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Steven Furtick - Devil You've Held Me Long Enough (Part 2)

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Devil You've Held Me Long Enough (Part 2) | May 29, 2025

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>> announcer: up next,
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An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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>> hey, man there's some stuff
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>> hey, man there's some stuff god has put in you.
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God has put in you. and the lies that you believe
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And the lies that you believe can become a lid on your life,
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Can become a lid on your life, they can become a limitation.
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They can become a limitation. but the first thing i gotta
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But the first thing i gotta teach you is, lie detection.
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Teach you is, lie detection. so, you'll even know
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So, you'll even know it's happening 'cause it'll
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It's happening 'cause it'll sound so true, right."
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Sound so true, right." and yet all the time
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And yet all the time jesus is saying,
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Jesus is saying, "you will know the truth,
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"you will know the truth, hold to the truth
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Hold to the truth and the truth
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And the truth will set you free."
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Will set you free." so, here's how it --
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So, here's how it -- let's stand over here
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Let's stand over here where everybody can see us.
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Where everybody can see us. you stand there.
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You stand there. i'll stand here.
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I'll stand here. just picture this.
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Just picture this. this is the truth,
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This is the truth, this is the word of god,
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This is the word of god, this is the bible, 66 books.
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This is the bible, 66 books. it's all true from
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It's all true from the book of genesis
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The book of genesis to the maps in the back.
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To the maps in the back. [laughter]
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[laughter] the truth --
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The truth -- and i saw it like this.
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And i saw it like this. he said --
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He said -- give me verse 32 again.
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Give me verse 32 again. the part of the verse
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The part of the verse that's so important.
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That's so important. "if you hold."
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"if you hold." sorry, verse 31,
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Sorry, verse 31, "if you hold to my teaching,
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"if you hold to my teaching, you really are my disciples."
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You really are my disciples." 32, "and then you will know."
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32, "and then you will know." so, you have to hold it,
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So, you have to hold it, to know it.
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To know it. not hear it, hold it.
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Not hear it, hold it. that means, it is not
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That means, it is not the word that i preach
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The word that i preach that sets you free,
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That sets you free, it is the word
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It is the word that you practice.
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That you practice. and that's where it happens.
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And that's where it happens. when i speak something
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When i speak something from god --
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From god -- doesn't come from me.
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Doesn't come from me. if it comes from me,
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If it comes from me, it's empty calories, alright?
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It's empty calories, alright? it's breyers ice cream
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It's breyers ice cream if it comes from me.
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If it comes from me. but if it comes from god
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But if it comes from god and it comes through me,
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And it comes through me, and the spirit of god speaks
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And the spirit of god speaks whether it's in a sermon
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Whether it's in a sermon or in your life
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Or in your life or something that god shows you
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Or something that god shows you over and over again,
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Over and over again, or something he speaks
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Or something he speaks through your wife --
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Through your wife -- not every word from god
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Not every word from god comes through somebody
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Comes through somebody with a collar.
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With a collar. not every word from god
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Not every word from god comes on a sunday morning.
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Comes on a sunday morning. [applause]
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[applause] but when god speaks to you,
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But when god speaks to you, "you know that was harsh.
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"you know that was harsh. you know, you're being
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You know, you're being stubborn right now.
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Stubborn right now. you know you just need to --
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You know you just need to -- think you need to be
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Think you need to be right right now."
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Right right now." and when god corrects you
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And when god corrects you with a, "well, the lord
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With a, "well, the lord doesn't --
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Doesn't -- the lord is loving."
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The lord is loving." did you hear jesus in john 8?
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Did you hear jesus in john 8? he said, "this is your
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He said, "this is your father, the devil,
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Father, the devil, speaking through you."
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Speaking through you." okay?
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Okay? okay.
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Okay. [laughter]
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[laughter] people are too coddled.
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People are too coddled. we have this coddled
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We have this coddled christianity where you just
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Christianity where you just come up alongside people
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Come up alongside people and always just teach 'em
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And always just teach 'em that god'll give you grace
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That god'll give you grace every time you screw up.
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Every time you screw up. what about teaching me
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What about teaching me how to get better,
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How to get better, so i don't screw up so much?
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So i don't screw up so much? [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] huh?
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Huh? [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] is there an axe that can chop
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Is there an axe that can chop this thing down at the root?
