Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - The God of Already (Part 2)

October 20, 2025 | 28:0

Elevation with Steven Furtick focuses on the strength of God in our everyday struggles.

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - The God of Already (Part 2) | October 20, 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 to
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Strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> how many a y'all got
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>> how many a y'all got something you're worried
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Something you're worried about this week
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About this week coming up in your life?
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Coming up in your life? and i mean this week,
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And i mean this week, i'm not talking about
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I'm not talking about when you turn 94 and will
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When you turn 94 and will there still be social security
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There still be social security and will biden
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And will biden still be president
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Still be president or somebody older?
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Or somebody older? but something this week.
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But something this week. this week.
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[laughter]
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Alright.
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Alright. god's gonna beat you to it.
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[cheering and applause]
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Let me get more specific,
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Let me get more specific, jesus is already there.
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[applause]
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"oh, that's so nice.
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[laughter]
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Imaginary jesus
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Imaginary jesus is already there.
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Is already there. this is the problem
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This is the problem with you christians,
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With you christians, you just have this
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You just have this imaginary friend named jesus
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Imaginary friend named jesus that you think is gonna work
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That you think is gonna work everything out for you."
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Everything out for you." it's not imaginary.
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It's not imaginary.
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It's not imaginary. for me, and i don't know
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For me, and i don't know if you could say the same thing,
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If you could say the same thing, i have more proof that
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I have more proof that he has been there for me
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He has been there for me than almost any other
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Than almost any other person in my life.
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[cheering and applause]
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So, if you wanted to convince me
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So, if you wanted to convince me that god wants real
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That god wants real you should've done that
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You should've done that a long time ago
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A long time ago 'cause you're a little late,
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'cause you're a little late, 'cause i've already seen
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'cause i've already seen the ways that he's made for me.
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The ways that he's made for me. i've already seen the things
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I've already seen the things that he's brought me through.
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That he's brought me through. i have already seen him
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I have already seen him bring water from a rock.
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Bring water from a rock. i have already seen him.
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I have already seen him. now high five somebody
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Now high five somebody and say, "i already know."
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And say, "i already know." >> congregation: i already know.
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>> congregation: i already know. >> so you can't make me
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>> so you can't make me doubt him because
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Doubt him because i know too much about him.
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I know too much about him. i already know.
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[cheering and applause]
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I'm not studying a book
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I'm not studying a book to find out if he's real.
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To find out if he's real. i'm not waiting on
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I'm not waiting on a scientist to bust
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A scientist to bust open a molecule
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Open a molecule or split an atom
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Or split an atom to tell me if christ lives.
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[cheering and applause]
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I got the tag over my life.
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I got the tag over my life. say, "jesus lives."
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[cheering and applause]
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If you know he's alive,
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If you know he's alive, shout hallelujah!
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Shout hallelujah! >> congregation: hallelujah.
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>> congregation: hallelujah. >> hallelujah!
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>> hallelujah! >> congregation: hallelujah.
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[cheering and applause]
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>> come on, give him
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>> come on, give him an already praise.
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[cheering and applause]
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What's an "already praise?"
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[cheering and applause]
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It's when i praise him
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It's when i praise him in a not yet situation
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In a not yet situation for a blessing that is
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For a blessing that is already blessed out.
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Already blessed out. say it together.
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[cheering and applause]
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I need to teach, but high five
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I need to teach, but high five at least three people.
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At least three people. "but you didn't tell me
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"but you didn't tell me what to tell 'em."
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What to tell 'em." see -- i think we need
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See -- i think we need to recognize the connection
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Between appreciating
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Between appreciating our already,
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Our already, as we anticipate our not yet.
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[chatter and applause]
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This is the greatest skill
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This is the greatest skill that god can give you
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That god can give you to help you fight depression,
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To help you fight depression, distraction, discouragement,
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Distraction, discouragement, temptation.
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Temptation. see, when you stay in not yet
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See, when you stay in not yet and forget your already,
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And forget your already, you go running after stuff
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You go running after stuff that is less than you
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That is less than you 'cause you got tired of waiting
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'cause you got tired of waiting on something that was not
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On something that was not yet ready for you.
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[cheering and applause]
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But when you know who you are...
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[cheering]
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When you know what
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When you know what you've already got...
