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Steven Furtick - Don't Let The Attack Distract You (Part 1)

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Don't Let The Attack Distract You (Part 1) | May 4, 2026

An encouraging message from
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Pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking to
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Strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> i'll be sharing today
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>> i'll be sharing today from the parable of the seed
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From the parable of the seed in matthew chapter 13,
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In matthew chapter 13, verses 24 through 30.
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Verses 24 through 30. matthew chapter 14,
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Matthew chapter 14, verses 24 through 30.
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Verses 24 through 30. now, this is not the parable
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Now, this is not the parable that's normally called
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That's normally called the parable of the seeds.
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The parable of the seeds. the parable of the seeds that
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The parable of the seeds that we hear more about is actually
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We hear more about is actually the parable of the soils.
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The parable of the soils. because jesus
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Because jesus taught these parables,
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Taught these parables, he would go out and he
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He would go out and he would give a teaching.
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Would give a teaching. and on one level,
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And on one level, it would sound simple.
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It would sound simple. but you reflect on it,
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But you reflect on it, and you pray about it,
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And you pray about it, and it really
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And it really helps you to see what
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Helps you to see what the kingdom of god is like.
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The kingdom of god is like. and it helps you
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And it helps you to see what you're like.
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To see what you're like. and one of those parables
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And one of those parables that has helped me
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That has helped me so much through the year,
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So much through the year, he talks about a seed that was
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He talks about a seed that was sown in four different places.
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Sown in four different places. one was sown on rocky soil.
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One was sown on rocky soil. so, because the soil
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So, because the soil was too rocky,
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Was too rocky, the bird came
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The bird came and snatched it up.
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And snatched it up. so, that seed got snatched,
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So, that seed got snatched, so it didn't do what it
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So it didn't do what it was supposed to do.
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Was supposed to do. and then there was one seed
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And then there was one seed that was sown in a place where
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That was sown in a place where it was scorched by the sun,
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It was scorched by the sun, which represents
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Which represents the trials of life.
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The trials of life. so, since it didn't have
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So, since it didn't have a root or a foundation,
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A root or a foundation, the sun was too strong for it,
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The sun was too strong for it, and it got cooked up
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And it got cooked up before it could come forth.
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Before it could come forth. i said it got cooked up before
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I said it got cooked up before it could come forth.
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It could come forth. some promises that
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Some promises that god speaks to you,
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God speaks to you, the sun, the affliction,
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The sun, the affliction, the heat of trial.
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The heat of trial. it tests that seed before it has
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It tests that seed before it has had the chance to develop,
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Had the chance to develop, and you don't pass the test.
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And you don't pass the test. the third type of seed
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The third type of seed that he talks about is one
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That he talks about is one that gets choked out,
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That gets choked out, or we could say strangled
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Or we could say strangled by the cares of this life,
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By the cares of this life, just getting busy.
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Just getting busy. and in each of these instances,
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And in each of these instances, the seed represents
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The seed represents the word of god,
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The word of god, and the sower is god.
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And the sower is god. and the seed is good
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And the seed is good in each of those instances,
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In each of those instances, but it is not successful
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But it is not successful because of the soil
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Because of the soil that it lands in.
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That it lands in. one of the soils that jesus
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One of the soils that jesus mentions in that parable
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Mentions in that parable is the good soil,
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Is the good soil, which produces a harvest,
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Which produces a harvest, 30, 60, and 100 fold.
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30, 60, and 100 fold. and this always
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And this always encouraged me as a preacher,
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Encouraged me as a preacher, because one time i realized
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Because one time i realized most of the people that
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Most of the people that i preach to won't remember
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I preach to won't remember the sermon 24 hours
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The sermon 24 hours after i preach it.
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After i preach it. and most of the people
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And most of the people that i preach to about
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That i preach to about a specific topic aren't
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A specific topic aren't going to really do what
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Going to really do what i challenge them to do,
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I challenge them to do, even if i give them
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Even if i give them scripture behind it.
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Scripture behind it. because the seed often
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Because the seed often gets snatched, scorched,
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Gets snatched, scorched, or strangled.
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Or strangled. but the one seed
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But the one seed that produced a harvest,
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That produced a harvest, watch what it did.
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Watch what it did. it produced 30, 60, or 100 fold.
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It produced 30, 60, or 100 fold. so, the one seed that was
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So, the one seed that was successful made up for all
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Successful made up for all the ones that weren't.
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The ones that weren't. god can bless you with one
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God can bless you with one blessing in your life that will
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Blessing in your life that will make every failure irrelevant.
