Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - He Answered (Part 2)

February 3, 2026 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - He Answered (Part 2) | February 3, 2026

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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[applause]
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>> so, i wanna give you
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>> so, i wanna give you three truths today
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Three truths today to remember for new loops
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To remember for new loops in your life
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In your life and the first one is this,
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And the first one is this, i want you to shout it out.
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I want you to shout it out. everybody say, "he's here."
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Everybody say, "he's here." >> congregation: he's here.
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>> congregation: he's here. >> say that again.
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>> say that again. "he's here."
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"he's here." >> congregation: he's here.
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>> congregation: he's here. >> now, in the verse i read you,
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>> now, in the verse i read you, he's not the only one here.
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He's not the only one here. it's the devil talking.
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It's the devil talking. i'm not even gon' write out his
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I'm not even gon' write out his whole name i'mma just put that
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Whole name i'mma just put that "d" right there and y'all know
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"d" right there and y'all know who i'm talking about.
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[cheering and applause]
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And then, there's jesus.
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And then, there's jesus. hold up, i'mma do that
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Hold up, i'mma do that in all caps.
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In all caps. i can't draw,
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I can't draw, but i can do that.
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But i can do that. now, listen to me and listen
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Now, listen to me and listen to me close about this,
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To me close about this, it's a conversation going back
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It's a conversation going back and forth in the wilderness
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And forth in the wilderness and the spirit is with jesus
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And the spirit is with jesus to defeat the enemy.
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To defeat the enemy. the spirit is with you
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The spirit is with you to defeat the enemy.
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To defeat the enemy. yeah.
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Yeah. yeah.
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Yeah. i love how we make it seem
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I love how we make it seem like jesus as our perfect
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Like jesus as our perfect risen savior, and he is,
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Risen savior, and he is, never experienced difficulty,
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Never experienced difficulty, or at least, you know,
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Or at least, you know, we may not say that
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We may not say that about jesus because we know
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About jesus because we know he went to the cross.
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He went to the cross. but sometimes we act like
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But sometimes we act like that was the only time that
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That was the only time that jesus' life was hard.
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Jesus' life was hard. jesus' life was hard
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Jesus' life was hard the whole time.
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The whole time. it was hard.
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It was hard. this is the brink
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This is the brink of his ministry.
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Of his ministry. he's 30 years old and the spirit
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He's 30 years old and the spirit leads him in the wilderness
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Leads him in the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
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To be tempted by the devil. that's his ministry
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That's his ministry apprenticeship.
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Apprenticeship. that's what the lord gave him,
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That's what the lord gave him, that's what his father
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That's what his father gave him to prepare him.
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Gave him to prepare him. and so, i have recognized
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And so, i have recognized every time in my life that god
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Every time in my life that god was about to do something huge
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Was about to do something huge i had to go through hell
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I had to go through hell before i got there.
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Before i got there. every time.
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Every time. and i pass that
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And i pass that along to you in case
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Along to you in case you're going through hell,
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You're going through hell, you might be on the brink
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You might be on the brink of something huge.
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[applause]
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And the devil might
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And the devil might know that and he might be
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Know that and he might be deploying extra resources to try
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Deploying extra resources to try to get you to choke before you
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To get you to choke before you arrive at your destiny.
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[applause]
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Everything i ever
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Everything i ever released for god faced
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Released for god faced tremendous resistance.
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Tremendous resistance. i just say that in case
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I just say that in case it's been difficult for you.
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Now, with that note made:
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Now, with that note made: "then jesus was led by
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"then jesus was led by the spirit into the wilderness
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The spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
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To be tempted by the devil. after fasting forty days
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After fasting forty days and forty nights,"
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And forty nights," this has to be the most
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This has to be the most obvious verse in the bible,
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Obvious verse in the bible, "he was hungry."
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[laughter]
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And yet, it's not because
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And yet, it's not because jesus is saying stuff
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Jesus is saying stuff with his disciples like,
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With his disciples like, "i have food to eat
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"i have food to eat that you know not of."
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That you know not of." but he still had a stomach
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But he still had a stomach and it was still empty.
