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Steven Furtick - God's Got The Hard Part (Part 2)

July 16, 2026 | 27:30

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - God's Got The Hard Part (Part 2) | July 16, 2026

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> this is so anointed,
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>> this is so anointed, that a chain is gonna fall off
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That a chain is gonna fall off of somebody's life when
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Of somebody's life when i say it.
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Verse 28,
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Verse 28, "all by itself
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"all by itself the seed produces grain."
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[applause]
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Let's do it.
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Let's do it. "all by itself the soil
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"all by itself the soil produces grain."
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Produces grain." wait.
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Wait. did i say, "seed?"
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Did i say, "seed?" >> congregation: yes.
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>> that's what we think.
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>> that's what we think. that's what we think.
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That's what we think. we think, "i gotta do this.
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We think, "i gotta do this. i gotta make it happen."
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I gotta make it happen." and now we're nervous,
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And now we're nervous, and now we got no lining
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And now we got no lining in our stomach,
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In our stomach, and now we got no friends
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And now we got no friends 'cause they don't wanna
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'cause they don't wanna hear us complain anymore.
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Hear us complain anymore. and now, we got nobody else
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And now, we got nobody else to call 'cause they don't have
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To call 'cause they don't have our answers anyway,
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Our answers anyway, 'cause we think we've got
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'cause we think we've got to do this by ourself.
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To do this by ourself. and so, there are situations
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And so, there are situations in your life right now where
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In your life right now where you're thinking about
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You're thinking about how hard it is going to be,
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How hard it is going to be, how hard it is going to be
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How hard it is going to be in this next season,
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In this next season, in this next stage,
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In this next stage, how hard it is going to be.
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How hard it is going to be. give me my close camera, y'all.
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Give me my close camera, y'all. i wanna preach to the people.
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I wanna preach to the people. give me my close camera.
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Give me my close camera. "how hard it is going to be
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"how hard it is going to be for me to make it through this
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For me to make it through this period that's coming up,
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Period that's coming up, how hard it is going to be
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How hard it is going to be for me to go into
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For me to go into this meeting next week,
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This meeting next week, how hard it is going to be for
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How hard it is going to be for me to deal with my kids when --
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Me to deal with my kids when -- if i can't deal with them now,
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If i can't deal with them now, how am i gonna deal with them
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How am i gonna deal with them in three years?
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In three years? how hard it is going to be
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How hard it is going to be for me to go through
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For me to go through another year like this with
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Another year like this with these unanswered prayers."
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These unanswered prayers." and after you get done
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And after you get done telling him how hard
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Telling him how hard it's gonna be,
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It's gonna be, you realize that you
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You realize that you forgot that he promised
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Forgot that he promised to do the hard part.
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[applause]
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'cause everybody
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'cause everybody in the text has a job.
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In the text has a job. the sower has a job to sow.
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The sower has a job to sow. you should sow.
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You should sow. the reaper has a job to reap,
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The reaper has a job to reap, and you should reap.
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And you should reap. both of those things
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Both of those things are important,
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Are important, but did you notice in verse 28
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But did you notice in verse 28 that the most important thing
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That the most important thing that happened in the passage
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That happened in the passage happened whether the man
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Happened whether the man was asleep or awake?
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Was asleep or awake? it happened regardless, because,
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It happened regardless, because, "all by itself
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The soil produces grain."
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The soil produces grain." i could preach 13 weeks on,
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I could preach 13 weeks on, "all by itself
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"all by itself the soil produces grain."
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The soil produces grain." yes, it needs a seed
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Yes, it needs a seed to pull from,
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To pull from, but it is not dependent
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But it is not dependent on the seed in any other way.
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On the seed in any other way. i am trying to say that
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I am trying to say that while your part has a part,
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While your part has a part, it's not the main part.
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It's not the main part. stop bringing that
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Stop bringing that main character energy
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Main character energy to your prayer life,
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To your prayer life, acting like god is gonna
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Acting like god is gonna lead you to speed run all
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Lead you to speed run all of these levels without him.
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Of these levels without him. he's not gonna do that.
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He's not gonna do that. when you get to the hard part,
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When you get to the hard part, he's going to do the hard part.
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He's going to do the hard part. and even if your part feels hard
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And even if your part feels hard right now and harder
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Right now and harder than you can bear,
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Than you can bear, i want you to think about
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I want you to think about all the hard stuff god is
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All the hard stuff god is already doing right now that
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Already doing right now that you're not even thinking about.
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[applause]
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This helps me to realize
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This helps me to realize that while i'm preaching,
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That while i'm preaching, which is hard, it's hard,
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That my heart is beating.
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That my heart is beating. it's said that it beats about
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It's said that it beats about 100,000 times a day.
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100,000 times a day. i looked it up, graham.
