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Steven Furtick - Don't Stop on 6 (Part 1)

June 10, 2026 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Don't Stop on 6 (Part 1) | June 10, 2026

Turned 20 years old this year,
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Turned 20 years old this year, and we thought that it would be
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And we thought that it would be fun to look back at some
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Fun to look back at some of our favorite sermons
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Of our favorite sermons through the years.
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Through the years. pastor steven might look
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Pastor steven might look a little different,
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A little different, but i promise that these
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But i promise that these sermons are just as impactful
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Sermons are just as impactful now as they were then.
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Now as they were then. so lean in and be expectant for
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So lean in and be expectant for what god wants to speak to you
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What god wants to speak to you through today's episode of
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Through today's episode of elevation with steven furtick.
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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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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> and that's what i want to
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>> and that's what i want to preach to you about today.
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Preach to you about today. i want to talk to you
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I want to talk to you about stopping short.
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About stopping short. there are people under
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There are people under the sound of my voice today
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The sound of my voice today who are closer than you
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Who are closer than you think you are to something god
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Think you are to something god has promised you.
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Has promised you. and he put a message
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And he put a message on my heart today that is
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On my heart today that is going to give you a little push.
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Going to give you a little push. would you just push
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Would you just push your neighbor; say,
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Your neighbor; say, "you're about
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"you're about to get a little push"?
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To get a little push"? a little push.
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A little push. a little push.
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A little push. come on.
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Come on. push 'em a little harder.
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Push 'em a little harder. say, "you're about
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Say, "you're about to get pushed.
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To get pushed. you're about to get pushed.
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You're about to get pushed. you're about to get pushed
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You're about to get pushed into your promise.
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Into your promise. you're about to get pushed
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You're about to get pushed into your promise.
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Into your promise. you're about to get pushed
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You're about to get pushed into your promise."
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Into your promise." come on.
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Come on. my scripture is found
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My scripture is found in joshua 6, joshua 6.
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In joshua 6, joshua 6. if you want to find the book
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If you want to find the book of joshua in your bible,
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Of joshua in your bible, it's the sixth book
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It's the sixth book of the bible,
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Of the bible, sixth book of the bible.
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Sixth book of the bible. and we're going to preach
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And we're going to preach from joshua 6, the sixth book
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From joshua 6, the sixth book of the bible, joshua 6.
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Of the bible, joshua 6. and the title of my message
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And the title of my message today, check this out.
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Today, check this out. you ready?
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You ready? you won't understand it
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You won't understand it but i want you to just say amen
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But i want you to just say amen by faith when i announce it.
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By faith when i announce it. this message is called --
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This message is called -- y'all ain't ready yet.
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Y'all ain't ready yet. let me read this scripture.
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Let me read this scripture. let me read this scripture.
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Let me read this scripture. then i'll give you the title.
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Then i'll give you the title. and it's a little lengthy,
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And it's a little lengthy, so i'd ask that you just remain
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So i'd ask that you just remain standing for a moment
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Standing for a moment and, if you're able,
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And, if you're able, and after i've read
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And after i've read the scripture you can take
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The scripture you can take a siesta,
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A siesta, whatever you want to do.
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Whatever you want to do. you can have a seat and relax.
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You can have a seat and relax. i like to get people to stand
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I like to get people to stand sometimes in honor
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Sometimes in honor of god's word:
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Of god's word: one, because it just
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One, because it just shows respect that this
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Shows respect that this is god speaking;
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Is god speaking; and secondly, it keeps you
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And secondly, it keeps you from falling asleep
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From falling asleep while i read it if it's long.
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While i read it if it's long. so there's a double reason.
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Scripture says,
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Scripture says, "now the gates of jericho
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"now the gates of jericho were securely barred because of
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Were securely barred because of the israelites.
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The israelites. no one went out
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No one went out and no one came in.
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And no one came in. then the lord said to joshua,
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Then the lord said to joshua, 'see, i have delivered jericho
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'see, i have delivered jericho into your hands,
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Into your hands, along with its king
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Along with its king and its fighting men.
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And its fighting men. march around the city once
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March around the city once with all the armed men.
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With all the armed men. do this for six days.
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Do this for six days. have seven priests
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Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams' horns
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Carry trumpets of rams' horns in front of the ark.
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In front of the ark. on the seventh day, march around
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On the seventh day, march around the city seven times,
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The city seven times, with the priests
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With the priests blowing the trumpets.
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Blowing the trumpets. when you hear them sound
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When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets,
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A long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give
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Have the whole army give a loud shout;
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A loud shout; then the wall of the city
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Then the wall of the city will collapse
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Will collapse and the army will go up,
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And the army will go up, everyone straight in.'
