Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - God Can Use This Too (Part 2)

July 7, 2026 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - God Can Use This Too (Part 2) | July 7, 2026

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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>> i wonder, have you landed
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>> i wonder, have you landed in a strange place today?
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In a strange place today? strange place in your life,
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Strange place in your life, strange place in your emotions,
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Strange place in your emotions, strange place at
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Strange place at your particular season.
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Your particular season. and if you have,
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And if you have, i believe you have every
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I believe you have every reason to expect that
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Reason to expect that god will use a barbarian,
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God will use a barbarian, which simply means something
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Which simply means something you're not familiar with.
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You're not familiar with. everything in the text points
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Everything in the text points in the same direction,
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In the same direction, that god can use this too, okay?
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That god can use this too, okay? when they get there,
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When they get there, they meet barbarians,
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They meet barbarians, people that they're afraid of.
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People that they're afraid of. but the barbarians
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But the barbarians are building them a fire.
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Are building them a fire. that's the favor of god.
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That's the favor of god. when god uses something
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When god uses something that you think is barbaric
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That you think is barbaric to build something,
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To build something, to keep you alive.
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To keep you alive. when god uses somebody
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When god uses somebody you don't even like
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You don't even like to tell you something
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To tell you something that you need to know.
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That you need to know. when god uses a process
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When god uses a process that you resist,
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That you resist, that is the strange
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That is the strange grace of god.
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Grace of god. have you ever had god
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Have you ever had god give you strange grace?
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Give you strange grace? >> congregation: yes.
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>> congregation: yes. >> i might shoulda called
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>> i might shoulda called this message, "strange grace."
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This message, "strange grace." it's not the grace that
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It's not the grace that comes from people
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Comes from people that i counted on,
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That i counted on, it's the grace that
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It's the grace that comes from people
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Comes from people that i don't even
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That i don't even know what to call them.
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Know what to call them. it's the grace that
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It's the grace that comes from places
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Comes from places that i never chose to be.
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That i never chose to be. and listen to this,
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And listen to this, just because you didn't
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Just because you didn't choose it, doesn't mean
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Choose it, doesn't mean he won't use it.
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He won't use it. paul wanted to go to rome,
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Paul wanted to go to rome, but not as a prisoner.
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But not as a prisoner. god used chains to
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God used chains to get him to the place.
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Get him to the place. when they started out
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When they started out on the journey
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On the journey they were on a ship.
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They were on a ship. look at acts 27:44,
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Look at acts 27:44, right before they got
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Right before they got to the island, safely,
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To the island, safely, look how they got there,
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Look how they got there, "safely."
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"safely." i'm doing air quotes
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I'm doing air quotes for a reason.
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For a reason. "the rest were to
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"the rest were to get there on planks
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Get there on planks or other pieces of the ship.
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Or other pieces of the ship. in this way everyone
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In this way everyone reached land safely."
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Reached land safely." ain't that crazy,
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Ain't that crazy, how sometimes you gotta
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How sometimes you gotta praise god for pieces?
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Praise god for pieces? think about it,
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Think about it, they started out on a boat,
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They started out on a boat, they floated in on a board.
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They floated in on a board. would you rather
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Would you rather ride in on a boat,
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Ride in on a boat, or paddle in on a board?
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Or paddle in on a board? but it doesn't matter
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But it doesn't matter what you would rather do
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What you would rather do because sometimes god
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Because sometimes god will call you to grab hold
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Will call you to grab hold of what you have,
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Of what you have, and remember your
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And remember your swimming lessons
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Swimming lessons and breaststroke your way
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And breaststroke your way to the shore with
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To the shore with what you have.
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What you have. and i want you to learn
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And i want you to learn how to praise god
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How to praise god for pieces in your life
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For pieces in your life because i know we would
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Because i know we would prefer the boat.
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Prefer the boat. i know we would prefer
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I know we would prefer that things stayed the same,
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That things stayed the same, none of us really like change.
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None of us really like change. right?
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Right? none of us really
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None of us really like change at all.
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Like change at all. you were praying summer away
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You were praying summer away and it got cold for a day.
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[laughter]
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But you were so hot,
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But you were so hot, we don't even want
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We don't even want the season to change
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The season to change because it's uncomfortable.
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Because it's uncomfortable. and yet, sometimes
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And yet, sometimes the only way to really
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The only way to really have peace in your heart,
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Have peace in your heart, p-e-a-c-e,
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P-e-a-c-e, over your situation,
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Over your situation, is to take the piece
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Is to take the piece that you have,
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That you have, p-i-e-c-e,
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P-i-e-c-e, and float in with what you have.
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And float in with what you have. because everybody knows a boat
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Because everybody knows a boat can get you to shore,
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Can get you to shore, but so can a board.
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But so can a board. i gotta say that again,
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I gotta say that again, everybody knows a boat
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Everybody knows a boat can get you to shore,
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Can get you to shore, that doesn't take a miracle,
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That doesn't take a miracle, but when you made it
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But when you made it in on a board,
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In on a board, a piece of the boat,
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A piece of the boat, a remnant of the former boat.
