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Steven Furtick - Favor Over Fear (Part 1)

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Favor Over Fear (Part 1) | December 17, 2025

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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>> micah 5:2.
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>> micah 5:2. but you, bethlehem ephrath,
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But you, bethlehem ephrath, though you are small
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Though you are small among the clans of judah,
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Among the clans of judah, out of you will come for me
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Out of you will come for me one who will be ruler
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One who will be ruler over israel
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Over israel whose origins are from old,
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Whose origins are from old, from ancient times."
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From ancient times." but you, bethlehem.
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But you, bethlehem. but you, bethlehem.
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But you, bethlehem. the title of this message
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The title of this message is "but god said."
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Is "but god said." let's pray.
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Let's pray. thank you for what
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Thank you for what you've spoken, lord.
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You've spoken, lord. we agree with it.
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We agree with it. and all your people
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And all your people said together.
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Said together. >> congregation: amen.
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>> congregation: amen. >> and all your people
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>> and all your people said together.
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Said together. >> congregation: [louder] amen.
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>> congregation: [louder] amen. >> amen.
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>> amen. you may be seated.
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You may be seated. but you, bethlehem.
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But you, bethlehem. but god said.
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But god said. so, it's kind of a
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So, it's kind of a christmas sermon
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Christmas sermon that i'm preaching today,
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That i'm preaching today, but you know.
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But you know. probably would be good
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Probably would be good if you're watching it
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If you're watching it another time of the year.
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Another time of the year. i don't think it's limited
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I don't think it's limited to the christmas season.
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To the christmas season. so, --
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So, -- but what drew me to the text
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But what drew me to the text was the idea that the prophet,
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Was the idea that the prophet, who lived eight centuries
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Who lived eight centuries before christ,
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Before christ, prophesied about him
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Prophesied about him in this text.
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In this text. in a time --
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In a time -- and i wanna point
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And i wanna point this out --
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This out -- of spiritual declension
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Of spiritual declension and compromise,
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And compromise, micah prophesied a message
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Micah prophesied a message across the span of three kings
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Across the span of three kings about justice,
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About justice, and mercy, and humility.
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And mercy, and humility. and it was amazing what he said.
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And it was amazing what he said. what he said was amazing.
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What he said was amazing. who he said it to,
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Who he said it to, the rebellious nation.
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The rebellious nation. especially the northern kingdom.
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Especially the northern kingdom. they were such a mess.
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They were such a mess. and so micah
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And so micah came preaching to that,
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Came preaching to that, and he spoke about
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And he spoke about a future promise.
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A future promise. and this is one of the things
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And this is one of the things that keeps me rooted in god.
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That keeps me rooted in god. i just saw your shirt --
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I just saw your shirt -- your rooted shirt, shantana.
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Your rooted shirt, shantana. so, one of the things
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So, one of the things that keeps me rooted in god
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That keeps me rooted in god in every season of my life
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In every season of my life is to know that christ
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Is to know that christ was born to take away our sin
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Was born to take away our sin but he was born
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But he was born in the least likely place.
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In the least likely place. "but you, bethlehem.
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"but you, bethlehem. though you are small
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Though you are small among the clans of judah,
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Among the clans of judah, out of you will come for me..."
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Out of you will come for me..." i mean, isn't what
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I mean, isn't what the christmas story
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The christmas story is all about anyway,
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Is all about anyway, about god bringing
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About god bringing the greatest gift
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The greatest gift out of an impossible situation.
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Out of an impossible situation. so, if ever we needed
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So, if ever we needed the christmas story,
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The christmas story, we need it right now.
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We need it right now. if ever we needed to believe
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If ever we needed to believe that where you start
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That where you start doesn't have to be
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Doesn't have to be where you finish,
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Where you finish, we need it this year.
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We need it this year. if ever we needed a message
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If ever we needed a message that helped us to believe
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That helped us to believe that what you see is no match
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That what you see is no match for what god has spoken,
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For what god has spoken, we need it right now.
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We need it right now. so, i went to get a sonogram
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So, i went to get a sonogram the other day.
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The other day. not for a baby,
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Not for a baby, but for my heart --
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But for my heart -- my 40-year old check-up.
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My 40-year old check-up. chunks made me go
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Chunks made me go for some insurance thing
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For some insurance thing or something,
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Or something, i don't know what.
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I don't know what. but they were showing me
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But they were showing me all the places
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All the places that i might be blocked.
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That i might be blocked. i was thinking, "man,
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I was thinking, "man, this is great."