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Everyone straight in.' so joshua son of nun called
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So joshua son of nun called the priests and said to them,
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The priests and said to them, 'take up the ark of the covenant
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'take up the ark of the covenant of the lord
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Of the lord and have seven priests carry
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And have seven priests carry trumpets in front of it.'
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Trumpets in front of it.' and he ordered the army,
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And he ordered the army, 'advance!
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'advance! march around the city,
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March around the city, with an armed guard going ahead
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With an armed guard going ahead of the ark of the lord.'
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Of the ark of the lord.' and when joshua had spoken to
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And when joshua had spoken to the people,
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The people, the seven priests
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The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets
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Carrying the seven trumpets before the lord went forward,
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Before the lord went forward, blowing their trumpets,"
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Blowing their trumpets," making lots of noise,
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Making lots of noise, rowdy people,
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Rowdy people, "and the ark of the lord's
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"and the ark of the lord's covenant followed them.
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Covenant followed them. the armed guard marched
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The armed guard marched ahead of the priests who blew
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Ahead of the priests who blew the trumpets,
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The trumpets, and the rear guard followed
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And the rear guard followed the ark.
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The ark. all this time the trumpets
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All this time the trumpets were sounding.
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Were sounding. but joshua had commanded
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But joshua had commanded the army,
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The army, 'do not give a war cry,
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'do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices,'"
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Do not raise your voices,'" keep your mouth shut,
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Keep your mouth shut, "'until the day
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"'until the day i tell you to shout.
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I tell you to shout. then shout!'
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Then shout!' so he had the ark of the lord
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So he had the ark of the lord carried around the city,
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Carried around the city, circling it once.
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Circling it once. then the army returned to camp
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Then the army returned to camp and spent the night there.
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And spent the night there. joshua got up early
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Joshua got up early the next morning and the priests
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The next morning and the priests took up the ark of the lord.
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Took up the ark of the lord. the seven priests carrying
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The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets went forward,
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The seven trumpets went forward, marching before
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Marching before the ark of the lord
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The ark of the lord and blowing the trumpets.
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And blowing the trumpets. the armed men went ahead of them
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The armed men went ahead of them and the rear guard
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And the rear guard followed the ark of the lord,
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Followed the ark of the lord, while the trumpets
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While the trumpets kept sounding.
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Kept sounding. so on the second day
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So on the second day they marched around the city
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They marched around the city once and returned to the camp.
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Once and returned to the camp. they did this for six days.
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They did this for six days. on the seventh day,
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On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak
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They got up at daybreak and marched around the city
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And marched around the city seven times in the same manner,
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Seven times in the same manner, except that on that day
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Except that on that day they circled the city
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They circled the city seven times.
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Seven times. the seventh time around,
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The seventh time around, when the priests sounded
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When the priests sounded the trumpet blast,
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The trumpet blast, joshua commanded the army,
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Joshua commanded the army, 'shout!
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'shout! for the lord has given you
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For the lord has given you the city!' "
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Now, the title of my message
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Today, "don't stop on six".
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Today, "don't stop on six". i want to encourage somebody
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I want to encourage somebody who came to church today
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Who came to church today feeling a little worn out
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Feeling a little worn out and a little confused
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And a little confused and a little frustrated
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And a little frustrated about a situation in your life,
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About a situation in your life, this is just
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This is just an encouraging message.
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An encouraging message. now, you can get ready to
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Leave here feeling better
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Leave here feeling better than you came in
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Than you came in 'cause i'm going
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'cause i'm going to encourage you today,
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To encourage you today, "don't stop on six".
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"don't stop on six". don't you dare --
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Don't you dare -- and i'll explain what it means
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And i'll explain what it means in a minute; but for now,
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In a minute; but for now, i just need you to touch
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I just need you to touch seven people around you
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Seven people around you and tell 'em, "don't you dare
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And tell 'em, "don't you dare stop on six.
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Stop on six. don't stop on six.
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Don't stop on six. don't stop on six."
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Don't stop on six." come on.
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Come on. touch 'em, at every campus.
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Touch 'em, at every campus. make sure you get seven now.
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Make sure you get seven now. don't stop, uptown.
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Don't stop, uptown. don't stop, rock hill.
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Don't stop, rock hill. don't stop, concord.
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Don't stop, concord. don't stop, matthews.
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Don't stop, matthews. yeah, don't stop on six.
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Yeah, don't stop on six. thank you, worship team.
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Thank you, worship team. you may be seated
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You may be seated in the presence of god.
