Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - God Can Use This Too (Part 3)

July 8, 2026 | 27:29

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

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - God Can Use This Too (Part 3) | July 8, 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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>> we never stop
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>> we never stop and ask the question,
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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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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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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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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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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 but by a snake,
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Paul got but 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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"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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>> 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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'cause when they saw him get bit
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'cause when they saw him get bit and he shook the snake off
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And he shook the snake off and do something bad happened,
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And do something bad happened, but after something bad
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But after something bad happened paul did not
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Happened paul did not debate with the snake.
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Debate with the snake. he learned that from genesis 3,
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He learned that from genesis 3, you don't talk to snakes.
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You don't talk to snakes. i said you don't talk to snakes.
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[applause]
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You don't speak to stuff
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You don't speak to stuff that's beneath you,
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That's beneath you, you don't argue with stuff
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You don't argue with stuff that's trying to kill you,
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That's trying to kill you, you don't reason your way out
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You don't reason your way out of shame and condemnation,
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Of shame and condemnation, you shake that stuff off.
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You shake that stuff off. so, sometimes paul
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So, sometimes paul would use his words
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Would use his words and he would speak,
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And he would speak, and people would be saved.
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And people would be saved. and he would speak
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And he would speak and people would be healed,
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And people would be healed, and he would speak
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And he would speak and people would understand.
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And people would understand. and it's wonderful that god
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And it's wonderful that god used paul's words
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Used paul's words in such an unusual way,
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In such an unusual way, with such an unusual gift,
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With such an unusual gift, but now he is in a situation
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But now he is in a situation where his words will not work.
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Where his words will not work. so, if you have faith
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So, if you have faith to believe it,
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To believe it, here's what i think
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Here's what i think the text proves, that god
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The text proves, that god knew that of all the other
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Knew that of all the other prisoners on that island,
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Prisoners on that island, there was only one of
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There was only one of two hundred and seventy six,
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Two hundred and seventy six, who still had enough faith
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Who still had enough faith after the shipwreck,
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After the shipwreck, that if i let this snake
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That if i let this snake bite him i'm not gonna
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Bite him i'm not gonna send a snake to bite him,
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Send a snake to bite him, life just happens.
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Life just happens. i'm not saying god
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I'm not saying god is punishing you
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Is punishing you or god caused it,
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Or god caused it, it doesn't matter
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It doesn't matter because even if god
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Because even if god didn't do it, he can use it.
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Didn't do it, he can use it. he can use it.
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He can use it. he can use this too.
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He can use this too. high five three people say,
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High five three people say, "he can use this too."
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"he can use this too." >> congregation: he can
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>> congregation: he can use this too.
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Use this too. >> come on, take your
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>> come on, take your left hand and high five 'em,
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Left hand and high five 'em, say, "he can use this too."
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Say, "he can use this too." >> congregation: he can
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>> congregation: he can use this too.
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Use this too. >> i read so many of
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>> i read so many of paul's words --
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Paul's words -- no, i'm sorry that was sloppy.
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No, i'm sorry that was sloppy. i can go out like that,
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I can go out like that, i'll have a nightmare
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I'll have a nightmare about that.
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About that. we gotta get at least
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We gotta get at least three more to make up
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Three more to make up for that bad one.
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For that bad one. you ever have a bad dap
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You ever have a bad dap and it just haunts
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And it just haunts the rest of your life?
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[laughter]
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Three years later having
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Three years later having flashbacks thinking about it.
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Flashbacks thinking about it. don't think i don't
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Don't think i don't think about it.
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And paul took that snake
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And paul took that snake and he said, "oh this?
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And he said, "oh this? this, this, this.
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This, this, this. i've been asking god
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I've been asking god for a way to reach
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For a way to reach these people since
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These people since we got on this island.
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We got on this island. i've been asking god,
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Why he put me here.
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Why he put me here. i've been asking god
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I've been asking god to use me in this
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To use me in this season of my life.
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Season of my life. i've been asking god
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I've been asking god to show me a purpose.
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To show me a purpose. i've been asking god
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I've been asking god to turn it around.
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To turn it around. i've been asking god
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I've been asking god to make this situation new.
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To make this situation new. i've been asking god
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I've been asking god to reveal to me
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To reveal to me why it's been so hard.
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[applause]
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So, this must not be a snake,
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So, this must not be a snake, this must be a microphone
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This must be a microphone 'cause i'm about
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'cause i'm about to preach this gospel
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To preach this gospel of the power of god."
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[cheering and applause]
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Oh yeah!
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Oh yeah! i'm happy now.
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[applause]
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High five your neighbor
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High five your neighbor say, "this too."
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Say, "this too." >> congregation: this too.
