Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - God Will Work It In! (Part 1)

March 10, 2025 | S25:E68

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - God Will Work It In! (Part 1) | March 10, 2025

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> but --
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>> but -- you know, i love
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You know, i love to preach bible stories
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To preach bible stories and kinda use
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And kinda use the different elements
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The different elements to use different things.
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To use different things. but sometimes, i feel like
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But sometimes, i feel like it's good to just
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It's good to just come to something
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Come to something that's a simple instruction in
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That's a simple instruction in the word of god and hopefully,
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The word of god and hopefully, this will help us to apply what
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This will help us to apply what god has planted in our hearts.
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God has planted in our hearts. we're gonna go
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We're gonna go to philippians 2:12-13
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To philippians 2:12-13 for a moment.
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For a moment. i'm preaching from
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I'm preaching from my daughter's bible today,
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My daughter's bible today, so you will notice
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So you will notice an extra anointing,
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An extra anointing, gentleness, vivaciousness.
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Gentleness, vivaciousness. i've giving all three of my kids
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I've giving all three of my kids bibles that i preached from.
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Bibles that i preached from. i preach five years
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I preach five years from the bible,
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From the bible, then give it to a kid,
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Then give it to a kid, give it to a another and so,
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Give it to a another and so, we'll see if abby's is more
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We'll see if abby's is more anointed than elijah's
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Anointed than elijah's and graham's today.
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And graham's today. i cycle through them,
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I cycle through them, see which one of them has been
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See which one of them has been praying for me the most.
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[laughter]
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Alright, listen to this verse,
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Alright, listen to this verse, just because i said it shorter,
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Just because i said it shorter, just because i said it simple,
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Just because i said it simple, don't disengage your brain,
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Don't disengage your brain, 'cause i really want you
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'cause i really want you to pay attention to what
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To pay attention to what the lord is saying here
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The lord is saying here through the apostle paul,
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Through the apostle paul, the apostle paul in this epistle
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The apostle paul in this epistle to the church at philippi.
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To the church at philippi. through the apostle paul,
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Through the apostle paul, in this epistle
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To the church at philippi.
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To the church at philippi. the word of the lord says,
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The word of the lord says, "therefore, my dear friends,
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"therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed
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As you have always obeyed not only in my presence,
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Not only in my presence, but now much more
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But now much more in my absence-continue
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In my absence-continue to work out your salvation
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To work out your salvation with fear and trembling,"
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With fear and trembling," verse 13, "for it is god
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Verse 13, "for it is god who works in you to will
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Who works in you to will and to act in order
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And to act in order to fulfill his good purpose."
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To fulfill his good purpose." now, that's all the verses
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I wanna read today.
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I wanna read today. but i wanna give you
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But i wanna give you my sermon title.
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My sermon title. it's a common saying,
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It's a common saying, so i'll say it and then,
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So i'll say it and then, you fill in the blank when
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You fill in the blank when i stop and point at you, ready?
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I stop and point at you, ready? you could play along online too.
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You could play along online too. the title of this message -
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The title of this message - and after i say the title,
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And after i say the title, i'll read the scripture
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I'll read the scripture again for you, just so
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Again for you, just so we can get it down deep.
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We can get it down deep. "god will work it..."
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"god will work it..." >> congregation: out.
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>> congregation: out. >> right.
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>> right. i set you up though.
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[laughter]
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Because that is amazing.
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Because that is amazing. god will work it out
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God will work it out is something that everybody
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Is something that everybody wants to believe about
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Wants to believe about the situation they're facing.
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The situation they're facing. whether it's a custody battle or
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Whether it's a custody battle or whether it's a medical situation
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Whether it's a medical situation or whether it's
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Or whether it's a relational tension.
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A relational tension. but the message god
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But the message god gave me today is just
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Gave me today is just one word different,
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One word different, i'mma just change one word.
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I'mma just change one word. and i'm not changing
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And i'm not changing the word god, and i'm not gonna
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The word god, and i'm not gonna change the word will.
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Change the word will. i'm not gonna say, he may,
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I'm not gonna say, he may, he might, he could, he can.
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He might, he could, he can. but instead of god will
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But instead of god will work it out, i wanna preach on,
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"god will work it in".
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"god will work it in". god will work it in.
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God will work it in. and i'll read the verses again
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And i'll read the verses again and you'll see where
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And you'll see where i'm coming from,
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I'm coming from, this is not just wordplay.
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This is not just wordplay. i don't just think
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I don't just think of a clever thing that
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Of a clever thing that i can call a sermon
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I can call a sermon that sounds good so you could
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That sounds good so you could just feel good for a minute.
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Just feel good for a minute. the text says
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In philippians 2:12,
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In philippians 2:12, "therefore, my dear friends,
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"therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed
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As you have always obeyed not only in my presence,
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Not only in my presence, but now much more
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But now much more in my absence-continue
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In my absence-continue to work out your salvation
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To work out your salvation with fear and trembling,
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With fear and trembling, for it is god who works
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For it is god who works in you to will and to act
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In you to will and to act in order to fulfill
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In order to fulfill his good purpose."
