Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - The God of Pieces (Part 2)

September 15, 2025 | 28:0

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

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - The God of Pieces (Part 2) | 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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>> paul wasn't the first one
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>> paul wasn't the first one to go through a storm
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To go through a storm in the scriptures.
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In the scriptures. we know this.
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We know this. he was different than jonah,
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He was different than jonah, who i mentioned a moment ago,
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Who i mentioned a moment ago, in that god sent the storm
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In that god sent the storm because jonah was disobedient,
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Because jonah was disobedient, and paul was sent into the storm
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And paul was sent into the storm because he was obedient.
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Because he was obedient. so, in either storm,
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So, in either storm, we need a picture of peace.
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We need a picture of peace. so now, the disciples of jesus.
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So now, the disciples of jesus. if anybody had a good
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If anybody had a good example to follow,
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Example to follow, if anybody had a good coach
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If anybody had a good coach to show them how to wrestle
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To show them how to wrestle against demons and devils,
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Against demons and devils, and fear, and anxiety,
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And fear, and anxiety, it was the disciples.
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It was the disciples. in mark 6, there's a story
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In mark 6, there's a story about a storm,
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About a storm, and i'm gonna read it to you
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And i'm gonna read it to you because you could tell a story
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Because you could tell a story about your storm today.
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About your storm today. wave at me if you could tell
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Wave at me if you could tell a story about your storm today.
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A story about your storm today. and in this storm
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And in this storm that they were in,
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That they were in, which was physical,
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Which was physical, we get some principles
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We get some principles that will help us
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That will help us not only psychologically,
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Not only psychologically, but spiritually
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But spiritually and theologically.
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And theologically. that's the most important part
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That's the most important part because i am not teaching you
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Because i am not teaching you peace today only from
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Peace today only from a pragmatic perspective.
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A pragmatic perspective. that's wonderful, and do all
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That's wonderful, and do all your breathing exercises,
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Your breathing exercises, do the red light therapy,
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Do the red light therapy, do a red light sauna,
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Do a red light sauna, do a red light sauna
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Do a red light sauna and a ice --
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And a ice -- do a ice bath in the sauna,
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Do a ice bath in the sauna, do everything that helps you,
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Do everything that helps you, and breathe, and sip,
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And breathe, and sip, and water, and do it all.
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And water, and do it all. but i'm saying the theological
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But i'm saying the theological is my department today.
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Is my department today. so, i wanna show you something
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So, i wanna show you something about the god of piece,
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About the god of piece, the god of pieces.
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The god of pieces. now, in this particular
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Now, in this particular scripture, it's different
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Scripture, it's different because the boat that they
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Because the boat that they were on did not break,
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Were on did not break, but jesus was not
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But jesus was not on it with them.
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On it with them. it didn't break,
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It didn't break, but jesus was not
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But jesus was not on the boat with them.
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On the boat with them. and look at mark 6:45,
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"immediately jesus made
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"immediately jesus made his disciples get into
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His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead
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The boat and go on ahead of him to bethsaida,
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Of him to bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.
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While he dismissed the crowd. after leaving them, he went up
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After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.
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On a mountainside to pray. later that night, the boat
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Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake,
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Was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land.
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And he was alone on land. he saw the disciples
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He saw the disciples straining at the oars,
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Straining at the oars, because the wind was
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Because the wind was against them.
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Against them. shortly before dawn
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Shortly before dawn he went out to them,"
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He went out to them," catch this.
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Catch this. "walking on the lake.
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"walking on the lake. he was about to pass by them."
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He was about to pass by them." this shows me that jesus
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Even physically revealed
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Even physically revealed himself in pieces
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Himself in pieces to the disciples.
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To the disciples. he did not identify
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He did not identify himself immediately,
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He revealed himself in pieces.
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He revealed himself in pieces. i point that out
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I point that out because you don't always
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Because you don't always know that it's god at first.
