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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Green Light At The Red Sea (Part 1) | September 9, 2025
- An encouraging message from
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- Pastor steven furtick
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- Of elevation church.
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- If you're looking
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- To strengthen your faith
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- And shift your perspective,
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- Stay tuned.
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- ♪ ♪
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- >> i'm so glad you came today.
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- >> i'm so glad you came today. i'm so glad that god directed
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- I'm so glad that god directed your steps to be here
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- Your steps to be here and ordered your steps.
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- And ordered your steps. i have a sneaking suspicion
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- I have a sneaking suspicion that you're about to find out
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- That you're about to find out why you had to come
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- Why you had to come to church today,
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- To church today, why you had to join on today,
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- Why you had to join on today, why you had to click
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- Why you had to click that video today,
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- That video today, and god's gonna show you.
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- And god's gonna show you. join me right now in psalm 106.
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- Join me right now in psalm 106. turn you attention to psalm 106.
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- Turn you attention to psalm 106. thank you lord.
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- Oh
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- Oh fill me again
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- Whew.
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- Whew. did y'all love that new song?
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- Did y'all love that new song? >> congregation: yeah!
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- >> congregation: yeah! thank you jesus.
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- Thank you jesus. wasn't very convincing
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- Wasn't very convincing how y'all just clapped.
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- How y'all just clapped. we're gonna do it
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- We're gonna do it again next week anyway.
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- Again next week anyway. i don't care if you liked,
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- I don't care if you liked, i liked it.
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- I liked it. psalm 106:7:
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- Psalm 106:7: "when our ancestors
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- "when our ancestors were in egypt,
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- Were in egypt, they gave no thought
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- They gave no thought to your miracles;"
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- To your miracles;" they gave no thought
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- They gave no thought to your miracles.
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- To your miracles. "they did not remember
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- "they did not remember your many kindnesses,
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- Your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea,
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- And they rebelled by the sea, the red sea."
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- The red sea." which sea?
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- Which sea? >> congregation: the red sea.
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- >> congregation: the red sea. >> "they rebelled
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- >> "they rebelled by the sea, the red sea.
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- By the sea, the red sea. yet he saved them
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- Yet he saved them for his name's sake,
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- For his name's sake, to make his mighty power known.
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- To make his mighty power known. he rebuked the red sea,
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- He rebuked the red sea, and it dried up;
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- And it dried up; he led them through
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- He led them through the depths as through a desert.
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- The depths as through a desert. he saved them
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- He saved them from the hand of the foe;
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- From the hand of the foe; from the hand of the enemy
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- From the hand of the enemy he redeemed them.
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- He redeemed them. the waters covered
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- The waters covered their adversaries;
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- Their adversaries; not one of them survived.
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- Not one of them survived. then they believed his promises
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- Then they believed his promises and sang his praise."
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- And sang his praise." then they believed his promises
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- Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.
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- And sang his praise. but i wanna go back
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- But i wanna go back to verse nine for a moment
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- To verse nine for a moment where it says that,
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- Where it says that, "he rebuked the red sea,
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- "he rebuked the red sea, and it dried up;
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- And it dried up; he led them through the depths
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- He led them through the depths as through a desert."
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- As through a desert." he rebuked the red sea,
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- He rebuked the red sea, and it dried up.
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- And it dried up. my sermon title today
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- My sermon title today is "greenlight at the red sea."
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- Is "greenlight at the red sea." [cheering]
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- When god gives you
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- When god gives you a green light
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- A green light at the red sea.
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- At the red sea. somebody shout,
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- Somebody shout, "preach it pastor furtick,
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- "preach it pastor furtick, i hear need to hear this."
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- I hear need to hear this." let's go.
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- Let's go. be seated.
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- Be seated. be seated.
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- Be seated. the parting of the red sea
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- The parting of the red sea is one of the most celebrated
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- Is one of the most celebrated events in the history
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- Events in the history of the nation of israel,
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- Of the nation of israel, they still celebrate it
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- They still celebrate it to this day.
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- To this day. it's worthy of celebration
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- It's worthy of celebration if you think about it
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- If you think about it because it's --
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- Because it's -- what did i write down
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- What did i write down in my notes?
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- In my notes? it's like 180 miles wide
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- It's like 180 miles wide on average to cross it,
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- On average to cross it, the red sea.
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- The red sea. now, don't confuse it
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- Now, don't confuse it with the other bodies of water
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- With the other bodies of water that are also significant
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- That are also significant in scripture: the jordan river,
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- In scripture: the jordan river, where joshua led the people
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- Where joshua led the people across a little bit later,
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- Across a little bit later, or the sea of galilee
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- Or the sea of galilee where jesus
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- Where jesus did a lot of his ministering,
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- Did a lot of his ministering, or the dead sea.
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- Or the dead sea. the dead sea, you know,
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- The dead sea, you know, where nothing is going out
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- Where nothing is going out so nothing can come in,
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- So nothing can come in, the constipated sea.
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- The constipated sea. [laughter]
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- [laughter] and i don't mean
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- And i don't mean to be unappetizing early
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- To be unappetizing early in my sermon
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- In my sermon but i just used that word,
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- But i just used that word, it came to my mind.
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- It came to my mind. there are constipated
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- There are constipated christians, cause spiritually -
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- Christians, cause spiritually - sorry to ruin your breakfast.
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- Sorry to ruin your breakfast. but the red sea is significant
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- But the red sea is significant not only geographically
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- Not only geographically and generationally
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- And generationally but symbolically.
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- But symbolically. it symbolize something
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- It symbolize something so great for the people
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- So great for the people it's no surprise
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- It's no surprise that it's mentioned
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- That it's mentioned when stephen was giving
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- When stephen was giving his speech the sanhedrin
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- His speech the sanhedrin in act chapter 7.