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And it was still empty. i fasted 40 days one time
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I fasted 40 days one time when we started the church,
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When we started the church, it was one of the hardest
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It was one of the hardest things i ever did.
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Things i ever did. and people told me
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And people told me before i did it,
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Before i did it, "don't worry about it,
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"don't worry about it, once you get through the first
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Once you get through the first three days you don't even
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Three days you don't even think about food anymore."
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Think about food anymore." and they said it's not hard
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And they said it's not hard after, like, day three.
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After, like, day three. let me tell you something,
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Let me tell you something, every one of them i rebuke
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Every one of them i rebuke your lying spirit.
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[laughter]
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Talking about
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Talking about same lies, new loops.
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Same lies, new loops. it was hard the whole time.
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It was hard the whole time. i started dreaming about
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I started dreaming about foods i don't even eat
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Foods i don't even eat in my normal life.
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In my normal life. i would be --
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I would be -- i would see
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I would see brussels sprouts and salivate.
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Brussels sprouts and salivate. and i don't even
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And i don't even need bacon in 'em,
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Need bacon in 'em, i just need the brussels sprout.
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I just need the brussels sprout. i'll eat it without oil,
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I'll eat it without oil, without salt.
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Without salt. the whole 40 days
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The whole 40 days it was hard the whole time.
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It was hard the whole time. and you know, we think that
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And you know, we think that the only time that it was hard
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The only time that it was hard for jesus was when he went
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For jesus was when he went to the cross because we read
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To the cross because we read about him healing blind eyes,
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About him healing blind eyes, the highlight reel.
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The highlight reel. and people who couldn't speak
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And people who couldn't speak spoke when he spoke for them
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Spoke when he spoke for them to speak because whatever he
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To speak because whatever he speaks to does whatever he says.
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Speaks to does whatever he says. if he speaks
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If he speaks to a sea it sprints,
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To a sea it sprints, if he speaks
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If he speaks to a mountain it leaps.
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To a mountain it leaps. whatever he speaks to does what
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Whatever he speaks to does what he says except for us sometimes.
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He says except for us sometimes. i'll come back to that
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I'll come back to that in a future series.
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In a future series. but it was hard the whole time.
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But it was hard the whole time. it was hard for him when he was
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It was hard for him when he was tempted by the devil
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Tempted by the devil in the wilderness.
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In the wilderness. his life was hard
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His life was hard ever since he was a baby.
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Ever since he was a baby. not only was he born in a barn,
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Not only was he born in a barn, but herod tried to kill him.
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But herod tried to kill him. from the day he was little
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From the day he was little he was on the run.
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He was on the run. not from the devil,
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Not from the devil, toward the purpose of god
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Toward the purpose of god for his life.
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For his life. so, if it's been hard
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So, if it's been hard for you that's okay.
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For you that's okay. and the devil would
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And the devil would just get you stuck in that,
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Just get you stuck in that, get you stuck in how hard it is.
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Get you stuck in how hard it is. so, i'mma go ahead and put
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So, i'mma go ahead and put it there.
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It there. it's hard.
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It's hard. it's hard.
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It's hard. and you're like,
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And you're like, "that's not a lie."
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"that's not a lie." i don't know if you're
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I don't know if you're about to say that that's
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About to say that that's not true, no, it's true.
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Not true, no, it's true. it's true.
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It's true. it's just that if the enemy
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It's just that if the enemy can get you to go from a line
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Can get you to go from a line to a loop then instead
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To a loop then instead of going through
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Of going through the hard thing...
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[applause]
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You get stuck
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You get stuck in the hard thing.
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In the hard thing. then instead of god delivering
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Then instead of god delivering you through this season,
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You through this season, you get in this season
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You get in this season and you dig down deeper
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And you dig down deeper and you actually define
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And you actually define yourself by the difficulty
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Yourself by the difficulty of the season,
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Of the season, let me speak to that
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Let me speak to that for a moment.
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For a moment. do not define yourself by
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Do not define yourself by the difficulty of the season,
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The difficulty of the season, define yourself by the size
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Define yourself by the size of your god because greater
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Of your god because greater is he that is in you
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Is he that is in you that he that's in the world.
