Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - The Danger of A Dream (Part 1)

August 13, 2025 | S25 E225 | 28:0

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

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - The Danger of A Dream (Part 1) | August 13, 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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>> this is a scripture
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>> this is a scripture in genesis 37:5
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In genesis 37:5 that has in it so much.
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That has in it so much. so many of you who know
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So many of you who know the story of the biblical
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The story of the biblical character joseph will be
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Character joseph will be tempted to fast forward again
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Tempted to fast forward again to the end of the story
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To the end of the story and i'm gonna challenge you
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And i'm gonna challenge you not to because this is where
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Not to because this is where the sermon starts today
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The sermon starts today in genesis 37:5.
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In genesis 37:5. this particular message,
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This particular message, i was able to share some
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I was able to share some of the content with our staff
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Of the content with our staff last year and really
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Last year and really been waiting for an opportunity
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Been waiting for an opportunity to share it with you.
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To share it with you. and so i'm very excited
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And so i'm very excited about it today.
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About it today. but just one verse to get us
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But just one verse to get us started in genesis 37:5.
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Started in genesis 37:5. the bible says,
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The bible says, "joseph had a dream,
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"joseph had a dream, and when he told it
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And when he told it to his brothers,
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To his brothers, they hated him all the more."
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They hated him all the more." so for everybody
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So for everybody who's thinking that
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Who's thinking that when you get a good idea,
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When you get a good idea, everybody's gonna go fund you.
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Everybody's gonna go fund you. they're not.
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They're not. and that everybody's gonna
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And that everybody's gonna support you and understand you.
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Support you and understand you. don't expect that.
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Don't expect that. because this message,
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Because this message, i wanna speak to you
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I wanna speak to you about your dreams today,
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About your dreams today, the dreams god has put
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The dreams god has put in your heart,
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In your heart, but i wanna talk about it
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But i wanna talk about it from an unusual subject
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From an unusual subject heading called,
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Heading called, "the danger of a dream".
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"the danger of a dream". and this message comes
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And this message comes with a warning label.
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With a warning label. if you like your nice, little,
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If you like your nice, little, comfortable version
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Comfortable version of the way life
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Of the way life is supposed to be,
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Is supposed to be, slip out now,
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Slip out now, click off now,
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Click off now, watch a ted talk.
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Watch a ted talk. but this message is for somebody
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But this message is for somebody who has a god-given dream
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Or you're starting to sense it.
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Or you're starting to sense it. and i just pray --
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And i just pray -- in fact, let's pray right now.
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In fact, let's pray right now. lord, open our hearts
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To receive what you say
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To receive what you say and then give us
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And then give us the courage to obey it.
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The courage to obey it. that's our prayer.
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That's our prayer. in jesus's name.
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In jesus's name. amen.
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Amen. you may be seated.
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I wonder a lot of the time
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I wonder a lot of the time what my kids will remember
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What my kids will remember about their childhood
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About their childhood and i'm scared they'll remember
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And i'm scared they'll remember all the scenes
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All the scenes i want them to delete.
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I want them to delete. and it seems like they remember
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And it seems like they remember the times i got mad more than
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The times i got mad more than the times i bought 'em stuff
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The times i bought 'em stuff and i don't like it.
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And i don't like it. but i will say that some
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But i will say that some of the things that stand out
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Of the things that stand out to me about my childhood,
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To me about my childhood, particularly my teenage years,
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Particularly my teenage years, are some of the more
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Are some of the more random incidents.
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Random incidents. one thing that i remember
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One thing that i remember from my childhood,
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From my childhood, and my mom remembers it
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And my mom remembers it a little differently than i do,
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A little differently than i do, but she's out of town today
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But she's out of town today so i can tell the story
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So i can tell the story the way i wanna tell it,
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The way i wanna tell it, is when i was auditioning
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Is when i was auditioning for this band and i won't
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For this band and i won't bore you with the long story,
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Bore you with the long story, but my dream from age 17 on
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But my dream from age 17 on was to be a pastor.
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Was to be a pastor. but before that,
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But before that, i wanted to be a punk rocker.
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I wanted to be a punk rocker. and i almost had the chance
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And i almost had the chance because i was at
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Because i was at the north charleston coliseum
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The north charleston coliseum -- have i told you
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-- have i told you this story, robert?
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This story, robert? best story ever.
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Best story ever. green day was playing
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Green day was playing at the north charleston coliseum
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At the north charleston coliseum and billy joe armstrong
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And billy joe armstrong called me up on stage
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Called me up on stage and gave me his guitar
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And gave me his guitar to play a guitar solo.
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To play a guitar solo. and it was something
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And it was something he had been doing
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He had been doing every night on tour.