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Make every failure irrelevant. and i came to preach that
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And i came to preach that even though most people
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Even though most people won't receive this word,
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Won't receive this word, if one does,
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If one does, it will have been worth it.
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It will have been worth it. that's what
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That's what i believe these days,
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I believe these days, that most won't, fine.
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That most won't, fine. but if one does, it could branch
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But if one does, it could branch out and touch the world.
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Out and touch the world. if one does,
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If one does, what is one soul worth?
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What is one soul worth? what is one life worth?
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What is one life worth? what is one
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What is one grandmother's prayers
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Grandmother's prayers getting answered worth?
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Getting answered worth? if one does.
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If one does. and i just want to kind
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And i just want to kind of encourage you on the way
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Of encourage you on the way to my main text today.
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To my main text today. i'm not preaching
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I'm not preaching about that one,
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About that one, believe it or not.
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I studied it, but i'm not
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I studied it, but i'm not going to preach it.
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Going to preach it. because you may be encouraging
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Because you may be encouraging your kids right now
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Your kids right now or instructing your kids
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Or instructing your kids right now or working on
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Right now or working on something in your life.
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Something in your life. and most of the things that
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And most of the things that you try and most of the things
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You try and most of the things that you say won't get
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That you say won't get through to them.
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But if one does.
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But if one does. somebody say, if one does.
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Somebody say, if one does. >> congregation: if one does.
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>> congregation: if one does. >> if one does,
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>> if one does, it can change a life.
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It can change a life. if one does, it can change
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If one does, it can change a generation.
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A generation. if one does, it can change
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If one does, it can change a bloodline.
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A bloodline. most won't.
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Most won't. don't be discouraged
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Don't be discouraged by the ones that don't work.
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By the ones that don't work. don't be discouraged by the ones
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Don't be discouraged by the ones who don't call you back.
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Who don't call you back. don't be discouraged by
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Don't be discouraged by the ones who don't say yes.
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The ones who don't say yes. don't be discouraged by the ones
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Don't be discouraged by the ones who don't get you.
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Who don't get you. because if one does.
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Because if one does. look, i asked a lot
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Look, i asked a lot of girls to be my girlfriend
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Of girls to be my girlfriend before holly.
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Before holly. most didn't.
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Most didn't. but one did.
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But one did. look at me now.
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Look at me now. look at what
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Look at what the lord has done.
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The lord has done. if one does.
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If one does. well, this is a scripture that
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Well, this is a scripture that i want to give you today
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I want to give you today from matthew 13,
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From matthew 13, about a parable of two
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About a parable of two different types of seed.
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Different types of seed. not different types of soil,
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Not different types of soil, which represents
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Which represents the condition of our heart.
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The condition of our heart. but two different types of seed.
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But two different types of seed. i'm going to read it to you.
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I'm going to read it to you. and then, we'll talk about it
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And then, we'll talk about it for just a few moments.
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For just a few moments. jesus is teaching many parables,
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Jesus is teaching many parables, and they're collected here
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For us to read.
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For us to read. and it says, "jesus told them
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And it says, "jesus told them another parable:
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Another parable: 'the kingdom of heaven
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'the kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed
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Is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.'"
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Good seed in his field.'" if you are the underlining
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If you are the underlining your bible type,
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Your bible type, just underline the word good.
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Just underline the word good. it was good seed.
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It was good seed. "but while everyone
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"but while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came
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Was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat,
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And sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.
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And went away. when the wheat sprouted
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When the wheat sprouted and formed heads,
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And formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.
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Then the weeds also appeared. the owner's servants came
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The owner's servants came to him and said,
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To him and said, 'sir, didn't you sow
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'sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field?
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Good seed in your field? where then did these
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Where then did these weeds come from?'
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Weeds come from?' 'an enemy did this,' he replied.
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'an enemy did this,' he replied. the servants asked him,
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The servants asked him, 'do you want us to go
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'do you want us to go and pull them up?'
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And pull them up?' 'no,' he answered,
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'no,' he answered, 'because while you
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'because while you are pulling the weeds,
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Are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat
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You may uproot the wheat with them.
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With them. let both grow together
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Let both grow together until the harvest.
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Until the harvest. at that time,
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At that time, i will tell the harvesters.
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I will tell the harvesters. first collect the weeds and tie
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First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned,
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Them in bundles to be burned, then gather the wheat
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Then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.'"
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I have a simple message from
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I have a simple message from the lord for your heart today.
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The lord for your heart today. and the lord told me
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And the lord told me to tell you,
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To tell you, don't let the attack
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Don't let the attack distract you.
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Distract you. that's what it is.
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That's what it is. it's a distraction.
