Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Don't Forget Where You Come From (Part 1)

May 11, 2026 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Don't Forget Where You Come From (Part 1) | May 11, 2026

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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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> joshua 17.
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>> joshua 17. you ever notice you don't hear
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You ever notice you don't hear many sermons passed around
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Many sermons passed around joshua 3 or 4?
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Joshua 3 or 4? all the exciting stuff happens
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All the exciting stuff happens kind of in the beginning
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Kind of in the beginning of the book of joshua.
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Of the book of joshua. they're taking the land
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They're taking the land and they're, you know,
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And they're, you know, they're going forward
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They're going forward in the promise of god
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In the promise of god and crossing the jordan.
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And crossing the jordan. and so, we usually
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And so, we usually preach from that.
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Preach from that. well, i'm going all the way
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Well, i'm going all the way to joshua 17 today,
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To joshua 17 today, see what happens after that.
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See what happens after that. now, listen to this
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Now, listen to this because this is where
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Because this is where we live in our everyday life.
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We live in our everyday life. everyday life is not always
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Everyday life is not always exciting new adventures
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Exciting new adventures and explorations
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And explorations on the opportunities
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On the opportunities that await you,
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That await you, sometimes it's just three advil
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Sometimes it's just three advil and a prayer and a,
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And a prayer and a, "sorry, i'm five minutes late,
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"sorry, i'm five minutes late, but i'm here anyway."
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But i'm here anyway." and we're trying to deal
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And we're trying to deal with that this year because
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With that this year because i preached to you last week
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I preached to you last week that there will always be wheat
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That there will always be wheat and there will always be
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And there will always be weeds in the garden
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Weeds in the garden of your life with god.
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Of your life with god. and i was trying to get you
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And i was trying to get you to watch the wheat
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To watch the wheat not just the weeds,
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Not just the weeds, not just looking at
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Not just looking at the things you can't control
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The things you can't control and wishing they weren't there,
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And wishing they weren't there, but realizing that what god
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But realizing that what god planted in you is significant
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Planted in you is significant in every season of your life
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In every season of your life whether you can see
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Whether you can see the growth or not.
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The growth or not. now, in joshua 17,
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Now, in joshua 17, something interesting happens
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Something interesting happens and i'll read it and then
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We'll back into the context
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We'll back into the context but listen to this.
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But listen to this. "the people of joseph
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"the people of joseph said to joshua,
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Said to joshua, 'why have you given us
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'why have you given us only one allotment and one
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Only one allotment and one portion for an inheritance?'"
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Remember they possessed
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Remember they possessed the land that god swore
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The land that god swore to abraham and isaac and jacob.
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To abraham and isaac and jacob. and they got in the land
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And they got in the land and they won the victory
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And they won the victory and the people of joseph
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And the people of joseph one of the groups from
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One of the groups from the nation comes to joshua
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The leader and says,
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The leader and says, "why did you only
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"why did you only give us one allotment?
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Give us one allotment? look, we are a numerous people
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Look, we are a numerous people and the lord has
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And the lord has blessed us abundantly."
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Blessed us abundantly." now, watch joshua's response.
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Now, watch joshua's response. "if you are so numerous,"
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"if you are so numerous," joshua answered since
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Joshua answered since you're so blessed like
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You're so blessed like you say you are,
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You say you are, "and if the hill country
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"and if the hill country of ephraim is too small for you,
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Of ephraim is too small for you, go up into the forest
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Go up into the forest and clear land
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And clear land for yourselves there in
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For yourselves there in the land of the perizzites
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The land of the perizzites and the rephaites."
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And the rephaites." those are their enemies.
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Those are their enemies. "and the people
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"and the people of joseph replied,
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Of joseph replied, 'the hill country is not
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'the hill country is not enough for us, and all
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Enough for us, and all the canaanites who live
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The canaanites who live in the plain have chariots
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In the plain have chariots fitted with iron,
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Fitted with iron, both those in beth shan
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Both those in beth shan and its settlements and those
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And its settlements and those in the valley of jezreel.'
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In the valley of jezreel.' but joshua said
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But joshua said to the tribes of joseph,
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To the tribes of joseph, to ephraim and manasseh,'"
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To ephraim and manasseh,'" to ephraim and manasseh,
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To ephraim and manasseh, "you are numerous
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"you are numerous and very powerful.
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And very powerful. you will have not
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You will have not only one allotment,
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Only one allotment, but the forested
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But the forested hill country as well."
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Hill country as well." now, lean into this.
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Now, lean into this. "clear it, and its farthest
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"clear it, and its farthest limits will be yours.
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Limits will be yours. though the canaanites have
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Though the canaanites have chariots fitted with iron
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Chariots fitted with iron and though they are strong,
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And though they are strong, you can drive them out."
