Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Danger In The Distance (Part 1)

September 29, 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 - Danger In The Distance (Part 1) | September 29, 2025

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking to
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Strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> mark 1:40, "a man
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>> mark 1:40, "a man with leprosy
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With leprosy came to him and begged him
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Came to him and begged him on his knees,
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On his knees, 'if you are willing,
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'if you are willing, you can make me clean.'
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You can make me clean.' filled with compassion,
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Filled with compassion, jesus reached out his hand
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Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man.
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And touched the man. 'i am willing,' he said.
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'i am willing,' he said. 'be clean.'
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'be clean.' immediately the leprosy
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Immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cured.
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Left him, and he was cured. jesus sent him away at once
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Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning,
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With a strong warning, 'see that you do not tell
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'see that you do not tell this to anyone, but go,
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This to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest,
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Show yourself to the priest, and offer the sacrifices
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And offer the sacrifices that moses commanded
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That moses commanded for your cleansing
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For your cleansing as a testimony to them.'
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As a testimony to them.' instead he went out
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Instead he went out and began to talk freely,
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And began to talk freely, spreading the news,
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Spreading the news, and as a result jesus
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And as a result jesus could no longer enter
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Could no longer enter a town openly,
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A town openly, but stayed outside
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But stayed outside in lonely places,
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In lonely places, yet the people still came to him
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Yet the people still came to him from everywhere."
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From everywhere." i'd like to speak today
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I'd like to speak today for a few moments about
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For a few moments about "danger in the distance."
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"danger in the distance." danger in the distance.
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Danger in the distance. certain phrases
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Certain phrases in our christian vocabulary
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In our christian vocabulary lose their power,
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Lose their power, or at least their ability
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To penetrate our psyche
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To penetrate our psyche because of usage,
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Because of usage, like when we say, "grace".
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Like when we say, "grace". this is a phrase, or a word,
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A concept that is so familiar
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A concept that is so familiar to many of us that i am afraid
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To many of us that i am afraid when we sing amazing grace,
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When we sing amazing grace, we can barely
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We can barely through our yawning,
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Through our yawning, understand just how scandalous
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Understand just how scandalous the concept is.
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The concept is. i also thought that maybe
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I also thought that maybe one of our worship leaders
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One of our worship leaders at one of our locations
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At one of our locations would write us a song called,
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Would write us a song called, "dangerous grace",
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"dangerous grace", because to really understand
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Because to really understand the grace of god
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The grace of god is to understand
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Is to understand that it jeopardizes the way
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That it jeopardizes the way you have lived your life,
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You have lived your life, and it will not be contained
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And it will not be contained by our conception of it,
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By our conception of it, but our conception of it
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But our conception of it must come up to the level
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Must come up to the level of its efficacy.
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Of its efficacy. in mark 1:40-45 we see
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In mark 1:40-45 we see an example
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An example of this kind of grace,
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Of this kind of grace, and i'd like to spend
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And i'd like to spend the majority of my time
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The majority of my time and just one verse,
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And just one verse, the first verse, verse 40.
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The first verse, verse 40. it says, "that a man
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It says, "that a man with leprosy came to him."
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With leprosy came to him." i looked in matthew's gospel,
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I looked in matthew's gospel, luke's gospel,
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Luke's gospel, and john's gospel,
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And john's gospel, to see if i could find
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To see if i could find a little more information
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A little more information about this man.
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About this man. mark doesn't tell us
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Mark doesn't tell us much about his background,
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Much about his background, his hair color, his eye color.
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His hair color, his eye color. he doesn't even give
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He doesn't even give the common courtesy
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The common courtesy of stating his name.
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Of stating his name. now come on,
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Now come on, you even ask your server
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You even ask your server his name at the restaurant,
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His name at the restaurant, and this man who is the subject
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And this man who is the subject of one of the first miracles
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Of one of the first miracles recorded in this markean account
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Recorded in this markean account does not even get a name.
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Does not even get a name. we are not told his name,
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We are not told his name, but we are told about
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But we are told about his condition, which is leprosy.
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His condition, which is leprosy. we're not given his name,
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We're not given his name, but we know about his issue,
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But we know about his issue, which is leprosy.
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Which is leprosy. it goes to show
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It goes to show that sometimes your identity
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That sometimes your identity can be consumed by your issues.
