Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - God Gave It To Me

March 17, 2025 | 27:29

Pastor Steven Furtick shares the story of Samson from the Bible and how God used him in spite of his flaws. Samson, known for his incredible strength, was given a specific calling to deliver the Israelites from the Philistines. Along the way, Samson made mistakes and faced challenges, but he ultimately relied on God's strength to overcome and fulfill his purpose. This message encourages listeners to trust in God's plan and remember that He has given them the strength and abilities to face any challenge they may encounter.

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - God Gave It To Me | March 17, 2025

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> i wanna take you over
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>> i wanna take you over to judges 15 for just a moment.
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To judges 15 for just a moment. there is a classic rock
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There is a classic rock radio host i listen to
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Radio host i listen to and he has a segment called,
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And he has a segment called, "band that should have been
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"band that should have been huge but weren't".
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[laughter]
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And i think one day,
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And i think one day, i get to do a series called,
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I get to do a series called, "bible stories that should have
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"bible stories that should have been huge but weren't".
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Been huge but weren't". so, this is one of those,
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So, this is one of those, never preached it before
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Never preached it before on a sunday.
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On a sunday. i was privileged
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I was privileged to share it with some leaders
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To share it with some leaders a year and a half ago,
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A year and a half ago, and today, i would like
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And today, i would like to share it with you.
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To share it with you. prayerfully, that god would open
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Prayerfully, that god would open your heart as i open my mouth.
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Your heart as i open my mouth. and that he would open
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And that he would open the heavens over your life
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The heavens over your life and your home to speak to you
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And your home to speak to you exactly what you need for
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Exactly what you need for the challenges that you face.
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The challenges that you face. judges 15:14-20.
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Judges 15:14-20. we're gonna talk about
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We're gonna talk about samson for a moment today.
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Samson for a moment today. not that story, not the one
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Not that story, not the one where he got his hair cut off
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Where he got his hair cut off and lost his strength
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And lost his strength and popeye didn't eat
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And popeye didn't eat his spinach.
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His spinach. not the cartoon part.
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Not the cartoon part. yeah, we cartoonize
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Yeah, we cartoonize these bible characters,
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These bible characters, and we kinda make them like
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And we kinda make them like these mythical figures,
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But the only real hero
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But the only real hero in the bible is jesus,
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In the bible is jesus, and everybody else that
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And everybody else that we study, they're human.
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We study, they're human. and we love that because
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And we love that because they do heroic things,
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They do heroic things, but they have human tendencies.
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But they have human tendencies. and if i look long enough
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And if i look long enough at your life,
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At your life, i'm sure i'd find
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I'm sure i'd find some heroic things,
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Some heroic things, some amazing accomplishments,
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Some amazing accomplishments, some incredible characteristics
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Some incredible characteristics about your life
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About your life and your kindness and the way
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And your kindness and the way that you love and the way
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That you love and the way that you are used by god.
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That you are used by god. but if i looked
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But if i looked a little bit closer,
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I'm sure i would find
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I'm sure i would find some human tendencies.
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Some human tendencies. even these singers behind me,
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Even these singers behind me, don't let the fact that they
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Don't let the fact that they sing like angels fool you.
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Sing like angels fool you. because all of us,
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Because all of us, whether we preach, or sing,
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Whether we preach, or sing, or parent, we have
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Or parent, we have deeply heroic capacities
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Deeply heroic capacities and deeply human instincts.
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And deeply human instincts. and samson, of course,
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And samson, of course, is used as a model for that.
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Is used as a model for that. but i wanna tell you about
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But i wanna tell you about something in his life today
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Something in his life today that you probably never
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That you probably never heard about before.
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The bible says in judges 15:14,
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The bible says in judges 15:14, "as he approached lehi,
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"as he approached lehi, the philistines,"
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The philistines," that was the enemy that he was
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That was the enemy that he was delivering israel from,
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Delivering israel from, "the philistines
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"the philistines came toward him shouting.
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Came toward him shouting. the spirit of the lord
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The spirit of the lord came powerfully upon him."
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Came powerfully upon him." now, let's note something
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Now, let's note something real quick.
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Real quick. it says,
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It says, "the philistines", plural,
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"the philistines", plural, "came toward him," singular.
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"came toward him," singular. so, he's outnumbered.
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So, he's outmatched.
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So, he's outmatched. so, he's outmanned.
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So, he's outmanned. so, whatever is going to happen,
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So, whatever is going to happen, if he's going to survive it,
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If he's going to survive it, it's going to have
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It's going to have to be supernatural.
