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Steven Furtick - The Great Emoti Con (Part 2)

June 4, 2026 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - The Great Emoti Con (Part 2) | June 4, 2026

Turned 20 years old this year,
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Turned 20 years old this year, and we thought that it would be
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And we thought that it would be fun to look back at some
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Fun to look back at some of our favorite sermons
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Of our favorite sermons through the years.
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Through the years. pastor steven might look
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Pastor steven might look a little different,
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A little different, but i promise that these
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But i promise that these sermons are just as impactful
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Sermons are just as impactful now as they were then.
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Now as they were then. so lean in and be expectant for
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So lean in and be expectant for what god wants to speak to you
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What god wants to speak to you through today's episode of
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Through today's episode of elevation with steven furtick.
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>> announcer: up next,
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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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>> in order to guard something,
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>> in order to guard something, you've got to own it.
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You've got to own it. right?
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Right? so in order to guard your heart,
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So in order to guard your heart, you've got to own your emotions.
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You've got to own your emotions. own your emotions.
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Own your emotions. and here's the heart
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And here's the heart of my message is that
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Of my message is that in order to guard your heart,
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In order to guard your heart, you've got to own your emotions.
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You've got to own your emotions. we love using phrases
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We love using phrases that transfer the title deed
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That transfer the title deed of how we feel to other people.
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Of how we feel to other people. let me give you a few.
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Let me give you a few. we say things like,
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We say things like, "well he just made me so mad."
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"well he just made me so mad." that's a really paralyzing thing
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That's a really paralyzing thing to say because
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To say because if he made you mad,
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If he made you mad, there's nothing
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There's nothing you can do about it.
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You can do about it. he made you.
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He made you. but if you change it --
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But if you change it -- now this is the part
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Now this is the part of the sermon
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Of the sermon where it gets real quiet.
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Where it gets real quiet. but when it gets quiet,
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But when it gets quiet, i know i'm preaching good.
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I know i'm preaching good. because as long as you're
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Because as long as you're shouting and saying amen,
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Shouting and saying amen, i'm not challenging you.
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I'm not challenging you. but when it gets quiet,
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But when it gets quiet, i know i'm saying something
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I know i'm saying something that you need to work on
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That you need to work on so you just have to sit there
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So you just have to sit there and take it.
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And take it. and when you say,
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And when you say, "he just made me so mad,"
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"he just made me so mad," you're not taking ownership
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You're not taking ownership of your own temper.
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Of your own temper. instead, why don't
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Instead, why don't you own your emotions?
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You own your emotions? why don't you just say,
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Why don't you just say, "i got angry.
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"i got angry. i lost it.
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I lost it. i flipped out.
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I flipped out. i let what
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I let what they said dominate my day."
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They said dominate my day." and here's another thing
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And here's another thing we don't ever need to say again,
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We don't ever need to say again, while we're talking about
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While we're talking about mood swingers.
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Mood swingers. don't ever say,
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Don't ever say, "they put me in a bad mood."
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"they put me in a bad mood." that just sounds childish.
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That just sounds childish. "i was in a good mood till
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"i was in a good mood till they put me in a bad mood."
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They put me in a bad mood." they put you?
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They put you? what are you, a goldfish?
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What are you, a goldfish? they scooped you up in a net
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They scooped you up in a net and put you
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And put you in the bad mood bowl?
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In the bad mood bowl? you're a grown man.
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You're a grown man. nobody put you anywhere.
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Nobody put you anywhere. you chose to go to the mood
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You chose to go to the mood that was suggested to you.
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That was suggested to you. [applause]
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[applause] help me brian.
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Help me brian. it's getting rough.
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It's getting rough. "i left him because
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"i left him because he didn't make me happy."
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He didn't make me happy." since when was your happiness
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Since when was your happiness on someone else's
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On someone else's job description?
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Job description? [applause]
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[applause] tight but it's right.
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Tight but it's right. "he didn't make me happy."
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"he didn't make me happy." when you give your power away
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When you give your power away to somebody else like that,
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To somebody else like that, you lock yourself in a prison
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You lock yourself in a prison and you're waiting
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And you're waiting on somebody else
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On somebody else to bring you the key.