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This thing down at the root? 'cause i want truth.
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'cause i want truth. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] i don't just wanna pop
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I don't just wanna pop god's promises like pills
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God's promises like pills to take the pain away.
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To take the pain away. i wanna make progress
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I wanna make progress in my life to see things
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In my life to see things how they are and to not
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How they are and to not have to live in denial.
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Have to live in denial. [applause]
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[applause] because listen saints of god,
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Because listen saints of god, jesus was talking to the jews
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Jesus was talking to the jews who believed him,
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Who believed him, and they thought
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And they thought they had the way of life
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They had the way of life that honored god,
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That honored god, and they didn't know the truth
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And they didn't know the truth and it was standing
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And it was standing right in front of 'em.
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Right in front of 'em. and he said, "you can't hear it,
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And he said, "you can't hear it, and if you'll hold
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And if you'll hold to my teaching --
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To my teaching -- on three.
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On three. one, two, three.
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One, two, three. now, that's what sets you free.
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Now, that's what sets you free. the problem is --
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The problem is -- come here.
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Come here. bring me out what i gave you
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Bring me out what i gave you earlier from wherever it is.
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Earlier from wherever it is. it's back there somewhere.
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It's back there somewhere. i know it is 'cause
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I know it is 'cause i planned this out.
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I planned this out. [laughter]
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[laughter] i told 'em, i said,
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I told 'em, i said, "this is so simple.
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"this is so simple. the church is gonna laugh at me.
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The church is gonna laugh at me. they're gonna think 'oh,
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They're gonna think 'oh, pastor didn't have time
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Pastor didn't have time to study this week.
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To study this week. [laughter]
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[laughter] he had to bring out the props.'"
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He had to bring out the props.'" [laughter]
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[laughter] but i saw it like this
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But i saw it like this 'cause i keep seeing people
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'cause i keep seeing people that can't hold the truth,
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That can't hold the truth, and i wonder why
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And i wonder why you can't even hold --
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You can't even hold -- some of us, we can't even hold
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Some of us, we can't even hold a compliment for ten minutes.
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A compliment for ten minutes. you can't hold it.
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You can't hold it. some of us --
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Some of us -- the lord can give us
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The lord can give us a really good direction,
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A really good direction, we can know that he spoke to us,
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We can know that he spoke to us, and we can sense where
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And we can sense where god has us, and i can't --
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God has us, and i can't -- has anybody noticed
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Has anybody noticed other than me,
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Other than me, your attention span is
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Your attention span is getting almost zero these days?
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Getting almost zero these days? does that have anything
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Does that have anything to do with the technology
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To do with the technology by which advertisers
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By which advertisers are rewarded for disrupting
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Are rewarded for disrupting our attention and redirecting it
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Our attention and redirecting it to some product which
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To some product which they hope for us to buy
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They hope for us to buy or some truth which
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Or some truth which they hope for us to consume?
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They hope for us to consume? we can't even hold
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We can't even hold the truth anymore,
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The truth anymore, because it's kinda hard
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Because it's kinda hard to have room for truth
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To have room for truth holding on to trash.
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Holding on to trash. put him in the shot,
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Put him in the shot, they can't see him online.
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They can't see him online. yeah.
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Yeah. y'all gotta get a
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Y'all gotta get a wide shot or something.
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Wide shot or something. no, you face me.
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No, you face me. you face me.
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You face me. they need to do it
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They need to do it with the cameras.
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With the cameras. this is the illustration.
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This is the illustration. [laughter]
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[laughter] but son, i need you to know
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But son, i need you to know that it's really hard for you
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That it's really hard for you to hear from the holy ghost
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To hear from the holy ghost if you scroll six hours
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If you scroll six hours on tiktok.
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On tiktok. sound like a old man right now.
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Sound like a old man right now. forgive me, lord,
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Forgive me, lord, i sound 83 right now.
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I sound 83 right now. but i'm trying to tell you
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But i'm trying to tell you that you can't hold truth
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That you can't hold truth and hold trash.
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And hold trash. [applause]
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[applause] so, what are we gonna do?
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So, what are we gonna do? what are we gonna do?
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What are we gonna do? how many need to be set free
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How many need to be set free in an identifiable,
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In an identifiable, specific area of
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Specific area of your life this year?