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His good purpose." so now, as you take your seat,
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Prayerfully reach around
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Prayerfully reach around and tell seven people,
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And tell seven people, "god will work it in."
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"god will work it in." >> congregation: god will
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>> congregation: god will work it in.
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Work it in. >> god will work it in.
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>> god will work it in. six more, tell 'em,
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Six more, tell 'em, "god will work it in."
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"god will work it in." put it in the chat,
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Put it in the chat, "god will work it in."
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God will work it in.
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God will work it in. praise the lord
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Praise the lord for what he's working out.
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For what he's working out. praise the lord for
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Praise the lord for what he's working in.
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What he's working in. and i'll make that make sense
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And i'll make that make sense if i do my job.
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If i do my job. i'mma have fun
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I'mma have fun preaching this today.
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Preaching this today. i already decided.
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I already decided. i was thinking today,
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I was thinking today, like when you were eating
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Like when you were eating that tomato soup --
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That tomato soup -- holly was eating
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Holly was eating this tomato soup
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This tomato soup she made for herself.
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She made for herself. none of us like
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None of us like tomato soup but her,
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Tomato soup but her, she just made it for her.
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She just made it for her. and she was having so much fun
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And she was having so much fun eating that tomato soup,
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Eating that tomato soup, i was like,
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"what else is in there?"
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"what else is in there?" she's like,
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She's like, "no, i'm just excited.
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"no, i'm just excited. i've been growing tomatoes
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I've been growing tomatoes and i finally used my tomatoes
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And i finally used my tomatoes in the soup."
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In the soup." that's how i feel about
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That's how i feel about my sermons when i get to eat it
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My sermons when i get to eat it with you and i hope you
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With you and i hope you like tomatoes too.
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Like tomatoes too. tomato, tomato, here we go.
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Tomato, tomato, here we go. in philippians 2:12-13,
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In philippians 2:12-13, the apostle paul is writing
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The apostle paul is writing an epistle to the church
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An epistle to the church in philippi and both
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In philippi and both of those are miracles.
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Of those are miracles. both of those are miracles.
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Both of those are miracles. the fact that paul is an apostle
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The fact that paul is an apostle is miracle number one.
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Is miracle number one. paul, the artist formerly
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Paul, the artist formerly known as saul of tarsus.
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Known as saul of tarsus. when the lord wanted
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When the lord wanted to reach the gentiles,
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To reach the gentiles, he found somebody who was
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He found somebody who was persecuting the church.
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Persecuting the church. and now, the persecutor
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And now, the persecutor of the church is now one of
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Of the church is now one of the lead preachers
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The lead preachers in the church.
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In the church. you never know how god is
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You never know how god is working in somebody's life.
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Working in somebody's life. don't write people off,
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Don't write people off, don't count people out,
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Don't count people out, don't slap a label on them
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Don't slap a label on them because this is the way
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Because this is the way they always are.
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They always are. well, the way god always is
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Well, the way god always is means more than the way
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Means more than the way they always are.
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They always are. least of all yourself,
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Don't ever underestimate how god
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Don't ever underestimate how god can work in somebody's life.
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Can work in somebody's life. think about that, he took him
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Think about that, he took him from the persecutor
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From the persecutor of the church to a preacher.
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Of the church to a preacher. and i guess he needed someone
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And i guess he needed someone who understood the system
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Who understood the system from the inside
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From the inside in order to overturn it.
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That's why god will often
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That's why god will often call you into something
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Call you into something that you struggle with.
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That you struggle with. because the thing that you
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Because the thing that you struggle with the most is
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Struggle with the most is the thing you're most qualified
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The thing you're most qualified to help somebody else
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To help somebody else step through.
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Step through. so, when the lord needed
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So, when the lord needed to reach the gentiles, he said,
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To reach the gentiles, he said, "i can't call peter for this.
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"i can't call peter for this. i better call saul, and change
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I better call saul, and change his name to paul with a p."
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His name to paul with a p." so, it's a miracle that
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So, it's a miracle that he's an apostle.
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He's an apostle. his whole title,
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His whole title, apostle, apostle paul.
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Apostle, apostle paul. he had been something completely
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He had been something completely different and god changed him.
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Different and god changed him. and that's one reason that we
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And that's one reason that we were praising him today while
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Were praising him today while we were singing in church.
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We were singing in church. i wish you could've
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I wish you could've heard the worship,
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Heard the worship, if you're watching
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If you're watching this online later.
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This online later. and i wish you could've
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And i wish you could've been in here with us,
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Been in here with us, 'cause we were praising him
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'cause we were praising him because he didn't
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Because he didn't leave us like we were.
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Leave us like we were. and that just causes something
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And that just causes something to explode inside of you
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To explode inside of you when you realize that
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When you realize that he takes persecutors
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He takes persecutors and turns them into preachers.
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And turns them into preachers. but the second miracle,
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But the second miracle, i mentioned that there were two
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I mentioned that there were two in the text is not implicit.