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Thank the lord for
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Thank the lord for his word one time, would you?
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[cheering and applause]
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Come on, right there
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Come on, right there thank him for his word.
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[applause]
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My message today is called,
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My message today is called, "don't forget where
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"don't forget where you come from."
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You come from." look at three people say,
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Look at three people say, "don't forget where
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"don't forget where you come from."
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You come from." >> congregation: don't forget
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>> congregation: don't forget where you come from.
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Where you come from. >> amen, you may be seated.
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Don't forget where you come
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Don't forget where you come from kenya or west virginia.
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From kenya or west virginia. or like me maybe you came from
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Or like me maybe you came from moncks corner, south carolina.
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Moncks corner, south carolina. boy, somebody said
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Boy, somebody said something to me
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Something to me the other day i never
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The other day i never thought i'd hear.
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Thought i'd hear. they said, "the traffic
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They said, "the traffic is terrible in moncks corner."
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[laughter]
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It's changed a lot
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It's changed a lot since i was there.
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Since i was there. bad traffic in moncks corner
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Bad traffic in moncks corner when i was a boy meant you had
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When i was a boy meant you had to wait through the red light
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To wait through the red light once at rush hour,
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Once at rush hour, but i guess it's growing.
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But i guess it's growing. you know, it's really expanding
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You know, it's really expanding and it is, it is, it is.
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And it is, it is, it is. it's all the population
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It's all the population that's pushing.
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That's pushing. anyway i won't tell you
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Anyway i won't tell you the geography of charleston
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The geography of charleston in the low country
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In the low country of south carolina.
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Of south carolina. by the way,
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By the way, welcome our newest campus in
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Welcome our newest campus in summerville, south carolina.
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[cheering and applause]
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And y'all know i love jesus
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And y'all know i love jesus 'cause summerrville was
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'cause summerrville was our rival in high school.
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Our rival in high school. we were the berkeley stags
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We were the berkeley stags and we hated
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And we hated the summerville green wave
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The summerville green wave and now god has prepared
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And now god has prepared a table in the presence
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A table in the presence of my enemies
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Of my enemies in summerville, south carolina,
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In summerville, south carolina, but we love you.
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But we love you. no, the reason i bring up
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No, the reason i bring up where you come from is because
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Where you come from is because everybody in here has a point
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Everybody in here has a point of reference for what you think
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Of reference for what you think is successful in your life,
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Is successful in your life, you have a point of reference.
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You have a point of reference. if you never had
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If you never had $500 in your bank account before
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$500 in your bank account before the first 500 feels amazing.
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The first 500 feels amazing. that's a point of reference.
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That's a point of reference. if you're 73 years old
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If you're 73 years old and hoping to retire
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Next year $500 --
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Next year $500 -- there's not a prayer warrior
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There's not a prayer warrior in the world that can turn
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In the world that can turn $500 into a retirement account,
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$500 into a retirement account, but it's your
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But it's your point of reference.
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Point of reference. i remember the first bonus
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I remember the first bonus that i got when
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That i got when i was working at a church
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I was working at a church in shelby, north carolina
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In shelby, north carolina and rick bowling told me,
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And rick bowling told me, "by the way,
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We're giving a $500 bonus
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We're giving a $500 bonus to all of our employees
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To all of our employees this christmas."
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This christmas." and i literally cried.
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And i literally cried. twenty-two year old,
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Twenty-two year old, twenty-three year old man
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Twenty-three year old man just crying over $500.
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Just crying over $500. sometimes i wish i could
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Sometimes i wish i could still cry that easy
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Still cry that easy because there was something
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Because there was something about that stage in my life
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About that stage in my life where i wasn't
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Where i wasn't expecting a bonus.
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Expecting a bonus. i remember when he first
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I remember when he first sat me down and explained
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Sat me down and explained my salary package to me
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My salary package to me he was like,
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He was like, "this is how much we're gonna
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"this is how much we're gonna pay you this year,
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Pay you this year, and of course that doesn't
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And of course that doesn't include the benefits."
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Include the benefits." and i said, "the what?"
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[laughter]
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He said, "the benefits."
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He said, "the benefits." and this is how unschooled
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And this is how unschooled i was because my dad
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I was because my dad was self-employed,
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Was self-employed, i didn't even know
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I didn't even know what benefits were.
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What benefits were. i didn't know that
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I didn't know that that's something that you
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That's something that you could negotiate into a --
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Could negotiate into a -- i wasn't negotiating
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I wasn't negotiating i was just thankful.
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I was just thankful. i was like, "benefits?"
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I was like, "benefits?" he's like, "yeah, the benefits,
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He's like, "yeah, the benefits, that's gonna be additional
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That's gonna be additional to this amount."
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To this amount." you know, it's been a while
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You know, it's been a while since i praised god
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Since i praised god for my health insurance
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For my health insurance because i had it too long.