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That he that's in the world. so, i'm not saying
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So, i'm not saying it's not hard,
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It's not hard, i'm just saying he's bigger
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I'm just saying he's bigger than it is and i am also saying
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Than it is and i am also saying that you don't only have
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That you don't only have a god who stands high above
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A god who stands high above the hard things in your life,
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The hard things in your life, you have a god who became
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You have a god who became a human and did the hard thing.
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A human and did the hard thing. the book of hebrews 4:13,
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The book of hebrews 4:13, about verse 13, says something
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About verse 13, says something very interesting,
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Very interesting, he says that --
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He says that -- that's not the right verse,
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That's not the right verse, i don't know what the verse is.
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There it is, verse 14 that
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There it is, verse 14 that i gave your earlier.
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I gave your earlier. "since we have
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"since we have a great high priest."
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A great high priest." everybody say, "jesus is high."
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Everybody say, "jesus is high." >> congregation: jesus is high.
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>> congregation: jesus is high. >> "who has ascended
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>> "who has ascended into heaven,"
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Into heaven," this is after
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This is after his resurrection,
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His resurrection, "jesus the son of god,
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"jesus the son of god, let us hold firmly
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Let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.
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To the faith we profess. for we do not have a high priest
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For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize
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Who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses,
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With our weaknesses, but we have one who has been
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But we have one who has been tempted in every way,
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Tempted in every way, just as we are,
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Just as we are, yet he did not sin."
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Yet he did not sin." here's your shouting verse.
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Here's your shouting verse. "let us then approach
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"let us then approach god's throne of grace
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God's throne of grace with confidence."
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With confidence." somebody shout, "he's here."
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Somebody shout, "he's here." >> congregation: he's here.
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>> congregation: he's here. >> "so that we may receive mercy
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>> "so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us
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And find grace to help us in our time of," success.
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In our time of," success. our time of blessing,
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Our time of blessing, our time of wholeness,
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Our time of wholeness, our time of completeness.
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Our time of completeness. all of that is true too,
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All of that is true too, but if you are in the hour
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But if you are in the hour of need right now,
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I know a name that is
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I know a name that is greater than your need.
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Greater than your need. i don't care what need you name.
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I don't care what need you name. name cancer, name bankruptcy,
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Name cancer, name bankruptcy, name divorce, name hatred,
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Name divorce, name hatred, name evil.
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Name evil. i know a name that is greater
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And when i call it...
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And when i call it... he answers.
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He answers. high five at least
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High five at least five people say,
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Five people say, "he answers."
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"he answers." i turn to the throne
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I turn to the throne and he answered.
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And he answered. he answered.
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He answered. he answered.
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God saw humanity
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God saw humanity striving in our sin,
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Striving in our sin, trying to keep the law
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Trying to keep the law and couldn't do it,
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And couldn't do it, trying to be perfect
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Trying to be perfect and couldn't do it,
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And couldn't do it, trying to keep the commandments
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Trying to keep the commandments and couldn't do it.
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And couldn't do it. so he handled it himself.
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So he handled it himself. he's not only a high priest,
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He's not only a high priest, he became a human.
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He became a human. why?
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Why? he came down to handle
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He came down to handle what you couldn't.
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What you couldn't. point number one says
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Point number one says he's here.
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He's here. somebody shout, "he's here."
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Somebody shout, "he's here." >> congregation: he's here!
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>> congregation: he's here! >> point number two says
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>> point number two says it's handled.
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It's handled. somebody shout,
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Somebody shout, "it's handled."
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"it's handled." >> congregation: it's handled.
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[cheering and applause]
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>> i'm trying.
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[laughter]
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If i could get three people
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If i could get three people to agree with me...
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[cheering and applause]
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We could get you
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We could get you out of this loop that
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Out of this loop that the people of god were in all
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The people of god were in all the way from numbers 13.
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The way from numbers 13. "we can't attack them,
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"we can't attack them, it's too hard for us.
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It's too hard for us. it's too hard for us.
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It's too hard for us. it's too hard for us."
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It's too hard for us." you know how sometimes we vent
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You know how sometimes we vent about our problems to people?