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In the presence of god. i started this church
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I started this church with seven other families
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With seven other families when i was 25,
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When i was 25, and what used to impress me
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And what used to impress me doesn't impress me
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Doesn't impress me as much anymore,
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As much anymore, almost eight years in.
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Almost eight years in. it used to impress me
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It used to impress me when somebody had the faith
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When somebody had the faith to start something.
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To start something. now, what impresses me
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Now, what impresses me is somebody who has
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Is somebody who has the fortitude to finish it.
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The fortitude to finish it. this year,
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This year, god put a little message
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God put a little message on my heart,
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On my heart, i preached it all around
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I preached it all around the world, called
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The world, called "pound the ground".
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"pound the ground". we showed it this summer
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We showed it this summer in church.
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In church. we showed some of
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We showed some of the different environments
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The different environments where i've been privileged
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Where i've been privileged to preach it,
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To preach it, specifically to church leaders
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Specifically to church leaders and people who are ministering,
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And people who are ministering, 'cause sometimes we stop short
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'cause sometimes we stop short of what god has promised us.
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Of what god has promised us. and when i was preaching
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And when i was preaching that message, i knew that
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That message, i knew that there would be a sequel to it
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There would be a sequel to it because the message
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Because the message was basically saying,
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Was basically saying, "don't stop short of
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"don't stop short of what god has promised you."
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What god has promised you." but in the message, i did
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But in the message, i did very little to deal with
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Very little to deal with the problems that cause people
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The problems that cause people to stop short of the promise
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To stop short of the promise that god has made to them.
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That god has made to them. all over this room,
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All over this room, promises are unfulfilled
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Promises are unfulfilled in the lives of people
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In the lives of people who really love god.
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Who really love god. all over this room,
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All over this room, there are promises that are not
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There are promises that are not yet possessed by god's people.
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Yet possessed by god's people. and today, from this scripture
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And today, from this scripture i just read you,
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I just read you, i want to start something.
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I want to start something. but check this out now.
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But check this out now. i found three things
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I found three things in the passage,
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In the passage, three things in the passage.
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Three things in the passage. you can write 'em down
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You can write 'em down and next time the devil comes
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And next time the devil comes to discourage you,
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To discourage you, you'll know exactly
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You'll know exactly what he's doing.
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What he's doing. three things that cause
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Three things that cause god's people to stop short
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God's people to stop short of their promise.
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Of their promise. and i know that sounds
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And i know that sounds very generic to say "stopping
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Very generic to say "stopping short of your promise".
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Short of your promise". what does that actually mean?
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What does that actually mean? let's see if god'll
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Let's see if god'll speak to you as we go.
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Speak to you as we go. people stop short of
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People stop short of god's promise
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God's promise for three different reasons.
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For three different reasons. there are probably more,
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There are probably more, but there are three that i see
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But there are three that i see so plainly in this passage.
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So plainly in this passage. check it out.
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Check it out. number one,
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Number one, 'cause your perspective
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'cause your perspective gets blocked.
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Gets blocked. your perspective gets blocked.
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Your perspective gets blocked. the passage that we read
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The passage that we read features the first battle
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Features the first battle that the israelites would fight
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That the israelites would fight to possess the land that god
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To possess the land that god had promised to them
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Had promised to them for generations.
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For generations. he started with a man
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He started with a man named abraham,
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Named abraham, the father of our faith,
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The progenitor of our faith.
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The progenitor of our faith. he told him, "i'll make you
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He told him, "i'll make you into a great nation
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Into a great nation and your descendants
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And your descendants will dispossess cities."
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Will dispossess cities." and he led the people of god
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And he led the people of god out of egyptian slavery
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Out of egyptian slavery through moses.
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Through moses. and on and on it goes.
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And on and on it goes. now we get from moses to joshua.
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And joshua is the general
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And joshua is the general that god has selected to lead
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That god has selected to lead the people
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The people into their promised land.
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Into their promised land. and they have a problem.
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And they have a problem. you know there's always
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You know there's always a problem standing
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A problem standing in between god's promise
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In between god's promise and your possession.
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And your possession. we don't preach about that a lot
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We don't preach about that a lot 'cause it's kind of complicated.
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'cause it's kind of complicated. we just like to make promises
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We just like to make promises like you just got it
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Like you just got it when we said it,
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When we said it, but there's always a problem.
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But there's always a problem. now, in this passage,
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Now, in this passage, the problem is a city
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The problem is a city called jericho.
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Called jericho. and if you noticed in verse one,
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And if you noticed in verse one, let's review it again
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On the screen, it says that
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On the screen, it says that "jericho was securely barred
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"jericho was securely barred because of the israelites.
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Because of the israelites. no one went out,
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No one went out, no one came in."