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I looked it up, graham. used to couldn't to do that,
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Used to couldn't to do that, so you could just
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So you could just make up a number.
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[laughter]
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And it's sending all that blood
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And it's sending all that blood all through my body.
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All through my body. they said --
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They said -- i don't know.
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I don't know. i just looked this up.
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I don't know if it's true.
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I don't know if it's true. it's on the internet that
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It's on the internet that it said that there is enough
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It said that there is enough in my body right now
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In my body right now that up to 22,000 breaths
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That up to 22,000 breaths i will take today,
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I will take today, check this out,
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Check this out, that will basically
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Process the oxygen.
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Process the oxygen. it was crazy you came up
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It was crazy you came up talking about oxygen because
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Talking about oxygen because i meant to mention it.
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I meant to mention it. and that will expel
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And that will expel the carbon dioxide.
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The carbon dioxide. that there are 300 million
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That there are 300 million tiny, little sacks where
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Tiny, little sacks where all that happens inside of me.
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So, when you say,
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So, when you say, "it's god's breath in my lungs,"
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"it's god's breath in my lungs," your body has 300 million
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Your body has 300 million tiny, little sacks where
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Tiny, little sacks where the good stuff is getting
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The good stuff is getting taken in and the bad stuff
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Taken in and the bad stuff is getting taken out,
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Is getting taken out, and god is doing all that.
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And god is doing all that. and i never heard
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And i never heard a worship song about it.
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A worship song about it. i've heard about the lungs,
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I've heard about the lungs, filling our lungs with praise,
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Filling our lungs with praise, but i never heard about
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But i never heard about the tiny, little sacks where
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The tiny, little sacks where all the carbon dioxide
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All the carbon dioxide gets expelled,
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Gets expelled, and the oxygen gets processed
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And the oxygen gets processed and gets sent back out
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And gets sent back out to the bloodstream.
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To the bloodstream. i never read about any of that,
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I never read about any of that, because god is so good
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Because god is so good we take him for granted.
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[applause]
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He's so good
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He's so good we take him for granted.
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We take him for granted. and then, we run up
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And then, we run up on something hard,
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On something hard, and we're like,
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And we're like, "oh, that's gonna be hard."
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"oh, that's gonna be hard." like the rest of it isn't?
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Like the rest of it isn't? the possibilities that you
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The possibilities that you would be born in this time
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Would be born in this time are so infinitesibly --
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Are so infinitesibly -- what's the word?
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What's the word? infin -- they're so small.
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Infin -- they're so small. they are so tiny.
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[laughter]
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They are so tiny that
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They are so tiny that the fact that you would even
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The fact that you would even be here today with
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Be here today with the opportunities that you have,
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The opportunities that you have, with the life you have,
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With the life you have, with the strength that you have,
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With the strength that you have, god has already done that.
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[applause]
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So, what's the next
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So, what's the next hard thing you have
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Hard thing you have in front of you?
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In front of you? if god has already done a
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If god has already done a miracle in 300 million tiny,
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Miracle in 300 million tiny, little sacks that i didn't see
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Little sacks that i didn't see in my body yesterday,
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In my body yesterday, that i didn't even
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That i didn't even thank him for yesterday,
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Thank him for yesterday, that i didn't even know
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That i didn't even know was happening yesterday,
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Was happening yesterday, that i'm not even sure
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That i'm not even sure i'm explaining right today.
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I'm explaining right today. if god did that for me then,
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If god did that for me then, bring on this one too
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Bring on this one too 'cause god made me a promise.
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[applause]
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He's got the hard part.
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He's got the hard part. let me preach this from my soul.
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Let me preach this from my soul. we get so anxious when
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We get so anxious when the devil roars.
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The devil roars. we get so anxious
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We get so anxious playing out our lives.
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Playing out our lives. and yet we, like the disciples,
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And yet we, like the disciples, forget the fact that we have
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Forget the fact that we have the bread with us.
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The bread with us. can i teach this
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Can i teach this like i wanna teach it?
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Like i wanna teach it? >> congregation: yeah.
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>> congregation: yeah. >> i wish y'all had
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>> i wish y'all had three hours today.
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Three hours today. i would tell you about how
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I would tell you about how in mark 8 the disciples were
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In mark 8 the disciples were heading to an assignment,
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Heading to an assignment, a ministry assignment,
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A ministry assignment, and they were
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And they were stressed out because,
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Look at mark 8:14,
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Look at mark 8:14, "they forgot to bring bread."
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"they forgot to bring bread." jesus had already multiplied
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Jesus had already multiplied to feed 5,000 men,
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To feed 5,000 men, women, and children,
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Women, and children, but they were still stress.
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But they were still stress. 'cause no matter
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'cause no matter how many hard situations
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How many hard situations god brought them through,
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God brought them through, they still forgot
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They still forgot what they had in him.
