Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - The Danger Of A Dream (Part 2)

August 14, 2025 | S25 E226 | 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 2) | August 14, 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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>> it's really common
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>> 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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And it had broad implications, 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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He's like, "hey, guys, 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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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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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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And all of this happened
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And all of this happened because joseph had a dream.
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Because joseph had a dream. and yet, joseph's dream
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And yet, joseph's dream looked nothing
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Looked nothing when it finally happened
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When it finally happened like it looked
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Like it looked in the distance
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In the distance when he first saw it.
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When he first saw it. can you relate to this
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Can you relate to this how sometimes marriage
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How sometimes marriage looks different in the distance
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Looks different in the distance than it does after 20 years?
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Than it does after 20 years? i need all my people
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I need all my people who have been married
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Who have been married over 20 years
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Over 20 years to just wave at me real quick
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To just wave at me real quick and let me know
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That it's so much different.
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That it's so much different. so much different.
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So much different. so much better.
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So much better. so much harder.
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So much harder. so much different.
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So much different. not like the movies
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Not like the movies that i saw.
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Not like the songs
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Not like the songs that i heard.
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That i heard. different.
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Different. it's just different
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It's just different ‘cause when joseph is young,
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‘cause when joseph is young, he sees shiny stars,
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He sees shiny stars, but sometimes
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But sometimes when it comes up closer,
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When it comes up closer, it's not so shiny anymore.
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It's not so shiny anymore. having kids is different.
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Having kids is different. this is where me
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This is where me and holly are different.
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And holly are different. she always dreamed
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She always dreamed of being a parent.
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Of being a parent. i didn't dream
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I didn't dream of being a parent.
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Of being a parent. i dreamed of being
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I dreamed of being a punk rocker...
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A punk rocker... [laughter]
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[laughter] ...and then a preacher,
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...and then a preacher, but one of our staff members
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But one of our staff members was having a baby
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Was having a baby the other day,
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The other day, and he was telling me
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And he was telling me how happy he was,
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How happy he was, and he was like,
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And he was like, i always dreamed
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I always dreamed of being a dad,
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Of being a dad, and that made me feel sorry
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And that made me feel sorry for my kids ‘cause i'm like...
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For my kids ‘cause i'm like... [laughter]
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[laughter] i didn't even like kick in
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I didn't even like kick in as a dad until they were five.
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As a dad until they were five. you know?
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You know? i was so worthless.
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I was so worthless. in fact, if we can
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In fact, if we can really be honest
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Really be honest and not put this one online,
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And not put this one online, i dreaded being a dad
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I dreaded being a dad because all i ever saw kids
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Because all i ever saw kids do was make people
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Do was make people have to leave restaurants
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Have to leave restaurants before they finish their meal.
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Before they finish their meal. so, you know, like now,
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So, you know, like now, there is not greater delight
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There is not greater delight in my life than my kids
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In my life than my kids 30% of the time.
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30% of the time. there's no greater investment.
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There's no greater investment. there's nothing
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There's nothing i'm more passionate about.
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I'm more passionate about. there's nothing
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There's nothing that can just wake me up more
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That can just wake me up more and make me realize
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And make me realize what matters more,
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What matters more, but it wasn't the thing
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But it wasn't the thing i dream about.
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I dream about. it was thing that i did
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It was thing that i did and when i did it,
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And when i did it, god gave me the desire for it,
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God gave me the desire for it, but it didn't start
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But it didn't start as a dream.
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As a dream. it started as a duty.
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It started as a duty. this is so critical
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This is so critical for a world and a time
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For a world and a time where all we're ever told is
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Where all we're ever told is follow your dreams.
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Follow your dreams. there is no record
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There is no record in genesis 37, 38, 39, 40, 41,
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In genesis 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45
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42, 43, 44, 45 where the bible says
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Where the bible says and joseph remembered his dream
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And joseph remembered his dream and pushed on through
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And pushed on through because when life gets hard,
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Because when life gets hard, you've got to have a dream,
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You've got to have a dream, and sometimes life
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And sometimes life will give you hurdles,
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Will give you hurdles, but you know,
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But you know, this is just really awkward
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This is just really awkward this little motif
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This little motif i've got myself
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I've got myself into right here
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Into right here in this little,
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In this little, in this little spastic
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In this little spastic motivational speaker thing
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Motivational speaker thing that i've set up here.