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No one came in." they were on lock down.
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So it looked like the city
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So it looked like the city was impossible to get into.
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Was impossible to get into. but how many know that
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But how many know that impossible situations
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Impossible situations are not intimidating to god?
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Are not intimidating to god? i said how many know --
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I said how many know -- i'm going to the back now to
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I'm going to the back now to see if anybody's got any faith.
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See if anybody's got any faith. in a minute, i'm going to just
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In a minute, i'm going to just go straight to the camera --
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Go straight to the camera -- that impossible situations
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That impossible situations are not intimidating to god?
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Are not intimidating to god? furthermore, i want to take it
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Furthermore, i want to take it a step further, the sign
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A step further, the sign that something is tightly
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That something is tightly shut up in your life
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Shut up in your life might not be the sign
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Might not be the sign that you're not going to get in.
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That you're not going to get in. it might be the sign that
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It might be the sign that the enemy knows
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The enemy knows he can't keep you out.
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He can't keep you out. because that scripture says
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Because that scripture says that it was because of
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That it was because of the israelites that the people
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The israelites that the people of jericho had locked down
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Of jericho had locked down their city.
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Their city. they had heard about
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They had heard about god's people.
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God's people. they had heard about
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They had heard about the great deeds god
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The great deeds god had done for them.
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Had done for them. they had heard about
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They had heard about the victories that god had won,
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The victories that god had won, how he brought 'em across
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How he brought 'em across the jordan river,
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The jordan river, how he delivered them
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How he delivered them from the hand of pharaoh.
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From the hand of pharaoh. and they were scared.
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And they were scared. see, some of the stuff
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See, some of the stuff you're scared of is really just
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You're scared of is really just a sign that your enemy
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A sign that your enemy is scared of you.
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Is scared of you. some of the stuff that's got
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Some of the stuff that's got you on the run -- i don't know
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You on the run -- i don't know if this message is going to
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If this message is going to work or not.
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Work or not. so it's tightly locked up.
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So it's tightly locked up. and then god says something
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And then god says something really comical in verse two,
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Really comical in verse two, and i'll explain why
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I think it's funny.
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I think it's funny. he says to joshua,
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He says to joshua, "see, i have delivered jericho
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"see, i have delivered jericho into your hands along with
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Into your hands along with its king and fighting men."
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Its king and fighting men." here's why it's funny.
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What's god doing speaking in
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What's god doing speaking in past tense about a battle
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Past tense about a battle that joshua hasn't fought yet?
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That joshua hasn't fought yet? only god can do that.
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Only god can do that. "see, i have delivered
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"see, i have delivered into your hands the city
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Into your hands the city of jericho."
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Of jericho." okay?
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Okay? only one problem with that.
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My problem with verse two
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My problem with verse two is verse one.
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Is verse one. see, in verse one, remember,
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See, in verse one, remember, it said that the city
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It said that the city was tightly barred up.
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Was tightly barred up. in verse two, god tells joshua,
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In verse two, god tells joshua, "see, i've given it
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"see, i've given it into your hands."
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Into your hands." question: what do you do
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When what you see
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When what you see doesn't look anything like
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Doesn't look anything like what god has said?
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What god has said? what do you do when god
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What do you do when god is speaking stuff
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Is speaking stuff over your life
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Over your life that is not materializing?
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That is not materializing? what do you do when the preacher
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What do you do when the preacher is preaching about joy
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Is preaching about joy and you go home still depressed?
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And you go home still depressed? i can't get any real people
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I can't get any real people in here today.
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In here today. everybody brought
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Everybody brought their church face.
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Their church face. what do you do when the preacher
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What do you do when the preacher is preaching about blessing
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Is preaching about blessing and the preacher is preaching
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And the preacher is preaching about peace and your home
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About peace and your home is full of turmoil
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Is full of turmoil and cussing and fussing
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And cussing and fussing and fighting and demons
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And fighting and demons and eye-rolling,
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And eye-rolling, teenagers and messes?
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Teenagers and messes? i'm saying sometimes
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I'm saying sometimes what god says doesn't look like
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What god says doesn't look like what you see.
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What you see. and the enemy loves to use
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And the enemy loves to use your problems to block
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Your problems to block your perspective.
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Your perspective. see, the thing about jericho,
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See, the thing about jericho, history lesson,
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History lesson, jericho was a very small city.
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Jericho was a very small city. it wasn't too big.
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It wasn't too big. but the walls were really high.
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But the walls were really high. this was the first city
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This was the first city that the israelites
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That the israelites would have to take.
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Would have to take. now, after jericho,
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Now, after jericho, they would move on to ai.
