Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Don't Let The Funeral Fool You (Part 1)

December 8, 2025 | 28:0

In "It's Not Over," Pastor Steven Furtick explores the concept of having a funeral for your expectations and allowing God's grace to guide you through unmet expectations. Through a compelling narrative of two men walking to Emmaus, Furtick challenges listeners to let go of preconceived notions and embrace God's greater plan. With powerful insights and relatable anecdotes, the series encourages viewers to trust in God's timing and purpose, even when life doesn't go as expected.

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Don't Let The Funeral Fool You (Part 1) | December 8, 2025

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>> announcer: up next,
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An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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>> today, we are going to
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>> today, we are going to encounter a very interesting
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Encounter a very interesting story in scripture,
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Story in scripture, maybe one of the weirdest
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Maybe one of the weirdest things jesus ever did.
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Things jesus ever did. and it comes toward the very end
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And it comes toward the very end of his earthly ministry.
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Of his earthly ministry. now, notice i said,
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Now, notice i said, "earthly ministry,"
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"earthly ministry," 'cause he's still ministering.
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'cause he's still ministering. jesus didn't stop healing
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Jesus didn't stop healing when he went to heaven.
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When he went to heaven. jesus didn't stop saving
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Jesus didn't stop saving when he went to heaven.
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When he went to heaven. jesus didn't stop delivering,
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Jesus didn't stop delivering, and breaking chains,
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And breaking chains, and making ways
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And making ways when he went to heaven.
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When he went to heaven. in fact, he said one time,
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In fact, he said one time, "if i leave, greater things
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"if i leave, greater things will be possible because
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Will be possible because of the holy spirit
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Of the holy spirit who i will send in my name."
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[applause]
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But after jesus was
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But after jesus was resurrected from the dead,
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Resurrected from the dead, on the day he got up
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On the day he got up from the grave,
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From the grave, he did something so strange
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He did something so strange and i wanna share it
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And i wanna share it with you today.
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With you today. it's found in luke 24:13-35.
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It's found in luke 24:13-35. we won't read all of that.
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We won't read all of that. if you're doing the math,
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If you're doing the math, we won't read all of that,
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We won't read all of that, but i wanted to give you
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But i wanted to give you the homework as well.
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The homework as well. 'cause when the sermon is over,
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'cause when the sermon is over, then you can begin
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Then you can begin to live it out.
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To live it out. luke 24:13.
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Luke 24:13. and if you haven't
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And if you haven't found it by now,
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Found it by now, we're just gonna do it
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We're just gonna do it on the screen.
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On the screen. the bible says,
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"now that same day two of them
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"now that same day two of them were going to a village called
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Were going to a village called emmaus, about seven miles
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Emmaus, about seven miles from jerusalem.
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From jerusalem. they were talking
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They were talking with each other about
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With each other about everything that had happened.
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Everything that had happened. as they talked and discussed
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As they talked and discussed these things with each other,
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These things with each other, jesus himself came up
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Jesus himself came up and walked along with them."
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And walked along with them." tell your neighbor,
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"you can't see him,
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"you can't see him, but he's with me."
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But he's with me." >> congregation: you can't
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>> congregation: you can't see him, but he's with me.
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See him, but he's with me. >> come on.
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>> come on. tell 'em again.
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Tell 'em again. say, "be nice to me.
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Say, "be nice to me. jesus is with me today."
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Jesus is with me today." >> congregation: be nice to me.
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>> congregation: be nice to me. jesus is with me today.
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Jesus is with me today. >> "he was with me on --
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>> "he was with me on -- in the car
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In the car when i was cussing people out
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When i was cussing people out getting into the parking lot.
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Getting into the parking lot. he'll be with me when i leave."
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He'll be with me when i leave." just because you're not aware
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Just because you're not aware doesn't mean he's not there.
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Doesn't mean he's not there. now remember that on thursday
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Now remember that on thursday around the table.
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[laughter]
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Jesus slipped up beside them.
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Jesus slipped up beside them. and it says in verse 16,
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Isn't this strange?
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Isn't this strange? "but they were kept
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"but they were kept from recognizing him."
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From recognizing him." wow.
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Wow. you would think they would know
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You would think they would know who jesus was at this point.
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Who jesus was at this point. he's a very important
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He's a very important public figure.
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Public figure. he's just been
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He's just been the central character
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The central character of a targeted investigation,
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Of a targeted investigation, which led to his execution
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Which led to his execution in the most public space
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In the most public space possible in front of thousands.
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Possible in front of thousands. and they were kept
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And they were kept from recognizing him.
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From recognizing him. "and he asked them,"
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"and he asked them," i love jesus,
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I love jesus, "what y'all talking about?"