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Because i had it too long. i had it too long.
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I had it too long. sometimes i let three days go by
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Sometimes i let three days go by and don't tell holly
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And don't tell holly how pretty she is,
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How pretty she is, but that's wrong because
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But that's wrong because she's pretty every day
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She's pretty every day and she deserves to be told
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And she deserves to be told that every day.
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That every day. and plus i spend too much
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And plus i spend too much on those clothes she's wearing
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On those clothes she's wearing not to compliment how
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Not to compliment how she looks in 'em.
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[laughter]
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And that $280 makeup
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And that $280 makeup that's in her bathroom,
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That's in her bathroom, whatever i'm spending
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Whatever i'm spending over there at sephora.
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Over there at sephora. i feel like
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I feel like she deserves to hear it.
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She deserves to hear it. when we were dating it was
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When we were dating it was just constantly every day,
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Just constantly every day, but one thing i noticed
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But one thing i noticed in the text that we read
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In the text that we read is that when you forget
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Is that when you forget how far you've come
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How far you've come from a certain point,
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From a certain point, it makes how far you
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It makes how far you have to go the only thing
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Have to go the only thing that you're focused on.
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That you're focused on. and when you forget the gifts
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And when you forget the gifts that god has given you
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That god has given you it makes it impossible for you
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It makes it impossible for you to access the power that
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To access the power that he put inside of you.
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He put inside of you. don't forget
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Don't forget where you come from.
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Where you come from. don't forget that there
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Don't forget that there was a time that a $500
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Was a time that a $500 christmas bonus made you cry.
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Christmas bonus made you cry. don't forget that there was
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Don't forget that there was a time when you prayed
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A time when you prayed that god would give you
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That god would give you these children that
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These children that you're praying for him
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You're praying for him to help you not to eliminate
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To help you not to eliminate from the face of the earth
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From the face of the earth at this very moment.
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At this very moment. don't forget
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Don't forget where you come from.
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Where you come from. we see an interesting dynamic in
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We see an interesting dynamic in joshua 17 in that these tribes,
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Joshua 17 in that these tribes, the people of joseph.
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The people of joseph. it's actually two tribes,
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It's actually two tribes, one is called manasseh
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One is called manasseh and one is called ephraim.
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And one is called ephraim. those were joseph's boys.
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Those were joseph's boys. manasseh was his firstborn,
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Manasseh was his firstborn, ephraim was his second and both
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Ephraim was his second and both of them were born in egypt,
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Of them were born in egypt, in the place
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In the place where he suffered,
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Where he suffered, in the place where he was
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In the place where he was falsely accused,
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Falsely accused, in the place where
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In the place where he was thrown into prison,
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He was thrown into prison, in the place where god also
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In the place where god also raised him to prominence.
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Raised him to prominence. in egypt he had two boys,
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In egypt he had two boys, manasseh and ephraim.
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Manasseh and ephraim. and those boys have now
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And those boys have now several generations later
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Several generations later turned into tribes
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And these tribes
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And these tribes have taken territory
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Have taken territory in the land of canaan.
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In the land of canaan. and not only have they
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And not only have they settled into the land,
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Settled into the land, but they've started to grow
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But they've started to grow and do what people do,
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And do what people do, you know when two people love
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You know when two people love each other very much.
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Each other very much. so they've grown.
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So they've grown. i'll have the talk
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I'll have the talk with you later.
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It's just that
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It's just that they're blessed so much
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They're blessed so much that they are experiencing
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That they are experiencing the pressure of blessing.
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The pressure of blessing. many times in church,
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Many times in church, we only speak to
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We only speak to the desperation of failure,
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The desperation of failure, but there is a need
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But there is a need to preach to the pressure
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To preach to the pressure of blessings because blessings
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Of blessings because blessings are heavy in your life.
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Are heavy in your life. sometimes when you're going
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Sometimes when you're going through all of the things
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Through all of the things that you're worried about
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That you're worried about and it's not even so much
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And it's not even so much that you're complaining
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That you're complaining about them or that you
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About them or that you don't appreciate them,
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Don't appreciate them, it's that pressure has kept
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It's that pressure has kept your perspective from
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Your perspective from seeing the bigger picture
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Seeing the bigger picture of what's happening.
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Of what's happening. so, you get zoned in on only
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So, you get zoned in on only one thing and you forget,
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One thing and you forget, like the tribes of ephraim
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Like the tribes of ephraim and manasseh that just
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And manasseh that just a few years ago you were
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A few years ago you were wandering in the wilderness.
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Wandering in the wilderness. that's kind of why when
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That's kind of why when i read this scripture
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I read this scripture it stood out to me,
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It stood out to me, because when i read it
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Because when i read it i wanted to say to them,
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I wanted to say to them, "you just left the wilderness
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"you just left the wilderness and now you're complaining
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And now you're complaining that there's not enough
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That there's not enough room for you?