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This is great." because they did it --
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Because they did it -- the last time i went in
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The last time i went in for a sonogram was, like,
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For a sonogram was, like, 10 years ago to see abbie.
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10 years ago to see abbie. and to watch her moving around
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And to watch her moving around and all of that was cool.
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And all of that was cool. but i thought, "man,
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But i thought, "man, they're using this
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They're using this to see about my cholesterol,
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To see about my cholesterol, and they're checking
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And they're checking my arteries."
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My arteries." and i thought,
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And i thought, "this would be great
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"this would be great if i had one of these
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If i had one of these for your soul as a preacher.
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For your soul as a preacher. if i could hook up some gel --
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If i could hook up some gel -- put some gel and some pads.
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Put some gel and some pads. i mean, it --
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I mean, it -- you know, i'd have
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You know, i'd have to get licensed and all that.
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To get licensed and all that. i'm not just gonna run around
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I'm not just gonna run around and start doing it.
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And start doing it. but if they made a machine
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But if they made a machine for that where i could see
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For that where i could see the different things --
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The different things -- because the man was saying --
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Because the man was saying -- the cardiologist was saying,
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The cardiologist was saying, "you look healthy."
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"you look healthy." and this and that.
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And this and that. he was complimenting
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He was complimenting that i looked like i worked out.
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That i looked like i worked out. i felt great hearing that.
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I felt great hearing that. and, but then he said,
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And, but then he said, "we gotta check beneath
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"we gotta check beneath the surface now and see
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The surface now and see what's going on."
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What's going on." and i thought,
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And i thought, "i need that when i preach."
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"i need that when i preach." i need one of these machines
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I need one of these machines to see, you know,
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To see, you know, what pissed you off this week
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What pissed you off this week that's keeping you
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That's keeping you from hearing me
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From hearing me while i'm preaching.
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While i'm preaching. i need one of these machines
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I need one of these machines so i can see whether
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So i can see whether you're still hung up on the fact
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You're still hung up on the fact that i said pissed off
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That i said pissed off in the pulpit that you can't
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In the pulpit that you can't hear the next thing i say.
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Hear the next thing i say. [applause]
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[applause] i need a machine to see,
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I need a machine to see, "where is the block?"
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"where is the block?" and i thought, "that would be
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And i thought, "that would be so helpful if i could get one
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So helpful if i could get one of these machines."
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Of these machines." also, if i could use it
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Also, if i could use it to see what god
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To see what god has put inside of you...
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Has put inside of you... >> congregation: wow.
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>> congregation: wow. >> that is growing
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>> that is growing that you don't know about yet.
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That you don't know about yet. so, i thought what we would have
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For the christmas story
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For the christmas story is a spiritual sonogram
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Is a spiritual sonogram so we can see
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So we can see what little baby thing
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What little baby thing is growing inside of you.
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Is growing inside of you. what little small thing god
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What little small thing god is doing inside of you
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Is doing inside of you right now.
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And so we can see
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And so we can see what's blocking it
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What's blocking it at the same time.
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At the same time. in order to do this,
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In order to do this, we need to go to luke 1
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We need to go to luke 1 for a moment.
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For a moment. because eight centuries
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Because eight centuries after micah spoke this, --
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After micah spoke this, -- what a great thing to remember,
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What a great thing to remember, that god does not see our lives
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That god does not see our lives from where we are --
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From where we are -- it said that he spoke
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It said that he spoke these things from old.
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These things from old. so, as we talk about
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So, as we talk about finished with favor --
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Finished with favor -- did y'all hear the message
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Did y'all hear the message last week?
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Last week? >> congregation: yes.
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>> congregation: yes. >> whew.
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>> whew. finished with favor.
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Finished with favor. sounds so sexy, right?
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Sounds so sexy, right? but unless you understand
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But unless you understand that your life started
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That your life started in the mind of god,
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In the mind of god, you will not have the confidence
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You will not have the confidence to know that it is going
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To know that it is going to finish with the favor of god.
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To finish with the favor of god. so, micah takes us
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So, micah takes us all the way back --
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All the way back -- eight centuries before christ,
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Eight centuries before christ, he prophesies it.
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He prophesies it. "now mary..."
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"now mary..." this is the christmas scripture
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This is the christmas scripture that you're more familiar with.
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That you're more familiar with. at least the one
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At least the one i'm more familiar with
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I'm more familiar with where the angel came to her.
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Where the angel came to her. do you remember this?
