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Steven Furtick - Hand Him The Plan (Part 1)

January 19, 2026 | 27:29

Steven Furtick - Hand Him The Plan (Part 1)
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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Hand Him The Plan (Part 1) | January 19, 2026
  • >> announcer: up next,
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  • An encouraging message
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  • From pastor stephen furtick
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  • Of elevation church.
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  • If you're looking to strengthen
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  • Your faith and shift
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  • Your perspective,
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  • Stay tuned.
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • >> the lord has a word
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  • >> the lord has a word for you today.
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  • For you today. and i wanna share with you
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  • And i wanna share with you a word from his word.
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  • A word from his word. stay standing for just a moment
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  • Stay standing for just a moment at all of our locations,
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  • At all of our locations, and watching online
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  • And watching online all over the world.
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  • All over the world. and if you can find a bible
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  • And if you can find a bible or if you have one on your app,
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  • Or if you have one on your app, turn to 1 chronicles 28:19.
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  • Turn to 1 chronicles 28:19. therein is the instruction
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  • Therein is the instruction that the lord has for us today.
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  • That the lord has for us today. if you don't have
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  • If you don't have a bible with you,
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  • A bible with you, or you prefer not to pull out
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  • Or you prefer not to pull out your phone because you don't
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  • Your phone because you don't wanna be distracted because you
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  • Wanna be distracted because you know somebody might try --
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  • Know somebody might try -- be trying to reach you
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  • Be trying to reach you but you wanna ignore them
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  • But you wanna ignore them while you're in church,
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  • While you're in church, we'll put it on
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  • We'll put it on the screen for you.
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  • The screen for you. 1 chronicles 28:19.
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  • 1 chronicles 28:19. king david has come a long way.
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  • King david has come a long way. he is an old man
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  • He is an old man and he's sharing the plan
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  • And he's sharing the plan that god gave him for the temple
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  • That god gave him for the temple of the lord to be built.
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  • Of the lord to be built. and after sharing several
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  • And after sharing several of those specific instructions
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  • Of those specific instructions that the lord gave him
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  • That the lord gave him in 1 chronicles 28,
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  • In 1 chronicles 28, he said something really cool.
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  • He said something really cool. and i really want you
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  • And i really want you to hear it today.
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  • To hear it today. he says, "'all this,'
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  • He says, "'all this,' david said."
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  • David said." now remember, he's just listed
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  • Now remember, he's just listed all of the different materials
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  • All of the different materials that are gonna be used
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  • That are gonna be used to build the temple,
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  • To build the temple, all of the dimensions
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  • All of the dimensions of each room.
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  • Of each room. he get so specific that
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  • He get so specific that he tells the people
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  • He tells the people down to the dishes
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  • Down to the dishes what they need to make
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  • What they need to make for the temple of the lord,
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  • For the temple of the lord, down to the dishes.
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  • Down to the dishes. you know how they say
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  • You know how they say the devil is in the details?
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  • The devil is in the details? so is god.
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  • So is god. and he says, "all this."
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  • And he says, "all this." somebody, say, "all this."
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  • Somebody, say, "all this." >> congregation: all this.
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  • >> congregation: all this. >> if you're watching online,
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  • >> if you're watching online, just put, "all,"
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  • Just put, "all," with a bunch of l's
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  • With a bunch of l's after it in the comments.
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  • "'all this,' david said.
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  • "'all this,' david said. 'i have in writing as a result
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  • 'i have in writing as a result of the lord's hand on me,
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  • Of the lord's hand on me, and he enabled me to understand
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  • And he enabled me to understand all the details of the plan.'"
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  • All the details of the plan.'" isn't that a good verse?
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  • Isn't that a good verse? let's read it again.
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  • Let's read it again. all this."
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  • All this." somebody, say, "all this."
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  • Somebody, say, "all this." >> congregation: all this.
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  • >> congregation: all this. >> god's not gonna leave one
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  • >> god's not gonna leave one single thing out.
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  • Single thing out. god's got it all accounted for.
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  • God's got it all accounted for. he said, "'all this,'
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  • He said, "'all this,' david said.
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  • David said. 'i have in writing as a result
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  • 'i have in writing as a result of the lord's hand on me,
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  • Of the lord's hand on me, and he enabled me to understand
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  • And he enabled me to understand all the details of the plan.'"
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  • All the details of the plan.'" the word of the lord
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  • Today is this,
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  • Today is this, god said to tell you,
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  • God said to tell you, "hand him the plan."
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  • "hand him the plan." hand him the plan.
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  • [applause]
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  • I was praying as i prepared
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  • I was praying as i prepared about the thoughts
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  • About the thoughts that we think.
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  • That we think. we're talking about
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  • We're talking about the thoughts that we think
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  • The thoughts that we think and how we get stressed out,
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  • And how we get stressed out, overwhelmed, confused,
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  • Overwhelmed, confused, bitter, insecure in our minds.
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  • Bitter, insecure in our minds. and i thought about all of you
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  • And i thought about all of you who are making decisions
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  • Who are making decisions in your life right now
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  • In your life right now and trying to
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  • And trying to figure out which way.
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  • Figure out which way. and i thought about all of you
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  • And i thought about all of you who are trying to recover from
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  • Who are trying to recover from things that have happened
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  • Things that have happened to you and you haven't
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  • To you and you haven't got your balance back yet.
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  • Got your balance back yet. and i thought about all of you
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  • And i thought about all of you who feel a little lost
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  • Who feel a little lost at this moment.
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  • At this moment. and the lord said to tell you,
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  • And the lord said to tell you, "hand him the plan."
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  • "hand him the plan." father, i lift up every person
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  • Father, i lift up every person that will hear this message
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  • That will hear this message in the future or is hearing
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  • In the future or is hearing it right now before you,
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  • It right now before you, and i thank you that
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  • And i thank you that you know the plans
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  • You know the plans you have for them,
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  • You have for them, plans to prosper them,
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  • Plans to prosper them, not to harm them,
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  • Not to harm them, plans to give them
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  • Plans to give them a hope and the future.
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  • A hope and the future. we trust you with the future
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  • We trust you with the future because we know
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  • Because we know you're here right now.
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  • Speak now god,
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  • Speak now god, we're listening.
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  • We're listening. in jesus' name, amen.
