Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Danger In The Distance (Part 2)

October 2, 2025 | 28:0

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

#Humble #Surrender #Faith #TrustGod #Jesus #IdentityinChrist #Righteousness #Grace #HandofGod #Submission #Healing

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Danger In The Distance (Part 2) | October 2, 2025

>> announcer: up next,
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An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking 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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>> a man with leprosy,
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>> a man with leprosy, who had no name,
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Who had no name, came to him who was the name
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Came to him who was the name above every name.
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Above every name. whatever name your issue has,
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Whatever name 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 name the issue,
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And if you 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 take a knee in the presence
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Take a knee in the presence of almighty god.
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Of almighty god. 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 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 doin' it for you?
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From doin' it for you? 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
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And i live amongst a people of unclean lips,
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A people 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 i'm not supposed
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And i know i'm not supposed to be here, and i know
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To be here, and i know they could kill me
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They could kill me for bein' here.
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For bein' 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
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That i wasn't supposed to take, but i'm here.
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To take, 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.
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I'm here. i'm out of place.
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I'm out of place. oh.
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Oh. it wasn't the 50 steps
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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
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Came to him and begged him."
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[applause]
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I'm here, and i'm humble.
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I'm here, 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
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'cause you won't get it like this.
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It 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
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And hit your knees in your heart,
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In your heart, and let god know,
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And let god know, i don't want to be
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I don't want to 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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You can make me clean. i know you can,
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I know you can, i'm just not sure if you will.
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I'm just not sure if you will. i found out it's much easier
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I found out it's much easier to get people to believe
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To get people to believe that god is great than it is
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That god is great than it is to get them to believe
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To get them to believe that god is good.
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That god is good. it's not hard to get people
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It's not hard to get people to believe that god
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To believe that god can do anything.
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Can do anything. "the universe declares
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"the universe declares the glory of god
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The glory of god and the skies show forth
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And the skies show forth his power, the firmament
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His power, the firmament his handiwork."
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His handiwork." it's not can god make
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It's not can god make an ocean that i wonder about,
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An ocean that i wonder about, it's can god still
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It's can god still the seas within me?
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The seas within me? 'cause i know you can,
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'cause i know you can, but will you?
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But will you? and jesus did something
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And jesus did something so scandalous, so dangerous.
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So scandalous, so dangerous. see, intimacy is risky.
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See, intimacy is risky. for jesus to touch this man,
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For jesus to touch this man, it put him at risk of catching
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It put him at risk of catching what the man had,
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What the man had, and he touched the man.
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And he touched the man. he touched the man.
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He touched the man. some of you won't even high five
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Some of you won't even high five your neighbor in church
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Your neighbor in church without hand sanitizer,
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Without hand sanitizer, and jesus touched the man,
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And jesus touched the man, "it's flu season."
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"it's flu season." he touched --
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He touched -- you can't do that, jesus,
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You can't do that, jesus, because according
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Because according to levitical law,
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To levitical law, if the unclean touches
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If the unclean touches the clean, the clean
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The clean, the clean will become unclean.
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Will become unclean. jesus said, "i did not come
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Jesus said, "i did not come to abolish the law,
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To abolish the law, but to fulfill it."
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But to fulfill it." see, when that which
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See, when that which is perfect has come,
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Is perfect has come, that which is imperfect
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That which is imperfect will be done away with.
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Will be done away with. now when greater than moses
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Now when greater than moses is on the scene,
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Is on the scene, this is one greater than he
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This is one greater than he who heard i am.
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Who heard i am. this is the i am
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This is the i am which was spoken of
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Which was spoken of in that bush,
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In that bush, and he's on the scene.
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And he's on the scene. so, jesus says, i'm not worried
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So, jesus says, i'm not worried about touching him.
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About touching him. if the unclean
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If the unclean touched the clean,
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Touched the clean, then the clean becomes unclean.
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Then the clean becomes unclean. but if the unclean
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But if the unclean touches jesus, jesus --
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Touches jesus, jesus -- you all better get ready,
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You all better get ready, i'm gonna drop this!