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Do you remember this? and he does that --
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And he does that -- he has that sonogram machine
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He has that sonogram machine to see jesus inside of her?
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To see jesus inside of her? she's caught off guard?
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She's caught off guard? look in verse 28.
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Look in verse 28. "the angel went to her."
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"the angel went to her." luke 1.
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Luke 1. "and said, 'greetings you
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"and said, 'greetings you who are highly favored.
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Who are highly favored. the lord is with you.'
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The lord is with you.' now, mary was greatly troubled
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Now, mary was greatly troubled at his words."
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At his words." so let me talk for a moment
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So let me talk for a moment about what favor feels like.
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About what favor feels like. what favor really feels like.
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What favor really feels like. let me give you a few words:
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Let me give you a few words: inconvenience, interruption.
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Inconvenience, interruption. and in mary's case,
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And in mary's case, i think i see a trace
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I think i see a trace of insecurity.
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Of insecurity. because when the angel
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Because when the angel called her highly favored,
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Called her highly favored, it didn't really match
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It didn't really match what she felt.
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What she felt. and this is --
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And this is -- maybe gets left out a lot
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Maybe gets left out a lot of the christmas story, right?
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Of the christmas story, right? because it says, "she wondered
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Because it says, "she wondered what kind of greeting
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What kind of greeting this might be."
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This might be." "but the angel said to her,
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"but the angel said to her, 'do not be afraid, mary.
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'do not be afraid, mary. you have found favor with god.'"
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You have found favor with god.'" now look at that.
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Now look at that. fear and favor
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Fear and favor in the same sentence
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In the same sentence from the mouth
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From the mouth of the same angel.
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Of the same angel. the relationship
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The relationship between fear and favor
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Between fear and favor cannot be overstated.
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Cannot be overstated. because to really follow
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Because to really follow the favor of god in your life
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The favor of god in your life and to step out
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And to step out of what's familiar
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Of what's familiar in your thoughts,
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In your thoughts, your pursuits,
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Your pursuits, your objectives,
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Your objectives, your goals,
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Your goals, to really be a part
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To really be a part of the bigger picture
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Of the bigger picture of what god is doing
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Of what god is doing and not be so seized
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And not be so seized and sabotaged by what has been
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And sabotaged by what has been and what the world says is,
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And what the world says is, to really --
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To really -- here's what i'm trying to say.
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Here's what i'm trying to say. to really know
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To really know that favor showed up,
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That favor showed up, you have to look around
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You have to look around and see if fear is there too.
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And see if fear is there too. because until you feel fear,
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Because until you feel fear, you really haven't found favor.
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You really haven't found favor. [applause]
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The angel said,
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The angel said, "i want you to choose
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"i want you to choose favor over fear."
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Favor over fear." that felt chat-worthy.
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That felt chat-worthy. put it in the chat.
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Put it in the chat. "favor over fear."
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"favor over fear." say it out loud."
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Say it out loud." favor over fear.
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Favor over fear. that's the choice.
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That's the choice. that's the choice.
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That's the choice. because he said in verse 31,
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Because he said in verse 31, the angel said,
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The angel said, "you will conceive
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"you will conceive and give birth to a son
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And give birth to a son and you are to call him jesus."
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And you are to call him jesus." you are to give him
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You are to give him the name jesus.
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The name jesus. "he will be great
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"he will be great and will be called the son
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And will be called the son of the most high.
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Of the most high. the lord god will give him
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The lord god will give him the throne of his father david
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The throne of his father david and he will reign over..."
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And he will reign over..." thank you, lord.
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Thank you, lord. "jacob's descendants."
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"jacob's descendants." [laughter]
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[laughter] y'all 'bout to find out
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Y'all 'bout to find out why i'm laughing right
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Why i'm laughing right in the middle of my sermon.
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In the middle of my sermon. go to genesis 35.
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He will reign over jacob's
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He will reign over jacob's descendants forever.
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Descendants forever. if you can get any staff members
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If you can get any staff members who have a backdoor link
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Who have a backdoor link to the sermon vault
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To the sermon vault at elevation church,
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At elevation church, there was a series
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There was a series we did on jacob years ago
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We did on jacob years ago but it's not currently available
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But it's not currently available of probable consumption
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Of probable consumption 'cause there's statute
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'cause there's statute of limitations on everything
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Of limitations on everything i say from the pulpit.
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I say from the pulpit. [laughter]
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[laughter] but some of that jacob stuff,
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But some of that jacob stuff, it was so good
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It was so good when we were preaching it
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When we were preaching it that it never really left me.