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Your life this year? "i need freedom."
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"i need freedom." but i don't know
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But i don't know what you need freedom from.
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What you need freedom from. god does, the holy spirit does,
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God does, the holy spirit does, and really deep down, you do.
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And really deep down, you do. you know exactly what it is.
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You know exactly what it is. the compulsion, the obsession,
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The compulsion, the obsession, the addiction, the torment.
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The addiction, the torment. you know exactly what
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You know exactly what you need free from.
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You need free from. you know exac --
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You know exac -- now, the scripture says who
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Now, the scripture says who you'll be set free by.
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You'll be set free by. you'll be set free by the son.
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You'll be set free by the son. you'll be set free
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You'll be set free by the truth,
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By the truth, but that doesn't mean jesus
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But that doesn't mean jesus automatically sets you free,
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Automatically sets you free, just because you believe in him.
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Just because you believe in him. jesus sets you free
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Jesus sets you free as you hold to his teaching.
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As you hold to his teaching. and the first thing to hold
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And the first thing to hold to his teaching --
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To his teaching -- i'mma throw this again on three.
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I'mma throw this again on three. give me a wide shot.
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Give me a wide shot. one, two, three.
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One, two, three. did you see what he did?
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Did you see what he did? [applause]
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[applause] did you see what he did?
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Did you see what he did? he did it at
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He did it at the very last minute.
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The very last minute. [applause]
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[applause] he did it at
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He did it at the very last minute,
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The very last minute, but he knew enough that
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But he knew enough that when i threw him the truth,
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When i threw him the truth, he dropped the trash
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He dropped the trash [applause]
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[applause] to hold the truth.
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To hold the truth. [applause]
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[applause] he almost didn't.
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He almost didn't. he was confused for a moment
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He was confused for a moment 'cause he thought he was
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'cause he thought he was doing something important
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Doing something important standing up here,
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Standing up here, but when the truth comes --
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But when the truth comes -- now, this is the year --
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Now, this is the year -- you been --
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You been -- you know the devil
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You know the devil has held you long enough.
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Has held you long enough. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] the devil has held you --
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The devil has held you -- i'm done with you.
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I'm done with you. long enough.
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Long enough. you have been holding on
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You have been holding on to the hurt long enough,
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To the hurt long enough, but this year, this year,
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But this year, this year, this year, i prophesy it
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This year, i prophesy it in jesus' name,
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In jesus' name, in the name of
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In the name of jesus the nazarene, the way,
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Jesus the nazarene, the way, the truth, the light.
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The truth, the light. we beheld his glory,
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We beheld his glory, the glory as of the only
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The glory as of the only begotten of the father,
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Begotten of the father, full of grace and truth.
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Full of grace and truth. so, when the truth came,
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So, when the truth came, i had to drop the trash
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I had to drop the trash to hold the truth.
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To hold the truth. [applause]
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[applause] oh, god.
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Oh, god. problem was you felt
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Problem was you felt this was true because
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This was true because the devil lied to you so good
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The devil lied to you so good he started telling you,
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He started telling you, "you're trash."
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"you're trash." and you started thinking
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And you started thinking it was truth, because
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It was truth, because he got you into an experience,
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He got you into an experience, turned it into a belief
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Turned it into a belief and now you call it your truth.
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And now you call it your truth. [applause]
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[applause] look at me.
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Look at me. and then, he --
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And then, he -- the devil, is so crafty.
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The devil, is so crafty. and i don't like to give
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And i don't like to give so much time to the devil,
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So much time to the devil, but it was in the passage
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But it was in the passage and that's why i'm
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And that's why i'm addressing it directly, okay.
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Addressing it directly, okay. understand, i don't wanna give
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Understand, i don't wanna give the devil too much credit,
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The devil too much credit, but jesus said,
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But jesus said, "the problem of this is that
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"the problem of this is that your desires have been informed
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Your desires have been informed by the lies of the devil."
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By the lies of the devil." and so, it's coming from him.
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And so, it's coming from him. so, now, he's got you
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So, now, he's got you locked into, "the truth
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Locked into, "the truth will set you free."
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Will set you free." well, that means a lie
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Well, that means a lie can keep you bound,
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Can keep you bound, but only if he gets you
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But only if he gets you to think it's true.
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To think it's true. so, imagine like --
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So, imagine like -- satan means accuser.