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[cheering]
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When you know who's already
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When you know who's already chosen you to be his...
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[cheering and applause]
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Called you by name,
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Called you by name, seal you with his spirit,
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Seal you with his spirit, adopted you as his child.
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Adopted you as his child. you can stand in your already
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You can stand in your already and say like paul,
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And say like paul, "i don't have it yet."
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[cheering and applause]
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I love that word.
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I love that word. i went to therapy
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I went to therapy and my therapist taught me
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And my therapist taught me how to say that word.
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How to say that word. i'm serious, it helped me.
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I'm serious, it helped me. i'll say, "i just can't
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I'll say, "i just can't figure it out,"
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Figure it out," and the therapist would
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And the therapist would interrupt and say,
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[throat clearing]
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"yet."
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"yet." it got on my nerves.
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It got on my nerves. i said, "i'm not paying you
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I said, "i'm not paying you to correct me,
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To correct me, i said i can't figure it out,
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I said i can't figure it out, and i hadn't figured it out."
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And i hadn't figured it out." and the therapist
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And the therapist would say, "yet."
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[laughter]
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And every time they said yet,
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And every time they said yet, it took me back to how
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It took me back to how many things god
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Many things god had already done for me.
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[applause]
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My already gave me
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My already gave me the balance for my not yet.
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The balance for my not yet. that's why i want you to
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That's why i want you to imagine things being
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Imagine things being out of your life
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Out of your life that are in your life
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That are in your life so you can get back
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So you can get back in your already.
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In your already. i drove up to the church today
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I drove up to the church today and i was like,
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And i was like, "oh man, this church
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"oh man, this church it got so much debt.
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It got so much debt. we just gotta pay off
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We just gotta pay off all our debt."
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All our debt." oh wait, no, god already
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Oh wait, no, god already paid off our debt.
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[applause]
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And that made me want --
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And that made me want -- now y'all see why i'm in such
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Now y'all see why i'm in such a good mood preaching today.
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[laughter]
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I preach real good with
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I preach real good with no debt on my back.
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No debt on my back. it didn't get paid off
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It didn't get paid off in those five minutes
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In those five minutes before i came out
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Before i came out to preach to you,
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To preach to you, i just recalled it to my mind
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I just recalled it to my mind and i accessed the already
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And i accessed the already so i can move ahead
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So i can move ahead into the not yet.
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Into the not yet. you ever thought about
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You ever thought about how many things
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How many things in this passage of scripture
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In this passage of scripture that jesus asked the disciples
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That jesus asked the disciples that he already knew.
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That he already knew. it's kinda funny.
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It's kinda funny. please hear me,
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Please hear me, i'm not disrespecting jesus
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I'm not disrespecting jesus when i say this i'm just
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When i say this i'm just using a current term
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Using a current term to describe something
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To describe something that's in the text.
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That's in the text. jesus was trolling these boys.
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[laughter]
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I don't mean like
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I don't mean like a trolling motor on the boat,
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I mean like trolling,
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I mean like trolling, messing with 'em.
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Messing with 'em. jesus -- jesus said --
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Jesus -- jesus said -- okay, first of all,
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Okay, first of all, i did a sermon that made 'em
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I did a sermon that made 'em mad one time called,
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Mad one time called, "sneaky jesus.'
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"sneaky jesus.' they thought i meant
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They thought i meant that he was deceptive.
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That he was deceptive. i didn't mean deceptive,
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I mean he'll sneak up on you.
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I mean he'll sneak up on you. he snuck up on the shore,
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He snuck up on the shore, didn't tell 'em
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Didn't tell 'em it was him, alright.
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It was him, alright. so they don't recognize him,
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So they don't recognize him, he's there, they're not aware.
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He's there, they're not aware. that's just like you right now.
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That's just like you right now. he is there in ways
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He is there in ways you're not aware of right now.
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[applause]
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And you look back
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And you look back and see the tag
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And see the tag and it won't say
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And it won't say corn bread lives,
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Corn bread lives, it'll say jesus lives.
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[applause]
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But you gotta see it now.
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But you gotta see it now. and so, he's on the shore
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And so, he's on the shore and they don't know he's there.
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And they don't know he's there. and then verse 5 he said,
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"friends, haven't you any fish?"
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"friends, haven't you any fish?" so the one who created fish
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Doesn't know
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Doesn't know if they've caught any?