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That it never really left me. one of the things
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One of the things i will never forget,
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I will never forget, i was telling my friend
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I was telling my friend just this past friday,
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Just this past friday, is when i first saw
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Is when i first saw in genesis 35:16 --
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In genesis 35:16 -- remember when they speak of god
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Remember when they speak of god they would call him
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They would call him the god of abraham,
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The god of abraham, isaac, and jacob.
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Isaac, and jacob. and remember
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And remember that what people call jacob
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That what people call jacob wasn't necessarily
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Wasn't necessarily what god called jacob.
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What god called jacob. 'cause there's the name
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'cause there's the name his parents gave him,
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His parents gave him, jacob, trickster.
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Jacob, trickster. heel-grabber
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Heel-grabber is the literal translation
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Is the literal translation 'cause he was literally trying
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'cause he was literally trying to beat his brother
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To beat his brother out the womb
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Out the womb but it didn't work.
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But it didn't work. but he was so sneaky about it,
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But he was so sneaky about it, he cooked him a bowl of beans
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He cooked him a bowl of beans and got him to trade
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And got him to trade the birthright
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The birthright for the bowl of beans.
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For the bowl of beans. and all this stuff that you do
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And all this stuff that you do when you don't really know
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When you don't really know that you have your own
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That you have your own favor from god.
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Favor from god. >> congregation: wow.
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>> congregation: wow. >> and i think part
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>> and i think part of the reason that he was so,
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Of the reason that he was so, i guess you could say twisted,
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I guess you could say twisted, in his motivations
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In his motivations was that his brother esau
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Was that his brother esau was his father's favorite.
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Was his father's favorite. his father got along better
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His father got along better with esau and it created
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With esau and it created a lot of complications for him.
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A lot of complications for him. and we can't go into all of it
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And we can't go into all of it because it involves
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Because it involves so many different things.
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So many different things. not just the stealing
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Not just the stealing of a birthright,
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Of a birthright, but actually the marrying
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But actually the marrying of his uncle's daughter.
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Of his uncle's daughter. his uncle laban
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His uncle laban had two daughters.
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Had two daughters. on was called rachel
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On was called rachel who was pretty.
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Who was pretty. the other was called leah
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The other was called leah who had a good personality.
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Who had a good personality. i'mma let you do
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I'mma let you do all the translation
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All the translation of what i just said
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Of what i just said and didn't say.
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And didn't say. and leah wasn't the one
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And leah wasn't the one jacob loved,
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Jacob loved, but he's the one
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But he's the one that jacob labored for.
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That jacob labored for. and so jacob labored for leah.
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And so jacob labored for leah. this was always a cool thing
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This was always a cool thing to me about this passage.
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To me about this passage. he labored to get rachel
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He labored to get rachel in marriage
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In marriage and his uncle laban
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And his uncle laban slipped leah,
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Slipped leah, the older sister, in.
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The older sister, in. and jacob, --
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And jacob, -- the bible says
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The bible says something so funny.
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Something so funny. it said that when he woke up
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It said that when he woke up the next morning
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The next morning after his wedding night,
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After his wedding night, there was leah.
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There was leah. [laughter]
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[laughter] and i always thought
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And i always thought about that, how when --
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About that, how when -- have you ever gone to bed
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With rachel
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And woke up with leah?
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I don't mean physically.
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I'm not asking that much
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Of your business.
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We do not know
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Each other like that.
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So, you can keep that
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For your therapist.
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But i mean like you worked
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But i mean like you worked for something and worked
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For something and worked for something
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For something and worked for something.
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He worked seven years for rachel
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He worked seven years for rachel and woke up and it was leah.
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And woke up and it was leah. and some of the things
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And some of the things that we chase after,
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That we chase after, and we strive after,
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And we strive after, and we go after,
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And we go after, and we set our hearts on,
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And we set our hearts on, and "whoops, it's leah."
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And "whoops, it's leah." and now it's too late
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And now it's too late 'cause you got leah.
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'cause you got leah. [applause]
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[applause] you got leah.
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You got leah. and then he worked
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And then he worked seven more years
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Seven more years and he gets rachel.
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And he gets rachel. but there was a contrast,
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But there was a contrast, because he actually --
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Because he actually -- now listen to this.
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Now listen to this. this is so cool.
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This is so cool. he worked seven years
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He worked seven years and he got leah,
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And he got leah, then laban gave him rachel
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Then laban gave him rachel and he worked seven more.
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And he worked seven more. it's the difference
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It's the difference between working for
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Between working for versus working from.