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It's a distraction. and he told me to tell you,
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And he told me to tell you, don't let the attack
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Don't let the attack distract you.
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Distract you. write it down in your notebook.
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Write it down in your notebook. type it in the comments.
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Type it in the comments. don't let the attack
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Don't let the attack distract you.
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Distract you. and i love preaching
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And i love preaching the second sunday
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The second sunday of the new year.
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Of the new year. because by now,
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Because by now, your new year's resolutions
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Your new year's resolutions have become good intentions,
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Have become good intentions, which you have modified
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Which you have modified to become more realistic.
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To become more realistic. the new year's energy has been
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The new year's energy has been sufficiently tapered
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Sufficiently tapered and sufficiently adjusted
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And sufficiently adjusted to match the realities
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To match the realities of daily life
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Of daily life for most people.
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For most people. and now, we can really preach
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And now, we can really preach about the way life is.
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About the way life is. new year's resolution,
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New year's resolution, first sunday of the year,
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First sunday of the year, i'm not cussing anymore.
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I'm not cussing anymore. second week of the year,
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Second week of the year, i'm cutting back on cussing.
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I'm cutting back on cussing. i'm only going to say
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I'm only going to say these four words this year.
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These four words this year. but i've got to have these four,
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But i've got to have these four, lord, and you know i do.
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Lord, and you know i do. i'm fasting this --
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I'm fasting this -- i'm going to fast
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I'm going to fast the first 21 days.
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The first 21 days. i'm going to fast the first.
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I'm going to fast the first. i'm going to fast from
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I'm going to fast from vegetables the first 21 days.
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Vegetables the first 21 days. the lord will receive it
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The lord will receive it as an offering, you know,
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As an offering, you know, because we modify it
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Because we modify it in real life.
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In real life. you know, one thing
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You know, one thing that i noticed about
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That i noticed about this parable that
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This parable that jesus gave in the passage,
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Jesus gave in the passage, and i believe
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And i believe you noticed it too
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You noticed it too is that wherever there is wheat
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Is that wherever there is wheat there will always be weeds.
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There will always be weeds. you know, jesus isn't just
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You know, jesus isn't just giving us a little discourse
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Giving us a little discourse about how problems creep up
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About how problems creep up in our life here.
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In our life here. he's making a bigger point.
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He's making a bigger point. specifically,
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Specifically, he's letting us know,
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He's letting us know, that it is not your job
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That it is not your job to judge others.
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To judge others. it's not your job.
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It's not your job. it's not your job
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It's not your job because you're not god.
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Because you're not god. and if i can say it
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And if i can say it a little more directly,
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You suck at judging.
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That's how you bought
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That time share,
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That's how you bought
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That vacuum cleaner,
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Because you suck at judging.
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Honestly, even when it comes
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Honestly, even when it comes to the work that i create,
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To the work that i create, i've taught myself,
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I've taught myself, it's not my job to judge it.
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It's just my job to make it.
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It's just my job to make it. especially when you
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Especially when you write a song.
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Write a song. you don't know.
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You don't know. chris brown.
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Chris brown. y'all know chris brown?
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Y'all know chris brown? formerly an r&b singer
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Formerly an r&b singer but now the main worship leader
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But now the main worship leader at elevation worship.
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At elevation worship. look at what the lord has done.
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[laughter]
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I always call him
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I always call him the real chris brown.
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The real chris brown. he's my favorite worship leader
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He's my favorite worship leader in the world.
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In the world. always has been.
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Always has been. always will be.
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Always will be. since the first time
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Since the first time i heard him.
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I heard him. but i'm going
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But i'm going to tell you something else.
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[applause]
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He sucks at judging whether
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He sucks at judging whether a new song is good or not.
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A new song is good or not. he called me one sunday,
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He called me one sunday, we had a new song that
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We had a new song that we wanted to introduce.
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We wanted to introduce. and i wasn't going
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And i wasn't going to be there to preach
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To be there to preach and he was leading it.
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And he was leading it. and he called me afterwards.
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And he called me afterwards. i said, "how'd it go?"
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I said, "how'd it go?" he said, "not too good.
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He said, "not too good. i don't think
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I don't think the song is very good."
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The song is very good." the song was
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The song was graves into gardens.
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Graves into gardens. you remember that?
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You remember that? remember that, cb?
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Remember that, cb? you suck at judging.
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You suck at judging. you're a great worship leader.
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You're a great worship leader. you're handsome.
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You're handsome. you're a great man of god.
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You're a great man of god. you're wonderful at being
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You're wonderful at being a dad and a husband.
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A dad and a husband. but you suck at judging.