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Can be consumed by your issues. that is you can become
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That is you can become more known
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More known by what's wrong with you,
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By what's wrong with you, than who you have
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Than who you have the potential to be.
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The potential to be. is anybody here?
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Is anybody here? to the point that you no longer
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To the point that you no longer know your own name,
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Know your own name, or you no longer
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Or you no longer have a real sense
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Have a real sense of your identity,
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Of your identity, or yourself.
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Or yourself. we are losing a sense
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We are losing a sense of ourself at times
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Of ourself at times because our issues
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Because our issues have run so rampant
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Have run so rampant that they have consumed --
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That they have consumed -- our issues have consumed
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Our issues have consumed our identity.
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Our identity. now, when moses met with god,
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Now, when moses met with god, the fire was burning the bush,
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The fire was burning the bush, but it did not consume the bush.
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But it did not consume the bush. it burned, and burned,
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It burned, and burned, and burned, and god spoke
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And burned, and god spoke from the bush.
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From the bush. he said, "i want you
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He said, "i want you to know who i am."
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To know who i am." he said, "who are you?"
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He said, "who are you?" he said, "i am."
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He said, "i am." moses said,
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Moses said, "i am is a good start,
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"i am is a good start, what comes next?"
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What comes next?" and then god said
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And then god said without saying,
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Without saying, "whatever you need comes next,
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"whatever you need comes next, because i will not change, i am.
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Because i will not change, i am. but what you will need
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But what you will need in different seasons
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In different seasons of your life will change, so,
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Whatever you need i will already
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Whatever you need i will already be before you even know
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Be before you even know your need, i am what you need."
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Your need, i am what you need." how many are grateful
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How many are grateful for an omnipotent,
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For an omnipotent, omniscient god?
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Omniscient god? who knows what you need
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Who knows what you need and can be what you need.
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And can be what you need. now, some people know
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What you need,
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What you need, but they cannot be it.
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But they cannot be it. some people would love
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Some people would love to give you what you need
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To give you what you need if they could, but they can't.
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If they could, but they can't. god is the only one
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God is the only one who simultaneously knows
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Who simultaneously knows what you need,
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What you need, and is what you need.
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And is what you need. and i dare you to look
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And i dare you to look at the person next to you,
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At the person next to you, even if you been married
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Even if you been married for 43 years, and tell 'em,
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For 43 years, and tell 'em, "you can't be what i need."
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"you can't be what i need." not in every season.
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Not in every season. you can't be what i need,
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You can't be what i need, you might come close sometimes,
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You might come close sometimes, but i need a god
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But i need a god who is familiar with my secrets,
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Who is familiar with my secrets, and my most intimate issues,
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And my most intimate issues, and has still made the decision
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And has still made the decision to love me on my worst day,
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To love me on my worst day, with no makeup on,
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With no makeup on, in my failure, with my flaws.
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In my failure, with my flaws. i need a god who will choose me
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I need a god who will choose me not just despite my flaws,
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Not just despite my flaws, but because of my flaws,
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But because of my flaws, and cause all things
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And cause all things to work together for my good
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To work together for my good according to his purpose,
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According to his purpose, who will make
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Who will make my weakness his strength,
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My weakness his strength, who will set up and dwell
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Who will set up and dwell in the midst of a broken praise,
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In the midst of a broken praise, god is that to me.
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God is that to me. this man is given no name,
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This man is given no name, we know his issue,
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We know his issue, but not his name.
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But not his name. his identity
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His identity has been completely consumed
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Has been completely consumed by his issue.
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By his issue. i'm hanging out on this point,
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I'm hanging out on this point, cause i wonder,
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Cause i wonder, has it ever happened to you?
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Has it ever happened to you? god did not say,
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God did not say, "i am the great i did."
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"i am the great i did." but there is always a temptation
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But there is always a temptation in life to over identify,
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In life to over identify, either with your issues,
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Either with your issues, or with your gifts.
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Or with your gifts. so if you are really good
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So if you are really good at something,
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At something, you can learn in life
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You can learn in life to perform in such a way
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To perform in such a way that you receive
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That you receive the praise of people
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The praise of people because of what you do.
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Because of what you do. god is not the great i do,
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God is not the great i do, he is the great i am.
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He is the great i am. i feel like the revelation
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I feel like the revelation of this is worth us hanging out
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Of this is worth us hanging out in verse 40 for just a minute.