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They would move on to ai. and after ai, they would
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And after ai, they would move on beyond that place,
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Move on beyond that place, and they would conquest
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And they would conquest throughout the entire land
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Throughout the entire land and god would give them
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And god would give them great victories.
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Great victories. but it started with jericho.
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But it started with jericho. jericho,
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Jericho, although not a big city,
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Although not a big city, was a well-defended city;
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Was a well-defended city; high walls.
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High walls. jewish historians tell us that
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Jewish historians tell us that in this time there were
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In this time there were really only five ways
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Really only five ways to deal with a walled city.
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To deal with a walled city. but god is about to give
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But god is about to give his people a strategy
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His people a strategy that has nothing to do
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That has nothing to do with any of those five ways.
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With any of those five ways. and i'll tell you why.
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And i'll tell you why. because sometimes in order
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Because sometimes in order to be victorious,
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To be victorious, you've got to be willing to do
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You've got to be willing to do something that looks ridiculous.
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Something that looks ridiculous. and sometimes,
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And sometimes, to win the battle god's way,
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To win the battle god's way, you've got to be willing
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You've got to be willing to do some stuff
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To do some stuff that won't make any sense.
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That won't make any sense. and i'm going to show you
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And i'm going to show you that in this passage.
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That in this passage. one of the wonderful things
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One of the wonderful things about worshiping god,
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About worshiping god, one of the wonderful things
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One of the wonderful things about coming to church
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About coming to church is it lifts your perspective
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Is it lifts your perspective so you can see past
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So you can see past the walls.
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If all you ever see is problems
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If all you ever see is problems -- so joshua looks up
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-- so joshua looks up and he sees a walled city,
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And he sees a walled city, but it doesn't matter
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But it doesn't matter what he sees 'cause what god
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What he sees 'cause what god says is his reality.
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Says is his reality. i wanted you to know today
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I wanted you to know today that no matter
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That no matter what you're looking at,
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That's staring you
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That's staring you in the face,
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In the face, it's not a sign that
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It's not a sign that you're never getting in
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You're never getting in to what god promised.
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To what god promised. it might just be a sign
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It might just be a sign that the devil has
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That the devil has gotten desperate 'cause he knows
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Gotten desperate 'cause he knows he can't keep you
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He can't keep you out much longer.
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Out much longer. so lift up your eyes
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So lift up your eyes to the hills.
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To the hills. your help comes from the lord.
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Your help comes from the lord. but so many people
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But so many people never take the first step
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Never take the first step because our perspective
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Because our perspective gets blocked.
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Gets blocked. now, the second reason
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Now, the second reason i came across in this passage
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I came across in this passage that a lot of people stop short
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That a lot of people stop short of what god is promising,
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Of what god is promising, 'cause you know we're not
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'cause you know we're not talking about jericho today.
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Talking about jericho today. we're talking about
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We're talking about your personal jericho.
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Your personal jericho. we're talking about how,
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We're talking about how, just like god promised joshua
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Just like god promised joshua to give a physical land,
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To give a physical land, god has promised you
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God has promised you every spiritual blessing
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Every spiritual blessing in christ.
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In christ. did you know that was
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Did you know that was in the bible?
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In the bible? god said you have every
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God said you have every spiritual blessing in christ.
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Spiritual blessing in christ. but there's a problem.
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But there's a problem. just because god promised it
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Just because god promised it doesn't mean i possess it.
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Doesn't mean i possess it. i don't automatically possess it
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I don't automatically possess it just 'cause god promised it.
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Just 'cause god promised it. so the enemy erects walls
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So the enemy erects walls in my life and your life
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In my life and your life and puts keep out signs
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And puts keep out signs over all the places that god
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Over all the places that god has called us to occupy
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Has called us to occupy and tells us we can never do it
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And tells us we can never do it and "who do you think you are,
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And "who do you think you are, going to college?
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Going to college? nobody in your family
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Nobody in your family ever got a degree.
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Ever got a degree. do you really think
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Do you really think with your iq level you're going
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With your iq level you're going to be able to go to college?
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To be able to go to college? look at all these student loans
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Look at all these student loans you're accumulating.
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You're accumulating. you won't make it out of here.
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You won't make it out of here. nobody in your family
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Nobody in your family was smart enough.
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Was smart enough. what makes you think
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What makes you think you're smart enough?
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You're smart enough? you're never going to
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You're never going to lose weight.
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Lose weight. your mom was overweight.
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Your mom was overweight. her mom was overweight.
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Her mom was overweight. you'll die overweight.
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You'll die overweight. what's the point
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What's the point in even going to the gym?