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Know that it's god at first. in fact, sometimes
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In fact, sometimes the presence of god in our lives
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The presence of god in our lives is met with the feeling of fear
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Is met with the feeling of fear like the disciples
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In this passage
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In this passage because the bible says that
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He was about to pass them by,
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He was about to pass them by, "but when they saw him
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"but when they saw him walking on the lake,
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Walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost.
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They thought he was a ghost. they cried out,"
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They cried out," not for him to save them,
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Not for him to save them, but "because they all saw him
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But "because they all saw him and were terrified,"
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And were terrified," because they had never seen him
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Because they had never seen him in this exact situation before.
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In this exact situation before. and i need to stop
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And tell you something.
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And tell you something. they had seen him calm
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They had seen him calm a storm before in mark 4.
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A storm before in mark 4. but that time,
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But that time, he was on the boat
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He was on the boat the whole time with them.
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The whole time with them. so, now they're in
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So, now they're in a different situation.
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A different situation. they're dealing with
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They're dealing with a different predicament.
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A different predicament. and every time god allows you
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And every time god allows you to face a new problem,
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To face a new problem, he's trying to show you
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He's trying to show you a new peace.
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A new peace. a part of him that
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A part of him that always existed
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Always existed that you never saw.
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That you never saw. so, if lazarus died,
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So, if lazarus died, he wants to show you that
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He wants to show you that there's a resurrection piece.
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There's a resurrection piece. if a blind eye needs to be open,
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If a blind eye needs to be open, he wants to show you
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He wants to show you that he is the light.
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That he is the light. there is a piece that god
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There is a piece that god is trying to show you of himself
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Is trying to show you of himself through every problem
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Through every problem that he allows in your life.
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That he allows in your life. i believe that.
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I believe that. he is the god of pieces.
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He is the god of pieces. and as they are screaming
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And as they are screaming because they think
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Because they think he's a ghost,
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He's a ghost, they're terrified of the one
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They're terrified of the one who has the power to save.
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Immediately he spoke to them
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Immediately he spoke to them and said, "take courage,
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And said, "take courage, it is i, don't be afraid.
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It is i, don't be afraid. and then he climbed
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And then he climbed into the boat with them...
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[chuckling]
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And the wind died down.
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And the wind died down. they were completely
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They were completely amazed for,"
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Amazed for," this part's gonna
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This part's gonna seem out of nowhere.
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Seem out of nowhere. "they had not understood
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"they had not understood about the loaves,
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About the loaves, their hearts were hardened."
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Their hearts were hardened." so, i wanna ask you a question.
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What in the world does bread
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What in the world does bread have to do with the boat?
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Have to do with the boat? what does, "they had not
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What does, "they had not understood about the loaves",
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Understood about the loaves", have to do with the fact that
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Have to do with the fact that they were afraid in the storm?
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They were afraid in the storm? in order to put this in context,
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In order to put this in context, i wanna show you
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I wanna show you one more picture
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One more picture and give you one more piece.
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When the bible says,
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When the bible says, "immediately jesus made
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"immediately jesus made his disciples get into the boat
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His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him
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And go on ahead of him to bethsaida,"
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To bethsaida," it does not say in that verse
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It does not say in that verse what has just occurred before
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What has just occurred before jesus sent them on this trip.
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Jesus sent them on this trip. but if you back up
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Just a few verses,
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Just a few verses, jesus has just finished
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Jesus has just finished feeding 5,000 men and women
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Feeding 5,000 men and women and children who were starving.
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And children who were starving. instead of allowing them
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Instead of allowing them to starve or sending them away,
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To starve or sending them away, he told the disciples,
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He told the disciples, "bring me the bread
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"bring me the bread that you have,
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That you have, bring me the fish
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Bring me the fish that you have."
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That you have." "but jesus,
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"but jesus, we only have pieces."
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We only have pieces." but when they brought him
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But when they brought him fives loaves and two fish,
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Fives loaves and two fish, which is nothing but a piece,
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Which is nothing but a piece, when there's 5,000 people
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When there's 5,000 people that need to eat.