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In verse 40 for just a minute. we've got time.
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We've got time. a man with leprosy,
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A man with leprosy, a man with leprosy,
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A man with leprosy, who's name has been consumed
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Who's name has been consumed by his disease
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By his disease for which there is no cure.
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For which there is no cure. a man who has been relegated,
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A man who has been relegated, and confined, and quarantined
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And confined, and quarantined to the outside quarters
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To the outside quarters of society, prohibited
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Of society, prohibited from normal human relationships,
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From normal human relationships, caused to dwell in desolation.
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Caused to dwell in desolation. in leviticus 13 we see
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In leviticus 13 we see a snapshot of the kind
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A snapshot of the kind of situation this man
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Of situation this man would have lived in.
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Would have lived in. the book of leviticus
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At points reads
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At points reads more like a whole 30 book
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More like a whole 30 book than it does a scripture verse,
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Than it does a scripture verse, because all the dietary
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Because all the dietary restrictions are there.
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Restrictions are there. and then when you get
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And then when you get to leviticus 13,
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To leviticus 13, it's more like
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It's more like a dermatology manual
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Than it is like a devotion,
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Than it is like a devotion, and so, don't read leviticus
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And so, don't read leviticus if you're looking
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If you're looking for that quick inspiration,
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For that quick inspiration, you know.
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You know. it gives prescriptions
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It gives prescriptions like this, it says,
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Like this, it says, "if you have leprosy,
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"if you have leprosy, anyone with such
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Anyone with such a defiling disease
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A defiling disease must wear torn clothes,
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Must wear torn clothes, let their hair be unkempt.
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Let their hair be unkempt. cover the lower part
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Cover the lower part of their face, and cry out,
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Of their face, and cry out, 'unclean, unclean.'"
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'unclean, unclean.'" and watch what's next,
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And watch what's next, "as long as they have
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"as long as they have the disease,
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The disease, they remain unclean.
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They remain unclean. they must live alone,
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They must live alone, they must live
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They must live outside the camp."
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Outside the camp." the greatest pain
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The greatest pain of this particular issue,
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Of this particular issue, is not physical,
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Is not physical, it is emotional.
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It is emotional. it is the pain of isolation.
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It is the pain of isolation. so, now you understand
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So, now you understand the significance of this phrase,
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The significance of this phrase, "a man with leprosy,
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"a man with leprosy, who had no name, came to him,
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Who had no name, came to him, who was the name
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Who was the name above every name."
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Above every name." i could preach that
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I could preach that for a whole series.
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For a whole series. that thing just hit me.
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That thing just hit me. the holy spirit of god
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The holy spirit of god just told me to tell you
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Just told me to tell you that whatever name
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That whatever name your issue has,
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Your issue has, there is a name
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There is a name that is above that name.
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That is above that name. and if you can name the issue,
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And if you can name the issue, i know a name that is above it
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I know a name that is above it that can make your issue --
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That can make your issue -- she got it,
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She got it, that can make your issue
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That can make your issue take a knee in the presence
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Take a knee in the presence of a mighty god.
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Of a mighty god. let's take ten seconds
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Let's take ten seconds and praise that name.
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And praise that name. come on, at the name of jesus
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Come on, at the name of jesus every knee will bow,
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Every knee will bow, and every tongue confess.
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And every tongue confess. i don't wanna wait till one day,
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I don't wanna wait till one day, i might as well use
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I might as well use my tongue right now.
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My tongue right now. praise his name.
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Praise his name. he came to him,
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He came to him, and he did it all wrong.
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And he did it all wrong. he did it all wrong.
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He did it all wrong. he did the total wrong thing,
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He did the total wrong thing, this man, just, he broke
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This man, just, he broke every religious rule
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Every religious rule in the book.
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In the book. he didn't first of all,
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He didn't first of all, announce unclean, unclean, okay.
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Announce unclean, unclean, okay. he didn't identify himself
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He didn't identify himself by his issue, unclean, unclean.
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By his issue, unclean, unclean. and he did not keep
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And he did not keep the appropriate distance,
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The appropriate distance, because when you have leprosy,
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Because when you have leprosy, you've got to stay back,
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You've got to stay back, because you are contagious.
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Because you are contagious. this law was not given
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This law was not given because people were cruel,
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It's kinda like, i didn't think
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It's kinda like, i didn't think to say this in the other ones,
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To say this in the other ones, but y'all are so advanced
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But y'all are so advanced you pull stuff out of me.