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About our problems to people? be careful who you vent to
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Be careful who you vent to because sometimes when
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Because sometimes when you start venting,
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You start venting, you start inventing.
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[cheering and applause]
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Mm-hmm.
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Mm-hmm. i studied, i studied,
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I studied, i studied, i thought about
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I thought about what i wanted to say.
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What i wanted to say. i wanted to tell you
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I wanted to tell you how the israelites looked
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How the israelites looked at the land that god
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At the land that god wanted to give them.
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Wanted to give them. and remember, they turned
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And remember, they turned something that should have been
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Something that should have been a straight through into
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A straight through into a 40 year loop.
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A 40 year loop. and it all started
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And it all started because they were venting.
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Numbers 13 about verse 30,
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Numbers 13 about verse 30, "then caleb's silence to people
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"then caleb's silence to people before moses and said,
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Before moses and said, 'we should go up and take
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'we should go up and take possession of the land,
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Possession of the land, for we can do it.'"
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I know we've been slaves for
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I know we've been slaves for a long time but we can do it,
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A long time but we can do it, we're sons and daughters of god.
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We're sons and daughters of god. we can do this, god is with us.
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[applause]
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Somebody shout, "he's here."
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Somebody shout, "he's here." >> congregation: he's here.
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>> congregation: he's here. >> he's here,
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>> he's here, anything's possible.
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Anything's possible. if he's here --
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If he's here -- did you see what he just did
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Did you see what he just did to the sea we came through?
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To the sea we came through? when the devil gets rhetorical,
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When the devil gets rhetorical, you get historical.
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You get historical. start pointing to stuff that god
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Start pointing to stuff that god already did and remind him
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Already did and remind him how big your god is.
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How big your god is. i got a word for somebody,
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I got a word for somebody, he already handled it.
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[cheering and applause]
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So, it's hard but,
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So, it's hard but, but that's how
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But that's how you break that spiral.
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You break that spiral. that's how you break
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That's how you break out of that loop.
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Out of that loop. that's how you break
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That's how you break out of this stupid,
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Out of this stupid, crazy stuff that
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Crazy stuff that the devil's been feeding
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The devil's been feeding you just like he tried
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You just like he tried to feed jesus.
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To feed jesus. you break it with a "but".
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[laughter]
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Where is y'all's mind?
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[laughter]
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It's hard, but, he's here.
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I want everybody that puts that
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I want everybody that puts that on a post it note somewhere on
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On a post it note somewhere on your house this week to tag me,
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Your house this week to tag me, but i don't have social media
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But i don't have social media so i won't see it.
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[laughter]
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But somebody will
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But somebody will print it out and give it to me.
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Print it out and give it to me. and one of the reasons i don't
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And one of the reasons i don't have social media is because
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Have social media is because if i had social media on
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If i had social media on my phone right about now,
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I wouldn't be able to preach
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I wouldn't be able to preach this sermon to you because
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This sermon to you because in this season of my life,
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In this season of my life, i have got to be very,
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I have got to be very, very careful about the voices
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Very careful about the voices that i allow to have
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That i allow to have weight in my life.
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[cheering and applause]
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Because i refuse to let
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Because i refuse to let the voice of a human keep me
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The voice of a human keep me from hearing from heaven.
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From hearing from heaven. i'mma speak what god says.
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I'mma speak what god says. it is written!
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[applause]
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But tag --
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But tag -- tag me anyway.
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[laughter]
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Somebody will --
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Somebody will -- somebody will print it
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Somebody will print it out for me.
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Out for me. hashtag, new loops.
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Hashtag, new loops. hashtag less news, new loops.
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[cheering and applause]
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Hashtag more word, less news.
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[cheering and applause]
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I ain't saying nothing
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I ain't saying nothing but what god says
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But what god says is more important
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Is more important than what you think,
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Than what you think, what any human opinion says.
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[applause]
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So, be careful,
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So, be careful, because if you keep venting,
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Because if you keep venting, you might start inventing.
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You might start inventing. you might make an enemy out
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You might make an enemy out of somebody who is actually
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Of somebody who is actually your brother or sister
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Your brother or sister in christ.
