Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - He Answered (Part 3)

February 8, 2026 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - He Answered (Part 3) | February 8, 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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>> 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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And a voice from heaven said,
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And a voice from heaven said, "this is my son whom i love;
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"this is my son whom i love; with him i am well pleased."
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With him i am well pleased." so, when the devil,
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So, when the devil, matthew 4:1 started tempting
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Matthew 4:1 started tempting jesus in the wilderness,
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Jesus in the wilderness, and in verse 2,
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And in verse 2, the bible says,
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The bible says, "after fasting forty days
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"after fasting forty days and forty nights,"
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And forty nights," not 40 years,
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Because jesus was doing
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Because jesus was doing for them what they could
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For them what they could not do for themselves.
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Not do for themselves. don't you get it?
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Don't you get it? he was in the wilderness
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He was in the wilderness for you.
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For you. he was handling it for you.
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He was handling it for you. he was achieving a righteousness
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He was achieving a righteousness that you and i could
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That you and i could never achieve.
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Never achieve. he was paying the price for you,
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He was paying the price for you, that's why the spirit
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That's why the spirit led jesus into the wilderness
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Led jesus into the wilderness so that you would never
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So that you would never be there alone again.
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Be there alone again. and when the devil said,
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"if you are the son of god,
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Turn something into something."
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Turn something into something." jesus said,
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Jesus said, "i'm not turning anything
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"i'm not turning anything into anything.
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Into anything. i already know who i am because
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I already know who i am because i'm still dripping
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I'm still dripping with the water
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With the water of the affirmation of my father
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Of the affirmation of my father in this dry place.
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In this dry place. so, i don't think so.
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[applause]
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I don't think so, devil.
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I don't think so, devil. i don't think so, devil.
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I don't think so, devil. i don't think i'm just going
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I don't think i'm just going to be depressed, devil.
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To be depressed, devil. i don't think i'm just going
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I don't think i'm just going to live the rest of my life
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To live the rest of my life reliving and rerunning this
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Reliving and rerunning this and repeating this
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And repeating this and dredging this back up.
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And dredging this back up. i don't think so, devil.
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I don't think so, devil. i don't think i'm going to let
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I don't think i'm going to let the world make me mad
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The world make me mad and angry and cynical, devil.
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And angry and cynical, devil. i don't think so, devil.
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I don't think so, devil. i know i'm his.
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I know i'm his. i'm a royal people.
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I'm a royal people. i'm a chosen priesthood.
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I'm a chosen priesthood. i'm a holy nation.
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I'm a holy nation. i belong to god."
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[applause]
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And he came at
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And he came at him three ways.
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Him three ways. i'm almost done.
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I'm almost done. i know y'all want me
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I know y'all want me to preach for four more hours.
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To preach for four more hours. come on, four more hours.
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Come on, four more hours. come on, four more hours.
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Come on, four more hours. if jesus could fast 40 days,
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Y'all can sit five more
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Y'all can sit five more minutes in this message.
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Minutes in this message. he's here.
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He's here. say it.
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Say it. >> congregation: he's here.
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>> congregation: he's here. >> it's hard.
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>> it's hard. >> congregation: it's hard.
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>> congregation: it's hard. >> but.
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>> but. >> congregation: but.
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>> congregation: but. >> he's.
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And you get the point.
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[laughter]
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And it's hard,
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And it's hard, but it's handled.
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But it's handled. oh-oh, d definitely comes
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Oh-oh, d definitely comes before l in the word handle.
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Before l in the word handle. i do know that,
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I do know that, but i was confused when
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But i was confused when it said i'm his because
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It said i'm his because that's what the lord gave me
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That's what the lord gave me that he said was more important
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That he said was more important than anything else.
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Than anything else. because if you don't believe
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Because if you don't believe that you're loved by him,
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That you're loved by him, you will be trying to turn
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You will be trying to turn everything else in
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Everything else in your life into loaves,
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Your life into loaves, when he is.
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When he is. my favorite verse after
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My favorite verse after the devil tempts
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The devil tempts jesus three times,
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Jesus three times, because remember,
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Because remember, defeat and victory
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Defeat and victory are in the repeat.