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That need to eat. and they brought him the piece,
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And they brought him the piece, the piece that they brought him
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The piece that they brought him became provision that fed
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Became provision that fed not only 5,000 men,
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Not only 5,000 men, not only 15,000 women
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Not only 15,000 women and children with them,
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And children with them, but it resulted in leftovers.
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But it resulted in leftovers. so, the bible says,
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So, the bible says, verse 41, and now
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Verse 41, and now i'm ready to preach.
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"taking the five loaves
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"taking the five loaves and two fish
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And two fish and looking up to heaven,
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And looking up to heaven, he gave thanks
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He gave thanks and broke the loaves.
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And broke the loaves. then he gave them
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Then he gave them to the disciples
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To the disciples to distribute to the people.
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To distribute to the people. he also divided two fish
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He also divided two fish among them and they all ate
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Among them and they all ate and were satisfied,
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And were satisfied, and the disciples picked up
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And the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken
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Twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
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Pieces of bread and fish. the number of the men who had
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The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand."
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Eaten was five thousand." five thousand men fed
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Five thousand men fed and broken pieces to carry away.
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And broken pieces to carry away. so now we go to the storm
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And we see it
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And we see it with different eyes
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With different eyes because we realize
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Because we realize that even though jesus
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That even though jesus is not physically in the boat
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Is not physically in the boat with them in the storm,
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With them in the storm, they carried a basket into
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They carried a basket into the boat that was full of
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The boat that was full of the pieces of leftovers
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The pieces of leftovers that came from the touch
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That came from the touch of the master
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Of the master just a few minutes ago.
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Just a few minutes ago. in other words, jesus sent them
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In other words, jesus sent them into the sea knowing that
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Into the sea knowing that there would be a storm.
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There would be a storm. but he did not send you
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But he did not send you into the storm empty handed.
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Into the storm empty handed. if you check your boat,
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If you check your boat, i wanna let you know
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I wanna let you know you got some baskets,
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You got some baskets, you got some bread,
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You got some bread, you got some baskets,
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You got some baskets, and you've got some bread.
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And you've got some bread. i came to remind somebody,
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I came to remind somebody, there's bread in your boat.
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There's bread in your boat. there's bread in your boat.
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There's bread in your boat. "there's bread in my boat?
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"there's bread in my boat? what do you mean by that?
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What do you mean by that? i don't need food
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I don't need food when i'm in a storm."
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When i'm in a storm." yeah, you do.
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Yeah, you do. to sustain you until
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To sustain you until god shows up and stops it.
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[applause]
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There have been moments
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There have been moments in your life that god
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In your life that god could have stopped
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Could have stopped the storm but he didn't.
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The storm but he didn't. there's a storm some of you
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There's a storm some of you are in right now
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Are in right now and god's not stopping it,
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And god's not stopping it, and you're wondering,
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And you're wondering, "what do i do about this?
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"what do i do about this? i didn't see this storm coming.
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I didn't see this storm coming. jesus isn't even
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Jesus isn't even in this boat with me."
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In this boat with me." yeah, but bread is.
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Yeah, but bread is. these were big basket's, y'all.
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These were big basket's, y'all. twelve big baskets
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Twelve big baskets so that every time
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So that every time the wind would blow,
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The wind would blow, they would see the bread.
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They would see the bread. and remember that they ended up
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And remember that they ended up with more than they started with
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With more than they started with when jesus touched them.
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[applause]
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Check the bread.
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Check the bread. next time the devil
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Next time the devil starts telling you
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Starts telling you it's not gonna happen,
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It's not gonna happen, you're not gonna make it,
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You're not gonna make it, check the bread.
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Check the bread. and by the way,
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And by the way, god sends you into a storm
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God sends you into a storm so the bread doesn't get stale.
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So the bread doesn't get stale. he doesn't just let you
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He doesn't just let you depend on him
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Depend on him in one circumstance.