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In the text is not implicit. so, you got to go beneath
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So, you got to go beneath the surface to get this one.
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The surface to get this one. is that he is writing
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Is that he is writing the letter, "the epistle",
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The letter, "the epistle", which somebody asked me,
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Which somebody asked me, "is that like
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"is that like an apostle's wife?"
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An apostle's wife?" no.
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[laughter]
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Epistle just means letter.
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Epistle just means letter. it's just a dressed up --
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It's just a dressed up -- it's a letter that ended up
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It's a letter that ended up being in the bible.
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Being in the bible. it was written
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It was written to a specific audience,
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To a specific audience, the church at philippi.
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The church at philippi. it was not written from
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It was not written from where it was written to.
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Where it was written to. and it's a miracle that this
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And it's a miracle that this scripture exist because of
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Scripture exist because of the conditions paul wrote it in.
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Not a writer's cottage
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Not a writer's cottage by the sea.
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By the sea. not a retreat situation
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Not a retreat situation in the mountains.
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In the mountains. but rather,
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But rather, he wrote this from prison.
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He wrote this from prison. i wanted to point that out
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I wanted to point that out to you because sometimes
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To you because sometimes you get more focused on
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You get more focused on where you are than what god
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Where you are than what god has called you to do and be,
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And you start acting like
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And you start acting like your environment rather
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Your environment rather than changing it.
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Than changing it. this feels like this
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This feels like this could've been a rhythm
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Could've been a rhythm night sermon on wednesday.
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Night sermon on wednesday. you know, walk into school
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You know, walk into school and start talking like
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And start talking like a foolish --
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A foolish -- you know, you're actually
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You know, you're actually a great faithful child of god,
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A great faithful child of god, but you know, you get
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But you know, you get in an environment
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In an environment and you start changing.
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And you start changing. but paul would get in
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But paul would get in an environment and change it,
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An environment and change it, and that's what
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And that's what made him different.
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Made him different. and he was also
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And he was also a great multi-tasker.
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A great multi-tasker. y'all say that men
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Y'all say that men can't multi-task,
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Can't multi-task, i beg to differ.
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I beg to differ. the apostle paul,
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The apostle paul, while serving a prison sentence
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While serving a prison sentence is writing sentences that
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Is writing sentences that we now call scriptures.
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We now call scriptures. i told y'all this
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I told y'all this is good tomato soup.
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Is good tomato soup. i grew these tomatoes myself.
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I grew these tomatoes myself. and the beautiful thing
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And the beautiful thing about this miracle is that
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About this miracle is that you may not be an apostle,
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You may not be an apostle, and you might not
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And you might not write an epistle.
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Write an epistle. but let me break it
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But let me break it right down to where you live.
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Right down to where you live. is that, any situation in your
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Life that isn't getting better,
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Life that isn't getting better, and i want you to think
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And i want you to think of that situation right now.
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Of that situation right now. any situation in your life
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Any situation in your life that isn't getting better,
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That isn't getting better, you can do what paul did,
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You can do what paul did, and you can get busy while
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And you can get busy while you wait on it to get better.
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You wait on it to get better. so, while you're waiting
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So, while you're waiting for it to change, change.
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For it to change, change. while you're waiting for
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While you're waiting for a better opportunity, obey.
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Y'all don't like this message.
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Y'all don't like this message. y'all don't like tomatoes.
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Y'all don't like tomatoes. the bible says that paul
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The bible says that paul was a great man of faith,
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Was a great man of faith, but yet his faith did not
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But yet his faith did not keep a snake from biting him
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Keep a snake from biting him last week, did it?
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Last week, did it? but his faith enabled him
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But his faith enabled him to shake the snake off of his
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To shake the snake off of his hand and use the incident --
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Hand and use the incident -- touch somebody, say, "use it.
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Touch somebody, say, "use it. use it.
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Use it. use it."
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Use it." >> congregation: use it.
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>> congregation: use it. >> everything that happens in
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>> everything that happens in your life, good or bad, use it.
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Your life, good or bad, use it. you know, sometimes i will
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You know, sometimes i will feel like the moment that
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Feel like the moment that god is working with me
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God is working with me on a specific area,
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On a specific area, that area will be attacked.
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That area will be attacked. and i used to think that meant
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And i used to think that meant that god wasn't really
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That god wasn't really working there.
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Working there. but if you read the scriptures,
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But if you read the scriptures, very interesting how
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Very interesting how it's worded, isn't it?
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It's worded, isn't it? paul writes to the church
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And says, verse 12,
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And says, verse 12, "therefore, my dear friends,
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"therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed,"
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As you have always obeyed," and this scripture
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And this scripture definitely is not about me.
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Definitely is not about me. "always obeyed," no, no, no.
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"always obeyed," no, no, no. but i think he's like --
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But i think he's like -- i think is some kinda
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I think is some kinda reverse psychology paul
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Reverse psychology paul is putting on 'em.
