Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - The God Of Pieces (Part 1)

September 15, 2025 | 28:0

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - The God Of Pieces (Part 1) | September 15, 2025

An encouraging message from
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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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>> philippians 4:9.
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>> philippians 4:9. the word of the lord.
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The word of the lord. philippians 4:9.
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Philippians 4:9. a little message that i know
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A little message that i know is gonna help you today.
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Right there.
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Right there. paul says, "whatever you have
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Paul says, "whatever you have learned or received
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Learned or received or heard from me,
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Or heard from me, or seen in me-put it
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Or seen in me-put it into practice.
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Into practice. and the god of peace
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And the god of peace will be with you."
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Will be with you." and the god of peace.
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And the god of peace. last week holly spoke
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Last week holly spoke about the peace of god,
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About the peace of god, and she was speaking about
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And she was speaking about the peace of god.
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The peace of god. but today i wanna take a little
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But today i wanna take a little bit of a different approach
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Bit of a different approach to what she shared and i wanna
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To what she shared and i wanna talk about this verse,
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Talk about this verse, "and the god of peace
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"and the god of peace will be with you,"
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Will be with you," and remind you that
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And remind you that he is the god of peace.
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He is the god of peace. he can speak peace to every
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He can speak peace to every situation in this room no matter
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Situation in this room no matter how scattered or chaotic
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How scattered or chaotic your life is right now.
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Your life is right now. but i wanna talk about
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But i wanna talk about the god of peace
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The god of peace will be with you,
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Will be with you, and i wanna speak
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And i wanna speak about how the god of peace
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About how the god of peace is also the god of pieces.
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Is also the god of pieces. i wanna talk to you today for
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I wanna talk to you today for just a few moments about
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Just a few moments about the god of pieces, pieces.
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The god of pieces, pieces. father, when you speak,
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Father, when you speak, wind and waves obey.
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Wind and waves obey. speak now,
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Speak now, still our hearts before you.
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Still our hearts before you. make every storm
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Make every storm in this room a sanctuary,
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In this room a sanctuary, where your presence can be felt.
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Where your presence can be felt. i thank you for each person
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I thank you for each person that you brought here today,
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That you brought here today, i thank you that you know
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I thank you that you know their situations.
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Their situations. and i thank you that
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And i thank you that you have solutions.
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You have solutions. moreover, i thank you that
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Moreover, i thank you that you are the solution,
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You are the solution, the god of peace,
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The god of peace, the god of pieces.
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The god of pieces. in jesus' name, amen.
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In jesus' name, amen. >> congregation: amen.
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>> congregation: amen. >> you may be seated.
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>> you may be seated. you may be seated.
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Me and holly got
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Me and holly got in a fight friday.
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[laughter]
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It was my fault.
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It was my fault. we don't fight that much,
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We don't fight that much, but we fought friday.
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But we fought friday. only about a 5 minute fight,
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Only about a 5 minute fight, but it was, you know.
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But it was, you know. on a scale of 1 to 10
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On a scale of 1 to 10 it might have been a three,
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It might have been a three, but i didn't like it.
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But i didn't like it. and i didn't like it
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And i didn't like it 'cause i knew i caused it.
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'cause i knew i caused it. and the reason i caused it
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And the reason i caused it is because i did not practice
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Is because i did not practice what she preached last week.
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What she preached last week. last week holly was preaching
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Last week holly was preaching about peace and she asked a very
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About peace and she asked a very important question, she said,
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Important question, she said, "do your practices
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Promote peace?"
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Promote peace?" and she shared a little
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And she shared a little extra biblical illustration
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Extra biblical illustration about the instrument of torture
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About the instrument of torture known as instagram, the one that
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Known as instagram, the one that the devil invented.
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The devil invented. you know i --
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You know i -- i know that god created
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The heavens and the earth,
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The heavens and the earth, but the devil's created
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But the devil's created a lot of stuff since then,
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A lot of stuff since then, instagram being
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Instagram being one of the platforms
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One of the platforms that he created, amen.
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That he created, amen. >> congregation: amen.
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>> congregation: amen. >> and i post sermons on it,
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>> and i post sermons on it, but i know not to go
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But i know not to go look at the comments,
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Look at the comments, and i never do, except friday.
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[laughter]
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I went on those comments
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I went on those comments friday and i thought,
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Friday and i thought, "i can handle it.
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"i can handle it. i'll just look for a minute."
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I'll just look for a minute." and of course,
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And of course, i couldn't handle it.
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I couldn't handle it. and i was very worked up about
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And i was very worked up about some of the things that i saw.