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To be supernatural. somebody in here is looking at
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Somebody in here is looking at something running toward you
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Something running toward you in your life right now,
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In your life right now, and for you to survive it,
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And for you to survive it, something supernatural
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Is going to have to happen.
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Is going to have to happen. well, "the spirit of the lord
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Well, "the spirit of the lord came powerfully upon him.
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Came powerfully upon him. and the ropes on his arms
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And the ropes on his arms became like charred flax."
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Became like charred flax." i didn't even see a fire, no.
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I didn't even see a fire, no. some of the stuff that god does
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Some of the stuff that god does to set you free you won't see,
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To set you free you won't see, he'll just do it.
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He'll just do it. you won't even see the fire,
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You won't even see the fire, but he'll free you.
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But he'll free you. the became like charred flax."
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The became like charred flax." i'm preaching too early,
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I'm preaching too early, let me calm back down
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Let me calm back down for a moment.
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For a moment. i'm just reading my scripture,
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I'm just reading my scripture, i've better modulate this
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I've better modulate this sermon real quick.
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Sermon real quick. "they became like charred flax
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"they became like charred flax and the bindings dropped
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And the bindings dropped from his hands."
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From his hands." what was god doing?
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He was freeing him
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He was freeing him for the fight.
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For the fight. god is freeing you
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God is freeing you for the fight,
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For the fight, not from the fight.
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Not from the fight. you still gotta fight,
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You still gotta fight, but you're gonna have
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But you're gonna have two free hands to do it with,
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Two free hands to do it with, and the spirit of god.
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[applause]
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Now, look at verse 15.
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Now, look at verse 15. he's got two free hands,
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He's got two free hands, but he needs a weapon.
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The bible says,
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The bible says, "finding a fresh jawbone
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"finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey,
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Of a donkey, he grabbed it and struck down
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He grabbed it and struck down a thousand men.
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A thousand men. then samson said,
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Then samson said, 'with a donkey's jawbone
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'with a donkey's jawbone i have made donkeys of them.
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I have made donkeys of them. with a donkey's jawbone
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With a donkey's jawbone i have killed a thousand men.'"
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I have killed a thousand men.'" samson has a little rap career
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Samson has a little rap career over there on sound cloud.
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Over there on sound cloud. now, listen to this,
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Now, listen to this, this is crazy.
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This is crazy. "when he finished speaking,"
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"when he finished speaking," finished killing
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Finished killing a thousand enemies, one man,
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A thousand enemies, one man, with a donkey's jawbone,
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With a donkey's jawbone, when he finished speaking
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When he finished speaking his little diss track
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His little diss track to the philistines,
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To the philistines, when he finished that,
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When he finished that, "he threw away the jawbone;
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"he threw away the jawbone; and the place was called
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And the place was called ramath lehi."
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Ramath lehi." which means, jawbone hill.
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[laughter]
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Real creative guy, samson.
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Real creative guy, samson. "because he was very thirsty,
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"because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the lord,
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He cried out to the lord, 'you have given your servant
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'you have given your servant this great victory.
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This great victory. must i now die of thirst
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Must i now die of thirst and fall into the hands
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And fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?'"
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Of the uncircumcised?'" into the hands of my enemy,
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Into the hands of my enemy, into the hands
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Into the hands of these philistines.
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Of these philistines. and the bible says,
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And the bible says, "then god opened up
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"then god opened up the hollow place in lehi,
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The hollow place in lehi, and water came out of it.
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And water came out of it. when samson drank, his strength
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When samson drank, his strength returned and he revived.
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Returned and he revived. so, the spring was
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So, the spring was called en hakkore,
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Called en hakkore, and it is still there in lehi.
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And it is still there in lehi. samson led israel for
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Samson led israel for twenty years in the days
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Twenty years in the days of the philistines."
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Before you take your seat,
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Before you take your seat, touch your neighbor and say,
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Touch your neighbor and say, "god's not through
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"god's not through with you yet."
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With you yet." >> congregation: god's not
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>> congregation: god's not through with you yet.
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Through with you yet. >> you may be seated.
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Don't summarize me too soon,
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Don't summarize me too soon, 'cause god's not through
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With me yet.
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With me yet. hey, the last several weeks,
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Hey, the last several weeks, i've been in a little
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I've been in a little spontaneous series.
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Spontaneous series. i didn't even realize
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I didn't even realize it was a series when
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It was a series when i started it off.
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I started it off. many of the things that
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Many of the things that you start on in your life,
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You start on in your life, god doesn't show you what they
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God doesn't show you what they are until you get through them,
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Are until you get through them, so don't give up.
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So don't give up. but i preached a few weeks ago,
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But i preached a few weeks ago, a sermon called,
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A sermon called, "god can use this too."