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  • In jesus' name, amen. tell three people
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  • Tell three people on your way to your seat,
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  • On your way to your seat, "hand him the plan."
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  • "hand him the plan." >> congregation: hand him
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  • >> congregation: hand him the plan.
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  • The plan. >> put that in the comments
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  • >> put that in the comments if you're watching on youtube,
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  • If you're watching on youtube, "hand him the plan."
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  • "hand him the plan." come on, put it right there.
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  • Come on, put it right there. i need you to see it
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  • In all caps.
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  • In all caps. there you go.
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  • There you go. put it in the chat.
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  • Put it in the chat. wouldn't that be
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  • Wouldn't that be wonderful though,
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  • Wonderful though, if the lord did that for you,
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  • If the lord did that for you, what he did for david."
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  • "'all this,' david said,
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  • "'all this,' david said, 'i have in writing as a result
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  • 'i have in writing as a result of the lord's hand on me,
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  • Of the lord's hand on me, he enabled me to understand
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  • He enabled me to understand all the details of the,'"
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  • All the details of the,'" stock market,
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  • Stock market, all the details
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  • All the details of cryptocurrency,
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  • All the details
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  • All the details of child development,
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  • Of child development, all the details of
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  • All the details of college selection,
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  • College selection, all the details of precal,
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  • All the details of precal, all the details.
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  • All the details. it would be awesome.
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  • It would be awesome. i'm gonna do something, graham,
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  • I'm gonna do something, graham, that i never did before in
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  • That i never did before in 20 plus years of preaching,
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  • 20 plus years of preaching, 20 years of pastoring,
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  • 20 years of pastoring, 29 years of preaching
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  • 29 years of preaching since i was a little boy.
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  • Since i was a little boy. i've been teaching graham
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  • I've been teaching graham about preaching lately,
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  • About preaching lately, sharing with him lessons
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  • Sharing with him lessons that i've learned.
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  • That i've learned. and i never did this before,
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  • And i never did this before, but the lord led me to give you
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  • But the lord led me to give you this message in a very
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  • This message in a very peculiar way that
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  • Peculiar way that i think you will enjoy.
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  • I think you will enjoy. i'm gonna take a proverb
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  • I'm gonna take a proverb from proverb 19:21,
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  • From proverb 19:21, proverbs 19:21.
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  • Proverbs 19:21. i'm gonna lay it over what
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  • I'm gonna lay it over what i read you from david's life
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  • I read you from david's life in 1 samuel 28
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  • In 1 samuel 28 or 1 chronicles 28.
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  • Or 1 chronicles 28. and the proverb
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  • And the proverb that i'm gonna use is gonna
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  • That i'm gonna use is gonna be the points of my message.
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  • Be the points of my message. so, you'll have all the points
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  • So, you'll have all the points when i read you this proverb.
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  • When i read you this proverb. and then i'm going to
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  • And then i'm going to break it down for a few moments
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  • Break it down for a few moments so that we can talk
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  • So that we can talk about your mind,
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  • About your mind, your heart, your thoughts,
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  • Your heart, your thoughts, and what god is building
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  • And what god is building in your life.
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  • In your life. and here's what
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  • And here's what proverbs 19:21 says,
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  • "many are the plans
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  • "many are the plans in a person's heart,
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  • In a person's heart, but it is the lord's
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  • But it is the lord's purpose that prevails."
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  • Purpose that prevails." now see, that ought to
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  • Give you some peace
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  • Give you some peace just when i read that,
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  • Just when i read that, because everything
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  • Because everything you're fighting against,
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  • You're fighting against, "it's the lord's purpose
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  • "it's the lord's purpose that prevails."
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  • "many are the plans
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  • "many are the plans in a person's heart,
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  • In a person's heart, but it is the lord's
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  • But it is the lord's purpose that prevails."
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  • Purpose that prevails." isn't that a great verse?
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  • Isn't that a great verse? the first point i'm gonna talk
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  • To you about today, and justin,
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  • To you about today, and justin, if you want to circle
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  • If you want to circle these as we go,
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  • My first point,
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  • My first point, i wanna talk to you
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  • I wanna talk to you about many other plans.
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  • About many other plans. so that's point number one,
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  • So that's point number one, many of the plans.
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  • Many of the plans. yeah.
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  • Yeah. write it down.
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  • Write it down. that's point number one.
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  • That's point number one. write it down.
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  • Write it down. many are the plans.
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  • Many are the plans. put it in the comments,
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  • Put it in the comments, "many are the plans."
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  • "many are the plans." and put a one by it, justin.
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  • And put a one by it, justin. that's kind of a one, i think.
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  • [laughter]
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  • So, i wanna talk about
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  • So, i wanna talk about many are the plans
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  • Many are the plans and then my second point is,
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  • And then my second point is, i wanna talk to you
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  • I wanna talk to you about in a person's heart.
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  • About in a person's heart. put that in the comments as well
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  • Put that in the comments as well and put it in your notes,
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  • And put it in your notes, "in a person's heart."
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  • "in a person's heart." and then for my third point
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  • And then for my third point i wanna talk about,
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  • I wanna talk about, "but it is the lord's.
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  • "but it is the lord's. but it is the lord's."
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  • But it is the lord's." and point number three,
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  • And point number three, i wanna talk to you about
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  • I wanna talk to you about purpose that prevails.
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  • Purpose that prevails. okay.
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  • Okay. purpose that prevails.
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  • Purpose that prevails. so now, if you need
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  • So now, if you need to leave early,
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  • To leave early, you got all four points
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  • You got all four points and you can pretend like you
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  • And you can pretend like you sat through the whole sermon.
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  • Sat through the whole sermon. "many are the plans."
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  • "many are the plans." somebody, say,
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  • Somebody, say, "many are the plans."
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  • "many are the plans." >> congregation: many are
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  • >> congregation: many are the plans.
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  • The plans. >> in my experience
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  • As a leader
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  • As a leader and as a child of god,
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  • God has not given me
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  • God has not given me all of the details
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  • All of the details on the front end of whatever
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  • On the front end of whatever he has asked me to do by faith.
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  • He has asked me to do by faith. and i called this series,
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  • And i called this series, "that's what i thought,"
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  • "that's what i thought," because it helped me
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  • Because it helped me to reflect on how dumb
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  • To reflect on how dumb i was at times in the past,
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  • I was at times in the past, not anymore, now i'm at a place
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  • Not anymore, now i'm at a place of knowledge in god, and wisdom,
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  • And instruction, revelation.