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To bring you the key. and that's a miserable
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And that's a miserable place to be.
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Place to be. you know the fact may be
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You know the fact may be that somebody did something
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That somebody did something that offended you
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That offended you and what they did
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And what they did may have been wrong.
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May have been wrong. but the choice
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But the choice to own your emotions
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To own your emotions really turns
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Really turns the situation around.
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See because if they made me mad,
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See because if they made me mad, if they put me in a bad mood,
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If they put me in a bad mood, then i'm stuck.
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Then i'm stuck. there's nothing i can do.
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There's nothing i can do. if they put me there,
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If they put me there, if traffic put me in a bad mood,
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If traffic put me in a bad mood, if my job put me --
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If my job put me -- it's in our language, folks.
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It's in our language, folks. we don't own our emotions.
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We don't want to take
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We don't want to take responsibility for our hearts
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Responsibility for our hearts so we can't guard our hearts
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So we can't guard our hearts because we don't own our lives.
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Because we don't own our lives. we don't own our emotions.
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We don't own our emotions. we've given somebody
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We've given somebody else the key to our joy
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Else the key to our joy and you can't guard
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And you can't guard what you don't own.
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What you don't own. you don't believe me?
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You don't believe me? go put a gate up
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Go put a gate up in your neighbor's yard
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In your neighbor's yard this week.
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This week. after you leave here,
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After you leave here, just go put a gate up
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Just go put a gate up in your neighbor's yard.
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In your neighbor's yard. "just looking out for you man.
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"just looking out for you man. thought you could use a gate."
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Thought you could use a gate." that's strange.
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That's strange. this is not your property
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This is not your property to guard.
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To guard. go install a security system
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Go install a security system in your neighbor's home.
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In your neighbor's home. who does that?
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Who does that? but we do it
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But we do it all the time in our lives.
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All the time in our lives. we want somebody else
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We want somebody else to be responsible
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To be responsible for our state of mind.
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For our state of mind. yeah.
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Yeah. but here's the announcement.
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But here's the announcement. here's the announcement.
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Here's the announcement. your joy is your job.
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Your joy is your job. it's your job.
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It's your job. [applause]
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[applause] it's your job to have joy.
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It's your job to have joy. jesus said, "if you
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Jesus said, "if you remain in me,
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Remain in me, that's your decision.
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That's your decision. my joy will be in you."
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My joy will be in you." that's the result.
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That's the result. your joy is your job.
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Your joy is your job. he said guard your heart,
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He said guard your heart, not hire your mother
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Not hire your mother to guard your heart;
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To guard your heart; not marry somebody
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Not marry somebody who can guard your heart;
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Who can guard your heart; not hang out with friends
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Not hang out with friends who can guard your heart.
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Who can guard your heart. it's your heart, sweetheart.
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It's your heart, sweetheart. it's your heart.
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It's your heart. it's your responsibility
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It's your responsibility to deal with the bitterness
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To deal with the bitterness that other people try to plan.
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That other people try to plan. it's your yard.
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It's your yard. it's your lawn.
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It's your lawn. it's your property.
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It's your property. it's your home and god belongs
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It's your home and god belongs there and you got to guard it.
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There and you got to guard it. you got to own it.
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You got to own it. touch three people.
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Touch three people. say, "own it."
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Say, "own it." own it.
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Own it. own your dysfunction.
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Own your dysfunction. own your depression.
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Own your depression. own your discouragement.
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Own your discouragement. don't say,
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Don't say, "they discouraged me."
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"they discouraged me." say, "i'm discouraged
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Say, "i'm discouraged but i'm choosing
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But i'm choosing to encourage myself
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To encourage myself because i have ownership
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Because i have ownership over my emotions."
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Over my emotions." [applause]
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[applause] i own emotions,
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I own emotions, emotions don't own me.
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Emotions don't own me. i put my emotions to work.
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I put my emotions to work. they don't work me over.
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They don't work me over. you see my ipad?
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You see my ipad? i don't know why i screamed
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I don't know why i screamed that last line.