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"god can use this too." everybody say, "god...
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Everybody say, "god... >> congregation: god...
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>> congregation: god... >> can use this too."
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>> can use this too." >> congregation: can use
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>> congregation: can use this too.
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>> and that was the first week.
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>> and that was the first week. then the next week,
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Then the next week, i came back and talked
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I came back and talked about how god,
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About how god, put it up there,
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Put it up there, i don't remember it
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I don't remember it at the moment.
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At the moment. yeah, "god" -
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Yeah, "god" - and i fuss at y'all for
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And i fuss at y'all for forgetting my sermons.
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Forgetting my sermons. i forget my sermons.
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I forget my sermons. yeah, say,
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Yeah, say, "god will work it in."
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"god will work it in." >> congregation: god will
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>> congregation: god will work it in.
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Work it in. >> and we were surprised because
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>> and we were surprised because we were expecting to hear,
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We were expecting to hear, "god will work it out.
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"god will work it out. but when we realized that
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But when we realized that a lot times the external
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A lot times the external conflict in our life is not
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Conflict in our life is not god's primary priority,
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God's primary priority, it is our character.
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It is our character. we realize that he is
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We realize that he is building us up on the inside,
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Building us up on the inside, so that whatever he blesses us
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So that whatever he blesses us with we will be able
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With we will be able to accommodate that blessing.
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To accommodate that blessing. god will work it in.
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God will work it in. and that anything that is
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And that anything that is shocking or surprising to you
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Shocking or surprising to you in your life, does not have
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In your life, does not have that same effect on god.
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That same effect on god. he's seeing whatever it is
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He's seeing whatever it is you're dealing with before
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You're dealing with before and he uses all of those things
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And he uses all of those things for his purpose.
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For his purpose. then last week i had a really
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Then last week i had a really good time talking about,
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Good time talking about, "god's got the hard part."
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"god's got the hard part." just to remind you
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Just to remind you that when you get there,
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That when you get there, god might've already done
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The thing that you thought
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The thing that you thought you were going to have to do,
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You were going to have to do, that kept you from
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That kept you from wanting to show up.
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Wanting to show up. like, i just thought
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Like, i just thought of this example real quick.
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Of this example real quick. when the women went to the tomb
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When the women went to the tomb and they were like,
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And they were like, "whose gonna roll
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"whose gonna roll the stone away?
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The stone away? we're not strong enough
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We're not strong enough for that."
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And when they got there,
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And when they got there, they found out that god
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They found out that god dispatches angels in advance
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Dispatches angels in advance of your arrival,
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Of your arrival, and the angel had already
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And the angel had already rolled the stone
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Rolled the stone and they were like,
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And they were like, "oh, god already did that."
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"oh, god already did that." "oh, i could've just relaxed
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"oh, i could've just relaxed and enjoyed the journey."
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And enjoyed the journey." "oh, i didn't have
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"oh, i didn't have to stress about that
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To stress about that so much because
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So much because god's got the hard part."
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God's got the hard part." well, these are three
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Well, these are three statements that you can
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Statements that you can make whenever you
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Make whenever you find yourself in a fight.
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Find yourself in a fight. and wherever that
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And wherever that fight breaks out.
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Fight breaks out. i talked earlier about,
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I talked earlier about, you're freed up to fight,
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You're freed up to fight, well, you also have to have,
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Well, you also have to have, i believe sometimes some
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I believe sometimes some faith statements to fight with.
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Faith statements to fight with. and these three things are
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And these three things are powerful tools so that when
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Powerful tools so that when the enemy says to you, you know,
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The enemy says to you, you know, "i can't do this."
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"i can't do this." and you get that thought
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And you get that thought in your head and you say,
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In your head and you say, "i can't do this."
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"i can't do this." well, that's the devil talking,
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Well, that's the devil talking, but he's just using
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But he's just using your voice to do it.
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And you're saying,
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And you're saying, "i can't do this."
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"i can't do this." and so, you just remind him,
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And so, you just remind him, "god's got the hard part."
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"god's got the hard part." or, when something comes up,
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Or, when something comes up, it just pops up and you
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It just pops up and you didn't see it coming, you say,
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Didn't see it coming, you say, "oh, oh, god will work it in."
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"oh, oh, god will work it in." and then, when something
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And then, when something happens that you didn't
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Happens that you didn't wanna happen,
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Wanna happen, you just say,
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You just say, "oh, god can use this too.
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"oh, god can use this too. the good and the bad,
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The good and the bad, the happy and the sad.
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The emotions i want
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The emotions i want and the emotions that i can't
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And the emotions that i can't get counseling to cast out.