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- In act chapter 7. he talked about the red sea
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- He talked about the red sea and what god did there.
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- And what god did there. he mentioned it by name,
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- He mentioned it by name, the red sea, it's literally
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- The red sea, it's literally called the sea of reeds
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- Called the sea of reeds but it was transliterated
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- But it was transliterated red sea,
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- Red sea, and so you see that
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- And so you see that in acts chapter seven.
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- In acts chapter seven. and interestingly enough
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- And interestingly enough you see it again
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- You see it again in hebrews chapter -
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- In hebrews chapter - excuse me, in 1 corinthians
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- Excuse me, in 1 corinthians chapter ten.
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- Chapter ten. 1 corinthians chapter ten.
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- 1 corinthians chapter ten. where paul compares the red sea
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- Where paul compares the red sea that the israelites
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- That the israelites went through coming out
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- Went through coming out of egypt to baptism,
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- Of egypt to baptism, the waters that we go through
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- The waters that we go through to become a new creation
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- To become a new creation in christ.
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- In christ. and so he makes this
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- And so he makes this very special connection
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- Very special connection that the people
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- That the people who originally went through it
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- Who originally went through it would have never made.
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- Would have never made. but with time and understanding
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- But with time and understanding the cross of jesus christ
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- The cross of jesus christ and the coming
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- And the coming of the holy spirit
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- Of the holy spirit he mentions the red sea -
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- He mentions the red sea - he doesn't even name it,
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- He doesn't even name it, he just calls it the sea.
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- He just calls it the sea. that's how special
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- That's how special it was to these people,
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- It was to these people, that's how much
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- That's how much of an accomplishment
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- Of an accomplishment and as miracle it was
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- And as miracle it was to these people,
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- To these people, they didn't even have
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- They didn't even have to name it,
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- To name it, even though there's all
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- Even though there's all these other different -
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- These other different - this wasn't the only
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- This wasn't the only body of water,
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- Body of water, but when they said, "the sea."
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- But when they said, "the sea." they knew, they knew
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- They knew, they knew that god had to bring them
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- That god had to bring them through the sea,
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- Through the sea, through this body of water
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- Through this body of water to bring them into freedom.
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- To bring them into freedom. and it prove two things
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- And it prove two things when he did,
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- When he did, because this is
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- Because this is why it's so significant.
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- Why it's so significant. it proved that god is committed
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- It proved that god is committed to me being free.
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- To me being free. he will split a sea
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- He will split a sea to get me free.
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- To get me free. clap for that one
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- Clap for that one cause it gets rough
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- Cause it gets rough after that.
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- After that. [applause]
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- [applause] he will remove a relationship
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- He will remove a relationship to get me free.
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- To get me free. [applause]
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- [applause] he will allow certain pain
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- He will allow certain pain to do it's job
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- To do it's job in my life like --
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- In my life like -- well paul called it
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- Well paul called it a thorn in the flesh.
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- A thorn in the flesh. he's like, "i've been waiting
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- He's like, "i've been waiting for someone to tell you
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- For someone to tell you what it really is,
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- What it really is, but i'mma call it a thorn.
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- But i'mma call it a thorn. i have this thing in my life,
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- I have this thing in my life, i have a prayer request,"
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- I have a prayer request," he told his men's group.
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- He told his men's group. "and i ask god to take it away
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- "and i ask god to take it away but god so wanted me
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- But god so wanted me to be free of pride
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- To be free of pride so that i could receive grace
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- So that i could receive grace that he gave me something
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- That he gave me something that i wanted him to take away.
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- That i wanted him to take away. he was so committed to me
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- He was so committed to me being free...
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- Being free... that he said no to me."
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- That he said no to me." so it's significant
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- So it's significant because it shows us that god
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- Because it shows us that god is committed to me being free.
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- Is committed to me being free. i want you to write
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- I want you to write that down somewhere
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- That down somewhere in your phone,
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- In your phone, but just put,
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- But just put, "god is committed
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- "god is committed to me being free
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- To me being free more than he's committed
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- More than he's committed to me feeling happy,
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- To me feeling happy, more than he's committed
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- More than he's committed to me being comfortable,
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- To me being comfortable, more than he's committed
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- More than he's committed to me being right,
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- To me being right, he's committed
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- He's committed to me being free."
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- To me being free." that's the first thing
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- That's the first thing the red sea reminds us of
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- The red sea reminds us of and it represents in our lives.
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- And it represents in our lives. the second thing is that
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- The second thing is that god is going to get his glory.
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- God is going to get his glory. god is going to get his glory.
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- God is going to get his glory. if you don't put anything else
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- If you don't put anything else in the chat that's an all caps
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- In the chat that's an all caps moment in the chat.
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- Moment in the chat. god is going to get his glory.
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- God is going to get his glory. somehow, someway,
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- Somehow, someway, you can resist it but,
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- You can resist it but, "every knee shall bow
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- "every knee shall bow and every tongue confess
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- And every tongue confess that jesus christ is lord
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- That jesus christ is lord to the glory of god the father."
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- To the glory of god the father." god is going to get his glory.
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- God is going to get his glory. and if he can't find
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- And if he can't find a single soldier
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- A single soldier in the nation of israel
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- In the nation of israel to fight goliath
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- To fight goliath he'll bring a shepherd boy
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- He'll bring a shepherd boy up with a lunch,
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- Up with a lunch, because god is going
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- Because god is going to get his glory.
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- To get his glory. who is this
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- Who is this uncircumcised philistine
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- Uncircumcised philistine that he should defy the armies
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- That he should defy the armies of the living god?
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- Of the living god? this is about god's glory,
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- This is about god's glory, this is about he's weight,
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- This is about he's weight, this is about his name,
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- This is about his name, this is about his strength,
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- This is about his strength, this is about his reputation.
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- This is about his reputation. god is going to get his glory.