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Some of the things that i saw. and i'm just starting my sermon
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And i'm just starting my sermon in a very candid place because
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In a very candid place because it's interesting to me how i
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It's interesting to me how i live with a preacher who just
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Live with a preacher who just preached about peace and even
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Preached about peace and even in her message, she said,
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In her message, she said, "you've got to be careful
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"you've got to be careful that your practices don't
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That your practices don't pollute your peace."
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Pollute your peace." do you remember
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Do you remember when she said that?
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When she said that? she didn't say that exactly,
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She didn't say that exactly, but i added it on for
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But i added it on for my message today.
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My message today. she said, "make sure that
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She said, "make sure that your practices don't
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Your practices don't pollute your peace."
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Pollute your peace." and the reason that we were
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And the reason that we were getting into an argument,
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Getting into an argument, listen to me closely,
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Listen to me closely, was because it's very hard
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Was because it's very hard to have peace
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To have peace when you drink poison.
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When you drink poison. and i'm not telling you whether
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And i'm not telling you whether or not you should ever
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Or not you should ever look at instagram or any
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Look at instagram or any of the social media platforms,
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Of the social media platforms, in fact i'm gonna try
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In fact i'm gonna try not to mention social media
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Not to mention social media for the rest of this message.
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For the rest of this message. i just wanted to set out
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I just wanted to set out for you that what paul
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For you that what paul is saying here,
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He says it is the things
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He says it is the things that you put into practice
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That you put into practice that you learn,
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That you learn, receive and hear or see
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Receive and hear or see that produces the peace of god.
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That produces the peace of god. and since we're gonna go over
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And since we're gonna go over here and take a nibble
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Here and take a nibble on verse 6 real quick,
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On verse 6 real quick, where it says,
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Where it says, "do not be anxious
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"do not be anxious about anything,
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About anything, but in every situation
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But in every situation by prayer and petition
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By prayer and petition with thanksgiving,
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With thanksgiving, present your request to god.
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Present your request to god. and the peace of god,
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Which transcends
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Which transcends all understanding,
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All understanding, will guard your hearts
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Will guard your hearts and minds in christ jesus."
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And minds in christ jesus." and something that's really
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And something that's really convicting to me lately
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Convicting to me lately is that i think we all
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Is that i think we all want this, "the peace of god,"
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Want this, "the peace of god," but sometimes we resist
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But sometimes we resist the god of peace.
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The god of peace. and so, the question becomes,
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And so, the question becomes, how can i expect
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How can i expect the peace of god in my life
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The peace of god in my life if i reject the god of peace
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If i reject the god of peace when he comes to show me
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When he comes to show me how to live?
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How to live? in other words,
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In other words, if he's showing me something
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If he's showing me something that i need to let go of.
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That i need to let go of. if he's showing me something
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If he's showing me something that i need to keep limited.
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That i need to keep limited. if he's showing me something
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If he's showing me something that i need to walk around
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That i need to walk around and not engage.
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And not engage. if he's showing me something
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If he's showing me something that i need to add
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That i need to add or subtract from my life,
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Or subtract from my life, and i insist on being stubborn,
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And i insist on being stubborn, how can i expect the peace
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How can i expect the peace to come to my heart
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To come to my heart if i ignore the source
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If i ignore the source who gives it?
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Who gives it? the peace of god,
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The peace of god, we all want it.
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We all want it. everybody in here wants to feel
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Everybody in here wants to feel better about your future.
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Better about your future. everybody in here wants to feel
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Everybody in here wants to feel confident that things
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Confident that things are coming together.
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Are coming together. everybody in here wants to feel
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Everybody in here wants to feel like i'm on the right path,
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Like i'm on the right path, things are going to work out.
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Things are going to work out. everybody in here
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Everybody in here wants the peace of god.
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Wants the peace of god. paul makes it very clear that
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Paul makes it very clear that in order to experience
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The peace of god,
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The peace of god, and i just wanna lay this
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And i just wanna lay this foundation one more time,
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Foundation one more time, you must embrace
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You must embrace the god of peace.
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The god of peace. and i wanna remind you
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And i wanna remind you that he is jehovah shalom.
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That he is jehovah shalom. shalom means peace or wholeness,
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Shalom means peace or wholeness, and he is the god of peace.
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He is the god of peace
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He is the god of peace in the midst of panic attacks.
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In the midst of panic attacks. he is the god of peace
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He is the god of peace in the midst of downsizing
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In the midst of downsizing in your industry.
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In your industry. he is the god of peace when
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He is the god of peace when your best client just didn't
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Your best client just didn't sign up for another year
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Sign up for another year and you don't know how you're
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And you don't know how you're gonna make up the contract.
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Gonna make up the contract. he is the god of peace
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He is the god of peace when thoughts assail you,
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When thoughts assail you, telling you that your life
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Telling you that your life has reached its zenith
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Has reached its zenith and everything from here
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And everything from here is just gonna be nothing
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Is just gonna be nothing but less than what it was.