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"what y'all talking about?" jesus said, "y'all."
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Jesus said, "y'all." jesus was very southern
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Jesus was very southern in his saviorness.
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In his saviorness. "'what are you discussing
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"'what are you discussing together as you walk along?'
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Together as you walk along?' and they stood still,
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And they stood still, their faces downcast."
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Their faces downcast." and now we see how sad
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And now we see how sad they really are
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They really are about the fact that
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About the fact that jesus was crucified.
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Jesus was crucified. and so, "they stood still,
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And so, "they stood still, their faces downcast.
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Their faces downcast. and one of them, named cleopas,
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And one of them, named cleopas, asked him, 'are you the only one
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Asked him, 'are you the only one visiting jerusalem
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Visiting jerusalem who does not know the things
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Who does not know the things that have happened there
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That have happened there in these days?'
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In these days?' 'what things?' he asked."
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'what things?' he asked." jesus is just so cool.
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Jesus is just so cool. "what things?"
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"what things?" they're talking about the things
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They're talking about the things he just went through,
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He just went through, and he's pretending like
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And he's pretending like he doesn't know about it.
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He doesn't know about it. "what things?"
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"what things?" "about jesus of nazareth."
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"about jesus of nazareth." he is who they're talking about,
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He is who they're talking about, and they don't know him.
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And they don't know him. "'about jesus of nazareth,'
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"'about jesus of nazareth,' they replied.
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They replied. 'he was a prophet,
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'he was a prophet, powerful in word and deed
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Powerful in word and deed before god and all the people.
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Before god and all the people. the chief priests and our rulers
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The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be
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Handed him over to be sentenced to death,
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Sentenced to death, and they crucified him;
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And they crucified him; but we had hoped that
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But we had hoped that he was the one who was
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He was the one who was going to redeem israel.
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Going to redeem israel. and what is more,
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And what is more, it is the third day
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It is the third day since all this took place.
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Since all this took place. in addition, some of
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In addition, some of our women amazed us.
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Our women amazed us. they went to the tomb
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They went to the tomb early this morning
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Early this morning but didn't find his body.'"
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But didn't find his body.'" can you hear just a hint of
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Can you hear just a hint of irony in this narrative?
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Irony in this narrative? "they didn't find his body."
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"they didn't find his body." i wonder what that means.
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I wonder what that means. "they came and told us they had
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"they came and told us they had seen a vision of angels,
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Seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive.
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Who said he was alive. then some of our companions
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Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it
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Went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said,
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Just as the women had said, but they did not see jesus."
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But they did not see jesus." wait.
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Wait. who didn't see jesus?
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Them or you?
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Them or you? because he's right
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Because he's right here with you,
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Here with you, but you don't see him
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But you don't see him for who he is.
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For who he is. and this next verse
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And this next verse might sound harsh,
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Might sound harsh, but it came from jesus,
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But it came from jesus, so take it up with him.
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So take it up with him. and this is my central
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And this is my central two-verse scripture for today.
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"he said to them,
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"he said to them, 'how foolish you are,
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'how foolish you are, and how slow to believe all
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And how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
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That the prophets have spoken! did not the messiah have
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Did not the messiah have to suffer these things
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To suffer these things and then enter his glory?'"
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And then enter his glory?'" "how foolish you are,
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"how foolish you are, and how slow to believe all
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And how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
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That the prophets have spoken! how foolish you are,
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How foolish you are, and how slow to believe
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And how slow to believe all that the prophets
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All that the prophets have spoken!
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Have spoken! did not the messiah have
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Did not the messiah have to suffer these things
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To suffer these things and then enter his glory?"
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And then enter his glory?" i wanna give you a word today.
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Turn to your neighbor and say,
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Turn to your neighbor and say, "i know...
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"i know... >> congregation: i know...
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>> congregation: i know... >> you've lost some things...
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>> you've lost some things... >> congregation: you've lost
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>> congregation: you've lost some things...
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Some things... >> i know...
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>> i know... >> congregation: i know...
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>> congregation: i know... >> it looks like it's over."
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>> it looks like it's over." >> congregation: it looks
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>> congregation: it looks like it's over."
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Like it's over." >> now here's the word.
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>> now here's the word. tell 'em, "don't let
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Tell 'em, "don't let the funeral fool you."
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The funeral fool you." >> congregation: don't let
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>> congregation: don't let the funeral fool you.
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[applause]
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>> come on, wake up
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>> come on, wake up and tell 'em again.
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And tell 'em again. say, "don't let
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Say, "don't let the funeral fool you."
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[applause]
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This is the word
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This is the word of the lord.
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Of the lord. "don't let the funeral
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"don't let the funeral fool you."