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In even going to the gym? you can't do those moves
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You can't do those moves like they can do in that class.
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Like they can do in that class. you'd fall over dead if
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You'd fall over dead if you tried to go in that class.
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You tried to go in that class. what are you even doing in here?
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What are you even doing in here? you can't even run
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You can't even run on the treadmill.
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On the treadmill. you can't even walk
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You can't even walk on the treadmill.
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On the treadmill. who do you think you are?"
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Who do you think you are?" and the enemy will erect walls,
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And the enemy will erect walls, but praise will lift
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But praise will lift your perspective to see past
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Your perspective to see past the wall and see into
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The wall and see into the promised --
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The promised -- here's the problem.
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Here's the problem. here's the problem.
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Here's the problem. number two, your progress
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Number two, your progress isn't always obvious.
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Isn't always obvious. first problem, your perspective
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First problem, your perspective often gets blocked.
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Second problem, your progress
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Second problem, your progress isn't always obvious.
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Isn't always obvious. now, if you don't mind,
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Now, if you don't mind, i'd like to rewind
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I'd like to rewind to what god said to joshua.
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To what god said to joshua. i want to mine some of
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I want to mine some of the nuance of the text.
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The nuance of the text. it be alright if we get deep
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It be alright if we get deep in this thing for a minute?
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Let's study the bible together.
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Let's study the bible together. so god calls a conference
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So god calls a conference with joshua.
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With joshua. he said, "you've got
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He said, "you've got a big enemy.
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A big enemy. you've got a big battle,
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You've got a big battle, big wall.
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Big wall. you've never been through
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You've never been through a walled city before."
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A walled city before." and you know that song,
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And you know that song, "going on a bear hunt"?
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"going on a bear hunt"? how's it go?
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How's it go? "can't go over it,
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"can't go over it, can't go under it,
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Can't go under it, can't go around it,"
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Can't go around it," you know,
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You know, "got to go through it."
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"got to go through it." so god's like, god's talking
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So god's like, god's talking to joshua and i want
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To joshua and i want to read you what he said.
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Verse three,
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Verse three, put it on the screen.
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Put it on the screen. "march around the city once
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"march around the city once with all the armed men.
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With all the armed men. do this for six days."
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Do this for six days." everybody say, "six days".
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Everybody say, "six days". verse four, "have seven priests
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Verse four, "have seven priests carry trumpets of rams' horns
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Carry trumpets of rams' horns in front of the ark.
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In front of the ark. on the seventh day,
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On the seventh day, march around the city
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March around the city seven times,
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Seven times, with the priests blowing
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With the priests blowing the trumpets.
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The trumpets. when you hear them sound
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When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets,
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A long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give
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Have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall
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A loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse..."
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Of the city will collapse..." then the wall of the city
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Then the wall of the city will collapse.
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Will collapse. then the wall of the city
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Then the wall of the city will collapse.
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Will collapse. then.
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Then. then.
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Then. when?
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When? when?
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When? then.
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Then. then.
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Then. when?
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When? then.
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Then.
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Then. when?
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When? after six days of marching
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After six days of marching and nothing moving.
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And nothing moving. isn't that crazy?
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Isn't that crazy? you would think if god wanted
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You would think if god wanted to keep his people motivated
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To keep his people motivated to march around the wall,
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To march around the wall, he'd let a few bricks
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He'd let a few bricks fall the first time.
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Fall the first time. come on.
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Come on. work with me.
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Work with me. if you want me to march around
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If you want me to march around this wall, i need to see
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This wall, i need to see something while i'm walking.
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Something while i'm walking. in other words,
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In other words, if you want me to keep walking,
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If you want me to keep walking, i need to know it's working.
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I need to know it's working. but god says,
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But god says, "it don't work like that."
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"it don't work like that." see, what's going to happen is
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See, what's going to happen is you're going to get out there
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You're going to get out there and you're going to line up
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And you're going to line up everybody and you're going to
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Everybody and you're going to send them on a march,
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Send them on a march, but nothing is going to move.
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But nothing is going to move. and isn't this the way it feels
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And isn't this the way it feels in your life a lot of times?
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In your life a lot of times? and isn't this the way it feels
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And isn't this the way it feels when you're raising your kids?
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When you're raising your kids? and isn't this the way it feels
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And isn't this the way it feels when you're praying sometimes?
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When you're praying sometimes? and isn't this the way it feels
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And isn't this the way it feels sometimes when you're reading
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Sometimes when you're reading the bible and it doesn't make
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The bible and it doesn't make any sense?