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Is putting on 'em. he's like as --
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He's like as -- 'cause they're fighting
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'cause they're fighting and they're arguing
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And they're arguing and letter in
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And letter in the book of philippians,
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The book of philippians, he name checks two women
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He name checks two women and tells them,
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And tells them, "y'all stop fighting."
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"y'all stop fighting." and that's in chapter 4.
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And that's in chapter 4. i'm not gonna preach
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I'm not gonna preach that this week.
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That this week. but he says,
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But he says, "if you were able to obey
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"if you were able to obey not only in my presence,"
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Not only in my presence," watch this,
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Watch this, "but now much more
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"but now much more in my absence."
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In my absence." so now, think about
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The sadness of
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The sadness of paul the apostle is in prison.
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Paul the apostle is in prison. he's in a shipwreck,
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He's in a shipwreck, he gets on another boat
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He gets on another boat three months later,
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Three months later, he goes to rome.
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He goes to rome. he's under house arrest
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He's under house arrest for two years and he writes
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For two years and he writes four epistles,
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Four epistles, ephesians, colossians,
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Ephesians, colossians, philippians, and philemon.
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Philippians, and philemon. the prison epistles,
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The prison epistles, they call them that.
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They call them that. but they were written in prison,
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But they were written in prison, but we quote them in church.
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But we quote them in church. so, where you are right now --
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So, where you are right now -- help me, holy spirit,
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Help me, holy spirit, has tremendous potential.
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Has tremendous potential. even your darkness
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Even your darkness has tremendous potential
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Has tremendous potential to be harvested to bring
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To be harvested to bring somebody else light.
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Somebody else light. for the bible says that god
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For the bible says that god who cause his light
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Who cause his light to shine out of darkness,
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Gives his holy spirit into
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Gives his holy spirit into our hearts and we have this
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Our hearts and we have this treasure in earthen vessels that
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Treasure in earthen vessels that the excellency of the power
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The excellency of the power might be of god and not of us.
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Might be of god and not of us. hit your neighbor, say,
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Hit your neighbor, say, "it's god doing it."
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"it's god doing it." >> congregation: it's god
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Doing it.
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Doing it. >> it's god doing it.
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>> it's god doing it. it wasn't god throwing
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It wasn't god throwing paul in the cell,
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Paul in the cell, but it was god on
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But it was god on the inside of paul that
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The inside of paul that caused him to pick up a pen
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Caused him to pick up a pen while he was in there.
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While he was in there. and because he picked up
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And because he picked up a pen while he was in there,
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A pen while he was in there, you and i are shouting
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You and i are shouting over stuff he said today.
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Over stuff he said today. somebody else needs to be
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Somebody else needs to be shouting in five years
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Shouting in five years because you didn't give up.
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Because you didn't give up. somebody else needs to be
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Somebody else needs to be praising god in 10 years
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Praising god in 10 years because you stayed the course.
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Because you stayed the course. because what you need to keep
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Because what you need to keep going is in you, baby.
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Going is in you, baby. say it by faith, it's in me.
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Say it by faith, it's in me. >> congregation: it's in me.
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>> congregation: it's in me. >> he said, you have
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>> he said, you have an opportunity now.
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An opportunity now. and listen,
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And listen, the opportunity is this.
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The opportunity is this. paul says, "absence is an
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Paul says, "absence is an opportunity for application."
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Opportunity for application." absence --
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Absence -- well, are you just not gon'
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Well, are you just not gon' write down anything?
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Write down anything? that's the best thing i --
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That's the best thing i -- i'm gonna say all day.
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I'm gonna say all day. absence is an opportunity
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Absence is an opportunity for application.
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For application. one of our staff members, dax,
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One of our staff members, dax, sent me a stack of different
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Sent me a stack of different things she had written down from
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Things she had written down from the sermons that i preached,
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The sermons that i preached, and she said,
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And she said, "i just want you to see
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"i just want you to see that we hear you."
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That we hear you." and in the notes that she put,
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And in the notes that she put, she would work through
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She would work through the word that she heard.
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The word that she heard. now, i'm just asking
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Now, i'm just asking and i'm not gonna ask you
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And i'm not gonna ask you to raise your hand.
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To raise your hand. do you work through the word
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That you've heard?
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That you've heard? or does it go in one ear
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Or does it go in one ear and out in the parking lot when
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And out in the parking lot when you get stuck in traffic?
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You get stuck in traffic? and you start lifting up
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And you start lifting up your hands, but only one finger
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Your hands, but only one finger on the hand because of that
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On the hand because of that single finger praise.
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Single finger praise. no, but seriously,
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No, but seriously, i'm using it as a joke,
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I'm using it as a joke, 'cause i don't want it
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'cause i don't want it to feel condemning,
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To feel condemning, 'cause that's not
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'cause that's not really my style,
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Really my style, 'cause i don't really
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'cause i don't really have room to do that.
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Have room to do that. because --
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Because -- how many words has god
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How many words has god given me that i did not
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Work through?
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Work through? and i don't mean
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And i don't mean that you have to take notes
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That you have to take notes to be saved.