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A remnant of the former boat. yes, i'm talking to
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Yes, i'm talking to people who are older,
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People who are older, you can make it in on boards.
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You can make it in on boards. your body might not work
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Your body might not work like it used to work,
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Like it used to work, but you can still do
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But you can still do what you're called to do.
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What you're called to do. your mind might not work
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Your mind might not work like it used to work,
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Like it used to work, but you can still do
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But you can still do what you're called to do.
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What you're called to do. one missionary said,
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One missionary said, "when i can't pray,
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"when i can't pray, when i can't read,
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When i can't read, when i can't even think,
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When i can't even think, i can still trust."
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I can still trust." and the faith to know
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And the faith to know that if i can't make it
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That if i can't make it in on a floatation device,
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In on a floatation device, i can make it in floating
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I can make it in floating by the grace of god,
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By the grace of god, that kind of faith
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That kind of faith is so necessary
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Is so necessary in this season of your life.
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In this season of your life. when what you had
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When what you had was broken a part,
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Was broken a part, when what you had was
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When what you had was driven by the wind.
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Driven by the wind. don't you believe
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Don't you believe in your life
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In your life that the same god
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That the same god who brought them safely
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Who brought them safely to the shore on a board
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To the shore on a board is bringing you where you're
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Is bringing you where you're supposed to be right now
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Supposed to be right now on the thing that you
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On the thing that you have that is with you?
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Have that is with you? because god will never
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Because god will never call you to somewhere,
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Call you to somewhere, he can't get you with
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He can't get you with what you still have.
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What you still have. i still got it.
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[applause]
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I still got it.
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I still got it. maybe that's the message
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Maybe that's the message of this, to tell you,
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Of this, to tell you, "you still got it."
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"you still got it." no, you don't have
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No, you don't have the ship how it looked.
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The ship how it looked. no, you don't have
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No, you don't have the life that it used to be.
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The life that it used to be. no, you don't have the answers
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No, you don't have the answers that you wanted to have,
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That you wanted to have, but somebody say ,
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But somebody say , "i still got it."
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"i still got it." >> congregation: i still got it.
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>> congregation: i still got it. >> the thing you gotta
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>> the thing you gotta realize is that the board
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Realize is that the board they floated in on were part
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They floated in on were part of the boat that they
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Of the boat that they had been riding on.
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Had been riding on. so, it wasn't that
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So, it wasn't that the boat went away,
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The boat went away, it just changed forms.
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It just changed forms. god is going to continue
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God is going to continue to provide in your life,
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To provide in your life, but he will do it
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But he will do it in many different ways
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In many different ways and many different layers
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And many different layers at many different levels,
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At many different levels, and the key to this is
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And the key to this is you believing god
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You believing god can use this too.
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Can use this too. if he can bring me
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If he can bring me in on a boat
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In on a boat he can bring me
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He can bring me in on a board.
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In on a board. if he can bless me with a lot,
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If he can bless me with a lot, he can keep me with a little.
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He can keep me with a little. paul said, in another scripture,
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Paul said, in another scripture, "i have learned whatever state
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"i have learned whatever state i'm in to be content.
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I'm in to be content. i know how to have plenty, boat,
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I know how to have plenty, boat, i know how to have not much,
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I know how to have not much, boards."
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Boards." whether i got a boat or a board,
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Whether i got a boat or a board, my song is the same,
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My song is the same, god can use this too.
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God can use this too. let's clap our hands
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Let's clap our hands and praise him for the times...
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[applause]
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That he brought us to
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That he brought us to shore on a board.
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[applause]
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Now, here is where it
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Now, here is where it gets interesting, church,
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Gets interesting, church, because when you
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Because when you arrive on the shore
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Arrive on the shore and you got there on a board
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And you got there on a board and you see people building
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And you see people building you a fire you automatically
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You a fire you automatically assume that the fire is
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Assume that the fire is a blessing, and it is.
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A blessing, and it is. but i don't know if paul made
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But i don't know if paul made a bad decision here or not,
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A bad decision here or not, it's really up for debate.
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It's really up for debate. i know that the storm
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I know that the storm wasn't his fault,
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Wasn't his fault, i know that the chains
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I know that the chains weren't his fault.
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Weren't his fault. this part is up for review,
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This part is up for review, you can see what
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You can see what you think about it.
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You think about it. it says in verse 2,
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It says in verse 2, "the islanders showed us
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"the islanders showed us unusual kindness.
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Unusual kindness. they built a fire
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They built a fire and welcomed us all because
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And welcomed us all because it was raining and cold."
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It was raining and cold." and here's the part
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And here's the part i wanna ask you about,
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I wanna ask you about, see what you think.
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See what you think. "paul gathered a pile
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"paul gathered a pile of brushwood and,
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Of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire,
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As he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat,
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A viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand."