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You pull stuff out of me. you know how there are certain
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You know how there are certain kids you don't want
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Kids you don't want your kid around.
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Not that you don't like
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That kid, but if that kid
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Rubs off on your kid,
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It's like they don't have
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It's like they don't have the same values.
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The same values. and then, you might realize
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And then, you might realize your kid is that kid.
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Your kid is that kid. that's a parenting sermon,
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That's a parenting sermon, and i don't do that.
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And i don't do that. it's crazy that he would think
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It's crazy that he would think to approach anyone,
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To approach anyone, let alone the miracle worker
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Let alone the miracle worker from galilee.
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From galilee. a man with leprosy
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A man with leprosy came to him.
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Came to him. came to him.
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Came to him. let me do this real quick.
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Let me do this real quick. only take a second.
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Only take a second. two, three, four, five, six,
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Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
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Seven, eight, nine, ten, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
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11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
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16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, lebron, 24,
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21, 22, lebron, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
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25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 1, 2, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37,
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1, 2, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43,
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38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48,
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44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 48, 49, 50.
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48, 49, 50. that's the distance.
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That's the distance. 50 paces away, 50 paces away,
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50 paces away, 50 paces away, that's how long you had to --
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That's how long you had to -- that's the appropriate distance
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That's the appropriate distance that a leper
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That a leper was supposed to keep
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Was supposed to keep in order that they would not
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In order that they would not defile someone
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Defile someone who was clean.
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Who was clean. 50 paces.
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50 paces. i thought about calling
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I thought about calling this message 50 paces to grace.
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This message 50 paces to grace. not 50 shades
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Not 50 shades or nothing like that --
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Or nothing like that -- [laughter]
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[laughter] 50 paces to grace.
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50 paces to grace. and he's --
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And he's -- he's allowed to be
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He's allowed to be around people,
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Around people, not too close though.
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Not too close though. not too close though.
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Not too close though. just at a distance.
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Just at a distance. he can come to church,
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He can come to church, the leper can come to church,
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The leper can come to church, but if he comes to church,
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But if he comes to church, he has to sit behind
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He has to sit behind a special screen so nobody
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A special screen so nobody will catch what he has.
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Will catch what he has. the only way that we'll make
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The only way that we'll make you sit in a special place
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You sit in a special place at elevation
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At elevation is if you are late.
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Is if you are late. [laughter]
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[laughter] but we don't check you
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But we don't check you at the door, you know,
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At the door, you know, "what's your issue?"
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"what's your issue?" and then seat you accordingly.
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And then seat you accordingly. wouldn't that be interesting?
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Wouldn't that be interesting? [laughter]
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[laughter] cause see, the leper
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Cause see, the leper had an advantage
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Had an advantage over a lot of us,
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Over a lot of us, his issue was on the outside.
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His issue was on the outside. a lot of us
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A lot of us don't have spots on our skin,
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We have secret spots.
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We have secret spots. spots in our soul.
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Spots in our soul. issues of insecurity,
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Issues of insecurity, you can't see them.
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You can't see them. certain issues you can see.
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Certain issues you can see. you know,
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You know, certain addictions manifest
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In practical ways
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In practical ways and then someone goes
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And then someone goes to get help.
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To get help. the thing about secret spots,
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The thing about secret spots, though, is when
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Though, is when they are on the inside of you,
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They are on the inside of you, you can be in church,
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You can be in church, but you are behind a screen.
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But you are behind a screen. so, the screen keeps
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So, the screen keeps other people from seeing you
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Other people from seeing you as you really are.
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As you really are. but it also keeps you
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But it also keeps you from seeing god as he really is.
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From seeing god as he really is. y'all need to help me
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Y'all need to help me preach this,
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Preach this, i'm feeling very vulnerable
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I'm feeling very vulnerable back here.
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[applause]
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You can come to church,
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You can come to church, but you're behind a screen.
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But you're behind a screen. you can come to church
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You can come to church but you don't really let
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But you don't really let the presence of god touch you.
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The presence of god touch you. you can come to church,
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You can come to church, but you fight down the emotions.
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But you fight down the emotions. you come to church
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You come to church but you play it off
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But you play it off cause the people next to you,
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Cause the people next to you, they kinda know you,
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They kinda know you, and you feel kind of ashamed.