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In one circumstance. he allows you to
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He allows you to experience another storm
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Experience another storm so that that storm can
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So that that storm can become your school
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Become your school to teach you to be a student,
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To teach you to be a student, to put into practice
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To put into practice what he showed you through
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What he showed you through his last act of provision.
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[applause]
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And so, the storm comes
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And so, the storm comes but the pieces are right there
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But the pieces are right there because even in the storm,
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Because even in the storm, i have pieces.
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I have pieces. and i need to give you
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And i need to give you 30 seconds to praise god
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30 seconds to praise god for the pieces that you have.
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[applause]
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For the pieces.
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[applause]
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For the pieces.
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[applause]
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I'm not praising him
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I'm not praising him 'cause my life is perfect,
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'cause my life is perfect, don't get me wrong.
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Don't get me wrong. i'm praising him for pieces.
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I'm praising him for pieces. sometimes broken pieces.
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Sometimes broken pieces. and is there something
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And is there something for us to learn from
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For us to learn from the example of jesus
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The example of jesus that he blessed broken bread
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That he blessed broken bread and gave thanks
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For what wasn't enough
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For what wasn't enough so that it could become enough.
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So that it could become enough. is he showing you and showing me
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Is he showing you and showing me that if we can't praise him
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That if we can't praise him for the peace that we do have,
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For the peace that we do have, we're never gonna have the peace
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We're never gonna have the peace that we're praying for.
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That we're praying for. this is the god of pieces.
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This is the god of pieces. and so, if all
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And so, if all you're holding today
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You're holding today is the remnants of the regrets
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Is the remnants of the regrets of your sins and decisions,
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Of your sins and decisions, bring them to the god of pieces.
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Bring them to the god of pieces. if all you're holding today
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If all you're holding today in your life is broken plans,
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In your life is broken plans, bring them to the god of pieces.
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Bring them to the god of pieces. the god of piece,
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The god of piece, the god of pieces,
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The god of pieces, the god that pieces
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The god that pieces all things together.
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All things together. and sometimes,
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And sometimes, you are in between
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You are in between what god just did
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What god just did and what god is going to do,
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And what god is going to do, and you gotta trust god
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And you gotta trust god in between those pieces,
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In between those pieces, in between those pieces.
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In between those pieces. so, something happens,
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So, something happens, and then nothing happens,
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And then nothing happens, and something else
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And something else is gonna happen.
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Is gonna happen. this is for some of you
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This is for some of you in your career.
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In your career. something happens,
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Something happens, and then nothing happens,
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And then nothing happens, and something else
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And something else is gonna happen.
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Is gonna happen. you see god do
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You see god do a miracle in your life,
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A miracle in your life, you walk away with
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You walk away with 12 basketfuls of pieces
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12 basketfuls of pieces and the testimony
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And the testimony of what god has done,
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Of what god has done, and you put it on the boat,
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And you put it on the boat, and then the boat that is filled
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And then the boat that is filled with the baskets of the bread
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With the baskets of the bread that god multiplied in your life
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That god multiplied in your life hits a storm and you have to
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Hits a storm and you have to praise him for the pieces.
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[applause]
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I want the god of piece
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I want the god of piece in my life,
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In my life, and i trust him
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And i trust him with the pieces,
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With the pieces, and i praise him
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And i praise him for the pieces.
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For the pieces. the ones i can see,
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The ones i can see, the ones i can't see.
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The ones i can't see. i thank him for the pieces
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I thank him for the pieces that he's putting together
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That he's putting together back in order right now
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Back in order right now in the life of somebody
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In the life of somebody in this room.
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[applause]
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And i praise him
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And i praise him that he knows
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That he knows the picture of your life,
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The picture of your life, he knows the picture
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He knows the picture of your family,
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Of your family, he knows the picture
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He knows the picture of your future,
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Of your future, he knows the picture
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He knows the picture of his purpose
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Of his purpose for your life.
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For your life. and you don't.
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And you don't. and it comes in pieces.
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And it comes in pieces. and so, the bible gives us
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And so, the bible gives us a very specific prayer to pray.