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If they've caught any? i think, i speculate that
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I think, i speculate that he already knew because
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He already knew because he's sovereign and he's god.
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He's sovereign and he's god. so i think he knew.
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So i think he knew. so they say no and then he says,
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So they say no and then he says, "okay, throw your nets over
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To the right side of the boat
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To the right side of the boat and you'll find some."
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And you'll find some." now, the other thing that
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Now, the other thing that he knew is where the fish were.
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He knew is where the fish were. he already knew that.
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He already knew that. and the other thing he knew
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And the other thing he knew is that their nets
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Is that their nets were gonna break
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Were gonna break and they couldn't haul 'em
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And they couldn't haul 'em in without some help.
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In without some help. but then, because the nets
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But then, because the nets didn't end up breaking,
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Didn't end up breaking, "but the disciple whom
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"but the disciple whom jesus loved said to peter,
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Jesus loved said to peter, 'it is the lord!'
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'it is the lord!' and as soon as simon peter
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And as soon as simon peter heard him say,
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Heard him say, '"it is the lord,'
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'"it is the lord,' he wrapped his outer garment
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He wrapped his outer garment around him
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Around him (for he had taken it off)
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(for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water."
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And jumped into the water." and what i really couldn't
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And what i really couldn't get over about this passage,
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Get over about this passage, and i don't know
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And i don't know if you noticed it,
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If you noticed it, is that it said they were
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Is that it said they were not far from the shore,
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Not far from the shore, about 100 yards.
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About 100 yards. wait, so let's do some math.
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Wait, so let's do some math. they're in the boat fishing,
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They're in the boat fishing, catching nothing.
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Jesus is on the shore,
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Jesus is on the shore, 100 yards away.
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100 yards away. i don't know the exact
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I don't know the exact dimensions of peter's boat,
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Dimensions of peter's boat, it is peter's boat,
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It is peter's boat, that's why jesus chose peter
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That's why jesus chose peter to be his disciple,
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To be his disciple, because jesus needed
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Because jesus needed transportation.
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[laughter]
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I heard all these deep things.
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I heard all these deep things. "he chose peter because
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"he chose peter because he was --"
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He was --" but nope, it wasn't
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But nope, it wasn't his boldness it was his boat,
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His boldness it was his boat, that's why jesus chose him.
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That's why jesus chose him. i'm settling it once
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I'm settling it once and for all.
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And for all. and his boldness,
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And his boldness, but mostly his boat
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But mostly his boat 'cause he needed
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'cause he needed to travel around.
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To travel around. so now peter's back
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So now peter's back in that boat and he's fishing.
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In that boat and he's fishing. and i don't know the exact
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And i don't know the exact dimensions of the boat
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Dimensions of the boat but i do know one thing,
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But i do know one thing, no matter how big
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No matter how big this boat was --
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This boat was -- are there any --
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Are there any -- is anybody here who has a boat?
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Is anybody here who has a boat? you got a boat?
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You got a boat? come on, god's not gonna
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Come on, god's not gonna strike you for having a boat.
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[laughter]
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You can have a boat
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You can have a boat and tithe and go to heaven.
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And tithe and go to heaven. alright.
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Alright. how -- how big could
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How -- how big could the boat be?
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The boat be? if it was -- let's say it was
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If it was -- let's say it was like a pretty big fishing boat,
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Like a pretty big fishing boat, but just a singular boat.
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But just a singular boat. some research that i accessed,
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Some research that i accessed, it doesn't say it in the text,
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It doesn't say it in the text, it said it might have been
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It said it might have been about 8 feet wide max.
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About 8 feet wide max. that sound about right?
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That sound about right? is it conceivable that
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Is it conceivable that it would have been 8 feet wide?
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It would have been 8 feet wide? okay.
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Okay. so you mean to tell me
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So you mean to tell me they have been fishing all night
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They have been fishing all night and they are about to row
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And they are about to row in 100 yards to the shore
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In 100 yards to the shore and from one side of the boat
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And from one side of the boat to the other is the difference
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To the other is the difference between we're starving...
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Between we're starving... and we're stuffed?
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And we're stuffed? you mean to tell me that
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You mean to tell me that they've been out there all night
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They've been out there all night and at just the moment
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And at just the moment they're about to give up --
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They're about to give up -- prophesying to somebody,
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Prophesying to somebody, prophesying to somebody.