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Fastened itself on his hand." so, here's what i wanna ask you,
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So, here's what i wanna ask you, should paul have just
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Should paul have just stuck to preaching
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Stuck to preaching and not messed
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And not messed with fire building?
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With fire building? 'cause it looks like
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'cause it looks like in his effort
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In his effort to help he got hurt.
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To help he got hurt. and i know paul,
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And i know paul, like, not personally
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Like, not personally but i studied about him a lot,
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But i studied about him a lot, i spend a lot of time
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I spend a lot of time thinking about him.
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Thinking about him. and i know paul,
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And i know paul, what he really wanted to do
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What he really wanted to do in this situation, when he meets
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In this situation, when he meets a group of barbarians,
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A group of barbarians, people that he's never
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People that he's never seen before, what he really
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Seen before, what he really wanted to do was tell
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Wanted to do was tell them about jesus.
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Them about jesus. that's all paul ever
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That's all paul ever wanted to do, sounds like.
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Wanted to do, sounds like. if it was jews
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If it was jews who were circumcised,
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Who were circumcised, if it was gentiles
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If it was gentiles who had been ostracized,
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Who had been ostracized, paul wanted you
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Paul wanted you to know about jesus.
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To know about jesus. so, he shows up on the island,
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So, he shows up on the island, he doesn't know what
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He doesn't know what it's called, and worse of all
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It's called, and worse of all he doesn't speak their language.
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He doesn't speak their language. now remember,
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Now remember, paul is good with words.
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Paul is good with words. if there had every been a,
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If there had every been a, you know, kendrick and drake,
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You know, kendrick and drake, but with like paul and peter,
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But with like paul and peter, paul would've beat
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Paul would've beat peter senseless.
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[laughter]
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Nobody did words like paul.
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Nobody did words like paul. all the foundational --
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All the foundational -- all the foundational doctrines
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All the foundational doctrines that we quote by heart today
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That we quote by heart today came either from the pen
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Came either from the pen or the tongue of paul.
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Or the tongue of paul. even the posters we hang
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Even the posters we hang in the wait room
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In the wait room of our high schools,
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Of our high schools, public high schools,
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Public high schools, "i can do all things."
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"i can do all things." that's something paul said.
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That's something paul said. he said, "through christ
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He said, "through christ who strengthens me,"
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Who strengthens me," but we don't have
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But we don't have to finish it.
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To finish it. we just take the first part.
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We just take the first part. "i can do all things."
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"i can do all things." no you can't, not unless
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No you can't, not unless christ strengthens you.
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Christ strengthens you. but paul was not only brilliant
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But paul was not only brilliant in his ability to say
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In his ability to say pithy statements that
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Pithy statements that would motivate us,
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Would motivate us, paul actually could --
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Paul actually could -- paul actually could make
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Paul actually could make a legal defense from the gospel.
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A legal defense from the gospel. he could show you how that
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He could show you how that abraham the progenitor
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Abraham the progenitor of the jewish faith,
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Of the jewish faith, abraham, father abraham,
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Abraham, father abraham, was actually justified
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Was actually justified by faith not works.
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By faith not works. and then he could take you
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And then he could take you line by line by line.
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Line by line by line. you do not wanna
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You do not wanna get in a debate with paul.
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Get in a debate with paul. he is too good with his words,
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He is too good with his words, and god used his words.
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And god used his words. everywhere he went to preach,
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Everywhere he went to preach, even if he showed up in
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Even if he showed up in a city like athens,
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A city like athens, where they worshipped
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Where they worshipped all kinds of idols,
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All kinds of idols, he would start with
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He would start with their idolatry instead of
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Their idolatry instead of starting with his belief
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Starting with his belief and he could quote their poets,
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And he could quote their poets, but bring them to his
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But bring them to his point of view.
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Point of view. so he would get them
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So he would get them to jesus from whatever
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To jesus from whatever starting place they had
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Starting place they had because he was so good
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Because he was so good with is words.
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With is words. not just one language,
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Not just one language, paul good speak gre --
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Paul good speak gre -- one city he got in,
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One city he got in, he wasn't able to speak greek,
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He wasn't able to speak greek, koine greek, which was
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Koine greek, which was the language of the day
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The language of the day because they had
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Because they had a different dialect.
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A different dialect. so paul started
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So paul started speaking in aramaic,
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Speaking in aramaic, and when he spoke in aramaic,
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And when he spoke in aramaic, which was the local dialect
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Which was the local dialect they all shut up
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They all shut up and they were able to hear
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And they were able to hear because paul was able
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Because paul was able to speak the word of god.
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To speak the word of god. god really used paul's words.
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God really used paul's words. as a matter of fact,
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As a matter of fact, he used paul's words
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He used paul's words to the point that something
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To the point that something like 30% of our new testament
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Like 30% of our new testament that we read today
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That we read today came from the pen of a man
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Came from the pen of a man who spent much of his life
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Who spent much of his life in a prison.