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But you suck at judging. and i chose to say it that way,
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And i chose to say it that way, because some of y'all are
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Because some of y'all are so tripping and stumbling over
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So tripping and stumbling over the fact that i said the word
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The fact that i said the word "suck," judging me for that,
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"suck," judging me for that, that you just proved my point.
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That you just proved my point. because if you think that
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Because if you think that the most important thing
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The most important thing is whether i say the word suck
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Is whether i say the word suck or whether i say it more fancy,
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Or whether i say it more fancy, it's not your job to judge.
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It's not your job to judge. if you're tripping over
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If you're tripping over what i'm saying,
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What i'm saying, you're making the very mistake
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You're making the very mistake that i'm warning you about.
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That i'm warning you about. thereby validating the wisdom
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Thereby validating the wisdom of my point and the way
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Of my point and the way i phrased it.
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I phrased it. now, every once in a while,
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Now, every once in a while, jesus would explain his parables
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Jesus would explain his parables to his disciples after
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To his disciples after everybody else was gone.
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Everybody else was gone. almost like y'all can get it
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Almost like y'all can get it at a deep level,
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At a deep level, the disciples.
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The disciples. but the crowds
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But the crowds couldn't consume it.
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Couldn't consume it. and that's why he
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And that's why he taught in parables,
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Taught in parables, so that he could have
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So that he could have the privilege of pulling
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The privilege of pulling aside his disciples
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Aside his disciples and giving them
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And giving them the deeper meaning.
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The deeper meaning. we're going to look at
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We're going to look at the deeper meaning
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The deeper meaning of this parable
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Of this parable that jesus shared a little bit
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That jesus shared a little bit further in matthew 13.
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Put it on the screen, please.
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Put it on the screen, please. "he left the crowd,
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"he left the crowd, went into the house.
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Went into the house. his disciples came
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His disciples came to him and said,
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To him and said, "'explain to us the parable
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"'explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.'
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Of the weeds in the field.' and he answered, 'well, the one
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And he answered, 'well, the one who sowed the good seed
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Who sowed the good seed is the son of man.'"
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Is the son of man.'" that's jesus.
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That's jesus. "'the field is the world,
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"'the field is the world, the good seed stands for
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The good seed stands for the people of the kingdom.
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The people of the kingdom. the weeds are the people
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The weeds are the people of the evil one
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Of the evil one and the enemy who
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And the enemy who sows them is the devil.
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Sows them is the devil. the harvest is the end
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The harvest is the end of the age,
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Of the age, and the harvesters
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And the harvesters are the angels.
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Are the angels. as the weeds are pulled up
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As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire,
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And burned in the fire, so it will be at
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So it will be at the end of the age.
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The end of the age. the son of man will
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The son of man will send out his angels,
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Send out his angels, and they will weed out
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And they will weed out of his kingdom everything
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Of his kingdom everything that causes sin
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That causes sin and all who do evil.
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And all who do evil. they will throw them
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They will throw them into the blazing furnace,
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Into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping
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Where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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And gnashing of teeth. then the righteous will shine
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Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom
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Like the sun in the kingdom of their father.
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Of their father. whoever has ears,
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Whoever has ears, let them hear.'"
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Let them hear.'" and we read this,
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And we are so quick
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And we are so quick to say that's right.
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Those evil people.
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Those evil people. those sinners.
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Those sinners. those terrible democrats.
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Those terrible democrats. republicans.
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Republicans. independents.
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Independents. whatever category that
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Whatever category that you wanted to put right there,
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You wanted to put right there, it exposed something about
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It exposed something about your heart.
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Whatever you wanted
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Whatever you wanted to see the weeds as,
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To see the weeds as, tells me something about
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Tells me something about what you see in the mirror.
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What you see in the mirror. now, let me explain that
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Now, let me explain that for a moment.
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Go back to verse 42.
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Go back to verse 42. it says that the evil ones will
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It says that the evil ones will be thrown into the furnace.
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Be thrown into the furnace. but watch this.
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But watch this. verse 43 that comes
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Verse 43 that comes right after it says.
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Right after it says. the kingdom of their father.
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The kingdom of their father. so, the furnace of judgment
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So, the furnace of judgment belongs to the father,
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Belongs to the father, not the children.
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The furnace of judgment
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The furnace of judgment is not yours to put people in.
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Is not yours to put people in. the furnace of judgment
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The furnace of judgment is not your place to have
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Is not your place to have a facebook conversation
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A facebook conversation about what
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About what everybody else thinks,
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Everybody else thinks, and why they are
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And why they are so stupid to think it.
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So stupid to think it. i shouldn't be preaching like
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I shouldn't be preaching like this my first sunday back
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This my first sunday back in the year.