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Prophesying to somebody. at just the moment
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At just the moment they're about to row
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They're about to row the boat ashore, 100 yards,
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What they don't know
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What they don't know in that moment is that
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In that moment is that if they take the nets
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If they take the nets from the left side of the boat
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From the left side of the boat to the right side of the boat,
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To the right side of the boat, and if the boat is only
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And if the boat is only 8 feet wide and the shore
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Is 100 yards away,
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Is 100 yards away, that means it's easier for them
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That means it's easier for them to keep fishing than it is
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To keep fishing than it is for them to give up.
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For them to give up. follow me.
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[chatter and applause]
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You gotta go 100 yards
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You gotta go 100 yards to give up, but you only
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To give up, but you only gotta go 8 feet...
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[cheering and applause]
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For a great catch.
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[applause]
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And the fish aren't on the way
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And the fish aren't on the way when you drop the nets...
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[cheering and applause]
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The fish are already --
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The fish are already -- the fish -- at the moment
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The fish -- at the moment you drop the nets,
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You drop the nets, the fish don't start to swim,
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The fish don't start to swim, no, that's why jesus got to
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No, that's why jesus got to the shore early,
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The shore early, 'cause he told the fish
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'cause he told the fish to swim and they did.
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To swim and they did. so when you drop your nets
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So when you drop your nets in your not yet season,
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In your not yet season, you need to know that
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You need to know that what you're fishing for
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What you're fishing for is not far from you.
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[cheering and applause]
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You might be 8 feet away
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You might be 8 feet away from a new day,
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From a new day, 8 feet away from restoration,
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8 feet away from restoration, 8 feet away from freedom
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8 feet away from freedom from your addiction,
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From your addiction, 8 feet away from
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8 feet away from a relationship that will
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A relationship that will take you out of loneliness
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Take you out of loneliness and bring you into
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And bring you into fruitful union.
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Fruitful union. eight feet away.
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Eight feet away. wouldn't you hate
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Wouldn't you hate to miss your harvest
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To miss your harvest and find out it was
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And find out it was only 8 feet away?
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[cheering and applause]
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It's gonna be big, baby.
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It's gonna be big, baby. it's gonna be big.
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It's gonna be big. it's gonna be big.
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It's gonna be big. you're gonna make a difference.
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You're gonna make a difference. you're gonna tell others,
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You're gonna tell others, you're gonna help others.
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You're gonna help others. you're not just gonna
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You're not just gonna be selfish,
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Be selfish, you're gonna serve others.
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You're gonna serve others. god already knows what
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God already knows what he's called you to do,
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He's called you to do, and the devil wants you to pull
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And the devil wants you to pull that boat in and give up
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That boat in and give up 'cause he knows
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'cause he knows you're 8 feet away.
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You're 8 feet away. see, it is the principle
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See, it is the principle that sometimes a small shift
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That sometimes a small shift can make a big difference.
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Can make a big difference. a small shift just to make
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A small shift just to make a small shift today.
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A small shift today. you're not as far
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You're not as far as you think you are.
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As you think you are. whoever this word is for
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Whoever this word is for it is burning like
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It is burning like a fire in my bones.
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[cheering and applause]
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You're not as far
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You're not as far as you think you are.
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[applause]
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I wish i could muster
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I wish i could muster the faith i had
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The faith i had when i told my dad that
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When i told my dad that you're not as far as
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You're not as far as you think you are.
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God can snatch you
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God can snatch you with his pinky finger,
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With his pinky finger, he's strong.
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He's strong. his hand is not slack.
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His hand is not slack. i don't care how far you are,
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I don't care how far you are, you're not as far
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You're not as far as you think you are,
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As you think you are, not from god.
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Not from god. he's god, who told the sun
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He's god, who told the sun when to rise and it did.
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When to rise and it did. he's god.
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I'm talking about god
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I'm talking about god who told the storm
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Who told the storm to be still and it did.
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To be still and it did. i'm talking about god
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I'm talking about god who told the walls
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Who told the walls when to fall and they did.
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When to fall and they did. i'm talking about god
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I'm talking about god who told the bones come alive
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Who told the bones come alive and they did.