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I'm gonna drop this! who is the perfect, sinless,
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Who is the perfect, sinless, spotless lamb of god --
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Spotless lamb of god -- when one is unclean touches one
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When one is unclean touches one who's perfectly clean,
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Who's perfectly clean, the unclean doesn't make
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The unclean doesn't make the clean unclean,
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The clean unclean, the clean makes
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The clean makes the unclean clean!
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The unclean clean! shout about grace!
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[applause]
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>> god, that made me happy
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>> god, that made me happy when i read it!
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When i read it! i thought about how he is
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I thought about how he is not ashamed to be
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Not ashamed to be identifying with me!
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Identifying with me! how he's not worried about
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How he's not worried about catchin' what i got!
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Catchin' what i got! but if i get close enough
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But if i get close enough to jesus, his righteousness
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To jesus, his righteousness will rub off on me!
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Will rub off on me! now, high five somebody and say,
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Now, high five somebody and say, catch this!
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Catch this! catch grace!
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Catch grace! catch grace!
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Catch grace! hey, announcement --
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Hey, announcement -- grace is contagious!
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Grace is contagious! praise is contagious!
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Praise is contagious! for all of y'all who are sittin'
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For all of y'all who are sittin' next to somebody
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Next to somebody who doesn't want to praise god,
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Who doesn't want to praise god, i dare you to break out
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I dare you to break out and sneeze on 'em,
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And sneeze on 'em, until your whole row
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Until your whole row is praising god!
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Is praising god! come on, blakeney,
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Come on, blakeney, i need three people
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I need three people in the center section.
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In the center section. praise is contagious.
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Praise is contagious. "oh, magnify the lord with me,
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"oh, magnify the lord with me, let us exalt..."
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[applause]
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Touch everybody
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Touch everybody you can reach.
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You can reach. say, grace is contagious.
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Say, grace is contagious. it's contagious.
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It's contagious. it's contagious.
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It's contagious. grace is more contagious
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Grace is more contagious than shame.
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Than shame. it doesn't matter
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It doesn't matter what you've done.
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What you've done. it doesn't matter
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It doesn't matter where you've been.
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Where you've been. it doesn't matter
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It doesn't matter what you smell like.
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What you smell like. it doesn't matter
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It doesn't matter what they labeled you.
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What they labeled you. you are not what you did,
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You are not what you did, and you are not what they said.
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And you are not what they said. somebody shout,
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Somebody shout, i am the righteousness of god!
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I am the righteousness of god! now take 20 seconds
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Now take 20 seconds and act like you just
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And act like you just got healed.
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[applause]
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I never heard it before.
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I never heard it before. i heard i am the bread of life.
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I heard i am the bread of life. i heard i am the light
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I heard i am the light of the world.
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Of the world. i heard i am the gate.
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I heard i am the gate. i heard i am the good shepherd.
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I heard i am the good shepherd. i heard i am the way,
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I heard i am the way, the truth, and the life.
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The truth, and the life. i heard i am the resurrection.
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I heard i am the resurrection. i've never heard this one --
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I've never heard this one -- i am willing.
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I am willing. god's nickname is "will".
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God's nickname is "will". and he touched him.
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And he touched him. he touched that man,
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He touched that man, the first time
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The first time that that man felt somethin'
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That that man felt somethin' on his skin.
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On his skin. he was touched by the one
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He was touched by the one who wrapped him in flesh,
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Who wrapped him in flesh, and the word became flesh.
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And the word became flesh. this is just a gospel message.
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This is just a gospel message. this is just a gospel message,
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This is just a gospel message, and it's not very deep.
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And it's not very deep. i understand that.
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I understand that. it's not very profound.
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It's not very profound. i get that.
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I get that. but there's so much shame
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But there's so much shame that keeps us away from
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That keeps us away from the presence of the god
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The presence of the god who is already willing
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Who is already willing to take it away.
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To take it away. there's so much shame.