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Every night on tour. he was looking for the most
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He was looking for the most talented kid in the room,
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Talented kid in the room, which that night was me,
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Which that night was me, or just whatever kid
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Or just whatever kid looked the most excited
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Looked the most excited or whatever the case was.
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Or whatever the case was. and he put his
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And he put his fender stratocaster
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Fender stratocaster around my neck.
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Around my neck. true story.
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True story. i'm 15 years old
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I'm 15 years old and i played the guitar solo
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And i played the guitar solo for a three-cord song called
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For a three-cord song called "knowledge" by the band,
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"knowledge" by the band, operation ivy.
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Operation ivy. i still remember
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I still remember how the song went,
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How the song went, but i'm not gonna sing it
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But i'm not gonna sing it for you right now because
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For you right now because a waste of time.
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A waste of time. we need to get back
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We need to get back to genesis 37.
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To genesis 37. but what that set off was
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But what that set off was kind of like a chain of events
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Kind of like a chain of events where i became
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Where i became a lot more popular in school.
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A lot more popular in school. and i was so excited,
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And i was so excited, the next morning i woke up
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The next morning i woke up and i was listening
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And i was listening to the radio and the dj,
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To the radio and the dj, his name was the critic,
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His name was the critic, was talking about
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Was talking about the green day show.
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The green day show. and i was getting ready
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And i was getting ready for school listening
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For school listening to the radio.
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To the radio. still excited,
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Still excited, only slept about an hour.
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Only slept about an hour. excited to get to school,
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Excited to get to school, excited to be like
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Excited to be like how you like me now
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How you like me now to all the girls
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To all the girls who didn't pay me attention
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Who didn't pay me attention the day before.
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The day before. and he goes --
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And he goes -- oh, he said,
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Oh, he said, "the green day show last night,"
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"the green day show last night," he said, "it wasn't
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He said, "it wasn't a very great show,
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A very great show, but there was one part."
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But there was one part." he said, "there was a kid
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He said, "there was a kid who got up on stage
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Who got up on stage and ripped on guitar.
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And ripped on guitar. he was the highlight
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He was the highlight of the show.
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Of the show. he stole the show."
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He stole the show." his words, not mine.
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His words, not mine. i'm very humble,
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I'm very humble, i would not say it that way,
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I would not say it that way, but that's the way he said it.
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But that's the way he said it. that's the way
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That's the way the critic said it.
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The critic said it. and so i called in --
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And so i called in -- i called the radio station.
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I called the radio station. i was like,
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I was like, "you gotta put me through.
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"you gotta put me through. that's me he's talking about.
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That's me he's talking about. i'm about to go to school
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I'm about to go to school right now.
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Right now. i gotta leave
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I gotta leave in like five minutes.
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In like five minutes. my mom's waiting for me.
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My mom's waiting for me. but that was me he was
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But that was me he was talking about on stage
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Talking about on stage to play guitar.
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To play guitar. put me through to the critic."
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Put me through to the critic." and they put me through
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And they put me through to the critic.
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To the critic. and i said, "hey, that was me
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And i said, "hey, that was me you're talking about."
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You're talking about." he said, "well, hey, kid,
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He said, "well, hey, kid, bring your demo tape by."
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Bring your demo tape by." 'cause i told him i had a band.
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'cause i told him i had a band. and he was like,
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And he was like, "bring your demo tape by
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"bring your demo tape by and we'll play it on the air."
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And we'll play it on the air." we didn't have a demo tape,
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We didn't have a demo tape, but that's all right because
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But that's all right because we eventually saved $300,
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We eventually saved $300, made a demo tape.
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Made a demo tape. i took it to the critic,
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I took it to the critic, he played it on the air.
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He played it on the air. and when i was leaving --
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And when i was leaving -- this is several months later
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This is several months later -- he said, "by the way,
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-- he said, "by the way, i am putting together a band.
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I am putting together a band. it'd be kinda cool to have
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It'd be kinda cool to have a 15-year-old kid
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A 15-year-old kid in the band.
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In the band. so if you wanna audition for it,
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So if you wanna audition for it, learn these songs
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Learn these songs and you can audition
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And you can audition for my band."
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For my band." well, i thought that'd be
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Well, i thought that'd be amazing 'cause we'd be
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Amazing 'cause we'd be playing at the music farm
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Playing at the music farm and we'd be playing
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And we'd be playing all around charleston,
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All around charleston, south carolina and that'd
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South carolina and that'd be a pretty cool gig
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Be a pretty cool gig for a 15 year old.
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For a 15 year old. so i locked myself
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So i locked myself in the room,
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In the room, i start learning
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I start learning all the songs on the tape.
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All the songs on the tape. a tape.
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A tape. a tape is...