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A very specific prayer to pray. "give us this day
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"give us this day our daily bread."
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Our daily bread." the devil wants you to get
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The devil wants you to get overwhelmed by the pile,
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Overwhelmed by the pile, but god said, "no, you just
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But god said, "no, you just take it piece by piece."
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Take it piece by piece." i thought i would
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I thought i would minister to you today
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Minister to you today on the power of pieces
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On the power of pieces because even some of the songs
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Because even some of the songs we sing in this church,
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We sing in this church, the songs of praise
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The songs of praise that we sing that end up
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That we sing that end up touching people
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Touching people all over the world,
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All over the world, they start as pieces.
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They start as pieces. i mean, chandler and leeland,
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I mean, chandler and leeland, come on back, boys.
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Come on back, boys. i mean, these boys,
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I mean, these boys, they are amazing songwriters
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They are amazing songwriters but i'll tell you something,
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But i'll tell you something, church, i gotta tell you,
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Church, i gotta tell you, some of the songs we put out,
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Some of the songs we put out, they start as pieces.
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They start as pieces. and let me tell you this,
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And let me tell you this, the pieces usually
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The pieces usually aren't pretty.
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Aren't pretty. i mean, how many times
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I mean, how many times has holly heard me
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Has holly heard me sending a voice memo
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Sending a voice memo in the bathroom to chandler.
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In the bathroom to chandler. sound bad when i said it
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Sound bad when i said it like that, but...
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[laughter]
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I mean, i was just
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I mean, i was just going through today
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Going through today because we talked about
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Because we talked about ending my sermon in a way
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Ending my sermon in a way that would give you
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That would give you a picture of the pieces,
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A picture of the pieces, and i found this.
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And i found this. there's 2,633 voice memos
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There's 2,633 voice memos on this phone, pieces.
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On this phone, pieces. >> yeah.
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>> most of them do not need
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>> most of them do not need to be heard by human ears ever.
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To be heard by human ears ever. most of them are an offense
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Most of them are an offense that they were ever recorded,
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That they were ever recorded, like this one.
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Like this one. is your mic on?
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Is your mic on? >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> listen to this.
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>> listen to this. i just heard this,
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I just heard this, this is so random.
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This is so random. but this is a song idea
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But this is a song idea that i sent him a few days ago.
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♪ boom ♪
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♪ boom boom boom boom ♪
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♪ i'll give myself to you ♪
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[humming]
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♪ i'm coming back to you ♪
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[humming]
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♪ i'm coming back to you ♪
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[laughter]
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>> and then it ends.
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>> and then it ends. that's the whole thing.
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[laughter]
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And somehow i thought
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And somehow i thought he needed to hear that,
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He needed to hear that, i sent it to him.
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I sent it to him. i'm gonna send you a little
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I'm gonna send you a little piece over here today
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Piece over here today 'cause you never know.
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'cause you never know. what starts as a piece
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What starts as a piece might become a praise.
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[applause]
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Ah!
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Ah! so, let me demonstrate.
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So, let me demonstrate. i was sitting in
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I was sitting in a songwriting session
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A songwriting session with leeland and we were
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With leeland and we were finishing up a song.
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Finishing up a song. and as we were finishing up
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And as we were finishing up that one song,
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That one song, ♪ he plays something. ♪
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♪ he plays something. ♪ and i'm always paying attention
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And i'm always paying attention in the song writing room,
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In the song writing room, trying to scavenge something
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Trying to scavenge something that somebody else is
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That somebody else is throwing away like
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Throwing away like a little sprat.
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A little sprat. and i grab that sucker
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And i grab that sucker and break it, and give thanks,
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And break it, and give thanks, and feed 20,000 people
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And feed 20,000 people at elevation church with it.
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[applause]
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Uh-huh.
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Uh-huh. so this guy,
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So this guy, we're just literally
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We're just literally setting up a microphone,
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Setting up a microphone, and he does something
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And he does something with his right hand,
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With his right hand, listen to this.