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To be saved. god knows he's not gonna
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God knows he's not gonna check your highlighter colors
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Check your highlighter colors when you get to heaven.
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When you get to heaven. "only pink.
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"only pink. you're going
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You're going to pink only heaven.
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To pink only heaven. oh, pink, green, yellow, red.
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Oh, pink, green, yellow, red. yeah, you're going
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Yeah, you're going to multi-color heaven."
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[laughter]
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But the process by which you mix
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But the process by which you mix the word with faith is when you
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The word with faith is when you take what i say and ask god,
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Take what i say and ask god, "what are you saying to me
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"what are you saying to me about my situation
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About my situation through what he said?"
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Through what he said?" and that's the process
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And that's the process where you filter,
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Where you filter, and that's the process
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And that's the process where your faith
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Where your faith is strengthened.
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Is strengthened. and so, i used to go to a
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And so, i used to go to a therapy session where i would
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Therapy session where i would work on on issue in my life,
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Work on on issue in my life, and after the therapy session,
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And after the therapy session, i would have just like a major,
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I would have just like a major, i don't wanna call it a relapse,
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I don't wanna call it a relapse, but just in whatever area,
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But just in whatever area, and i don't mean drugs
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And i don't mean drugs or alcohol in these cases.
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Or alcohol in these cases. but just like, whatever i just
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But just like, whatever i just talked through would be
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Talked through would be very challenged in my life
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Very challenged in my life in the next 24 hours.
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In the next 24 hours. so, i brought that
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So, i brought that to the therapist, i'm like,
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To the therapist, i'm like, "i might have to fire you
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"i might have to fire you 'cause every time
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'cause every time we get off the phone,
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We get off the phone, my life gets worse."
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[laughter]
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The therapist said,
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"so you can get better."
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"so you can get better." 'cause sometimes when it isn't
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'cause sometimes when it isn't getting better, you are.
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Getting better, you are. you are.
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You don't get patience
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You don't get patience by praying for it.
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By praying for it. you get patience
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You get patience by being annoyed.
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By being annoyed. you have no idea.
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You have no idea. there are people who are
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There are people who are helping you get patient
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Helping you get patient that you are complaining about
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That you are complaining about and you need to paying them.
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And you need to paying them. they are your personal trainers
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They are your personal trainers for patience.
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For patience. and i'm not saying we want it,
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And i'm not saying we want it, but i'm just saying,
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But i'm just saying, god can use that too.
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God can use that too. and while you're waiting on god
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And while you're waiting on god to work some things out,
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To work some things out, whatever that area is because
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Whatever that area is because if you need a breakthrough
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If you need a breakthrough in your business,
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In your business, i believe with you for
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I believe with you for a breakthrough in your business.
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A breakthrough in your business. if you believe for
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If you believe for a breakthrough in your marriage,
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A breakthrough in your marriage, i believe for a breakthrough
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I believe for a breakthrough in your marriage.
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In your marriage. if you are believing for
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If you are believing for a husband or a wife to come
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A husband or a wife to come into your life because you
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Into your life because you don't wanna be alone,
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Don't wanna be alone, i believe with you
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I believe with you and stand with you for that.
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And stand with you for that. but just know that some people
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But just know that some people are praying for a breakthrough
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Are praying for a breakthrough in the marriage that they
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In the marriage that they prayed for yesterday,
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Prayed for yesterday, that is struggling now,
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That is struggling now, because they believed the lie
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Because they believed the lie that the situation
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That the situation would fix them.
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[applause]
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So, when we say,
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So, when we say, "god will work it in."
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"god will work it in." i'm not just trying
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I'm not just trying to be clever.
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To be clever. i thought about how
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I thought about how we're wanting god to affect
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We're wanting god to affect situations and that's great,
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Situations and that's great, but paul said,
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But paul said, "my absence in this prison
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"my absence in this prison is actually a gift
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Is actually a gift for you in philippi."
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For you in philippi." because when you're hearing
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Because when you're hearing the word or when you're
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The word or when you're learning something, you know,
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Learning something, you know, you're getting it at
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You're getting it at a mental level, okay?
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A mental level, okay? and that's wonderful.
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Instruction is wonderful.
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Instruction is wonderful. there's a man in the church
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There's a man in the church right now, who taught me
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Right now, who taught me a lot about tennis.
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A lot about tennis. a great tennis pro out here.
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A great tennis pro out here. that's wonderful.
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That's wonderful. but the thing
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But the thing about instruction is,
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About instruction is, it is limited until you
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It is limited until you have an opportunity for,
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Have an opportunity for, big word, integration.
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Big word, integration. and integration happens
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And integration happens when what you were taught
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When what you were taught is challenged or tested,
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Is challenged or tested, and you have to remember
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And you have to remember under pressure what
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You learned in peace.
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You learned in peace. so...
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[applause]
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Be careful coming
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Be careful coming to church because in this
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To church because in this peaceful environment,
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Peaceful environment, god is going to provide
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God is going to provide after the peaceful --
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After the peaceful -- for paul, he provided a prison
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For paul, he provided a prison where he wrote four epistles.