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Versus working from. >> congregation: wow.
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>> congregation: wow. >> the law gets you to work for.
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>> the law gets you to work for. grace gets you to work from.
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Grace gets you to work from. so, we don't just finish
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So, we don't just finish with favor
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With favor like we're fighting for it.
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Like we're fighting for it. we start with favor
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We start with favor like we're fighting from it.
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Like we're fighting from it. [applause]
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[applause] and so many things happened
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And so many things happened in his life
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In his life that he eventually ends up
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That he eventually ends up not only marrying leah
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Not only marrying leah and rachel,
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And rachel, and rachel's his favorite wife
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And rachel's his favorite wife but leah's the one
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But leah's the one who can have kids.
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Who can have kids. and there's something
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And there's something about loving leah too.
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About loving leah too. that god saw
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That god saw that she was unloved,
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That she was unloved, and he opened her womb,
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And he opened her womb, and she was more productive
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And she was more productive than her sister
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Than her sister who was beautiful
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Who was beautiful on the outside
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On the outside but barren on the inside.
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But barren on the inside. there's something about
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There's something about the favor of god.
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The favor of god. rachel couldn't have a baby
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Rachel couldn't have a baby until finally, one day,
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Until finally, one day, series of events,
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Series of events, she gave birth
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She gave birth to a son joseph
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To a son joseph and she prayed for one more.
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And she prayed for one more. and this is what the lord
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And this is what the lord told me to give you.
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Told me to give you. and what triggered it for me
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And what triggered it for me was seeing that jesus will reign
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Was seeing that jesus will reign over the throne of jacob.
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Over the throne of jacob. so, go with me to genesis 35:16
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So, go with me to genesis 35:16 for a moment and let's follow
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For a moment and let's follow jacob caravan.
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Jacob caravan. he's set out now.
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He's set out now. he's got many sons.
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He's got many sons. god was using all the strife
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God was using all the strife and competition
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And competition between these two wives
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Between these two wives to birth a nation.
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To birth a nation. those same children
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Those same children that were born out of
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That were born out of the frustration
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The frustration of these two women
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Of these two women would end up becoming
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Would end up becoming the nation of israel.
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The nation of israel. you know god's using everything
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You know god's using everything in your life, don't you?
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In your life, don't you? but this incident is important.
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But this incident is important. and it's what i wanted
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And it's what i wanted to ask you about today
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To ask you about today as we talk about finishing
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As we talk about finishing the year with god's favor.
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The year with god's favor. it says that after building
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It says that after building an altar to god
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An altar to god and bethel and remembering
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And bethel and remembering everything that god did,
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Everything that god did, jacob and his crew moved on
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Jacob and his crew moved on from bethel, the house of god,
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From bethel, the house of god, the place where god
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The place where god met with him.
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Met with him. and while they were still
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And while they were still some distance from ephrath,
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Some distance from ephrath, rachel began to give birth
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Rachel began to give birth and had great difficulty.
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And had great difficulty. and as she was having great
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And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth..."
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Difficulty in childbirth..." which i think
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Which i think is a little bit redundant
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Is a little bit redundant 'cause i watched
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'cause i watched this happen three times.
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This happen three times. and i think those two --
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And i think those two -- i think every time
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I think every time there's a birthing
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There's a birthing there's also a breaking.
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There's also a breaking. but that's just me.
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But that's just me. as somebody
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As somebody who's started a church,
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Who's started a church, as somebody who's trying
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As somebody who's trying to bear fruit
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To bear fruit in every season of my life.
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In every season of my life. but this is extreme now.
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But this is extreme now. this is not just --
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This is not just -- this is not just
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This is not just a normal difficulty.
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A normal difficulty. this is actually a matter
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This is actually a matter of life and death.
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Of life and death. and in the middle of this,
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And in the middle of this, the midwife said to rachel,
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The midwife said to rachel, "don't despair.
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"don't despair. for you have another son."
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For you have another son." but watch this.
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But watch this. "as she breathed her last,
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"as she breathed her last, for she was dying,
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For she was dying, she named her son ben-oni.
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She named her son ben-oni. but his father
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But his father named him benjamin."
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Named him benjamin." now this is gonna require
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Now this is gonna require a little bit of explanation
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A little bit of explanation to translate ben-oni,
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To translate ben-oni, which means child
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Which means child or son of my trouble.
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Or son of my trouble. ben is the part that means son,
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Ben is the part that means son, oni is the part
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Oni is the part that means trouble.