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A tape is... [laughter]
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[laughter] and my mom walks in one night
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And my mom walks in one night and this is all i'm gonna say
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And this is all i'm gonna say about this 'cause i promise
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About this 'cause i promise i know you didn't come
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I know you didn't come to hear me talk about
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To hear me talk about my nostalgic 15-year-old
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My nostalgic 15-year-old memories,
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Memories, but talking about a dream.
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But talking about a dream. my mom walks in,
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My mom walks in, picks up the tape,
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Picks up the tape, and all of the songs
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And all of the songs on the tape had cuss words
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On the tape had cuss words in the title.
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In the title. and then even the name
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And then even the name of the band had a cuss word
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Of the band had a cuss word in the name of the band.
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In the name of the band. and buck's laughing
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And buck's laughing 'cause the name of the band
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'cause the name of the band is so inappropriate,
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Is so inappropriate, i can't say it in church.
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I can't say it in church. i can't even allude to it
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I can't even allude to it in church.
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In church. but that was the band
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But that was the band i was auditioning for.
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I was auditioning for. and my mom who was
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And my mom who was a methodist minister's daughter
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A methodist minister's daughter had old-fashioned
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Had old-fashioned moncks corner values
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Moncks corner values and she's like,
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And she's like, "what is this?"
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"what is this?" i'm like,
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I'm like, "this is the band
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"this is the band i'm auditioning before."
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I'm auditioning before." and she said,
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And she said, "if you think i'm gonna
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"if you think i'm gonna let you go audition
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Let you go audition for this band,
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For this band, you've lost your mind.
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You've lost your mind. if you think i'm gonna let you
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If you think i'm gonna let you audition for a band
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Audition for a band called the [indiscernible]
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Called the [indiscernible] then you've lost your mind."
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Then you've lost your mind." to which i said,
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To which i said, "then i'll run away from home.
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"then i'll run away from home. you will not stand
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You will not stand in the way of my dream."
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In the way of my dream." right?
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Right? because a dream
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Because a dream will make you bold.
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Will make you bold. and we never got to find out
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And we never got to find out whether or not i would've
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Whether or not i would've had the courage to
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Had the courage to pack it all up and head out
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Pack it all up and head out on the mean streets
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On the mean streets of moncks corner on my own
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Of moncks corner on my own to chase my dream
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To chase my dream because i auditioned
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Because i auditioned for the band
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For the band and i didn't make it.
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And i didn't make it. but the point of the story
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But the point of the story that i'm trying to tell you
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That i'm trying to tell you is this: that a lot of times
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Is this: that a lot of times the dream we start out with,
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The dream we start out with, the dream that we think
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The dream that we think we see in one stage
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We see in one stage of our life will show up later
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Of our life will show up later in our life in a different
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In our life in a different dimension and it will be
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Dimension and it will be such a different dimension
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Such a different dimension that we will not even recognize
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That we will not even recognize the dream as the original dream.
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The dream as the original dream. the bible says that
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The bible says that when joseph was 17 years old,
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When joseph was 17 years old, he had a dream,
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He had a dream, and his brothers hated him
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And his brothers hated him all the more for it.
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All the more for it. that phrase "all the more"
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That phrase "all the more" lets me know
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Lets me know that joseph's brothers
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That joseph's brothers already didn't like him.
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Already didn't like him. and we can argue
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And we can argue if we want to about
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If we want to about whether joseph was wise
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Whether joseph was wise to share with his brothers
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To share with his brothers the content of his dream.
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The content of his dream. there is such a thing
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There is such a thing as talking too much,
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As talking too much, posting too much.
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Posting too much. there is such a thing
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There is such a thing as sharing too much.
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As sharing too much. and there is such a thing
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And there is such a thing as thinking that everybody else
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As thinking that everybody else wants to hear what
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Wants to hear what god has put on your heart.
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God has put on your heart. but one thing that
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But one thing that we can conclude from the text
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We can conclude from the text even from
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Even from a biological perspective
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A biological perspective is that joseph was different.
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Is that joseph was different. and one thing i've noticed
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And one thing i've noticed about having a dream
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About having a dream is that a dream
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Is that a dream makes you different.
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Makes you different. joseph was different
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Joseph was different from his brothers
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From his brothers not only in his aspirations,
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Not only in his aspirations, but he was from
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But he was from a different mother.
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A different mother. they shared the same father,
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They shared the same father, jacob.
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Jacob. and if i listed their names,
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And if i listed their names, you might recognize
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You might recognize a few of them.
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A few of them. they were the patriarchs
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They were the patriarchs of the tribes of israel,
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Of the tribes of israel, but joseph didn't come through
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But joseph didn't come through the same mom that his brothers
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The same mom that his brothers came through.
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Came through. he was the son of rachel,
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He was the son of rachel, the pretty one,
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The pretty one, that his dad really liked.