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Listen to this. he goes...
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♪ ♪
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And i got chills.
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And i got chills. stop doing it.
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Stop doing it. and i got chills.
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And i got chills. gave me chills.
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Gave me chills. he does it and i go,
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He does it and i go, "what's that?"
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"what's that?" and he goes,
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And he goes, "oh, it's nothing.
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"oh, it's nothing. i'mma just record it
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I'mma just record it real quick and save it
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Real quick and save it for something later."
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For something later." and i said,
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And i said, "save it for nothing later.
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"save it for nothing later. you are gonna give that
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You are gonna give that to me right now and we're
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To me right now and we're gonna write something it."
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Gonna write something it." do it again, listen to
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Do it again, listen to these chords he played.
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♪ ♪
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I feel the holy ghost
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I feel the holy ghost when he plays those chords.
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When he plays those chords. he could sing
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He could sing "mary had a little lamb"
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"mary had a little lamb" over those chords
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Over those chords and i would feel
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And i would feel the holy ghost.
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The holy ghost. i'd think he's talking
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I'd think he's talking about the virgin mary
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About the virgin mary and the baby jesus.
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And the baby jesus. but when he played it,
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But when he played it, listen man,
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Listen man, what does that sound like?
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What does that sound like? and eventually we said...
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>> ♪ gave me ♪
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♪ my my one more day ♪
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>> yeah, one more day.
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>> yeah, one more day. and then it's like --
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And then it's like -- what if it's like, no...
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♪ you ♪
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>> ♪ gave me one more day ♪
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>> eh.
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>> ♪ say i love you ♪
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>> and then so -- you know,
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>> and then so -- you know, there's other guys in the room,
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There's other guys in the room, davs, and jonathan, all them.
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Davs, and jonathan, all them. and so, we write
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And so, we write this whole chorus.
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This whole chorus. the song that we sang
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The song that we sang earlier in church.
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Earlier in church. the song called,
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The song called, "one more day."
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"one more day." alright, so we finished that
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Alright, so we finished that and i'm like, "cool.
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And i'm like, "cool. wait.
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Wait. i got this piece
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I got this piece that chandler sent me,"
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That chandler sent me," and chandler and leeland
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And chandler and leeland had never even met.
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Had never even met. but on my phone,
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But on my phone, i got pieces, pieces.
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I got pieces, pieces. you see what i'm saying lj?
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You see what i'm saying lj? and he had sent me a piece
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And he had sent me a piece a few months ago
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A few months ago that we had talked about,
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That we had talked about, and his piece goes...
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>> ♪ oh lord ♪
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♪ i just really ♪
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♪ wanna praise you ♪
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We didn't have those words
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♪ you mean ♪
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♪ everything ♪
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♪ everything to me ♪
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>> and so then do
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>> and so then do the other part again,
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The other part again, the chorus.
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The chorus. yeah the...
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>> ♪ gave me ♪
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♪ one more day ♪
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>> and i was like,
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>> and i was like, "what if this piece...
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>> ♪ say i love you ♪
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>> what if this piece
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>> what if this piece that we just got goes with
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That we just got goes with this piece that we've had
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This piece that we've had for three months that
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For three months that we don't know what to with?
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We don't know what to with? and what if a song is waiting
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And what if a song is waiting to be sung from pieces,
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To be sung from pieces, from pieces?"
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[applause]
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And what if god,
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And what if god, what if the lord,
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What if the lord, what if the god of pieces
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What if the god of pieces is standing over your life today
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Is standing over your life today waiting for you to praise
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Waiting for you to praise him for the pieces?
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Him for the pieces? you can do better than that.
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You can do better than that. what if you put
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What if you put your hands together
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Your hands together and begin to believe
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And begin to believe that the god of piece
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That the god of piece is with me?
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Is with me? that the wind
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That the wind and waves obey his voice.
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And waves obey his voice. give him praise.
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>> ♪ everything ♪
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♪ everything ♪
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♪ everything to me ♪
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>> lift those hands
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>> lift those hands and sing it.