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In christ. okay?
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Okay? new loops.
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New loops. it's hard, but he's here.
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It's hard, but he's here. he's right in
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He's right in the middle of all of it.
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The middle of all of it. his name is jesus and he's here.
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His name is jesus and he's here. and also it's handled.
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And also it's handled. who told the sea to sprint?
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Who told the sea to sprint? rhetorical question.
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Rhetorical question. it's a historical question.
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It's a historical question. god did.
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God did. who told
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Who told the mountain to move?
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The mountain to move? god did.
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God did. and i know it's hard, but can
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And i know it's hard, but can you believe it's handled?
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You believe it's handled? here's what caleb said he said,
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Here's what caleb said he said, "we can certainly do this,
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"we can certainly do this, god's got us."
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God's got us." there is a caleb inside of you.
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There is a caleb inside of you. there is a caleb inside of you
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There is a caleb inside of you to tell you that you got it.
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To tell you that you got it. to tell you that you don't,
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To tell you that you don't, but he does.
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But he does. to tell you that you don't have
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To tell you that you don't have to respond to temporary pressure
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To respond to temporary pressure by making decisions that
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By making decisions that are gonna set you back
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Are gonna set you back for your destiny.
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For your destiny. the lord wants you
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The lord wants you to know it's handled.
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To know it's handled. and in verse 31
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The people start responding.
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The people start responding. the men who had gone up said,
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The men who had gone up said, "we can't attack those people.
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"we can't attack those people. they are stronger than we are."
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They are stronger than we are." it's too hard.
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It's too hard. it's too hard.
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It's too hard. verse 32, "and they spread
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Verse 32, "and they spread among the israelites bad report
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Among the israelites bad report about the land they explored.
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About the land they explored. and they said the land
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And they said the land we explored devours
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We explored devours those living in it.
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Those living in it. all the people we saw
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All the people we saw there are of great size."
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There are of great size." that's true and they're venting.
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That's true and they're venting. but what's verse 33?
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But what's verse 33? "we saw the nephilim,
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"we saw the nephilim, (the descendants of anak
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(the descendants of anak come from the nephilim.)
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Come from the nephilim.) we seemed like grasshoppers
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We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes and we looked
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In our own eyes and we looked the same to them."
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The same to them." well, now you're inventing
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Because you don't know
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Because you don't know how you look to them.
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How you look to them. but if you look like that
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But if you look like that in your eyes...
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In your eyes... you start inventing.
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You start inventing. there have been times in
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There have been times in my marriage where i started
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My marriage where i started treating holly like my enemy
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Treating holly like my enemy because of my own insecurity.
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Because of my own insecurity. i start pushing her away
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I start pushing her away because of something in me
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Because of something in me that i don't want her to see.
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That i don't want her to see. so now i'm treating the person
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So now i'm treating the person that god gave me as my help,
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That god gave me as my help, and i am treating them like
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They are the person that
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They are the person that i'm assigned to fight.
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I'm assigned to fight. is your insecurity leading you
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Is your insecurity leading you to believe your enemy?
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To believe your enemy? to create new enemies?
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To create new enemies? to join with
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To join with the words of the enemy?
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The words of the enemy? jesus would have none of it.
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Jesus would have none of it. when the devil spoke to jesus,
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Jesus talked back.
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Jesus talked back. jesus talked back.
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Jesus talked back. and it was hard
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And it was hard and he was hungry,
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And he was hungry, but he understood that
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But he understood that the spirit led him
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The spirit led him to the wilderness,
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To the wilderness, but the spirit did not
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But the spirit did not leave him in the wilderness.
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Leave him in the wilderness. and he understood that
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And he understood that his father already had a plan.
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His father already had a plan. now, the devil has a plan
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Now, the devil has a plan and god has a plan,
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And god has a plan, which one are you gonna go with?
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Which one are you gonna go with? one plan is to satisfy you
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One plan is to satisfy you temporarily and short term,
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Temporarily and short term, and the other is for you
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And the other is for you to trust god with your tomorrow
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To trust god with your tomorrow because he's the one who's
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Because he's the one who's already there.