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And they got focused on
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And they got focused on the next hard thing.
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The next hard thing. i gotta get this across.
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I gotta get this across. you are focused on
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You are focused on the hard thing, the hard thing.
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The hard thing, the hard thing. and when you focus too much
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And when you focus too much on the hard thing,
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On the hard thing, you forget your help.
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[applause]
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The irony of this.
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In verse 14, "the disciples
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In verse 14, "the disciples had forgotten to bring bread,
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Had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had
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Except for one loaf they had with them in the boat."
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With them in the boat." next verse, "'be careful,'
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Next verse, "'be careful,' jesus warned them.
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Jesus warned them. 'watch out for the yeast
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'watch out for the yeast of the pharisees
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Of the pharisees and that of herod.'"
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And that of herod.'" next.
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Next. "they discussed this with
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"they discussed this with one another and said,
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One another and said, 'it's because
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'it's because we have no bread.'"
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We have no bread.'" yeah, that's gonna limit him.
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[laughter]
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Pop quiz.
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Pop quiz. who is the bread of life?
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Who is the bread of life? >> congregation: jesus.
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>> congregation: jesus. >> who's in the boat?
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>> who's in the boat? >> congregation: jesus.
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>> congregation: jesus. >> so, what do you have to worry
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About if you forgot bread?
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About if you forgot bread? i'm trying to say
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I'm trying to say that your sowing is not
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That your sowing is not the most significant thing
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The most significant thing when it comes to
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When it comes to the sovereignty of god.
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The sovereignty of god. i know you didn't get
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I know you didn't get some things right,
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Some things right, i didn't either.
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I know there are some things
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I know there are some things you don't understand,
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You don't understand, i don't either.
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I don't either. i know it's hard
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I know it's hard to be you, me too.
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To be you, me too. but the most important thing
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But the most important thing in the boat is not
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In the boat is not what they forgot,
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What they forgot, it's who they had.
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[laughter]
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How cool jesus is.
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How cool jesus is. "aware of their discussion,
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"aware of their discussion, he asked them,
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He asked them, 'why are you talking about
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'why are you talking about having no bread
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Having no bread when you have me?
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When you have me? do you still not see
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Do you still not see or understand?
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Or understand? are your hearts hardened?
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Are your hearts hardened? you have eyes but fail to see,
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You have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear?
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And ears but fail to hear? and don't you remember?
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And don't you remember? when i broke the five loaves
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When i broke the five loaves for the five thousand,
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For the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces
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How many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?'
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Did you pick up?' 'twelve,' they replied.
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'twelve,' they replied. 'and when i broke the seven
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'and when i broke the seven loaves for the four thousand,'"
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Loaves for the four thousand,'" now, jesus is doing
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Now, jesus is doing a math lesson,
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A math lesson, "'how many basketfuls
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"'how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?'
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Of pieces did you pick up?' they answered, 'seven.'
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They answered, 'seven.' he said to them,
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He said to them, 'do you still,'"--
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'do you still,'"-- this is what he wants
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This is what he wants to say to you today.
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To say to you today. "do you still not trust me?
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Do you still not know?"
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Do you still not know?" and see, we don't.
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And see, we don't. because that thing about
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Because that thing about the soil that he shared,
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The soil that he shared, that's scary.
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That's scary. it's scary for a seed
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It's scary for a seed to be in the soil.
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To be in the soil. it is scary to be
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It is scary to be in the middle of your life.
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In the middle of your life. it is scary to go through
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It is scary to go through a messy divorce.
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A messy divorce. it is scary
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It is scary when they tell you,
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When they tell you, "we're not renewing
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"we're not renewing your position."
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Your position." it is scary when you don't
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It is scary when you don't have your next step planned.
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Have your next step planned. it's scary in the soil.
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It's scary in the soil. but notice that the place
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But notice that the place in the passage where
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The most happened was the place
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The most happened was the place that was the least visible.
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That was the least visible. if the seed stays
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If the seed stays in the sower's hand,
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In the sower's hand, it will always be a seed...
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[applause]
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But if it goes down
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But if it goes down in the ground...
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[applause]
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It goes down seed
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It goes down seed but it comes up grain.
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But it comes up grain. now, high-five
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Now, high-five your neighbor and say,
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"i'm coming up different.
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"i'm coming up different. i'm coming up different.
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I'm coming up different. i'm coming up different."
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I'm coming up different." that's how you'll know
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That's how you'll know that god has met with me
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That god has met with me 'cause i won't look like
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'cause i won't look like i went in when i come out.
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I went in when i come out. i won't be like i was
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I won't be like i was when i come forth.
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When i come forth. "this is what
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"this is what the kingdom of god is like.
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The kingdom of god is like. a man scatters seed."