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  • And instruction, revelation. well, i mean, of course,
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  • Well, i mean, of course, five years from now
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  • Five years from now i'll be looking back
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  • I'll be looking back saying how dumb i was.
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  • Saying how dumb i was. and i know this because
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  • And i know this because at every point along the way
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  • At every point along the way in my journey as a leader,
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  • In my journey as a leader, god did not give me details
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  • God did not give me details until i have him obedience.
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  • Until i have him obedience. and as much as we think
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  • And as much as we think that we would like for god
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  • That we would like for god to come down and give us
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  • To come down and give us all the details for what
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  • All the details for what we need to do about this
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  • We need to do about this relationship in our life,
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  • Relationship in our life, this business decision
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  • This business decision in our life,
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  • In our life, this custody situation
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  • This custody situation in our life,
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  • In our life, this legal issue in our life,
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  • This legal issue in our life, this financial trouble
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  • This financial trouble in our life,
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  • In our life, this loan offer,
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  • This loan offer, this crossroads in our life,
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  • This crossroads in our life, as much as we think
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  • As much as we think we would love god
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  • We would love god to give us the details,
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  • To give us the details, what good would the details
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  • What good would the details of what god wants you to do
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  • Of what god wants you to do next be if you were not
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  • Next be if you were not obedient to the last thing
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  • Obedient to the last thing he told you to do?
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  • He told you to do? and i found so many times
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  • And i found so many times in my life as a principle
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  • In my life as a principle that details follow obedience.
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  • That details follow obedience. and we want it
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  • And we want it just the other way,
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  • Just the other way, exactly the other way.
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  • Exactly the other way. obedience follows details.
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  • Obedience follows details. "so, show me the entire path,
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  • "so, show me the entire path, god, and then i'll take
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  • God, and then i'll take the first step."
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  • The first step." but watch this.
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  • But watch this. graham, come up on the stage.
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  • Graham, come up on the stage. that was pretty quick, right?
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  • That was pretty quick, right? even ran.
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  • Even ran. did all that with no details.
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  • Did all that with no details. obedience with no details.
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  • Obedience with no details. he didn't sit out there
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  • He didn't sit out there and ask, "for what?
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  • And ask, "for what? come up there.
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  • Come up there. nice for what
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  • Nice for what to this preacher?
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  • To this preacher? for what?"
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  • For what?" he didn't ask any of that.
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  • He didn't ask any of that. he didn't say,
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  • He didn't say, "how long you need me
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  • "how long you need me up there?"
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  • Up there?" he didn't say,
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  • He didn't say, "what do you intend to do
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  • "what do you intend to do with the footage,
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  • With the footage, archivally speaking,
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  • Archivally speaking, after this live
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  • After this live illustration has ended?"
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  • [laughter]
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  • And now that
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  • And now that he did it, he knows.
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  • He did it, he knows. now, go sit back down.
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  • Now, go sit back down. i needed you to illustrate
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  • I needed you to illustrate that details follow obedience.
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  • That details follow obedience. now you know how long
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  • Now you know how long i wanted you up here
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  • I wanted you up here because you came.
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  • Because you came. i wanted you up here that long
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  • I wanted you up here that long for that reason,
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  • For that reason, to prove this point
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  • To prove this point that details follow obedience.
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  • That details follow obedience. say it, "details
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  • Say it, "details follow obedience."
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  • Follow obedience." that's right, details
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  • That's right, details follow obedience.
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  • Follow obedience. i know you want god to show you
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  • I know you want god to show you seven weeks from now,
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  • But details follow forgiveness.
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  • But details follow forgiveness. get a little too specific now.
  • 00:10:44.764 --> 00:10:47.099
  • Get a little too specific now. the lesson of my life
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  • The lesson of my life that i wish i didn't have
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  • That i wish i didn't have to learn through doing it
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  • To learn through doing it the wrong way is that usually
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  • The wrong way is that usually what i thought and what god
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  • What i thought and what god saw are two totally
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  • Different things.
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  • Different things. somebody say,
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  • Somebody say, "many are the plans."
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  • "many are the plans." >> congregation: many are
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  • >> congregation: many are the plans.
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  • The plans. >> many are the plans.
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  • >> many are the plans. there have been so many plans
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  • There have been so many plans that i have had in my heart,
  • 00:11:07.486 --> 00:11:08.988
  • That i have had in my heart, in my mind, and in my life
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  • In my mind, and in my life that looking back on them,
  • 00:11:10.723 --> 00:11:13.225
  • That looking back on them, i thought too small.
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  • I thought too small. i didn't think big enough
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  • I didn't think big enough because i didn't pray
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  • Because i didn't pray big enough.
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  • Big enough. i thought too small.
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  • I thought too small. have you ever thought too small?
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  • Have you ever thought too small? many are the thoughts.
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  • Many are the thoughts. everybody say, "many are
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  • Everybody say, "many are the thoughts."
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  • The thoughts." >> congregation: many are
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  • >> congregation: many are the thoughts.
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  • The thoughts. >> and y'all know i love
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  • >> and y'all know i love word play, so i mean many
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  • Word play, so i mean many are the thoughts,
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  • Are the thoughts, and i mean
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  • And i mean mini are the thoughts.
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  • Mini are the thoughts. my thoughts have been
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  • My thoughts have been so many through the years.
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  • So many through the years. do you remember, lb,
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  • Do you remember, lb, when we were meeting at
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  • When we were meeting at the senior center
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  • The senior center and this was when
  • 00:11:42.621 --> 00:11:43.055
  • And this was when the church was very young.
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  • The church was very young. y'all don't know nothing
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  • Y'all don't know nothing about the senior center days.
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  • About the senior center days. when we pulled up
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  • When we pulled up for the grand opening,
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  • For the grand opening, and i looked around at that room
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  • And i looked around at that room that would seat 200 people,
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  • That would seat 200 people, and we were just
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  • And we were just getting started,
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  • Getting started, and i said the chunks
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  • And i said the chunks at the grand opening,
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  • At the grand opening, "this will be an amazing place
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  • "this will be an amazing place for us to meet.