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That his dad really liked. and when joseph
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And when joseph saw that rachel,
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Saw that rachel, his favorite wife --
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His favorite wife -- holly, you're my favorite wife,
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Holly, you're my favorite wife, by the way.
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By the way. just wanna put that
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Just wanna put that in this message.
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In this message. had given him a son,
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Had given him a son, he liked him extra special
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He liked him extra special and he treated him special.
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And he treated him special. and he felt differently about
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And he felt differently about joseph than the other boys
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Joseph than the other boys to the point --
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To the point -- i don't know if you've
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I don't know if you've read the story lately,
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Read the story lately, but you remember he bought him
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But you remember he bought him a gucci coat and joseph's always
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A gucci coat and joseph's always wearing it around all the time.
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Wearing it around all the time. he's like,
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He's like, "you like my coat?"
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"you like my coat?" and his brothers are like,
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And his brothers are like, "we hate your coat."
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"we hate your coat." "you like my coat?
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"you like my coat? you like my coat?"
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You like my coat?" you know, they're like,
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You know, they're like, "we hate -- we hate you.
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"we hate -- we hate you. we hate you because
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We hate you because you're different."
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You're different." okay?
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Okay? now, i have a teenage son
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Now, i have a teenage son right now
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Right now and one of the things
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And one of the things that i'm trying to work out
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That i'm trying to work out with him in real time
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With him in real time is that people
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Is that people accept what is the same,
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Accept what is the same, but they eventually
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But they eventually respect what is different.
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Respect what is different. people eventually come around
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People eventually come around and respect what stands out.
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And respect what stands out. but what happens to most of us
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But what happens to most of us is that the moment
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Is that the moment we start to realize
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We start to realize the differences between us
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The differences between us and other people,
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And other people, we downplay our distinctives
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We downplay our distinctives in order to fit in
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In order to fit in and conform with culture.
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And conform with culture. one thing i'm proud about
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One thing i'm proud about when i read about joseph
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When i read about joseph and i know it's weird to say
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And i know it's weird to say that i'm proud of joseph
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That i'm proud of joseph like he cares,
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Like he cares, but i'm proud that he had
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But i'm proud that he had the courage to wear
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The courage to wear his coat anyway.
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His coat anyway. you know what i mean?
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You know what i mean? it may have been unwise,
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It may have been unwise, but i'm proud of him
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But i'm proud of him that he was not afraid
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That he was not afraid to show up in the room
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To show up in the room looking different because
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Looking different because he was clothed with the fabric
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He was clothed with the fabric of the favor of his father.
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Of the favor of his father. and i wonder are you
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And i wonder are you courageous enough
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Courageous enough to wear your coat?
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To wear your coat? because a lot of times
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Because a lot of times what i found is that god
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What i found is that god will begin to show you
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Will begin to show you things about yourself,
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Things about yourself, about your life,
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About your life, about your calling,
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About your calling, about your direction,
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About your direction, about what he's put
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About what he's put inside of you,
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Inside of you, about the gifts
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About the gifts he's given you,
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He's given you, but someone will actually
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But someone will actually beat the distinctive
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Beat the distinctive out of you if you don't know
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Out of you if you don't know clearly enough that
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Clearly enough that i have a calling from god,
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I have a calling from god, who is greater than people,
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Who is greater than people, and if he is for me,
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And if he is for me, who can be against me.
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Who can be against me. touch somebody next to you,
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Touch somebody next to you, and say, "i'm gonna
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And say, "i'm gonna wear my coat even if people
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Wear my coat even if people criticize me for it."
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Criticize me for it." i'm not ashamed
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I'm not ashamed to walk in the love
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To walk in the love and the favor of god.
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And the favor of god. oh, we need some christians
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Oh, we need some christians who don't check their coat
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Who don't check their coat at the door of culture,
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At the door of culture, who are unashamed to be
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Who are unashamed to be optimistic about the future
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Optimistic about the future because you know
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Because you know god is already there
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God is already there if he's the author
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If he's the author and the finisher of your faith.
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You see what i'm saying?
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You see what i'm saying? a dream will make you different
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A dream will make you different and it takes courage
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And it takes courage to be different.
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To be different. it takes courage
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It takes courage to speak different.
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To speak different. if you get a hold of a dream
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If you get a hold of a dream or better said
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Or better said if a dream gets hold of you
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If a dream gets hold of you from the throne of god,
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From the throne of god, it'll make you walk different,
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It'll make you walk different, talk different, think different,
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Talk different, think different, eat different, drink different,
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Eat different, drink different, party different, text different.
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Party different, text different. it'll make you different.
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It'll make you different. a dream will make you different,
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A dream will make you different, and i'm glad that joseph
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And i'm glad that joseph had the courage
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Had the courage to be different.