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A man scatters seed." and then, the seed
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And then, the seed is on a trajectory
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Is on a trajectory to become bread,
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To become bread, which is sustenance.
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Which is sustenance. but in order for
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But in order for the seed to be bread,
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The seed to be bread, first it must be buried.
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First it must be buried. i wanna talk to you for
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I wanna talk to you for one moment about buried bread,
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One moment about buried bread, buried bread, buried bread.
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Buried bread, buried bread. you say, "i didn't read
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You say, "i didn't read any bread in mark 4."
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Any bread in mark 4." yes, you did.
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Yes, you did. jesus said to them
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Jesus said to them he is the bread.
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He is the bread. and he's talking to them
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And he's talking to them about seed, but he is bread.
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About seed, but he is bread. he's giving them a picture
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Of what is possible,
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Of what is possible, and he's painting it on a level
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And he's painting it on a level that they can comprehend,
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That they can comprehend, and they get it.
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And they get it. the seed can't stay in
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The seed can't stay in your hand and become a harvest.
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I'm trying to tell you, let go.
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I'm trying to tell you, let go. let go.
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Let go. let go of your need
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Let go of your need to control people and just
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To control people and just start adjusting your access.
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Start adjusting your access. let go of your need to have data
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Let go of your need to have data make sense and start checking
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Make sense and start checking in with god more than you
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In with god more than you check in with graphs.
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[applause]
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I'm saying, "let go."
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I'm saying, "let go." come on, your neighbor needs
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Come on, your neighbor needs a little friendly encouragement.
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A little friendly encouragement. tell 'em,
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Tell 'em, "you better let it go."
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"you better let it go." >> congregation: you better
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>> congregation: you better let it go.
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Let it go. >> because if you don't
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>> because if you don't let it go,
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Let it go, it will always be this.
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It will always be this. but if it gets in the soil --
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But if it gets in the soil -- let's go back to our key verse.
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Let's go back to our key verse. this is gonna be
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This is gonna be my new life verse, y'all,
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My new life verse, y'all, till next week.
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Mark 4:28,
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Mark 4:28, "all by itself the soil."
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"all by itself the soil." so, the soil represents god.
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So, the soil represents,
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So, the soil represents, "in him i live, and move,
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"in him i live, and move, and have my being."
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And have my being." so, the soil lets me know
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So, the soil lets me know that when the seed
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That when the seed went out of sight,
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Went out of sight, it didn't go away.
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It didn't go away. it went somewhere to change.
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It went somewhere to change. everything in your life has to
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Everything in your life has to go through the soil to become
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Go through the soil to become what it's meant to be.
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[applause]
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If it never gets planted,
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If it never gets planted, it never becomes grain.
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It never becomes grain. if it never becomes grain,
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If it never becomes grain, it will never be bread.
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It will never be bread. if it never is bread,
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If it never is bread, it will never be what
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It will never be what it was meant to be.
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It was meant to be. so, before it can be bread --
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So, before it can be bread -- i don't know who this is for.
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I don't know who this is for. i'm trying to find you.
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I'm trying to find you. before it can be bread
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Before it can be bread it has to be buried.
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[applause]
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You never heard about
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You never heard about buried bread, 'cause you just
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Buried bread, 'cause you just get it from the bakery.
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Get it from the bakery. you just look at
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You just look at someone's life and say,
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Someone's life and say, "they're so patient.
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"they're so patient. they're so wonderful.
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They're so wonderful. they're so amazing."
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They're so amazing." well, before they became bread,
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Well, before they became bread, let me tell you what they were.
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Let me tell you what they were. they were buried.
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They were buried. they went through something
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They went through something that pulled out something,
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That pulled out something, that changed something,
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That changed something, that broke through something.
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That broke through something. i'm telling you, god has got you
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I'm telling you, god has got you in this place in your life
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In this place in your life 'cause he's pulling out
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'cause he's pulling out something to break
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Something to break through something,
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Through something, to bring forth bread.
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To bring forth bread. it's gonna be bread.
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It's gonna be bread. it's not going to be fat,
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It's not going to be fat, but it's gonna be bread.
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But it's gonna be bread. it's gonna be bread
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It's gonna be bread for your children.
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For your children. it's gonna be bread
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It's gonna be bread for your community.
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[applause]
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Touch seven people, say,
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Touch seven people, say, "it's gonna be bread."
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"it's gonna be bread." >> congregation: it's gonna
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>> congregation: it's gonna be bread.
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Be bread. >> it's buried right now,
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>> it's buried right now, but it's gonna be bread.
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But it's gonna be bread. uncomfortable right now,
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Uncomfortable right now, but it's gonna be bread.
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But it's gonna be bread. it doesn't look good right now.
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It doesn't look good right now. i can't even see it.