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Are in the repeat. so, he's not just going
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So, he's not just going to do it once,
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To do it once, not just twice,
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Not just twice, not just three times,
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Not just three times, but after he told him,
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But after he told him, "hey, throw yourself
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"hey, throw yourself off the building
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Off the building and the angels will catch you."
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And the angels will catch you." jesus is like,
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Jesus is like, "i know the angels
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"i know the angels on a first name basis,
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On a first name basis, and i do not need
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And i do not need to do something
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To do something to get the angels to come.
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To get the angels to come. if i ask my father
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If i ask my father to send angels,
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To send angels, they're already on the way."
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They're already on the way." ooh, touch three people say
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Ooh, touch three people say they're already on the way.
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They're already on the way. >> congregation: they're
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>> congregation: they're already on the way.
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Already on the way. >> the help you need is,
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>> the help you need is, it's already on the way.
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It's already on the way. the support you need,
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The support you need, it's already on the way.
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It's already on the way. the book you need,
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The book you need, it's already
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It's already in your mailbox.
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In your mailbox. check your mailbox.
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Check your mailbox. the book you ordered last week,
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The book you ordered last week, it's got the answer.
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It's got the answer. it's already on the way.
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It's already on the way. and after being tempted, oh,
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And after being tempted, oh, i feel this in my spirit.
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I feel this in my spirit. after he had tempted him
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After he had tempted him as hard as he could tempt him,
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As hard as he could tempt him, as hungry as jesus was,
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As hungry as jesus was, tried to get him to step outside
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Tried to get him to step outside of who he was to do something
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Of who he was to do something that he already did,
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That he already did, something that he something
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Something that he something that he didn't even
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That he didn't even need from the enemy.
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Need from the enemy. because watch this
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Because watch this the bible says in matthew 4:11,
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"then the devil left him."
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[cheering and applause]
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Oh, come on get happy.
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Oh, come on get happy. i don't need no music,
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I don't need no music, just get happy.
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Just get happy. come on, get happy.
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Come on, get happy. then -- keep clapping
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Then -- keep clapping so i can erase.
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So i can erase. then, come on,
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Then, come on, come on.
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Come on. you want the devil
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You want the devil to get up out of your mind?
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To get up out of your mind? you want the devil to get
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You want the devil to get up out of your psychology?
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Up out of your psychology? you want the devil
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You want the devil to get out of your kids?
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To get out of your kids? you want the devil to get out
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You want the devil to get out of your feed?
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Of your feed? you want the devil
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You want the devil to get out of your --
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To get out of your -- all right, get happy.
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All right, get happy. then the devil left.
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Then the devil left. i'm going to just
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I'm going to just start all over.
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Start all over. and the bible says,
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And the bible says, verse 11,
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Verse 11, is it on the screen?
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Is it on the screen? is verse 11 on the screen?
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Is verse 11 on the screen? >> congregation: yes.
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>> congregation: yes. >> i saw a picture,
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>> i saw a picture, "then the devil left and --
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"then the devil left and -- oh, thank you, jesus.
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Oh, thank you, jesus. that's supposed to be an angel.
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That's supposed to be an angel. the angels came.
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The angels came. the angels came.
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The angels came. went through hell,
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Went through hell, don't smell like smoke,
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'cause the angels came.
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[cheering and applause]
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Touch seven people, say,
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Touch seven people, say, "wait for the angel."
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"wait for the angel." >> congregation: wait for
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>> congregation: wait for the angel.
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The angel. >> wait for the angel,
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>> wait for the angel, wait for the angel,
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Wait for the angel, wait for the angel.
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Wait for the angel. don't be too anxious,
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Don't be too anxious, it's already on the way.
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It's already on the way. don't talk yourself out
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Of standing strong for christ.
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Of standing strong for christ. wait for the angels.
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Wait for the angels. the angels are on the way.
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The angels are on the way. the angels are en route.
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The angels are en route. you don't have to throw
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You don't have to throw yourself off a building,
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Yourself off a building, the angels are coming.
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The angels are coming. the angels are coming.
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The angels are coming. the angels are coming.
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The angels are coming. somewhere in those forty days,
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Somewhere in those forty days, i know jesus prayed because
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I know jesus prayed because i don't believe that
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I don't believe that the devil was the only
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The devil was the only one jesus was talking
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One jesus was talking to in matthew 4.