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  • For us to meet. it will last us five years
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  • It will last us five years and then we'll probably
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  • And then we'll probably have to go to two services."
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  • Have to go to two services." five years.
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  • Five years. everybody say,
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  • Everybody say, "many are the thoughts."
  • 00:12:07.246 --> 00:12:08.280
  • "many are the thoughts." >> congregation: many are
  • 00:12:08.347 --> 00:12:08.848
  • >> congregation: many are the thoughts.
  • 00:12:08.914 --> 00:12:09.348
  • The thoughts. >> that's what i thought,
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  • >> that's what i thought, five years and we would
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  • Five years and we would go to two services.
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  • Go to two services. in five months, we had
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  • In five months, we had outgrown the building
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  • Outgrown the building because my thoughts
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  • Because my thoughts were mini thoughts.
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  • Were mini thoughts. you follow me?
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  • You follow me? i thought too small
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  • I thought too small because i started with me.
  • 00:12:24.730 --> 00:12:26.732
  • Because i started with me. i thought too small
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  • I thought too small because i started
  • 00:12:28.300 --> 00:12:29.101
  • Because i started with where i was from.
  • 00:12:29.168 --> 00:12:30.503
  • With where i was from. i thought too small
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  • I thought too small because i started
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  • Because i started with what i had seen.
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  • With what i had seen. and the problem is a lot
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  • And the problem is a lot of times in your life,
  • 00:12:35.741 --> 00:12:37.443
  • Of times in your life, you make plans based on
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  • You make plans based on the pictures that you've seen.
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  • The pictures that you've seen. but the pictures
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  • But the pictures that you've seen is not
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  • That you've seen is not all that there is to
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  • All that there is to the purpose of the god
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  • The purpose of the god who has saved you
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  • Who has saved you and made a plan for your life.
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  • And made a plan for your life. so what if you are making plans
  • 00:12:51.791 --> 00:12:53.692
  • So what if you are making plans off of the wrong picture?
  • 00:12:53.759 --> 00:12:55.361
  • Off of the wrong picture? many are the thoughts.
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  • Many are the thoughts. many are the thoughts.
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  • Many are the thoughts. now you're organizing your life
  • 00:12:58.397 --> 00:13:00.332
  • Now you're organizing your life to look just like
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  • To look just like your parents' life looked.
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  • Your parents' life looked. but what if god has
  • 00:13:02.668 --> 00:13:03.335
  • But what if god has something different
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  • Something different for you than he did
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  • For you than he did for the generation before you?
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  • For the generation before you? what if their ceiling
  • 00:13:06.972 --> 00:13:08.207
  • What if their ceiling is gonna be your floor?
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  • Is gonna be your floor? many are the plans.
  • 00:13:09.975 --> 00:13:11.677
  • Many are the plans. some of us are spending
  • 00:13:11.744 --> 00:13:12.912
  • Some of us are spending too much money because
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  • Too much money because we are basing our spending
  • 00:13:14.046 --> 00:13:15.281
  • We are basing our spending habits on the pictures
  • 00:13:15.347 --> 00:13:16.782
  • Habits on the pictures that we see on instagram
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  • That we see on instagram of people who left the tags
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  • Of people who left the tags on the stuff that they posted.
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  • On the stuff that they posted. took it back to the store.
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  • Took it back to the store. but you made a payment
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  • But you made a payment and another payment
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  • And another payment and another payment
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  • And another payment because you made a plan
  • 00:13:26.492 --> 00:13:27.526
  • Because you made a plan off of a picture
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  • Off of a picture that had nothing to do
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  • That had nothing to do with your purpose.
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  • With your purpose. and how many times
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  • And how many times have i thought too small?
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  • How many times have i
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  • How many times have i thought too slow trying
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  • Thought too slow trying to catch up with god?
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  • To catch up with god? i knew i was going to start
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  • I knew i was going to start a church from a young age,
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  • A church from a young age, or i thought i was going
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  • Or i thought i was going to start a church
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  • To start a church and i did, but i always
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  • And i did, but i always thought i would start it.
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  • Thought i would start it. i remember telling holly
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  • When we got married,
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  • When we got married, we're going to start
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  • We're going to start a church one day when we're
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  • A church one day when we're about 45 years old.
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  • About 45 years old. so if god did what i thought,
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  • So if god did what i thought, this would be my first sermon
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  • This would be my first sermon of the first sunday of --
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  • Of the first sunday of -- aren't you glad god
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  • Aren't you glad god didn't do what you thought
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  • Didn't do what you thought he was going to do?
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  • He was going to do? and that she turned to me
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  • And that she turned to me one day and she was like,
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  • One day and she was like, your thoughts are too mini.
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  • Your thoughts are too mini. god wants to do it now.
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  • God wants to do it now. let's step out now.
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  • Let's step out now. well, what about
  • 00:14:20.145 --> 00:14:20.779
  • Well, what about the children's ministry?
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  • The children's ministry? and what about
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  • And what about the business side?
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  • The business side? and what about
  • 00:14:23.515 --> 00:14:23.883
  • And what about the people we need?
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  • The people we need? and where are we going to do it?
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  • And where are we going to do it? and the details didn't
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  • And the details didn't come before the obedience.
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  • Come before the obedience. come here, graham.
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  • Come here, graham. details follow obedience.
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  • Details follow obedience. now sit back down.
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  • Now sit back down. that's all i needed.
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  • [laughter]
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  • But you won't know
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  • But you won't know what i needed you for
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  • What i needed you for unless you come when i call.
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  • Unless you come when i call. and you won't know how long
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  • And you won't know how long i need you for unless you
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  • I need you for unless you come when i call.
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  • Come when i call. and i hear god
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  • And i hear god saying to somebody,
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  • Saying to somebody, "take the first step.
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  • "take the first step. take the first step."
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  • [applause]
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  • When david says,
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  • When david says, "all this."
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  • "all this." everybody, say, "all this."
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  • Everybody, say, "all this." >> congregation: all this.
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  • >> congregation: all this. >> it is a comprehensive
  • 00:14:58.851 --> 00:14:59.652
  • >> it is a comprehensive knowledge that he has
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  • Knowledge that he has and the plan of god
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  • And the plan of god unfolding in his life
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  • Unfolding in his life at a developmental stage
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  • At a developmental stage where he has walked with god
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  • Where he has walked with god in relationship long enough
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  • In relationship long enough that when god calls him,
  • 00:15:08.360 --> 00:15:09.828
  • That when god calls him, he trusts god's intention.