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Room for you? did you notice
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Did you notice what they said to joshua?
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What they said to joshua? "why did you only
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"why did you only give us one allotment?
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Give us one allotment? we're too big for this place.
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We're too big for this place. we need more elbow room,
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We need more elbow room, we need new countertops,
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We need new countertops, we need hardwood floors.
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We need hardwood floors. we need more space.
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We need more space. we need a minivan, you know,
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We need a minivan, you know, we're a growing nation."
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We're a growing nation." we are --
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We are -- it's getting bigger
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It's getting bigger in moncks corner.
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In moncks corner. the traffic is terrible
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The traffic is terrible in moncks corner.
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In moncks corner. everything in
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Everything in the text is growing,
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The text is growing, and while everything
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And while everything is growing their perspective
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Is growing their perspective is narrowing and all
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Is narrowing and all they can see is the space
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They can see is the space that they don't have.
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That they don't have. and so, they come to joshua
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And so, they come to joshua and the people of joseph
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And the people of joseph in genesis or excuse me,
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In joshua 17:14 say,
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In joshua 17:14 say, "why have you only
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"why have you only given us one allotment?
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Given us one allotment? we're a numerous people
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We're a numerous people and the lord has
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And the lord has blessed us abundantly."
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Blessed us abundantly." but just because
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He blessed us doesn't mean
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He blessed us doesn't mean we don't have pressure.
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We don't have pressure. just because i have money
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Just because i have money doesn't mean i know
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Doesn't mean i know how to manage it.
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How to manage it. just because god gave me a job
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Just because god gave me a job doesn't mean i don't get tired.
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Doesn't mean i don't get tired. just because god sent people
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Just because god sent people to my ministry doesn't mean
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To my ministry doesn't mean i always have a message
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I always have a message to give them when they show up.
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To give them when they show up. blessings create pressure.
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Blessings create pressure. if pressure is not dealt with
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If pressure is not dealt with pressure can create self-pity.
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Pressure can create self-pity. self-pity, if not dealt with,
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Self-pity, if not dealt with, can create a situation
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Can create a situation where you are in this
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Where you are in this state of, watch this,
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State of, watch this, too much and not enough.
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Too much and not enough. that's what they said
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That's what they said in verse 16, they said,
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In verse 16, they said, "we do not have enough land.
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"we do not have enough land. the land that you gave us
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The land that you gave us is not enough for us,"
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Is not enough for us," and the people are too much
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And the people are too much for the land that is not enough.
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I felt like when i studied i'd
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I felt like when i studied i'd be preaching to somebody today
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Be preaching to somebody today who would understand this
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Who would understand this tension of too much
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Tension of too much and not enough.
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And not enough. too much and not enough.
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Too much and not enough. this is why we toss and turn
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This is why we toss and turn because it's too much
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And not enough.
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And not enough. too much to do and not enough
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Too much to do and not enough in my tank to do it.
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In my tank to do it. that's called burnout.
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That's called burnout. too much of people calling me
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Too much of people calling me and not enough patience
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And not enough patience to listen to their problems.
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To listen to their problems. too much bills and not enough
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Too much bills and not enough income to answer the bills when
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Income to answer the bills when they knock at the door.
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They knock at the door. too much on my mind
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Too much on my mind and not enough in my life
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And not enough in my life that makes me feel happy
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That makes me feel happy and recharged.
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And recharged. too much demand
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Too much demand not enough supply.
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Not enough supply. too many people sucking energy
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Too many people sucking energy out of me and not enough
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Out of me and not enough people supplying it.
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People supplying it. too many people asking
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Too many people asking and not enough people offering.
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And not enough people offering. too many things wrong and not
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Too many things wrong and not enough things working out.
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Enough things working out. too much and not enough,
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Too much and not enough, that's what they said.
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That's what they said. look at verse 16,
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It's in the bible.
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It's in the bible. they said,
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They said, "the land you gave us,"
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"the land you gave us," verse 16, "it's not enough,
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Verse 16, "it's not enough, it's not enough."
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It's not enough." all right, so let's talk about
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That for a minute.
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That for a minute. it's not enough.
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It's not enough. i'm not gifted enough,
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I'm not gifted enough, i'm not talented enough,
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I'm not talented enough, i'm not experienced enough.
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I'm not experienced enough. i told you during the
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I told you during the "same lies new loop" series
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"same lies new loop" series that the devil only
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That the devil only has two lies that he puts
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Has two lies that he puts on a loop in your mind
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On a loop in your mind and one is, "i'm not loved"
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And one is, "i'm not loved" and one is, "not enough."