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[applause]
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When jesus looked at that man,
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When jesus looked at that man, the bible says, he was,
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The bible says, he was, 41, "filled with compassion."
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41, "filled with compassion." he was filled
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He was filled with compassion.
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With compassion. you look confused.
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You look confused. are you confused?
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Are you confused? nine, ten, comin' back,
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Nine, ten, comin' back, twelve, thirteen,
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Twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen.
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Fourteen, fifteen. i saw you had
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I saw you had that digital bible.
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That digital bible. you know, sitting next to you,
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You know, sitting next to you, i noticed, you know,
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I noticed, you know, that digital bible.
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That digital bible. and when i just said that jesus
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And when i just said that jesus was filled with compassion,
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Was filled with compassion, you looked confused.
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You looked confused. sit down, let's talk about it
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Sit down, let's talk about it for a second.
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For a second. [laughter]
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[laughter] pull it back out.
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Pull it back out. because i said jesus
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Because i said jesus was filled with compassion --
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Was filled with compassion -- you know, there it is.
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You know, there it is. give me yours.
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Give me yours. this is a mess right here.
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This is a mess right here. let me break out
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Let me break out this woman's pink bible
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This woman's pink bible to show you
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To show you what the word of god is.
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What the word of god is. see?
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See? this is what
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This is what yours says, too.
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Yours says, too. it says, "filled
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It says, "filled with compassion."
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With compassion." we're all reading
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We're all reading that same translation.
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That same translation. who's got an orange
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Who's got an orange elevation bible?
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Elevation bible? you got one?
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You got one? we gave away, like 19,000
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We gave away, like 19,000 of these to people who made
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Of these to people who made a profession of faith
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A profession of faith or rededication in christ
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Or rededication in christ last year, praise the lord.
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[applause]
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We study the bible like this.
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We study the bible like this. yep, see, this one we gave you.
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Yep, see, this one we gave you. this one is the one
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This one is the one i wanted to show.
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I wanted to show. they translated it from greek,
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They translated it from greek, and sometimes the language,
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And sometimes the language, there's a distance
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There's a distance between culturally,
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Between culturally, how they saw certain concepts,
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How they saw certain concepts, and how we see
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And how we see certain concepts.
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Certain concepts. and when we say "grace",
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And when we say "grace", it's a soft term.
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It's a soft term. but when the hebrew mind
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But when the hebrew mind thought of grace,
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Thought of grace, they imagined grace coming
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They imagined grace coming from the same place
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From the same place that anger came from.
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That anger came from. it all came from --
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It all came from -- i'm gonna teach you a word.
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I'm gonna teach you a word. you got any friends
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You got any friends who make fun of you for comin'
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Who make fun of you for comin' to this church?
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To this church? break this out on 'em
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Break this out on 'em at lunch today --
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At lunch today -- "splanitsomai."
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"splanitsomai." yeah, just say it
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Yeah, just say it with confidence.
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With confidence. they won't know if you said
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They won't know if you said it right, just say,
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It right, just say, in the greek --
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In the greek -- tell your neighbor,
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Tell your neighbor, in the greek,
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In the greek, it's "splanitsomai."
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It's "splanitsomai." and here in this translation,
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And here in this translation, which they did in 2011,
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Which they did in 2011, an iv translation committee,
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An iv translation committee, they did it a little different.
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They did it a little different. they said jesus was indignant.
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They said jesus was indignant. and in '84 when they got
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And in '84 when they got together to translate it,
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Together to translate it, according to the same protocol
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According to the same protocol of translation,
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Of translation, they put it as --
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They put it as -- put the other one up there again
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Put the other one up there again if you can in the back --
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If you can in the back -- compassion.
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Compassion. and then when
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And then when they translated it again,
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They translated it again, they said, no,
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They said, no, it should be indignant,
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It should be indignant, angry, furious,
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Angry, furious, frustrated, annoyed --
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Frustrated, annoyed -- indignant, undignified.
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Indignant, undignified. which one is it?