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To be different. and i wonder
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And i wonder do we have the courage
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Do we have the courage to be different?
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To be different? the weird thing about
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The weird thing about our church is that a lot
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Our church is that a lot of times people will be
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Of times people will be attracted to our church
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Attracted to our church because it's different
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Because it's different and then when they
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And then when they get to the church,
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Get to the church, they'll start trying
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They'll start trying to tell us how we need
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To tell us how we need to make it like the church
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To make it like the church that they left to come
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That they left to come to the church
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To the church that was different.
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That was different. i don't wanna say amen
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I don't wanna say amen to the preacher today.
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To the preacher today. it's the truest thing
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It's the truest thing like you're attracted
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Like you're attracted to something because
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To something because it's different.
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It's different. and they even said
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And they even said in some marriage
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In some marriage that before marriage,
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That before marriage, opposites attract
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Opposites attract and then opposites attack
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And then opposites attack because you're attracted
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Because you're attracted to what's different,
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To what's different, you're drawn to
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You're drawn to what's different.
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What's different. not at first.
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Not at first. at first, you fear it.
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At first, you fear it. that's why they had to
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That's why they had to take the "old town road"
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Take the "old town road" off of the billboard charts
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Off of the billboard charts on country music
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On country music because it was too different.
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Because it was too different. they couldn't find a category
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They couldn't find a category for it and they said
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For it and they said it's not country enough,
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It's not country enough, but it's not rap enough
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But it's not rap enough and we don't know what it is,
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And we don't know what it is, it's different.
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It's different. that's why they
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That's why they crucified jesus.
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Crucified jesus. you know, you don't have
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You know, you don't have many preachers that can
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Many preachers that can put lil nas x and jesus
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Put lil nas x and jesus in the same paragraph.
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In the same paragraph. but he was so different.
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But he was so different. we don't know
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We don't know what to do with him.
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What to do with him. he's grace and truth.
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He's grace and truth. he's different.
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He's different. somebody shout, "i'm different."
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Somebody shout, "i'm different." and i don't mean different
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And i don't mean different in style,
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In style, i mean different in substance.
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I mean different in substance. i don't mean different
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I don't mean different just for the sake of
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Just for the sake of difference because that's
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Difference because that's frankly kind of annoying
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Frankly kind of annoying and there's always
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And there's always a temptation, you know.
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A temptation, you know. i noticed that some people
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I noticed that some people just wanna be different
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Just wanna be different just to be different.
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Just to be different. but there's nothing different
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But there's nothing different about being different
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About being different to be different.
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To be different. there's something about
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There's something about being different because
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Being different because you have a different set
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You have a different set of values and a different dream.
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Of values and a different dream. see, i don't just dream
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See, i don't just dream of making it through the day.
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Of making it through the day. i don't just dream
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I don't just dream of surviving my life.
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Of surviving my life. i don't just dream --
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I don't just dream -- when you get a dream,
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When you get a dream, it'll make you different.
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It'll make you different. you'll start sacrificing
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You'll start sacrificing and people will think
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And people will think you're crazy because
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You're crazy because of what you sacrificed.
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Of what you sacrificed. even if you go on a diet
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Even if you go on a diet because you have a dream
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Because you have a dream to lose 20 pounds,
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To lose 20 pounds, the first thing that
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The first thing that everybody around you
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Everybody around you is gonna say is
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Is gonna say is you're no fun anymore.
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You're no fun anymore. you used to be so much fun.
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You used to be so much fun. you used to just eats
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You used to just eats all the time [indiscernible].
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All the time [indiscernible]. now, don't let the fact
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Now, don't let the fact that they don't have
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That they don't have the discipline
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The discipline to eat something different
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To eat something different cause you to give up on a goal
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Cause you to give up on a goal that you set that's real
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That you set that's real for your life.
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For your life. and if it's true with a diet,
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And if it's true with a diet, it's much more true
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It's much more true with destiny.
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With destiny. i wonder, have you been
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I wonder, have you been dumbing down yourself
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Dumbing down yourself because to be different
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Because to be different is too painful.
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Is too painful. and if you're not careful,
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And if you're not careful, you will be conformed
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You will be conformed to the patterns of this world
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To the patterns of this world rather than being transformed
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Rather than being transformed by the renewing of your mind.
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By the renewing of your mind. christians are supposed
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Christians are supposed to see different,
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To see different, think different,
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Think different, understand different.
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Understand different. it's a different perspective.
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It's a different perspective. i always thought that
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I always thought that joseph's life was a story
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Joseph's life was a story about perseverance,
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About perseverance, you know.
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You know. joseph had a dream
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Joseph had a dream when he was young
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When he was young and then he had to go through
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And then he had to go through a lot of things,
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A lot of things, but, you know,
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But, you know, don't give up because
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Don't give up because eventually you will
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Eventually you will achieve your dream.