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That i've set up here. but just follow your dreams.
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But just follow your dreams. you know what?
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You know what? i can't find in genesis
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I can't find in genesis where joseph followed
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Where joseph followed his dream.
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His dream. what i saw in genesis
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What i saw in genesis was joseph's dream followed him.
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Was joseph's dream followed him. so, watch this.
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So, watch this. i don't follow dreams.
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I don't follow dreams. i follow jesus and when i do,
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I follow jesus and when i do, dreams follow me.
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Dreams follow me. joseph's dream
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Joseph's dream followed joseph.
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Followed joseph. it followed him
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It followed him to potiphar's house.
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To potiphar's house. it followed him to prison.
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It followed him to prison. it followed him
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It followed him into pharaoh's court
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Into pharaoh's court because dreams follow me
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Because dreams follow me when i follow jesus.
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When i follow jesus. if you look behind your life,
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If you look behind your life, you will see very clearly
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That some of the things
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That some of the things that god did for you
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That god did for you and some of the doors
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And some of the doors he opened for you
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He opened for you and some of the ways
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And some of the ways he made for you
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He made for you and some of the opportunities
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And some of the opportunities that he granted for you
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That he granted for you were accidental
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Were accidental from your perspective,
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From your perspective, but i've got
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But i've got good news for you.
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God's dream for you is bigger
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God's dream for you is bigger than your dream for you.
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Than your dream for you. just because
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Just because it doesn't look shiny
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It doesn't look shiny when you see it
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When you see it doesn't mean it isn't real.
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Doesn't mean it isn't real. god said you've got
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God said you've got the right dream.
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The right dream. you just need
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You just need to see it differently.
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To see it differently. the fact of the matter is
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The fact of the matter is that some of use are standing
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That some of use are standing in the middle of our dream,
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In the middle of our dream, but we can't see it
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But we can't see it because it feels different
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Because it feels different than we thought it would
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Than we thought it would when we first saw it.
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When we first saw it. and i believe in dreams.
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And i believe in dreams. i had a dream about you.
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I had a dream about you. i dreamed that you would be here
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I dreamed that you would be here in this church and god did that,
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In this church and god did that, but it's a lot different
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But it's a lot different than i thought it would be
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Than i thought it would be ‘cause y'all are different,
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‘cause y'all are different, and it's different.
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And it's different. y'all are different.
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Y'all are different. you're different
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You're different than the person
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Than the person three seats down from you,
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Three seats down from you, and you grew up
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And you grew up in vacation bible school,
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In vacation bible school, and they're thinking,
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And they're thinking, like, joseph?
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Like, joseph? wasn't that jesus's dad?
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Wasn't that jesus's dad? and they're like --
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And they're like -- and i'm trying to preach to all
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And i'm trying to preach to all these different people.
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These different people. it's just different.
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It's just different. it's different
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It's different ‘cause you picture,
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‘cause you picture, like, if joseph a dream.
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Like, if joseph a dream. have you got a dream?
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Have you got a dream? everybody had a dream.
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Everybody had a dream. you have a dream?
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You have a dream? dr. king had a dream.
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Dr. king had a dream. you have a dream.
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You have a dream. it's not the same
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It's not the same kind of dream.
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Kind of dream. you know?
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You know? this was a dream that joseph
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This was a dream that joseph didn't decide for himself.
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Didn't decide for himself. don't follow your dreams
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Don't follow your dreams ‘cause what if your dream
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‘cause what if your dream was just the first draft?
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Was just the first draft? are you open to a revision?
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Are you open to a revision? i wanted to be a punk rocker.
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I wanted to be a punk rocker. i wanted to sing songs,
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I wanted to sing songs, but i didn't know god was going
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But i didn't know god was going to let me write songs
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To let me write songs and pastor a church
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And pastor a church that churches around the world
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That churches around the world would sing as an expression
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Would sing as an expression or as an anthem of faith.
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Or as an anthem of faith. it wasn't my dream,
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It wasn't my dream, but god took that desire,
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But god took that desire, and he gave me the dream,
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And he gave me the dream, and i don't have to be the one
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And i don't have to be the one singing the song.
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Singing the song. i just want to be
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I just want to be a part of it.