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Fool you." i don't know who this is for,
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I don't know who this is for, but don't let
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But don't let the funeral fool you.
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No matter how much you've cried,
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No matter how much you've cried, christ is alive.
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[applause]
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What a message
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For christmas season.
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Emmanuel is still with us.
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Don't let the funeral fool you.
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Don't let the funeral fool you. well, i've already preached,
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But sit down
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But sit down and let's talk about it.
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And let's talk about it. we've all had experiences,
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We've all had experiences, literally,
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Literally, if not metaphorically,
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If not metaphorically, of funerals that
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Of funerals that were disingenuous
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Were disingenuous with good intentions.
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With good intentions. when i say, "disingenuous
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When i say, "disingenuous with good intentions,"
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With good intentions," i'm simply saying that what
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I'm simply saying that what they say about the person
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They say about the person after they're dead really
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After they're dead really has very little resemblance
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Has very little resemblance to how they felt about them
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To how they felt about them when they were alive.
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When they were alive. and you know that's true.
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And you know that's true. we've all been to that funeral
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We've all been to that funeral where we wanted to check in
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Where we wanted to check in the casket and wonder,
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The casket and wonder, "is this the same person
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"is this the same person that you hated so much
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That you hated so much that you just spoke
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That you just spoke so eloquently about?"
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So eloquently about?" and i understand that
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And i understand that in a season that brings up
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In a season that brings up memories of those that
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Memories of those that we love and have lost,
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We love and have lost, even using the word funeral
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Even using the word funeral might locate you
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Might locate you in a dark place,
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In a dark place, but i don't mean for it to.
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But i don't mean for it to. because the truth of the matter
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Because the truth of the matter is that everybody in here
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Is that everybody in here is going through
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Is going through a funeral of some kind.
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A funeral of some kind. and we are not just saying
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And we are not just saying goodbye to people in our lives,
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Goodbye to people in our lives, but sometimes we're saying
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But sometimes we're saying goodbye to seasons that we love.
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Goodbye to seasons that we love. i try to be attentive
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I try to be attentive to the season
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To the season that i'm preaching in,
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That i'm preaching in, and i think that the leaves
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And i think that the leaves that were falling from
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That were falling from all of the trees this week
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All of the trees this week just reminded me that
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Just reminded me that the branches will soon be bare,
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The branches will soon be bare, but not forever.
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But not forever. it reminded me of the cyclical
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It reminded me of the cyclical nature of the things
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Nature of the things that we come to depend on
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That we come to depend on in our lives.
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In our lives. and that those trees
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And that those trees that are naked now will come
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That are naked now will come to be covered again.
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To be covered again. just take this in for a moment.
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Just take this in for a moment. i wanna start slowly,
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I wanna start slowly, because i wanna get you
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Because i wanna get you to understand that
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To understand that sometimes you rush right
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Sometimes you rush right past the revelation
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Past the revelation that god wants to give you
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That god wants to give you because you only recognize
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Because you only recognize what is being taken away.
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What is being taken away. so, in the spirit of
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So, in the spirit of full disclosure, when my dad
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Full disclosure, when my dad went to be with the lord
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Went to be with the lord about ten years ago,
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About ten years ago, it was at the end of
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It was at the end of a very difficult season
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A very difficult season of us relating to one another,
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Of us relating to one another, but my mom stepped in
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But my mom stepped in and did the right thing
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And did the right thing and took care of him
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And took care of him until he died.
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Until he died. and he was suffering from als,
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And he was suffering from als, and it was a very brutal death.
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And it was a very brutal death. now, i would love to tell you
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Now, i would love to tell you that i was an amazing son
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That i was an amazing son through all of this.
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Through all of this. and i was the best son
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And i was the best son i could have been then,
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I could have been then, but i've grown now.
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But i've grown now. and looking back on the path
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And looking back on the path our relationship traveled,
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Our relationship traveled, i'm pretty sure there are
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I'm pretty sure there are many things that i could
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Many things that i could have done better,
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Have done better, and yet i refuse to stay
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And yet i refuse to stay imprisoned in the regret
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Imprisoned in the regret of what i could have
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Of what i could have done differently.
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I would rather move forward
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I would rather move forward with the lessons i learned
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With the lessons i learned for the rest of my life.
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And one of the things
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That my dad kept saying
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Over and over again
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When we were fighting
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And couldn't get along,
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He kept saying,
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"it can't end like this,"
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"it can't end like this," and i felt him on that.
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And i felt him on that. you know,
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You know, "it can't end like this.
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"it can't end like this. it can't end with us estranged."
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It can't end with us estranged." and it didn't.
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And it didn't. i often tell the story
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I often tell the story about the craziest thing
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About the craziest thing that ever happened to me.