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In a prison. while he was prison,
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While he was prison, some thought rotting,
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Some thought rotting, he was writing.
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He was writing. i'm trying to get
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I'm trying to get you a vision today
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You a vision today for the seasons of your life
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For the seasons of your life that you think are wasted,
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That you think are wasted, the seasons of your life
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The seasons of your life that you think are waiting.
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That you think are waiting. god can use waiting seasons
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God can use waiting seasons not as wasted seasons,
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Not as wasted seasons, but those seasons
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But those seasons can actually become,
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Can actually become, if you choose -- say, "choose."
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If you choose -- say, "choose." >> congregation: choose.
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>> congregation: choose. >> if you choose to take
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>> if you choose to take the instrument that you have.
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The instrument that you have. paul proves it,
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Paul proves it, i can take a pen in a prison,
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I can take a pen in a prison, and what he wrote with a pen
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And what he wrote with a pen in a prison is so powerful
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In a prison is so powerful that we quote it from
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That we quote it from our pulpits today.
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Our pulpits today. isn't that amazing?
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Isn't that amazing? i hadn't looked at
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I hadn't looked at y'all in the back
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Y'all in the back very much this sermon,
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Very much this sermon, isn't that amazing?
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[applause]
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That all the way
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That all the way from a prison cell,
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From a prison cell, paul could write something
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Paul could write something so powerful that we would --
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So powerful that we would -- that we would understand
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That we would understand our faith in jesus
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Our faith in jesus through his words today.
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Through his words today. his words, god used his words.
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His words, god used his words. but now paul is in a situation
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But now paul is in a situation where his words will not work,
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Where his words will not work, but he wants to preach jesus.
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But he wants to preach jesus. i know he does because
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I know he does because that's his mission,
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That's his mission, that's his purpose,
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That's his purpose, that's his calling,
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That's his calling, that's what he's good at.
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That's what he's good at. but how do you preach jesus
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But how do you preach jesus to people who don't
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To people who don't speak your same language?
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Speak your same language? nobody on the ship
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Nobody on the ship spoke this language,
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Spoke this language, that's why they called
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That's why they called them barbarians.
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Them barbarians. so, while paul is waiting
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So, while paul is waiting to try to figure out,
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To try to figure out, "why would god
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"why would god let me crash here?
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Let me crash here? of all the islands,
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Of all the islands, why would god put me here?"
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Why would god put me here?" now, this is where some of us
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Now, this is where some of us are not like paul, we never
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Are not like paul, we never stop and ask the question,
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Stop and ask the question, "god, why do you really
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"god, why do you really have me here?"
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Have me here?" we just settle
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We just settle for the surface story.
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For the surface story. i'm here because i'm stupid.
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I'm here because i'm stupid. but if you'd ever get past
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But if you'd ever get past how stupid you were to get there
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How stupid you were to get there maybe you could see how god
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Maybe you could see how god wants to use your stupid
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Wants to use your stupid to keep somebody else
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To keep somebody else from stupid in the future.
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From stupid in the future. look, you are the solution
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Look, you are the solution to somebody else's
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To somebody else's future stupid.
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Future stupid. i like my own
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I like my own preaching sometimes,
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Preaching sometimes, i like what i just said.
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[laughter]
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That helped me.
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That helped me. i ran into somebody's
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I ran into somebody's car last week.
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Car last week. yeah, i ran right into it.
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Yeah, i ran right into it. and they were parked
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And they were parked and i couldn't find 'em.
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[laughter]
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And i don't wanna tell you
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And i don't wanna tell you this part, but i gotta
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This part, but i gotta be completely honest,
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Be completely honest, i looked at holly i was like,
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I looked at holly i was like, "should we stay?"
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[laughter]
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And this is what she said back,
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And this is what she said back, listen how sanctimonious
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Listen how sanctimonious she sounds, listen how
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She sounds, listen how self-righteous.
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Self-righteous. she said, "i would."
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[laughter]
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What a gentle review, right?
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What a gentle review, right? not, "yes, you're a man of god!"
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Not, "yes, you're a man of god!" so, i didn't know what to do
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So, i didn't know what to do so i couldn't find 'em
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So i couldn't find 'em so i put a note on the thing
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So i put a note on the thing and some money on the thing,
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And some money on the thing, and i put our number
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And i put our number on the thing,
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On the thing, and we're gonna
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And we're gonna have to pay for it.
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Have to pay for it. they -- a week went by
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They -- a week went by and we didn't hear from 'em,
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And we didn't hear from 'em, i'm like, "thank you, jesus."
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[laughter]
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Jireh!
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Jireh! i was singing --
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I was singing -- i was singing
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I was singing the lord will provide.
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The lord will provide. but then they called
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But then they called and we had to pay for it.
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And we had to pay for it. but --
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[laughter]
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But listen to this,
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But listen to this, isn't this funny,
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Isn't this funny, i was telling my brother-in-law,
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I was telling my brother-in-law, we had dinner that night,
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We had dinner that night, i said, "i ran into
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I said, "i ran into a car today."