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Achieve your dream. yet that is a cultural
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Yet that is a cultural understanding of dreams,
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Understanding of dreams, not a christian understanding
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Not a christian understanding of dreams, not a scriptural
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Of dreams, not a scriptural understanding of dreams.
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Understanding of dreams. and we have a really bad habit
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And we have a really bad habit of taking a concept
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Of taking a concept like a dream
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Like a dream and then overlaying
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And then overlaying our own preferences
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Our own preferences and our own prejudices
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And our own prejudices on that concept
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On that concept and so we make it what it's not
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And so we make it what it's not and we miss what it is,
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And we miss what it is, 'cause it's really common
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'cause it's really common for people to say
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For people to say follow your dreams.
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Follow your dreams. yet if you study the life
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Yet if you study the life of joseph and i mean
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Of joseph and i mean really read every single word,
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Really read every single word, jot and tittle,
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Jot and tittle, every single indention,
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Every single indention, every single period
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Every single period and comma like i did preparing
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And comma like i did preparing to preach this,
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To preach this, you will see a phrase
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You will see a phrase iterated over and over again
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Iterated over and over again no matter what he went through
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No matter what he went through that says, "the lord
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That says, "the lord was with joseph."
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Was with joseph." that's a statement
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That's a statement about god's presence.
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About god's presence. you will see that wherever
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You will see that wherever he was, god promoted him,
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He was, god promoted him, and that's a statement
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And that's a statement about purpose.
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About purpose. but the story of joseph is
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But the story of joseph is not about getting a dream
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Not about getting a dream and holding on tight to
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And holding on tight to the dream and persevering.
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The dream and persevering. 'cause i used to think
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'cause i used to think this was the story of joseph,
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This was the story of joseph, like don't let anybody
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Like don't let anybody talk you out of your dream.
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Talk you out of your dream. if your mom told you
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If your mom told you that you're gonna be the next,
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That you're gonna be the next, you know,
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You know, -- the next whatever,
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-- the next whatever, just hold onto your dream.
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Just hold onto your dream. and then anybody
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And then anybody who doesn't agree with
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Who doesn't agree with your dream is a hater.
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Your dream is a hater. maybe not.
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Maybe not. maybe your mom just
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Maybe your mom just loved you too much to hear
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Loved you too much to hear the bad notes you were hitting
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The bad notes you were hitting and you're not supposed
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And you're not supposed to be a professional singer.
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To be a professional singer. just a thought.
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Just a thought. no, i'm sick of it.
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No, i'm sick of it. i'm really sick of it.
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I'm really sick of it. 'cause we take joseph --
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'cause we take joseph -- it's not fair to joseph.
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It's not fair to joseph. joseph went through
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Joseph went through this whole life,
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This whole life, he was called and chosen,
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He was called and chosen, and there was all kind of
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And there was all kind of conflict that came along
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Conflict that came along and were like
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And were like joseph had a dream.
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Joseph had a dream. do you have a dream?
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Do you have a dream? would you like to open
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Would you like to open your own company?
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Your own company? be like joseph,
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Be like joseph, have a dream,
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Have a dream, and then you can make it
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And then you can make it from the pit to the palace.
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From the pit to the palace. hold on in the pit
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Hold on in the pit because there's a palace
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Because there's a palace on the other side.
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On the other side. let me go into it
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Let me go into it for a moment.
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For a moment. that is not the story
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That is not the story of joseph's life.
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Of joseph's life. the story of joseph's life
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The story of joseph's life has nothing to do with
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Has nothing to do with if you have a dream
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If you have a dream that you can think of
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That you can think of that's big enough,
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That's big enough, god is obligated to bless it.
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God is obligated to bless it. watch this.
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Watch this. joseph didn't ask god
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Joseph didn't ask god for a dream.
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Joseph did not
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Joseph did not make a vision board.
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Make a vision board. that doesn't mean
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That doesn't mean you can't make one.
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You can't make one. i've made a few myself.
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I've made a few myself. let's just be clear that
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Let's just be clear that we mean the same thing
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We mean the same thing when we say a dream.
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When we say a dream. and then it becomes
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And then it becomes very devastating --
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Very devastating -- watch this -- because your dream
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Watch this -- because your dream can be a distraction.
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Can be a distraction. joseph's dream was very
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Joseph's dream was very specific and epic
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Specific and epic and it had broad implications,
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You know.
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You know. and he tells his brothers
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And he tells his brothers his dreams.
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His dreams. he comes out in his coat
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He comes out in his coat one day and they're like,
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One day and they're like, "oh, god, this guy."
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"oh, god, this guy." and so he comes over
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And so he comes over and they're like,
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And they're like, "you talk to him this time.