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And one is, "not enough." so, that's why you wake up
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So, that's why you wake up in the morning feeling like,
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In the morning feeling like, well what's on my agenda
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Well what's on my agenda for today is too much
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For today is too much and the time i have to do it
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And the time i have to do it in is not enough.
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In is not enough. that's what i'm using
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That's what i'm using this land to represent.
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This land to represent. if you thought i was gonna
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If you thought i was gonna teach a real estate seminar
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Teach a real estate seminar off of joshua 17,
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Off of joshua 17, that's not my expertise.
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That's not my expertise. i'm trying to teach
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I'm trying to teach a real-life seminar
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A real-life seminar about why you're snapping
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About why you're snapping at the wrong people.
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At the wrong people. i'm trying to teach
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I'm trying to teach a real-life seminar about
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A real-life seminar about why you don't look forward
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Why you don't look forward to some of the stuff that
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To some of the stuff that god actually gave you
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God actually gave you through his favor.
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Through his favor. i'm trying to teach
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I'm trying to teach a real-life seminar about
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A real-life seminar about how you could be so blessed.
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How you could be so blessed. did you notice
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Did you notice the tribes they said,
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The tribes they said, "we're so blessed."
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"we're so blessed." and i dare somebody
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And i dare somebody to just say it by faith say,
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To just say it by faith say, "i'm so blessed."
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"i'm so blessed." >> congregation: i'm so blessed.
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>> congregation: i'm so blessed. >> i'm so blessed.
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>> i'm so blessed. say it with a head shake say,
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Say it with a head shake say, "i am so blessed."
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"i am so blessed." matter of fact,
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Matter of fact, do this at every campus
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Do this at every campus and especially at ballantyne.
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And especially at ballantyne. look at the person on
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Look at the person on either side of you and say,
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Either side of you and say, "you are so blessed."
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"you are so blessed." >> congregation: you are
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>> congregation: you are so blessed.
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So blessed. >> tell 'em, "i am so blessed.
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>> tell 'em, "i am so blessed. you are so blessed."
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You are so blessed." matter of fact,
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Matter of fact, start doing like this
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Start doing like this because i'm so blessed.
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Because i'm so blessed. i need some elbow room.
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I need some elbow room. i'm so blessed
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I'm so blessed i need you to scoot over
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I need you to scoot over a little bit.
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A little bit. i'm so blessed,
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I'm so blessed, you better get out of my way.
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You better get out of my way. i'm so blessed because
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I'm so blessed because if i think for a minute about
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If i think for a minute about that $500 bonus and how much
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That $500 bonus and how much god has done for me since then.
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God has done for me since then. if i think for a minute
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If i think for a minute about how kept me upright
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About how kept me upright on my feet and in
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On my feet and in my right mind.
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My right mind. you better give me some room
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You better give me some room because if i think for
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Because if i think for one minute about how i called
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One minute about how i called and he answered and he came
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And he answered and he came through like only he could.
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Through like only he could. just nudge your neighbor say,
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Just nudge your neighbor say, "we're so blessed.'
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"we're so blessed.' >> congregation: we're
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>> congregation: we're so blessed.
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So blessed. >> getting more blessed
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>> getting more blessed every day.
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Every day. i'm spreading out
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I'm spreading out my tent in this season.
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My tent in this season. i'm driving down my stakes
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I'm driving down my stakes in this season 'cause
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I'm so blessed.
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I'm so blessed. that's why i'm tired
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That's why i'm tired 'cause god blessed me.
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'cause god blessed me. what a perspective.
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What a perspective. and now, the land i have
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And now, the land i have is not enough and so now
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Is not enough and so now your prayer request is about
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Your prayer request is about all your praise reports.
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Did that make sense?
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Did that make sense? i prayed for it, i got it,
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I prayed for it, i got it, it's a blessing,
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It's a blessing, it creates pressure.
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It creates pressure. and the decision in this
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And the decision in this season of your life is this,
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Season of your life is this, what do i do with the pressure?
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What do i do with the pressure? what do i do about
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What do i do about the not enough?
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The not enough? why do i feel like
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Why do i feel like it's not enough?
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It's not enough? why when god sends an
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Why when god sends an opportunity into my life do
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Opportunity into my life do i reject it and send it away?
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I reject it and send it away? because i think i can't do it.
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Because i think i can't do it. why do i send people who love me
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Why do i send people who love me away and push people who care
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Away and push people who care about me away and reach
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About me away and reach for things that destroy me?
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For things that destroy me? why am i still in this season
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Why am i still in this season of my life struggling with
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Of my life struggling with something that i prayed about
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Something that i prayed about since i was a teenager?
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Since i was a teenager? is there not enough
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Is there not enough of god's power to deliver me?
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Of god's power to deliver me? do i have not enough
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Do i have not enough faith to receive it?