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That ever happened to me. i was preaching
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I was preaching the 9:30 service
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The 9:30 service and i used to preach
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And i used to preach three times on the weekend:
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Three times on the weekend: saturday night, 9:30, 11:30.
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Saturday night, 9:30, 11:30. but after i finished the 9:30,
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But after i finished the 9:30, something told me
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Something told me to go see my dad.
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To go see my dad. now, this was so out
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Now, this was so out of the ordinary for me.
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Of the ordinary for me. josh can tell you,
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Josh can tell you, when i told him,
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When i told him, "i'm leaving now,"
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"i'm leaving now," he said, "you're leaving?
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He said, "you're leaving? it's only 9:30.
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It's only 9:30. you still got the 11:30."
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You still got the 11:30." i said, "run back the 9:30
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I said, "run back the 9:30 at the 11:30.
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At the 11:30. i'm supposed to go see my dad."
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I'm supposed to go see my dad." and he said, "okay."
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And he said, "okay." and when we went to
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And when we went to my dad's house,
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My dad's house, it was as if god had
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It was as if god had perfectly timed it,
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Perfectly timed it, because he was laying
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Because he was laying in the bed.
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In the bed. now, he could still
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Now, he could still speak at this point.
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Speak at this point. he hadn't lost his ability
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He hadn't lost his ability to think or speak.
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To think or speak. and he could still
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And he could still say a lot of stuff,
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Say a lot of stuff, good stuff and bad stuff.
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Good stuff and bad stuff. and when i walked in,
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And when i walked in, he was watching me
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He was watching me step up to the stage to preach,
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Step up to the stage to preach, and he was so confused by that,
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And he was so confused by that, because he said, "wait.
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Because he said, "wait. how are you here and there?"
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How are you here and there?" i said, "the internet, dad.
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I said, "the internet, dad. it's called the internet.
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It's called the internet. it's the one i preached before."
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It's the one i preached before." and he said, "but you're there
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And he said, "but you're there and you're here."
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And you're here." and i said, "i know
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And i said, "i know it's confusing.
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It's confusing. i decided to leave early
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I decided to leave early to come watch
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To come watch the sermon with you."
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The sermon with you." and i couldn't have known,
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And i couldn't have known, no way i could have known,
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No way i could have known, that when i left him that day,
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That when i left him that day, after watching myself
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After watching myself preach with him
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Preach with him while i was supposed to be
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While i was supposed to be preaching somewhere else,
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Preaching somewhere else, that i would get a call
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That i would get a call at midnight from my mom,
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At midnight from my mom, saying, "you need to come
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Saying, "you need to come if you're coming.
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If you're coming. hospice said he only
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Hospice said he only has a few more hours."
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Has a few more hours." and he hung on
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And he hung on for days after that.
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For days after that. and i'm telling you this story,
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And i'm telling you this story, and i don't really
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And i don't really wanna tell it to you,
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Wanna tell it to you, but i feel like
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But i feel like it might help somebody.
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It might help somebody. because i think about
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Because i think about how it could have ended
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How it could have ended had my mom not forgiven him.
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Had my mom not forgiven him. i think about how
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I think about how it could have ended
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It could have ended had we not dropped our pride
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Had we not dropped our pride and come together for a purpose.
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And come together for a purpose. i think about
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I think about what the last conversation
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What the last conversation with him could have been,
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With him could have been, because i had no idea
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Because i had no idea it was the last one.
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It was the last one. but i'm thankful that
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But i'm thankful that the last time we talked,
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The last time we talked, it was me obeying god
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It was me obeying god to come and preach
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To come and preach the best sermon
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The best sermon that i ever preached
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That i ever preached that nobody heard,
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That nobody heard, which was a message
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Which was a message of reconciliation
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Of reconciliation that happened after
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That happened after a time of great strain.
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[applause]
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I never got to speak
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I never got to speak to him again.
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To him again. i got to be by his side
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I got to be by his side when he died several days later,
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When he died several days later, because he completely
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Because he completely faked us out
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Faked us out and acted like
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And acted like he had a few hours,
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He had a few hours, and he stayed around a few days.
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And he stayed around a few days. and i sang so many hymns to him.
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And i sang so many hymns to him. i ran out of songs about god
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I ran out of songs about god and had to start singing
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And had to start singing tom petty, and hootie
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Tom petty, and hootie and the blowfish,
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And the blowfish, and everything i knew
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And everything i knew on the guitar.
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On the guitar. but it took me back
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But it took me back and i want to get to this
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And i want to get to this passage in just a moment,
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Passage in just a moment, but i felt compelled
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But i felt compelled to frame it, first of all,
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To frame it, first of all, from a relational frame.