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Where he wrote four epistles. for the church at philippi,
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For the church at philippi, he did not leave paul's
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He did not leave paul's physical presence with them,
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Physical presence with them, but he gave his presence
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But he gave his presence within them.
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Within them. so that when paul's presence
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So that when paul's presence was taken away from them,
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Was taken away from them, his presence
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His presence within them intensified.
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Within them intensified. what i'm trying to say is,
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What i'm trying to say is, anything in your life
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Anything in your life that goes away
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That goes away and you think you need it,
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And you think you need it, god is going to release
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God is going to release something greater in your life
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Something greater in your life that you didn't even know
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That you didn't even know you had until you got
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You had until you got in the situation
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In the situation where you needed it.
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♪ ♪
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So eventually, paul says --
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Give me the first verse again,
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Give me the first verse again, he says, "continue in it."
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He says, "continue in it." touch your neighbor and say,
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Touch your neighbor and say, "keep going."
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"keep going." >> congregation: keep going.
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>> congregation: keep going. >> continue to work out.
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>> continue to work out. now, that's not a literal,
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Now, that's not a literal, like work out thing.
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Like work out thing. y'all, i remember the first time
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That somebody called me --
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That somebody called me -- and i guess it was like
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And i guess it was like to my ego or whatever.
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To my ego or whatever. they were like,
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They were like, "so, as a lifter,
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What are your splits?"
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What are your splits?" i thought --
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I thought -- in case you need me
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In case you need me to interpret, as a weightlifter,
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To interpret, as a weightlifter, what body parts do you work out
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What body parts do you work out on which day?
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On which day? nobody had ever
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Nobody had ever asked me that before.
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Asked me that before. and i figured,
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And i figured, "oh, i must be giving evidence
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That what i've been doing
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That what i've been doing is actually improving
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Is actually improving my physical frame,
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My physical frame, to the point where
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To the point where i'm a lifter."
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I'm a lifter." you know how good that felt
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You know how good that felt to be called a lifter?
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To be called a lifter? now, i lifted a lot,
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Now, i lifted a lot, but i never been called
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But i never been called a lifter.
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A lifter. i was walking
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I was walking around the house --
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Around the house -- i didn't tell anybody,
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I didn't tell anybody, but i was looking at the kids,
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But i was looking at the kids, they were like, "daddy."
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They were like, "daddy." i'm like, "uh, lifter.
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[laughter]
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You can call me lifter.
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You can call me lifter. mr. lifter."
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Mr. lifter." i was so proud for
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I was so proud for three days because what i did
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Three days because what i did was integrated in my life
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Was integrated in my life in such a way --
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In such a way -- if you would look at
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If you would look at your neighbor and say,
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Your neighbor and say, "as a praiser...
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"as a praiser... >> congregation: as a praiser...
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>> congregation: as a praiser... >> when do you praise god?"
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>> when do you praise god?" >> congregation: when do you
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>> congregation: when do you praise god?
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Praise god? >> ask 'em,
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>> ask 'em, "what are your splits?"
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"what are your splits?" >> congregation: what are
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>> congregation: what are your splits?
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Your splits? >> tell 'em.
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>> tell 'em. "well, i praise when i feel it,
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"well, i praise when i feel it, i praise when i don't.
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I praise when i don't. i praise on the mountain.
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I praise on the mountain. i praise in the valley.
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I praise in the valley. i praise when i'm sure --
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I praise when i'm sure -- y'all gon' catch on
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Y'all gon' catch on in 12 seconds.
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In 12 seconds. i praise when i'm doubting.
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I praise when i'm doubting. i praise when i've got it,
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I praise when i've got it, i praise when it's gone.
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I praise when it's gone. i praise when i feel it,
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I praise when i feel it, i praise when i faith it.
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I praise when i faith it. i'm not faking it,
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I'm not faking it, i'm faithing it,
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I'm faithing it, 'cause if i faith it,
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'cause if i faith it, it will form me.
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It will form me. so, let's break it down.
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The absence is an opportunity
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The absence is an opportunity for application.
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For application. like when i used to work out,
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Like when i used to work out, i needed somebody to be there
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I needed somebody to be there to make me work out.
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To make me work out. and i found out that they were
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And i found out that they were really good partners when
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Really good partners when i heard there voice even
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I heard there voice even when they weren't there.
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When they weren't there. what i love about god,
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What i love about god, and a good instructor
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And a good instructor is not satisfied simply
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Is not satisfied simply with your assimilation
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With your assimilation of information.
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And a good instructor
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And a good instructor will sometime create
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Will sometime create absence and life will.
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Absence and life will. you're in a season right now,
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You're in a season right now, and the lord was speaking
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And the lord was speaking to me about it,
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To me about it, i don't know who it's for,
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I don't know who it's for, i don't need to know
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I don't need to know who it's for,
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Who it's for, you'll know if it's for you.