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That last line. it came out like that.
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It came out like that. i'll bring it down.
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I'll bring it down. [laughter]
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[laughter] this is my ipad.
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This is my ipad. i own it.
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I own it. i own it.
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I own it. i purchased it.
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I purchased it. i bought this fancy case for it.
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I bought this fancy case for it. i own that too.
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I own that too. i preach from my ipad.
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I preach from my ipad. the notes from this sermon
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The notes from this sermon that you're enjoying
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That you're enjoying are on this ipad.
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Are on this ipad. i put the notes in the ipad
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I put the notes in the ipad because i own it.
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Because i own it. wouldn't it be ridiculous
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Wouldn't it be ridiculous if my sermon wasn't good
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If my sermon wasn't good and i blamed it on my ipad?
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And i blamed it on my ipad? [applause]
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[applause] wouldn't it be ridiculous
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Wouldn't it be ridiculous if i sat down on monday morning
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If i sat down on monday morning and had a meeting with my ipad
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And had a meeting with my ipad to ask my ipad
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To ask my ipad what i should preach
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What i should preach on for week two?
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On for week two? [laughter]
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[laughter] it can only serve the purpose
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Which i input into the device.
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Which i input into the device. see it can only give me back
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See it can only give me back what i put in it
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What i put in it because i own it.
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Because i own it. it's my possession.
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It's my possession. it gives me back
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It gives me back what i put in it.
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What i put in it. it feeds me back
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What i programmed
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What i programmed into the notes.
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Into the notes. and yes, some of us,
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And yes, some of us, we wake up every morning
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We wake up every morning and we consult with our device,
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And we consult with our device, we consult with our emotions,
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We consult with our emotions, we consult with our feelings,
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We consult with our feelings, and ask our feelings,
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And ask our feelings, "what kind of day are
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"what kind of day are we going to have today?
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We going to have today? do we feel good today?
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Do we feel good today? are we going to be kind today?
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Are we going to be kind today? are we going to work hard today?
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Are we going to work hard today? are we going to follow through
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Are we going to follow through with our commitments today?
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With our commitments today? are we going to pray?"
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Are we going to pray?" it's a device.
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It's a device. you own it.
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You own it. you tell it what to do.
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You tell it what to do. you hit the keys.
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You hit the keys. you make the decision.
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You make the decision. you tell your soul.
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You tell your soul. you got to own your soul.
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You got to own your soul. own it.
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Own it. own it.
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Own it. own it.
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Own it. like oprah winfrey,
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Like oprah winfrey, own it network.
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Own it network. own it.
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Own it. own it...
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Own it... i was discouraged because
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I was discouraged because i wanted to preach
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I wanted to preach about mood swingers
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About mood swingers but i was telling god
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But i was telling god that was ridiculous because
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That was ridiculous because i'm a moody person
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I'm a moody person and i thought the lord
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And i thought the lord downloaded the sermon
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Downloaded the sermon into the wrong preacher's brain.
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Into the wrong preacher's brain. i said, "lord, as moody as i am,
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I said, "lord, as moody as i am, you want me to preach
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You want me to preach to the people about
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To the people about how to control their moods?"
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How to control their moods?" he said, "yeah,
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He said, "yeah, you're the perfect person for
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You're the perfect person for what i want this series to be.
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What i want this series to be. because i don't need you
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Because i don't need you to teach people how
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To teach people how to never be in a bad mood.
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To never be in a bad mood. i just need you to teach them
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I just need you to teach them how to swing it the other way
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How to swing it the other way when it comes
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When it comes before it drags them down
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Before it drags them down and takes them out
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And takes them out and costs them time."
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And costs them time." [applause]
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[applause] and then i realized something.
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And then i realized something. i realized that david was
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I realized that david was a pretty moody dude
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A pretty moody dude in the bible because
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In the bible because he's the one who wrote
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He's the one who wrote all the psalms.
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All the psalms. you know, all those great,
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You know, all those great, beautiful, poetic songs
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Beautiful, poetic songs full of prose, full of praise.
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Full of prose, full of praise. david who wrote all these
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David who wrote all these beautiful anthems of praise.