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Because at the beginning
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Because at the beginning of all of my difficulties
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Of all of my difficulties with my dad --
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With my dad -- and how many of you,
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And how many of you, raise a pinky at me
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Raise a pinky at me if this is you,
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If this is you, have a relational tension
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Have a relational tension in your life right now
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In your life right now that will surface around
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That will surface around this time of year?
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This time of year? just your pinky.
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Just your pinky. okay.
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Wiggle your toes.
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[laughter]
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I know you're sitting
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I know you're sitting next to 'em.
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Next to 'em. you can't do the pinky thing.
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[laughter]
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Wink at me.
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[laughter]
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Scratch your right ear.
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[laughter]
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Pull on the left lobe.
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[laughter]
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When it all began with my dad,
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When it all began with my dad, i spoke with a very wise friend.
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I spoke with a very wise friend. and i was afraid of how
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And i was afraid of how it would end.
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It would end. and we're gonna talk about that,
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And we're gonna talk about that, how it will end.
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How it will end. i was so afraid of how it
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I was so afraid of how it would end in that moment.
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Would end in that moment. i didn't know if my dad
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I didn't know if my dad would kill himself.
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Would kill himself. he had threatened that.
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He had threatened that. i didn't know if he
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I didn't know if he wouldn't speak to us.
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Wouldn't speak to us. that was certainly
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That was certainly a possibility.
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A possibility. and my wise friend said
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And my wise friend said something to me
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Something to me that i've lived by ever since.
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That i've lived by ever since. he said, "steven, you can't
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He said, "steven, you can't control the outcome
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Control the outcome of his decisions,
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Of his decisions, but you can adjust
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But you can adjust your expectations
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Your expectations in this situation."
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In this situation." he said, "i know your dad
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He said, "i know your dad is still living,
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Is still living, but you need to have
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But you need to have a funeral for your expectations.
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A funeral for your expectations. because you keep expecting him
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Because you keep expecting him to act a certain way,
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To act a certain way, and every time
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And every time he doesn't act that way,
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He doesn't act that way, you lose your faith.
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You lose your faith. you keep expecting him
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You keep expecting him to act a certain way,
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To act a certain way, and every time that you
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And every time that you put your picture of how
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Put your picture of how he is supposed to be
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He is supposed to be and how this is supposed
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And how this is supposed to be on a pedestal,
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To be on a pedestal, every time you elevate that,
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Every time you elevate that, you set yourself up
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You set yourself up to be let down.
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To be let down. and you are let down over
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And you are let down over and over and over again
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And over and over again because of your expectations
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Because of your expectations of the relationship."
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Of the relationship." so, he said,
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So, he said, "have a funeral
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"have a funeral for your expectations."
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For your expectations." and then when i had
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And then when i had a physical funeral
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A physical funeral for my dad years later,
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For my dad years later, there had already been
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There had already been a funeral before the funeral
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A funeral before the funeral for the expectation of what
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For the expectation of what i thought he should do.
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I thought he should do. but i found out when you have
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But i found out when you have a funeral for your expectations,
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A funeral for your expectations, god replaces them with grace.
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God replaces them with grace. when you have a funeral
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When you have a funeral for your expectations
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For your expectations of how your kids
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Of how your kids need to turn out,
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Need to turn out, god will give you grace
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God will give you grace to raise them and stop
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To raise them and stop comparing to others.
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Comparing to others. when you have a funeral
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When you have a funeral for your expectations
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For your expectations of where you're supposed to be
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Of where you're supposed to be at this point in your life,
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At this point in your life, god will give you grace
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God will give you grace to accept where you are
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To accept where you are on the way
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On the way to where you're going.
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To where you're going. every 34-year-old in this room
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Every 34-year-old in this room is not created equal.
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Is not created equal. some of you will bloom late
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Some of you will bloom late and your branches
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And your branches will reach wide,
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Will reach wide, but it is having a funeral
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But it is having a funeral for the expectation
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For the expectation of when the bloom
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Of when the bloom needs to occur
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Needs to occur that allows the roots
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That allows the roots to grow down deep enough
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To grow down deep enough to sustain the structure
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To sustain the structure that will accommodate the fruit.
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[applause]
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I'm trying to say that god
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I'm trying to say that god is not through with you yet.
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Is not through with you yet. god is not through with you yet.
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God is not through
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God is not through pruning your branches yet,
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Pruning your branches yet, but every pruning process
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But every pruning process in the hands of the master
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In the hands of the master gardener that we call god
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Gardener that we call god is designed to produce fruit
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Is designed to produce fruit in the future
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In the future that your eyes have not seen
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And your ears have not heard
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And your ears have not heard and it has not entered
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And it has not entered into your heart.