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And sing it. sing over those pieces.
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>> ♪ lord i just really ♪
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♪ wanna praise you ♪
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♪ 'cause you mean ♪
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♪ everything ♪
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♪ everything to me ♪
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♪ hey ♪
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♪ oh lord oh ♪
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>> ♪ lord ♪
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>> ♪ i just really ♪
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♪ wanna praise you ♪
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>> ♪ praise you ♪
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>> ♪ 'cause you bring it ♪
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♪ all together ♪
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♪ you mean ♪
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♪ everything ♪
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♪ everything to me ♪
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One more time, church.
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♪ we say oh ♪
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>> ♪ lord i just really ♪
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♪ wanna praise you ♪
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>> ♪ you mean ♪
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♪ everything ♪
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♪ everything to me ♪
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>> ♪ 'cause you gave me ♪
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♪ one more day ♪
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>> my daily bread, lord.
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>> ♪ say i love you ♪
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♪ you have brought me ♪
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♪ all this way ♪
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♪ to testify of grace ♪
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♪ oh what more can i say ♪
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>> hallelujah?
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>> ♪ but hallelujah ♪
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♪ thank you jesus ♪
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>> bring it all again,
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>> bring it all again, we thank you
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>> ♪ my jesus ♪
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>> ♪ 'cause you gave me ♪
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♪ one more day ♪
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♪ oh oh oh oh ♪
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>> ♪ one more day ♪
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♪ one more day ♪
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>> heads bowed, eyes closed.
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>> heads bowed, eyes closed. i want you to take a moment
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I want you to take a moment and offer your broken pieces
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And offer your broken pieces to the lord today.
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To the lord today. and even if you wanna
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And even if you wanna just lift your hands like this
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Just lift your hands like this and close your eyes
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And close your eyes in his presence and say,
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In his presence and say, "here are my pieces, god.
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"here are my pieces, god. i heard you were
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I heard you were the god of pieces.
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The god of pieces. i heard that you could take
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I heard that you could take what has been shattered
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What has been shattered and turn it into
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And turn it into something amazing.
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Something amazing. i heard that you
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I heard that you could still storms,
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Could still storms, i heard that you could
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I heard that you could give peace in a storm.
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Give peace in a storm. god, i'm in a storm right now.
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God, i'm in a storm right now. i'm in a storm on the inside,
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I'm in a storm on the inside, i've got winds raging
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I've got winds raging on the outside,
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On the outside, but i heard about
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But i heard about the god of piece,
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The god of piece, the god of pieces.
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The god of pieces. the god who even if
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The god who even if the boat breaks will see me
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The boat breaks will see me safely to my assigned place,
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Safely to my assigned place, so i offer you
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So i offer you all of these plans,
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All of these plans, i offer you
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I offer you all of these problems,
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All of these problems, and i remember that
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And i remember that i'm coming into the presence
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I'm coming into the presence of a sovereign god
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Of a sovereign god who can speak to the storm.
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Who can speak to the storm. but until you stop the storm,
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But until you stop the storm, god, i believe you have
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God, i believe you have stopped me for this storm.
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Stopped me for this storm. you have given me your peace.
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You have given me your peace. so, i'm not anxious
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So, i'm not anxious about anything
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About anything because with prayer
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Because with prayer and supplication,
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And supplication, i'm making my request
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I'm making my request known to you,"
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Known to you," and the peace of god
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And the peace of god that passes all understanding
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That passes all understanding will guard your heart
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Will guard your heart and your mind in christ jesus.
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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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Brand new series,
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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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>> 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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That you have the strength to keep going,
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The strength to keep going, you're not sure what to do next,
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You're not sure what to do next, these messages will remind you
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These messages will remind you that god is still with you.
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That god is still with you. you'll learn how to let go of
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You'll learn how to let go of the need to control everything
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The need to control everything and lean on his steady presence
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And lean on his steady presence to renew your strength.