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Beautiful anthems of praise. king david who was a warrior
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King david who was a warrior and a worshipper.
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And a worshipper. david would write a psalm
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David would write a psalm and he would start the psalms
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And he would start the psalms saying stuff like this:
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Saying stuff like this: "god, why are you
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"god, why are you so far from me?"
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So far from me?" that's where he started.
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That's where he started. he would say,
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He would say, "when am i ever going
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"when am i ever going to see your face again god?
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To see your face again god? how long will you cast me out?"
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How long will you cast me out?" and then david would go
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And then david would go from sadness to anger
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From sadness to anger and he'd start thinking about
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And he'd start thinking about his enemies and he'd say,
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His enemies and he'd say, "many of those who rise up
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"many of those who rise up against me, god bash their heads
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Against me, god bash their heads against the rocks and the heads
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Against the rocks and the heads of their infant babies."
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Of their infant babies." i mean this dude,
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I mean this dude, david needed prozac.
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David needed prozac. but what i love about --
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But what i love about -- but they didn't have it.
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But they didn't have it. so what i love about david,
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So what i love about david, since he didn't have
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Since he didn't have any medication,
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Any medication, david would own his emotions.
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David would own his emotions. watch this.
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Watch this. he wouldn't emoti-conceal
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He wouldn't emoti-conceal his emotions.
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His emotions. [laughter]
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[laughter] he'd start off by owning it.
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He'd start off by owning it. you know what?
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You know what? i'm down today.
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I'm down today. you know what?
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You know what? i'm not feeling it today.
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I'm not feeling it today. you know what?
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You know what? i can't seem to see anything
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I can't seem to see anything going right today.
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Going right today. you know what?
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You know what? i can't get my mind
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I can't get my mind right for anything today.
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Right for anything today. no matter what i do
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No matter what i do i can't cheer up.
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I can't cheer up. you know what?
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You know what? i'm just unthankful today.
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And you start there.
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And you start there. you own it.
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You own it. but then if you own it,
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But then if you own it, you can control it.
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You can control it. you can control it.
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You can control it. i can control it
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I can control it because i own it.
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Because i own it. so you'll see david
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So you'll see david in the psalms.
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In the psalms. this is what we're going
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To do in the series.
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To do in the series. you'll see him.
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Let's start on psalm 42:11.
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Let's start on psalm 42:11. he says, "why my soul
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Are you downcast?"
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Are you downcast?" i'm down.
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I'm down. i own it.
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I own it. i'm not feeling it.
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I'm not feeling it. i don't feel like
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I don't feel like clapping today.
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Clapping today. i don't feel like
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I don't feel like lifting my hands today.
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Lifting my hands today. i don't feel like
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I don't feel like smiling today.
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Smiling today. my soul is down.
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My soul is down. but he questions it because
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But he questions it because he owns it and he knows
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He owns it and he knows the purpose is
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The purpose is supposed to serve.
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Supposed to serve. and so when he sees that
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And so when he sees that the thing that he owns
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The thing that he owns isn't functioning according
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Isn't functioning according to the purpose
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To the purpose that it's meant to serve --
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That it's meant to serve -- watch this -- he says,
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Watch this -- he says, "why so disturbed within me?"
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"why so disturbed within me?" oh that's a key phrase:
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Oh that's a key phrase: within me.
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Within me. it's not
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It's not what's happening around me.
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What's happening around me. it's what's happening
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It's what's happening within me that's causing me
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Within me that's causing me to feel down.
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To feel down. i'm owning this.
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I'm owning this. i'm owning this.
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I'm owning this. i'm owning my state of mind.
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I'm owning my state of mind. i'm owning my attitude.
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I'm owning my attitude. and yet i love what he does.
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And yet i love what he does. he swings it.
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He swings it. he swings it.
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He swings it. he starts here but the way
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He starts here but the way your day starts doesn't have
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Your day starts doesn't have to be the way your day finishes.
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To be the way your day finishes. huh?
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Huh? and the way your attitude starts
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And the way your attitude starts doesn't have to be the way
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Doesn't have to be the way your attitude finishes.