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Satan means accuser. that's the enemy's job,
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That's the enemy's job, he's the accuser
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He's the accuser of the brethren.
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Of the brethren. so, imagine if you're satan
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So, imagine if you're satan and you can convince somebody
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And you can convince somebody who god has called,
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Who god has called, "his inheritance,"
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"his inheritance," somebody who god has called,
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Somebody who god has called, "his precious possession,
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"his precious possession, his masterpiece,
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His masterpiece, his workmanship, a saint."
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His workmanship, a saint." imagine if you can
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Imagine if you can convince somebody that
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Convince somebody that jesus died for
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Jesus died for that they're worthless
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That they're worthless or that they are trash.
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Or that they are trash. and maybe you do it --
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And maybe you do it -- i don't know.
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I don't know. maybe you do it with
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Maybe you do it with the suggestion of rejection.
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The suggestion of rejection. you know, the reason
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You know, the reason they left you is because
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They left you is because there's something
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There's something lacking about you.
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Lacking about you. now, again let's be balanced.
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Now, again let's be balanced. sometimes, relationships end
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Sometimes, relationships end because we could have
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Because we could have been more responsible,
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Been more responsible, more thoughtful, right?
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More thoughtful, right? some might wanna analyze that.
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Some might wanna analyze that. but to take the lessons
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But to take the lessons that you could learn from
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That you could learn from the end of a relationship
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The end of a relationship and to turn it into
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And to turn it into a personal judgement.
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A personal judgement. the reason people leave
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The reason people leave is because, "i'm unlovable."
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Is because, "i'm unlovable." and before you know it,
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And before you know it, you start to treasure the trash
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You start to treasure the trash more than the truth,
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More than the truth, 'cause this feels
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'cause this feels familiar to you.
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Familiar to you. i always worried about elijah
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I always worried about elijah when he was little 'cause
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When he was little 'cause his favorite sesame street
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His favorite sesame street character was oscar, the grouch.
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Character was oscar, the grouch. [laughter]
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[laughter] i started praying for him early.
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I started praying for him early. i'd pray in tongues.
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I'd pray in tongues. i'd pray in latin.
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I'd pray in latin. i'd pray in greek and aramaic
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I'd pray in greek and aramaic 'cause it would bother me.
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'cause it would bother me. all the kids would be
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All the kids would be at the playground going
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At the playground going around on the monkey bars,
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Around on the monkey bars, and the jungle gym,
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And the jungle gym, and the sandbox, and he'd be
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And the sandbox, and he'd be looking in all the trash cans
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Looking in all the trash cans all around the playground
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All around the playground looking for oscar.
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Looking for oscar. [laughter]
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[laughter] and i didn't want him
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And i didn't want him to turn 16, 18 looking
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To turn 16, 18 looking in trash cans.
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In trash cans. you know, looking in
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You know, looking in backwards ways of thinking
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Backwards ways of thinking or thinking that being famous
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Or thinking that being famous is where it's at,
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Is where it's at, when really that's just
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When really that's just another trash can
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Another trash can that's diamond studded.
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That's diamond studded. there's gold-plated trash cans.
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There's gold-plated trash cans. i didn't want him looking
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I didn't want him looking for treasure in the trash.
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For treasure in the trash. jesus said, "if you hold
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Jesus said, "if you hold to my teaching --
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To my teaching -- i need jesus to teach me.
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I need jesus to teach me. i don't just need him
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I don't just need him to save me from my sin,
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To save me from my sin, i need him to teach me his ways.
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I need him to teach me his ways. not just so i can be
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Not just so i can be saved from my sin --
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Saved from my sin -- he said, "if you sin,
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He said, "if you sin, you're a slave to sin."
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You're a slave to sin." that's what happens when we --
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That's what happens when we -- there's an interesting phrase
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There's an interesting phrase in the scripture.
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In the scripture. are y'all good if i go
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Are y'all good if i go a little deeper on this?
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A little deeper on this? 'cause i can save it for
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'cause i can save it for next week, but i would like
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Next week, but i would like to share it with you today.
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To share it with you today. he said, "you call yourself
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He said, "you call yourself abraham's children,"
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Abraham's children," and you are technically
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And you are technically the descendants of abraham.
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The descendants of abraham. he was the one god spoke to
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He was the one god spoke to and said, "go to the land.