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In the year. i might run you
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I might run you all off from the church.
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All off from the church. but notice in the parable
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But notice in the parable it says that it was his field.
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It says that it was his field. and i am learning more
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And i am learning more and more in my life
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And more in my life that if it's his field,
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That if it's his field, that means it's his furnace.
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That means it's his furnace. that means god has to be the one
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That means god has to be the one to decide who's right
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To decide who's right and who's wrong.
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And who's wrong. god has to be the one to decide
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God has to be the one to decide who is on his side
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Who is on his side and who is not.
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And who is not. i remember very early
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I remember very early in my ministry
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In my ministry there was a pastor
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There was a pastor that i greatly admired,
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That i greatly admired, and he was mentoring me
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And he was mentoring me in many ways.
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In many ways. and he was bringing up examples
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And he was bringing up examples of the right kind of ministry,
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Of the right kind of ministry, and the wrong kind of ministry.
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And the wrong kind of ministry. and he brought up one minister,
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And he brought up one minister, and he said, "now, this guy
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And he said, "now, this guy he's arrogant.
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He's arrogant. this guy, he is not
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This guy, he is not doctrinally sound.
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Doctrinally sound. this guy, he is not
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This guy, he is not theologically correct.
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Theologically correct. in fact, you can
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In fact, you can watch him preach
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Watch him preach and you can see his pride.
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And you can see his pride. he's arrogant,
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He's arrogant, and he's self focused,
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And he's self focused, and he's fleshly."
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And he's fleshly." and then, he brought up
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And then, he brought up another gentleman.
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Another gentleman. and he said,
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And he said, "now, this man is humble.
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"now, this man is humble. this man has
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This man has the greek new testament
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The greek new testament practically memorized.
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Practically memorized. he's a serious student.
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He's a serious student. this man, you can tell
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This man, you can tell by watching him,
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By watching him, he is meek.
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He is meek. he is mild.
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He is mild. he is christlike.
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He is christlike. that's who you want to be like.
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That's who you want to be like. not this guy over here.
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Not this guy over here. that guy right there."
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That guy right there." five years later
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Five years later the guy who knew greek,
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The guy who knew greek, the guy who was so humble,
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The guy who was so humble, was discovered to have
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Was discovered to have been having an affair
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Been having an affair on foreign mission trips
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On foreign mission trips that he was taking
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That he was taking pretending to be
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Pretending to be spreading the gospel.
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Spreading the gospel. for 12 years,
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For 12 years, with one woman in russia
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With one woman in russia while he looked humble.
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While he looked humble. the man who was so prideful,
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The man who was so prideful, and cocky, and arrogant
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And cocky, and arrogant is still doing
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Is still doing the ministry today,
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The ministry today, that he was doing 20 years ago.
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That he was doing 20 years ago. what am i trying to say?
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What am i trying to say? you suck at judging,
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You suck at judging, and so do i.
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We don't know who god is going
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We don't know who god is going to be using 10 years from now.
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To be using 10 years from now. we don't know who god
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We don't know who god is going to raise up.
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Is going to raise up. so, while y'all are
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So, while y'all are looking at me like
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Looking at me like you're confused about this,
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You're confused about this, let me break it down
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Let me break it down a little bit finer.
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A little bit finer. some of the people that
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Some of the people that you dated,
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You dated, are proof of the fact
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That you are not very good at
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That you are not very good at getting past the packaging.
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Getting past the packaging. let me break it down
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Let me break it down a little bit further.
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A little bit further. some of the people that
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Some of the people that you put in your phone
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You put in your phone that you knew
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That you knew you needed to block,
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You needed to block, but you ignored that little
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But you ignored that little instinct that told you,
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Instinct that told you, there is something about them.
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There is something about them. you cannot trust your own
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You cannot trust your own judgment this year.
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Judgment this year. you cannot trust your
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You cannot trust your fleshly, earthly judgment.
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Fleshly, earthly judgment. when israel trusted
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When israel trusted her judgment,
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Her judgment, she got saul as king.
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She got saul as king. david was a man after
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David was a man after god's own heart,
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God's own heart, but even david had weeds.
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But even david had weeds. ask bathsheba.
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Ask bathsheba. even the man after
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Even the man after god's own heart
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God's own heart didn't always do it god's way.
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Didn't always do it god's way. and what i'm trying to say.
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And what i'm trying to say. and i'm kind of going all
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And i'm kind of going all around the barn to say it.
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Around the barn to say it. so, let me just land the plane.
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So, let me just land the plane. we all got weeds.
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We all got weeds. we all got weeds.