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  • He trusts god's intention. many are the thoughts.
  • 00:15:13.098 --> 00:15:17.536
  • Many are the thoughts. now, in the case of david
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  • Now, in the case of david we might understand that
  • 00:15:21.206 --> 00:15:22.308
  • We might understand that it has taken him his entire life
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  • It has taken him his entire life to get to this point.
  • 00:15:24.443 --> 00:15:26.578
  • To get to this point. last week we talked about how
  • 00:15:26.645 --> 00:15:28.013
  • Last week we talked about how he wrestled with his thoughts.
  • 00:15:28.080 --> 00:15:30.349
  • He wrestled with his thoughts. y'all remember that?
  • 00:15:30.416 --> 00:15:31.750
  • Y'all remember that? wrestled with a lion,
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  • Wrestled with a lion, wrestled with a bear,
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  • Wrestled with a bear, wrestled with his mind,
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  • Wrestled with his mind, wrestled with anxiety.
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  • Wrestled with anxiety. by the way,
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  • By the way, that's how we got
  • 00:15:40.025 --> 00:15:40.893
  • That's how we got the books of psalms
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  • The books of psalms through what david
  • 00:15:42.661 --> 00:15:43.262
  • Through what david wrestled with.
  • 00:15:43.329 --> 00:15:45.230
  • Wrestled with. i wanna what you're gonna
  • 00:15:45.297 --> 00:15:45.965
  • I wanna what you're gonna leave behind out of
  • 00:15:46.031 --> 00:15:46.932
  • Leave behind out of what you wrestle with.
  • 00:15:46.999 --> 00:15:49.601
  • What you wrestle with. david was a man
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  • David was a man of many thoughts.
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  • Of many thoughts. he was a man of many songs.
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  • He was a man of many songs. don't go through
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  • Don't go through the book of psalms
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  • The book of psalms in your bible
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  • In your bible and think that the psalms
  • 00:15:57.810 --> 00:15:59.044
  • And think that the psalms that were recorded
  • 00:15:59.111 --> 00:15:59.812
  • That were recorded were the only ones he wrote.
  • 00:15:59.878 --> 00:16:01.814
  • Were the only ones he wrote. we just got the best
  • 00:16:01.880 --> 00:16:02.481
  • We just got the best of the best of the best.
  • 00:16:02.548 --> 00:16:03.816
  • Of the best of the best. that's just david's
  • 00:16:03.882 --> 00:16:04.583
  • That's just david's greatest hits
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  • Greatest hits and there's a hundred
  • 00:16:06.218 --> 00:16:06.752
  • And there's a hundred and fifty psalms,
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  • And fifty psalms, and he wrote most of them.
  • 00:16:07.753 --> 00:16:09.888
  • And he wrote most of them. a man of many songs.
  • 00:16:09.955 --> 00:16:13.258
  • A man of many songs. he was also a man of many sons.
  • 00:16:13.325 --> 00:16:16.895
  • He was also a man of many sons. he had at least 19
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  • He had at least 19 that we know their names.
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  • That we know their names. so, he was dealing with a lot.
  • 00:16:22.101 --> 00:16:23.435
  • So, he was dealing with a lot. and now we know why he was
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  • And now we know why he was depressed in those psalms.
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  • [laughter]
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  • At least 19 children
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  • At least 19 children belong to david.
  • 00:16:30.075 --> 00:16:32.444
  • Belong to david. many are the thoughts.
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  • Many are the thoughts. many are the thoughts.
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  • Many are the thoughts. isn't it interesting
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  • Isn't it interesting that david who god called
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  • That david who god called and chose to be
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  • And chose to be the king of israel,
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  • The king of israel, the second king
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  • The second king that they ever knew,
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  • That they ever knew, right behind the one
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  • Right behind the one that they called
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  • That they called that they thought was the one
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  • That they thought was the one that god wanted,
  • 00:16:51.263 --> 00:16:52.564
  • That god wanted, how the prophet samuel
  • 00:16:52.631 --> 00:16:54.033
  • How the prophet samuel showed up at jesse' house.
  • 00:16:54.099 --> 00:16:56.869
  • Showed up at jesse' house. and i want to layer
  • 00:16:56.935 --> 00:16:57.736
  • And i want to layer this for you.
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  • This for you. it was so beautiful
  • 00:16:58.437 --> 00:16:58.937
  • It was so beautiful to me when i saw it.
  • 00:16:59.004 --> 00:17:00.172
  • To me when i saw it. i don't wanna rush through it
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  • I don't wanna rush through it today because i only get
  • 00:17:01.507 --> 00:17:02.441
  • Today because i only get to preach it once
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  • To preach it once and i studied it so long.
  • 00:17:04.043 --> 00:17:05.677
  • And i studied it so long. and y'all are not
  • 00:17:05.744 --> 00:17:06.345
  • And y'all are not going to rush me
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  • Going to rush me to finish it today.
  • 00:17:07.012 --> 00:17:08.247
  • To finish it today. it is too good to rush
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  • Through this thanksgiving meal.
  • 00:17:09.348 --> 00:17:12.384
  • Through this thanksgiving meal. when samuel went to anoint
  • 00:17:12.451 --> 00:17:14.453
  • When samuel went to anoint the king that would replace
  • 00:17:14.520 --> 00:17:16.522
  • The king that would replace saul after saul had
  • 00:17:16.588 --> 00:17:17.589
  • Saul after saul had become disobedient,
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  • Become disobedient, the lord did not give him
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  • The lord did not give him all of the details of which
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  • All of the details of which of jesse's sons
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  • Of jesse's sons he was to anoint.
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  • He said, "i want you to go
  • 00:17:26.665 --> 00:17:27.599
  • He said, "i want you to go with your horn full of oil
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  • With your horn full of oil and i'll show you
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  • And i'll show you who to pour it on
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  • Who to pour it on when you get there."
  • 00:17:31.270 --> 00:17:33.172
  • When you get there." jesse, who was david's father,
  • 00:17:33.238 --> 00:17:35.207
  • Jesse, who was david's father, lined up seven of his sons.