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And they did. i'm gonna have another one.
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I'm gonna have another one. and if he told the fish
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And if he told the fish when to swim and they did,
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When to swim and they did, he will again.
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He will again. and if he told the fish
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And if he told the fish when to swim and they did,
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When to swim and they did, he will again.
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He will again. oh, it's the remix!
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Oh, it's the remix! we hadn't even released
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We hadn't even released the original yet
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The original yet and we're already working
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And we're already working on the remix,
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On the remix, 'cause he's god
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'cause he's god and he's good
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And he's good and he's faithful.
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And he's faithful. did you hear me, devil?
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Did you hear me, devil? 'cause he's god, that's how,
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'cause he's god, that's how, and he's good, hey!
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And he's good, hey! and he's faithful, hey!
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And he's faithful, hey! it's on the way.
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It's on the way. it's on the way,
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It's on the way, it's on the way,
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It's on the way, it's on the way.
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It's on the way. let your nets down.
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♪ ♪
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Woo.
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Woo. so i see a picture right now.
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So i see a picture right now. stay with me, stay with me,
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Stay with me, stay with me, stay with me.
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Stay with me. i wanna minister to somebody.
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I wanna minister to somebody. you think you are
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You think you are so far from god.
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So far from god. watch this,
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Watch this, not only was jesus
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Not only was jesus only 100 yards away
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Only 100 yards away and they had no idea
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And they had no idea that he was, and not only
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That he was, and not only were the fish only 8 feet away
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Were the fish only 8 feet away and they had no idea
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And they had no idea that they were, but peter,
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That they were, but peter, you have already been
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You have already been restored in god's eyes.
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Restored in god's eyes. now it's time for you
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Now it's time for you to be restored in your eyes.
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[applause]
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Receive it.
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Receive it. receive it.
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[applause]
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Paul said you can go
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Paul said you can go from having nothing
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From having nothing to possessing everything.
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To possessing everything. having nothing yet
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Having nothing yet possessing everything.
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Possessing everything. your nets are empty,
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Your nets are empty, you don't have it yet
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You don't have it yet that doesn't mean
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That doesn't mean it's not there.
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It's not there. so the gift you have is real,
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So the gift you have is real, it's just isn't fully grown yet.
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It's just isn't fully grown yet. the forgiveness that you have
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The forgiveness that you have is real you're just not
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Is real you're just not fully acquainted and familiar
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Fully acquainted and familiar with your freedom in christ yet.
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With your freedom in christ yet. i'm saving y'all money
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I'm saving y'all money on a therapy bill,
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On a therapy bill, this is what they gon'
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This is what they gon' do if you go over there.
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Do if you go over there. i'm trying to save you some
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I'm trying to save you some money on a therapy bill.
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Money on a therapy bill. drop a little something
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Drop a little something in the bucket
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In the bucket for your therapist today.
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[laughter]
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I want you to see
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I want you to see the power of your yet,
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The power of your yet, and to believe in
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And to believe in the god of already
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The god of already is to trust the god
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Is to trust the god of not yet.
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With every step you take,
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With every step you take, with every habit
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With every habit that you implement.
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That you implement. a lady told me
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A lady told me at elevation nights
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At elevation nights she was standing there
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She was standing there and i did the thing that
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And i did the thing that y'all hate when i do and i said,
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Y'all hate when i do and i said, "turn to your neighbor and say."
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"turn to your neighbor and say." and she said,
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"i rolled my eyes
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"i rolled my eyes and you made me say something
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And you made me say something to my neighbor
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To my neighbor and he was tall
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And he was tall and i was single
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And i was single and he was single."
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And he was single." and she wrote me a letter
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And she wrote me a letter and said today
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And said today he is my husband.
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He is my husband. i'm not making it up.
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I'm not making it up. i'm not making it up.
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I'm not making it up. i'll print the e-mail.
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I'll print the e-mail. i'll put it on twitter spaces,
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I'll put it on twitter spaces, and myspace.
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[laughter]
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I mean, it's 'cause
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I mean, it's 'cause something as simple
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Something as simple as turn to your neighbor.
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[applause]
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Turn to your neighbor
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Turn to your neighbor real quick and tell 'em,
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Real quick and tell 'em, "not yet, not yet,
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"not yet, not yet, not yet, not yet."