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Get counseling to cast out. god can use this too."
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God can use this too." today, i wanna give you
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Today, i wanna give you a fourth statement,
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A fourth statement, and the title of my sermon is,
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And the title of my sermon is, "god gave it to me."
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"god gave it to me." god gave it to me.
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God gave it to me. say that out loud,
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Say that out loud, "god gave it to me."
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"god gave it to me." >> congregation: god gave it
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>> congregation: god gave it to me.
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To me. >> and don't say it timid like,
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>> and don't say it timid like, you know, you have to be
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You know, you have to be shy about it.
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Shy about it. look at your neighbor, say,
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Look at your neighbor, say, "god gave it to me."
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"god gave it to me." >> congregation: god gave it
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>> congregation: god gave it to me.
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To me. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. ask them, "you like my hair?
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Ask them, "you like my hair? god gave it to me.
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[laughter]
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If you think
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If you think i ought to have more,
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I ought to have more, take it up with him.
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Take it up with him. he gave me
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He gave me the follicles he gave me.
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The follicles he gave me. god gave it to me.
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God gave it to me. this view toward life
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Will keep you from becoming
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Will keep you from becoming prideful because you will
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Prideful because you will realize that even the things
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Realize that even the things that you are good at,
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That you are good at, are things that came from
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Are things that came from grace and were grown by god.
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Grace and were grown by god. you will never boast again
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You will never boast again in a gift that god gave you.
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In a gift that god gave you. because if it was a gift,
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Because if it was a gift, what are you bragging about?
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What are you bragging about? if it was a gift then,
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If it was a gift then, why would you feel puffed up?
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I'll show you a scripture
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I'll show you a scripture real quick about this.
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Real quick about this. in 1 corinthians 4:7,
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In 1 corinthians 4:7, the church was fighting
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The church was fighting about different leaders
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About different leaders and they like this leader
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And they like this leader and that leader and this
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And that leader and this preacher and that preacher.
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Preacher and that preacher. and paul asked a series
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And paul asked a series of three questions,
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Of three questions, watch please,
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1 corinthians 4:7,
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1 corinthians 4:7, "for who makes you
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"for who makes you different from anyone else?
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Different from anyone else? what do you have that
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What do you have that you did not receive?
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You did not receive? and if you did receive it,
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And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though
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Why do you boast as though you did not?"
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Tell your neighbor,
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Tell your neighbor, "you're not that smart."
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[laughter]
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The idea that you had --
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The idea that you had -- that hurt your feelings
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That hurt your feelings a little bit?
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A little bit? you feel like
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You feel like i'm attacking your iq?
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I'm attacking your iq? no, i'm just saying that
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No, i'm just saying that there's a difference between
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There's a difference between a good idea and a god idea.
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A good idea and a god idea. and the ones that really change
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And the ones that really change our lives are the ideas
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Our lives are the ideas that come from god.
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That come from god. how many know that god can
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How many know that god can give you one idea that can
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Give you one idea that can revolutionize your company?
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Revolutionize your company? one idea, one person to reach
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One idea, one person to reach out to that can help you
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Out to that can help you with the challenge that
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With the challenge that you're dealing that you don't
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You're dealing that you don't know who to ask about.
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God can give you one idea
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God can give you one idea that can result in a brand new
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That can result in a brand new path for your life.
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Path for your life. and so, we learn
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And so, we learn to value what god gives,
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To value what god gives, and it's different
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And it's different when god gives it.
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It's different
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It's different when god gives it.
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When god gives it. another scripture that i would
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Another scripture that i would share with you before we talk
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Share with you before we talk about samson briefly is when
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About samson briefly is when jesus told his disciples,
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Jesus told his disciples, "i'm leaving you physically,
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"i'm leaving you physically, but i'm giving my peace
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But i'm giving my peace to you internally.
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To you internally. and i do not give
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And i do not give as the world gives."
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As the world gives." what does that mean?
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What does that mean? they can't take it away,
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They can't take it away, because they didn't
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Because they didn't put it there.
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Put it there. so, nobody can steal your peace
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So, nobody can steal your peace without your permission.
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[applause]
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Nobody can ruin your day
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Nobody can ruin your day unless you turn
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Unless you turn the responsibility over to them.
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The responsibility over to them. the bible says, "this is the day
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The bible says, "this is the day that the lord has made."
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That the lord has made." so, the one who
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So, the one who gave you the day,
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Gave you the day, the one who put you
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The one who put you in this moment of your life,
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In this moment of your life, the one who gave it to you,
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The one who gave it to you, also expects you to guard it,
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Also expects you to guard it, to guard what you
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To guard what you have been given.