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- God is going to get his glory. if it means
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- If it means he has to tell a storm
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- He has to tell a storm to be quite and shut up
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- To be quite and shut up and be still to show
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- And be still to show that he is lord,
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- That he is lord, he will lead you
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- He will lead you through a storm
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- Through a storm to show you his glory!
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- To show you his glory! [applause]
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- [applause] we wanna avoid storms
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- We wanna avoid storms but god won't let you avoid
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- But god won't let you avoid a storm if a storm
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- A storm if a storm is what it takes
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- Is what it takes to show you his glory!
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- To show you his glory! he needs you to know
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- He needs you to know that you're not dependent
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- That you're not dependent on the weather or the forecast
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- On the weather or the forecast or the sunshine or a dry boat
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- Or the sunshine or a dry boat to make it through!
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- To make it through! god is going to get his glory.
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- God is going to get his glory. with nails in his hands
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- With nails in his hands he's going to get his glory,
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- He's going to get his glory, with nails in his feet
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- With nails in his feet he's going to get his glory,
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- He's going to get his glory, with a spare in his side
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- With a spare in his side he's gonna get his glory,
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- He's gonna get his glory, between two thieves
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- Between two thieves he's gonna get his glory,
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- He's gonna get his glory, four days dead lazarus
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- Four days dead lazarus is coming forth
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- Is coming forth for the glory of god.
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- For the glory of god. even now i believe i will see
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- Even now i believe i will see the glory of the lord.
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- The glory of the lord. god is going to get his glory!
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- God is going to get his glory! but i'm getting ahead of myself.
- 00:09:01.494 --> 00:09:05.665
- But i'm getting ahead of myself. cause before god
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- Cause before god can get his glory
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- Can get his glory we have to go through
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- We have to go through some things, our own red sea.
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- Some things, our own red sea. wish i could tell you
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- Wish i could tell you i thought of this sermon
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- I thought of this sermon while i was studying
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- While i was studying the history of israel
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- The history of israel and considering the theological
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- And considering the theological implications,
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- Implications, and the philosophical
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- And the philosophical and soteriological implications
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- And soteriological implications of this text as we reference it
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- Of this text as we reference it in old testament
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- In old testament and new testament,
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- And new testament, surrounded by concordances
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- Surrounded by concordances and vine strong -
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- And vine strong - bible dictionary,
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- Bible dictionary, but i was just driving to church
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- But i was just driving to church last week and the lord
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- Last week and the lord gave me this sermon.
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- Gave me this sermon. it was actually -
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- It was actually - couple weeks ago
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- Couple weeks ago holly was preaching,
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- Holly was preaching, i had graham and elijah,
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- I had graham and elijah, they were so excited
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- They were so excited that donda dropped.
- 00:09:38.998 --> 00:09:40.633
- That donda dropped. [laughter]
- 00:09:40.700 --> 00:09:41.767
- [laughter] they were so excited.
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- They were so excited. and i was excited
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- And i was excited to get to church
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- To get to church to hear holly preach.
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- To hear holly preach. i was so excited
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- I was so excited cause i didn't have to preach,
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- Cause i didn't have to preach, i love to preach
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- I love to preach but i really like to hear
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- But i really like to hear somebody else preach too,
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- Somebody else preach too, especially holly.
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- Especially holly. so i'm gonna, you know,
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- So i'm gonna, you know, navigating the speed limit,
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- Navigating the speed limit, negotiating, you know,
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- Negotiating, you know, where the lord
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- Where the lord would have me to sit
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- Would have me to sit and where he would have me
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- And where he would have me to operate and function.
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- To operate and function. [laughter]
- 00:10:05.191 --> 00:10:06.959
- [laughter] and right before we turned
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- And right before we turned into the church,
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- Into the church, elijah and graham
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- Elijah and graham are losing their minds,
- 00:10:11.998 --> 00:10:13.165
- Are losing their minds, starts singing about,
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- Starts singing about, "i'm off the grid."
- 00:10:14.900 --> 00:10:15.334
- "i'm off the grid." or something like that
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- Or something like that and i'm going to turn in
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- And i'm going to turn in and the person in front of me
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- And the person in front of me wouldn't go and the light
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- Wouldn't go and the light was green...
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- Was green... [laughter]
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- [laughter] right around the corner
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- Right around the corner from where we turn in
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- From where we turn in to come to ballantyne.
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- To come to ballantyne. and my instinct was
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- And my instinct was to hit my horn.
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- To hit my horn. now i'mma so a quick poll.
- 00:10:34.954 --> 00:10:37.089
- Now i'mma so a quick poll. i'mma see what kind
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- I'mma see what kind a christian you are.
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- A christian you are. how many seconds do you give
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- How many seconds do you give the car in front of you
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- The car in front of you before you honk?
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- Before you honk? i'mma count up.
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- I'mma count up. one second, two seconds,
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- One second, two seconds, three seconds -
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- Three seconds - put it in the chat.
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- Put it in the chat. four seconds, five sec -
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- Four seconds, five sec - six -
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- Six - so it's been a good five seconds
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- So it's been a good five seconds and i wanna see my wife,
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- And i wanna see my wife, and i wanna be at church,
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- And i wanna be at church, i'm running a little bit
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- I'm running a little bit behind the schedule
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- Behind the schedule that i wanted to be cause...
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- That i wanted to be cause... [clearing throat]
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- [clearing throat] one of my kids was...
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- One of my kids was... [clearing throat]
- 00:11:01.347 --> 00:11:02.114
- [clearing throat] messing with his hair
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- Messing with his hair late and...
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- Late and... [clearing throat]
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- [clearing throat] till the very last minute.