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I can't even see it. do you ever feel like,
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Do you ever feel like, "i can't even see anything
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"i can't even see anything happening in my life.
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Happening in my life. this is not making
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This is not making a difference?"
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A difference?" for everyone
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For everyone who feels disappointed,
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Who feels disappointed, i want you to know that
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I want you to know that it is not a death.
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It is not a death. it is a stage of development.
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[applause]
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Just like --
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Just like -- now, i'm not a farmer.
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Now, i'm not a farmer. i'm not a farmer,
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I'm not a farmer, but when he said,
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But when he said, "all by itself
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The grain produces,"
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The grain produces," and i thought about how, "wow!
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And i thought about how, "wow! as much as the sower did,
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As much as the sower did, he could go to sleep,
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He could go to sleep, and the soil kept working."
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And the soil kept working." that's like god in my life.
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That's like god in my life. that while i'm not even
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That while i'm not even conscious of it, he's working.
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While i can't even explain it,
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While i can't even explain it, he's working.
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He's working. a matter of fact,
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A matter of fact, go back to verse 27 real quick.
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Go back to verse 27 real quick. remind them what
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The passage said.
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The passage said. jesus said,
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Jesus said, "though he does not know how."
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"though he does not know how." verse 27, "though he does
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Verse 27, "though he does not know how."
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Now, go ahead and get it
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Now, go ahead and get it out of your system.
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Out of your system. it'll feel good.
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It'll feel good. say, "i don't know how."
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Say, "i don't know how." >> congregation: i don't
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>> congregation: i don't know how.
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Know how. >> certain processes
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>> certain processes i don't have to understand
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I don't have to understand because god is sovereign.
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Because god is sovereign. and i thought about the week
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And i thought about the week when we record an album
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When we record an album at the church,
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At the church, and we sing the songs.
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And we sing the songs. you know, we write the songs,
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You know, we write the songs, we sing the songs,
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We sing the songs, we record the songs.
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We record the songs. and then,
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And then, people start asking me,
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People start asking me, "pastor, when are those songs
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"pastor, when are those songs coming out that
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Coming out that we recorded friday?"
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We recorded friday?" because they think
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Because they think we can record it friday,
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We can record it friday, and it can be
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And it can be on your phone saturday.
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[laughter]
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'cause they want
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'cause they want that fast worship.
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[laughter and applause]
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And --
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[laughing]
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I'm having fun today.
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I'm having fun today. is it alright if i have
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Is it alright if i have a good time in the church,
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A good time in the church, where god is building
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Where god is building his kingdom and the gates
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His kingdom and the gates of hell will not prevail?
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[applause]
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Too much tension
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Too much tension in the world.
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In the world. when we come together,
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When we come together, we ought to celebrate the one
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We ought to celebrate the one thing we've got in common.
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Thing we've got in common. we got common ground.
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We got common ground. we got common ground.
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[applause]
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So, where's j. mix?
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So, where's j. mix? j. mix?
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J. mix? he told me he'd be here.
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He told me he'd be here. alright.
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Alright. so, j. mix --
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So, j. mix -- how many of you have
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How many of you have ever heard j. mix
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Ever heard j. mix sing a worship song?
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Sing a worship song? no, you haven't.
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No, you haven't. you're lying in church.
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You're lying in church. i'm going to fact-check you.
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[laughter]
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But before it gets
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But before it gets to your phone --
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To your phone -- this is so anointed what
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This is so anointed what i'm about to say about him.
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I'm about to say about him. before it gets to your phone,
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Before it gets to your phone, it shows up in his
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It shows up in his computer as files.
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Computer as files. when we finish
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When we finish recording a song...
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♪ praise the lord ♪
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♪ oh my soul ♪
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And it's so fun.
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♪ praise the lord ♪
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♪ oh my ♪
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Everybody, jump!
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Everybody, jump! and by the time
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And by the time y'all finish jumping,
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Y'all finish jumping, he's already sorting the files
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He's already sorting the files because on his computer
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Because on his computer we'll go over a hundred
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We'll go over a hundred pro tools tracks.
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Pro tools tracks. and now, he's gotta take
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And now, he's gotta take the 100 tracks of y'all
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The 100 tracks of y'all singing and clapping and them
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Singing and clapping and them singing and clapping,
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Singing and clapping, and all of that,
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And all of that, and in a place that nobody sees
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And in a place that nobody sees called a studio --
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[laughter]
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J. mix, i'mma use you
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J. mix, i'mma use you to represent god
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To represent god in this illustration,
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In this illustration, but don't get a big head.
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[laughter]
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It's a good illustration
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It's a good illustration to be a part of.
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To be a part of. in a place that nobody sees,
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In a place that nobody sees, he has to do stuff
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He has to do stuff to those songs that
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To those songs that you've never even heard of,
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You've never even heard of, so that by the time
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So that by the time it gets to your ears,
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It gets to your ears, you feel that thing.