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But less than what it was. he is -- i feel like preaching
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He is -- i feel like preaching to somebody today that the god
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To somebody today that the god of peace is in this place.
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Of peace is in this place. say it, "the god of peace...
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Say it, "the god of peace... >> congregation: the god
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>> congregation: the god of peace...
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Of peace... >> is in this place."
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>> is in this place." >> congregation: is in
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>> congregation: is in this place.
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This place. >> and you can say that
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>> and you can say that about any place you ever
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About any place you ever find yourself.
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Find yourself. you can say that
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You can say that in the third row of church
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In the third row of church on a sunday morning,
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On a sunday morning, you can say that
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You can say that when you're pulling out
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When you're pulling out of your driveway on monday,
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Of your driveway on monday, going to the job to look
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Going to the job to look at the people that try
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At the people that try to steal your peace.
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To steal your peace. i'm not walking into
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I'm not walking into this office by myself.
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This office by myself. i'm walking in with
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I'm walking in with the god of peace.
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The god of peace. he said he would be with me.
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He said he would be with me. he said he would walk with me.
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He said he would walk with me. he said he would never
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He said he would never leave me nor forsake me.
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Leave me nor forsake me. he is more than enough for me.
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He is more than enough for me. he is the all sufficient one."
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He is the all sufficient one." there's nothing i will
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There's nothing i will ever encounter that will
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Ever encounter that will surprise him.
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Surprise him. he doesn't scratch his head or
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He doesn't scratch his head or shake his head or hang his head.
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Shake his head or hang his head. he doesn't turn tail and run
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When the enemy surrounds me.
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When the enemy surrounds me. for when the enemy surrounds me,
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For when the enemy surrounds me, god surrounds the enemy.
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God surrounds the enemy. i'm fenced in by fire
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I'm fenced in by fire even in my darkest night.
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Even in my darkest night. even when i wake up
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Even when i wake up and didn't expect the attack,
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And didn't expect the attack, i have a god who anticipated
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I have a god who anticipated the attack and put the provision
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The attack and put the provision in place because he is
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In place because he is the god of peace
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The god of peace and he's in this place.
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And he's in this place. we saw a testimony how
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We saw a testimony how the god of peace reached
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In a prison cell and rescued
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In a prison cell and rescued a brother in a prison cell.
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A brother in a prison cell. the god of peace will
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The god of peace will make a prison visit.
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Make a prison visit. the god of peace will pull up
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The god of peace will pull up alongside a hospital bed.
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Alongside a hospital bed. the god of peace will
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The god of peace will show up in a divorce court.
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Show up in a divorce court. the god of peace will reach
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The god of peace will reach your child that isn't living
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Your child that isn't living under your roof right now.
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Under your roof right now. the god of peace is in
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The god of peace is in this place.
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[applause]
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Now, the process by which
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Now, the process by which we experience this peace
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We experience this peace is what paul is talking about
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Is what paul is talking about in philippians 4:9.
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In philippians 4:9. and i wanna give you this
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And i wanna give you this principle and then give you
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Principle and then give you two or three pictures.
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Two or three pictures. "whatever you have learned
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"whatever you have learned or received or heard
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Or received or heard from me or seen in me --"
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From me or seen in me --" think about this, paul says,
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Think about this, paul says, "if you do what you
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"if you do what you saw me do, you will have
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Saw me do, you will have the peace that only
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The peace that only god can give."
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God can give." and i'm afraid i couldn't
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And i'm afraid i couldn't say that about my life
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Say that about my life a lot of the times,
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A lot of the times, even as a leader.
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Even as a leader. you know, graham said
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You know, graham said something really interesting
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Something really interesting a few days ago.
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A few days ago. he said, "when i look back on
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He said, "when i look back on when i was a little boy and i
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When i was a little boy and i first started wrestling,"
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First started wrestling," for those of you
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For those of you who haven't heard yet,
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Who haven't heard yet, we like to brag about it
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We like to brag about it every chance we get,
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Every chance we get, he is a two time
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He is a two time state champion in the state
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State champion in the state of north carolina for
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Of north carolina for the sport of wrestling.
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[applause]
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Not tag team wrestling,
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Not tag team wrestling, like wrestling,
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Like wrestling, like real wrestling,
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Like real wrestling, you know what i'm saying.
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You know what i'm saying. and when he first
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And when he first started wrestling,
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Started wrestling, i'd been a wrestler for
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I'd been a wrestler for a few years when i was in
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Middle school and so he thought
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Middle school and so he thought i was the man 'cause i didn't
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I was the man 'cause i didn't tell him any different.
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Tell him any different. and...
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[laughter]
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And that's really fun
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And that's really fun when they're little,
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When they're little, their understanding
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Their understanding of you is limited,
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Of you is limited, so you can kind of build it all
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Up to be whatever you wanna be.