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Any sense? and isn't this the way it feels
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And isn't this the way it feels sometimes when you're trying
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Sometimes when you're trying to get your finances in order
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To get your finances in order and you keep getting buried
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And you keep getting buried with more stuff
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With more stuff and here comes a doctor bill
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And here comes a doctor bill i didn't expect
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I didn't expect and here comes a flat tire
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And here comes a flat tire and here comes the transmission
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And here comes the transmission and here comes another problem
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And here comes another problem and here comes another setback.
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And here comes another setback. and so god says,
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And so god says, "here's how this thing's
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"here's how this thing's going to work.
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Going to work. you're going to have to walk
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You're going to have to walk by faith, not by sight."
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By faith, not by sight." you're going to have to
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You're going to have to walk around these walls
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Walk around these walls and believe that i'm working
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And believe that i'm working even though it doesn't seem
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Even though it doesn't seem to be working at all."
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To be working at all." if i had been god designing
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If i had been god designing the miracle,
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The miracle, 'cause the walls do fall down,
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'cause the walls do fall down, we read the end, remember?
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We read the end, remember? spoiler alert.
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Spoiler alert. walls fall down.
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Walls fall down. god's people win.
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God's people win. awesome.
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Awesome. celebrate the victory.
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Celebrate the victory. trumpets blow,
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Trumpets blow, shouting everywhere.
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Shouting everywhere. after party.
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After party. popping bottles.
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Popping bottles. everybody, you know,
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Everybody, you know, chest bump.
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Chest bump. but, but, but, but, but,
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But, but, but, but, but, but, but, but for six days,
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But, but, but for six days, nothing happened.
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Nothing happened. oh, oh, oh, oh.
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Oh, oh, oh, oh. in the bible,
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In the bible, six always represents
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Six always represents the number of man.
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The number of man. so in the bible, when you see
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The number six,
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The number six, you're heard of
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You're heard of the mark of the beast?
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The mark of the beast? six, six, six?
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Six, six, six? it's the number of man.
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It's the number of man. it's man without god.
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It's man without god. six is the number of man.
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Six is the number of man. i don't know the
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I don't know the mark of the beast, what it is.
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Mark of the beast, what it is. some people say it's the iphone,
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Some people say it's the iphone, but it's only the five
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But it's only the five right now, so i guess
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Right now, so i guess the next one is it.
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But the fingerprint
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But the fingerprint is pretty close.
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Is pretty close. i'm going to tell you right now,
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I'm going to tell you right now, i'm worried.
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I'm worried. but see -- six, six laps
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But see -- six, six laps and nothing happens.
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And nothing happens. "here's what i want you to do,
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"here's what i want you to do, joshua.
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Joshua. i want you to walk it out
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I want you to walk it out even when it doesn't work."
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Even when it doesn't work." i'm going to teach you --
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I'm going to teach you -- here's the question
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Here's the question i have for you, my friend.
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I have for you, my friend. will you do god's will
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Will you do god's will even when it doesn't work?
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Even when it doesn't work? will you forgive even when
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Will you forgive even when they don't return the favor?
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They don't return the favor? will you continue to trust --
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Will you continue to trust -- see, if it was
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See, if it was immediate results,
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Immediate results, if it happened
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If it happened while i was praying,
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While i was praying, if every prayer i prayed
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If every prayer i prayed came true while i was praying,
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Came true while i was praying, i'd be praying all the time.
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I'd be praying all the time. yeah, i'd wake up
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Yeah, i'd wake up in the morning praying.
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In the morning praying. i'll pray all day.
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I'll pray all day. i'd be bumping
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I'd be bumping into telephone poles
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Into telephone poles just praying, my eyes closed,
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Just praying, my eyes closed, my head bowed.
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My head bowed. if the moment i prayed,
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If the moment i prayed, my prayer came to pass,
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My prayer came to pass, you couldn't stop me
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You couldn't stop me from praying.
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From praying. but here's the problem.
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But here's the problem. sometimes i pray
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Sometimes i pray and nothing comes to pass.
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And nothing comes to pass. god wants to know,
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God wants to know, "will you still pray?"
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"will you still pray?" this message is for somebody
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This message is for somebody whose progress
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Whose progress is not obvious right now.
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Is not obvious right now. i wanted you to know that
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I wanted you to know that just because your progress
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Just because your progress isn't obvious,
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Isn't obvious, it doesn't mean your faith
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It doesn't mean your faith isn't working.
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Isn't working. you've got to learn how
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You've got to learn how to take another lap,
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To take another lap, even when nothing moves,
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Even when nothing moves, even when no brick
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Even when no brick falls out of the wall,
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Falls out of the wall, even when no wrecking crew
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Even when no wrecking crew shows up, even when
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Shows up, even when the progress isn't evident.