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A car today." and you know what he said?
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And you know what he said? he said, "huh."
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He said, "huh." he said, "how long before
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He said, "how long before you put it in a sermon?"
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[laughter]
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I said, "i hadn't even
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I said, "i hadn't even thought of that yet."
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[laughter]
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If i gotta pay for it
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If i gotta pay for it i might as well preach it.
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[laughter]
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'cause i know god can use
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'cause i know god can use when i do it right,
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When i do it right, but here i am looking
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But here i am looking at a stupid thing i did
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At a stupid thing i did realizing, "huh, i can use
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Realizing, "huh, i can use an example of a time
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An example of a time that i prayed for my kids,
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That i prayed for my kids, i can use an example of
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I can use an example of a time that i drive safely,
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A time that i drive safely, but i just hit
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But i just hit somebody's fender.
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Somebody's fender. hmm, god can use this too."
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Hmm, god can use this too." and i'm trying to get you
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And i'm trying to get you to see about that thing
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To see about that thing in your life today.
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In your life today. bigger than a fender, i get it.
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Bigger than a fender, i get it. some failures are bigger
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Some failures are bigger than a fender, i get it.
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Than a fender, i get it. but it is just an illustration
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But it is just an illustration to let you know that the god
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To let you know that the god that can make something
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That can make something out of nothing, "ex nihilo."
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Out of nothing, "ex nihilo." the god who can "bara"
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The god who can "bara" can also "asah".
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Can also "asah". asah, is the hebrew word
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Asah, is the hebrew word in genesis 1:16.
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In genesis 1:16. and when it says that god
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And when it says that god created in genesis 1:16,
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Created in genesis 1:16, it doesn't mean to create
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It doesn't mean to create something out of nothing,
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Something out of nothing, it means to take already
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It means to take already existing things
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Existing things and make something
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And make something that has never been seen
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That has never been seen out of something that
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Out of something that already exists.
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Already exists. so, it's when somebody says,
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So, it's when somebody says, "don't think i don't,"
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"don't think i don't," and you say, "think about it."
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And you say, "think about it." and you put their words
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And you put their words with your melody,
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With your melody, with your chords,
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With your chords, and make a hit song.
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And make a hit song. it's when somebody walks
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It's when somebody walks in the studio that you
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In the studio that you don't even wanna see
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Don't even wanna see and you say, "ever, ever, ever,"
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And you say, "ever, ever, ever," and eventually you have
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And eventually you have a stadium of people
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A stadium of people saying, "ever, ever, ever."
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Saying, "ever, ever, ever." see, sometimes you don't
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See, sometimes you don't get to things that
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Get to things that god wants to do,
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God wants to do, because you do not recognize
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Because you do not recognize what has been brought into
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What has been brought into your life as a gift.
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Your life as a gift. yeah, a gift.
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Yeah, a gift. wait a minute, paul got warmed
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Wait a minute, paul got warmed by the fire, and then,
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By the fire, and then, check this out, holly,
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Check this out, holly, the same thing that
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The same thing that warmed him wounded him.
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Warmed him wounded him. you ever been warmed,
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You ever been warmed, by a thing one minute
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By a thing one minute and wounded by it the next?
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And wounded by it the next? the more warmth the relationship
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The more warmth the relationship gives you, the greater
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Gives you, the greater the potential it can wound you.
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The potential it can wound you. the more passion you have,
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The more passion you have, the more susceptible
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The more susceptible to certain temptations
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To certain temptations you will be.
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You will be. the more creative you are,
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The more creative you are, the more constrictions
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The more constrictions will try to keep you
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Will try to keep you from creating.
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From creating. because that was a powerful
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Because that was a powerful thought for me, chris.
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Thought for me, chris. he's standing by the fire
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He's standing by the fire and it's warming him,
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And it's warming him, and then the same fire
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And then the same fire that one moment was bringing
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That one moment was bringing him warmth, brought him a wound.
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Him warmth, brought him a wound. now, let's read about
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Now, let's read about the wound for a moment
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The wound for a moment because we may never know,
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Because we may never know, we may never know,
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We may never know, if paul was like,
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If paul was like, doing too much by
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Doing too much by putting wood on the fire.
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Putting wood on the fire. it sounds like the islanders
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It sounds like the islanders had it pretty well
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Had it pretty well taken care of,
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Taken care of, and paul's like,
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And paul's like, "i'm not just standing
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"i'm not just standing around this is ridiculous,
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Around this is ridiculous, i'll make this fire higher."
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I'll make this fire higher." and see, he's not
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And see, he's not native to the island,
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Native to the island, so he's doing something
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So he's doing something that he doesn't naturally do.
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That he doesn't naturally do. remember he's good
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Remember he's good with words, not wood.
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[laughter]
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And sometimes when you
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And sometimes when you step out of your comfort zone
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Step out of your comfort zone and try to do something
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And try to do something that you're not naturally
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That you're not naturally good at doing, look what
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Good at doing, look what happens in verse 4,
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Happens in verse 4, "out of the heat
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"out of the heat came a viper," a snake.