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That means trouble. or some translators
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Or some translators put it sorrow.
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Put it sorrow. but either way you put it,
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But either way you put it, it's pain.
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It's pain. and as she's breathing
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And as she's breathing her last breath,
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Her last breath, understandably,
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Understandably, she names the child
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She names the child that she is birthing
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That she is birthing out of the pain
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Out of the pain that she's experiencing.
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That she's experiencing. her perspective is,
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Her perspective is, "this is costing me my life."
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"this is costing me my life." and in a very poetic record,
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And in a very poetic record, the writer tells us --
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The writer tells us -- the writer of genesis --
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The writer of genesis -- that as she was breathing
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That as she was breathing her last breath,
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Her last breath, this baby was breathing
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This baby was breathing its first breath.
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Its first breath. and we see here the confluence
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And we see here the confluence of the origin of benjamin
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Of the origin of benjamin who would actually represent
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Who would actually represent the kingly tribe of israel.
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The kingly tribe of israel. but he wasn't called benjamin
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But he wasn't called benjamin because his mother named
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Because his mother named him out of her pain.
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Him out of her pain. ben-oni.
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Ben-oni. but his father
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But his father named him benjamin.
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Named him benjamin. but his father,
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But his father, who just lost the only woman
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Who just lost the only woman he really ever loved,
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He really ever loved, who just lost the thing
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Who just lost the thing that he worked 14 years
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That he worked 14 years to obtain.
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To obtain. that in the middle
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That in the middle of his loss, watch this.
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Of his loss, watch this. 'cause this is what god
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'cause this is what god is challenging us
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Is challenging us to do right now.
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To do right now. he decides to label
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He decides to label not according
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Not according to what he's about to bury
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To what he's about to bury but about what was birthed
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But about what was birthed out of what he buried.
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Out of what he buried. now many of us --
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Now many of us -- this is not a cotton candy
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This is not a cotton candy christmas message --
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Christmas message -- have had to bury
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Have had to bury a lot of things this year.
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A lot of things this year. you did too.
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You did too. what inspired me about the text
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What inspired me about the text was found not in the fact
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Was found not in the fact that it was his favorite wife
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That it was his favorite wife that he buried.
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That he buried. because, you know,
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Because, you know, in that is a sermon.
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In that is a sermon. in that is a sermon.
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In that is a sermon. but what got me about it
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But what got me about it that i never saw when i preached
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That i never saw when i preached it five years ago --
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It five years ago -- you ready, christian?
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You ready, christian? it says that over her tomb
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It says that over her tomb jacob set up a pillar,
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Jacob set up a pillar, and to this day that pillar
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And to this day that pillar marks rachel's tomb.
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Marks rachel's tomb. but back up to verse 19
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But back up to verse 19 'cause i think this is powerful.
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'cause i think this is powerful. so, rachel died and was buried
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So, rachel died and was buried on the way to ephrath
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On the way to ephrath that is bethlehem.
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That is bethlehem. so, i read how rachel,
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So, i read how rachel, the woman that jacob loved,
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The woman that jacob loved, was buried just outside
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Was buried just outside of bethlehem.
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Of bethlehem. and then i read how micah said
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And then i read how micah said that out of bethlehem
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That out of bethlehem will be born a ruler
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Will be born a ruler who will dash the princes of men
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Who will dash the princes of men into pieces and whose kingdom
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Into pieces and whose kingdom will know no end.
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Will know no end. and then i read about mary
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And then i read about mary who was highly favored,
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Who was highly favored, who gave birth
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Who gave birth through a virgin womb
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Through a virgin womb to the world's
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To the world's greatest salvation.
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Greatest salvation. and it brought to me
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And it brought to me this question.
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This question. do we know bethlehem better
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Do we know bethlehem better by what was buried there
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By what was buried there or what was born there?
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Or what was born there? [applause]
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[applause] so, i wanna ask
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So, i wanna ask this question.
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This question. i wanna ask this question
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I wanna ask this question about your bethlehem.
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About your bethlehem. remember, we sing,
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Remember, we sing, "oh little town of bethlehem"
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"oh little town of bethlehem" like it's cute.
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Like it's cute. bethlehem was not where
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Bethlehem was not where mary's ob/gyn was located.
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Mary's ob/gyn was located. did you know that they weren't
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Did you know that they weren't supposed to be in bethlehem
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Supposed to be in bethlehem when jesus was born?
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When jesus was born? i know this sounds weird.
