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Steven Furtick - God Gave It To Me (Part 1)

July 20, 2026 | 27:30

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - God Gave It To Me (Part 1) | July 20, 2026

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> i 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, "bands that should have been
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"bands 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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God might've already done 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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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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For that." 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, 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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Your voice to do it. 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 happy and the sad. 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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This view toward life 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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Why would you feel puffed up? 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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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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Know who to ask about. 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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When god gives it. 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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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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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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And sometimes, i worry about you 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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From their sin. 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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Your biography with 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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Organist, guitarist. you are so much more than mom.
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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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Administrative assistant before 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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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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Because she was given 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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Destroys their fields. 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 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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Because when it 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 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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>> before we go,
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>> before we go, i want to take a moment
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I want to take a moment to show you what your giving
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To show you what your giving is helping make possible
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Is helping make possible through a special initiative
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Through a special initiative that we call love week.
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That we call love week. love week is a time each year
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Love week is a time each year where we intentionally come
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Where we intentionally come together to serve, to give,
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Together to serve, to give, and to love people in
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Communities around the world.
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Throughout the year,
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We consistently
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Serve and support
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Our outreach partners,
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But this week is a dedicated
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Week where we unify
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Our time and our efforts
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To make a significant impact.
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This looks like families
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Packing meals together,
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Teams serving in local
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Schools and neighborhoods,
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And volunteers coming alongside
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People in some of their most
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Difficult moments.
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Difficult moments. this is a week dedicated
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This is a week dedicated to bringing support
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To bringing support and encouragement and care.
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And encouragement and care. this is the heart
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Of our outreach ministry,
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Of our outreach ministry, meeting practical needs
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Meeting practical needs so that people can experience
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So that people can experience the love of jesus.
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The love of jesus. and it's possible because
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And it's possible because of your generosity.
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Of your generosity. your giving allows us
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Your giving allows us to link arms with people
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To link arms with people who are already
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Who are already faithfully serving
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Faithfully serving their communities every day
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Their communities every day and strengthen the work that
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And strengthen the work that god is doing through them.
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God is doing through them. it helps meet real needs while
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It helps meet real needs while opening hearts to lasting hope.
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Opening hearts to lasting hope. this is your giving in action,
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This is your giving in action, and it's making a difference
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And it's making a difference in more lives than we could
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In more lives than we could ever reach alone.
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Ever reach alone. if you'd like
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If you'd like to partner with us,
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To partner with us, you can call the number
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You can call the number on your screen or go
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On your screen or go online to give.
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Online to give. every gift matters,
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Every gift matters, because together,
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Because together, we can continue reaching
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We can continue reaching people with hope and truth
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People with hope and truth right when they need it.
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>> for more than a decade,
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>> for more than a decade, our partnership
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Our partnership with rise against hunger
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With rise against hunger has turned compassion
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Has turned compassion into action.
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Into action. and together,
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And together, thousands of volunteers
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Thousands of volunteers from elevation church have
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From elevation church have packed over 5 million meals
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Packed over 5 million meals for children and families
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For children and families facing hunger around the world.
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Facing hunger around the world. and for many who've received
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And for many who've received these meals, it's the only meal
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These meals, it's the only meal they'll eat that day.
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They'll eat that day. every box packed
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Every box packed is more than food,
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Is more than food, it's hope, it's dignity,
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It's hope, it's dignity, and the love of jesus in action.
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And the love of jesus in action. and together, we're helping
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And together, we're helping ensure that no one goes hungry.
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♪ ♪
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♪ o god ♪
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♪ my god i need you ♪
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♪ o god my god ♪
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♪ i need you now ♪
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>> ♪ how i need you now ♪
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>> ♪ cry out o ♪
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♪ o rock ♪
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♪ o rock of ages ♪
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♪ i'm standing ♪
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♪ on your faithfulness ♪
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♪ your faithfulness ♪
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>> oh god, i need you, lord.
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♪ ♪
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♪ i'm calling ♪
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♪ on the god of mary ♪
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♪ whose favor ♪
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♪ rests upon the lowly ♪
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♪ i know with you ♪
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♪ all things are possible ♪
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>> do you believe that?
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♪ i'm calling ♪
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♪ on the god of david ♪
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>> yes, i am.
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♪ who made a shepherd boy ♪
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♪ courageous ♪
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♪ i may not face goliath ♪
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>> ♪ but i've got ♪
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♪ my own giants ♪
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>> ♪ oh ♪
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♪ o god ♪
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♪ my god i need you lord ♪
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>> ♪ o god ♪
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♪ my god i need you now ♪
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>> ♪ i need you now ♪
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♪ how i need you now yes ♪
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♪ o rock ♪
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♪ o rock of ages ♪
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♪ i'm standing ♪
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♪ on your faithfulness ♪
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♪ your faithfulness ♪
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>> this is my prayer.
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>> ♪ o god ♪
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>> ♪ my god i need you ♪
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♪ o god ♪
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♪ my god i need you now ♪
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♪ i need you now ♪
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♪ how i need you now yes ♪
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♪ o rock ♪
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♪ o rock of ages ♪
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♪ i'm standing on ♪
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♪ your faithfulness ♪
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♪ you heard ♪
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♪ your children then ♪
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♪ you hear ♪
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♪ your children now ♪
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♪ you are ♪
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♪ the same god ♪
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♪ you are the same god ♪
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♪ you answered prayers ♪
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Steven Furtick - God Gave It To Me (Part 1)

July 20, 2026 | 27:30

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