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Came a viper," a snake. and the bible says that,
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And the bible says that, "it fastened itself
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"it fastened itself on his hand," and verse 4
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On his hand," and verse 4 is the one that i really
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Is the one that i really want you to look at,
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Want you to look at, "when the islanders saw
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"when the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand,
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The snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other,"
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They said to each other," who said?
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Who said? >> congregation: they said.
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>> congregation: they said. >> they said, to each other,
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>> they said, to each other, "this man must be a murderer,"
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"this man must be a murderer," now what we know,
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Now what we know, because we've already read
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Because we've already read to the end of this story,
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To the end of this story, is that the one they're
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Is that the one they're calling a murderer
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Calling a murderer is actually going to heal
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Is actually going to heal all of their sicknesses.
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All of their sicknesses. so the man they're calling
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So the man they're calling a murderer is actually
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A murderer is actually carrying their medicine.
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Carrying their medicine. did my mic cut out?
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Did my mic cut out? i thought you'd say
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I thought you'd say amen to that.
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Amen to that. >> congregation: amen.
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>> congregation: amen. >> the one that they were
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>> the one that they were calling a murderer,
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Calling a murderer, the one that they were
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The one that they were saying this is a proof
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Saying this is a proof of divine disfavor,
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Of divine disfavor, the one that they saw
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The one that they saw the snake 'cause --
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The snake 'cause -- track with me.
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Track with me. he crashes on an island
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He crashes on an island that god has called him to,
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That god has called him to, but nobody knows that yet.
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But nobody knows that yet. he's building a fire
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He's building a fire and out of the fire,
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And out of the fire, as he's building it,
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As he's building it, he gets bit.
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He gets bit. by the way, bonus point,
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By the way, bonus point, you can't build anything
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You can't build anything without getting bit.
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Without getting bit. anything.
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Anything. so, if you ever wanna
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So, if you ever wanna start a church
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Start a church and you wanna build a church
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And you wanna build a church you're gonna get bit.
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You're gonna get bit. sheep bite.
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[laughter]
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Not y'all.
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[applause]
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You wanna build a business,
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You wanna build a business, you're gonna get bit.
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You're gonna get bit. you wanna build a family,
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You wanna build a family, you're gonna get bit.
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You're gonna get bit. you ever heard the phrase,
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You ever heard the phrase, "bite the hand that feeds you"?
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"bite the hand that feeds you"? that's what it means,
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That's what it means, that whatever
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That whatever you try to build --
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You try to build -- now, if you sit back
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Now, if you sit back and don't do anything for god,
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And don't do anything for god, if paul doesn't build a fire
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If paul doesn't build a fire he doesn't get bit,
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He doesn't get bit, but if he doesn't get wounded
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But if he doesn't get wounded he doesn't get warmed.
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He doesn't get warmed. so what are you gonna do,
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So what are you gonna do, spend the rest of your life
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Spend the rest of your life just trying to avoid
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Just trying to avoid being injured,
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Being injured, trying to avoid
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Trying to avoid being disappointed,
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Being disappointed, trying to avoid
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Trying to avoid getting your heart broken?
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[applause]
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He's like, "man i wish
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He's like, "man i wish i could preach to these people,
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I could preach to these people, i could lead 'em all to jesus.
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I could lead 'em all to jesus. i can't preach so let me --
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I can't preach so let me -- let me throw some fire on here."
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Let me throw some fire on here." and then all of a sudden,
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And then all of a sudden, because he is not native
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Because he is not native to this land,
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To this land, here comes a snake.
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Here comes a snake. he doesn't really know
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He doesn't really know to look out for snakes,
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To look out for snakes, he's not from
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He's not from around these parts,
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Around these parts, and the snake jumps up,
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And the snake jumps up, bites him on his hand,
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Bites him on his hand, and now the bible says,
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And now the bible says, "they all started calling him
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"they all started calling him a murderer for though
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A murderer for though he escaped from the sea,
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He escaped from the sea, the goddess justice
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The goddess justice has not allowed him to live."
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Has not allowed him to live." y'all i need to slow down
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Y'all i need to slow down and tell you that any time
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And tell you that any time you try to interpret
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You try to interpret your identity through
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Your identity through an event, you miss.
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[applause]
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See it?
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See it? "the snake bit
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"the snake bit he must be a murderer."
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He must be a murderer." a bad thing happened,
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A bad thing happened, i must be a bad person."
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I must be a bad person." no, you made a stupid decision.
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No, you made a stupid decision. god can use stupid
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God can use stupid and there is still time
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And there is still time for you to take what you learned
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For you to take what you learned and throw another log
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And throw another log on the fire
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On the fire and see god use your life.
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[applause]
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And in verse 5,
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And in verse 5, i think paul preaches
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I think paul preaches one of the most powerful
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One of the most powerful sermons that he ever preached,
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Sermons that he ever preached, and he didn't say a word.