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Your attitude finishes. and the way your life starts
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And the way your life starts doesn't have to be
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Doesn't have to be the way your life finishes.
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The way your life finishes. he says, "i'm down.
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He says, "i'm down. i'm disturbed.
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I'm disturbed. i'm depressed.
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I'm depressed. i'm in despair.
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I'm in despair. but i'm gon' give
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But i'm gon' give a command to my soul."
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A command to my soul." because when you own something,
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You can tell it what to do.
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You can tell it what to do. put your hope in god,
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Put your hope in god, for i will.
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For i will. it's not what i feel.
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It's not what i feel. i will.
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I will. i will yet praise him.
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I will yet praise him. [applause]
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[applause] let's put it into practice
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Right now.
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Right now. let's praise him
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Let's praise him as a church right now.
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As a church right now. [applause]
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[applause] from the front to the back,
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From the front to the back, why don't you take control
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Why don't you take control of your soul right now?
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Of your soul right now? and tell your soul,
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And tell your soul, "the lord has been good to you.
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"the lord has been good to you. bless the lord oh my soul!"
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Bless the lord oh my soul!" [applause]
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[applause] oh, oh.
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Oh, oh. bless the lord oh my soul
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Bless the lord oh my soul and all that is within me.
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And all that is within me. watch.
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Watch. can't always control
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Can't always control what's around me
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What's around me but i'm in control
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But i'm in control of what's within me.
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Of what's within me. and what's within me
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And what's within me will bless the lord.
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Will bless the lord. see if your attitude is
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See if your attitude is a byproduct
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A byproduct of your circumstance,
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Of your circumstance, your emotions will always
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Your emotions will always be out of control.
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Be out of control. but if your attitude is not
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But if your attitude is not a result of your circumstance
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A result of your circumstance but it's a result
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But it's a result of the character of god,
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Of the character of god, watch what you can do.
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Watch what you can do. you can swing that thing
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You can swing that thing in the other direction.
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In the other direction. you sat down too soon.
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You sat down too soon. i want you to jump up
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I want you to jump up and touch three people.
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And touch three people. tell them, "swing that thing."
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Tell them, "swing that thing." swing that thing.
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Swing that thing. swing that thing.
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Swing that thing. you know you want to touch
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You know you want to touch your neighbor and tell them,
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Your neighbor and tell them, "swing that thing."
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"swing that thing." swing that thing university.
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Swing that thing university. swing that thing rock hill.
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Swing that thing rock hill. swing that thing mathews.
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Swing that thing mathews. maybe that's
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Maybe that's where david learned it,
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Where david learned it, when he had that slingshot
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When he had that slingshot where he killed goliath
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Where he killed goliath and he turned the battle around
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And he turned the battle around with a praise in his heart.
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With a praise in his heart. and he sat like i did,
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And he sat like i did, with that sling.
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With that sling. i'm about to do with my soul,
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I'm about to do with my soul, swing that thing.
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Praise him if you want to.
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Praise him if you want to. you don't have to do it.
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You don't have to do it. [applause]
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[applause] you don't have to do it.
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You don't have to do it. you don't have to do it.
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You don't have to do it. it's your decision.
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It's your decision. it's your decision.
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It's your decision. you can be miserable because
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You can be miserable because of what they did to you
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Of what they did to you 14 years ago or you can decide
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14 years is long enough
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14 years is long enough for me to be hateful
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For me to be hateful and stuck and miserable
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And stuck and miserable and regretful.
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And regretful. swing that thing.
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Swing that thing. push against it.
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Push against it. resist it.
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Resist it. challenge it.
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Challenge it. i will yet praise him.
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I will yet praise him. i will yet,
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I will yet, i will praise him.
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I will praise him. how do you guard your heart?
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How do you guard your heart? you own your emotions
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You own your emotions and you change
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And you change your concentration.
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Your concentration. change your concentration.
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Change your concentration. we're going to work
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We're going to work on this next week.
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On this next week. next week is the most important
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Next week is the most important sermon of the series.
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Sermon of the series. plan accordingly.