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Up to be whatever you wanna be. and he said something, he goes,
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And he said something, he goes, "now that i'm really more
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"now that i'm really more advanced as a wrestler and i
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Advanced as a wrestler and i look back on when i was little,
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Look back on when i was little, it's crazy how much you coached
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It's crazy how much you coached me with how little you knew."
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[laughter]
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And i don't think he meant
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And i don't think he meant that as a compliment like,
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That as a compliment like, "man, dad, you really went
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"man, dad, you really went all in and i appreciate it."
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All in and i appreciate it." i think what he was saying is,
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I think what he was saying is, "now that i know something
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"now that i know something about what i'm doing,
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About what i'm doing, i can't believe that
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I can't believe that i thought the stuff you were
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I thought the stuff you were screaming from the stands had
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Screaming from the stands had any merit or value whatsoever.
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Any merit or value whatsoever. and you really just scream
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And you really just scream the same things over
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The same things over and over again."
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And over again." but it worked for that stage.
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But it worked for that stage. "isn't it crazy," he said,
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"isn't it crazy," he said, "how much you coached me
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"how much you coached me with how little you knew?"
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With how little you knew?" and if you look at your life,
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And if you look at your life, there are some things about
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There are some things about your life that are amazing,
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Your life that are amazing, how far god has brought you,
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How far god has brought you, if you really think about
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If you really think about how little you started with.
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How little you started with. i'm gonna say that again
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I'm gonna say that again and the devil can pop my mic
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And the devil can pop my mic and i'll say it a third time.
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And i'll say it a third time. it is amazing how far
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It is amazing how far god has brought you and some
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God has brought you and some of the things that he has done
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Of the things that he has done in your life when you consider
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In your life when you consider where you came from,
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Where you came from, how little you started with.
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How little you started with. it is amazing.
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It is amazing. look at somebody and say,
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Look at somebody and say, "it's amazing."
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"it's amazing." >> congregation: it's amazing.
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>> congregation: it's amazing. >> come on, tell 'em, say,
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>> come on, tell 'em, say, "it's amazing...
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"it's amazing... >> congregation: it's amazing.
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>> congregation: it's amazing. >> that you're in church today."
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>> that you're in church today." >> congregation: that you're
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>> congregation: that you're in church today.
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In church today. >> now, just clap
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>> now, just clap your hands for 'em,
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Your hands for 'em, give 'em a little
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Give 'em a little round of applause.
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[applause]
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Come on, look at 'em, say,
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Come on, look at 'em, say, "after the week you've had...
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"after the week you've had... >> congregation: after the week
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>> congregation: after the week you've had...
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You've had... >> after the news you got...
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>> after the news you got... >> congregation: after the news
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>> congregation: after the news you got...
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You got... >> after the mounting to-do list
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>> after the mounting to-do list that you have to go home to
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That you have to go home to it's amazing.
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It's amazing. it's amazing the progress
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It's amazing the progress that you've made when
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That you've made when you consider the pattern
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You consider the pattern that you were exposed to."
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That you were exposed to." it is amazing that
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It is amazing that you even stayed as a dad
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When your dad didn't.
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When your dad didn't. it is amazing that you are
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It is amazing that you are apologizing as a husband even
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Apologizing as a husband even though you get mad when you
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Though you get mad when you never saw the pattern
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Never saw the pattern of apology in your own home.
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Of apology in your own home. and the truth of it is,
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And the truth of it is, if some of us were honest
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If some of us were honest and if we could do away
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And if we could do away with the shame that
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With the shame that the devil throws on us
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The devil throws on us for just about 5 minutes.
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For just about 5 minutes. yes, there is a long way
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Yes, there is a long way we still have to go,
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We still have to go, but it's pretty amazing
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But it's pretty amazing the advancements that
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The advancements that we've made to be here today.
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[cheering and applause]
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Stand up if you never
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Stand up if you never would have thought you'd be
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Would have thought you'd be in church on a sunday morning
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In church on a sunday morning three years ago.
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Three years ago. stand up if there was
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Stand up if there was a season in your life,
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A season in your life, where you thought god
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Where you thought god was done with you,
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Was done with you, but you feel something starting
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But you feel something starting to beat in your heart again.
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To beat in your heart again. stand up if you praising god
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Stand up if you praising god today was a miracle because
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Today was a miracle because you went through
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You went through a season of depression,
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A season of depression, where you couldn't lift
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Where you couldn't lift your head off the pillow,
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Your head off the pillow, let alone lift
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Let alone lift your hands in church.
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Your hands in church. somebody shout, "it's amazing."
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Somebody shout, "it's amazing." >> congregation: it's amazing!