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I know this sounds weird. jesus picked a bad time
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Jesus picked a bad time to come into the world.
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To come into the world. [laughter]
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[laughter] he picked the worst time
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He picked the worst time to come into the world.
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To come into the world. and we think everything
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And we think everything has to be just right for god
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Has to be just right for god to do something in our life.
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To do something in our life. and we think everything
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And we think everything just has to be just right
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Just has to be just right for god to do it.
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For god to do it. no, no, no, no, no.
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No, no, no, no, no. they were only in bethlehem
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They were only in bethlehem because joseph's family
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Because joseph's family was from there.
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Was from there. and maybe they had some --
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And maybe they had some -- still some land there.
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Still some land there. the bible doesn't say.
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The bible doesn't say. but they had to go back
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But they had to go back under caesar augustus
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Under caesar augustus because there was a census
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Because there was a census happening and everybody
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Happening and everybody had to go back
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Had to go back to their hometown.
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To their hometown. and while they were on the way
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Just trying to get
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Just trying to get their business done,
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Their business done, here comes jesus.
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Here comes jesus. and i found out god
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And i found out god is a lot like that.
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Is a lot like that. just like,
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Just like, at worst possible moment
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At worst possible moment he will give you the greatest
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He will give you the greatest possible opportunity.
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Possible opportunity. and it's almost like this year
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We're being presented
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We're being presented as a question.
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As a question. are we going to label this year
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Are we going to label this year by what we buried
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By what we buried or by what was born?
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Or by what was born? [applause]
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[applause] 'cause i promise you --
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'cause i promise you -- i should've done it.
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I should've done it. i messed up.
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I messed up. but i should've said
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But i should've said at the beginning of the sermon,
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At the beginning of the sermon, "what is bethlehem?"
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"what is bethlehem?" and i guarantee you none of you
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And i guarantee you none of you would've said the place
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Would've said the place where rachel died.
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Where rachel died. >> congregation: nope.
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>> congregation: nope. >> that's how jacob
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>> that's how jacob would've remembered it,
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Would've remembered it, because he buried her
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Because he buried her on the way to bethlehem.
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On the way to bethlehem. and he renamed his son.
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And he renamed his son. oh, by the way,
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Oh, by the way, he named his son benjamin,
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He named his son benjamin, which doesn't mean
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Which doesn't mean son of my trouble.
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Son of my trouble. it's a play on words
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It's a play on words 'cause oni can either mean
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'cause oni can either mean trouble or wealth.
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Trouble or wealth. so instead of naming the child
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So instead of naming the child after what he lost
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After what he lost in that moment,
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In that moment, he named his son benjamin.
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He named his son benjamin. benjamin doesn't mean son
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Benjamin doesn't mean son of my trouble or son
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Of my trouble or son of my wealth.
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Of my wealth. it means son of my right hand.
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It means son of my right hand. the right hand
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The right hand is the hand of blessing.
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Is the hand of blessing. the right hand
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The right hand is the hand of authority.
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Is the hand of authority. [applause]
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[applause] so, the word god gave me
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So, the word god gave me for you today is
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For you today is don't bury your blessing.
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Don't bury your blessing. what happens to us is
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What happens to us is as we journey along the way
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As we journey along the way we lose a lot of things.
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We lose a lot of things. and the temptation
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And the temptation is for us to identify
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Is for us to identify with what we lost.
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With what we lost. and then we start labeling
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And then we start labeling our lives according
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Our lives according to those losses.
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To those losses. well, that limits us
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Well, that limits us to what we can receive.
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To what we can receive. but if you can make a decision
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But if you can make a decision at this point in the year
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At this point in the year to call his name jesus, --
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To call his name jesus, -- see, jesus came from bethlehem.
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See, jesus came from bethlehem. jesus was born in the place
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Jesus was born in the place where rachel was buried.
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Where rachel was buried. don't you see it?
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Don't you see it? that's the same place
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That's the same place david came from.
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David came from. from bethlehem.
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From bethlehem. that little boy
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That little boy with the little rock
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With the little rock who took down a big giant.
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Who took down a big giant. that's why micah said,
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That's why micah said, "out of you, bethlehem,
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"out of you, bethlehem, will come the salvation
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Will come the salvation of the world."
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Of the world." the salvation of the world
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The salvation of the world came out of a small,
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Came out of a small, impossible place.
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Impossible place. and that's why
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And that's why i called it the year
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I called it the year of the lord's favor.
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Of the lord's favor. [applause]
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[applause] 'cause god said it was.