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A part of it. it's the value
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It's the value of a bigger picture,
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Of a bigger picture, but your dream
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But your dream can be a distraction
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Can be a distraction ‘cause now you're not
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‘cause now you're not following jesus.
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Following jesus. you're following your dream
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You're following your dream and when your dream takes
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And when your dream takes you down an unexpected path,
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You down an unexpected path, you start to complain
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You start to complain and freak out
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And freak out and get frustrated,
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And get frustrated, and you are missing the dream
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And you are missing the dream because you will not wake up
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Because you will not wake up to the reality.
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To the reality. sometimes we don't know
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Sometimes we don't know the difference between
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The difference between a dream and a fantasy.
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A dream and a fantasy. i told our staff recently
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I told our staff recently this is the dream.
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This is the dream. when you're frustrated
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When you're frustrated in ministry remember that
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In ministry remember that some of you were watching
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Some of you were watching elevation church online
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Elevation church online before you came to work here,
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Before you came to work here, and you thought,
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And you thought, if i could ever
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Get there one day,
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Get there one day, but you didn't know
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But you didn't know that the baptism tank
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That the baptism tank was going to be half full
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Was going to be half full when you got here,
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When you got here, and you'd have to fill it up
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And you'd have to fill it up right before,
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Right before, and next time you have
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And next time you have to get here and the volunteers
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To get here and the volunteers don't show up and next time
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Don't show up and next time you have to just say to yourself
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You have to just say to yourself this is the dream.
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Huh?
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Huh? waking up
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Waking up in the middle of the night
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In the middle of the night as a new mom:
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As a new mom: this is the dream.
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This is the dream. even if you have to fake
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Even if you have to fake a smile, the devil
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A smile, the devil won't know the difference.
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Won't know the difference. all he'll see
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All he'll see is that you're smiling.
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Is that you're smiling. this is the dream.
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This is the dream. and yet, it won't feel
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And yet, it won't feel like “american idol”,
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Like “american idol”, and yet it won't feel like
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And yet it won't feel like an olympic gold medal ceremony
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An olympic gold medal ceremony ‘cause it's not
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‘cause it's not that kind of dream.
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That kind of dream. by the time joseph's dream
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By the time joseph's dream finally came true
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Finally came true because dreams to come true,
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Because dreams to come true, it was two decades later.
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It was two decades later. not only had he been
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Not only had he been falsely imprisoned,
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Falsely imprisoned, not only had
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Not only had he been forgotten about,
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He been forgotten about, not only had he
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Not only had he been misunderstood,
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Been misunderstood, not only was he incarcerated
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Not only was he incarcerated for a crime he didn't commit,
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For a crime he didn't commit, but in the process of it,
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But in the process of it, he was unappreciated
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He was unappreciated for his part
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For his part in someone else's freedom.
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In someone else's freedom. yet, when he finally
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Yet, when he finally got to his dream,
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Got to his dream, he realized something
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He realized something that is very hard for us
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That is very hard for us to comprehend
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To comprehend in an instagram world
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In an instagram world that god develops dreams
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That god develops dreams in the dark room,
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In the dark room, and the issue is
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And the issue is that we have
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That we have an instagram expectation,
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An instagram expectation, but we serve a dark room god.
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But we serve a dark room god. for the four
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For the four of y'all who are clapping,
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Of y'all who are clapping, i'm gonna keep preaching.
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I'm gonna keep preaching. when you get your picture
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When you get your picture really developed
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Really developed by a professional,
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By a professional, they don't post it
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They don't post it ten seconds
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Ten seconds after they took it
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After they took it with a prefabricated filter
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With a prefabricated filter by instagram incorporated.
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By instagram incorporated. they take it
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They take it into a special room,
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Into a special room, and they do special things
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And they do special things in a special room.