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You'll know if it's for you. you're in a season right now
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You're in a season right now where it is very important
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Where it is very important that you integrate
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That you integrate what god has given you.
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What god has given you. and it is feeling intense
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And it is feeling intense right now because of the absence
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Right now because of the absence of something that you think
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Of something that you think you need to have.
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You need to have. paul said, "in my absence,
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Paul said, "in my absence, much more than my presence."
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Much more than my presence." you gotta remember
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You gotta remember what you know about god.
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What you know about god. in the absence of joy,
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In the absence of joy, you've got to remember
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You've got to remember how to rejoice.
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How to rejoice. in the absence of harmony,
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In the absence of harmony, you have to remember
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You have to remember to be a peacemaker.
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To be a peacemaker. in the absence of money,
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In the absence of money, you gotta stay creative.
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You gotta stay creative. so, god will sometimes
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So, god will sometimes take resources away from you
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Take resources away from you to remind you of something
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To remind you of something that you're not using.
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That you're not using. one of the worse things
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One of the worse things god can give some people
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God can give some people is too much money,
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Is too much money, because they will start
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Because they will start stuffing themselves with stuff
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Stuffing themselves with stuff and forget the substance of who
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And forget the substance of who they were that led them
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They were that led them to the point that they had
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To the point that they had the wealth to begin with.
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The wealth to begin with. that's why the word says,
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That's why the word says, "when you have become great,
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Do no forget the lord, your god,
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Do no forget the lord, your god, for it is he that gives you
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For it is he that gives you the power to get wealth."
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The power to get wealth." and i think that as much as
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And i think that as much as god's presence provides comfort,
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God's presence provides comfort, absence create opportunity.
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I wanna really get this
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Home to you, okay?
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So, just bear with me
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For a minute.
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Let me put another
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Tomato in the soup.
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We had a great conversation,
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We had a great conversation, me and elijah, my oldest,
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Me and elijah, my oldest, and i'm working all my kids into
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And i'm working all my kids into the illustration today, okay?
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The illustration today, okay? okay, so i'm just
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Okay, so i'm just working my kids in,
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Working my kids in, 'cause they're expensive.
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[laughter]
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Get the most out
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Get the most out of this relationship.
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Of this relationship. when he left for college --
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When he left for college -- for a couple years after buck
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For a couple years after buck and chunks stopped coming over
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And chunks stopped coming over to help me work out,
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To help me work out, he was my work out partner.
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He was my work out partner. when he left for college,
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When he left for college, he went three hours away,
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He went three hours away, i was so depressed,
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I was so depressed, i would still go lift weights
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I would still go lift weights but i wouldn't even put my shoes
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But i wouldn't even put my shoes on or turn the lights on.
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On or turn the lights on. and i wouldn't even
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And i wouldn't even turn metallica on.
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Turn metallica on. i mean, maverick city,
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I mean, maverick city, kirk franklin on.
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[laughter]
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Forgot where
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Forgot where i was for a minute.
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I was for a minute. i'd sit out there in the silence
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I'd sit out there in the silence just cranking out the reps,
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Just cranking out the reps, and i would sometimes send him
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And i would sometimes send him just to make him feel bad
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Just to make him feel bad about leaving me.
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About leaving me. i'd send him a picture of me
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I'd send him a picture of me sitting there in the dark.
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Sitting there in the dark. it's hard without you, partner.
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It's hard without you, partner. now, i feel better,
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Now, i feel better, 'cause about a month or two
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'cause about a month or two after he'd been gone,
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After he'd been gone, we were having this deep
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We were having this deep conversation one night,
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Conversation one night, and he opened to me, he's like,
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And he opened to me, he's like, "college is great but it's hard.
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"college is great but it's hard. i'm grateful to be here,
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I'm grateful to be here, but it's hard."
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But it's hard." he said, "and it's hard
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He said, "and it's hard because i have to be
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Because i have to be both of us here.
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Both of us here. i have to be both of us.
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I have to be both of us. i'm so used to having you say,
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I'm so used to having you say, you know, son --
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You know, son -- and sometimes you got on
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My nerves, but i needed that.
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My nerves, but i needed that. i needed you to get
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I needed you to get on my nerves."
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On my nerves." y'all, i've had a grammy,
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Y'all, i've had a grammy, a new york times,
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A new york times, all that stuff.
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All that stuff. i felt like i got
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I felt like i got the greatest reward
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The greatest reward of my life when this.
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Of my life when this. he said, "now, i have to be
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He said, "now, i have to be both of us."
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Both of us." 'cause it let me know,
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'cause it let me know, we've gone from instruction
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We've gone from instruction to integration."
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[applause]
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And it let me know
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And it let me know my voice is still speaking.
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It let me know that i'm still
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It let me know that i'm still talking three hours away.
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Talking three hours away. i'm still talking
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I'm still talking to you three hours away.
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To you three hours away. and paul wanted the church
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And paul wanted the church at philippi to know,
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At philippi to know, i'm still talking to you,
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I'm still talking to you, even though i'm in this
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Even though i'm in this prison cell.