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And you feel kind of ashamed. see, shame always
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See, shame always creates a screen,
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Creates a screen, a screen to keep you
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A screen to keep you from being who you really are.
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From being who you really are. from seeing and being seen,
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From seeing and being seen, and from back here behind
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And from back here behind this screen, i'm at church,
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This screen, i'm at church, but not really.
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But not really. i'm coming home physically,
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I'm coming home physically, but i'm staying
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But i'm staying at work emotionally.
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At work emotionally. i learned how to hide behind
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I learned how to hide behind this screen because if i stay
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This screen because if i stay behind this screen
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Behind this screen they can't see me.
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They can't see me. behind this screen.
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Behind this screen. give me a phone,
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Give me a phone, i need a phone.
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I need a phone. i need a phone.
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I need a phone. behind the screen,
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Behind the screen, behind the screen.
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Behind the screen. the devil's got us hiding
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The devil's got us hiding behind screens.
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Behind screens. how creepy is it with my hand
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How creepy is it with my hand preaching to you right now?
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Preaching to you right now? behind a screen,
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Behind a screen, behind a screen
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Behind a screen where you create
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Where you create digital personas
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Digital personas to hide your dysfunction,
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To hide your dysfunction, and in an age
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And in an age where we have more apparatus
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Where we have more apparatus to connect than ever before,
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To connect than ever before, we are impotent to be intimate,
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We are impotent to be intimate, because intimacy
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Because intimacy requires proximity,
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Requires proximity, in other words,
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In other words, you gotta come out and be seen.
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You gotta come out and be seen. and you can't be seen
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And you can't be seen since you're behind a screen.
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Since you're behind a screen. so, the man violated the law
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So, the man violated the law that was meant
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That was meant to protect the people
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To protect the people from being infected
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From being infected by what had consumed his skin,
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By what had consumed his skin, and he heard
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And he heard that there was a man
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That there was a man who had been standing up
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Who had been standing up in synagogues and telling demons
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In synagogues and telling demons to sit down and shut up,
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To sit down and shut up, and he figured if jesus
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And he figured if jesus can deal with demons,
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Can deal with demons, maybe he's got something
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Maybe he's got something for my skin too.
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For my skin too. if jesus can do that for them.
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If jesus can do that for them. see, that's what you need
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See, that's what you need to be encouraged.
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To be encouraged. if he ever did it for anyone,
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If he ever did it for anyone, what's to stop him
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What's to stop him from doing it for you?
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[applause]
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And he decided to take
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The walk of shame, 50 steps.
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The walk of shame, 50 steps. the first one must
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The first one must have been the hardest.
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Have been the hardest. hmm.
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Hmm. "if i stay here,
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I'm gonna die.
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I'm gonna die. i'd rather die
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I'd rather die trying to be whole
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Trying to be whole than live half-hearted."
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[applause]
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Here's my whole sermon in case
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Here's my whole sermon in case you're watching this online
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You're watching this online in wisconsin and you need
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In wisconsin and you need to get lunch in the oven
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To get lunch in the oven and you can't watch the rest.
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And you can't watch the rest. the danger of isolation
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The danger of isolation is much greater
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Is much greater than the risk of intimacy.
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Than the risk of intimacy. that's the whole sermon.
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That's the whole sermon. it's safer to come out
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It's safer to come out from behind the screen
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From behind the screen and be seen as you really are,
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And be seen as you really are, than it is to hide behind
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Than it is to hide behind an image of what you want people
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An image of what you want people to think you are
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To think you are while you die inside.
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[applause]
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Secret spots.
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Secret spots. secret insecurities
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Secret insecurities that cause us to stay behind
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That cause us to stay behind performance, and profession.
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Performance, and profession. so he started
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So he started that walk of shame.
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That walk of shame. 49, 48 --
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49, 48 -- nobody stopped me yet.
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Nobody stopped me yet. 47 --
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47 -- i got a question,
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I got a question, just a question,
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Just a question, where was peter?
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Where was peter? peter shouldn't have let
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Peter shouldn't have let this man get that close
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This man get that close to jesus.
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To jesus. remember when peter
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Remember when peter cut off malchus' ear
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Cut off malchus' ear in the garden?
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In the garden? where was his sword?
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Where was his sword? this could have ruined
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This could have ruined the whole ministry,
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The whole ministry, because if the unclean
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Because if the unclean touches the clean,
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Touches the clean, the clean becomes unclean.