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>> congregation: it's amazing! >> and the enemy wants to keep
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>> and the enemy wants to keep us from being amazed at the ways
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Us from being amazed at the ways that god has made in our life.
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That god has made in our life. he wants to keep us from being
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He wants to keep us from being amazed from the place
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Amazed from the place that we stand.
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That we stand. and so, paul says,
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And so, paul says, "look, when you
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"look, when you don't know what to do
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Don't know what to do and you don't know what's next,
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And you don't know what's next, and you're standing in a place
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And you're standing in a place where you don't really have
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Where you don't really have the full picture of how
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The full picture of how your life is going to turn out,
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Your life is going to turn out, listen to me,
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Listen to me, remember what you heard,
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Learned, and saw in me
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Learned, and saw in me and practice that and the god
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And practice that and the god of peace will be with you."
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Of peace will be with you." and i thought that was
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And i thought that was even better than him
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Even better than him saying the peace of god
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Saying the peace of god would be with me,
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Would be with me, because it means that even if
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Because it means that even if i don't feel the peace of god,
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I can believe that the god
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I can believe that the god of peace is with me.
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[applause]
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That's the principle.
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That's the principle. now, let's break it down
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Now, let's break it down for just a moment or two.
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For just a moment or two. if he says this,
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If he says this, "whatever you have learned
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"whatever you have learned or received or heard,
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Or received or heard, or seen in me put it into
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Or seen in me put it into practice and the god of peace
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Practice and the god of peace will be with you."
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Will be with you." it stands to reason that
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It stands to reason that we are not going to learn,
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We are not going to learn, receive, hear, or see everything
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Receive, hear, or see everything about god all at once.
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About god all at once. he's telling us that this
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He's telling us that this is going to take practice.
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Is going to take practice. and so, sometimes we need more
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And so, sometimes we need more patience with ourselves
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Patience with ourselves to realize that even god reveals
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To realize that even god reveals himself to use progressively.
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Himself to use progressively. god never grows, but he does not
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God never grows, but he does not give you every glimpse of him
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Give you every glimpse of him all at once and that's a mercy
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All at once and that's a mercy because we could never see
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Because we could never see his glory and live.
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His glory and live. and so, what god is doing
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And so, what god is doing in your life right now
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In your life right now is he's showing you
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Is he's showing you things in stages,
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Things in stages, and he is teaching you things,
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And he is teaching you things, watch this, in pieces,
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Watch this, in pieces, in pieces.
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In pieces. he's teaching you in pieces.
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He's teaching you in pieces. i'm so glad you came today
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I'm so glad you came today because when you first start
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Because when you first start showing me to play tennis,
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Showing me to play tennis, you did not show me
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You did not show me all the cool stuff.
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All the cool stuff. i remember the first thing
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I remember the first thing you said to me was,
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You said to me was, "show me how you hold
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"show me how you hold the racket."
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The racket." i'm like,
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I'm like, "dude, i am not out here with
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"dude, i am not out here with $75 for you to say,
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$75 for you to say, 'show me how
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'show me how you hold a racket.'"
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You hold a racket.'" i know the price has gone up
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I know the price has gone up since then but i got in
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Since then but i got in on that bottom rate.
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And i'm thinking, like,
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And i'm thinking, like, "if we're gonna spend 20 minutes
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"if we're gonna spend 20 minutes holding the racket,"
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Holding the racket," i was trying to learn
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I was trying to learn to play tennis,
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To play tennis, i thought, "we're gonna never
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I thought, "we're gonna never get anywhere with this."
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But it was the kindness of him
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But it was the kindness of him that he didn't show me
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That he didn't show me roger federer highlight clips
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Roger federer highlight clips on my first lesson.
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On my first lesson. and it is a kindness of god
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And it is a kindness of god that he teaches you in pieces
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That he teaches you in pieces so that you can get
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So that you can get a piece and practice,
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A piece and practice, and get a piece and practice,
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And get a piece and practice, and get a piece and practice.
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And get a piece and practice. so, this time we'll learn
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So, this time we'll learn how to hold the racket,
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How to hold the racket, in about three weeks i'll
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Show you how to swing it.
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Show you how to swing it. and i'm doing this
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And i'm doing this for your own good,
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For your own good, because if you swing it
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Because if you swing it but don't know how to grip it
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But don't know how to grip it that ball is gonna fly
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That ball is gonna fly every direction every time.
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Every direction every time. so, paul is teaching in pieces.
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So, paul is teaching in pieces. not only is he teaching them
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Not only is he teaching them in pieces but he's teaching them
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In pieces but he's teaching them without his physical presence.
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Without his physical presence. he's writing this letter
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He's writing this letter from a prison,
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From a prison, so he's teaching
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So he's teaching in pieces from prison.