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[laughter]
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I thought he was finished,
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I thought he was finished, not yet.
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Not yet. hey, hey.
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Hey, hey. so, imagine -- yeah,
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So, imagine -- yeah, you can stay in softly lj.
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You can stay in softly lj. i'm done teaching, but i wanna
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I'm done teaching, but i wanna give you the picture
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Give you the picture from luke 15
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From luke 15 because i would hate
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Because i would hate not to give you this.
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Not to give you this. you remember how i told you
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You remember how i told you there are two stories here,
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There are two stories here, and jesus taught one
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And jesus taught one and then the other one
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And then the other one he actually acted out
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He actually acted out and they're both saying
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And they're both saying the same thing,
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The same thing, that you're not as far as
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That you're not as far as you think you are.
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You think you are. there are two sons
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There are two sons and one sent to his father.
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And one sent to his father. i want my share of
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I want my share of the inheritance now, luke 15.
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The inheritance now, luke 15. so he set up to
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So he set up to a distant country.
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A distant country. what kind of country?
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What kind of country? >> congregation: distant.
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>> congregation: distant. >> say it again.
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>> say it again. >> congregation: distant.
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>> congregation: distant. >> a distant country.
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>> a distant country. while he was there,
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While he was there, he spent all that
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He spent all that he had on riotous living.
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He had on riotous living. for a little while it went good,
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For a little while it went good, but then eventually he came
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But then eventually he came to a point where nobody
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To a point where nobody knew how bad it was,
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Knew how bad it was, and he longed to fill
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And he longed to fill his stomach with a husk
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His stomach with a husk that the swine ate.
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That the swine ate. he was that low.
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He was that low. finally, the bible says
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Finally, the bible says he came to himself.
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He came to himself. he came to himself.
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He came to himself. i believe somebody's
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I believe somebody's coming to yourself today
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Coming to yourself today and god is already there.
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And god is already there. god already sees you
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God already sees you like you really are,
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Like you really are, you just don't yet.
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You just don't yet. he came to himself
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He came to himself and he said,
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And he said, "how many of my father's
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"how many of my father's hired servants have food
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Hired servants have food to spare and here
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To spare and here i am starving to death.
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I am starving to death. i will arise
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I will arise and go to my father
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And go to my father and perhaps he will make me
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And perhaps he will make me like one of his hired servants."
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Like one of his hired servants." so verse 20 is where
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So verse 20 is where it really picks up
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It really picks up for our purpose
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For our purpose as we close today.
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As we close today. it said that, "he got up
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And went to his father.
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And went to his father. but while he was still
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But while he was still a long way off.
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A long way off. his father saw him."
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His father saw him." how many times did i read
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How many times did i read this story and never really
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This story and never really noticed what was happening?
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Noticed what was happening? because just before this,
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Because just before this, this boy is making a story
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That he's gonna tell his dad.
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That he's gonna tell his dad. he's making his plan
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He's making his plan to get back in good graces
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To get back in good graces with his dad, to reconcile,
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With his dad, to reconcile, to get back where he belongs.
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To get back where he belongs. and a lot of you are like that.
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And a lot of you are like that. you're like, okay,
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You're like, okay, i'm gonna get my life together.
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I'm gonna get my life together. i'm gonna do this,
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I'm gonna do this, i'mma do that,
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I'mma do that, i'mma gonna join the gym
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I'mma gonna join the gym and then i'm gonna
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And then i'm gonna drink a smoothie
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Drink a smoothie and then i'm gonna --
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And then i'm gonna -- i don't want a smoothie,
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I don't want a smoothie, i want a milkshake.
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I want a milkshake. i'm gonna drink a milkshake
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I'm gonna drink a milkshake and then i'm gonna join
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And then i'm gonna join a gym and...
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[laughter]
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I'mma join that gym where
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I'mma join that gym where they have milkshakes
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They have milkshakes at the gym, and pizza.
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At the gym, and pizza. i like that gym.
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I like that gym. so he's planned it all out
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So he's planned it all out but he's tried, he's exhausted,
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But he's tried, he's exhausted, he's ashamed.
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He's ashamed. and not to make light
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And not to make light of the story, i mean,
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Of the story, i mean, he really doesn't know.
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He really doesn't know. "am i even gonna
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Be welcomed back?
