
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Wanna fight anymore. but god hasn't brought you
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But god hasn't brought you this far to leave you now.
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This far to leave you now. he's equipping you,
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He's equipping you, he's strengthening you
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He's strengthening you and he's positioning you
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And he's positioning you for something greater.
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For something greater. so, you don't have to fight
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So, you don't have to fight in your own strength.
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That god is with you in every battle and i'll see
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In every battle and i'll see you back here next time.
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>> the lord sent
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>> the lord sent a special word for somebody
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A special word for somebody and i can't wait to find out
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And i can't wait to find out who it is that he sent it for.
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ whatever you speak is ♪
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>> ♪ so come on in ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ jesus ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ yeah ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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>> ♪ this is ♪
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♪ this is the moment ♪
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♪ when wind meets fire ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ our hearts are burning ♪
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♪ for fresh revival ♪
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♪ blow again ♪
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♪ our god is ♪
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♪ consuming fire ♪
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♪ our god is ♪
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♪ a holy wind ♪
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♪ whatever you speak ♪
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♪ is done ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
00:26:19.496 --> 00:26:21.799
>> ♪ our god is ♪
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♪ consuming fire ♪
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♪ our god is ♪
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♪ a holy wind ♪
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♪ whatever you speak ♪
00:26:30.474 --> 00:26:32.276
♪ is done ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
00:26:34.778 --> 00:26:36.614
♪ will live ♪
00:26:36.680 --> 00:26:38.882
>> ♪ whatever you touch ♪
00:26:38.949 --> 00:26:40.985
♪ will live ♪
00:26:41.051 --> 00:26:45.589
♪ whatever ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
00:26:47.625 --> 00:26:49.460
♪ will live ♪
00:26:49.526 --> 00:26:49.960
>> ♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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>> ♪ mm-mm-mm ♪
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♪ lord let my life ♪
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♪ be an altar ♪
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>> yes lord
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>> ♪ light up my lungs ♪
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♪ with your praise ♪
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>> yes hallelujah
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♪ 'cause i can't breathe ♪
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♪ until you breathe ♪
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♪ so breathe on me ♪
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>> yes lord
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Steven Furtick - Concealed But Not Canceled (Part 2)

July 5, 2025 | 28:0

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