  • 00:17:35.274 --> 00:17:38.377
  • Lined up seven of his sons. and i want to show you something
  • 00:17:38.444 --> 00:17:39.411
  • And i want to show you something that's pertinent to our series.
  • 00:17:39.478 --> 00:17:40.946
  • That's pertinent to our series. all of you who are tracking
  • 00:17:41.013 --> 00:17:41.814
  • All of you who are tracking with our series
  • 00:17:41.880 --> 00:17:42.815
  • With our series will really get
  • 00:17:42.881 --> 00:17:43.649
  • Will really get a lot out of this verse.
  • 00:17:43.715 --> 00:17:45.150
  • A lot out of this verse. in 1 samuel 16:6
  • 00:17:45.217 --> 00:17:47.719
  • In 1 samuel 16:6 the bible says,
  • 00:17:47.786 --> 00:17:48.654
  • "when they arrived, samuel,"
  • 00:17:48.754 --> 00:17:50.322
  • "when they arrived, samuel," the prophet, which means seer.
  • 00:17:50.389 --> 00:17:52.324
  • The prophet, which means seer. "samuel," the seer,
  • 00:17:52.391 --> 00:17:54.660
  • "samuel," the seer, "saw eliab," which was
  • 00:17:54.726 --> 00:17:56.562
  • "saw eliab," which was david's oldest, tallest brother,
  • 00:17:56.628 --> 00:17:59.765
  • David's oldest, tallest brother, "and thought."
  • 00:17:59.832 --> 00:18:04.970
  • "and thought." justin, you might
  • 00:18:05.037 --> 00:18:05.637
  • Justin, you might as well circle that too,
  • 00:18:05.704 --> 00:18:06.905
  • As well circle that too, "and thought, 'surely
  • 00:18:06.972 --> 00:18:09.041
  • "and thought, 'surely the lord's anointed stands
  • 00:18:09.108 --> 00:18:10.309
  • The lord's anointed stands here before the lord.'
  • 00:18:10.375 --> 00:18:12.878
  • Here before the lord.' but the lord said to samuel,"
  • 00:18:12.945 --> 00:18:16.215
  • But the lord said to samuel," keep that phrase right there
  • 00:18:16.281 --> 00:18:17.850
  • Keep that phrase right there in front of you for a moment.
  • 00:18:17.916 --> 00:18:19.651
  • In front of you for a moment. "but the lord said to samuel,
  • 00:18:19.718 --> 00:18:22.888
  • "but the lord said to samuel, 'do not consider his appearance
  • 00:18:22.955 --> 00:18:25.224
  • 'do not consider his appearance or his height,
  • 00:18:25.290 --> 00:18:26.992
  • Or his height, for i have rejected him.
  • 00:18:27.059 --> 00:18:28.293
  • For i have rejected him. the lord does not look
  • 00:18:28.360 --> 00:18:29.027
  • The lord does not look at the things people look at.
  • 00:18:29.094 --> 00:18:32.631
  • At the things people look at. people look at
  • 00:18:32.698 --> 00:18:33.465
  • People look at the outward appearance,
  • 00:18:33.532 --> 00:18:35.934
  • The outward appearance, but the lord
  • 00:18:36.001 --> 00:18:37.202
  • But the lord looks at the heart.'"
  • 00:18:37.269 --> 00:18:40.405
  • Looks at the heart.'" now i'm ready to move
  • 00:18:40.472 --> 00:18:41.907
  • Now i'm ready to move to my second point.
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  • Many are the thoughts
  • 00:18:43.041 --> 00:18:44.943
  • Many are the thoughts in a person's heart.
  • 00:18:45.010 --> 00:18:47.412
  • In a person's heart. my second point is
  • 00:18:47.479 --> 00:18:48.480
  • My second point is in a person's heart.
  • 00:18:48.547 --> 00:18:50.249
  • In a person's heart. and if you put proverbs 19:21
  • 00:18:50.315 --> 00:18:53.152
  • Back up again, he says,
  • 00:18:53.252 --> 00:18:56.088
  • Back up again, he says, "many are the plans,"
  • 00:18:56.155 --> 00:18:58.190
  • "many are the plans," in a person's heart.
  • 00:18:58.257 --> 00:19:00.726
  • In a person's heart. now the problem with david
  • 00:19:00.792 --> 00:19:02.227
  • Now the problem with david and the problem with you
  • 00:19:02.294 --> 00:19:03.662
  • And the problem with me,
  • 00:19:03.762 --> 00:19:04.897
  • And the problem with me, if i'mma be honest about it,
  • 00:19:04.963 --> 00:19:07.232
  • If i'mma be honest about it, is that the same place
  • 00:19:07.299 --> 00:19:08.233
  • Is that the same place where god speaks to us
  • 00:19:08.300 --> 00:19:11.336
  • Where god speaks to us is the place where
  • 00:19:11.403 --> 00:19:12.204
  • Is the place where the enemy does, our heart.
  • 00:19:12.271 --> 00:19:17.009
  • The enemy does, our heart. the same place
  • 00:19:17.075 --> 00:19:17.910
  • The same place where god speaks to us
  • 00:19:17.976 --> 00:19:20.712
  • Where god speaks to us is the same place
  • 00:19:20.779 --> 00:19:21.446
  • Is the same place that we have to store
  • 00:19:21.513 --> 00:19:22.481
  • That we have to store the opinions of others,
  • 00:19:22.548 --> 00:19:24.116
  • The opinions of others, our heart.
  • 00:19:24.183 --> 00:19:25.350
  • Our heart. now in the hebrew language
  • 00:19:25.417 --> 00:19:27.486
  • Now in the hebrew language the word heart and mind
  • 00:19:27.553 --> 00:19:28.453
  • The word heart and mind are often used interchangeably,
  • 00:19:28.520 --> 00:19:30.289
  • Are often used interchangeably, so that if you read
  • 00:19:30.355 --> 00:19:30.923
  • So that if you read some translations
  • 00:19:30.989 --> 00:19:32.057
  • Some translations of proverbs 19:21, it says,
  • 00:19:32.124 --> 00:19:34.326
  • Of proverbs 19:21, it says, "many are the plans
  • 00:19:34.393 --> 00:19:35.060
  • "many are the plans in a man's mind."