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Be welcomed back? is this even gonna work?"
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Is this even gonna work?" and i don't just mean
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And i don't just mean this for people, y'all,
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This for people, y'all, who are -- i mean,
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Who are -- i mean, i certainly mean this
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I certainly mean this for people who don't know god,
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For people who don't know god, but for those of us who do
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But for those of us who do there are times in our life
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There are times in our life where we think,
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Where we think, "i feel sorry for you preacher.
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"i feel sorry for you preacher. you're telling me all this
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But you don't know how far i am.
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But you don't know how far i am. you don't know what's going on
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You don't know what's going on with me and my wife."
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With me and my wife." when a guy finally told me
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When a guy finally told me the other day he said,
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The other day he said, "i've been faking you
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"i've been faking you out for five months.
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Out for five months. i keep telling you
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I keep telling you everything's good but
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Everything's good but because i don't want you
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Because i don't want you to think bad of me
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To think bad of me 'cause you're a preacher
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'cause you're a preacher but i hadn't had
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But i hadn't had a job for five months.
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A job for five months. i've been leaving the house
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I've been leaving the house every day just going to
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Every day just going to panera so my kids
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Panera so my kids would think i had a job.
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Would think i had a job. i don't know of what
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I don't know of what i'm gonna do,
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I'm gonna do, i'm running out of money."
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I'm running out of money." and all over the room
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And all over the room there are not yet empty nets.
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There are not yet empty nets. all over the world.
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All over the world. so you get this strategy
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So you get this strategy in your mind and you think,
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In your mind and you think, "okay, here's how i'm gonna
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"okay, here's how i'm gonna get it together,
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Get it together, here's how i'm gonna fix it."
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Here's how i'm gonna fix it." and you know,
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And you know, that can be exhausting.
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That can be exhausting. it could stop you from even
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It could stop you from even taking the first step, really.
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Taking the first step, really. i gotta imagine with every step
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I gotta imagine with every step that the boy has taken,
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That the boy has taken, he's thinking, "god i hope,
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He's thinking, "god i hope, i hope dad will have me back
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I hope dad will have me back even if he'll just
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Even if he'll just let me sleep outside.
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Let me sleep outside. i'll prove myself,
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I'll prove myself, i'll work my way back,
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I'll work my way back, i'll get there.
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I'll get there. i'll get there.
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I'll get there. it may take me years,
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It may take me years, i'll get there.
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I'll get there. so i'm gonna make
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So i'm gonna make a speech to him."
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A speech to him." remember it's a distant country
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Remember it's a distant country so he's got a long walk
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So he's got a long walk ahead of him.
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Ahead of him. and at some point
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And at some point along this long walk
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Along this long walk as he's rehearsing his speech,
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As he's rehearsing his speech, "father, i'm no longer worthy.
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"father, i'm no longer worthy. make me a hired servant.
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Make me a hired servant. i've disgraced you,
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I've disgraced you, i've shamed you,
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I've shamed you, i've sinned, and i'm sorry."
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I've sinned, and i'm sorry." maybe i soul it
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Maybe i soul it the first part first so,
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The first part first so, "i'm sorry, i have sinned.
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"i'm sorry, i have sinned. i sinned, i'm sorry."
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I sinned, i'm sorry." and every step
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And every step he's working this out
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He's working this out and rehearsing it in his mind.
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And rehearsing it in his mind. "here's how i'm gonna get back,
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"here's how i'm gonna get back, here's how i'm gonna do it.
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Here's how i'm gonna do it. i'm gonna say to my father,
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I'm gonna say to my father, gonna say to my father,
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Gonna say to my father, i'mma say to my father."
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I'mma say to my father." and while he's rehearsing
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And while he's rehearsing his speech somehow,
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His speech somehow, someway his father is
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Someway his father is already running toward him.
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Already running toward him. and then you look up
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And then you look up and you realize,
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And you realize, oh, he's already here.
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Oh, he's already here. while he was still
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While he was still a long way off.
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A long way off. while he still thought,
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While he still thought, "i have so far to go."
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"i have so far to go." and the one that he was planning
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And the one that he was planning to grovel to grabs him
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To grovel to grabs him with grace and pulls him in.
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With grace and pulls him in. you're not as far
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You're not as far as you think you are.