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We all got weeds. say it out loud.
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Say it out loud. i got weeds.
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I got weeds. >> congregation: i got weeds.
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>> congregation: i got weeds. >> put the 's' at
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>> put the 's' at the end of that.
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The end of that. just making sure.
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[laughter]
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Talking about the biblical
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Talking about the biblical kind of weeds.
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Kind of weeds. it's called darnel.
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It's called darnel. darnel.
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Darnel. it's this type of weeds.
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It's this type of weeds. see, the bible says.
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See, the bible says. can i preach about this
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Can i preach about this for a moment?
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For a moment? the bible says that the man
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The bible says that the man planted a good seed
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Planted a good seed in his field.
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In his field. everybody say his field.
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Everybody say his field. >> congregation: his field.
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>> congregation: his field. >> i'm going to point this out
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>> i'm going to point this out to you over and over again
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To you over and over again as i preach today.
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As i preach today. it was his field.
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It was his field. it belonged to the farmer.
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It belonged to the farmer. it belonged to the man.
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It belonged to the man. he planted the seed
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He planted the seed in his field.
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In his field. it was his property.
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It was his property. it was his territory.
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It was his territory. to do with it as he wished.
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To do with it as he wished. he planted a good seed
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He planted a good seed in the field.
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In the field. the seed was doing what it
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The seed was doing what it was supposed to do.
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Was supposed to do. it was growing.
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It was growing. and since the seed was doing
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And since the seed was doing what it was supposed to do
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What it was supposed to do and growing,
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And growing, an enemy noticed the growth
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An enemy noticed the growth of the seed and said,
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Of the seed and said, "if i don't do something
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"if i don't do something about this seed
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About this seed my enemy will triumph over me."
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My enemy will triumph over me." so, the bible says
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That overnight,
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That overnight, while men slept,
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While men slept, an enemy came and planted
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An enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat.
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Weeds among the wheat. say it.
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Say it. weeds among the wheat.
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Weeds among the wheat. notice what he couldn't do,
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He could not pluck up
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He could not pluck up what god had planted.
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[applause]
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He could not change
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He could not change what had already been done.
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What had already been done. he could not cause the seed
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He could not cause the seed that was in the ground
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That was in the ground to stop being what
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To stop being what it was meant to be.
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It was meant to be. he could not
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He could not destroy the seed.
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Destroy the seed. the only strategy he had
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Was to distract the harvesters.
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Was to distract the harvesters. so, here's the progression
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So, here's the progression of growth in our life.
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Of growth in our life. we advance a little bit like
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We advance a little bit like the seed was doing.
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The seed was doing. and then, we get attacked.
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And then, we get attacked. how many of y'all almost
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Have to laugh
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Have to laugh at how quickly
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At how quickly the devil attacked
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The devil attacked the very thing you were
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The very thing you were advancing in this year already?
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Advancing in this year already? just wave at me.
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Just wave at me. it's almost comical, right?
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It's almost comical, right? it's almost like too
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It's almost like too on the nose.
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On the nose. like really, devil?
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Like really, devil? like really, really like that.
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Like really, really like that. you're going to be that obvious?
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You're going to be that obvious? you're just going to do it
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You're just going to do it right in my face like that?
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Right in my face like that? at least in the parable the man
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At least in the parable the man snuck in and did it at night.
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Snuck in and did it at night. some of us, the devil's just
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Some of us, the devil's just doing it in broad daylight.
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Doing it in broad daylight. just attacking things
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Just attacking things that are advancing.
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That are advancing. so now you're advancing,
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So now you're advancing, the seed is growing,
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The seed is growing, and you're attacked.
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And you're attacked. and when the enemy attacks you
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And when the enemy attacks you and what god is doing in you,
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And what god is doing in you, you get distracted.
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You get distracted. he can't destroy the seed,
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He can't destroy the seed, it's not his.
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It's not his. he can't destroy the seed,
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He can't destroy the seed, it's already planted.
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It's already planted. he can't destroy the seed,
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He can't destroy the seed, what god put in the seed
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What god put in the seed is still in the seed.
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Is still in the seed. he doesn't have
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He doesn't have permission to do that.
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Permission to do that. but what he can do
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But what he can do is distract you
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Is distract you so that you will
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So that you will destroy yourself.
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Destroy yourself. and some of the things
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And some of the things that are attacking you
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That are attacking you in your life right now,
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In your life right now, the attack doesn't matter
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The attack doesn't matter unless it distracts you
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Unless it distracts you from what god has called you.
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From what god has called you. i'll break it down for you with
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I'll break it down for you with a few pastoral examples.