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"you talk to him this time. i'm sick of talking to him."
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I'm sick of talking to him." he's like, "hey, guys,
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Guess what?
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Guess what? i had a dream.
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I had a dream. you wanna hear my dream?"
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You wanna hear my dream?" they're like, "no,
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They're like, "no, we hate your dream.
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We hate your dream. we hate your coat.
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We hate your coat. we hate your voice.
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We hate your voice. we hate you.
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We hate you. you're different."
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You're different." but he didn't really care
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But he didn't really care if they wanted to hear it,
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If they wanted to hear it, he was gonna tell 'em anyway.
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He was gonna tell 'em anyway. joseph needed a journal
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Joseph needed a journal by the way so he could
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By the way so he could write some of this down
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Write some of this down and not tell other people.
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And not tell other people. he needed somewhere
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He needed somewhere he could just process his dreams
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He could just process his dreams where he didn't let other people
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Where he didn't let other people get involved too soon.
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Get involved too soon. nevertheless,
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Nevertheless, even joseph's inability
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Even joseph's inability to discern the nature
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To discern the nature of the dream and who was capable
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Of the dream and who was capable of handing it
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Of handing it played a part in leading him
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Played a part in leading him to the place where he could do
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To the place where he could do the dream that god put
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The dream that god put in his heart.
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In his heart. did you feel god
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Did you feel god on that what i just said?
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On that what i just said? because god's dream
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Because god's dream for my life will involve
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For my life will involve my decisions
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My decisions even if my decisions
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Even if my decisions are immature.
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Are immature. god will use some of the desires
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God will use some of the desires in your heart that aren't
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In your heart that aren't good desires at first.
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Good desires at first. let psalm 37:4 says,
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Let psalm 37:4 says, "if you delight yourself
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"if you delight yourself in the lord,
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In the lord, he will give you
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He will give you the desires of your heart."
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The desires of your heart." and he will take
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And he will take the desires that you had
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The desires that you had and purify them and he will
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And purify them and he will rinse them and he will separate
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Rinse them and he will separate the wheat from the chaff
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The wheat from the chaff to bring you to
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To bring you to an ultimate place of purpose.
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An ultimate place of purpose. but when joseph started
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But when joseph started sharing his dream
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Sharing his dream with his brothers,
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With his brothers, it was all about him.
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It was all about him. "hey, hey, i had a dream
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"hey, hey, i had a dream and we -- it was awesome.
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And we -- it was awesome. we were binding our sheaves
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We were binding our sheaves of grain and we were --
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Of grain and we were -- and like your sheaves
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And like your sheaves started bowing down
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Started bowing down to my sheaves
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To my sheaves and isn't that awesome?"
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And isn't that awesome?" they're like, "no,
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They're like, "no, it's not awesome.
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It's not awesome. we hate your dream.
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We hate your dream. we hate your coat.
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We hate your coat. we hate your --"
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We hate your --" and he's like,
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And he's like, "but then i had another dream.
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"but then i had another dream. and in this dream,
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And in this dream, there were 11 stars."
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There were 11 stars." i don't know why joseph
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I don't know why joseph sounds keanu reeves.
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Sounds keanu reeves. "there were 11 stars
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"there were 11 stars and a sun and a moon,
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And a sun and a moon, and they were all
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And they were all bowing down to me.
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Bowing down to me. isn't my dream awesome?"
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Isn't my dream awesome?" and they're like, "no,
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And they're like, "no, we don't like your dream.
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We don't like your dream. in fact, we hate your dream
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In fact, we hate your dream so much that we are about
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So much that we are about to push you in a pit
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To push you in a pit and leave you for dead."
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And leave you for dead." and if it hadn't of been
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And if it hadn't of been for reuben, who decided
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For reuben, who decided we should at least
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We should at least get 20 shekels of silver
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Get 20 shekels of silver out of this boy,
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Out of this boy, there's no need to kill him
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There's no need to kill him when we can profit off of him,
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When we can profit off of him, they wouldn't have sold him
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They wouldn't have sold him to the ishmaelite caravan,
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To the ishmaelite caravan, they would've left him for dead.
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They would've left him for dead. but understand that even
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But understand that even joseph's decision to
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Joseph's decision to speak about his dream
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Speak about his dream prematurely was part of
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Prematurely was part of what god used to motivate
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What god used to motivate his brothers to push him
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His brothers to push him in the pit.
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In the pit. at the same time
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At the same time they did that,
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They did that, an ishmaelite caravan
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An ishmaelite caravan was setting out to bring
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Was setting out to bring whoever they would pick up
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Whoever they would pick up along the way back
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Along the way back to the place of slavery.