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And he didn't say a word. the one who changed
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The one who changed the world with his words
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The world with his words preached a powerful sermon.
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Preached a powerful sermon. 'cause see, when they saw
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'cause see, when they saw the snake on his hand
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The snake on his hand they saw it as a sign,
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They saw it as a sign, "oh, this is a bad guy.
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"oh, this is a bad guy. god let's bad things
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God let's bad things happen to bad people."
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Happen to bad people." when paul saw
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When paul saw the snake on his hand
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The snake on his hand he could've thought this,
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He could've thought this, "of all of the 275
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"of all of the 275 prisoners on this ship,
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Prisoners on this ship, who actually did something bad.
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Who actually did something bad. you gon' let all these bums
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You gon' let all these bums that aren't even helping
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That aren't even helping build the fire,
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Build the fire, and you gon' let the snake --"
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And you gon' let the snake --" have you ever
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Have you ever had a moment like,
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Had a moment like, "really, god?"
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[laughter]
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"really?
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"really? they get to get
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They get to get married before i do?
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Married before i do? them?"
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[laughing]
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[laughter]
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I could understand them,
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I could understand them, but then the snake bites
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But then the snake bites and paul could go,
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And paul could go, "this, this is
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"this, this is how you reward me
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How you reward me for surviving the shipwreck?
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For surviving the shipwreck? this is how you affirm me
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This is how you affirm me for preaching the gospel?
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For preaching the gospel? this is how you wanna use me?
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This is how you wanna use me? but see, i think the reason
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But see, i think the reason paul got bit by a snake,
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Paul got bit by a snake, i'm a little controversial
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I'm a little controversial on this, i don't think god
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On this, i don't think god made the snake bite paul,
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Made the snake bite paul, i don't think
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I don't think the devil did either.
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The devil did either. i think the snake bit paul
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I think the snake bit paul because snakes bite.
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[laughter]
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Okay.
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Okay. i know, that's real deep.
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[laughter]
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But what you gotta remember,
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But what you gotta remember, while we're so busy
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While we're so busy trying to figure out,
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Trying to figure out, "why me, and why this,
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"why me, and why this, and when are you gonna
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And when are you gonna get me off this island god?"
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Get me off this island god?" i don't believe that i think you
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I don't believe that i think you could substantiate it
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Could substantiate it from the new testament.
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From the new testament. i don't believe that paul
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I don't believe that paul was just waiting
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Was just waiting to get off the island,
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To get off the island, i believe he showed up
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I believe he showed up with a question,
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With a question, "why am i really here?
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"why am i really here? why am i really on this job?
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Why am i really on this job? why am i really in this season?
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Why am i really in this season? why am i really
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Why am i really having this conflict?
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Having this conflict? and not only why but god,
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And not only why but god, how do you want to use this,"
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How do you want to use this," say, "this."
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Say, "this." >> congregation: this.
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>> congregation: this. >> now, it's one thing to want
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>> now, it's one thing to want god to use your words,
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God to use your words, paul was used to that
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Paul was used to that but this is different.
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But this is different. because when the snake bit him,
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Because when the snake bit him, he shook it off into the fire
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He shook it off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
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And suffered no ill effects. isn't that amazing?
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Isn't that amazing? that paul wanted a way
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That paul wanted a way to show them how great god was.
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To show them how great god was. and he knew, god knew
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And he knew, god knew that paul couldn't
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That paul couldn't speak their language,
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Speak their language, but he knew that everybody
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But he knew that everybody on that island
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On that island could speak snake.
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[cheering]
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'cause everybody
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'cause everybody on the island -- i'm about
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On the island -- i'm about to help you understand
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To help you understand how some of the stuff
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How some of the stuff you're going through,
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You're going through, it's not something that god did,
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It's not something that god did, but it's something that
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But it's something that he wants to use.
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He wants to use. and the sooner you decide
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And the sooner you decide god can use this too.
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God can use this too. say it, "god can use this too."
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Say it, "god can use this too." that's the whole lesson today.
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That's the whole lesson today. if i've confused you
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If i've confused you talking about barbarians,
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Talking about barbarians, and boards, and winds,
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And boards, and winds, and if i've confused you
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And if i've confused you talking about snakes,
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Talking about snakes, and prison cells,
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And prison cells, and pens, and pulpits.
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And pens, and pulpits. if all of this rhetoric
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If all of this rhetoric has done nothing,
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Has done nothing, but to confuse you
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But to confuse you i want you to realize,
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I want you to realize, at the time when paul
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At the time when paul could not use words to preach,
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Could not use words to preach, god gave him something that
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God gave him something that speaks louder than words,
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Speaks louder than words, and his wounds spoke
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And his wounds spoke louder than his words.
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[cheering and applause]
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>> today, we have an exciting
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>> today, we have an exciting offer just for you.