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>> congregation: this too. >> i know you want god
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>> i know you want god to use you in a certain way,
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To use you in a certain way, i know you want him to get
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I know you want him to get you there on the ship,
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You there on the ship, i know you don't want
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I know you don't want the business to fail,
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The business to fail, i know you don't want
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I know you don't want your kid to flunk the class,
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Your kid to flunk the class, i know you don't wanna carry
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I know you don't wanna carry the illness in your body.
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The illness in your body. i'm just saying that snakes
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I'm just saying that snakes bite because snakes bite.
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Bite because snakes bite. but god knows how to turn
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But god knows how to turn a snake into a sign.
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[applause]
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Oh god.
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Oh god. what a god.
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[applause]
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Now, a few days later,
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Now, a few days later, paul gets a diner invitation.
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Paul gets a diner invitation. after he shook that snake
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After he shook that snake into the fire --
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Into the fire -- everybody you walk past
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Everybody you walk past that's coming in for
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That's coming in for the 11:30 today when they walk
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The 11:30 today when they walk past you just do that.
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[laughter]
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Give 'em a little preview.
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Give 'em a little preview. and when they look
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And when they look at you kinda funny,
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At you kinda funny, or they wanna fight you,
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Or they wanna fight you, just look at 'em,
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Just look at 'em, "keep walking."
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"keep walking." come on, you got some stuff
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Come on, you got some stuff you need to shake today.
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You need to shake today. you got some stuff
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You got some stuff you need to shake today,
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You need to shake today, and when you do it's gonna
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And when you do it's gonna be the loudest sermon
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Be the loudest sermon that your life ever preached.
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That your life ever preached. and you will begin to
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And you will begin to discover -- i'm telling you
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Discover -- i'm telling you right now, if paul would
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Right now, if paul would have started using his speaking
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Have started using his speaking gift in this moment to argue
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Gift in this moment to argue with the people who were
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With the people who were saying he was a murderer,
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Saying he was a murderer, he would've died.
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He would've died. isn't that crazy how if he
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Isn't that crazy how if he would've used his primary gift,
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Would've used his primary gift, it would've gotten him killed?
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It would've gotten him killed? his primary gift was words
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His primary gift was words but god said, "your words
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But god said, "your words won't work in this situation.
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Won't work in this situation. so, i need to trust you
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So, i need to trust you enough to give you a wound."
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Enough to give you a wound." because when god really
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Because when god really wants to reveal who
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Wants to reveal who he is he gives a wound.
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He is he gives a wound. and then the decision comes,
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And then the decision comes, would you use the wound?
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Would you use the wound? the snake didn't shake
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The snake didn't shake paul's faith,
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Paul's faith, paul's faith shook
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Paul's faith shook that snake.
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That snake. he knew which one could be
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He knew which one could be bit and not be bitter.
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Bit and not be bitter. and i believe that
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And i believe that for some of the precious
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For some of the precious people that god has given me
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People that god has given me to preach to, the miracle
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To preach to, the miracle isn't that you didn't get bit,
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Isn't that you didn't get bit, it's that you didn't get bitter.
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[applause]
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Oh you've been bit.
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Oh you've been bit. oh, so when you were
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Oh, so when you were worshiping today,
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Worshiping today, you were lifting bit hands.
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You were lifting bit hands. i almost didn't notice.
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I almost didn't notice. i almost didn't
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I almost didn't see your bite mark.
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See your bite mark. this dude named publius --
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This dude named publius -- i almost named you that, son.
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[laughter]
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This dude publius,
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This dude publius, the head man on the island,
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The head man on the island, the head man on the island,
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The head man on the island, a few days later, says,
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A few days later, says, "bring me a prisoner
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To have dinner with me."
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To have dinner with me." no, no, no, no.
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No, no, no, no. that's not what
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That's not what important people --
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Important people -- you think publius said,
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You think publius said, "bring me a killer.
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"bring me a killer. bring me a prisoner."
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Bring me a prisoner." no, no, no.
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No, no, no. don't worry about following me
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Don't worry about following me with the light guys,
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With the light guys, it'll be distracting
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It'll be distracting just let me walk.
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[laughter]
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He said, "bring me --
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He said, "bring me -- bring me a preacher."
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Bring me a preacher." no, no, no.
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No, no, no. he didn't know paul
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He didn't know paul was a preacher
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Was a preacher because they couldn't
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Because they couldn't understand his language,
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Understand his language, but he spoke snake.
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But he spoke snake. he said, "there was a guy
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He said, "there was a guy who got bit and didn't die?"
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Who got bit and didn't die?" "no it was crazy, it was ba,
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"no it was crazy, it was ba, he just shook --"
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He just shook --" ba, bold and assertive.