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In a special room. if any of y'all ever had to drop
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If any of y'all ever had to drop some film off at cvs,
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Some film off at cvs, if any of you ever had
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If any of you ever had to go through a season
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To go through a season of your life where you had
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Of your life where you had to trust a professional
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To trust a professional where you had to put something
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Where you had to put something in the hands of god,
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In the hands of god, where you had to hand him
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Where you had to hand him the negatives and trust him
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The negatives and trust him to take the negatives
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To take the negatives and take them
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And take them into the secret place
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Into the secret place of the most high
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Of the most high and take them into the place
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And take them into the place of his purpose
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Of his purpose and take them into the place
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And take them into the place of his wisdom
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Of his wisdom and take them into the mystery
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And take them into the mystery and trust him
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And trust him that if i put it in his hands
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That if i put it in his hands and if i have the patience
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And if i have the patience to let it develop,
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To let it develop, if i have the patience to know
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If i have the patience to know that every scene of my life
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That every scene of my life is playing a part
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Is playing a part in the bigger picture
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In the bigger picture not of the dream
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Not of the dream that i had but of the desire
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That i had but of the desire that was in god's heart,
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That was in god's heart, and i might be standing
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And i might be standing in the middle of a dream
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In the middle of a dream that i don't have the clarity
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That i don't have the clarity to see right now
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To see right now because the picture
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Because the picture does not match my preference,
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Does not match my preference, but watch this.
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But watch this. i'm willing and ready
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I'm willing and ready and able to trust god
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And able to trust god even in the dark places
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Even in the dark places of my disappointment
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Of my disappointment because i understand
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Because i understand that some of god's
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That some of god's greatest work happens
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Greatest work happens in the dark
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In the dark where i don't understand
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Where i don't understand and i'm feeling around,
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And i'm feeling around, and i thought i was going
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And i thought i was going to be done with this by now,
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To be done with this by now, and i thought
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And i thought i'd be different by now,
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I'd be different by now, and this is not how
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And this is not how they put it on the box
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They put it on the box and this is not how
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And this is not how the hamburger looked
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The hamburger looked on the commercial,
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On the commercial, but here i am, god,
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But here i am, god, and i trust you
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And i trust you and not my dream.
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And not my dream. i trust you, not my idea.
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I trust you, not my idea. i will not make
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I will not make my ideas my idol.
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My ideas 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. [applause]
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So, when he finally
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So, when he finally had his dream come true,
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Had his dream come true, it was not in the form
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It was not in the form of shiny stars.
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Of shiny stars. it was in the form
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It was in the form of his 11 brothers
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Of his 11 brothers who betrayed him coming to him
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Who betrayed him coming to him and asking for food,
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And asking for food, and joseph is in pharaoh's court
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And joseph is in pharaoh's court distributing the grain
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Distributing the grain for not only that nation
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For not only that nation but for all
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But for all the surrounding nations,
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The surrounding nations, and he looks up
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And he looks up at his brothers
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At his brothers who hurt him
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Who hurt him who are standing
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Who are standing with their hands out
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With their hands out and realizes this is the dream.
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And realizes this is the dream. i'm at the center,
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I'm at the center, but it's not for status.
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But it's not for status. it's for service.
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It's for service. [applause]
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Has god been trying
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Has god been trying to get you to see that
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To get you to see that in your own life lately?
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In your own life lately? we attach ourselves
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We attach ourselves to a version of a dream
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To a version of a dream that may not have even come
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That may not have even come from god to begin with.
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From god to begin with. and what if the greatest thing
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And what if the greatest thing god is going to do
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God is going to do through your life
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Through your life is what he is going to allow you
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Is what he is going to allow you to contribute
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To contribute to somebody else's?
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To somebody else's? are you open to that dream?
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Are you open to that dream? [applause]
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[applause] when the angel came to mary,
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When the angel came to mary, he said you're going
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He said you're going to have a baby.
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To have a baby. when the angel came
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When the angel came to joseph in a dream,
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To joseph in a dream, he said you're going
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He said you're going to help her.
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To help her. what if the dream god
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What if the dream god has for me isn't even about me?
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Has for me isn't even about me? it's the danger of the dream
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It's the danger of the dream to start thinking like
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To start thinking like this is what my kids
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This is what my kids are going to grow up
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Are going to grow up and do.
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And do. okay?
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Okay? like, get your harvard mug
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Like, get your harvard mug out of your coffee mug cabinet
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Out of your coffee mug cabinet and what if your kid
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And what if your kid doesn't turn out to do
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Doesn't turn out to do what you wanted him to do?
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What you wanted him to do? what if god has a different
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What if god has a different dream for them?
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Dream for them? what if it's better?
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What if it's better? what if it's deeper?