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The progress isn't evident. you've got to walk and walk
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You've got to walk and walk and walk and walk and walk.
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>> i hope you enjoyed
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>> i hope you enjoyed that message.
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That message. as elevation church
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As elevation church celebrates 20 years,
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Celebrates 20 years, we've been looking back at
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We've been looking back at some of our favorite sermons.
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Some of our favorite sermons. now, pastor steven might look
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Now, pastor steven might look a little bit different,
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A little bit different, but one thing has never changed.
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But one thing has never changed. from the beginning,
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From the beginning, he has boldly preached
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He has boldly preached the word of god.
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The word of god. it's always been his mission
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It's always been his mission to put god's word into
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To put god's word into people's hearts.
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People's hearts. when you support this ministry,
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When you support this ministry, you help us continue sharing
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You help us continue sharing these powerful messages with
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These powerful messages with people all around the world,
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People all around the world, not just on television,
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Not just on television, but through social media
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But through social media and youtube, and even on
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And youtube, and even on tablets in prisons,
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Tablets in prisons, and now on our 24/7 network.
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And now on our 24/7 network. that kind of reach is only
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That kind of reach is only possible because of people like
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Possible because of people like you who choose to partner
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You who choose to partner with us and give.
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With us and give. if you're not currently a part
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If you're not currently a part of what god is doing through
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Of what god is doing through steven furtick ministries,
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Steven furtick ministries, i want to invite you
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I want to invite you to give today.
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To give today. together, we can reach more
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Together, we can reach more people than ever before
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People than ever before with the hope and truth
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With the hope and truth of god's word.
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Of god's word. so, thank you for watching,
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So, thank you for watching, thank you for giving,
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Thank you for giving, and i'll see you back here
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And i'll see you back here next time.
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>> there are places in the world
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>> there are places in the world where people feel forgotten,
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Where people feel forgotten, and our job as a church
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And our job as a church is to do everything that we can
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Is to do everything that we can to remind them that they are
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Loved and seen by god.
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Together with elevation worship,
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We gathered with more than
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2,000 inmates to have church in
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Angola prison in louisiana,
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The largest maximum security
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Prison in the country.
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These men sang their hearts out.
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They knew every word
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To every song and hearing
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Their praise fill the arena
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Was deeply powerful.
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Over 100 men gave their lives
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To christ and 65 were baptized
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Declaring their new life
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In jesus.
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And the impact doesn't just stop
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When the service ends.
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Because of your generosity,
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God behind bars provides
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Those incarcerated with access
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To elevation sermons
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And music on demand.
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This makes it possible for
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Inmates all over the country
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To experience christ's love
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Through life-changing content
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Right where they are.
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This is why your
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Generosity matters.
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Because of you,
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Hope is showing up
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In the darkest places.
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Because of you, the forgotten
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Are being seen.
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Because of you, true freedom
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Is being found in jesus.
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>> ♪ blessed assurance ♪
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♪ jesus is mine ♪
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♪ cause he's been ♪
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♪ my fourth man ♪
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♪ in the fire ♪
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♪ time after time ♪
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♪ born of his spirit ♪
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♪ i've been washed ♪
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♪ in his blood ♪
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♪ and what he did ♪
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♪ for me on calvary ♪
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♪ is more than enough ♪
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♪ oh i trust in god ♪
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♪ my savior ♪
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♪ the one who will never fail ♪
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♪ he will never fail ♪
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♪ oh i trust in god ♪
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♪ my savior ♪
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♪ the one who will never fail ♪
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♪ he will never fail ♪
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♪ oh ♪
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♪ in perfect submission ♪
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♪ and all is at rest ♪
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♪ 'cause i know the author ♪
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♪ of tomorrow ♪
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♪ has ordered my steps ♪
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♪ oh yes ♪
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♪ so this is my story ♪
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♪ yes it is ♪
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♪ and this is my song ♪
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♪ i'm praising my risen king ♪
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♪ and savior all the day long ♪
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♪ oh i trust in god ♪
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♪ he's my savior ♪
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♪ the one who will never fail ♪
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♪ no-no ♪
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♪ he will never fail ♪
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♪ he will never ♪
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♪ oh i trust in god ♪
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♪ oh my savior ♪
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♪ the one who will never fail ♪
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♪ no-no-no ♪
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♪ he will never fail ♪
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♪ he will never ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ that's why i trust him ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ that's why i trust him ♪
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♪ that's why i trust in god ♪
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♪ he's my savior ♪
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♪ the one who ♪
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Steven Furtick - Don't Stop on 6 (Part 1)

June 10, 2026 | 27:29

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