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Into your heart. "so, why would you preach
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"so, why would you preach about a funeral
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About a funeral on thanksgiving?
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On thanksgiving? why, pastor steven,
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Why, pastor steven, would you preach
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Would you preach an easter sermon a few
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An easter sermon a few weeks before christmas?"
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Weeks before christmas?" because the lord told me to.
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Because the lord told me to. he told me that a lot of us
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He told me that a lot of us in this room are like
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In this room are like these two men in this passage,
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These two men in this passage, cleopas and his buddy,
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Cleopas and his buddy, who are leaving jerusalem
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Who are leaving jerusalem after the crucifixion
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After the crucifixion of jesus christ,
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Of jesus christ, headed back home
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Headed back home to a place called emmaus.
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To a place called emmaus. emmaus is not a famous place.
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Emmaus is not a famous place. emmaus is not even technically
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Emmaus is not even technically known by archaeologists today
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Known by archaeologists today as to its exact location.
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As to its exact location. but the thing about emmaus
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But the thing about emmaus that i do understand
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That i do understand for these two men is,
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For these two men is, it's the only place
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It's the only place they know to go.
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They know to go. it's the only place
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It's the only place they know to go.
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They know to go. it's home for them.
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It's home for them. and they're walking there,
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And they're walking there, and they're talking
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And they're talking as they walk about
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As they walk about their deep disappointment
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Their deep disappointment in what didn't happen,
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In what didn't happen, in what didn't happen.
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In what didn't happen. their deep disappointment
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Their deep disappointment in what jesus didn't do.
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In what jesus didn't do. there are a few honest people
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There are a few honest people in this church who are not
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In this church who are not so concerned with showing
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So concerned with showing you their halo that they will
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You their halo that they will wave at me right now and say,
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Wave at me right now and say, "there are some things
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"there are some things in my life that i am
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In my life that i am disappointed that haven't
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Disappointed that haven't happened yet...
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Happened yet... that were supposed
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That were supposed to happen by now."
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To happen by now." and this is the situation
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And this is the situation in luke 24, when,
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In luke 24, when, all of a sudden,
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All of a sudden, a stranger begins
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A stranger begins to walk beside them.
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To walk beside them. you say, "he wasn't a stranger.
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You say, "he wasn't a stranger. he was the savior."
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He was the savior." not as far as they knew.
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Not as far as they knew. not as far as they understood.
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Not as far as they understood. you know how you think
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You know how you think when god shows up
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When god shows up in a situation it's going
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In a situation it's going to be immediately
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To be immediately obvious that it's him,
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Obvious that it's him, because you already have
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Because you already have an idea of what he's gonna do
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An idea of what he's gonna do when he shows up?
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When he shows up? you know, when god shows up,
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You know, when god shows up, when god turns this around,
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When god turns this around, i am going to know it,
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I am going to know it, because i have a list of
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Because i have a list of what he's supposed to do.
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What he's supposed to do. and when god does
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And when god does what he's supposed to do,
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What he's supposed to do, i'll know it's him.
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I'll know it's him. but suppose that god knows
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But suppose that god knows what he is supposed to do
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What he is supposed to do better than you know
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Better than you know what he's supposed to do.
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What he's supposed to do. for everybody who
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For everybody who struggles with jealousy,
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Struggles with jealousy, suppose god knows
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Suppose god knows what you're supposed to have
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What you're supposed to have more than you know
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More than you know what you're supposed to have.
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What you're supposed to have. for everybody who
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For everybody who struggles with insecurity,
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Struggles with insecurity, suppose that god knows
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Suppose that god knows what you're supposed
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What you're supposed to be good at more than
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You know what you're
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You know what you're supposed to be good at.
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Supposed to be good at. suppose god knows
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Suppose god knows what you don't need
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What you don't need that you keep trying to create
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That you keep trying to create and fake like you have.
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And fake like you have. suppose that god knows
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Suppose that god knows what schedule is supposed to be
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What schedule is supposed to be happening even as you stress
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Over how far behind you feel.
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Over how far behind you feel. suppose that god brought
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Suppose that god brought you here today to have
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You here today to have a funeral for the way you
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A funeral for the way you thought it was supposed to go.
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Thought it was supposed to go. and i know we're supposed to be
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And i know we're supposed to be thankful in this season,
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Thankful in this season, and i know we're supposed
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And i know we're supposed to be grateful,
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To be grateful, and i know we're supposed
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And i know we're supposed to eat macaroni...
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[laughter]
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But what if
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But what if before the macaroni --
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Before the macaroni -- and i'm gonna eat macaroni.
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And i'm gonna eat macaroni. i only eat macaroni
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I only eat macaroni twice a year.