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>> thank you so much for
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I also want to invite you to partner with us
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To partner with us and make it possible
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And make it possible for someone else to hear
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For someone else to hear the message too.
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The message too. your generosity really
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Your generosity really does make a difference.
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Does make a difference. every time you give you're
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Every time you give you're helping us take the gospel
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Helping us take the gospel further and get god's word
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Further and get god's word into someone's heart.
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Into someone's heart. this ministry exists so that
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This ministry exists so that people far from god will
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People far from god will be raised to life in christ
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Be raised to life in christ and you're a part of that story.
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And you're a part of that story. because of you,
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Because of you, messages just like the one
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Messages just like the one you heard today will go out
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You heard today will go out to people who need hope.
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To people who need hope. people who are wrestling
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People who are wrestling with anxiety and disappointment,
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With anxiety and disappointment, or the weight of wrong
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Or the weight of wrong assumptions about their future,
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Assumptions about their future, even wrong assumptions
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Even wrong assumptions about god.
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About god. through broadcasts,
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Through broadcasts, online outreach,
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Online outreach, and ministry partners
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And ministry partners all over the world,
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All over the world, your support is opening
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Your support is opening the door for them to hear
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The door for them to hear the truth that can
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The truth that can change everything.
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Change everything. so, please, call the number
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So, please, call the number on your screen or go online
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On your screen or go online right now to give.
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Right now to give. your gift of any amount
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Your gift of any amount makes a difference.
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Makes a difference. thank you for being a part
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Thank you for being a part of what god is doing.
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Of what god is doing. we are so grateful for you.
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>> the mission
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Of steven furtick ministries
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Has always been getting
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God's word into people's hearts.
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In 2022, we launched
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Our prison ministry
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And god has been moving.
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Today, our volunteers
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Bring church to 14 facilities
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Nationwide and reach thousands
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More online through
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Outreach partners
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In an app called pando.
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We've seen over 700 baptisms,
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Over 3,000 decisions for christ,
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And we're believing that
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We will have a consistent
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Presence in 20 prisons
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By the end of 2026
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Because we know that...
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And it's your partnership
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That makes it possible.
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ there is revival ♪
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♪ right here and now ♪
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♪ there is a fresh wind ♪
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♪ and i can hear the sound ♪
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♪ something truly wonderful ♪
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♪ is happening ♪
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♪ there is a difference ♪
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♪ inside of me ♪
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♪ more than a feeling ♪
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♪ this is a prophecy ♪
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♪ something really powerful ♪
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♪ is happening ♪
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♪ singing ♪
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♪ darkness bow down ♪
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♪ to the day ♪
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♪ mountains get up ♪
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♪ out my way ♪
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♪ breaking out of yesterday ♪
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♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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♪ tell this giant in my face ♪
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♪ you're not greater ♪
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♪ than my faith ♪
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♪ best believe me ♪
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♪ when i say ♪
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♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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♪ singing hey ♪
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♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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♪ i got a new thing ♪
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♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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♪ i got a new thing ♪
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♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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♪ there's an anointing ♪
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♪ to destroy the yoke ♪
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♪ so tell every stronghold ♪
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♪ you gotta let me go ♪
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♪ something really ♪
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♪ powerful is happening ♪
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♪ there is a freedom ♪
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♪ that i have never known ♪
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♪ out of the shadows ♪
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♪ into the overflow ♪
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♪ something really ♪
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♪ powerful is happening ♪
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♪ oh it's happening ♪
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♪ darkness bow down ♪
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♪ to the day ♪
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♪ mountains get up ♪
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♪ out my way ♪
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♪ breaking out of yesterday ♪
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♪ i got a new thing ♪
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♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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♪ so tell this giant ♪
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♪ in my face ♪
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♪ you're not greater ♪
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♪ than my faith ♪
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♪ best believe me ♪
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♪ when i say ♪
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♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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♪ i got a new thing ♪
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♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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♪ i got a new thing ♪
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♪ prophesy a new thing ♪
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♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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♪ ♪
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We prophesy
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We prophesy tonight
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♪ i can see a cloud ♪
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♪ heavy with rain ♪
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♪ and it looks like revival ♪
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♪ it's headed our way ♪
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♪ oh i can see a cloud ♪
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♪ heavy with rain ♪
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♪ and it looks like salvation ♪
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♪ is headed our way ♪
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♪ i can hear a sound ♪
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♪ the abundance of rain ♪
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Steven Furtick - Favor Over Fear (Part 1)

December 17, 2025 | 28:0

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