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To the place of slavery. now, it was
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Now, it was a place of slavery
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A place of slavery at that point,
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At that point, but it would ultimately
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But it would ultimately become a place of deliverance.
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Become a place of deliverance. i'm gonna teach the bible today.
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I'm gonna teach the bible today. because when joseph
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Because when joseph was picked up and put
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Was picked up and put in potiphar's house,
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In potiphar's house, he served so well
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He served so well in potiphar's house
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In potiphar's house that everything potiphar
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That everything potiphar put under him prospered.
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Put under him prospered. and so when potiphar
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And so when potiphar saw how joseph served,
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Saw how joseph served, he promoted him
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He promoted him to position of influence.
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To position of influence. but he wouldn't have been
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But he wouldn't have been in potiphar's house
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In potiphar's house to begin with if he hadn't
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To begin with if he hadn't been pushed in a pit.
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Been pushed in a pit. and he wouldn't have
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And he wouldn't have been pushed in a pit
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Been pushed in a pit if he didn't wear a coat.
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If he didn't wear a coat. and so when you leave
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And so when you leave your coat in the closet
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Your coat in the closet and downplay your dream
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And downplay your dream to fit in with people
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To fit in with people who don't like you
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Who don't like you because you're different,
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Because you're different, you can't end up
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You can't end up in the position
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In the position you need to be in.
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You need to be in. i'm preaching to somebody
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I'm preaching to somebody who's different.
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Who's different. the more like christ you become,
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The more like christ you become, the more different
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The more different from culture you will be.
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From culture you will be. and it's all right to be weird.
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And it's all right to be weird. and it's all right
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And it's all right to have hope.
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To have hope. and it's all right
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And it's all right to have vision.
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To have vision. and it's all right
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And it's all right to know who you are.
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>> you're at the moment
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>> you're at the moment of decision right now.
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>> i wonder what it looks
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>> i wonder what it looks like for you to have this
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Like for you to have this mentality to say, "god put
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Mentality to say, "god put me here for a purpose,
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Me here for a purpose, and i'm submitting everything
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And i'm submitting everything that's happened to me to god."
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That's happened to me to god." i trust you, not my dream.
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I trust you, not my dream. i trust you, not my idea.
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I trust you, not my idea. i will not make my ideas
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I will not make my ideas my idol.
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My idol. i'm worshiping you.
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I'm worshiping you. i'm serving you.
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I'm serving you. it's not about position,
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It's not about position, it's about purpose.
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It's about purpose. are you going to be
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Are you going to be defined by what stood against
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Defined by what stood against you or how you got over it?
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>> do you feel trapped
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By your past or blocked
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From pursuing the purpose
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God has for you?
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Our latest series from
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And remember, there's still
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A promise for your future.
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>> it's in the midst
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>> it's in the midst of our struggles
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Of our struggles that we find our true purpose,
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That we find our true purpose, and it's through our trials
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And it's through our trials that we're refined
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That we're refined and made new.
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And made new. right now, i wanna offer you
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It's more than just a series, it's a guide to help you
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Something from you, but because we want
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Something for you. i believe that this resource
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In your life. it's gonna enable you to see
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Beyond your current situation and into a future filled
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And into a future filled with hope and purpose.
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With hope and purpose. don't let this moment
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That we're able to reach people around the world
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Around the world with the gospel.
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With the gospel. thank you, we couldn't
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Thank you, we couldn't do this without you.
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>> ♪ i know the author ♪
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♪ of tomorrow ♪
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♪ has ordered my steps ♪
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♪ so this is my story ♪
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♪ and this is my song ♪
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♪ i'm praising my risen ♪
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♪ king and savior ♪
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♪ all the day long ♪
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♪ i trust in god ♪
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♪ my savior ♪
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♪ the one ♪
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♪ who will never ♪
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♪ fail ♪
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♪ he will never ♪
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♪ fail ♪
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♪ i trust in god ♪
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♪ my savior ♪
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♪ the one ♪
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♪ who will never ♪
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♪ fail ♪
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♪ he will never ♪
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♪ fail ♪
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♪ he didn't fail you then ♪
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♪ he won't fail you now ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ that's why i trust him ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ that's why i trust him ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ that's why i trust him ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ that's why i trust him ♪
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♪ that's why i trust in ♪
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♪ god ♪
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♪ my savior ♪
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♪ the one ♪
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♪ who will never ♪
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♪ fail ♪
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♪ he will never fail ♪
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♪ oh i trust in god ♪
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♪ my savior ♪
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♪ the one ♪
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♪ who will never ♪
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♪ fail ♪
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♪ he will never fail ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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>> ♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ oh my god ♪
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♪ you've sure been ♪
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♪ good to me ♪
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Steven Furtick - The Danger of A Dream (Part 1)

August 13, 2025 | S25 E225 | 28:0

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