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Which one is it? was he filled with compassion,
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Was he filled with compassion, or was he indignant?
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Or was he indignant? yes.
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Yes. yes.
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Yes. he was filled
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He was filled with compassion
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With compassion and he was indignant.
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And he was indignant. it came from the same place,
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It came from the same place, "splanitsomai."
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"splanitsomai." it means the guts,
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It means the guts, the bowels, the place
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The bowels, the place where you really feel it,
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Where you really feel it, which becomes
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Which becomes much more meaningful
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Much more meaningful when you remember
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When you remember that the first sign of leprosy
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That the first sign of leprosy is that you lose feeling
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Is that you lose feeling in your extremities.
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In your extremities. and now this man,
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And now this man, who has lost the ability
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Who has lost the ability to feel and who has gone numb,
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To feel and who has gone numb, is touched by a savior
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Is touched by a savior who can feel for him.
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Who can feel for him. this is where christianity
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This is where christianity is different than every other
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Is different than every other world religion.
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World religion. this is why
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This is why we're not just one in a list,
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We're not just one in a list, because we have not
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Because we have not a high priest
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A high priest who is unable to sympathize
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Who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses,
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With our weaknesses, but he is able to be touched
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But he is able to be touched with the feeling.
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With the feeling. and you know
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And you know what happens in life.
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What happens in life. we go numb, especially
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We go numb, especially in this age of information,
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In this age of information, where we are expected to process
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Where we are expected to process all of the events all at once.
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All of the events all at once. the good ones, the bad ones,
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The good ones, the bad ones, we can't feel it anymore.
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We can't feel it anymore. when you go numb,
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When you go numb, you can get hurt
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You can get hurt and not feel it,
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And not feel it, and you can die of a small cut
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And you can die of a small cut that becomes infected
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That becomes infected because you do not feel it,
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Because you do not feel it, and you don't know
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And you don't know it needs healing,
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It needs healing, because you do not feel it.
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Because you do not feel it. has the enemy made you go numb
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Has the enemy made you go numb to the point that you no longer
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To the point that you no longer feel "splanitsomai"?
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Feel "splanitsomai"? jesus felt for the man.
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Jesus felt for the man. the religious system
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The religious system had gone numb.
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Had gone numb. the religious system,
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The religious system, when jesus healed a man
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When jesus healed a man with a shriveled hand
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With a shriveled hand one chapter later in mark,
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One chapter later in mark, they were worried about
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They were worried about which day he did it on.
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Which day he did it on. they had gone so numb
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They had gone so numb that the only thing
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That the only thing they could think about
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They could think about was he broke the rules.
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Was he broke the rules. but jesus,
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But jesus, who is the righteousness of god,
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Who is the righteousness of god, looked at this man
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Looked at this man with compassion,
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With compassion, and he looked at the shame
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And he looked at the shame that the man carried
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That the man carried with anger --
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With anger -- "splanitsomai."
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"splanitsomai." and jesus,
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And jesus, looking at the man's condition,
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Looking at the man's condition, breaks the rules,
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Breaks the rules, makes a move.
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Makes a move. he feels for the man.
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He feels for the man. he touches the man.
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He touches the man. he touches him,
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He touches him, because he feels for him.
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Because he feels for him. i want to feel again, god!
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I want to feel again, god! i want my heart to break
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I want my heart to break over the state of my family!
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Over the state of my family! i want my heart to break
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I want my heart to break over the state of race
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Over the state of race relations in my nation!
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Relations in my nation! i want my heart to break
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I want my heart to break over what is not yet
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Over what is not yet perfect in me!
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Perfect in me! i want to feel again, god!
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I want to feel again, god! i want to feel the joy
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I want to feel the joy of your presence!
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Of your presence! cast me not away
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Cast me not away from your presence!
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From your presence! renew a right spirit in me!
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Renew a right spirit in me! i want to feel again.
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I want to feel again. i don't want to go through life
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I don't want to go through life hiding behind screens
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Hiding behind screens and numb on the inside!