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Have been given. and that is so important that
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And that is so important that the gifts that god has
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The gifts that god has put inside of you,
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Put inside of you, the ways that
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The ways that he has blessed you,
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He has blessed you, the things that he has
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The things that he has put in your life and called
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Put in your life and called you a steward over,
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You a steward over, that you take care
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That you take care of what god gave you.
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Of what god gave you. yeah, you take care
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Yeah, you take care of the car i gave you.
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Of the car i gave you. take care of it.
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Take care of it. clean that thing up,
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I gave it to you.
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I gave it to you. i know paid a little bit of it,
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I know paid a little bit of it, but i paid most of it.
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But i paid most of it. so, take care of what
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So, take care of what i gave you.
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[laughter]
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The bible
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The bible i'm preaching from today,
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I'm preaching from today, first of all, is very big,
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First of all, is very big, and secondly, is very special.
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And secondly, is very special. this bible belonged
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This bible belonged to my father-in-law,
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To my father-in-law, he had it for 20 years.
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He had it for 20 years. he's still living, sounded like
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He's still living, sounded like i was doing his funeral for
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I was doing his funeral for a minute there, didn't it?
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[laughter]
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And i told him
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And i told him over and over again,
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Over and over again, i would go sneak and read
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I would go sneak and read this bible at his house,
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This bible at his house, 'cause he was a pastor
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For 20 years, and he put every
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For 20 years, and he put every note that he ever preached
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Note that he ever preached from in this bible.
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From in this bible. and i would go down there
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And i would go down there and steal sermons.
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And steal sermons. i'd go in his basement and flick
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I'd go in his basement and flick through pages and steal sermons
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Through pages and steal sermons from him and outlines,
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From him and outlines, 'cause they're all there
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'cause they're all there in the margin.
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In the margin. i don't know
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I don't know if you can see that,
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If you can see that, but it's very special to me.
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But it's very special to me. and you couldn't buy
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And you couldn't buy this bible from me.
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This bible from me. 'cause a couple christmases ago,
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'cause a couple christmases ago, he said, "you don't have
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He said, "you don't have to wait for me to die,
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To wait for me to die, i'll just give it to you now.
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I'll just give it to you now. that way you'll pray for me
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That way you'll pray for me to stay alive longer."
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To stay alive longer." and he gave it to me.
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And he gave it to me. he gave it to me.
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He gave it to me. so, if you want a bible
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So, if you want a bible today here at church,
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Today here at church, we will give you one,
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We will give you one, we have them to give
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We have them to give to you for free,
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To you for free, but not this one.
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But not this one. you can't have this one
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You can't have this one 'cause it was given to me.
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'cause it was given to me. and it's got the same words,
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And it's got the same words, you know, the same words
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You know, the same words as the free one on the phone,
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As the free one on the phone, but it was given to me,
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But it was given to me, so it's different.
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So it's different. so, don't offer me $100,
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So, don't offer me $100, you can't have it.
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You can't have it. don't offer me $1,000,
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Don't offer me $1,000, you can't have it.
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You can't have it. you get to $10,000,
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You get to $10,000, we can talk.
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We can talk. and maybe you just copy
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And maybe you just copy the notes and you take the bible
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The notes and you take the bible and i take the wisdom.
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[laughter]
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But i'm saying,
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But i'm saying, it would take a lot,
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It would take a lot, it would take a lot.
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It would take a lot. there is a number.
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[laughter]
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Oh, there's a number.
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Oh, there's a number. but this one's different
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But this one's different because of who gave it to me.
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Because of who gave it to me. and sometimes, i worry about you
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Because i think you give stuff
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Because i think you give stuff away too cheap that was
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Away too cheap that was given to you by somebody
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Given to you by somebody really important.
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Really important. i see you giving away
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I see you giving away your dignity sometimes just
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Your dignity sometimes just to defend a political position.
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To defend a political position. but you would give away
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But you would give away your dignity and your respect
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Your dignity and your respect and your kindness,
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And your kindness, and the fruit of the spirit,
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And the fruit of the spirit, which is love to come down
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Which is love to come down to a hateful level that was
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To a hateful level that was dictated by a cancerous culture?
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Dictated by a cancerous culture? you would give away your
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You would give away your healthy heart to engage
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Healthy heart to engage in a hellish debate?
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[applause]
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And i just wanna say,
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And i just wanna say, this isn't a political message.
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[applause]
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But jesus gave us unity
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But jesus gave us unity as his church.