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Twice a year. i'm gonna start today
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I'm gonna start today with bojangles
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With bojangles and chick-fil-a biscuits.
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[laughter and applause]
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I'mma have sweet.
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I'mma have sweet. i'mma have savory.
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I'mma have savory. i'm gonna find
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I'm gonna find a sour biscuit too.
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A sour biscuit too. i'mma eat every biscuit
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I'mma eat every biscuit that god ever made.
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That god ever made. watch me work this thing.
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Watch me work this thing. i'mma have an 8,000-calorie
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I'mma have an 8,000-calorie day on thursday,
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Day on thursday, and i'm gonna feel
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And i'm gonna feel no shame about it.
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No shame about it. y'all pray for me
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Y'all pray for me about 3:00 a.m.
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About 3:00 a.m. friday morning,
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Friday morning, because you'll know
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Because you'll know i'm suffering the effects
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I'm suffering the effects of all of my premeditated
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Of all of my premeditated bad decisions, and i don't
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Bad decisions, and i don't feel bad about it.
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Feel bad about it. nudge your neighbor, say,
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Nudge your neighbor, say, "i don't feel bad about it."
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"i don't feel bad about it." >> congregation: i don't feel
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>> congregation: i don't feel bad about it.
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[laughter]
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>> that had nothing
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>> that had nothing to do with anything.
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[laughter]
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Except suppose god knows
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Except suppose god knows before the situation
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Before the situation happens the ends to which
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Happens the ends to which he intends to use it.
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He intends to use it. i feel so anointed
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I feel so anointed to tell somebody today,
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To tell somebody today, "you don't know how
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"you don't know how it's supposed to go.
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It's supposed to go. you don't.
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You don't. and you don't even know
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And you don't even know when it's over."
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When it's over." okay.
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Okay. so, the band helped me
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So, the band helped me and they didn't even
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And they didn't even realize it today.
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Realize it today. we were singing a song
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We were singing a song that says,
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That says, "that's why i owe you praise."
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"that's why i owe you praise." y'all love that song?
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Y'all love that song? >> congregation: yes.
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[applause]
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>> chandler, they don't
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>> chandler, they don't love it too much.
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Love it too much. give you another chance
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Give you another chance so we don't feel bad.
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So we don't feel bad. y'all love that song
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Y'all love that song that me and chandler,
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That me and chandler, and chris, and josh wrote?
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[applause]
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Well, now listen.
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Well, now listen. i wrote the song with them,
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I wrote the song with them, but i was confused about
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But i was confused about when the song was over.
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When the song was over. as a matter of fact,
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As a matter of fact, there are so many
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There are so many different parts to that song
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Different parts to that song that i kept thinking
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That i kept thinking it was time for me to preach,
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It was time for me to preach, because it was the last song
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Because it was the last song before the sermon.
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Before the sermon. so, i kept getting ready
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So, i kept getting ready to come out on
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To come out on the stage to preach.
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The stage to preach. you know, i was preparing
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You know, i was preparing what i was gonna say,
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What i was gonna say, "give him praise!"
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"give him praise!" or whatever i was gonna say.
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Or whatever i was gonna say. and i'm getting it ready,
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And i'm getting it ready, but every time
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But every time i went to come out,
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I went to come out, they did another part.
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[laughter]
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And so, i was like,
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And so, i was like, "alright, i'll wait
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"alright, i'll wait another 30 seconds,"
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Another 30 seconds," because i'm fired up
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Because i'm fired up to get out here.
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To get out here. i'm ready to get going.
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I'm ready to get going. i've been studying all week.
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I've been studying all week. i wanna preach right now.
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I wanna preach right now. and i get ready to come
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And i get ready to come around the corner,
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Around the corner, and they start another part,
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And another part,
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And another part, and another part.
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And another part. and they just kept on praising,
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And they just kept on praising, and i just kept on waiting.
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[laughter]
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And even though i wrote it,
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And even though i wrote it, i didn't know when
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I didn't know when it was going to be over.
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It was going to be over. i mean, technically,
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That's my song,
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That's my song, but even in my own song,
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But even in my own song, there was more to come
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There was more to come that i did not know about
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That i did not know about while i was waiting backstage.
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[applause]
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And i know it's your life,
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And i know it's your life, and i know it's your marriage,
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And i know it's your marriage, and i know it's your business,
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And i know it's your business, but you don't get to say
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But you don't get to say when it's over.
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When it's over. you don't.
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You don't. you don't get to say
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You don't get to say when you're done giving.
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When you're done giving. there was one man in scripture
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There was one man in scripture who had so much stuff
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Who had so much stuff he decided to build bigger barns
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He decided to build bigger barns to accommodate all of
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To accommodate all of his extra grain,
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His extra grain, but the lord said,
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But the lord said, "you fool!