  • 00:19:35.127 --> 00:19:36.962
  • In a man's mind." there was no distinction
  • 00:19:37.029 --> 00:19:38.163
  • There was no distinction in the bible.
  • 00:19:38.230 --> 00:19:38.897
  • In the bible. they didn't say,
  • 00:19:38.964 --> 00:19:39.898
  • They didn't say, "don't think this one through
  • 00:19:39.965 --> 00:19:40.732
  • "don't think this one through with your head,
  • 00:19:40.799 --> 00:19:41.200
  • With your head, think it through
  • 00:19:41.266 --> 00:19:41.700
  • Think it through with your heart."
  • 00:19:41.767 --> 00:19:43.135
  • With your heart." they understood that
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  • They understood that it is at the level of thought
  • 00:19:44.069 --> 00:19:45.437
  • It is at the level of thought that you produce feeling.
  • 00:19:45.504 --> 00:19:48.006
  • That you produce feeling. if you think about
  • 00:19:48.073 --> 00:19:48.840
  • If you think about something long enough,
  • 00:19:48.907 --> 00:19:49.841
  • Something long enough, you will start to feel
  • 00:19:49.908 --> 00:19:50.742
  • You will start to feel what you think about even
  • 00:19:50.809 --> 00:19:51.510
  • What you think about even if it's not happening.
  • 00:19:51.577 --> 00:19:53.512
  • If it's not happening. if you start to think
  • 00:19:53.579 --> 00:19:54.580
  • If you start to think about betrayal long enough,
  • 00:19:54.646 --> 00:19:56.114
  • About betrayal long enough, you will start to
  • 00:19:56.181 --> 00:19:56.782
  • You will start to hate the person
  • 00:19:56.848 --> 00:19:58.083
  • Hate the person and they're still right there
  • 00:19:58.150 --> 00:19:59.151
  • And they're still right there holding your hand.
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  • Holding your hand. if you start to think about
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  • If you start to think about the bad outcome long enough,
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  • The bad outcome long enough, you will experience it
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  • You will experience it in your central nervous system
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  • In your central nervous system as if it were happening
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  • As if it were happening in your everyday life,
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  • In your everyday life, because there is no distinction.
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  • Because there is no distinction. so, it says, "many are
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  • So, it says, "many are the plans in a man's heart."
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  • The plans in a man's heart." when god found david,
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  • When god found david, samuel thought it was
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  • Samuel thought it was the tallest one,
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  • The tallest one, but god picked
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  • But god picked the smallest one.
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  • The smallest one. by the time they went
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  • By the time they went through all of jesse' sons,
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  • Through all of jesse' sons, all of jesse's sons.
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  • All of jesse's sons. remember, "all these things,"
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  • Remember, "all these things," david said,
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  • David said, "the lord showed me."
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  • "the lord showed me." all of jesse's sons,
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  • All of jesse's sons, one, two, three,
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  • One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.
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  • Four, five, six, seven. samuel said,
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  • Samuel said, "is that all you've got?
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  • "is that all you've got? and jesse said,
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  • And jesse said, "you wouldn't wanna see david.
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  • "you wouldn't wanna see david. david's out there
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  • David's out there with the sheep.
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  • David's out there smelling
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  • David's out there smelling like a barnyard.
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  • Like a barnyard. david is no kind of king.
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  • David is no kind of king. he's just a kid."
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  • He's just a kid." samuel said,
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  • Samuel said, "we will not sit down
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  • "we will not sit down till he arrives.
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  • Till he arrives. and god said he's the one,
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  • And god said he's the one, not because of his height,
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  • Not because of his height, but because of his heart."
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  • Oh, dating seminar.
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  • Oh, dating seminar. ladies, don't look
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  • Ladies, don't look at his height.
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  • At his height. look at his heart.
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  • Look at his heart. he might be tall
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  • He might be tall and he might be broke,
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  • And he might be broke, and he might be abusive,
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  • And he might be abusive, and he might be lazy,
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  • And he might be lazy, and he might be
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  • And he might be addicted to weed.
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  • Addicted to weed. so don't look at his height.
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  • So don't look at his height. "oh, he's cute.
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  • "oh, he's cute. he's tall."
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  • He's tall." look at his heart.
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  • Look at his heart. how does he talk to his mom?
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  • How does he talk to his mom? how does he keep his car?
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  • How does he keep his car? does he come to church?
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  • Does he come to church? does he sit in the back
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  • Does he sit in the back and leave early
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  • And leave early when pastor steven is
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  • When pastor steven is giving the invitation?
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  • Giving the invitation? because he didn't
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  • Because he didn't come to church
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  • Come to church for a hookup with god,
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  • For a hookup with god, he came for something else.
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  • He came for something else. and i can only tell if
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  • And i can only tell if i'm looking at the heart,
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  • I'm looking at the heart, many are the thoughts.
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  • Many are the thoughts. i mean, you got
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  • I mean, you got a lot of thoughts.
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  • A lot of thoughts. i got a lot of motives.
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  • I got a lot of motives. i got a lot of conflicting
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  • I got a lot of conflicting things happening in my heart.
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  • Things happening in my heart. in my heart is the place
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  • In my heart is the place where i can dream up
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  • Where i can dream up a big church for god.
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  • A big church for god. in my heart is the place
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  • In my heart is the place where i can imagine
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  • Where i can imagine terrible scenarios.
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  • Terrible scenarios. in my heart is the place
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  • In my heart is the place where i can holler for you
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  • Where i can holler for you that god has a plan.
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  • That god has a plan. in my heart is the place
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  • In my heart is the place where i can get road rage
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  • Where i can get road rage and holler at somebody else
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  • And holler at somebody else that i have a plan for you,
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  • That i have a plan for you, and it is to get out of this car
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  • And it is to get out of this car and fight you on the side
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  • And fight you on the side of the street.
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  • Of the street. because i've been saving up
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  • Because i've been saving up for this for a long time.
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  • For this for a long time. in a person's heart.
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  • In a person's heart. and that's the problem,
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  • And that's the problem, isn't it?
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  • Isn't it? when we say,
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  • When we say, "god has a plan,
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  • "god has a plan, and i want god's plan,
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  • And i want god's plan, and i just want god's plan
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  • And i just want god's plan for my life."
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  • For my life." notice the bible didn't
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  • Notice the bible didn't talk about one plan.