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Faith to receive it? what's the problem here?
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What's the problem here? well, joshua gets a real,
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Well, joshua gets a real, i call this a dad energy
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I call this a dad energy with these tribes.
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With these tribes. now, see me and holly
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Now, see me and holly are totally different
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Are totally different in our parenting approach,
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In our parenting approach, totally different.
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Totally different. i told you last week if my kids
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I told you last week if my kids run out the house without
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Run out the house without a coat i'm like, cool.
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[laughter]
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She's like,
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She's like, "you're gonna freeze."
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"you're gonna freeze." i'm like, "they're not gonna
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I'm like, "they're not gonna freeze like first of all,
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Freeze like first of all, first of all,
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First of all, they're not gonna freeze.
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They're not gonna freeze. secondly, if they do,
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Secondly, if they do, it will be a memory
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It will be a memory in their life that will create
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In their life that will create maturity for their future."
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[applause]
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So, i'm just
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So, i'm just building memories.
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[laughter]
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I'm building memories
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I'm building memories of the time that your dumb self
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Of the time that your dumb self left without your coat
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Left without your coat and almost froze to death.
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And almost froze to death. and then, maybe one day,
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And then, maybe one day, you'll give money to somebody
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You'll give money to somebody who doesn't have a coat
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Who doesn't have a coat so they can buy one.
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So they can buy one. so, i'm promoting generosity,
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So, i'm promoting generosity, i'm teaching you
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I'm teaching you good stewardship,
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Good stewardship, and responsibility all by
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And responsibility all by just letting you be an idiot.
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Just letting you be an idiot. the other day
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The other day holly was telling me
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Holly was telling me her schedule for the day.
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Her schedule for the day. i said, "what do you have
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I said, "what do you have the rest of the day?"
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The rest of the day?" she said,
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She said, "well, all three kids have
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"well, all three kids have a dentist appointment."
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A dentist appointment." i said, "what does that
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I said, "what does that have to do with you?"
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Have to do with you?" i understand abby,
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I understand abby, she can't drive yet,
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She can't drive yet, but graham's 18,
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But graham's 18, elijah's about to be
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Elijah's about to be 21 years old of age in
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21 years old of age in the united states of america.
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[laughter]
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What does his dentist
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What does his dentist appointment have to do with you
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Appointment have to do with you at this stage in your life?
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At this stage in your life? and she's like, "if i don't
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And she's like, "if i don't remind them they'll forget."
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Remind them they'll forget." and i'm like, "and then what?"
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[laughter]
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"well, and then the dentist
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"well, and then the dentist has to charge me."
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Has to charge me." and i'm like,
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And i'm like, "but can't you take it
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"but can't you take it out of their account?"
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Out of their account?" and she's like,
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And she's like, "well, yeah, maybe i guess so.
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"well, yeah, maybe i guess so. i didn't think about
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I didn't think about it like that."
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It like that." and then i thought,
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And then i thought, well if their teeth
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Well if their teeth start falling out --
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[laughter]
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I want you to let enough
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I want you to let enough teeth fall out of their mouth...
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[laughter]
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That they don't need you
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That they don't need you to follow them to the dentist
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To follow them to the dentist when they're 47 years old.
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When they're 47 years old. this is not a good path,
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This is not a good path, because if i gotta sit
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Because if i gotta sit in the dentist office
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In the dentist office to make sure you're
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To make sure you're here you're --
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Here you're -- you got a beard
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You got a beard and i'm taking you
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And i'm taking you to the dentist?
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[laughter]
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[applause]
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Help me praise the lord.
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Help me praise the lord. all the dads in the house.
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[cheering and applause]
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Joshua is like,
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Joshua is like, "so, you want more land?"
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"so, you want more land?" now listen, i need
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Now listen, i need to tell you something,
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To tell you something, i forgot to tell you this,
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I forgot to tell you this, the land that they had
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The land that they had it was the second biggest piece
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It was the second biggest piece given to all of the tribes.
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Given to all of the tribes. the only one bigger was judah.
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The only one bigger was judah. so when they come to joshua
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So when they come to joshua and they're like,
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And they're like, "hey, we don't
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"hey, we don't have enough land,"
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Have enough land," joshua was like,
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Joshua was like, "it's interesting you
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"it's interesting you should say that because
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Should say that because i noticed that when i gave you
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I noticed that when i gave you the land there were
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The land there were some parts of the land
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Some parts of the land that you did not occupy.
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That you did not occupy. i noticed that when i assigned
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I noticed that when i assigned you the acreage you had
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You the acreage you had the second biggest plot of land
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The second biggest plot of land of any of the tribes.
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Of any of the tribes. so, if you want more room,
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So, if you want more room, if you really need
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If you really need more space,
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More space, instead of asking me
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Instead of asking me for more land
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For more land when you've already been
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When you've already been given the second largest
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Given the second largest piece of land."