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You feel that thing. i mean, he's gotta go through --
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I mean, he's gotta go through -- and you don't even know
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And you don't even know this is a thing, do you?
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This is a thing, do you? tell your neighbor,
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Tell your neighbor, "is that a thing?"
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"is that a thing?" >> congregation: is that
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>> congregation: is that a thing?
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A thing? >> he has to take the vocals
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>> he has to take the vocals and de-breath them.
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And de-breath them. not deep breath.
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Not deep breath. not like...
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[inhale]
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Not like yoga.
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Not like yoga. de-breath.
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De-breath. that means
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That means when people are all...
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[breathing heavily]
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On the mic.
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On the mic. you don't want to hear
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You don't want to hear that on your airpods.
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That on your airpods. that's creepy.
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[laughter]
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"let everything
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"let everything that has breath,"
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That has breath," but not that loud.
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But not that loud. so, he has to de-breath it.
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[laughter]
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He has to de-breath it.
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He has to de-breath it. oh, and then don't even get me
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Oh, and then don't even get me started on how they have to take
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Started on how they have to take the clicks and remove them
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The clicks and remove them from the mics from when
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From the mics from when y'all try to clap but you
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Y'all try to clap but you don't have any rhythm.
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[laughter]
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Because we're not sending
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Because we're not sending our church's music out
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Our church's music out in the world with no rhythm.
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[laughter]
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I am not going to be
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I am not going to be represented by that.
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[laughter]
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So, they will literally
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So, they will literally have to move in and remove
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Have to move in and remove some of the claps
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And re-track some
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And re-track some of the instruments.
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Of the instruments. because, you know,
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Because, you know, "we changed that part,
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"we changed that part, and they forgot, and then
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And they forgot, and then we gotta get this in there,
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We gotta get this in there, and wouldn't it sound good
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And wouldn't it sound good if that," --
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If that," -- all of that is happening
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All of that is happening in the mix with j. mix.
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What a prophetic name
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What a prophetic name to be called, "j. mix."
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[applause]
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And that's exactly
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And that's exactly what it is.
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What it is. it's a mix.
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[applause]
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It's a mix.
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It's a mix. by the time he sends it
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By the time he sends it off to be mixed,
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Off to be mixed, by the time it is
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By the time it is sent off to be mastered,
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Sent off to be mastered, they have spent months.
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They have spent months. that's why it takes so long.
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That's why it takes so long. "hey, drop that this sunday."
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"hey, drop that this sunday." we can't drop it till we do
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We can't drop it till we do what we gotta do with it.
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[laughter]
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And if we do what
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And if we do what we've gotta do with it
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We've gotta do with it in development,
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In development, if we do what we've gotta do
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If we do what we've gotta do with it in the dark,
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With it in the dark, when it is released
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When it is released into the world,
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Into the world, it will be a sound
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It will be a sound that will resound,
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That will resound, and it will have
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And it will have maximal impact.
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[applause]
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And that is what this
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And that is what this parable is saying to me.
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Parable is saying to me. it said, "the soil is where
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It said, "the soil is where god produces you."
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God produces you." the soil is where god
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The soil is where god takes the claps out.
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[clapping]
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'cause sometimes you don't
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'cause sometimes you don't need to move to people's
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Need to move to people's applause as your rhythm.
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Applause as your rhythm. that the soil is the studio
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That the soil is the studio where god has to de-breath
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Where god has to de-breath some things.
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Some things. god has to get you
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God has to get you to start panting after
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To start panting after his presence in the soil.
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His presence in the soil. it's the place where god
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It's the place where god does the hard part.
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Does the hard part. and so, i come with
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And so, i come with a prophetic declaration today.
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A prophetic declaration today. that unless you refuse
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That unless you refuse to be planted,
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To be planted, you are not the star
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You are not the star of this story.
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Of this story. god will do the hard part,
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God will do the hard part, whatever it is.
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[applause]
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That custody thing
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That custody thing you got going with
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You got going with your three-year-old
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Your three-year-old and you don't know,
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And you don't know, "how are they going to know me
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"how are they going to know me as their dad if i don't
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As their dad if i don't have custody of them?"
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Have custody of them?" god will do the hard part.
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God will do the hard part. he will make sure,
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He will make sure, if you stay planted,
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If you stay planted, that you have the opportunities
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That you have the opportunities you need to raise that child.
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You need to raise that child. and if there's somebody else
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And if there's somebody else he needs to send that has
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He needs to send that has the gift that they need,
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The gift that they need, god will do the hard part.
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[applause]
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But it is scary in the soil,
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But it is scary in the soil, because this is the part
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Because this is the part you can't control.