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Prison cell. god wants you know,
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God wants you know, "i'm still talking to you,
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"i'm still talking to you, even though you lost
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Even though you lost your mother last year."
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Your mother last year." and god wants you to know,
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And god wants you to know, "i'm still talking to you,
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"i'm still talking to you, even though you don't know
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Even though you don't know how you're gonna make
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How you're gonna make payroll next month."
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Payroll next month." and god wants you to know,
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And god wants you to know, "i'm still taking to you,
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"i'm still taking to you, even though you haven't felt
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Even though you haven't felt goosebumps in a while,
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Goosebumps in a while, and while everybody else
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And while everybody else seems to be rejoicing,
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Seems to be rejoicing, you feel kind of empty."
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You feel kind of empty." god says,
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God says, "this is not absence,
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"this is not absence, it's integration."
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>> today, we have an exciting
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>> today, we have an exciting offer just for you.
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Offer just for you. when my husband, steven,
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When my husband, steven, preached the series,
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Preached the series, "when faith fights back,"
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"when faith fights back," it was exactly what
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It was exactly what i needed to hear,
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I needed to hear, and i truly believe that
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It's gonna help you too.
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It's gonna help you too. we all face challenges
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We all face challenges and situations that
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And situations that can feel hopeless.
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Can feel hopeless. moments when we don't know
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Moments when we don't know what to do next.
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What to do next. but in this series,
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But in this series, pastor steven shares four
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Pastor steven shares four incredibly practical tools
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Incredibly practical tools and phrases to help you
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And phrases to help you find faith in the middle
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Find faith in the middle of a struggle.
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Of a struggle. phrases like,
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Phrases like, "god's got the hard part."
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"god's got the hard part." and, "god can use this too."
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And, "god can use this too." and one thing that he said
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And one thing that he said that really stuck with me was,
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That really stuck with me was, "god is freeing you for
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"god is freeing you for the fight not from the fight."
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The fight not from the fight." and i realize that while
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And i realize that while i can't avoid every challenge,
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I can't avoid every challenge, god is gonna be with me
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God is gonna be with me through them all.
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Through them all. you've got to call
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You've got to call and get this series.
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And get this series. call or go online
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Call or go online right now and request,
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Right now and request, "when faith fights back."
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"when faith fights back." it's available for your
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It's available for your gift of any amount,
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Gift of any amount, and i cannot wait for you
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And i cannot wait for you to experience it.
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To experience it. let's strengthen our faith
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Let's strengthen our faith for the fight together.
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For the fight together. call or go online right now,
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Call or go online right now, and i'll see you back here
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And i'll see you back here next time.
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>> "when faith fights back"
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Is a brand new series from
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Pastor steven furtick,
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Where he shares
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Four faith-filled statements
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To help you face any battle
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With confidence.
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Pastor steven walks you
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Through each statement,
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"god can use this too,
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God will work it in,
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God's got the hard part,
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And god gave it to me,"
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And shows you how
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To practically live them out.
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These powerful truths
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Will strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective.
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This dvd series is available
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Today for your gift
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Of any amount.
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To get your copy, just call
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Or visit us online now.
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♪ ♪
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>> well, that's all the time
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>> well, that's all the time we have for today
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We have for today but there is good news,
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But there is good news, the conversation doesn't
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The conversation doesn't have to stop here.
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Have to stop here. did you know that you can
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Did you know that you can join us for church live
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Join us for church live every single weekend?
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Every single weekend? you can worship with us.
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You can worship with us. you can get connected
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You can get connected to a community of believers
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To a community of believers and you can hear a message
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And you can hear a message from the word of god.
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From the word of god. just visit stevenfurtick.com
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Just visit stevenfurtick.com and click live
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And click live for more information.
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>> ♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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♪ better than you ♪
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♪ there's nothing ♪
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♪ better than you ♪
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♪ lord, there's nothing ♪
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♪ nothing is better than you ♪
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>> ♪ i know it's you ♪
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♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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>> ♪ somebody testify ♪
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♪ better than you ♪
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♪ there's nothing ♪
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♪ better than you ♪
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♪ lord there's nothing ♪
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♪ nothing is better than you ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ if he's ever made ♪
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♪ a way for you ♪
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♪ i want you to sing this ♪
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♪ come on tear the roof off ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ you turn mourning to dancing ♪
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♪ you give beauty for ashes ♪
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♪ you turn shame into glory ♪
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♪ you're the only one who can ♪
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♪ come on ♪
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♪ you turn mourning to dancing ♪
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♪ you give beauty for ashes ♪
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♪ you turn shame into glory ♪
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♪ tell 'em now ♪
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♪ you're the only one who can ♪
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♪ let's turn the graves ♪
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♪ you turn graves into gardens ♪
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♪ you turn bones into armies ♪
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♪ you turn seas into highways ♪
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♪ you're the only one who can ♪
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♪ he's the only one ♪
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♪ you're the only one who can ♪
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Steven Furtick - God Will Work It In! (Part 1)

March 10, 2025 | S25:E68

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