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The clean becomes unclean. 46 -- but this man,
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46 -- but this man, had apparently become desperate.
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Had apparently become desperate. i don't know what happened
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I don't know what happened on this day or if it was just
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On this day or if it was just his personality type,
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His personality type, but he decided to try.
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But he decided to try. i'm going to present myself.
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I'm going to present myself. 45, 44, 43, 42,
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45, 44, 43, 42, 41, 40.
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41, 40. still got a long way to go,
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Still got a long way to go, but i'd rather find out
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But i'd rather find out for myself.
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For myself. 39, 38 --
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39, 38 -- cause if he can really do
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Cause if he can really do what they say he can do,
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What they say he can do, i can hold my daughter again.
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I can hold my daughter again. 37, 36, 35 --
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37, 36, 35 -- i don't even know
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I don't even know if i'm gonna make it to him,
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If i'm gonna make it to him, because they could kill me
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Because they could kill me for what i'm doing right now.
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For what i'm doing right now. they can stone me outside
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They can stone me outside the camp for daring
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The camp for daring to bring my defiled self
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To bring my defiled self in the presence
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In the presence of the undefiled but --
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Of the undefiled but -- 34, 33 --
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34, 33 -- cause sometimes you come
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Cause sometimes you come to a point
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To a point where you don't even care
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Where you don't even care how it looks anymore.
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How it looks anymore. or really even what
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Or really even what it costs you,
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It costs you, because i'd rather live
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Because i'd rather live as i really am than die
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As i really am than die in this lonely place.
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In this lonely place. so, 32, 31.
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So, 32, 31. i wonder is anybody
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I wonder is anybody coming today?
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30, 29, 28 --
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30, 29, 28 -- i hope they don't kill me.
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I hope they don't kill me. 27, 26, 25 --
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27, 26, 25 -- i know i look crazy, but --
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I know i look crazy, but -- 24, 23, 22 --
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24, 23, 22 -- i might as well -- 21 --
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I might as well -- 21 -- i've already lost so much --
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20 -- i'm desperate now,
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20 -- i'm desperate now, i'm close but now --
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I'm close but now -- 18, 17, 16 --
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18, 17, 16 -- there he is --
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There he is -- 15, 14, 13, 12, 11,
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15, 14, 13, 12, 11, ten, nine, eight --
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Ten, nine, eight -- am i really gonna do this?
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Am i really gonna do this? i've come too far
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I've come too far to turn around,
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To turn around, i'm closer to this
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I'm closer to this than i am to that.
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Than i am to that. seven, six --
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Seven, six -- you gonna keep marching
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You gonna keep marching around those walls,
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Around those walls, or are you gonna stomp 'em?
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Or are you gonna stomp 'em? five, four, three, two, one.
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Five, four, three, two, one. somebody shout i'm here!
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[cheering]
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Here i am lord!
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Here i am lord! i'm a man of unclean lips
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I'm a man of unclean lips and i live amongst the people
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And i live amongst the people of unclean lips,
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Of unclean lips, and you can see in my skin,
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And you can see in my skin, that on the surface i'm defiled,
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That on the surface i'm defiled, but i have more faith
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But i have more faith than a lot of the people
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Than a lot of the people who have perfect skin,
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Who have perfect skin, because at least i came.
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[applause]
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I heard that you could heal,
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I heard that you could heal, and i'm here,
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And i'm here, and i know
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And i know i'm not supposed to be here,
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I'm not supposed to be here, and i know they could kill me
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And i know they could kill me for being here.
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For being here. and if you are
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And if you are who i've heard you are,
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Who i've heard you are, you are the holy one of god,
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You are the holy one of god, and your holiness
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And your holiness and my unholiness do not belong
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And my unholiness do not belong in this same vicinity,
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In this same vicinity, but i'm here.
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But i'm here. i took 50 steps to get here
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I took 50 steps to get here that i wasn't supposed to take.
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That i wasn't supposed to take. but i'm here.
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But i'm here. i'm completely out of place,
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I'm completely out of place, but i'm here.
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But i'm here. put the verse up again.
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Put the verse up again. i'm here, i'm out of place.
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I'm here, i'm out of place. oh, it wasn't the 50 steps
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Oh, it wasn't the 50 steps that got him healed,
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That got him healed, it was the next thing
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It was the next thing he did when he got there.