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To in matthew 4. i believe that jesus,
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I believe that jesus, as human and as hungry
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As human and as hungry as he was,
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As he was, prayed to his father and said,
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Prayed to his father and said, "father, i need you."
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"father, i need you." and when he called his father,
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And when he called his father, he answered.
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He answered. and just because the answer
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And just because the answer hasn't arrived yet does
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Hasn't arrived yet does not mean god didn't send it.
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[applause]
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But in this season,
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But in this season, if you start trying to turn
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If you start trying to turn stones into bread
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Stones into bread and substitute other human
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And substitute other human relationships for your
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Relationships for your relationship with god,
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Relationship with god, you will miss your angel
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You will miss your angel because you ate something
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Because you ate something that was never meant
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That was never meant to be eaten.
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[applause]
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Stand on your feet,
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Stand on your feet, the angels are waiting.
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The angels are waiting. i believe there's angels
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I believe there's angels coming to your house this week.
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Coming to your house this week. i believe angels are coming
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I believe angels are coming to somebody's central nervous
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To somebody's central nervous system right now
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System right now to calm you down.
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To calm you down. you're freaking out,
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You're freaking out, swinging at stuff that didn't
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Swinging at stuff that didn't even swinging at you.
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Even swinging at you. stop it.
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Stop it. wait for the angel.
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Wait for the angel. he's here.
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He's here. it's handled.
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It's handled. you're his.
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You're his. speak those things quietly.
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Speak those things quietly. say, "he's here."
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Say, "he's here." >> congregation: he's here.
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>> congregation: he's here. >> "it's handled."
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>> "it's handled." >> congregation: it's handled.
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>> congregation: it's handled. >> i'm his.
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>> i'm his. >> congregation: i'm his.
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>> congregation: i'm his. >> come here, abbey.
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>> come here, abbey. come here.
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Come here. i called, she answered.
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[laughter]
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Because she's mine.
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Because she's mine. come on up.
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All the way up.
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All the way up. we love you, abbey.
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[cheering and applause]
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Answer him,
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Answer him, say, "i love you too."
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Say, "i love you too." >> i love you too.
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>> i love you too. >> person, i don't know.
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>> person, i don't know. and before we came out,
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And before we came out, i was showing her my angel.
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I was showing her my angel. i said,
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"does it look like an angel?"
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"does it look like an angel?" i said, "give me your hand."
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I said, "give me your hand." put it up.
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Put it up. can y'all get
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Can y'all get this on the screen?
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This on the screen? i drew those two
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I drew those two loops on her hand.
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Loops on her hand. now, this is my daughter,
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Now, this is my daughter, so i'm saying to her,
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So i'm saying to her, and i know 14-year-old
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And i know 14-year-old can't get a tattoo,
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Can't get a tattoo, but if she could,
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But if she could, i would probably have
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I would probably have her get something like this.
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Her get something like this. but i have somebody draw
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But i have somebody draw it more professionally
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It more professionally just to remind her
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Just to remind her that he's here.
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That he's here. that it's handled.
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That it's handled. you don't have to keep it
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You don't have to keep it all in your hands and handle
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All in your hands and handle all the way yourself.
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All the way yourself. and i'm his, and i'm his.
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And i'm his, and i'm his. angels are on the way.
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Angels are on the way. angels are on the way.
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Angels are on the way. you said,
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You said, "what do you mean by that?
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"what do you mean by that? what do you mean by that,
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What do you mean by that, pastor steven?"
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Pastor steven?" i mean that god is going
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I mean that god is going to send you the help that
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To send you the help that you need as you call unto him.
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You need as you call unto him. and yesterday --
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And yesterday -- why are we on our
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Why are we on our knees like this?
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Knees like this? let's stand up.
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Let's stand up. it's very uncomfortable.
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It's very uncomfortable. she had a soccer game
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She had a soccer game yesterday afternoon,
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Yesterday afternoon, yesterday morning,
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Yesterday morning, 10 am soccer.
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10 am soccer. let me tell you,
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Let me tell you, for somebody who's about
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For somebody who's about to preach in 24 hours,
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To preach in 24 hours, i'm always stressed out trying
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I'm always stressed out trying to find the soccer field.