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[applause]
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The tempter came to him.
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The tempter came to him. he was hungry because
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He was hungry because he was human.
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He was human. he's high and holy,
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He's high and holy, but he was born as a human
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But he was born as a human to pay the price for our sin.
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And the tempter came to him
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And the tempter came to him and said, and said,
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And said, and said, "if you are the son of god,
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"if you are the son of god, tell these stones,"
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Tell these stones," this is gonna be a stone.
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This is gonna be a stone. "if you are the son of god,
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"if you are the son of god, tell the stone to become bread."
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Tell the stone to become bread." if you are the son of god,
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If you are the son of god, do something.
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Do something. do.
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Do. take something that's not
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Take something that's not supposed to be something
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Supposed to be something and make it something
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And make it something that it can't be.
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Now we already know
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Now we already know that if jesus tells
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That if jesus tells the stone to be bread,
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The stone to be bread, it'll be pumpernickel
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It'll be pumpernickel in a minute.
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In a minute. it'll be rye bread
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It'll be rye bread in a minute.
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In a minute. before he says
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Before he says the first syllable,
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The first syllable, it will be the softest,
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It will be the softest, warmest loaf of bread.
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Warmest loaf of bread. jesus could not only speak
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Jesus could not only speak to the stone and make it bread,
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To the stone and make it bread, he could speak to heaven
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He could speak to heaven and rain down butter
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And rain down butter on the bread.
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On the bread. he could speak to the sun
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He could speak to the sun and the sun would toast
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And the sun would toast the slice of bread that wasn't
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The slice of bread that wasn't there before that was a stone.
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There before that was a stone. he could do that.
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He could do that. but watch what
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But watch what he said in verse 4,
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He said in verse 4, i think this is powerful
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For our lives.
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For our lives. jesus answered.
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Jesus answered. jesus answered, he's fully human
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Jesus answered, he's fully human and he's fully god.
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And he's fully god. that means he's able
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That means he's able to be tempted,
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To be tempted, but he's also able
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But he's also able to overcome.
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To overcome. so, when the tempter spoke,
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So, when the tempter spoke, watch this, "he answered,
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Watch this, "he answered, 'it is written:
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'it is written: man shall not
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Man shall not live on bread alone,
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Live on bread alone, but on every word that comes
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But on every word that comes from the mouth of god.'"
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[applause]
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The god who spoke to the sea,
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The god who spoke to the sea, and it split,
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And it split, the god who spoke
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The god who spoke to the mountain,
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To the mountain, and it leaped.
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And it leaped. the god who spoke you
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The god who spoke you into existence.
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Into existence. that's what i live off of.
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That's what i live off of. that's what i go by.
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That's what i go by. that's my new loop,
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What god spoke.
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What god spoke. and any time that i get stuck,
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And any time that i get stuck, any time that i'm going around
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Any time that i'm going around and around, this is so messy,
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And around, this is so messy, i should probably
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I should probably just start all over.
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Just start all over. anytime that i feel like what
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Anytime that i feel like what is against me is greater than
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Is against me is greater than what is for me, here we go,
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What is for me, here we go, same lies, new loop.
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Same lies, new loop. watch the lie.
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Watch the lie. it's not enough.
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It's not enough. you've got to turn the stone
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You've got to turn the stone into bread because god
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Into bread because god won't provide for you.
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[applause]
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It's not enough.
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It's not enough. but at the heart of this chunk,
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But at the heart of this chunk, something very interesting.
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Something very interesting. "if you are the son of god,"
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"if you are the son of god," because not only
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Because not only it's not enough,
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It's not enough, but you're not loved
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But you're not loved and that there's something
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And that there's something that you have to do
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That you have to do to get god to love you.
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To get god to love you. but jesus knew better.
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But jesus knew better. jesus knew.
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Jesus knew. not only he's here,
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Not only he's here, not only it's handled,
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Not only it's handled, but jesus knew.
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[chatter]
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I'm his.
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[applause]
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Think about the absurdity
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Think about the absurdity of the devil's temptation.
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Of the devil's temptation. turn a stone into bread.