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Plan accordingly. but this week i just want you
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But this week i just want you to stop trying to change
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To stop trying to change your circumstances so much.
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Your circumstances so much. it doesn't say guard
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It doesn't say guard your sister's heart
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Your sister's heart or your boss' heart.
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Or your boss' heart. it says guard your heart.
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It says guard your heart. concentrate on your state
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Concentrate on your state of mind this week.
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Of mind this week. change your concentration.
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Verse 20 he said,
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Verse 20 he said, "pay attention to what i say."
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"pay attention to what i say." tune in to truth.
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"well i just don't feel
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"well i just don't feel like god's speaking to me."
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Like god's speaking to me." he's speaking, you're just
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He's speaking, you're just not paying attention.
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Not paying attention. and your attitude reflects
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And your attitude reflects your attention.
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Your attention. you want another one?
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You want another one? okay, your frustration
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Okay, your frustration reflects your fixation.
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Reflects your fixation. you like the way i said that?
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You like the way i said that? me too.
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Me too. it's a known fact that somebody
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It's a known fact that somebody came to church today
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Came to church today with a much more
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With a much more frustrating situation
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Frustrating situation than you have.
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Than you have. okay?
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Okay? somebody came to church today
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Somebody came to church today in a wheelchair.
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In a wheelchair. you used your legs.
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You used your legs. okay?
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Okay? somebody came to church today
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Somebody came to church today and they didn't get to bring
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And they didn't get to bring their daughter because
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Their daughter because their daughter left the earth
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Their daughter left the earth before they planned for it
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Before they planned for it and you came to church
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And you came to church with your whole family.
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With your whole family. but you were frustrated
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But you were frustrated how your daughter was
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How your daughter was acting in the car
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Acting in the car and so you were fixated on
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And so you were fixated on what's wrong in your minivan
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What's wrong in your minivan and so you're frustrated.
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And so you're frustrated. i'm just trying to help you
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I'm just trying to help you to see that --
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To see that -- see when you're in a storm
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See when you're in a storm in life, it's just like
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In life, it's just like what peter found out
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What peter found out on the stormy sea
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On the stormy sea of galilee one night.
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Of galilee one night. he was out of the boat
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He was out of the boat walking toward jesus
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Walking toward jesus on the water.
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On the water. how cool is this?
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How cool is this? he's gone from a boat
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He's gone from a boat that's about to drown
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That's about to drown to walking toward a savior
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To walking toward a savior that can sustain him.
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That can sustain him. and as he's walking
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And as he's walking on the water,
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On the water, as he's transcending
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As he's transcending the elements, he remembers,
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The elements, he remembers, "i'm not supposed
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"i'm not supposed to be able to do this."
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To be able to do this." now the scripture says that
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Now the scripture says that the storm had been raging
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The storm had been raging before he got out of the boat,
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Before he got out of the boat, the storm kept raging
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The storm kept raging when he got out of the boat.
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When he got out of the boat. so the circumstance
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So the circumstance didn't change.
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Didn't change. but when peter -- watch this --
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But when peter -- watch this -- broke his concentration,
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The way that your heart feels is
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The way that your heart feels is a result of what your mind
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A result of what your mind concentrates on.
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Concentrates on. and when you let stuff break
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And when you let stuff break your concentration
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Your concentration on the things god has given you
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To be grateful for
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To be grateful for and the things that
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And the things that god has given you to do,
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God has given you to do, when you let life
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When you let life break your concentration,
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Break your concentration, your soul will always
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Your soul will always sink beneath the surface.
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Sink beneath the surface. and so he's concentrating.
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And so he's concentrating. one minute he's concentrating
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One minute he's concentrating on the creator.
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On the creator. and the scripture says
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And the scripture says as long as his eyes were fixed
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As long as his eyes were fixed on jesus, he was able
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On jesus, he was able to walk on water.
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To walk on water. but when he concentrated
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But when he concentrated not on the creator
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Not on the creator but the circumstance,
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But the circumstance, not on the one
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Not on the one who made the wind and the waves
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Who made the wind and the waves but on the wind and the waves
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But on the wind and the waves that threatened to take him out,
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That threatened to take him out, he began to sink.