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- Till the very last minute. and i'm also realizing like
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- And i'm also realizing like elijah is about to get
- 00:11:08.454 --> 00:11:09.088
- Elijah is about to get his driver's license -
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- His driver's license - he's got it now
- 00:11:10.756 --> 00:11:11.323
- He's got it now but he was about to go
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- But he was about to go take the driver's test.
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- Take the driver's test. it's a totally different test
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- It's a totally different test by the way,
- 00:11:14.193 --> 00:11:15.227
- By the way, now in north carolina
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- Now in north carolina and then there's
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- And then there's the international church,
- 00:11:17.763 --> 00:11:18.664
- The international church, i don't wanna make
- 00:11:18.731 --> 00:11:19.165
- I don't wanna make this example too local,
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- This example too local, it's a totally different test
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- It's a totally different test than it was in south carolina
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- Than it was in south carolina when i was 16.
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- When i was 16. in south carolina
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- In south carolina when i turned 15
- 00:11:26.005 --> 00:11:28.374
- When i turned 15 all you had to do
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- All you had to do was show up and stumble
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- Was show up and stumble in the drivers department
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- In the drivers department and hit a few buttons
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- And hit a few buttons on a thing,
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- On a thing, wait 30 days and come back
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- Wait 30 days and come back and drive around with a woman
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- And drive around with a woman who terrified you
- 00:11:39.285 --> 00:11:40.019
- Who terrified you with an inch of your life
- 00:11:40.086 --> 00:11:42.321
- With an inch of your life for about 20 minutes
- 00:11:42.388 --> 00:11:42.988
- For about 20 minutes and they handed you
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- And they handed you your license.
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- Your license. in north carolina
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- In north carolina it's classes and it's hours
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- It's classes and it's hours and it's an app
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- And it's an app and you have to log -
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- And you have to log - and i think that's probably
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- And i think that's probably better considering
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- Better considering that these are our lives
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- That these are our lives that we're putting in jeopardy.
- 00:11:54.433 --> 00:11:56.001
- That we're putting in jeopardy. at this moment,
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- At this moment, it's probably a good idea
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- It's probably a good idea to make it a little bit
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- To make it a little bit of a degree of difficulty,
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- Of a degree of difficulty, give them a little bit
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- Give them a little bit of bar to jump over,
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- Of bar to jump over, but it's different here.
- 00:12:01.440 --> 00:12:02.074
- But it's different here. and so i'm thinking,
- 00:12:02.141 --> 00:12:03.509
- And so i'm thinking, "this might be the last time
- 00:12:03.576 --> 00:12:04.810
- "this might be the last time that i drive elijah to church."
- 00:12:04.877 --> 00:12:09.315
- That i drive elijah to church." and went all kinda emotional.
- 00:12:09.381 --> 00:12:11.884
- And went all kinda emotional. but then the person in front
- 00:12:11.951 --> 00:12:12.885
- But then the person in front of me won't go
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- Of me won't go and the light is green,
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- And the light is green, and as i'm going to hit
- 00:12:16.455 --> 00:12:17.490
- And as i'm going to hit my horn i had this -
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- My horn i had this - it's like the holy spirit
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- It's like the holy spirit spoke to me, "you can't drive
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- Spoke to me, "you can't drive like this this close
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- Like this this close to the church."
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- To the church." [laughter]
- 00:12:27.066 --> 00:12:29.502
- [laughter] i'm just being honest
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- I'm just being honest with you.
- 00:12:30.069 --> 00:12:31.103
- With you. if we had been in atlanta
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- If we had been in atlanta or something like that
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- Or something like that or i didn't have
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- Or i didn't have an elevation sticker,
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- An elevation sticker, my tint was more in my windows
- 00:12:34.907 --> 00:12:36.509
- My tint was more in my windows and they couldn't see me,
- 00:12:36.575 --> 00:12:38.010
- And they couldn't see me, i'mma do it,
- 00:12:38.077 --> 00:12:38.511
- I'mma do it, but the lord said...
- 00:12:38.577 --> 00:12:41.647
- But the lord said... [laughter]
- 00:12:41.714 --> 00:12:42.314
- [laughter] "you can't be this big
- 00:12:42.381 --> 00:12:43.549
- "you can't be this big of a jerk this close
- 00:12:43.616 --> 00:12:45.084
- Of a jerk this close to the church."
- 00:12:45.151 --> 00:12:46.452
- To the church." and i'm so glad i didn't honk
- 00:12:46.519 --> 00:12:47.820
- And i'm so glad i didn't honk cause they turned on
- 00:12:47.887 --> 00:12:48.988
- Cause they turned on and then went into the parking
- 00:12:49.054 --> 00:12:50.556
- And then went into the parking lot to come here
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- Lot to come here and then turned
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- And then turned on their flashers
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- On their flashers cause they were
- 00:12:54.026 --> 00:12:54.960
- Cause they were a first time guest!
- 00:12:55.027 --> 00:12:56.095
- A first time guest! and i'm so glad i didn't honk!
- 00:12:56.162 --> 00:12:59.031
- And i'm so glad i didn't honk! c'mon, praise god
- 00:12:59.098 --> 00:13:00.065
- C'mon, praise god that i didn't honk!
- 00:13:00.132 --> 00:13:01.734
- That i didn't honk! a lot of times i did
- 00:13:01.801 --> 00:13:02.902
- A lot of times i did but this time i didn't,
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- But this time i didn't, and god's not finished with me.
- 00:13:04.336 --> 00:13:05.371
- And god's not finished with me. [applause]
- 00:13:05.437 --> 00:13:07.239
- [applause] small steps.