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To find the soccer field. that's my hardest part.
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That's my hardest part. i have no sense of direction.
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I have no sense of direction. holly got there,
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Holly got there, she sent me a pin.
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She sent me a pin. i left with plenty
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I left with plenty of time to park,
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Of time to park, and i arrived exactly on time,
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And i arrived exactly on time, five minutes to spare
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Five minutes to spare to an empty church parking lot
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To an empty church parking lot with no soccer field.
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With no soccer field. i mean, just driving,
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I mean, just driving, talking to my friend
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Talking to my friend on the phone,
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On the phone, talking about my sermon,
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Talking about my sermon, talking about,
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Talking about, "i'm thinking about
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"i'm thinking about the angels and the bread
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The angels and the bread and the stones.
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And the stones. does it make any sense?"
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Does it make any sense?" he's like,
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He's like, "yeah, i'm sure
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"yeah, i'm sure it'll get there."
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[laughter]
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But the angels
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But the angels are on the way.
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Are on the way. the angels are on the way.
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The angels are on the way. and as i'm on my way
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And as i'm on my way to the thing,
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To the thing, i'm not even paying attention
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I'm not even paying attention and all of a sudden i realize,
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And all of a sudden i realize, "oh, i'm here,
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"oh, i'm here, but i'm not there."
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But i'm not there." i didn't disobey the gps.
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I didn't disobey the gps. every turn it told me
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Every turn it told me to take i took.
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To take i took. i didn't rebel against the gps.
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I didn't rebel against the gps. "turn right."
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"turn right." i don't think so.
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[laughter]
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Listen to me.
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Listen to me. i want to give you this.
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I want to give you this. one, because i need
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One, because i need to use it because
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To use it because if something bad happens to me,
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If something bad happens to me, i want to redeem it.
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I want to redeem it. and there's no really bad part
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And there's no really bad part of this story because all i did,
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Of this story because all i did, i called holly,
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I called holly, i said, "hey, this is weird.
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I said, "hey, this is weird. i went where you sent me
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I went where you sent me to go before you left,
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To go before you left, but i need you to resend
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But i need you to resend it to me now that you're there.
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It to me now that you're there. because the address that we had,
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Because the address that we had, i got to the destination that
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I got to the destination that it was taking me to,
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It was taking me to, but the destination
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But the destination it was taking me to was not
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It was taking me to was not the destination where you are."
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The destination where you are." i said,
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I said, "so, what do i do?"
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"so, what do i do?" she said,
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She said, i'm going to drop
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I'm going to drop you a new pin."
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You a new pin." because she's here now.
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Because she's here now. 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. >> because she's here now.
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>> because she's here now. and then, i said, "all right.
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And then, i said, "all right. and then, i put it in
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And then, i put it in and it was 15 minutes away.
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And it was 15 minutes away. i'm 15 minutes off.
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And then, i drove somewhere
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And then, i drove somewhere and then the gps took
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And then the gps took me down this very
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Me down this very strange dirt road.
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Strange dirt road. yeah, it was the weirdest thing.
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Yeah, it was the weirdest thing. the sign said, "keep out."
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The sign said, "keep out." and i went through anyway
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And i went through anyway because the gps told me to.
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[laughter]
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I'm just obeying the gps,
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I'm just obeying the gps, you know.
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You know. and of course, it's a dead end.
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And of course, it's a dead end. it's some weird looking
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It's some weird looking government building.
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Government building. i don't even know where
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I don't even know where i was or what was about
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I was or what was about to happen to me.
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To happen to me. i don't know what got in my gps.
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I don't know what got in my gps. so, i called her again.
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So, i called her again. i said,
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I said, "okay, let's try
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"okay, let's try it different this time.
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It different this time. you're already there,
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You're already there, tell me how to get there
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Tell me how to get there from where i am."
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From where i am." and she said,
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And she said, "okay, well,
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"okay, well, you use the road,"
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You use the road," and she's pretty
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And she's pretty good with directions,
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Good with directions, so she started describing
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So she started describing it to me because
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It to me because she was there.
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She was there. and she said,
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And she said, "hey, just stay on the phone
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"hey, just stay on the phone with me for a minute."
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With me for a minute." she said, "all right, turn here.
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She said, "all right, turn here. there's a long road.