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  • Talk about one plan. it talked about many plans.
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  • It talked about many plans. plans, plural,
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  • Plans, plural, purpose, singular.
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  • Purpose, singular. plans, plural
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  • Plans, plural purpose, singular.
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  • Purpose, singular. one purpose, many plans.
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  • One purpose, many plans. it has taken david all of his
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  • It has taken david all of his life to get to this point.
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  • Life to get to this point. it has taken your entire life
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  • It has taken your entire life all of the experiences,
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  • All of the experiences, the good ones, the bad ones,
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  • The good ones, the bad ones, the blah ones, the epic ones,
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  • The blah ones, the epic ones, the painful ones,
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  • The painful ones, the exhilarating ones.
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  • The exhilarating ones. it has taken all that
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  • It has taken all that to bring you
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  • To bring you to this point in your life
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  • To this point in your life so that when he stands
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  • So that when he stands before for the people
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  • Before for the people and talks about the temple,
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  • And talks about the temple, he says, "all this,
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  • He says, "all this, i have in writing as
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  • I have in writing as a result of," watch this,
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  • A result of," watch this, "the lord's hand on me."
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  • "the lord's hand on me." you've been in your head,
  • 00:23:12.878 --> 00:23:16.148
  • You've been in your head, but the answer is not
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  • But the answer is not in your head.
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  • In your head. it's in the lord's hand.
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  • >> thank you so much
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  • >> thank you so much for joining us today.
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  • For joining us today. to find more messages like
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  • To find more messages like the one you just heard from
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  • The one you just heard from pastor steven,
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  • Pastor steven, i want to encourage you
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  • I want to encourage you to visit the steven furtick
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  • Now, if today's message spoke to your heart,
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  • Spoke to your heart, i also want to invite you
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  • I also want to invite you to partner with us
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  • To partner with us and make it possible
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  • And make it possible for someone else to hear
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  • For someone else to hear the message too.
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  • The message too. your generosity really does
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  • Your generosity really does make a difference.
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  • Make a difference. every time you give,
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  • Every time you give, you're helping us take
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  • You're helping us take the gospel further and get
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  • The gospel further and get god's word into someone's heart.
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  • God's word into someone's heart. this ministry exists so that
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  • This ministry exists so that people far from god will be
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  • People far from god will be raised to life in christ,
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  • Raised to life in christ, and you're a part of that story.
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  • And you're a part of that story. because of you,
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  • Because of you, messages just like the one
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  • Messages just like the one you heard today will go out
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  • You heard today will go out to people who need hope,
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  • To people who need hope, people who are wrestling
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  • People who are wrestling with anxiety and disappointment
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  • With anxiety and disappointment or the weight of wrong
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  • Or the weight of wrong assumptions about their future,
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  • Assumptions about their future, even wrong assumptions
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  • Even wrong assumptions about god.
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  • About god. through broadcasts,
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  • Through broadcasts, online outreach,
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  • And ministry partners all over the world,
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  • All over the world, your support is opening the door
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  • Your support is opening the door for them to hear the truth that
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  • For them to hear the truth that can change everything.
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  • Can change everything. so, please call the number
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  • So, please call the number on your screen or go online
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  • Your gift of any amount makes a difference.
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  • Makes a difference. thank you for being a part
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  • Thank you for being a part of what god is doing.
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  • Of what god is doing. we are so grateful for you.
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  • >> scripture tells us
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  • >> scripture tells us that when we give,
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  • That when we give, we're reflecting
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  • We're reflecting the heart of god,
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  • The heart of god, meeting needs and spreading
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  • Meeting needs and spreading his love in real, tangible ways.
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  • These kits may look simple,
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  • A blanket, a hat,
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  • A pair of gloves,
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  • But they carry hope.
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  • They remind someone
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  • That god sees them,
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  • That they matter,
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  • And that love still shows up.
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  • Thank you for being the kind
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  • Thank you for being the kind of church that gives generously,
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  • Of church that gives generously, because when we give together,
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  • Because when we give together, we're sharing more than warmth.
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  • We're sharing more than warmth. we're sharing the love of jesus.
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • >> elevation nights is back
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  • >> elevation nights is back on tour in 2026!
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  • On tour in 2026! let's go!
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  • >> ♪ jesus be the name ♪
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  • ♪ jesus be the name ♪
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  • ♪ oh jesus be the name ♪
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  • ♪ that gets all the glory ♪
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  • ♪ jesus ♪
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  • >> ♪ so so so so so so ♪
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  • ♪ good to me ♪
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  • ♪ this is my story ♪
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  • ♪ i'll testify ♪
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  • ♪ blessings on blessings ♪
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  • ♪ you've poured upon my life ♪
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  • ♪ when i start remembering ♪
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  • ♪ how good you've been ♪
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  • ♪ fear turns to worship ♪
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  • ♪ tears turn to praise ♪
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  • ♪ chains of depression ♪
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  • ♪ broken by grace ♪
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  • ♪ when i start remembering ♪
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  • ♪ how good you've been ♪
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  • ♪ come on sing it with me ♪
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  • >> ♪ you've been ♪
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  • ♪ so so so so so so ♪
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  • ♪ good to me ♪
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  • ♪ you've been ♪
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  • ♪ so so so so so so ♪
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  • ♪ good to me ♪
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  • ♪ ay ay ♪
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  • >> ♪ sing it davide ♪
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  • >> ♪ the enemy's wapons ♪
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  • ♪ fall to the ground ♪
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  • ♪ armies of heavn ♪
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  • ♪ always surround ♪
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  • ♪ when i start remembering ♪
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  • ♪ how you carried my cross ♪
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  • ♪ you called me by name ♪
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  • ♪ loved me like i was ♪
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  • ♪ but you didn't ♪
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  • ♪ leave me that way ♪
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  • ♪ was dead now i live ♪
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  • ♪ yeah that's what you did ♪
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  • ♪ you've been ♪
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  • ♪ so so so so so so ♪
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  • ♪ good to me ♪
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  • >> ♪ oh yes you have ♪
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  • ♪ you've been ♪
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  • ♪ so so so so so so ♪
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  • ♪ good to me ♪
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  • ♪ from morning to night ♪
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  • ♪ the lows and the highs ♪
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  • ♪ i look back on my life ♪
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  • ♪ and all that i see ♪
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