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He began to sink. your mood, your feelings,
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Your mood, your feelings, and your direction is
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And your direction is a result of your concentration.
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A result of your concentration. guard your heart above all else.
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Everything you do flows from it.
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Everything you do flows from it. look at verse 25: "let your eyes
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Look straight ahead."
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Look straight ahead." some of you are so focused
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Some of you are so focused on the past, you've drained
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On the past, you've drained all of your strength
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All of your strength for this present moment.
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For this present moment. some of you are so worried
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Some of you are so worried about the future that you
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About the future that you can't do what you need to do now
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Can't do what you need to do now to secure your future
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To secure your future that you're so worried about.
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But he said,
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"let your eyes look,"
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Concentrate.
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Tell somebody next to you,
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Say, "concentrate."
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Say, "i know you're hungry
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And you're ready for him
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To start closing and you want
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The piano to start playing
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To give a sign we're
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About to get out of here
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But concentrate."
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Let your eyes look
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Straight ahead.
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Not over here
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At what they're doing,
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At what they're doing, not back there at what happened,
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Not back there at what happened, not up there at what you think
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Not up there at what you think might happen, straight ahead.
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Might happen, straight ahead. concentrate your gaze
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Concentrate your gaze directly before you.
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Directly before you. because when you can't
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Because when you can't change you -- excuse me.
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Change you -- excuse me. can you bring me some water?
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Can you bring me some water? i just need a little water.
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I just need a little water. i'm gon' finish in a minute.
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I'm gon' finish in a minute. i guess preaching about peter
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I guess preaching about peter walking on the water
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Walking on the water got me all thirsty.
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Got me all thirsty. i don't know.
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I don't know. thank you guys.
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Thank you guys. brought out the table
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Brought out the table and everything.
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And everything. half empty or half full.
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Half empty or half full. i'm just messing with you.
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I'm just messing with you. [laughter]
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[laughter] awesome.
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Awesome. "i told you these things
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"i told you these things so that my joy may be in you
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So that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be full."
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And that your joy may be full." yes, your joy will overflow.
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Yes, your joy will overflow. that's what john 15:11
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That's what john 15:11 says, right?
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Says, right? we read it at the beginning,
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We read it at the beginning, remember?
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Remember? it was only like 50 minutes ago.
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It was only like 50 minutes ago. remember?
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Remember? [laughter]
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[laughter] your joy will overflow.
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Your joy will overflow. but we're talking
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But we're talking about concentration.
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About concentration. you all remember science lab?
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You all remember science lab? where they taught you about
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Where they taught you about the concentration
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The concentration of the liquids?
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Of the liquids? like the mixture of --
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Like the mixture of -- i don't even know if
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I don't even know if i'm explaining this correctly.
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I'm explaining this correctly. but the solution and the solute.
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But the solution and the solute. did i say it right?
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Did i say it right? and how much of it dissolves
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And how much of it dissolves in the other --
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In the other -- well something like that.
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What's he doing right now?
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What's he doing right now? i'm just doing to this water
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I'm just doing to this water what life does to you.
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What life does to you. he said, "i'll going to give
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He said, "i'll going to give you joy in your heart,"
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You joy in your heart," but then life drops
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But then life drops in all kinds of discouragement.
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Life drops in all kinds
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Life drops in all kinds of disappointment.
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Of disappointment. life drops in all kinds
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Life drops in all kinds of things you didn't see coming.
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Of things you didn't see coming. life drops in
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Life drops in all kinds of distractions.
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All kinds of distractions. and now a minute ago i had joy
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And now a minute ago i had joy but now i'm feeling
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But now i'm feeling kind of blue.
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Kind of blue. [laughter]
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[laughter] and i don't know what to do.
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And i don't know what to do. because see i had joy
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Because see i had joy but then this
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But then this stuff happened to me.
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Stuff happened to me. the devil took my joy.
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The devil took my joy. now see jesus said,
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Now see jesus said, "that my joy may be in you
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"that my joy may be in you and your joy will overflow.
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And your joy will overflow. that my joy," bring me
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That my joy," bring me a little more water.