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"you fool! this life your --
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This life your -- this life that you claim
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This life that you claim for your own will be demanded
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For your own will be demanded from you this very night,
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From you this very night, then who will get
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Then who will get what you have prepared?"
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What you have prepared?" because when you stop giving,
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Because when you stop giving, you stop living.
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You stop living. you don't get to tell god
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You don't get to tell god when you're done giving
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When you're done giving him your life.
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Him your life. you don't get to tell god
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You don't get to tell god when you're done being generous.
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When you're done being generous. you don't get to tell god
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You don't get to tell god when you're done
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When you're done trusting people.
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Trusting people. you don't get to tell god
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You don't get to tell god when your heart is so
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When your heart is so broken you can't go on.
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Broken you can't go on. because these two men
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Because these two men in the scripture
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In the scripture are leaving jerusalem,
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Are leaving jerusalem, leaving the place
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Leaving the place of jesus' funeral,
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Of jesus' funeral, which is also the place
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Which is also the place of his resurrection,
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Of his resurrection, but they don't know that yet.
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But they don't know that yet. it's the place of his death,
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It's the place of his death, but it's also the place
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But it's also the place of his greatest demonstration,
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Of his greatest demonstration, but they don't know that yet.
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But they don't know that yet. i wonder what you
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I wonder what you don't know yet.
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Don't know yet. i wonder what jesus
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I wonder what jesus has already done that you
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Has already done that you don't even know yet.
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>> suppose that god brought
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>> suppose that god brought you here today to have
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You here today to have a funeral for the way
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A funeral for the way you thought it was
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You thought it was supposed to go.
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Supposed to go. when you have a funeral
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When you have a funeral for your expectations,
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For your expectations, god replaces them with grace.
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God replaces them with grace. when you have a funeral
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When you have a funeral for your expectations of how
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For your expectations of how your kids need to turn out,
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Your kids need to turn out, god will give you grace
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God will give you grace to raise them and stop
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To raise them and stop comparing to others.
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Comparing to others. when you have a funeral
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When you have a funeral for your expectations
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For your expectations of where you're supposed to be
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Of where you're supposed to be at this point in your life,
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At this point in your life, god will give you grace to
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God will give you grace to accept where you are
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Accept where you are on the way
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On the way to where you're going.
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>> when life doesn't go the way
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You thought it would,
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Disappointment can feel
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Like the end.
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But what if god is inviting you
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To have a funeral
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For your expectations
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And replace them
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With his grace?
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In pastor steven furtick's
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Newest series,
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"it's not over,"
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You'll discover how to let go
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Of what you thought
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Should be and step into
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What god has for you.
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>> if you like the message
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>> if you like the message that you heard from
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That you heard from pastor steven today,
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Pastor steven today, i wanna invite you
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I wanna invite you to request a copy of it,
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To request a copy of it, it's part of his new series,
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It's part of his new series, "it's not over"
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This ministry exists so that people far from god can be
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People far from god can be raised to life in christ.
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Maybe you've had a year filled with
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A year filled with unmet expectations
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Unmet expectations and you've been looking
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It helps them find hope and a new perspective
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And a new perspective and it shows them
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And it shows them that even in the chaos
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That even in the chaos god has them covered.
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God has them covered. so please, call the number
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So please, call the number on your screen or visit us
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A difference. thank you for partnering with us
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In what god is doing. we are so grateful for you.
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ oh oh oh oh oh ♪
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♪ oh oh oh oh ♪
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♪ oh oh oh oh ♪
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♪ oh oh oh oh oh ♪
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♪ lord let my life ♪
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♪ be an altar ♪
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♪ light up my lungs ♪
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♪ with your praise ♪
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♪ 'cause i can't breathe ♪
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♪ until you breathe ♪
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♪ so breathe on me ♪
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♪ let my life be an altar ♪
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♪ this is the moment ♪
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♪ when wind meets fire ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ our hearts are burning ♪
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♪ for fresh revival ♪
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♪ blow again ♪
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♪ this is the moment ♪
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♪ when wind meets fire ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ our hearts are burning ♪
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♪ for fresh revival ♪
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♪ blow again ♪
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♪ our god is ♪
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♪ consuming fire ♪
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♪ our god is a holy wind ♪
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♪ whatever you speak ♪
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♪ is done ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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♪ our god is ♪
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♪ consuming fire ♪
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♪ our god is a holy wind ♪
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♪ whatever you speak ♪
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♪ is done ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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Steven Furtick - Don't Let The Funeral Fool You (Part 1)

December 8, 2025 | 28:0

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