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In pieces from prison. now, this church that he founded
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Now, this church that he founded is having to put into practice
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Is having to put into practice things that they've heard,
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Things that they've heard, learned, or seen from his life
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Learned, or seen from his life but he is not present
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But he is not present to show them the practice.
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To show them the practice. they are having to draw from
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They are having to draw from what they saw even though
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What they saw even though right now they can't see it.
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Right now they can't see it. and i wonder, is there anybody
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And i wonder, is there anybody in here today who is having
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In here today who is having to draw from something right now
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To draw from something right now even though you can't exactly
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Even though you can't exactly see what god is doing
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See what god is doing in your life?
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In your life? even though you don't have an
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Even though you don't have an exact model for it in your life,
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Exact model for it in your life, even though you don't have
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Even though you don't have somebody to look at and say,
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Somebody to look at and say, "i'm gonna imitate
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"i'm gonna imitate or emulate that.
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Or emulate that. paul says, "i'm teaching you
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Paul says, "i'm teaching you in pieces."
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In pieces." and think about
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And think about all the pieces that
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All the pieces that paul had to teach from,
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Paul had to teach from, not only the fact that
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Not only the fact that he was writing the bible.
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He was writing the bible. so, when paul said, like,
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So, when paul said, like, "you can do all things through
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"you can do all things through christ who strengthens you,"
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Christ who strengthens you," philippians 4:13.
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Philippians 4:13. they were like,
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They were like, "how do you know that?"
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"how do you know that?" he's like, "'cause it's in
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He's like, "'cause it's in the bible...
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The bible... well, it's gonna be.
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Well, it's gonna be. its gonna be in the bible
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Its gonna be in the bible in just a few verses."
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[laughter]
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But to teach like paul
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But to teach like paul that's very different than
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That's very different than teaching like you because --
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Teaching like you because -- for those of us who are
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For those of us who are parents in the room,
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Parents in the room, we are trying to coach them
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We are trying to coach them knowing so little and still
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Knowing so little and still wrestling ourselves.
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Wrestling ourselves. and so, paul is teaching us,
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The great apostle paul who is
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The great apostle paul who is writing the illuminated,
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Writing the illuminated, inspired word of god,
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Inspired word of god, the great missionary statesman,
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The great missionary statesman, and he's telling this
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And he's telling this church at philippi,
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Church at philippi, "whatever you saw and heard,
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"whatever you saw and heard, and learned from me,
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And learned from me, do that and the god of peace
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Do that and the god of peace will be with you."
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Will be with you." well, that's different
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Well, that's different for us because we're not
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For us because we're not writing the bible
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Writing the bible as far as i could tell.
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As far as i could tell. we're not the example of grace
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We're not the example of grace that god has raised up
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That god has raised up for this century.
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For this century. i think that for the majority
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I think that for the majority of us in here it's amazing
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How much we're coaching
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How much we're coaching with how little we know.
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With how little we know. but if paul was coaching you,
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But if paul was coaching you, he could teach you about pieces
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He could teach you about pieces that i couldn't teach you.
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That i couldn't teach you. so, when paul says,
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So, when paul says, "hold on to what
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"hold on to what you've heard from me,
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You've heard from me, hold on to what
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Hold on to what you've learned from me,
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You've learned from me, hold on to what
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Hold on to what you've seen in me."
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You've seen in me." there were scenes in
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There were scenes in paul's life that we are privy to
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Paul's life that we are privy to that would've served as
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That would've served as examples for them to follow.
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Examples for them to follow. and so, when he's telling them,
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And so, when he's telling them, "hold on and the god of peace
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"hold on and the god of peace will be with you,"
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Will be with you," you gotta understand that
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You gotta understand that paul is speaking this from
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Paul is speaking this from a place of deep experience.
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A place of deep experience. paul is like a division one
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Paul is like a division one ncaa champion showing you
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Ncaa champion showing you how to wrestle.
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How to wrestle. paul survived stonings and still
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Paul survived stonings and still stayed stable in his faith.
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Stayed stable in his faith. paul survived a shipwreck,
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Paul survived a shipwreck, even just before he wrote
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Even just before he wrote this letter.
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This letter. let me tell you
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Let me tell you a story real quick.
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A story real quick. in acts 27 paul tells about
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In acts 27 paul tells about a trip that he was making as
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A trip that he was making as he was awaiting his sentencing
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He was awaiting his sentencing for preaching the gospel.
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For preaching the gospel. and while he was on the ship
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And while he was on the ship he had a meeting with an angel,
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He had a meeting with an angel, and the angel said,
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And the angel said, "paul, don't be afraid,
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"paul, don't be afraid, i'm going to preserve your life.
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I'm going to preserve your life. the boat that you're on
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The boat that you're on is going to go through a storm,
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Is going to go through a storm, but you are going to make it."