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And numb on the inside! i want to feel again!
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I want to feel again! i want some presence
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I want some presence more than i want approval!
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More than i want approval! i want to feel again!
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[applause]
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Why was he angry?
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Why was he angry? he wasn't angry at the man.
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He wasn't angry at the man. it wasn't the man's fault
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It wasn't the man's fault he had leprosy.
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He had leprosy. maybe he was mad because he knew
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Maybe he was mad because he knew that the man
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That the man was gonna do exactly
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Was gonna do exactly what he told him not to do.
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What he told him not to do. did you catch that part?
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Did you catch that part? in verse 43, "jesus sent him
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In verse 43, "jesus sent him away at once
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Away at once with a strong warning."
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With a strong warning." again, the english is weak.
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Again, the english is weak. it's weak.
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It's weak. it's not wrong,
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It's not wrong, it's just weak.
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It's just weak. it means jesus charged
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It means jesus charged the man with a flared nostril.
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The man with a flared nostril. that's the picture.
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That's the picture. look this up on google.
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Look this up on google. you will see it.
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You will see it. one scholar said jesus snorted.
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One scholar said jesus snorted. now, i know
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Now, i know you don't like snorting jesus,
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You don't like snorting jesus, you like snugging jesus,
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You like snugging jesus, but jesus snorted
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But jesus snorted and told the man,
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And told the man, don't tell anyone
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Don't tell anyone what i did to you,
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What i did to you, because if you tell people,
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Because if you tell people, it will prohibit me,
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It will prohibit me, because they will just want me
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Because they will just want me to do for them this kind
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To do for them this kind of miracle,
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Of miracle, but i've got to do
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But i've got to do what i came to do,
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What i came to do, which is die for their sin,
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Which is die for their sin, not just fix their issues.
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[applause]
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And jesus had that marty mcfly
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And jesus had that marty mcfly thing goin' on, you know,
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Thing goin' on, you know, that "back to the future".
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That "back to the future". he knew that the man
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He knew that the man was gonna do exactly
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Was gonna do exactly what he told him to do,
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What he told him to do, but he healed him anyway.
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But he healed him anyway. he knew you would still
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He knew you would still struggle with sin,
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Struggle with sin, but he saved you anyway.
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But he saved you anyway. this is so powerful.
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This is so powerful. i need to hurry up.
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I need to hurry up. touch somebody and say,
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Touch somebody and say, he did it anyway.
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He did it anyway. he knew that even though
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He knew that even though my chains would be broken,
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My chains would be broken, i would still struggle
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I would still struggle with the remnant of my sin,
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With the remnant of my sin, but he did it anyway.
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But he did it anyway. and jesus told the man,
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And jesus told the man, don't tell anyone,
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Don't tell anyone, and the man went
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And the man went and told them anyway.
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And told them anyway. now, i could preach that
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Now, i could preach that a couple ways.
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A couple ways. one way would be,
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One way would be, when god has touched you
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When god has touched you and healed you in ways
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And healed you in ways that no one can,
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That no one can, you can't keep it to yourself.
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[applause]
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No one will have to train you
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No one will have to train you to evangelize,
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To evangelize, you will just naturally
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You will just naturally tell somebody --
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Tell somebody -- he changed me.
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He changed me. in fact, your life
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In fact, your life will be like product placement.
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Will be like product placement. people will start asking you,
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People will start asking you, what happened to you?
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What happened to you? and you'll be like,
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And you'll be like, come see a man who told me --
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Come see a man who told me -- come see a man
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Come see a man who wasn't ashamed
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Who wasn't ashamed to touch me!
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To touch me! don't just come
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Don't just come to church with me,
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To church with me, you need to meet a man!
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[applause]
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He went and --
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He went and -- whoo!
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Whoo! he went and told
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He went and told everybody what he wasn't
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Everybody what he wasn't supposed to tell,
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Supposed to tell, and the bible said
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And the bible said because he did --
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Because he did -- this is so beautiful.