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Turn a stone into bread. jesus already is both
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Jesus already is both of those things.
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[cheering and applause]
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Peter said it this way,
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Peter said it this way, "the stone that the builders
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"the stone that the builders rejected has become
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Rejected has become the chief cornerstone."
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The chief cornerstone." the rock that moses drank from
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The rock that moses drank from in the wilderness,
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In the wilderness, the one that god
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The one that god pulled into a pool.
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Pulled into a pool. jesus is what the devil
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Jesus is what the devil is trying to tempt him
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Is trying to tempt him to turn something into.
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To turn something into. and don't even get me
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And don't even get me started about bread
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Started about bread because jesus is the vine.
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Because jesus is the vine. jesus is the branch.
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Jesus is the branch. jesus is the resurrection,
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Jesus is the resurrection, jesus is the way,
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Jesus is the way, the truth, the life.
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The truth, the life. jesus is the good shepherd.
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Jesus is the good shepherd. jesus is the gate,
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Jesus is the gate, and jesus is the bread.
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And jesus is the bread. so devil, you can't give me
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So devil, you can't give me what's already mine.
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What's already mine. i belong to god.
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I belong to god. i'm his and he's got me.
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I'm his and he's got me. i'm his and he knows me.
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I'm his and he knows me. i'm his and he chose me.
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I'm his and he chose me. i'm his and no man can
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I'm his and no man can pluck me from his hand.
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Pluck me from his hand. i'm his and i'm called.
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I'm his and i'm sustained.
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I'm his and i'm sustained. i'm his, i've got grace for
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I'm his, i've got grace for this season 'cause i am his
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This season 'cause i am his and he's here and it's handled,
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And he's here and it's handled, 'cause i'm his,
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'cause i'm his, 'cause he's here and it's
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Handled 'cause i'm his.
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Handled 'cause i'm his. tell your neighbor,
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Tell your neighbor, "be nice to me...
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"be nice to me... >> congregation: be nice
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>> congregation: be nice to me...
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To me... >> my father is a great god."
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>> my father is a great god." >> congregation: my father
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>> congregation: my father is a great god.
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Is a great god. >> tell 'em, "be good to me."
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>> tell 'em, "be good to me." >> congregation: be goof
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>> congregation: be goof to me...
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To me... >> because my god
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>> because my god is a great king...
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Is a great king... >> congregation: because my god
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>> congregation: because my god is a great king...
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Is a great king... >> and he's here...
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>> and he's here... >> congregation: and he's
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>> congregation: and he's here...
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Here... >> and it's handled...
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>> and it's handled... >> congregation: and it's
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>> congregation: and it's handled...
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Handled... >> and i'm his.
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[cheering and applause]
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Receive the word of the lord,
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Receive the word of the lord, my friend.
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My friend. receive the word
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Receive the word of the lord, my brother.
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Of the lord, my brother. receive the word
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Receive the word of the lord, sis.
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Of the lord, sis. receive the word of the lord,
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Receive the word of the lord, man of god.
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Man of god. receive the word of the lord,
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Receive the word of the lord, you pastor.
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You pastor. receive the word of the lord,
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Receive the word of the lord, single mom."
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Single mom." receive the word of the lord,
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Receive the word of the lord, high school student.
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High school student. receive the word of the lord,
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Receive the word of the lord, recovery program day 33.
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Recovery program day 33. receive the word of the lord!
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Receive the word of the lord! the bread is already here.
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The bread is already here. the stone that the builders
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The stone that the builders rejected shall become the chief
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Rejected shall become the chief cornerstone because you
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Cornerstone because you belong to god!
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[cheering and applause]
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Come on, let's sit in that
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Come on, let's sit in that for a moment for every devil
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For a moment for every devil that's been lying to you.
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That's been lying to you. the devil came at jesus
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The devil came at jesus three different ways.
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Three different ways. "he told him if you're
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"he told him if you're the son of god."
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The son of god." what you mean
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What you mean if i'm the son of god?
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If i'm the son of god? y'all never read matthew 3:16?