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And said, "go to the land. i'll show you."
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I'll show you." and the whole nation
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And the whole nation came out of him, even though
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Came out of him, even though his wife was beyond
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His wife was beyond childbearing years.
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Childbearing years. god can do the impossible,
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God can do the impossible, because no word from god
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Because no word from god will ever fail.
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Will ever fail. if he speaks it, it's true
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If he speaks it, it's true even if the facts say otherwise.
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Even if the facts say otherwise. jesus did not say,
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Jesus did not say, "the facts will set you free."
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"the facts will set you free." he said, "the truth
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He said, "the truth will set you free."
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Will set you free." so, goliath might be 9 foot 9
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So, goliath might be 9 foot 9 but the truth is, you come
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But the truth is, you come against me with a spear.
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Against me with a spear. i come against you
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I come against you in the name of the lord.
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In the name of the lord. [applause]
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[applause] yeah.
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Yeah. sorry, i'm off course.
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Sorry, i'm off course. the truth is we're surrounded.
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The truth is we're surrounded. do you remember
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Do you remember the prophet said,
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The prophet said, "there are more with us
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"there are more with us than with them."
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Than with them." and he prayed, "god, open
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And he prayed, "god, open the eyes of my servant
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The eyes of my servant that he may see."
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That he may see." because the facts said,
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Because the facts said, "there's no way out of this."
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"there's no way out of this." but the truth from
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But the truth from a point of view that can
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A point of view that can see with spiritual eyes,
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See with spiritual eyes, i'm seated in heavenly places
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I'm seated in heavenly places with jesus.
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With jesus. so, there's a big difference
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So, there's a big difference between facts and truth.
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Between facts and truth. there's a big difference
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There's a big difference between feelings and truth.
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Between feelings and truth. many of you think,
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Many of you think, "if i feel it, it's true."
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"if i feel it, it's true." or here's worse,
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Or here's worse, if i think it,
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If i think it, it must be true.
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It must be true. i promise you,
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I promise you, i promise you --
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I promise you -- i don't even know
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I don't even know how smart you are.
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How smart you are. i don't care if you
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I don't care if you went to harvard.
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Went to harvard. i don't care if you dropped out
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I don't care if you dropped out of harvard to go to yale.
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Of harvard to go to yale. [laughter]
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[laughter] i don't care how much
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I don't care how much intelligence you have
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Intelligence you have in your life, you cannot
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In your life, you cannot believe everything you think.
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Believe everything you think. one scripture said,
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One scripture said, "as high as the heavens are
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"as high as the heavens are above the earth,
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Above the earth, so were god's ways
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So were god's ways above your ways,
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Above your ways, and his thoughts
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And his thoughts above your thoughts."
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Above your thoughts." the truth will set you free
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The truth will set you free if you hold to it, but jesus
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If you hold to it, but jesus was talking to people
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Was talking to people who identified themself
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Who identified themself with abraham.
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With abraham. they said,
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They said, "we're abraham's children."
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"we're abraham's children." he said, "you're not
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He said, "you're not acting like it,
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Acting like it, you're trying to kill me.
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You're trying to kill me. you believe in my signs,
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You believe in my signs, but you don't hold
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But you don't hold to my teachings."
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To my teachings." you think of me
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You think of me in a superstitious way,
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In a superstitious way, but you don't allow me
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But you don't allow me to get into the b.s.,
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To get into the b.s., the belief systems
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The belief systems [laughter]
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[laughter] of your heart.
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Of your heart. [laughter]
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[laughter] i'mma wake y'all up today.
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I'mma wake y'all up today. [laughter]
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[laughter] this is a new year sermon.
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This is a new year sermon. new year, new you.
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New year, new you. no, no, no.
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No, no, no. new year, new truth.
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New year, new truth. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] not your truth.
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Not your truth. your truth has you trapped
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Your truth has you trapped in the wilderness.
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In the wilderness. he said, "if you were
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He said, "if you were abraham's children,
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Abraham's children, you would do what abraham did."
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You would do what abraham did." if you were, you would do.
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If you were, you would do. if you were, identity,
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If you were, identity, you would do, behavior.
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You would do, behavior. identity drives behavior.
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Identity drives behavior. if you see yourself as trash,
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If you see yourself as trash, you cannot hold to truth
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You cannot hold to truth and that's where you've been.