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A few pastoral examples. thank you so much.
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Thank you so much. feels good to be wanted.
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Feels good to be wanted. feels good to be loved.
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Feels good to be loved. feels good to be supported.
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Feels good to be supported. but you know you have to preach
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But you know you have to preach through all kinds of seasons.
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Through all kinds of seasons. and there have been
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And there have been seasons in this ministry,
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Seasons in this ministry, where i have had to preach
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Where i have had to preach what god gave me to preach
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What god gave me to preach even though i felt attacked.
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Even though i felt attacked. and in my earlier
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And in my earlier years of preaching,
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Years of preaching, i would become hyper focused
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I would become hyper focused on any attack that was
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On any attack that was coming my way.
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Coming my way. i don't just mean critics.
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I don't just mean critics. i mean any attack like.
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I mean any attack like. if a staff member resigned,
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If a staff member resigned, i would call it an attack.
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I would call it an attack. well, no, maybe they just need
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Well, no, maybe they just need to move to florida to take care
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To move to florida to take care of their parents.
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Of their parents. no, it's an attack.
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No, it's an attack. i rebuke the devil.
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I rebuke the devil. why do you rebuke it?
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Why do you rebuke it? it's not an attack.
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It's not an attack. it's an adjustment.
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It's an adjustment. you got to adapt.
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You got to adapt. life just happens.
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Life just happens. but there have been seasons,
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But there have been seasons, and i remembered one
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And i remembered one very specifically.
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Very specifically. i've been looking forward
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I've been looking forward to sharing this with you,
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To sharing this with you, because it was so fresh
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Because it was so fresh and so vivid.
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And so vivid. what was happening
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What was happening in our church was explosive,
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In our church was explosive, and much like the seed
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And much like the seed in the passage
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In the passage it was growing,
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It was growing, growing, growing.
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Growing, growing. god planted this church
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God planted this church in charlotte in 2006.
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In charlotte in 2006. i didn't plant it, he did.
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I didn't plant it, he did. and what god plants,
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And what god plants, god protects.
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God protects. and god was doing all kinds
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And god was doing all kinds of miracles for us.
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Of miracles for us. if we needed a building,
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If we needed a building, he opened a building.
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He opened a building. if we needed a volunteer,
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If we needed a volunteer, he sent a volunteer.
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He sent a volunteer. if we needed funds,
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If we needed funds, he would send people with money.
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He would send people with money. god was just providing
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God was just providing and protecting.
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And protecting. but in one season
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But in one season of our ministry,
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Of our ministry, and it was over 10 years ago,
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And it was over 10 years ago, this vicious attack began.
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This vicious attack began. and if anybody was here
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And if anybody was here at the time,
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At the time, you will remember
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You will remember several phases of the attack.
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Several phases of the attack. the last phase of the attack was
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The last phase of the attack was the hardest for me to stomach,
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The hardest for me to stomach, because they began to imply
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On news stories that were
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On news stories that were on the 11 o'clock news
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On the 11 o'clock news that at elevation church
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That at elevation church we fake baptisms.
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We fake baptisms. in other words,
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In other words, they were saying that
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They were saying that we have people pretending
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We have people pretending to be baptized.
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To be baptized. i guess just so
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I guess just so we could put it on camera.
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We could put it on camera. not only was that not true,
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Not only was that not true, but it was a direct assault.
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Against the most meaningful
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Against the most meaningful expression of faith that
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Expression of faith that a person can make,
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A person can make, to be baptized.
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To be baptized. and i felt so attacked,
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And i felt so attacked, not only on my own behalf.
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Not only on my own behalf. but on behalf of everyone
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But on behalf of everyone who was going to work,
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Who was going to work, who had been baptized
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Who had been baptized at this church.
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At this church. hearing the lie that
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Hearing the lie that had been perpetuated.
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Had been perpetuated. the attack that had been waged.
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The attack that had been waged. saying, your baptism,
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Saying, your baptism, was it fake?
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Was it fake? and i was praying
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And i was praying about this one day.
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About this one day. and i was asking god
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And i was asking god very specifically.
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Very specifically. something that you may have been
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Something that you may have been praying about a situation.
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Praying about a situation. or an attack
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Or an attack in your life as well.
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In your life as well. i prayed, "god, make it stop.
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I prayed, "god, make it stop. make it stop."
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Make it stop." by this point,
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By this point, there had been several attacks
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There had been several attacks against our church,
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Against our church, and this one just
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And this one just felt like too much.
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Felt like too much. and i said, "god, make it stop."
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And i said, "god, make it stop." and i will never forget
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And i will never forget what the lord said
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What the lord said to me in my spirit.