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A little more water. yeah, bring me
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Yeah, bring me a big jug of water.
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A big jug of water. that's what i need.
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That's what i need. that's his joy.
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That's his joy. this is his joy.
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This is his joy. you might think this is silly
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You might think this is silly but you're going to remember
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But you're going to remember it all week long.
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It all week long. because i came to tell you,
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Because i came to tell you, you need to start carrying
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You need to start carrying your own pitcher of god's joy.
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Your own pitcher of god's joy. let me get a better grip on this
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Let me get a better grip on this so i can show you what to do.
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So i can show you what to do. see because you can't control
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See because you can't control what life always drops in.
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What life always drops in. you can't always control
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You can't always control what discouragement
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What discouragement or what disappointment drops in.
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Or what disappointment drops in. but here's what i found out.
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But here's what i found out. you can change
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You can change the concentration.
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The concentration. in other words, you can take
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In other words, you can take the worry that life dropped in.
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The worry that life dropped in. and if you have enough word
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And if you have enough word in you, he said,
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In you, he said, "my words will be in you.
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"my words will be in you. if my word is in you,"
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If my word is in you," the water is the word.
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The water is the word. the jar is your joy.
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The jar is your joy. he said, "if my words are
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He said, "if my words are in you, if you remain in me,"
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In you, if you remain in me," if you've got enough word
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If you've got enough word in you; some of you need
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In you; some of you need to change the concentration
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To change the concentration because you've got
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Because you've got too much worry
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Too much worry and not enough word.
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And not enough word. but he said, "if you put
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But he said, "if you put my word in your heart,
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My word in your heart, your joy will over..."
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Your joy will over..." >> congregation: flow.
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>> congregation: flow. >> over.
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>> over. >> congregation: flow.
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>> congregation: flow. >> over.
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>> over. >> congregation: flow.
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>> congregation: flow. >> do i have any overflowing
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>> do i have any overflowing christians in the...
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Christians in the... [applause]
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[applause] let's take 15 seconds
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Let's take 15 seconds and overflow with praise
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And overflow with praise in this place.
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In this place. come on.
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Come on. the best praise you've got.
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The best praise you've got. we need more water.
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We need more water. we need more water.
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We need more water. change the concentration.
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Change the concentration. put his word in your heart.
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Put his word in your heart. [applause]
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>> i hope you enjoyed
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>> i hope you enjoyed that message.
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That message. as elevation church
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As elevation church celebrates 20 years,
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Celebrates 20 years, we've been looking back at
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We've been looking back at some of our favorite sermons.
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Some of our favorite sermons. now, pastor steven might look
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Now, pastor steven might look a little bit different,
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A little bit different, but one thing has never changed.
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But one thing has never changed. from the beginning,
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From the beginning, he has boldly preached
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He has boldly preached the word of god.
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The word of god. it's always been his mission
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It's always been his mission to put god's word into
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To put god's word into people's hearts.
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People's hearts. when you support this ministry,
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When you support this ministry, you help us continue sharing
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You help us continue sharing these powerful messages with
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These powerful messages with people all around the world,
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People all around the world, not just on television,
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Not just on television, but through social media
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But through social media and youtube, and even on
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And youtube, and even on tablets in prisons,
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Tablets in prisons, and now on our 24/7 network.
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And now on our 24/7 network. that kind of reach is only
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That kind of reach is only possible because of people like
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Possible because of people like you who choose to partner
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You who choose to partner with us and give.
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With us and give. if you're not currently a part
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If you're not currently a part of what god is doing through
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Of what god is doing through steven furtick ministries,
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Steven furtick ministries, i want to invite you
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I want to invite you to give today.
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To give today. together, we can reach more
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Together, we can reach more people than ever before
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People than ever before with the hope and truth
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With the hope and truth of god's word.
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Of god's word. so, thank you for watching,
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So, thank you for watching, thank you for giving,
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Thank you for giving, and i'll see you back here
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And i'll see you back here next time.
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Steven Furtick - The Great Emoti Con (Part 2)

June 4, 2026 | 27:29

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