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And that's where you've been. don't you see it?
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Don't you see it? every time you got to change --
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Every time you got to change -- there are two lies
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There are two lies when you go to change.
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When you go to change. number one, you can't change.
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Number one, you can't change. number two, you don't need to.
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Number two, you don't need to. either way the devil
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Either way the devil has you trapped.
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Has you trapped. "oh, no, they need to change.
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"oh, no, they need to change. they need do it different.
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They need do it different. they need to appreciate me."
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They need to appreciate me." no, you need to be less needy.
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No, you need to be less needy. truth.
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Truth. truth to power.
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Truth to power. and the lord is calling you
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And the lord is calling you to freedom and the devil
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To freedom and the devil has held you long enough
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Has held you long enough in a lie.
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In a lie. and a sermon can't
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And a sermon can't set you free, decisions do.
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Set you free, decisions do. decisions do.
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Decisions do. decisions to do, what?
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Decisions to do, what? to be a disciple.
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To be a disciple. teach me, holy spirit.
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Teach me, holy spirit. only god knows
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Only god knows the truth about you.
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The truth about you. even your parents can't
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Even your parents can't fully see your potential.
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Fully see your potential. they're too busy trying
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They're too busy trying to keep you from getting
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To keep you from getting in a car wreck.
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In a car wreck. i'm serious.
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I'm serious. there will be things in my kids
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There will be things in my kids that i can't see in them
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That i can't see in them that their heavenly father can.
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That their heavenly father can. and it's not my job
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And it's not my job to limit god.
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To limit god. there are things that
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There are things that nobody else see in you.
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Nobody else see in you. there are bli --
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There are bli -- talk about b.s.,
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Talk about b.s., you got blind spots.
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You got blind spots. you got blind spots.
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You got blind spots. you can't see it, but god does.
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You can't see it, but god does. but now you squeezed
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But now you squeezed your whole belief
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Your whole belief into an experience.
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Into an experience. "well, somebody that god
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"well, somebody that god really could use would
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Really could use would never do this and that."
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Never do this and that." you know moses was
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You know moses was a murderer, right?
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A murderer, right? you know david had a --
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You know david had a -- one of his main warriors
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One of his main warriors killed in battle?
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Killed in battle? the one that wrote
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The one that wrote the little psalmy psalmys
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The little psalmy psalmys that we like to sing.
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That we like to sing. man after god's own heart.
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Man after god's own heart. you're not trash,
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You're not trash, you just need new truth.
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You just need new truth. and i kinda see some of
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And i kinda see some of the things that you did
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The things that you did before like baby teeth.
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Before like baby teeth. baby truth.
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Baby truth. and it's gotta fall out
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And it's gotta fall out for this new thing to grow.
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For this new thing to grow. and there's no truth fairy
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And there's no truth fairy coming around to your house
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Coming around to your house to give you $10
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To give you $10 for it either, alright?
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For it either, alright? [laughter]
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[laughter] in fact, the devil is so crafty
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In fact, the devil is so crafty and he's so lazy,
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And he's so lazy, he convinces you,
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He convinces you, "that you're trash,
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"that you're trash, that you can't trust god,
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That you can't trust god, that it's over."
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That it's over." and then, he's so good
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And then, he's so good at his job that he
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At his job that he delegates it to you,
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Delegates it to you, and you start collecting
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And you start collecting evidence for why he's right.
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Evidence for why he's right. you start collecting evidence --
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You start collecting evidence -- this is not trash
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This is not trash from our house.
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From our house. i had somebody
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I had somebody put this together
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Put this together for me, professionally.
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For me, professionally. [laughter]
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[laughter] i don't want y'all
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I don't want y'all to see in my trash bag.
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To see in my trash bag. if he's good enough at his job,
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If he's good enough at his job, he will convince you,
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He will convince you, "this is who you are,
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"this is who you are, this is all you can be,
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This is all you can be, this is why that
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This is why that happened to you."
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Happened to you." some of you, people did
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Some of you, people did things to you,
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Things to you, you didn't even do it to you
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You didn't even do it to you and now you feel
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And now you feel ashamed about it.
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Ashamed about it. how in hell do you believe that?
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How in hell do you believe that? not --
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Not -- i'm not cussing.