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- Small steps. [laughter]
- 00:13:08.774 --> 00:13:13.646
- When i read about
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- When i read about the children of israel
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- The children of israel going across the red sea
- 00:13:17.783 --> 00:13:20.920
- Going across the red sea i not only see
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- I not only see the water standing up
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- The water standing up at the right and the left,
- 00:13:22.388 --> 00:13:24.757
- At the right and the left, i not only hear the click clack
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- I not only hear the click clack of the chariot wheels
- 00:13:27.193 --> 00:13:28.260
- Of the chariot wheels of pharaoh's cadillac
- 00:13:28.327 --> 00:13:31.730
- Of pharaoh's cadillac as he chased them down
- 00:13:31.797 --> 00:13:33.165
- As he chased them down because he realized
- 00:13:33.232 --> 00:13:34.033
- Because he realized what he was losing,
- 00:13:34.099 --> 00:13:36.402
- What he was losing, oh yeah, the enemy fights you
- 00:13:36.468 --> 00:13:38.337
- Oh yeah, the enemy fights you the hardest
- 00:13:38.404 --> 00:13:39.171
- The hardest when you're on the verge
- 00:13:39.238 --> 00:13:40.339
- When you're on the verge of a horizon, of a greater,
- 00:13:40.406 --> 00:13:43.909
- Of a horizon, of a greater, true and new version of you
- 00:13:43.976 --> 00:13:45.377
- True and new version of you that god has seen all along.
- 00:13:45.444 --> 00:13:47.146
- That god has seen all along. and so i hear
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- And so i hear the chariot wheels,
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- The chariot wheels, cause i've read the story
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- Cause i've read the story so many times,
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- So many times, and i bet you've hear it
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- And i bet you've hear it once or twice too.
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- Once or twice too. but this time when i read it
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- But this time when i read it i hear god honking
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- I hear god honking to tell his children,
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- To tell his children, "you gotta go.
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- "you gotta go. you gotta go."
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- You gotta go." after 400 years
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- After 400 years of generational oppression,
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- Of generational oppression, and so yes,
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- And so yes, i'm talking about
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- I'm talking about some of the things
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- Some of the things that your parents struggled with
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- That your parents struggled with and their parents struggled with
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- And their parents struggled with and their parents
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- And their parents struggled with.
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- Struggled with. whether that is
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- Whether that is cycles of poverty,
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- Cycles of poverty, whether that is
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- Whether that is dysfunctional thinking,
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- Dysfunctional thinking, whether that is substance abuse,
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- Whether that is substance abuse, whether that
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- Whether that is sexual confusion,
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- Is sexual confusion, whatever that is
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- Whatever that is that's what i'm talking about.
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- That's what i'm talking about. and now god has seen
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- And now god has seen the misery of his people
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- The misery of his people and he came down
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- And he came down to do something about it.
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- To do something about it. and psalm 106 is interesting
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- And psalm 106 is interesting because it's giving us a --
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- Because it's giving us a -- sort of a --
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- Sort of a -- what do you call this?
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- What do you call this? a reflection
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- A reflection on a revelation that god
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- On a revelation that god gave his people
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- Gave his people so many years earlier.
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- So many years earlier. now, psalm 106 is written
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- Now, psalm 106 is written to some people
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- To some people who are coming out of captivity
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- Who are coming out of captivity and in the process
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- And in the process of reflecting on that
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- Of reflecting on that this is a remembrance of god
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- This is a remembrance of god did in egypt.
- 00:15:04.957 --> 00:15:06.325
- Did in egypt. and he said, "when our ancestors
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- And he said, "when our ancestors were in egypt,
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- Were in egypt, they gave no thought
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- They gave no thought to your miracles;
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- To your miracles; they did not remember
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- They did not remember your many kindnesses,
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- Your many kindnesses, and they rebelled
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- And they rebelled by the sea, the red sea."
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- By the sea, the red sea." now, you know,
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- Now, you know, that really got me
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- That really got me because i've always taught about
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- Because i've always taught about and thought about
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- And thought about how they rebelled
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- How they rebelled in the wilderness
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- In the wilderness once they got out of egypt,
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- Once they got out of egypt, but the red sea i always
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- But the red sea i always associated with faith.
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- Associated with faith. and i think you should to
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- And i think you should to because you probably
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- Because you probably never had faith
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- Never had faith that great in your life
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- That great in your life to go through some water
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- To go through some water too deep to swim through and -
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- Too deep to swim through and - well, it's so many people,
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- Well, it's so many people, i mean, good grief,
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- I mean, good grief, i barely have faith
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- I barely have faith for 485 traffic,
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- For 485 traffic, you know what i mean?
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- You know what i mean? [laughter]
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- [laughter] i'm just tell you the truth.
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- I'm just tell you the truth. i mean, i think
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- I mean, i think it's great faith.
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- It's great faith. the writer of hebrews
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- The writer of hebrews also mentions the red sea.
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- Also mentions the red sea. remember earlier when said,
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- Remember earlier when said, hebrews this is the one
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- Hebrews this is the one i was thinking about,
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- I was thinking about, i just remembered it.
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- I just remembered it. he said, "by faith
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- He said, "by faith the children of israel
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- The children of israel crossed through the red sea,
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- Crossed through the red sea, though when their enemies tried
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- Though when their enemies tried to do it they drowned."
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- To do it they drowned." so i always associated
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- So i always associated the red sea with faith.
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- The red sea with faith. it was interesting to me
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- It was interesting to me that in this psalm,
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- That in this psalm, in reflecting on it
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- In reflecting on it he doesn't mention
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- He doesn't mention the rebellions
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- The rebellions that we typically know about.
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- That we typically know about. when they got in the wilderness
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- When they got in the wilderness and they started complaining,
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- And they started complaining, "oh, we gotta eat manna
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- "oh, we gotta eat manna every day.
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- Every day. mom, do we have to eat
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- Mom, do we have to eat this again?
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- This again? moses, do we have to eat
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- Moses, do we have to eat this manna again?
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- This manna again? we're sick of manna.
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- We're sick of manna. we used to have quail in egypt.