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To renew your strength. i know for me,
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I know for me, when i feel overwhelmed,
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When i feel overwhelmed, my thoughts can
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My thoughts can spiral so quickly.
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Spiral so quickly. but thought this series,
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But thought this series, i found peace in knowing
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I found peace in knowing that i don't have
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That i don't have to carry it all.
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To carry it all. i just need to stay connected
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I just need to stay connected to the one who never leaves me.
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To the one who never leaves me. i believe this series
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I believe this series is gonna help you do the same.
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>> ♪ something really powerful ♪
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♪ is happening ♪
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♪ oh it's happening ♪
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♪ sing about it ♪
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♪ hey ♪
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♪ darkness bow down ♪
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♪ to the day ♪
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♪ mountains get up ♪
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♪ out my way ♪
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♪ breaking out of yesterday ♪
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♪ i got a new thing ♪
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♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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♪ so tell this giant ♪
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♪ in my face ♪
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♪ you're not greater ♪
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♪ than my faith ♪
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♪ best believe me ♪
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♪ when i say ♪
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♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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♪ i got a new thing ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing ♪
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>> ♪ prophesy a new thing ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> we prophesy
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We prophesy tonight
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♪ i can see a cloud ♪
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♪ heavy with rain ♪
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♪ and it looks like revival ♪
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♪ it's headed our way ♪
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♪ oh i can see a cloud ♪
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♪ heavy with rain ♪
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♪ and it looks like salvation ♪
00:26:06.685 --> 00:26:09.354
♪ is headed our way ♪
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♪ i can hear a sound ♪
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♪ the abundance of rain ♪
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♪ and it sounds like freedom ♪
00:26:17.028 --> 00:26:19.664
♪ and it's headed our way ♪
00:26:19.731 --> 00:26:22.934
♪ i can hear a sound ♪
00:26:23.001 --> 00:26:24.936
♪ the abundance of rain ♪
00:26:25.003 --> 00:26:27.606
♪ and it sounds like provision ♪
00:26:27.672 --> 00:26:30.442
♪ is headed our way ♪
00:26:30.508 --> 00:26:32.877
♪ oh i can see a cloud ♪
00:26:32.944 --> 00:26:35.814
♪ heavy with rain ♪
00:26:35.880 --> 00:26:38.149
♪ and it looks like healing ♪
00:26:38.216 --> 00:26:41.086
♪ is headed our way ♪
00:26:41.152 --> 00:26:43.288
♪ oh i can see a cloud ♪
00:26:43.355 --> 00:26:45.991
♪ and it's heavy with rain ♪
00:26:46.057 --> 00:26:48.727
♪ and it looks like joy ♪
00:26:48.793 --> 00:26:51.329
♪ and it's headed our way ♪
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♪ it's headed our way ♪
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>> ♪ prophesy ♪
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>> ♪ it's headed our way ♪
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>> ♪ it's coming ♪
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♪ it's coming ♪
00:27:01.172 --> 00:27:02.140
>> ♪ it's headed our way ♪
00:27:02.207 --> 00:27:03.108
>> ♪ oh it's coming ♪
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♪ it's coming ♪
00:27:03.975 --> 00:27:04.776
>> ♪ it's headed our way ♪
00:27:04.843 --> 00:27:05.844
>> ♪ oh it's headed our way ♪
00:27:05.910 --> 00:27:07.379
>> ♪ it's headed our way ♪
00:27:07.445 --> 00:27:08.480
>> ♪ oh it's headed our way ♪
00:27:08.546 --> 00:27:10.081
>> ♪ it's headed our way ♪
00:27:10.148 --> 00:27:11.549
♪ darkness bow down ♪
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♪ to the day ♪
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♪ mountains get up ♪
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♪ out my way ♪
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♪ breaking out ♪
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♪ of yesterday ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing ♪
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♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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♪ tell this giant in my face ♪
00:27:27.298 --> 00:27:29.701

Steven Furtick - The God of Pieces (Part 2)

September 15, 2025 | 28:0

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