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As his church. so, let's don't let a devil
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So, let's don't let a devil divide us over stupid stuff,
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Divide us over stupid stuff, when he took his precious blood
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When he took his precious blood to bring us together.
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[applause]
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It's different
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It's different when it's given.
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When it's given. if we're just unified over
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If we're just unified over some good ideas,
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Some good ideas, oh, you know, --
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Oh, you know, -- this is what is remarkable to me
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This is what is remarkable to me about the story of samson,
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About the story of samson, is that he represents
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Is that he represents a flawed figure who was given,
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A flawed figure who was given, at a specific time in history
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At a specific time in history to deliver a people
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To deliver a people from their sin.
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One of the interesting things
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One of the interesting things about samson is that
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About samson is that from his very birth,
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From his very birth, he was different.
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He was different. i don't know if you
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I don't know if you know this about samson,
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Know this about samson, 'cause all we ever talk
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'cause all we ever talk about is delilah cut his
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About is delilah cut his hair off and he was a dummy
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Hair off and he was a dummy and he shouldn't have done that.
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And he shouldn't have done that. just like we do with everybody,
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Just like we do with everybody, by the way, we just
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By the way, we just summarize their whole life
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Summarize their whole life down to one thing,
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Down to one thing, either their gift
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Either their gift or their glitch.
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Or their glitch. glitch one time,
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Glitch one time, and we will write
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And we will write your biography with
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One sentence on your one glitch.
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One sentence on your one glitch. on the other hand,
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On the other hand, we are just as good
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We are just as good at deifying people
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At deifying people for what they do well.
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For what they do well. so, that we will
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So, that we will call you a sinner.
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Call you a sinner. this dude instagram messaged
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This dude instagram messaged one time, and i just told y'all
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One time, and i just told y'all not to get caught up
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Not to get caught up in this stuff,
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In this stuff, but sometimes i do.
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[laughter]
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I was singing a song
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I was singing a song that i wrote.
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That i wrote. and he said,
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And he said, "preachers preach, singers sing.
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"preachers preach, singers sing. stick to preaching, steven."
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[laughter]
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And i wanted to tell him
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And i wanted to tell him what he could do
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What he could do with that comment.
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With that comment. 'cause you don't get to tell me
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'cause you don't get to tell me what to do with the song
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What to do with the song that god put in my heart.
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[applause]
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It's different when it's given.
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It's different when it's given. but now, i'm up here carnal
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But now, i'm up here carnal and i need to pray just
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And i need to pray just to reset the whole tone
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To reset the whole tone of the auditorium
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Of the auditorium for the holy spirit.
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For the holy spirit. but let me
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But let me encourage you with this,
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Encourage you with this, never let anybody
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Never let anybody identify you with your gift,
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Identify you with your gift, or with your glitch because
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Or with your glitch because you are so much more
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You are so much more than both of those.
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[applause]
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You are so much more
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You are so much more than both of those.
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Than both of those. you are so much more
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You are so much more than addict.
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Than addict. you are so much more than that.
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You are so much more than that. you are so much more than
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You are so much more than organist, guitarist.
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You are so much more than mom.
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You are so much more than mom. don't even let your kids narrow
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Don't even let your kids narrow your life down to the one thing
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Your life down to the one thing that you do for them,
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That you do for them, because you are so much
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Because you are so much more than that.
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More than that. married couples,
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Married couples, quit being your kid's
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Quit being your kid's administrative assistant before
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You're each other's spouses
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You're each other's spouses and you end up without
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And you end up without a marriage and they left
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A marriage and they left your house and they don't even
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Your house and they don't even come see you when they go.
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[applause]
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Don't let people
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Don't let people shrink you down to one thing.
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Shrink you down to one thing. i am preaching like dr. phil.
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[laughter]
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I love samson because
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I love samson because he gives me hope to know that
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He gives me hope to know that god gives great callings
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God gives great callings to flawed people.
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To flawed people. he delivered israel from
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He delivered israel from the philistines for 20 years
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The philistines for 20 years and he flirted with
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And he flirted with the philistines that
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The philistines that he delivered them from.
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He delivered them from. as a matter of fact,
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As a matter of fact, when i read you
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When i read you the passage in judges 15,
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The passage in judges 15, i didn't get to tell you
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I didn't get to tell you much of the background,
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Much of the background, the flashback to all
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The flashback to all of the things that led
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Of the things that led samson here.
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Samson here. but in fact,
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But in fact, it was his insistence to go
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It was his insistence to go get a philistine wife,
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Get a philistine wife, that caused this issue
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That caused this issue to begin with.
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To begin with. his parents
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His parents warned him against it,
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Warned him against it, his parents tried
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His parents tried to dissuade him from it,
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To dissuade him from it, but he had to have
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But he had to have this philistine girl.