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This is so beautiful. that "jesus", verse 45,
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That "jesus", verse 45, "could no longer
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"could no longer enter a place openly."
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Enter a place openly." you see it?
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You see it? did you see it?
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Did you see it? "but stayed outside
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"but stayed outside in lonely places."
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In lonely places." when this story started,
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When this story started, the leper was in a lonely place.
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The leper was in a lonely place. but by the time it was over,
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But by the time it was over, jesus was where
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Jesus was where the leper belonged.
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[applause]
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Here is the gospel.
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Here is the gospel. he did not just heal
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He did not just heal the man's skin,
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The man's skin, he took his place.
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He took his place. and that's why i praise him,
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And that's why i praise him, not just because he gave me
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Not just because he gave me a good parking spot,
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A good parking spot, not just because my family
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Not just because my family always went to church,
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Always went to church, not just because i feel guilty,
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Not just because i feel guilty, but because he took my place!
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But because he took my place! somebody shout,
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Somebody shout, he took my place!
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He took my place! see, the bible says
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See, the bible says the leper came to jesus.
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The leper came to jesus. i beg to differ,
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I beg to differ, because in the fullness of time,
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Because in the fullness of time, god sent his son
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God sent his son to be born of a virgin.
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To be born of a virgin. the leper didn't come to jesus,
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The leper didn't come to jesus, jesus came to the leper!
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Jesus came to the leper! i want you to know
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I want you to know he sees where you are!
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He sees where you are! he knows what you struggle with!
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He knows what you struggle with! he is not ashamed
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He is not ashamed to come to you!
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To come to you! somebody give him praise
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Somebody give him praise because he came!
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[applause]
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He didn't just heal my issue!
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He didn't just heal my issue! he took my place!
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He took my place! he took my place.
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He took my place. now the leper can go in,
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Now the leper can go in, and jesus must stay out.
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And jesus must stay out. "and he became sin
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"and he became sin who knew no sin,
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Who knew no sin, that we might become
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That we might become the righteousness of god."
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The righteousness of god." this gospel i preach
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This gospel i preach has the power to take away
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Has the power to take away your guilt and your shame,
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Your guilt and your shame, but you've got to get
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But you've got to get in position, my brother,
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In position, my brother, my sister.
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My sister. you can't get this grace until
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You can't get this grace until you're willing to bring yourself
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You're willing to bring yourself into submission.
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Into submission. if you will, you can.
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If you will, you can. you see, i'm weak.
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You see, i'm weak. i heard you were strong.
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I heard you were strong. will you do it for me, god?
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Will you do it for me, god? on the inside?
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On the inside? i don't just want my screen
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I don't just want my screen to be shinier, i want you
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To be shinier, i want you to touch me on the inside.
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To touch me on the inside. i want to feel again.
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I want to feel again. i want to feel again.
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I want to feel again. i want to return
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I want to return to my first love.
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To my first love. i want my lamp to burn again
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I want my lamp to burn again with holy oil.
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With holy oil. will you touch me, lord?
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Will you touch me, lord? and jesus reached out,
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And jesus reached out, touched the man,
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Touched the man, and his shame was gone.
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>> even if i'm stuck in this
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>> even if i'm stuck in this narrative in my life,
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Narrative in my life, that, you know,
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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 to get you
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The devil just tries to get you to believe over and over again
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To believe 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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I think it's the loneliest thing in the world to have
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Thing in the world to have people around you,
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People around you, but you can't really touch them
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But you can't really touch them and connect with them
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And connect with them for who you really are.
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For who you really are. becasue you just keep trying
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Becasue you just keep trying to give 'em who you think
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To give 'em who you think 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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And so, some of you are sitting in loneliness
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Are sitting in loneliness that was not chosen
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That was not chosen in this season of your life.
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In this season of your life. before god can get you out,
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Before god can get you out, 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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New series, "never alone",
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Discover the freedom
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Of being truly known by god,
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And learn to recognize
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That with him,
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You are never alone.
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It's available for
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Your gift of any amount.