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Offer just for you. when my husband, steven,
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When my husband, steven, preached the series,
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Preached the series, "when faith fights back,"
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"when faith fights back," it was exactly
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It was exactly what i needed to hear,
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What i needed to hear, and i truly believe
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And i truly believe that it's gonna help you too.
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That it's gonna help you too. we all face challenges
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We all face challenges and situations that
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And situations that can feel hopeless.
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Can feel hopeless. moments when we don't know
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Moments when we don't know what to do next.
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What to do next. but in this series,
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But in this series, pastor steven shares four
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Pastor steven shares four incredibly practical tools
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Incredibly practical tools and phrases to help you
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And phrases to help you find faith in the middle
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Find faith in the middle of a struggle.
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Of a struggle. phrases like,
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Phrases like, "god's got the hard part."
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"god's got the hard part." and "god can use this too."
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And "god can use this too." and one thing that he said
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And one thing that he said that really stuck with me is,
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That really stuck with me is, "god is freeing you for
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"god is freeing you for the fight not from the fight."
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The fight not from the fight." and i realize that while
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And i realize that while i can't avoid every challenge,
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I can't avoid every challenge, god is gonna be with me
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God is gonna be with me through them all.
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Through them all. you've got to call
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You've got to call and get this series.
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And get this series. call or go online
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Call or go online right now and request,
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Right now and request, "when faith fights back."
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"when faith fights back." it's available for your
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It's available for your gift of any amount,
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Gift of any amount, and i cannot wait for you
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And i cannot wait for you to experience it.
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To experience it. let's strengthen our faith
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Let's strengthen our faith for the fight together.
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For the fight together. call or go online right now
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Call or go online right now and i'll see you back
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And i'll see you back here next time.
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>> "when faith fights back"
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Is a brand new series
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From pastor steven furtick
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Where he shares four
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Faith-filled statements
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To help you face any
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Battle with confidence.
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Pastor steven walks you
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Through each statement,
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"god can use this too,
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God will work it in,
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God's got the hard part,
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And god gave it to me."
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And shows you how to
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Practically live them out.
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These powerful truths will
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Strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective.
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This dvd series is available
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Today for your gift
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Of any amount.
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To get your copy, just call
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Every box packed is more than food,
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Is more than food, it's hope, it's dignity,
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It's hope, it's dignity, and the love of jesus in action.
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And the love of jesus in action. and together, we're helping
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And together, we're helping ensure that no one goes hungry.
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ all glory belongs ♪
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♪ to his name ♪
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♪ hey yeah ♪
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♪ and i've got a god ♪
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♪ who's been faithful ♪
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♪ yes he has ♪
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♪ far more than ♪
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♪ i could explain ♪
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♪ and through every season ♪
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♪ in spite of my weakness ♪
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♪ he gave me a song ♪
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♪ i can sing ♪
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♪ and i came to praise ♪
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♪ hey ♪
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♪ i came to praise ♪
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♪ come on ♪
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♪ thats why i woke up today ♪
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♪ hey yeah ♪
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♪ i came to praise ♪
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♪ lets go yall ♪
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♪ we say ♪
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♪ alle alle alleluia ♪
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♪ you get all the praise ♪
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♪ we say ♪
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♪ alle alle alleluia ♪
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♪ hey ♪
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♪ you get all the praise ♪
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♪ always ♪
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>> ♪ i got a king who is risen ♪
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♪ he put my shame ♪
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♪ in the grave ♪
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♪ went to hell and back ♪
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♪ and now ill never have to ♪
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♪ and he did it all ♪
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♪ in three days ♪
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♪ i came to praise ♪
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♪ thats why i woke up today ♪
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♪ i came to praise ♪
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♪ oh we say ♪
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♪ we say ♪
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♪ alle alle alleluia ♪
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♪ you get all the praise ♪
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♪ we say ♪
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♪ alle alle alleluia ♪
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♪ you get all the praise ♪
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♪ always ♪
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♪ i'm singing in the morning ♪
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♪ i'm singing at night ♪
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♪ i'm singing in the battle ♪
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♪ thats how i fight ♪
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♪ i'm singing hes holy ♪
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♪ i'm singing it twice ♪
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♪ i'm singing he's holy ♪
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♪ the rest of my life ♪
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♪ i'm singing in the morning ♪
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♪ i'm singing at night ♪
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♪ i'm singing in the battle ♪
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♪ thats how i fight ♪
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♪ i'm singing hes holy ♪
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♪ i'm singing it twice ♪
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♪ i'm singing hes holy ♪
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♪ the rest of my life ♪
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♪ i'm singing he's holy ♪
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♪ the rest of my life ♪
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♪ lets go ♪
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♪ alle alle alleluia ♪
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♪ you get all the praise ♪
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♪ we say ♪
00:27:24.895 --> 00:27:26.096
♪ alle alle alleluia ♪
00:27:26.163 --> 00:27:29.999

Steven Furtick - God Can Use This Too (Part 2)

July 7, 2026 | 27:29

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