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To me in my spirit. not in audible words or not
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Not in audible words or not in a physical impression.
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In a physical impression. but in a way that he gave me
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But in a way that he gave me a thought that i have carried
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A thought that i have carried with me to this moment.
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With me to this moment. and i share it with you today.
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And i share it with you today. the lord said,
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The lord said, "i can stop the attack.
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"i can stop the attack. but if i stop the attack,
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But if i stop the attack, i have to stop the impact
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I have to stop the impact that created it.
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That created it. so, now you have to decide,
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So, now you have to decide, do you want the attack
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Do you want the attack to stop bad enough
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To stop bad enough to give up the impact
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To give up the impact that brought it?
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That brought it? because if you weren't
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Because if you weren't baptizing anybody,
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Baptizing anybody, they wouldn't be making up
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They wouldn't be making up stories about your baptisms.
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Stories about your baptisms. but maybe, what god was doing
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But maybe, what god was doing in this church
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In this church was so unbelievable
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Was so unbelievable that the enemy saw it
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That the enemy saw it and said, "if they keep
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And said, "if they keep baptizing people like this,
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Baptizing people like this, there is going to be
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There is going to be a water shortage in charlotte
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A water shortage in charlotte and a people shortage in hell.
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And a people shortage in hell. and so, i got to plant
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And so, i got to plant a little lie
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A little lie to try to get them to stop
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To try to get them to stop doing what god started."
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Doing what god started." but god said,
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But god said, "if you want the impact.
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"if you want the impact. you got to man up,
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You got to man up, and button your pants,
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And button your pants, and tighten your belt,
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And tighten your belt, and lace your boots,
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And lace your boots, and open your bible,
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And open your bible, and open your mouth,
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And open your mouth, and take your next breath,
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And take your next breath, and lift your voice,
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And lift your voice, and lift your head,
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And lift your head, and swing your sword,
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And swing your sword, in the name of the lord.
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In the name of the lord. and realize, that he who began
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And realize, that he who began a good work in you
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A good work in you will be faithful
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Will be faithful to bring it full circle
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To bring it full circle till the day when
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Till the day when the angels gather the tares
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The angels gather the tares to be burned in the fire.
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>> before we go,
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>> before we go, i want to invite you to be
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I want to invite you to be a part of what god is doing
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A part of what god is doing through this ministry.
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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
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You not only help us get the word of god out
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Get the word of god out through this broadcast,
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But you also help us partner
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But you also help us partner with organizations that care
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With organizations that care for children and families
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For children and families in practical ways.
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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 partnership,
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But through our partnership, organizations are able
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Organizations are able to step in and help children
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To step in and help children grow and thrive when
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Grow and thrive when resources would otherwise
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Resources would otherwise maybe be out of reach.
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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 for
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That they're doing for the next generation.
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The next generation. it's just one of the ways that
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It's just one of the ways that the love of jesus is lived out
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The love of jesus is lived out through this ministry,
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Through this ministry, meeting real needs while
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Meeting real needs while continuing to get god's word
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Continuing 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 what
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That step today and see what god can do through you.
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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 with
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Continue reaching people with the hope and truth of the gospel
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The hope and truth of the gospel right where they need it.
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>> ♪ breathe you in ♪
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♪ i breathe you in ♪
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♪ when you come ♪
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♪ all of a sudden ♪
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♪ i am strong again ♪
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♪ breathe on me ♪
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♪ oh breath of god ♪
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♪ flood me with ♪
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♪ your living water ♪
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♪ rush through me now ♪
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♪ 'til my soul overflows ♪
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♪ breathe on me ♪
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♪ oh breath of god ♪
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♪ flood me with ♪
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♪ your living water ♪
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♪ rush through me now ♪
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♪ 'til my soul overflows ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> you're closer than
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The air i breathe.
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♪ ♪
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♪ so i brathe you in ♪
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♪ i breathe you in ♪
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♪ com fill me holy spirit ♪
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♪ with your mighty ♪
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♪ rushing wind ♪
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♪ and i breathe you in ♪
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♪ i breathe you in ♪
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♪ when you come ♪
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♪ all of a sudden ♪
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♪ i am strong again oh ♪
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♪ so breathe on me ♪
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♪ oh breath of god ♪
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♪ flood me ♪
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♪ with your living water ♪
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♪ rush through me now ♪
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♪ 'til my soul overflows ♪
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♪ breathe on me ♪
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♪ oh breath of god ♪
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♪ flood me ♪
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♪ with your living water ♪
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Steven Furtick - Don't Let The Attack Distract You (Part 1)

May 4, 2026 | 27:29

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