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Just call or visit us online
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To get your copy today.
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>> if today's message from
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>> if today's message from pastor steven spoke to you,
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Pastor steven spoke to you, i wanna invite you to call
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I wanna invite you to call or go online right now
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Or go online right now to request your copy
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To request your copy of this sermon.
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Of this sermon. it's part of his new series,
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It's part of his new series, "never alone"
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"never alone" and it's available
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And it's available for your gift of any amount.
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For your gift of any amount. this series is for anyone
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This series is for anyone who has felt the weight
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Who has felt the weight of loneliness, not just
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Of loneliness, not just from being isolated,
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From being isolated, but feeling alone
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But feeling alone even in a crowd.
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Even in a crowd. maybve you've wondered
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Maybve you've wondered if anyone really sees you,
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If anyone really sees you, anyone really sees what
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Anyone really sees what you're walking through.
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You're walking through. does anyone even care?
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Does anyone even care? these messages will remind you
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These messages will remind you that god not only sees you,
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That god not only sees you, but he's with you.
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But he's with you. his presence is constant
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His presence is constant and you are fully known
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And you are fully known and deeply loved by him.
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And deeply loved by him. i know, i've had moments
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I know, i've had moments where i felt invisible,
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Where i felt invisible, like no one could truly
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Like no one could truly understand what i was facing,
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Understand what i was facing, but thourhg this series,
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But thourhg this series, i realized that god was
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I realized that god was with me all along.
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With me all along. he doesn't expect us
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He doesn't expect us to hold it all together,
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To hold it all together, he invites us to rest
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He invites us to rest in his presence and trust him.
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In his presence and trust him. so, don't wait, call
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So, don't wait, call the number on your screen
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The number on your screen or visit us online
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Or visit us online to request your copy
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To request your copy of "never alone" for
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Of "never alone" for your gift of any amount.
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Your gift of any amount. and thank you
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And thank you for your generosity,
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For your generosity, you are helping us
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You are helping us share the hope of jesus
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Share the hope of jesus with people all over the world.
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ i'll never be more loved ♪
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♪ than i am right now ♪
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♪ wasn't holding you up ♪
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♪ so there's nothing ♪
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♪ i can do to let you down ♪
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♪ it doesn't take a trophy ♪
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♪ to make you proud ♪
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♪ i'll never be more loved ♪
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♪ than i am right now ♪
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>> ♪ i'm going through a storm ♪
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♪ but i won't go down ♪
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♪ i hear your voice ♪
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♪ carried in the rhythm ♪
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♪ of the wind to call me out ♪
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♪ you would cross an ocean ♪
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♪ so i wouldn't drown ♪
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♪ you've never been closer ♪
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♪ than you are right now ♪
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♪ jireh ♪
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♪ you are enough ♪
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♪ jireh ♪
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♪ you are enough ♪
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♪ and i will be content ♪
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♪ in every circumstance ♪
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♪ you are jireh ♪
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♪ you are enough ♪
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♪ forever enough ♪
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♪ always enough ♪
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♪ more than enough ♪
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♪ forever enough ♪
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♪ always enough ♪
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♪ more than enough ♪
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♪ i don't wanna forget ♪
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♪ how i feel right now ♪
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♪ on the mountaintop ♪
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♪ i can see so clear ♪
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♪ what it's all about ♪
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♪ so stay by my side ♪
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♪ when the sun goes down ♪
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♪ don't wanna forget ♪
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♪ how i feel right now ♪
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>> ♪ 'cause you are ♪
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♪ jireh ♪
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♪ you are enough ♪
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♪ jireh ♪
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♪ you are enough ♪
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♪ so i will be ♪
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♪ i will be content ♪
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♪ in every circumstance ♪
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♪ jireh ♪
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♪ you are enough ♪
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♪ forever enough ♪
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♪ always enough ♪
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♪ more than enough ♪
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>> if you know that to be true.
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Steven Furtick - Danger In The Distance (Part 2)

October 2, 2025 | 28:0

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