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What if it's deeper? what if the reason god
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What if the reason god let your dream die
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Let your dream die is because it wasn't big enough?
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Is because it wasn't big enough? when we put too much pressure
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When we put too much pressure on a dream to come true,
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On a dream to come true, we allow our dream
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We allow our dream to become a distraction
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To become a distraction from the season that we're in,
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From the season that we're in, and i preach this way
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And i preach this way because if joseph
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Because if joseph had gone around looking
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Had gone around looking for stars for his dream,
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For stars for his dream, you know, reach for the stars,
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You know, reach for the stars, but it wasn't
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But it wasn't in the form of a star
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In the form of a star that the dream came.
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That the dream came. it was in the form
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It was in the form of his brothers.
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Of his brothers. it was in the form
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It was in the form of his responsibility.
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Of his responsibility. it was in the form of a duty.
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It was in the form of a duty. you don't have to have
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You don't have to have some grand dynamic dream
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Some grand dynamic dream to serve god.
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To serve god. stop feeling guilty
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Stop feeling guilty because you don't have some
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Because you don't have some huge dream to end cancer
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Huge dream to end cancer or to start a new,
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Or to start a new, to start a new ministry
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Or to maybe like be
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Or to maybe like be the next bill gates
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The next bill gates or elon musk or go to space.
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Or elon musk or go to space. maybe you don't have
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Maybe you don't have the talent for that.
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The talent for that. you don't have to have
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You don't have to have a huge dream,
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A huge dream, but you do need to serve
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But you do need to serve a purpose in this season,
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And i wonder is there somebody
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And i wonder is there somebody here watching online
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Here watching online who is standing right
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Who is standing right in the middle of the dream,
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In the middle of the dream, but it looks different
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But it looks different than it did in the distance.
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Than it did in the distance. this is the dream:
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This is the dream: to know him,
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To know him, to serve him,
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To serve him, to love him,
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To love him, and there's two types
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And there's two types of people in the room.
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Of people in the room. some of you are discouraged
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Some of you are discouraged because you had a dream
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Because you had a dream and it didn't happen.
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And it didn't happen. it hasn't happened yet.
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It hasn't happened yet. don't know if it will.
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Don't know if it will. and others are disillusioned
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And others are disillusioned because you're in your dream,
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Because you're in your dream, but it's different
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But it's different than you thought
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Than you thought it was going to be.
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It was going to be. you're standing at the middle,
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You're standing at the middle, but it's your brothers
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But it's your brothers around you.
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Around you. it's your --
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It's your -- god said that today
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God said that today was going to be a day
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Was going to be a day for you for you to see
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For you for you to see the dream for what it really is
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The dream for what it really is and let go of the illusion
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And let go of the illusion of what you thought
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Of what you thought it would be.
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It would be. if you stand right now,
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If you stand right now, i'll pray for you.
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I'll pray for you. you could put
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You could put your notebook down.
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Your notebook down. i'm done teaching.
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I'm done teaching. it's one of those things
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It's one of those things that we all have to deal with
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That we all have to deal with at different points in our life
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At different points in our life to realize that this
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To realize that this is what i saw,
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Is what i saw, but it just doesn't
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But it just doesn't feel the same.
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Feel the same. are you open
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Are you open to a different dream?
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To a different dream? maybe it's not even
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Maybe it's not even a different dream.
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A different dream. maybe it's just a more
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Maybe it's just a more mature version of it.
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Mature version of it. the disciples
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The disciples had a dream for jesus.
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Had a dream for jesus. you know, he's going to restore
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You know, he's going to restore the kingdom of israel.
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The kingdom of israel. when they saw him
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When they saw him hanging on the cross,
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Hanging on the cross, they didn't know
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They didn't know what to do with that.
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What to do with that. that wasn't the way
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That wasn't the way they saw liberation,
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They saw liberation, but that's the way he did it,
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But that's the way he did it, and it is in the process
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And it is in the process of doing it
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Of doing it and it is in the process
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And it is in the process of accepting it
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Of accepting it that greater faith is born.
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That greater faith is born. father, today i thank you
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Father, today i thank you for the illumination
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For the illumination that you've given us through
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That you've given us through your word and by your spirit.