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- We used to have quail in egypt. god, do i really have
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- God, do i really have to go back to this job?"
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- To go back to this job?" well, you did pray
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- Well, you did pray for that job.
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- For that job. okay, but i'm not gonna talk
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- Okay, but i'm not gonna talk about that because it wasn't
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- About that because it wasn't the wilderness wonderings
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- The wilderness wonderings that were in focus here,
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- That were in focus here, it was that moment
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- It was that moment when they had seen
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- When they had seen the hand of god
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- The hand of god and they had seen god
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- And they had seen god afflict the egyptians
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- Afflict the egyptians with the plagues,
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- With the plagues, turn the nile river to blood
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- Turn the nile river to blood and coming out of that loaded
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- And coming out of that loaded with the substance of egypt
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- With the substance of egypt to pay them back
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- To pay them back for everything
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- For everything that they didn't get
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- That they didn't get while they were working
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- While they were working for pharaoh.
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- For pharaoh. at the moment
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- At the moment when they should have been able
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- When they should have been able to celebrate their freedom
- 00:16:58.570 --> 00:17:01.173
- To celebrate their freedom they were attacked from behind.
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- They were attacked from behind. and psalm 106 says,
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- And psalm 106 says, "they rebelled at the red sea."
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- "they rebelled at the red sea." so i went back to read it
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- So i went back to read it cause my first think was,
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- Cause my first think was, "well, no they didn't,
- 00:17:13.419 --> 00:17:14.053
- "well, no they didn't, they walked through the red sea.
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- They walked through the red sea. we sing about it
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- We sing about it a lot in church.
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- A lot in church. turn seas into highways.
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- Turn seas into highways. stuff like that.
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- Stuff like that. but i read it
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- But i read it and i realized
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- And i realized they did kind a rebel.
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- They did kind a rebel. let's read it together.
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- Let's read it together. exodus chapter 14.
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- Exodus chapter 14. it says in verse ten -
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- It says in verse ten - you know what,
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- You know what, i think you deserve
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- I think you deserve the other part too
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- The other part too in chapter 13.
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- In chapter 13. i'm going to chapter 13
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- I'm going to chapter 13 just for you.
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- Just for you. in chapter 13:17 it says,
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- In chapter 13:17 it says, "when pharaoh let the people go,
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- "when pharaoh let the people go, god did not lead them
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- God did not lead them on the road through
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- On the road through the philistine country,
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- The philistine country, though that was shorter.
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- Though that was shorter. for god said, "if they face war,
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- For god said, "if they face war, they might change their minds
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- They might change their minds and return to egypt."
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- And return to egypt." only god knows
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- Only god knows when you're really ready.
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- When you're really ready. next verse says that,
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- Next verse says that, verse 18 says,
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- Verse 18 says, "so god led the people
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- "so god led the people around by the desert road
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- Around by the desert road toward the red sea."
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- Toward the red sea." so now we see the reason
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- So now we see the reason for the red sea.
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- For the red sea. the reason for the red sea.
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- The reason for the red sea. you been trying to figure out,
- 00:18:28.060 --> 00:18:29.428
- You been trying to figure out, "why am i going through this?
- 00:18:29.495 --> 00:18:32.464
- "why am i going through this? why is this happening to me?"
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- Why is this happening to me?" and please do not try
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- And please do not try to place god
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- To place god in somebody else's life
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- In somebody else's life and answer that.
- 00:18:36.902 --> 00:18:38.437
- And answer that. "well, god is just using this
- 00:18:38.504 --> 00:18:39.271
- "well, god is just using this to test your faith."
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- To test your faith." shout up and pass you own test
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- Shout up and pass you own test and keep your eye
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- And keep your eye on your own scantron
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- On your own scantron number two pencil!
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- Number two pencil! [applause]
- 00:18:45.344 --> 00:18:47.212
- [applause] but here by the spirit
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- But here by the spirit of the lord there's a revelation
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- Of the lord there's a revelation given and maybe -
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- Given and maybe - i can't tell you the reason
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- I can't tell you the reason you're going through
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- You're going through what you're going through
- 00:18:52.184 --> 00:18:52.718
- What you're going through but maybe god will show it
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- But maybe god will show it to you in these moments
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- To you in these moments together today.
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- Together today. it says the reason god
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- It says the reason god brought them to the red sea
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- Brought them to the red sea was there were some things
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- Was there were some things that if they were not drowned
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- That if they were not drowned before they went across
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- Before they went across they would be defeated
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- They would be defeated when they got there!
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- When they got there! it says that, "they left egypt
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- It says that, "they left egypt ready for battle."
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- Ready for battle." show them that verse.
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- Show them that verse. eighteen.
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- Eighteen. "they went up out
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- "they went up out of egypt ready,"
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- Of egypt ready," everybody say, "ready."
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- Everybody say, "ready." >> congregation: ready.
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- >> congregation: ready. >> say it again.
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- >> say it again. ready!
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- Ready! >> congregation: ready.
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- >> congregation: ready. >> that's what
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- >> that's what a green light means.
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- A green light means. you can go now,
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- You can go now, you're ready now.
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- You're ready now. and sometimes we think
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- And sometimes we think it's ready and god gives you
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- It's ready and god gives you a red light
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- A red light instead of a ready light
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- Instead of a ready light and you're like, "god,
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- And you're like, "god, i'm ready,
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- I'm ready, i'm ready for this,
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- I'm ready for this, i'm ready for something better,
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- I'm ready for something better, i'm ready for more,
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- I'm ready for more, i'm ready -
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- I'm ready - god i want more influence!"
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- God i want more influence!" are you ready for more
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- Are you ready for more responsibility?
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- Responsibility? really ready?
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- Really ready? are you ready to be the one
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- Are you ready to be the one who has to put up with
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- Who has to put up with all the crap as you're praying
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- All the crap as you're praying about a bigger income?