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[laughter]
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"he just shook that thing
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"he just shook that thing right off, and he just kept
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Right off, and he just kept right on standing there."
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Right on standing there." and publius said,
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And publius said, "i wanna have dinner with him."
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"i wanna have dinner with him." now let me ask you a question,
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Now let me ask you a question, if paul didn't survive
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If paul didn't survive that snake, you think
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That snake, you think he would have gotten
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He would have gotten that invitation?
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That invitation? so, what is it that
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So, what is it that you've been through
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You've been through that god gave you
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That god gave you that your bite marks become
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That your bite marks become a passport to your purpose?
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[applause]
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Because, look --
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[applause]
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I gotta stop in a minute,
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I gotta stop in a minute, can i give you a little more?
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Can i give you a little more? >> congregation: yes.
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>> congregation: yes. >> just a little more.
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>> just a little more. if you gotta leave,
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If you gotta leave, i understand,
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I understand, but this is for the ones
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But this is for the ones who have been bit
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Who have been bit and you're not just in
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And you're not just in a hurry to get off the island,
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A hurry to get off the island, and you're not just in a hurry
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And you're not just in a hurry to get outta a church,
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To get outta a church, and you're not just in a hurry
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And you're not just in a hurry to get back to hell,
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To get back to hell, and you're not just
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And you're not just in a hurry to get back to
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In a hurry to get back to fighting around your house
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Fighting around your house about every little thing.
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About every little thing. don't you wanna know why
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Don't you wanna know why you're fighting at the house?
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[cheering and applause]
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Paul who was a great order,
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Paul who was a great order, paul who was an expositor,
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Paul who was an expositor, paul who was a prolific author,
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Paul who was a prolific author, paul who was a philosopher.
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Paul who was a philosopher. all these things happened
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All these things happened through his word,
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Through his word, but you know what luke,
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But you know what luke, the medical doctor said
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The medical doctor said about paul in acts 19:11?
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About paul in acts 19:11? i just remembered this scripture
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I just remembered this scripture this week when i was studying,
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This week when i was studying, 'cause i thought about how
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'cause i thought about how the snake bit paul in his hand,
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The snake bit paul in his hand, and then he healed a man
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And then he healed a man in a house with his hand
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In a house with his hand that had been bit.
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That had been bit. and i thought that
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And i thought that was so amazing
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Was so amazing and i reflected on it
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And i reflected on it and i meditated on it,
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And i meditated on it, and i said,
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And i said, "well, what do i tell
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"well, what do i tell them about that?"
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Them about that?" and he took me to acts 19:11,
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And he took me to acts 19:11, look at this verse.
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Look at this verse. luke says, "now, god worked
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Luke says, "now, god worked unusual miracles
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Unusual miracles by the hands of paul."
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By the hands of paul." by the what?
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By the what? >> congregation: hands.
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>> congregation: hands. >> what did the snake bite?
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>> what did the snake bite? >> congregation: hands.
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>> congregation: hands. >> the enemy always bites you
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>> the enemy always bites you where god has blessed you.
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[cheering and applause]
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You too.
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You too. you too.
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[applause]
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The fire and the fangs
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The fire and the fangs came from the same place.
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Came from the same place. the pain and the purpose
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The pain and the purpose came from the same place.
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Came from the same place. the hand that god used --
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The hand that god used -- this is a healing hand,
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This is a healing hand, this a hand that when paul
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This a hand that when paul laid his hands on the believers,
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Laid his hands on the believers, they received the holy spirit.
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They received the holy spirit. "god worked unusual miracles
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"god worked unusual miracles through the hands of paul."
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Through the hands of paul." and what i am learning,
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And what i am learning, the longer that i spend time
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The longer that i spend time in this human body
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In this human body is that wherever god
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Is that wherever god has blessed you,
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You will be bitten.
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You will be bitten. but listen to me good,
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But listen to me good, the biggest breakthroughs
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The biggest breakthroughs happen after the biggest bites.
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[applause]
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I've learned that.
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It took me a while to learn
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It took me a while to learn that because i used to think
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That because i used to think this isn't fair,
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This isn't fair, i used to think
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I used to think i want this to go away.
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I want this to go away. i used to think this
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I used to think this shouldn't have happened to me.
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Shouldn't have happened to me. i used to stand there
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I used to stand there and argue with snakes.
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And argue with snakes. i used to try to prove
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I used to try to prove stuff to people,
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Stuff to people, i used to try to think
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I used to try to think that i needed to get
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That i needed to get to another place.
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To another place. i used to think,
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I used to think, "i don't wanna be on malta,
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"i don't wanna be on malta, i'm supposed to be in rome."
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I'm supposed to be in rome." i used to curse the boards
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I used to curse the boards because i miss the boat.