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This philistine girl. and the problem with it was
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And the problem with it was that he liked what god
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That he liked what god had given him to fight.
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Had given him to fight. he liked the philistine,
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He liked the philistine, but the philistines
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But the philistines were the ones that he was
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Were the ones that he was called to fight against.
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Called to fight against. so now, i understand in my life
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The complication of my desires.
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The complication of my desires. that some of the things
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That some of the things that god has called me to do
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That god has called me to do and be effective in
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And be effective in will be wrapped up in things
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Will be wrapped up in things that i struggle with.
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That i struggle with. some of the things that god will
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Some of the things that god will call me to make my contribution
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Call me to make my contribution in will be wrapped up
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In will be wrapped up in the things that i am
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In the things that i am in constant conflict with.
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In constant conflict with. this was the case with samson.
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This was the case with samson. so, he marries this woman,
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So, he marries this woman, who was a philistine,
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Who was a philistine, who his parents said,
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Who his parents said, "i'm telling you,
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"i'm telling you, this is not gonna end well,"
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This is not gonna end well," and it didn't.
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And it didn't. because she was given
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To another man in marriage
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To another man in marriage while samson was away.
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While samson was away. and when samson
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And when samson found out about that,
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Found out about that, he was very angry,
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He was very angry, and since samson was very
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And since samson was very impulsive and since samson
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Impulsive and since samson was very innovative --
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Was very innovative -- oh yeah, he was both.
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Oh yeah, he was both. he was impulsive and innovative.
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He was impulsive and innovative. tell your neighbor, "i'm both."
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Tell your neighbor, "i'm both." >> congregation: i'm both.
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>> congregation: i'm both. >> i can be both things at once.
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>> i can be both things at once. and innovative, impulsive samson
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And innovative, impulsive samson found 300 foxes,
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Found 300 foxes, tied their tails together,
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Tied their tails together, found a match
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Found a match and set their tails on fire.
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And set their tails on fire. this is in your bible.
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This is in your bible. the bible that
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The bible that you say is boring,
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You say is boring, the bible that
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The bible that you don't read enough.
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You don't read enough. this is the greatest bible story
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This is the greatest bible story that you never heard before.
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That you never heard before. he takes 300 fox tails,
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He takes 300 fox tails, ties them together,
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Ties them together, lights the tails on fire,
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Lights the tails on fire, sends them running through
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Sends them running through the fields of the philistines,
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The fields of the philistines, destroys their fields.
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The philistines hear
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The philistines hear about what samson did,
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About what samson did, they send their army
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They send their army to samson's ex-wife's house,
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To samson's ex-wife's house, burn the house down.
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Burn the house down. samson is mad about that,
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Samson is mad about that, they're mad at him,
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They're mad at him, they're looking for samson,
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They're looking for samson, they come
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They come to the people of judah,
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To the people of judah, they say, "we want samson."
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They say, "we want samson." and they said,
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And they said, "you want samson?
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"you want samson? we'll give you samson.
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We'll give you samson. we'd rather you take samson
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We'd rather you take samson than take us."
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Than take us." because when it
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Comes down to it,
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Comes down to it, we're all kind of selfish
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We're all kind of selfish in our heart.
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In our heart. and so, they come to samson
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And so, they come to samson and they tie him up,
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And they tie him up, and they turn him over
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And they turn him over and as he's walking down
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And as he's walking down to the philistines
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To the philistines we come upon
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We come upon verse 14, chapter 15 that
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Verse 14, chapter 15 that i read to you a moment ago
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Where the bible says,
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Where the bible says, that suddenly,
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That suddenly, "the spirit of the lord
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"the spirit of the lord came up samson."
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Came up samson." oh, i feel like
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Oh, i feel like preaching to somebody today.
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Preaching to somebody today. and when the spirit of the lord
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And when the spirit of the lord came on samson,
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Came on samson, the ropes that were
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The ropes that were holding him became weak
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Holding him became weak because the spirit of the lord,
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He was stronger than
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He was stronger than what bound him.
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What bound him. because of the spirit
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Because of the spirit of the lord, he was free
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Of the lord, he was free from what held him.
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From what held him. because of the spirit
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Because of the spirit of the lord,
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Of the lord, the thing that
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The thing that restrained him one moment,
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Restrained him one moment, had to release him the next.
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Had to release him the next. when the spirit of the lord
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When the spirit of the lord comes on your life,
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Comes on your life, you might be surprised
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You might be surprised what you can do that
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What you can do that you couldn't do before
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You couldn't do before you knew to call on god.