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Piece of land." can i stop for a moment?
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Can i stop for a moment? somebody else would die
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Somebody else would die to trade places with you
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To trade places with you in your life.
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[applause]
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Somebody else would give
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Somebody else would give all the money in their
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All the money in their bank account to have the peace
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Bank account to have the peace that you have in your home.
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That you have in your home. somebody else would give their
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Somebody else would give their entire career just to have
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Entire career just to have the relationship that you have.
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The relationship that you have. and it is true that when
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And it is true that when we are under pressure
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We are under pressure we lose perspective
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We lose perspective and it is also true that god
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And it is also true that god has given us a lot more
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Has given us a lot more than we have occupied.
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So, joshua says,
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So, joshua says, "if you are so numerous,"
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"if you are so numerous," verse 15, "and if
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Verse 15, "and if the hill country of ephraim,
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The hill country of ephraim, the place where you are
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The place where you are is too small for you."
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Is too small for you." because when they settled in
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Some of the land was
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Some of the land was already developed because
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Already developed because canaanites were living there.
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Canaanites were living there. so, when they moved in
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So, when they moved in they were like cool,
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They were like cool, this is great,
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This is great, this is great.
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This is great. but then after a while
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But then after a while all the land that was
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All the land that was producing because it was
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Producing because it was a very fertile piece of land.
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A very fertile piece of land. don't get it twisted,
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Don't get it twisted, they didn't get any land
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They didn't get any land that was like second rate,
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That was like second rate, this was not scraps,
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This was not scraps, this was good land.
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This was good land. but they got in there and they
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But they got in there and they eventually started to outgrow it
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Eventually started to outgrow it and then they eventually began
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And then they eventually began to grumble because they had
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To grumble because they had grown and so they started
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Grown and so they started to grumble about their growth,
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To grumble about their growth, and they started to grumble
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And they started to grumble about the gift that god
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About the gift that god had given and you just
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Had given and you just want to slap them real quick.
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Want to slap them real quick. just slap them real quick like,
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Just slap them real quick like, "really?
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"really? you came from
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You came from the wilderness.
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Really?
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Really? god gave you the second
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God gave you the second largest piece of land
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Largest piece of land and all you can think of
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And all you can think of to say is i want more?
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To say is i want more? really?"
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Really?" sometimes i wanna slap myself
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Sometimes i wanna slap myself when i hear the things
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When i hear the things that i complain about,
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That i complain about, and here's what i've noticed,
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Without a constant focus
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Without a constant focus on the goodness of god,
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On the goodness of god, without a constant focus
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Without a constant focus on the goodness of god
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On the goodness of god it is easy for me
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It is easy for me to go from inheritance
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To go from inheritance to entitlement.
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[applause]
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Inheritance to entitlement.
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Inheritance to entitlement. look at this that paul
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Look at this that paul prayed in ephesians 1,
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Put it on the screen, please.
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Put it on the screen, please. he said, "i pray that
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He said, "i pray that the eyes of your heart
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The eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order
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May be enlightened in order that you may know the hope
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That you may know the hope to which he has called you,
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To which he has called you, the riches of his
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The riches of his glorious inheritance
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Glorious inheritance in his holy people."
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So, ephesians is telling us
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So, ephesians is telling us spiritually what joshua
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Spiritually what joshua is showing us physically,
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Is showing us physically, that you have an inheritance.
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That you have an inheritance. but notice the verse again,
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But notice the verse again, put it on the screen
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For another moment,
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For another moment, where he says,
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Where he says, "i pray that the eyes
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"i pray that the eyes of your heart may be
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Of your heart may be enlightened to know
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Enlightened to know the riches of the inheritance
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The riches of the inheritance you already have."
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You already have." here is what paul did not pray,
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Here is what paul did not pray, check the scripture.
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Check the scripture. he did not pray that god
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He did not pray that god would give you an inheritance
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Would give you an inheritance because you already have one.
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Because you already have one. what he prayed instead was
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What he prayed instead was so specific he said,
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So specific he said, "i pray that you would be able
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"i pray that you would be able to see clearly what god has
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To see clearly what god has already given you freely."
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[applause]
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So, this is the shift,
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So, this is the shift, inheritance says
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Inheritance says god gave me this.
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God gave me this. god gave me
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God gave me this responsibility
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This responsibility to preach today.
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To preach today. i get to do it.
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I get to do it. entitlement says
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Entitlement says i've got to do it.
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I've got to do it. inheritance says god has given
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Inheritance says god has given me the privilege to minister
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Me the privilege to minister to these precious people.
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To these precious people. y'all don't even know
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Y'all don't even know how much i love doing this.
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How much i love doing this. y'all don't even know
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Y'all don't even know how much it matters to me.