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Because i miss the boat. i used to live in
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I used to live in the nostalgia of the past,
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The nostalgia of the past, because i couldn't embrace
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Because i couldn't embrace the uncertainty of the now.
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The uncertainty of the now. but then i learned that
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But then i learned that when i get bit, it is
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When i get bit, it is god marking that hand
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God marking that hand that he wants to use.
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[applause]
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So if your hand is going to be
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So if your hand is going to be extraordinarily used by god,
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Extraordinarily used by god, if it's going to be unusually
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If it's going to be unusually used by god, the hand that
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Used by god, the hand that has been unusually blessed
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Has been unusually blessed will be unusually bitten.
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Will be unusually bitten. and paul shows us
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And paul shows us and serves us in this moment
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And serves us in this moment to help us understand
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To help us understand what to do in those moments
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What to do in those moments where it's not where you planned
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Where it's not where you planned or what you prayed for.
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Or what you prayed for. to look at the thing that is
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To look at the thing that is hanging on your hand
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Hanging on your hand and confess by faith,
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And confess by faith, you ready?
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You ready? "god can use this too."
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[applause]
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God -- put in it in the chat,
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God -- put in it in the chat, god can use this too.
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God can use this too. what the enemy
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What the enemy meant to kill you,
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Meant to kill you, god can use to develop you.
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God can use to develop you. what the enemy meant
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What the enemy meant to burn you,
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To burn you, god can use to free you.
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God can use to free you. what the enemy meant
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What the enemy meant to take you out,
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To take you out, god can use to bring you in.
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God can use to bring you in. god can use this,
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God can use this, god can use this too,
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God can use this too, he has a history of doing it.
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He has a history of doing it. god likes to use boards
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God likes to use boards to bring people safely to shore,
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To bring people safely to shore, god likes to use barbarians
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God likes to use barbarians to build fire,
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To build fire, god likes to use snakes
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God likes to use snakes to heal islands.
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To heal islands. so, i don't know what it is,
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So, i don't know what it is, your this, but i know
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Your this, but i know god can use this too.
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God can use this too. the god who used paul's words
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The god who used paul's words also used paul's wounds.
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Also used paul's wounds. don't be so quick to categorize
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Don't be so quick to categorize the things in your life,
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The things in your life, you can never really
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You can never really understand what it is
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Understand what it is until you see how god uses it.
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Until you see how god uses it. and there are some snakes
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And there are some snakes that need to go back
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That need to go back in the fire today.
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In the fire today. there are some beliefs,
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There are some beliefs, there are some things
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There are some things that you have allowed
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That you have allowed to latch on to your life
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To latch on to your life that we just need to let go
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That we just need to let go of in the presence of god.
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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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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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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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Or visit us online now.
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>> hi, my name is holly furtick
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>> hi, my name is holly furtick and i have something exciting
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And i have something exciting to share with you.
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To share with you. my husband, pastor steven
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My husband, pastor steven released his latest book,
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Released his latest book, "do the new you,"
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It's a journey towards discovering the true you,
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Discovering the true you, the you that god sees
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The you that god sees and believes in.
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And believes in. you'll go through 6 mindsets
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You'll go through 6 mindsets to help you break away
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To help you break away from the past and step into
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From the past and step into the fullness of who you
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The fullness of who you were created to be.
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Were created to be. so call or go online to get your
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ jesus ♪
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♪ i call you ♪
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♪ i call you savior ♪
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♪ worthy of glory forever ♪
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♪ something comes ♪
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♪ out of the grave ♪
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♪ every time i call your name ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ i have a king ♪
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♪ with dominion over death ♪
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♪ he holds the keys ♪
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♪ in his holy ♪
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♪ nail-scarred hands ♪
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♪ he is the heel yeah-eah ♪
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♪ that has crushed ♪
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♪ the serpent's head ♪
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♪ our resurrected ♪
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♪ great i am ♪
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♪ come on ♪
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♪ i call you jesus ♪
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♪ i call you ♪
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♪ i call you healer ♪
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♪ risen and reigning in power ♪
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♪ something comes ♪
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♪ out of the grave ♪
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♪ every time i call you jesus ♪
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♪ i call you ♪
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♪ i call you savior ♪
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♪ worthy of glory forever ♪
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♪ something comes ♪
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♪ out of the grave ♪
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♪ every time i call your name ♪
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♪ chains break ♪
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♪ dry bones wake ♪
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♪ every time i call your name ♪
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♪ the gates of hell shake ♪
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♪ every time i call your name ♪
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♪ chains break ♪
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♪ dry bones wake ♪
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Steven Furtick - God Can Use This Too (Part 3)

July 8, 2026 | 27:29

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