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I'm not cussing. how has hell, how has the devil
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How has hell, how has the devil gotten so strategically
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Gotten so strategically in your mind that you think
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In your mind that you think that somebody did something
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That somebody did something to you and that makes you dirty?
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To you and that makes you dirty? the devil is a liar,
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The devil is a liar, i'm clean.
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I'm clean. and even if i did it,
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And even if i did it, i'm still clean,
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I'm still clean, because i've been through
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Because i've been through the waters and it's under
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The waters and it's under the blood of jesus.
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The blood of jesus. [applause]
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[applause] that's my tru --
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That's my tru -- that's my truth.
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That's my truth. [applause]
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[applause] and it doesn't come from me.
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And it doesn't come from me. don't do the devil's job
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Don't do the devil's job for him, just finding reasons
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For him, just finding reasons why you should feel bad.
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Why you should feel bad. "oh, well, now i'm just
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"oh, well, now i'm just in the market for misery.
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In the market for misery. now, he doesn't even
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Now, he doesn't even have to lie to me,
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Have to lie to me, i'm on autopilot.
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I'm on autopilot. i'm just collecting lies
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I'm just collecting lies to support the truth
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To support the truth that he told me.
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That he told me. and he told me it was my truth,
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And he told me it was my truth, and this is how high i can go,
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And this is how high i can go, this is all i can do,
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This is all i can do, and this is all i'll ever be,
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And this is all i'll ever be, and this is why it happened,
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And this is why it happened, and god's not with me.
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And god's not with me. and oh, god 2022,
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And oh, god 2022, it's gonna be 2020, part two."
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It's gonna be 2020, part two." shut up.
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Shut up. [laughter]
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[laughter] if the devil's gonna lie,
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If the devil's gonna lie, make him log his own hours.
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Make him log his own hours. don't help him.
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Don't help him. [applause]
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[applause] you know what i'm saying?
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You know what i'm saying? don't help him.
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Don't help him. i dare you to
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I dare you to delete the app.
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Delete the app. [applause]
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[applause] i dare to block the number.
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I dare to block the number. i dare you --
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I dare you -- i dare you to try.
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I dare you to try. touch three people,
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Touch three people, tell 'em, "i dare you
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Tell 'em, "i dare you to drop it."
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To drop it." i dare you to drop it.
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I dare you to drop it. i dare you to let god
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I dare you to let god prune your vi --
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Prune your vi -- the devil has held you
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The devil has held you long enough.
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Long enough. the devil is a liar
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The devil is a liar and he's on a leash.
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And he's on a leash. he can't do it forever.
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He can't do it forever. if the son shall set you free.
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If the son shall set you free. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] you gotta drop something
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You gotta drop something to receive something.
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To receive something. you gotta drop something
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You gotta drop something to do something.
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To do something. you gotta drop something
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You gotta drop something to be somebody.
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To be somebody. i'm a child of god, baby.
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I'm a child of god, baby. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] i've got the truth.
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I've got the truth. i'm set free.
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I'm set free. you've held me --
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You've held me -- "hey, devil you hear that?
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"hey, devil you hear that? get under my feet.
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Get under my feet. you've held me long enough,
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You've held me long enough, long enough, long enough,
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Long enough, long enough, long enough.
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Long enough. >> congregation: long enough.
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>> congregation: long enough. >> "i'm 41, that's long enough.
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>> "i'm 41, that's long enough. i'm 12, that's long enough.
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I'm 12, that's long enough. i'm 6 --
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I'm 6 -- i'm 67, that's long enough."
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I'm 67, that's long enough." i'm tired of this.
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I'm tired of this. i'm tired of trading
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I'm tired of trading the truth of god for
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The truth of god for a personal experience
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A personal experience and worshipping at
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And worshipping at the altar of my background.
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The altar of my background. i'm tired of shrinking my life
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I'm tired of shrinking my life to the level of what
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To the level of what i've seen or heard from
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I've seen or heard from others that is possible.
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Others that is possible. i'mma hold on to it
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I'mma hold on to it just like i'm on a ski.
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Just like i'm on a ski. i'mma hold on to jesus.
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I'mma hold on to jesus. and i'mma hold on this year.
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And i'mma hold on this year. and i read where peter
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And i read where peter tried to hold on
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Tried to hold on and he couldn't ski,
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And he couldn't ski, so jesus picked him up.