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But you are going to make it." i don't know who that was for,
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I don't know who that was for, but that was just
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But that was just a whole word right now.
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[applause]
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Just that.
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The boat that you are on
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Is going to go through a storm,
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But you're going to make it.
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[applause]
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It's gonna be rocky
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It's gonna be rocky for a little while,
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You might have
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You might have to take some dramamine,
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To take some dramamine, but you're gonna make it.
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But you're gonna make it. there might be some jonah's that
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There might be some jonah's that have to go overboard,
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Have to go overboard, relationships that
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Relationships that aren't good for you,
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Aren't good for you, but you're going to make it.
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But you're going to make it. it might not look like
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It might not look like exactly what it looked like
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Exactly what it looked like when you set out,
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When you set out, you might not be able
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You might not be able to do it like you did it when
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To do it like you did it when you did it like you did it,
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You did it like you did it, but if you'll do it like god
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But if you'll do it like god is telling you to do it
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Is telling you to do it right now you are going
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Right now you are going to make it.
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[applause]
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And you might have to vomit
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And you might have to vomit over the side of the boat.
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Over the side of the boat. and might have to hold your
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And might have to hold your stomach for a little while,
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Stomach for a little while, while it rocks and reels,
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While it rocks and reels, and you might have to spend some
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And you might have to spend some time praying a little extra.
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Time praying a little extra. the boat is going to go through
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The boat is going to go through something but you're going
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Something but you're going to make it.
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To make it. tell your neighbor,
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Tell your neighbor, "you're gonna make it."
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"you're gonna make it." >> congregation: you're gonna
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>> congregation: you're gonna make it.
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Make it. >> tell 'em, "i prophesy...
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>> tell 'em, "i prophesy... >> congregation: i prophesy.
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>> congregation: i prophesy. >> i prophesy."
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>> i prophesy." >> congregation: i prophesy.
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>> congregation: i prophesy. >> look 'em in their eyes,
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>> look 'em in their eyes, right in the pupils and say,
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Right in the pupils and say, "you're going to make it."
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"you're going to make it." >> congregation: you're going
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>> congregation: you're going to make it.
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To make it. >> tell 'em,
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>> tell 'em, "you've got to make it."
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"you've got to make it." >> congregation: you've got
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>> congregation: you've got to make it.
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To make it. >> yeah, you've got to make it
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>> yeah, you've got to make it because god has something
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Because god has something for you to do on
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For you to do on the other side of this.
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[applause]
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And the god of peace
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And the god of peace is with you.
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Is with you. so, if the god of peace
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So, if the god of peace is with you,
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Is with you, watch this, in acts 27:41
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Watch this, in acts 27:41 the bible says that after they
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The bible says that after they had gone through the storm
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For a period of three weeks,
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For a period of three weeks, "the ship struck a sandbar
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"the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground.
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And ran aground. the bow struck fast
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The bow struck fast and would not move,"
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And would not move," that's bad,
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That's bad, "and the stern
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"and the stern was broken to pieces
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Was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf."
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By the pounding of the surf." now, if you're out in the ocean
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And the ship is carrying you,
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And the ship is carrying you, and the ship breaks to pieces,
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And the ship breaks to pieces, that means you're not going
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That means you're not going to survive unless you have
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A god who is the god of...
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A god who is the god of... >> congregation: pieces.
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>> congregation: pieces. >> pieces.
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>> pieces. put my verse back up there
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Put my verse back up there and let me get somebody happy.
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And let me get somebody happy. i know your ship broke apart,
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I know your ship broke apart, i know it was pounded by
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I know it was pounded by something you didn't see coming.
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Something you didn't see coming. i know your kid's not speaking
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I know your kid's not speaking to you right now.
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To you right now. i know it's been three days
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I know it's been three days since you had an appetite.
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Since you had an appetite. i know some things look really,
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I know some things look really, really sketchy right now,
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Really sketchy right now, but in the name of jesus,
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The god of pieces
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The god of pieces can get you there.
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[applause]
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The god of peace
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The god of peace is with me.
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Is with me. the god of peace is with me.
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[applause]
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Verse 42,
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Verse 42, "so the soldiers planned
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"so the soldiers planned to kill the prisoners
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To kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from
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To prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping.
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Swimming away and escaping. but the centurion wanted
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But the centurion wanted to spare paul's life
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To spare paul's life and kept them from
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And kept them from carrying out their plan.
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Carrying out their plan. he ordered those who could
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He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first
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Swim to jump overboard first and get to land and the rest
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And get to land and the rest were to get there on planks
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Were to get there on planks or on other...
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Or on other... pieces."
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I'm preaching to somebody
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I'm preaching to somebody who's holding on to a piece
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Who's holding on to a piece to the shore, today.