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There's a long road. there's a classic car show.
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There's a classic car show. don't turn into that.
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Don't turn into that. keep driving, boom, boom."
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Keep driving, boom, boom." because she'd already
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Because she'd already seen all that,
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Seen all that, because she was there.
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Because she was there. because we have not a high
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Because we have not a high priest who is unable
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Priest who is unable to sympathize or empathize
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To sympathize or empathize with our weaknesses
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With our weaknesses because he was tempted
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Because he was tempted in the wilderness.
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In the wilderness. and so, then she really,
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And so, then she really, really put the cherry on top.
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Really put the cherry on top. she said,
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She said, "i'm wearing my
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"i'm wearing my bright yellow hat,
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Bright yellow hat, and you can see me and i'll
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And you can see me and i'll wave you in and i will block
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Wave you in and i will block this pickup truck that's
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This pickup truck that's trying to take this parking
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Trying to take this parking space until you get here."
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Space until you get here." and i saw that yellow hat
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And i saw that yellow hat and i saw my woman standing
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And i saw my woman standing there waiting for me.
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There waiting for me. and i realized what was wrong.
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And i realized what was wrong. in that moment,
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In that moment, i didn't need a pin,
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I didn't need a pin, i needed a person.
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I needed a person. i needed somebody who was
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I needed somebody who was already there to guide me in.
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Already there to guide me in. now, you keep trying to fight
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Now, you keep trying to fight temptation in your own strength,
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Temptation in your own strength, you're going to stay lost.
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You're going to stay lost. you're going to think you're
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You're going to think you're taking the right turns.
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Taking the right turns. you're going to think you're
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You're going to think you're doing the right things.
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Doing the right things. but jesus said,
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But jesus said, "hey, i'll be standing
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"hey, i'll be standing in your next five minutes.
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In your next five minutes. i'll be standing
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I'll be standing in your tuesday.
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In your tuesday. i will be waving you in.
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I will be waving you in. you look for me,
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You look for me, you stay with me
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You stay with me and i'll answer."
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And i'll answer." he answered, he answered.
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He answered, he answered. jesus answered the devil
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Jesus answered the devil because the father
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Because the father already answered him
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Already answered him and the angels are on the way.
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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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>> ♪ 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 ♪
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♪ the glory ♪
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>> ♪ jesus ♪
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>> ♪ the resurrected king ♪
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♪ is resurrecting me ♪
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♪ in your name i come alive ♪
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♪ to declare your victory ♪
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♪ the resurrected king ♪
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♪ is resurrecting me ♪
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♪ by your spirit ♪
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♪ i will rise ♪
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♪ from the ashes of defeat ♪
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♪ the resurrected king ♪
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♪ is resurrecting me ♪
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♪ in your name i come alive ♪
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♪ to declare your victory ♪
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♪ the resurrected king ♪
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♪ is resurrecting me ♪
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>> ♪ by your spirit ♪
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♪ by your spirit ♪
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♪ i will rise ♪
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♪ from the ashes of defeat ♪
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♪ the resurrected king ♪
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♪ is resurrecting me ♪
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♪ in your name i come alive ♪
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♪ to declare your victory ♪
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♪ the resurrected king ♪
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♪ is resurrecting me ♪
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♪ resurrected king ♪
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>> ♪ the resurrected king ♪
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>> ♪ whoa ♪
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♪ your name ♪
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♪ is victory ♪
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♪ all praise ♪
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♪ will rise ♪
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♪ to christ our king ♪
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♪ let it rise ♪
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>> ♪ your name ♪
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♪ your name ♪
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>> ♪ is victory ♪
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♪ all praise will rise ♪
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♪ to christ our king ♪
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♪ your name ♪
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>> ♪ your name ♪
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♪ your name ♪
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♪ is victory ♪
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♪ all praise will rise ♪
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♪ to christ our king ♪
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♪ your name ♪
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♪ is victory ♪
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♪ let it rise ♪
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>> ♪ all praise ♪
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♪ will rise ♪
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♪ to christ our king ♪
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>> ♪ and all praise ♪
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♪ will rise ♪
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♪ to christ our king ♪
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Steven Furtick - He Answered (Part 3)

February 8, 2026 | 27:29

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