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How much it matters to me. y'all don't even know
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Y'all don't even know how much i wake up at
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How much i wake up at 2:30 on sundays and say,
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2:30 on sundays and say, "go back to sleep,
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"go back to sleep, you're gonna need your energy."
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You're gonna need your energy." and then it's 2:45 and it's 3
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And then it's 2:45 and it's 3 and it's 3:15 and it's 3:30
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And it's 3:15 and it's 3:30 and finally say,
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And finally say, "i can't sleep,
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"i can't sleep, i might as well get up
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I might as well get up and start thinking about it."
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And start thinking about it." and then, by about 3:45
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And then, by about 3:45 i'm preaching it out loud,
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I'm preaching it out loud, so i know the kids think
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So i know the kids think dad's going crazy
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Dad's going crazy downstairs again,
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Downstairs again, but i don't care because
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But i don't care because god gave me this mantle.
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God gave me this mantle. and i'm gonna
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And i'm gonna tell you something else,
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Tell you something else, i prayed hard for this
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I prayed hard for this and i sacrificed for this.
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And i sacrificed for this. but it wasn't my sacrifice,
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But it wasn't my sacrifice, it was his sovereignty
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It was his sovereignty that gave it to me because
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That gave it to me because i could not earn this.
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I could not earn this. and some of us know
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And some of us know that it was not
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That it was not by might and not by power,
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By might and not by power, and not by intelligence,
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And not by intelligence, and not by connections,
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And not by connections, and not by networking,
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And not by networking, and not by pedigree,
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And not by pedigree, and not by gpa,
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And not by gpa, and not by your skill
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And not by your skill but by his grace
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But by his grace that i am what i am.
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[cheering and applause]
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>> before we go,
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>> before we go, i wanna invite you
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I wanna invite you to be a part of what god
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To be a part of what god is doing through this ministry.
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Is doing through this ministry. when you give
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When you give to steven furtick ministries,
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To steven furtick ministries, you not only help us get
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You not only help us get the word of god out
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The word of god out through this broadcast,
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But you also help us
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But you also help us partner with organizations
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Partner with organizations that care for children
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That care for children and families in practical ways.
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And families in practical ways. during the summer months
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During the summer months school breaks and holidays
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School breaks and holidays many kids lose consistent
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Many kids lose consistent access to meals
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Access to meals and safe environments
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And safe environments and the developmental support
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And the developmental support that they would normally
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That they would normally receive through school.
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Receive through school. but through our
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But through our partnership organizations
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Partnership organizations are able to step in
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Are able to step in and help children grow
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And help children grow and thrive when resources would
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And thrive when resources would otherwise maybe be out of reach.
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Otherwise maybe be out of reach. your generosity allows us
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Your generosity allows us to come alongside people
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To come alongside people that are already serving
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That are already serving their communities every day
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Their communities every day and strengthen the work
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And strengthen the work that they're doing
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That they're doing for the next generation.
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For the next generation. it's just one of the ways
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It's just one of the ways that the love of jesus
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That the love of jesus is lived out through
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Is lived out through this ministry meeting
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This ministry meeting real needs while continuing
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Real needs while continuing to get god's word
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To get god's word into people's hearts.
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Into people's hearts. if you've never
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If you've never partnered with us before,
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Partnered with us before, we'd love for you to take
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We'd love for you to take that step today and see
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That step today and see what god can do through you.
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What god can do through you. so, call the number
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So, call the number on your screen
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On your screen or go online to give,
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Or go online to give, every gift matters,
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Every gift matters, and together we can
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And together we can continue reaching people
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Continue reaching people with the hope and truth
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With the hope and truth of the gospel right
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Of the gospel right where they need it.
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>> ♪ a miracle can happen now ♪
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♪ for the spirit ♪
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♪ of the lord is here ♪
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♪ right here ♪
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♪ the evidence ♪
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♪ is all around ♪
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♪ that the spirit ♪
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♪ of the lord is here ♪
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♪ oh ooh ooh ♪
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♪ a miracle can happen ♪
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♪ right now ♪
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♪ for the spirit ♪
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♪ of the lord is here ♪
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♪ the evidence is all ♪
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♪ i see you all around ♪
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♪ that the spirit ♪
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♪ of the lord is here ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ why are you ♪
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♪ so good to me ♪
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♪ why are you ♪
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♪ so good to me ♪
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♪ you must see a treasure ♪
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♪ hidden underneath ♪
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♪ why are you ♪
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♪ so good to me ♪
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♪ so good ♪
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♪ and this is more ♪
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♪ than i deserve ♪
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♪ yes this is more ♪
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♪ than i deserve ♪
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♪ oh you're ♪
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Steven Furtick - Don't Forget Where You Come From (Part 1)

May 11, 2026 | 27:29

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