- 00:19:47.506 --> 00:19:48.540
- About a bigger income? cause that's what happens!
- 00:19:48.607 --> 00:19:49.675
- Cause that's what happens! only god knows
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- Only god knows when we're really ready!
- 00:19:53.045 --> 00:19:55.214
- When we're really ready! they were ready for battle,
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- They were ready for battle, dressed to it
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- Dressed to it but not ready for it.
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- But not ready for it. dressed for it
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- Dressed for it but not ready for it.
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- But not ready for it. and god said, "if they face
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- And god said, "if they face the philistines right now,
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- The philistines right now, they'll get killed."
- 00:20:08.460 --> 00:20:09.995
- They'll get killed." and it was proven correct.
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- And it was proven correct. guess what god was right!
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- Guess what god was right! when they saw the canaanites
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- When they saw the canaanites when they finally got
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- When they finally got in the promised land
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- In the promised land after they crossed through
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- After they crossed through the red sea they wouldn't fight,
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- The red sea they wouldn't fight, they weren't ready!
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- They weren't ready! they were dressed like they
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- They were dressed like they were ready, they were looking
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- Were ready, they were looking like they were ready,
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- Like they were ready, they were posting
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- They were posting that they were ready,
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- That they were ready, they were hash tagging
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- They were hash tagging like they were ready,
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- Like they were ready, but they weren't really ready!
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- But they weren't really ready! only god knows
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- Only god knows when you're really ready.
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- When you're really ready. y'all know how y'all shouted
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- Y'all know how y'all shouted over the greenlight
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- Over the greenlight at the red sea?
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- At the red sea? i wonder would you shout --
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- I wonder would you shout -- put up the other one.
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- Put up the other one. i wonder would you shout
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- I wonder would you shout over this one?
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- Over this one? [chuckling]
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- Show me how excited
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- Show me how excited this is to you.
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- This is to you. [cheering]
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- [cheering] yes lord!
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- Yes lord! yes lord!
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- Yes lord! bring it on.
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- Bring it on. i want me harvest,
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- I want me harvest, i want my blessing,
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- I want my blessing, i want my boaz,
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- I want my boaz, i'm the deep christian,
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- I'm the deep christian, i read ruth.
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- I read ruth. [laughter]
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- But if you ever ask god
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- But if you ever ask god for a king
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- And then you got saul,
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- You will, start shouting
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- Over here --
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- I know it's unnatural,
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- But do it real quick.
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- You will start shouting...
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- [shouting]
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- Over here
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- For when god says,
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- "i'm not talking
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- "i'm not talking the thorn away,
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- The thorn away, i'm leaving it
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- I'm leaving it to keep you grounded!
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- I'm not moving the red sea,
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- I'm not moving the red sea, i'm moving you through it
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- And i'm sending the egyptians
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- To make sure
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- That you keep moving
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- Cause i know you'll go back
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- If i don't do it."
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- [applause]
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- "lord, when the listen
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- "lord, when the listen to this message
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- To this message please help them not to pervert
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- Please help them not to pervert the spirit of what i'm saying,
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- The spirit of what i'm saying, cause some of them
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- Cause some of them will say that god
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- Will say that god is telling them they have
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- Is telling them they have a greenlight to walk away
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- A greenlight to walk away from something
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- From something you called them to.
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- You called them to. and i don't want them to abuse
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- And i don't want them to abuse my message and compare things
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- My message and compare things to egypt that are really
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- To egypt that are really the things that you've called
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- The things that you've called them to stick out,
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- Them to stick out, so please lord,
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- So please lord, help this message
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- Help this message not to be misinterpreted
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- Not to be misinterpreted in jesus name, amen."
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- >> the enemy fights you
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- >> the enemy fights you the hardest
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- The hardest when you're on the verge
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- When you're on the verge of a horizon of a greater,
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- Of a horizon of a greater, truer, newer version
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- Truer, newer version of you that god
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- Of you that god has seen all along.
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- Has seen all along. that's what i mean
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- That's what i mean by a green light
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- By a green light at the red sea.
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- At the red sea. when god enables you
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- When god enables you to do something
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- To do something that you could never do
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- That you could never do apart from him.
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- Apart from him. "apart from me
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- "apart from me you can do nothing."
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- You can do nothing." but i can do all things
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- But i can do all things through christ
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- Through christ who strengthens me,
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- Who strengthens me, and i can do this too.
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- >> are you limiting yourself
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- Based on fear
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- Or past experiences while god
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- Is making a way for you?
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- In this series
- 00:22:50.122 --> 00:22:50.722
- From pastor steven furtick
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- You will learn to look past
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- What seems insurmountable
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- And focus on god's provision.
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- Call or go online
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- To request your copy of
- 00:22:58.363 --> 00:22:59.498
- "god has given you
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- The green light"
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- And step forward in faith today.
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- ♪ ♪
- 00:23:03.101 --> 00:23:03.735
- >> if today's message
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- >> if today's message from pastor steven
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- From pastor steven encouraged you,
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- Encouraged you, i wanna invite you to call
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- I wanna invite you to call or go online right now
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- Or go online right now to request your copy
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- To request your copy of this sermon.
- 00:23:11.543 --> 00:23:12.577
- Of this sermon. it's part of pastor steven's
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- It's part of pastor steven's series called,
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- Series called, "god has given you
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- "god has given you the green light",
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- The green light", and it's available
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- And it's available for your gift of any amount.
- 00:23:18.016 --> 00:23:19.785
- For your gift of any amount. this series is for anyone
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- This series is for anyone facing resistance,
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- Facing resistance, anyone who might be
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- Anyone who might be tempted to quit.
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- Tempted to quit. god did not bring
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- God did not bring you this far to give up.