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You knew to call on god. and the strength that samson
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And the strength that samson needed to break the ropes
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Needed to break the ropes in the passage
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In the passage was given to him from god.
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Was given to him from god. he didn't break those ropes
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He didn't break those ropes with muscles.
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He broke those ropes
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He broke those ropes with god.
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With god. you didn't break
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You didn't break those ropes with muscles,
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Those ropes with muscles, you broke those ropes with god.
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You broke those ropes with god. i mean, just to realize how much
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I mean, just to realize how much god has done in your life,
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God has done in your life, is reason enough to come
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Is reason enough to come to church every sunday.
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To church every sunday. because a whole week passes,
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And you don't remember
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And you don't remember what he released you from.
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What he released you from. a whole week passes
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A whole week passes and you don't remember
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And you don't remember what he redeemed you from.
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What he redeemed you from. a whole week passes and you are
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A whole week passes and you are so consumed by the next struggle
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So consumed by the next struggle that you didn't even give credit
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That you didn't even give credit for the last blessing.
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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 what
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It was exactly what i needed to hear,
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I needed to hear, and i truly believe that
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It's gonna help you too.
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It's gonna help you too. we all face challenges
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We all face challenges and situations that
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And situations that can feel hopeless.
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Can feel hopeless. moments when we don't know
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Moments when we don't know what to do next.
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What to do next. but in this series,
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But in this series, pastor steven shares four
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Pastor steven shares four incredibly practical tools
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Incredibly practical tools and phrases to help you
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And phrases to help you find faith in the middle
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Find faith in the middle of a struggle.
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Of a struggle. phrases like,
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Phrases like, "god's got the hard part."
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"god's got the hard part." and, "god can use this too."
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And, "god can use this too." and one thing that he said
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And one thing that he said that really stuck with me was,
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That really stuck with me was, "god is freeing you for
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"god is freeing you for the fight not from the fight."
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The fight not from the fight." and i realize that while
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And i realize that while i can't avoid every challenge,
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I can't avoid every challenge, god is gonna be with me
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God is gonna be with me through them all.
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Through them all. you've got to call
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You've got to call and get this series.
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And get this series. call or go online
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Call or go online right now and request,
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Right now and request, "when faith fights back."
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"when faith fights back." it's available for your
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It's available for your gift of any amount,
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Gift of any amount, and i cannot wait for you
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And i cannot wait for you to experience it.
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To experience it. let's strengthen our faith
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Let's strengthen our faith for the fight together.
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For the fight together. call or go online right now,
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Call or go online right now, and i'll see you back here
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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 from
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Pastor steven furtick,
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Where he shares
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Four faith-filled statements
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To help you face any battle
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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
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To practically live them out.
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These powerful truths
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Will 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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>> hey, my name is chad zollo.
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>> hey, my name is chad zollo. i'm the online pastor
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I'm the online pastor here at elevation church.
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Here at elevation church. did you know that there is
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Did you know that there is so much more that you can
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So much more that you can be a part of right here
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Be a part of right here at elevation church?
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At elevation church? you can join us live on sundays
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You can join us live on sundays to watch the message,
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To watch the message, join us for worship
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Join us for worship and find a community
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And find a community of believers that could
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Of believers that could help you grow in your faith.
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Help you grow in your faith. all you have to do is head
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All you have to do is head to stevenfurtick.com/live
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To stevenfurtick.com/live and you can find out
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And you can find out all the information
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All the information about times that we're live
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About times that we're live and how you can join.
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And how you can join. thanks for being
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Thanks for being a part of the ministry
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A part of the ministry and we'll see you soon.
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>> ♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ it's who he is yeah ♪
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♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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♪ jehovah rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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♪ yeah ♪
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♪ jehovah shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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♪ oh-oh-oh ♪
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♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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>> ♪ rapha heal your body ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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>> ♪ yes lord ♪
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♪ jehovah rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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>> ♪ shalom be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ hey ♪
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♪ call the name ♪
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♪ jehovah ♪
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♪ all our praise ♪
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♪ belongs to him ♪
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♪ call the name ♪
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>> ♪ call the name ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah ♪
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♪ jehovah ♪
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♪ all our praise ♪
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♪ belongs to him ♪
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♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ yeah ♪
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♪ jehovah jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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♪ oh-oh-oh ♪
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♪ jehovah rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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♪ oh-oh ♪
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♪ jehovah shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ he's fighting ♪
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♪ all your battles ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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>> ♪ he's everything ♪
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♪ you need him to be ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah rapha heal ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪
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Steven Furtick - God Gave It To Me

March 17, 2025 | 27:29

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