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Your word and by your spirit. i felt like
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I felt like you were using me
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You were using me while i was preaching
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While i was preaching to speak to somebody
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To speak to somebody on a personal level,
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On a personal level, and i want to thank you for that
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And i want to thank you for that because i want to be used
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Because i want to be used by you, but now, god,
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By you, but now, god, i want to step out
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I want to step out of the way, and i want them
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Of the way, and i want them to hear what they need
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To hear what they need to hear from you
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To hear from you because it didn't turn out
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Because it didn't turn out the way they dreamed.
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The way they dreamed. it's different.
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It's different. it doesn't look
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It doesn't look so shiny anymore.
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So shiny anymore. it doesn't look
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It doesn't look so sexy anymore.
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So sexy anymore. now, it's time for them
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Now, it's time for them to embrace the purpose
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To embrace the purpose for the season
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For the season that you've placed them in
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That you've placed them in and let go of the one
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And let go of the one that may never come
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That may never come or let go of the one that was.
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Or let go of the one that was. this is the dream.
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This is the dream. somebody make that confession
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Somebody make that confession this is the dream.
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This is the dream. and so god,
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And so god, give them the perspective
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Give them the perspective to go back into their lives,
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To go back into their lives, go back into their homes,
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Go back into their homes, go back into their jobs
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Go back into their jobs and see it how you see it
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And see it how you see it in a world that's obsessed
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In a world that's obsessed with status and position
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With status and position make us servants of purpose
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Make us servants of purpose to serve your purpose
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To serve your purpose in every season
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In every season that we're in and to find
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That we're in and to find our satisfaction in that.
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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
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Like for you to have this mentality to say,
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This mentality to say, "god put me here for a purpose,
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"god put 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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Pastor steven furtick
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Into god's plan for your life.
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Call or go online today
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To request your copy
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Of "positioned on purpose."
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And remember, there's still
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A promise for your future.
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>> well, that's all the time
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>> well, that's all the time we have for today,
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We have for today, but there is good news,
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But there is good news, the conversation doesn't
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Special for you. so, if today's message
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So, if today's message really spoke to you,
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Really spoke to you, and while you were
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And while you were listening you were like,
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Listening you were like, "man, i need more of this,
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"man, i need more of this, this is exactly the situation
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This is exactly the situation that i've been thinking about."
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That i've been thinking about." well, we've put together
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Well, we've put together a set of sermons and teachings
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A set of sermons and teachings that builds on what
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That builds on what you heard today,
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You heard today, so you can get this
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So you can get this deep in your heart
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Deep in your heart and walk it out in your life.
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And walk it out in your life. i wanna equip you for
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I wanna equip you for whatever god has next for you,
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Whatever god has next for you, so right now just call
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The number on the screen or go online for your gift
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Or go online for your gift of any amount to the ministry,
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Of any amount to the ministry, we wanna put this teaching
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Series in your hands. god bless you.
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ there is revival ♪
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♪ right here and now ♪
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♪ there is a fresh wind ♪
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♪ and i can hear the sound ♪
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♪ something truly wonderful ♪
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♪ is happening ♪
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♪ there is a difference ♪
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♪ inside of me ♪
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♪ more than a feeling ♪
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♪ this is a prophecy ♪
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♪ something really powerful ♪
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♪ is happening ♪
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♪ singing ♪
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♪ darkness bow down to the day ♪
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♪ mountains get up out my way ♪
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♪ breaking out of yesterday ♪
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♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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♪ tell this giant in my face ♪
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♪ you're not greater ♪
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♪ than my faith ♪
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♪ best believe me when i say ♪
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♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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♪ singing hey ♪
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♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ there's an anointing ♪
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♪ to destroy the yoke ♪
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♪ so tell every stronghold ♪
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♪ you gotta let me go ♪
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♪ something really powerful ♪
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♪ is happening ♪
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♪ there is a freedom ♪
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♪ that i have never known ♪
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♪ out of the shadows ♪
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♪ into the overflow ♪
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♪ something really powerful ♪
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♪ is happening ♪
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♪ oh it's happening ♪
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♪ sing about it hey ♪
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♪ darkness bow down to the day ♪
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♪ mountains get up out my way ♪
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♪ breaking out of yesterday ♪
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♪ i got a new thing ♪
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♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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Steven Furtick - The Danger Of A Dream (Part 2)

August 14, 2025 | S25 E226 | 28:0

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