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So jesus picked him up. and if i can't hold onto him,
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And if i can't hold onto him, he'll hold on to me,
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He'll hold on to me, but it only --
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But it only -- it only happens when
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It only happens when you decide, "long enough."
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>> well, i hope you enjoyed
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>> well, i hope you enjoyed that message as much as i did.
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That message as much as i did. it really made me wonder,
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It really made me wonder, "what lies and labels from
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"what lies and labels from the enemy am i holding on to,
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The enemy am i holding on to, that i might not
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That i might not even realize it?"
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Even realize it?" it could be lies about myself,
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It could be lies about myself, or about god, or about
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Or about god, or about my circumstances.
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My circumstances. the devil uses this
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The devil uses this to hold us back from
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To hold us back from what god has for us.
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What god has for us. so, i am so excited
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So, i am so excited to share, that we've put
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Together a new series called,
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Together a new series called, "devil you've held
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"devil you've held me long enough."
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Me long enough." >> alright, so you know
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>> alright, so you know you need to get this.
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You need to get this. 'cause, there are
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'cause, there are some things in your life
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Some things in your life that honestly,
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That honestly, you just need to say,
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You just need to say, "enough is changing right now."
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"enough is changing right now." and then, there's the decision
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And then, there's the decision to say, "that's enough,"
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To say, "that's enough," but then sometimes
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But then sometimes we need the details.
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We need the details. we need a process
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We need a process to take us through.
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To take us through. that's what this series is.
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That's what this series is. how to think differently,
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How to think differently, how to look at scriptures
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How to look at scriptures so that we can know
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So that we can know the truth and the truth
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The truth and the truth can set you free.
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Can set you free. i wanna walk you through this,
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I wanna walk you through this, step-by-step in this season.
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Step-by-step in this season. i don't want you to miss out.
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I don't want you to miss out. >> yeah, so don't miss out
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>> yeah, so don't miss out on the promises that god
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On the promises that god has spoken over your life.
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Has spoken over your life. you can call or go online
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You can call or go online to get your copy of,
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To get your copy of, "devil you've held me
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"devil you've held me long enough."
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>> "devil you've held me
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Long enough"
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Isn't just a collection
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Of four sermons.
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It's a guide to help you
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Fight the lies the enemy
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Has trapped you with.
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This exclusive dvd is available
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For your gift of any amount.
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But for your gift
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Of $60 or more,
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>> ♪ i know it's true ♪
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>> ♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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>> ♪ somebody testify ♪
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>> ♪ better than you ♪
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♪ there's nothing ♪
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♪ better than you lord ♪
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♪ there's nothing ♪
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♪ nothing is better than you ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ if he's ever ♪
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♪ made a way for you ♪
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♪ i want you to sing this ♪
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♪ come on tear the roof off ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ you turn mourning to dancing ♪
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♪ you give beauty for ashes ♪
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♪ you turn shame into glory ♪
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♪ you're the only one who can ♪
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>> ♪ come on ♪
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♪ you turn mourning to dancing ♪
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♪ you give beauty for ashes ♪
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♪ you turn shame into glory ♪
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♪ tell 'em now ♪
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♪ you're the only one who can ♪
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♪ let's turn the graves ♪
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♪ you turn graves into gardens ♪
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♪ you turn bones into armies ♪
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♪ you turn seas into highways ♪
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♪ you're the only one who can ♪
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♪ he's the only one ♪
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♪ you're the only one who can ♪
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♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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♪ come on choir ♪
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>> ♪ better than you ♪
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♪ oh there's nothing
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>> ♪ better than you ♪
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♪ lord there's nothing ♪
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♪ nothing is better than you ♪
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♪ i've searched ♪
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♪ and not found ♪
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♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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♪ better than you ♪
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♪ there's nothing ♪
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♪ better than you
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♪ lord there's nothing ♪
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♪ nothing is better than you ♪
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♪ oh come on ♪
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♪ if he turned your grave ♪
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♪ into a garden say ♪
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♪ you turn graves into gardens ♪
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♪ you turn bones into armies ♪
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♪ you turn seas into highways ♪
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♪ you're the only one ♪
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Steven Furtick - Devil You've Held Me Long Enough (Part 2)

May 29, 2025 | 27:29

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