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Y'all never read matthew 3:16? well, you're about to because
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Well, you're about to because the bible says that before jesus
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The bible says that before jesus was led into the wilderness,
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He went through the water and,
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He went through the water and, "as soon as jesus was baptized
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"as soon as jesus was baptized he went up out of the water.
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He went up out of the water. at that moment heaven was open
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At that moment heaven was open and he saw the spirit of god
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And he saw the spirit of god descending like a dove
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Descending like a dove and alighting on him."
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And alighting on him." he's here.
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He's here. he's here.
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He's here. "and a voice from heaven,"
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"and a voice from heaven," ain't it crazy?
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Ain't it crazy? one verse before he had to deal
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With the voice from hell,
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With the voice from hell, god gave him
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God gave him the voice from heaven.
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The voice from heaven. you need a fresh
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You need a fresh encounter with jesus.
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Encounter with jesus. you need a fresh
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You need a fresh revelation of jesus.
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Revelation of jesus. you need a fresh word from god,
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You need a fresh word from god, a meditation in your heart.
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A meditation in your heart. if you don't
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If you don't meditate on his word,
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Meditate on his word, you're gonna medicate on
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You're gonna medicate on other stuff and you are gonna
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Other stuff and you are gonna choke on stones because you
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Choke on stones because you don't have any bread.
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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. if today's message
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If today's message spoke to you,
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Spoke to you, i wanna invite you to partner
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I wanna invite you to partner with us so that someone else can
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With us so that someone else can hear that same
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Hear that same life-changing word.
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Your generosity truly
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Your generosity truly makes a difference.
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Makes a difference. every time you give,
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Every time you give, you're helping us
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You're helping us take the gospel further
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Take the gospel further and get god's word into
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And get god's word into someone else's heart.
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Someone else'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 are a part
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And you are a part of that incredible story.
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Of that incredible story. because of you,
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Because of you, messages filled with truth
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Messages filled with truth and hope are reaching people
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And hope are reaching people around the world.
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Around the world. so please,
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So please, call the number on your screen
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Call the number on your screen or go online right now to give.
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Or go online right now to give. every gift matters,
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Every gift matters, every gift counts.
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Every gift counts. when you put your gift with my
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When you put your gift with my gift and the gifts of others,
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Gift and the gifts of others, god does miracles.
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God does miracles. he multiplies it
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He multiplies it and the gospel goes forth.
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And the gospel goes forth. 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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We are so grateful for you. and if you'd like to watch
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And if you'd like to watch today's message again,
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Today's message again, it's available on youtube.
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It's available on youtube. just scan the qr code
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Just scan the qr code on your screen and it'll take
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On your screen and it'll take you straight to our channel.
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You straight to our channel. thank you for joining us
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Thank you for joining us and i'll see you next time.
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>> the mission
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Of steven furtick ministries
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Has always been getting god's
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Word into people's hearts.
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In 2022,
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We launched our prison ministry
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And god has been moving.
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Today, our volunteers bring
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Church to 14 facilities
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Nationwide and reach thousands
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More online through
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Outreach partners
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♪ oh jesus be the name ♪
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♪ now resurrected ♪
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♪ unto the great ♪
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>> ♪ unto the great i am ♪
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>> ♪ we're all singing ♪
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♪ how great is your name ♪
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♪ with everything i have ♪
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♪ i'm singing ♪
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♪ how great is your name ♪
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>> ♪ how great is your name ♪
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>> ♪ great ♪
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>> ♪ how great is your name ♪
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♪ is your name ♪
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>> ♪ how great is your name ♪
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>> ♪ so great is your name ♪
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♪ oh praise ♪
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♪ the pride of judah ♪
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♪ once slain ♪
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>> ♪ we love you lord ♪
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>> ♪ yahweh we love you ♪
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>> ♪ your name ♪
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♪ is our salvation ♪
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♪ jesus the king of kings ♪
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♪ we really love you ♪
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♪ your name is everything ♪
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♪ say ♪
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♪ yahweh we love you ♪
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>> ♪ yahweh we love you ♪
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♪ yahweh we love you ♪
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>> ♪ yahweh we love you ♪
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Steven Furtick - He Answered (Part 2)

February 3, 2026 | 27:29

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