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As you think you are. it takes a while to
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It takes a while to put your life together,
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Put your life together, but it only takes a moment
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But it only takes a moment to be right with god.
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[cheering and applause]
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>> even if i'm stuck in this
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>> even if i'm stuck in this narrative in my life,
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Narrative in my life, that, you know,
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That, you know, i'm really no one special,
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I'm really no one special, i'm really no one,
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I'm really no one, and i have no one,
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And i have no one, it's a lie.
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It's a lie. if i believe that,
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If i believe that, that i am no one
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That i am no one and that i have no one,
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And that i have no one, as so many of us do,
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As so many of us do, i think that's the thing
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I think that's the thing the devil just tries to get you
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The devil just tries to get you to believe over and over again
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To believe over and over again in different ways.
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>> have you found yourself
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Believing lies from the enemy?"
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That's how loneliness
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Begins to creep in.
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>> i think it's the loneliest
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>> i think it's the loneliest thing in the world to have
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Thing in the world to have people around you,
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People around you, but you can't really touch them
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But you can't really touch them and connect with them
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And connect with them for who you really are.
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For who you really are. because you just keep trying
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Because you just keep trying to give 'em who you think
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To give 'em who you think you're supposed to be.
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>> willing to meet you
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In that place.
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>> and so, some of you
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>> and so, some of you are sitting in loneliness
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Are sitting in loneliness that was not chosen
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That was not chosen in this season of your life.
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In this season of your life. before god can get you out,
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Before god can get you out, he has to get in.
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He has to get in. he's getting in.
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He's getting in. god said to tell you,
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God said to tell you, he'll meet you in
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He'll meet you in your lonely place.
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>> in pastor steven furtick's
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New series, "never alone",
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Discover the freedom
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Of being truly known by god,
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And learn to recognize
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That with him,
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You are never alone.
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It's available for
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Your gift of any amount.
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Just call or visit us online
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To get your copy today.
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>> if today's message from
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>> if today's message from pastor steven spoke to you,
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Pastor steven spoke to you, i wanna invite you to call
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I wanna invite you to call or go online right now
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Or go online right now to request your copy
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To request your copy of this sermon.
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Of this sermon. it's part of his new series,
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It's part of his new series, "never alone"
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"never alone" and it's available
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And it's available for your gift of any amount.
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For your gift of any amount. this series is for anyone
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This series is for anyone who has felt the weight
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Who has felt the weight of loneliness, not just
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Of loneliness, not just from being isolated,
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From being isolated, but feeling alone
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But feeling alone even in a crowd.
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Even in a crowd. maybe you've wondered
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Maybe you've wondered if anyone really sees you,
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If anyone really sees you, anyone really sees what
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Anyone really sees what you're walking through.
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You're walking through. does anyone even care?
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Does anyone even care? these messages will remind you
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These messages will remind you that god not only sees you,
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That god not only sees you, but he's with you.
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But he's with you. his presence is constant
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His presence is constant and you are fully known
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And you are fully known and deeply loved by him.
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And deeply loved by him. i know, i've had moments
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I know, i've had moments where i felt invisible,
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Where i felt invisible, like no one could truly
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Like no one could truly understand what i was facing,
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Understand what i was facing, but through this series,
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But through this series, i realized that god was
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I realized that god was with me all along.
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With me all along. he doesn't expect us
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He doesn't expect us to hold it all together,
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To hold it all together, he invites us to rest
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He invites us to rest in his presence and trust him.
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In his presence and trust him. so, don't wait, call
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So, don't wait, call the number on your screen
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The number on your screen or visit us online
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Or visit us online to request your copy
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To request your copy of "never alone" for
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Of "never alone" for your gift of any amount.
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Your gift of any amount. and thank you
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And thank you for your generosity,
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For your generosity, you are helping us
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You are helping us share the hope of jesus
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Share the hope of jesus with people all over the world.
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>> ♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ it's who he is yeah ♪
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♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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♪ jehovah rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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♪ yeah ♪
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♪ jehovah shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ oh ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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>> ♪ rapha heal your body ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah jireh ♪
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♪ jehovah jireh meet ♪
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>> ♪ oh my good ♪
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♪ you've sure been ♪
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♪ good to me ♪
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Steven Furtick - The God of Already (Part 2)

October 20, 2025 | 28:0

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