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You can't control. this is the part
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This is the part you can't micromanage.
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You can't micromanage. this is the part where you are
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This is the part where you are so tempted to put your
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So tempted to put your death grip on the seed
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Death grip on the seed and try to tell it what to be.
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And try to tell it what to be. before it can become bread,
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Before it can become bread, it has to be buried.
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It has to be buried. every seed you sow
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Every seed you sow has to be surrendered,
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Has to be surrendered, which means that it can only
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Which means that it can only be what's inside of it.
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Be what's inside of it. stop trying to produce
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Stop trying to produce somebody else's purpose.
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[applause]
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You don't --
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You don't -- i wanna liberate you.
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I wanna liberate you. you don't have to fulfill
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You don't have to fulfill anybody else's calling.
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Anybody else's calling. notice the passage did not start
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Notice the passage did not start with a seed of grain and turn
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With a seed of grain and turn into a vineyard of grapes.
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Into a vineyard of grapes. it's not supposed to.
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It's not supposed to. and you don't have to produce
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And you don't have to produce anything god didn't put in you.
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Anything god didn't put in you. get off tiktok.
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Get off tiktok. get off instagram.
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Get off instagram. you don't have to look 23
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You don't have to look 23 when you're 47.
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When you're 47. you don't have to produce
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You don't have to produce anything that's not --
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Anything that's not -- maybe i'm preaching
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Maybe i'm preaching to myself right now.
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[laughter]
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These gray hairs got me
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These gray hairs got me self-conscious these days.
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Self-conscious these days. high-five somebody, say,
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"whatever is in me...
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"whatever is in me... >> congregation: whatever is
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>> congregation: whatever is in me...
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In me... >> will be produced...
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>> will be produced... >> congregation: will be
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>> congregation: will be produced...
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Produced... >> until it reaches...
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>> until it reaches... >> congregation: until it
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>> congregation: until it reaches...
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Reaches... >> its full potential.
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>> its full potential. >> congregation: its full
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>> congregation: its full potential."
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Potential." >> now, you need to preach
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>> now, you need to preach that back to 'em.
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That back to 'em. that was weak.
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That was weak. say, "whatever is in you...
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Say, "whatever is in you... >> congregation: whatever is
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>> congregation: whatever is in you...
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In you... >> will be produced...
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>> congregation: will be
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>> congregation: will be produced...
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Produced... >> until it reaches...
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>> until it reaches... >> congregation: until it
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>> congregation: until it reaches...
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Reaches... >> its full potential.
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>> its full potential. >> congregation: its full
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>> congregation: its full potential."
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Potential." >> now, y'all get ready
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>> now, y'all get ready to shout 'cause i already
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To shout 'cause i already told you,
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Told you, "before it is bread,
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"before it is bread, it has to be buried."
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It has to be buried." god is not doing
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God is not doing nothing in your life.
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Nothing in your life. this season is not
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This season is not insignificant in your life.
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Insignificant in your life. nothing about this is random.
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Nothing about this is random. nothing about this
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Nothing about this takes him off guard.
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Takes him off guard. nothing about this
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Nothing about this has him nervous.
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Has him nervous. nothing about this
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Nothing about this pushes him away.
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Pushes him away. before it becomes bread,
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Before it becomes bread, it must be buried
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It must be buried but watch this.
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But watch this. before it's buried,
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Before it's buried, it's already bread.
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[applause]
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Because everything that
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Because everything that is coming up out of the soil
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Is coming up out of the soil was already in the seed.
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Was already in the seed. i came to declare
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I came to declare you already got it.
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[applause]
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Praise him for 20 seconds.
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[applause]
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Eighteen seconds.
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[applause]
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Fifteen seconds.
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[applause]
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Nine, eight, seven, six...
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[applause]
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Five, four...
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[applause]
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>> so, who did that
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>> so, who did that hit just now?
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Hit just now? if it's 100 people,
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If it's 100 people, give god praise if it hit you.
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[cheering and applause]
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If it's 100 people.
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[applause]
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Let's review.
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Let's review. a sower sowed a seed,
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A sower sowed a seed, it fell on the ground.
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It fell on the ground. it went in the ground.
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It went in the ground. it went down as a seed.
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It went down as a seed. it came up as a stalk.
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It came up as a stalk. something was happening while
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Something was happening while it was in the dark place.
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It was in the dark place. i wonder, is that what
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I wonder, is that what you needed to hear,
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You needed to hear, that something is happening
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That something is happening in your dark place?
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In your dark place? what is the dark place?
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What is the dark place? it's the place where god
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It's the place where god pulls out the potential
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Pulls out the potential that is in you so that
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That is in you so that when he brings it forth
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When he brings it forth it'll be exactly what
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It'll be exactly what he meant for it to be.