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To the shore, today. i'm preaching to somebody
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I'm preaching to somebody who's holding on to a board
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Who's holding on to a board to the shore, today.
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To the shore, today. i'm preaching to somebody
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I'm preaching to somebody who's wondering,
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Who's wondering, "how am i gonna make it
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"how am i gonna make it with who i have left,
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With who i have left, what i have left?
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What i have left? how am i gonna make it now
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How am i gonna make it now that they went away?
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That they went away? how am i gonna make it
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How am i gonna make it if they don't support me?"
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If they don't support me?" you forgot about
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You forgot about the god of pieces,
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The god of pieces, that if he is with me,
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That if he is with me, one piece can get me
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One piece can get me to the place.
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To the place. if he is with me --
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If he is with me -- how many believe god is with me?
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How many believe god is with me? get an attitude about it.
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Get an attitude about it. get christian-cocky about it.
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Get christian-cocky about it. if you know god is with you,
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If you know god is with you, this peace that i have,
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This peace that i have, this peace that
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This peace that i'm holding on to,
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I'm holding on to, this peace that's in my soul,
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This peace that's in my soul, the world didn't give it
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The world didn't give it and the world can't
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And the world can't take it away.
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>> you think that the reason
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>> you think that the reason you're weary is because
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You're weary is because of the work, but the reason
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Of the work, but the reason you're weary it's because
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You're weary it's because of your worry about the work.
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>> are you worn down
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By constant mental battles
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And the weight
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Of unmet expectations?
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It's easy to feel
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Overwhelmed by discouragement
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Or the pressure to perform.
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>> and every time god allows
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>> and every time god allows you to face a new problem
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You to face a new problem he's trying to show you
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He's trying to show you a new piece,
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A new piece, a part of him that always
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A part of him that always existed that you never saw.
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>> in those seasons of life,
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When you don't feel equipped
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Or don't know what to do,
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Pastor steven furtick's
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Brand new series,
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"still standing"
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Will help you discover
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How to release control and rely
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On god's steady presence
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To renew your strength.
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Because even when you don't
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Have it all together god does.
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>> it's time to move beyond
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Feeling defeated and step
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Into the lasting peace
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God has for you.
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Request your copy of
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"still standing"
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For your gift
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Of any amount.
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Call or visit us online today
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To get your copy.
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>> if you were encouraged
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>> if you were encouraged by today's message
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By today's message from pastor steven,
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From pastor steven, i wanna invite you to call
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I wanna invite you to call or go online right now
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Or go online right now to request your copy.
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To request your copy. it's from his brand new series,
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It's from his brand new series, "still standing,"
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And it's available for
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And it's available for your gift of any amount.
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Your gift of any amount. when you give,
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When you give, you're not just
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You're not just requesting a resource,
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Requesting a resource, you're helping us bring
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You're helping us bring the hope of jesus to people
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The hope of jesus to people who are feeling overwhelmed,
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Who are feeling overwhelmed, and discouraged,
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And discouraged, and ready to give up.
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And ready to give up. your generosity helps us
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Your generosity helps us share messages like this one
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Share messages like this one through tv broadcasts,
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Through tv broadcasts, and online platforms,
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And online platforms, and ministry partners
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And ministry partners around the world.
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Around the world. every time you give you're
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Every time you give you're helping someone else discover
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Helping someone else discover that with god's strength
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That with god's strength they can keep standing too.
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They can keep standing too. so, please don't wait,
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So, please don't wait, call the number on your screen
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Call the number on your screen or visit us online.
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Or visit us online. whatever amount
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Whatever amount you're able to give will
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You're able to give will make a lasting impact
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Make a lasting impact on those who need it most.
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On those who need it most. thank you for being a part
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Thank you for being a part of what god is doing
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Of what god is doing through this ministry,
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Through this ministry, we are so grateful for you.
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>> ♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ that's why i trust him ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ that's why i trust him ♪
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That's my story.
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>> ♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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>> ♪ and he answered ♪
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>> ♪ i sought the lord ♪
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>> ♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ that's why i trust him ♪
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>> hi, i'm pastor holly furtick
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>> hi, i'm pastor holly furtick from elevation church and i
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From elevation church and i wanna personally invite you
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Wanna personally invite you to "reflect" on september 19th.
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Now, this night
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Is just for the ladies,
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And it's a time for us
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To gather together and rest
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In god's presence
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And deepen our faith,
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And just be filled
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By his unfailing love.
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We'd love for you to join us
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We'd love for you to join us online and even invite a friend
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Or two to come and experience
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This night with you.
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You can rsvp today
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At elevationchurch.org
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And i'll meet you there.
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Steven Furtick - The God Of Pieces (Part 1)

September 15, 2025 | 28:0

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