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He did when he got there. "a man with leprosy
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"a man with leprosy came to him and begged him."
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[applause]
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I'm here,
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I'm here, and i'm humble.
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And i'm humble. it wasn't those first 50 steps
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It wasn't those first 50 steps that got him healed,
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That got him healed, it was the 51st.
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[applause]
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You can come all the way
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You can come all the way to church and not get healed,
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To church and not get healed, cause you won't get it
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Cause you won't get it like this.
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Like this. but if you will humble yourself,
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But if you will humble yourself, under the mighty hand of god,
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Under the mighty hand of god, and hit your knees in your heart
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And hit your knees in your heart and let god know,
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And let god know, "i don't wanna be
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"i don't wanna be my issues anymore,
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My issues anymore, i heard what you could do,
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I heard what you could do, and if you will,
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And if you will, you can make me clean."
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>> even if i'm stuck
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>> even if i'm stuck in this narrative
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In this narrative in my life that, you know,
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In my life that, you know, i'm really no one special.
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I'm really no one special. i'm really no one
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I'm really no one and i have no one,
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And i have no one, it's a lie.
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It's a lie. if i believe that,
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If i believe that, that i am no one
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That i am no one and that i have no one,
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And that i have no one, as so many of us do,
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As so many of us do, i think that's the thing
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I think that's the thing the devil just tries
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The devil just tries to get you to believe
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To get you to believe over and over again
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Over and over again in different ways.
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>> have you found yourself
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Believing lies from the enemy?"
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That's how loneliness
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Begins to creep in.
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>> i think it's the loneliest
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Thing in the world to have
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People around you,
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But you can't really touch them
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And connect with them
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For who you really are.
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Because you just keep trying
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To give 'em who you think
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You're supposed to be.
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>> willing to meet you
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In that place.
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>> and so, some of you
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Are sitting in loneliness
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That was not chosen
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In this season of your life.
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Before god can get you out,
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He has to get in.
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He has to get in. he's getting in.
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He's getting in. god said to tell you,
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God said to tell you, he'll meet you in
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He'll meet you in your lonely place.
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>> in pastor steven furtick's
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That with him,
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You are never alone.
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>> ♪ call the name ♪
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>> ♪ oh call the name ♪
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>> ♪ call the name ♪
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>> ♪ hey ♪
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>> ♪ call the name ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah ♪
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♪ all our praise ♪
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>> ♪ all our praise ♪
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>> ♪ yes all our praise ♪
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>> ♪ all our praise ♪
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>> ♪ belongs to him ♪
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♪ all the glory ♪
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♪ and praise is yours ♪
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♪ ♪
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Alright, let's call on him.
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♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ it's who he is yeah ♪
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♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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♪ jehovah rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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♪ yeah-eh-eh ♪
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♪ jehovah shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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♪ woah-oh-oh ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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>> ♪ rapha heal your body ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
00:26:41.186 --> 00:26:43.455
>> ♪ jehovah jireh ♪
00:26:43.521 --> 00:26:45.857
♪ meet your need ♪
00:26:45.924 --> 00:26:48.827
>> ♪ yes lord ♪
00:26:48.893 --> 00:26:50.629
>> ♪ jehovah rapha ♪
00:26:50.695 --> 00:26:51.796
♪ heal your body ♪
00:26:51.863 --> 00:26:53.698
>> ♪ shalom be your peace ♪
00:26:53.765 --> 00:26:55.367
>> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪
00:26:55.433 --> 00:26:56.601
♪ be your peace ♪
00:26:56.668 --> 00:26:57.569
>> ♪ hey ♪
00:26:57.636 --> 00:27:00.338
♪ call the name ♪
00:27:00.405 --> 00:27:02.641
>> ♪ this is the moment ♪
00:27:03.141 --> 00:27:04.476
♪ when wind meets fire ♪
00:27:04.542 --> 00:27:09.247
♪ come on in ♪
00:27:09.314 --> 00:27:11.383
♪ our heats are burning ♪
00:27:11.449 --> 00:27:13.151
♪ for fresh revival blow again ♪
00:27:13.218 --> 00:27:19.624
>> ♪ our god is consuming fire ♪
00:27:19.691 --> 00:27:22.794

Steven Furtick - Danger In The Distance (Part 1)

September 29, 2025 | 28:0

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