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>> before we go,
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>> before we go, i want to take a moment
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I want to take a moment to show you what your giving
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To show you what your giving is helping make possible
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Is helping make possible through a special initiative
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Through a special initiative that we call love week.
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That we call love week. love week is a time each year
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Love week is a time each year where we intentionally come
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Where we intentionally come together to serve, to give,
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Together to serve, to give, and to love people in
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And to love people in communities around the world.
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Communities around the world. throughout the year,
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Throughout the year, we consistently
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We consistently serve and support
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Serve and support our outreach partners,
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Our outreach partners, but this week is a dedicated
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But this week is a dedicated week where we unify
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Week where we unify our time and our efforts
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To make a significant impact.
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This looks like families
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Packing meals together,
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Teams serving in local
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Schools and neighborhoods,
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And volunteers coming alongside
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People in some of their most
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Difficult moments.
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Difficult moments. this is a week dedicated
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This is a week dedicated to bringing support
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To bringing support and encouragement and care.
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And encouragement and care. this is the heart
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Of our outreach ministry,
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Of our outreach ministry, meeting practical needs
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Meeting practical needs so that people can experience
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So that people can experience the love of jesus.
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The love of jesus. and it's possible because
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And it's possible because of your generosity.
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Of your generosity. your giving allows us
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Your giving allows us to link arms with people
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To link arms with people who are already
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Who are already faithfully serving
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Faithfully serving their communities every day
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Their communities every day and strengthen the work that
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And strengthen the work that god is doing through them.
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God is doing through them. it helps meet real needs while
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It helps meet real needs while opening hearts to lasting hope.
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Opening hearts to lasting hope. this is your giving in action,
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This is your giving in action, and it's making a difference
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And it's making a difference in more lives than we could
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In more lives than we could ever reach alone.
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Ever reach alone. if you'd like
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If you'd like to partner with us,
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To partner with us, you can call the number
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You can call the number on your screen or go
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On your screen or go online to give.
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Online to give. every gift matters,
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Every gift matters, because together,
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Because together, we can continue reaching
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We can continue reaching people with hope and truth
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People with hope and truth right when they need it.
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>> there are places in the world
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>> there are places in the world where people feel forgotten,
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Where people feel forgotten, and our job as a church
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And our job as a church is to do everything that we can
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Is to do everything that we can to remind them that they are
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To remind them that they are loved and seen by god.
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Together with elevation worship,
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We gathered with more than
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2,000 inmates to have
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Church in angola prison
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In louisiana,
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The largest maximum security
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Prison in the country.
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These men sang their hearts out.
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They knew every word
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To every song and hearing
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Their praise fill the arena
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Was deeply powerful.
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Over 100 men gave their lives
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To christ and 65 were baptized
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Declaring their new life
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In jesus.
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And the impact doesn't just
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Stop when the service ends.
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Because of your generosity,
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God behind bars provides
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Those incarcerated with
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Access to elevation sermons
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And music on demand.
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This makes it possible for
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Inmates all over the country
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To experience christ's love
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Through life changing content
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Right where they are.
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This is why your
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Generosity matters.
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Because of you,
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Hope is showing up
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In the darkest places.
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Because of you, the forgotten
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Are being seen.
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Because of you, true freedom
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Is being found in jesus.
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>> ♪ and i-i-i ♪
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♪ i'm lifting ♪
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♪ both of my hands ♪
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♪ you gave me ♪
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♪ chance after chance ♪
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♪ after chance ♪
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♪ and i-i-i ♪
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♪ i'm giving ♪
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♪ all that i am ♪
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♪ 'cause you gave me ♪
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♪ chance after chance ♪
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♪ after chance ♪
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>> ♪ come on ♪
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>> ♪ and i-i-i ♪
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♪ i'm lifting ♪
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♪ both of my hands ♪
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♪ you gave me ♪
00:26:42.786 --> 00:26:43.520
♪ chance after chance ♪
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♪ after chance ♪
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♪ and i-i-i ♪
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♪ i'm giving all that i am ♪
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♪ 'cause you gave me ♪
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♪ chance after chance ♪
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♪ after chance ♪
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♪ who am i ♪
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♪ that you keep me ♪
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♪ on your mind ♪
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♪ god i'm just ♪
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♪ grateful for you ♪
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>> ♪ hey ♪
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>> ♪ god i'm just ♪
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♪ grateful for you ♪
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♪ all my life ♪
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♪ you've been right here ♪
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♪ by my side ♪
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♪ god i'm just ♪
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♪ grateful for you ♪
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♪ god i'm just ♪
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♪ grateful for you ♪
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>> ♪ who am i ♪
00:27:26.163 --> 00:27:27.798

Steven Furtick - God's Got The Hard Part (Part 2)

July 16, 2026 | 27:30

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