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- You this far to give up. he didn't bring you through
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- He didn't bring you through past trials to just stop now,
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- Past trials to just stop now, and this series is gonna
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- And this series is gonna help you see the opportunities
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- Help you see the opportunities that are still before you
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- That are still before you and remind you that your have
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- And remind you that your have the strength that you need
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- The strength that you need to keep moving forward.
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- To keep moving forward. i know what it's like to feel
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- I know what it's like to feel like you've hit a wall
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- Like you've hit a wall and all you wanna do is stop.
- 00:23:44.176 --> 00:23:45.777
- And all you wanna do is stop. this series is such
- 00:23:45.844 --> 00:23:46.678
- This series is such a powerful reminder
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- A powerful reminder that even in those moments,
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- That even in those moments, god is telling us to keep going.
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- God is telling us to keep going. he's already given us
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- He's already given us what we need to take
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- What we need to take that next step.
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- That next step. so, please don't wait,
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- So, please don't wait, call the number on your screen
- 00:23:57.989 --> 00:23:59.157
- Call the number on your screen or visit us online
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- Or visit us online to request your copy of
- 00:24:00.525 --> 00:24:02.027
- To request your copy of "god has given you
- 00:24:02.093 --> 00:24:03.228
- "god has given you the green light".
- 00:24:03.295 --> 00:24:04.162
- The green light". it's available for
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- It's available for your gift of any amount.
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- Your gift of any amount. and thank you for your giving,
- 00:24:06.932 --> 00:24:08.433
- And thank you for your giving, your support helps us share
- 00:24:08.500 --> 00:24:10.469
- Your support helps us share these messages of hope
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- These messages of hope with people everywhere.
- 00:24:11.636 --> 00:24:13.205
- >> if you know that to be true.
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- ♪ forever enough ♪
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- ♪ always enough ♪
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- ♪ more than enough ♪
- 00:24:19.377 --> 00:24:22.681
- >> ♪ i'm already loved ♪
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- ♪ i'm already chosen ♪
- 00:24:25.817 --> 00:24:29.087
- ♪ i know who i am ♪
- 00:24:29.154 --> 00:24:32.524
- ♪ i know what you've spoken ♪
- 00:24:32.591 --> 00:24:35.994
- ♪ i'm already loved ♪
- 00:24:36.061 --> 00:24:39.431
- ♪ more than i could imagine ♪
- 00:24:39.498 --> 00:24:43.268
- ♪ and that is enough ♪
- 00:24:43.335 --> 00:24:49.975
- ♪ i'm already loved ♪
- 00:24:50.041 --> 00:24:53.211
- ♪ i'm already chosen ♪
- 00:24:53.278 --> 00:24:56.515
- ♪ i know who i am ♪
- 00:24:56.581 --> 00:24:59.918
- ♪ i know what you've spoken ♪
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- ♪ i'm already loved ♪
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- >> ♪ more than i could imagine ♪
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- >> ♪ and that is enough ♪
- 00:25:07.259 --> 00:25:10.562
- >> ♪ yes it is ♪
- 00:25:10.629 --> 00:25:15.567
- ♪ i'm already loved ♪
- 00:25:15.634 --> 00:25:17.302
- >> ♪ i'm already loved ♪
- 00:25:17.369 --> 00:25:18.670
- >> ♪ i'm already chosen ♪
- 00:25:18.737 --> 00:25:21.039
- >> ♪ i know who i am ♪
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- >> ♪ yes i know ♪
- 00:25:24.175 --> 00:25:26.144
- ♪ what you've spoken ♪
- 00:25:26.211 --> 00:25:27.445
- ♪ i know what you've spoken ♪
- 00:25:27.512 --> 00:25:29.114
- >> ♪ i'm already loved ♪
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- >> ♪ more than i could imagine ♪
- 00:25:31.049 --> 00:25:34.352
- ♪ and that is enough ♪
- 00:25:34.419 --> 00:25:37.856
- ♪ that is enough ♪
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- ♪ that is enough for us jesus ♪
- 00:25:44.863 --> 00:25:51.636
- ♪ that is enough ♪
- 00:25:51.703 --> 00:25:58.577
- >> ♪ that is enough ♪
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- >> ♪ it is ♪
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- ♪ yes that is enough ♪
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- ♪ that is enough ♪
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- ♪ 'cause you are enough ♪
- 00:26:08.954 --> 00:26:12.123
- ♪ you are enough ♪
- 00:26:12.190 --> 00:26:15.727
- >> ♪ jireh ♪
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- >> ♪ you are ♪
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- >> ♪ you are enough ♪
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- ♪ you are ♪
- 00:26:21.132 --> 00:26:22.567
- ♪ you are enough ♪
- 00:26:22.634 --> 00:26:27.572
- >> ♪ so i am ♪
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- ♪ so i am enough ♪
- 00:26:29.240 --> 00:26:32.777
- ♪ you are enough ♪
- 00:26:32.844 --> 00:26:36.047
- ♪ so i am enough ♪
- 00:26:36.114 --> 00:26:39.684
- ♪ you are enough ♪
- 00:26:39.751 --> 00:26:42.887
- ♪ so i am enough ♪
- 00:26:42.954 --> 00:26:46.458
- ♪ you are enough ♪
- 00:26:46.524 --> 00:26:49.694
- ♪ so i am enough ♪
- 00:26:49.761 --> 00:26:52.030
- >> ♪ we sing jireh ♪
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- >> ♪ jireh ♪
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- ♪ you are enough ♪
- 00:26:56.901 --> 00:27:01.072
- ♪ jireh ♪
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- ♪ you are enough ♪
- 00:27:03.742 --> 00:27:06.044
- >> ♪ so i will be ♪
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- >> ♪ i will be content ♪
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- ♪ in every circumstance ♪
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- ♪ jireh ♪
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- ♪ you are enough ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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