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Steven Furtick - He Was The One (Part 1)

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - He Was The One (Part 1) | October 27, 2025

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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>> and i'm trying these days
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>> and i'm trying these days to give you the sermon
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To give you the sermon in the spirit that
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In the spirit that i received it more and more,
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I received it more and more, so that means less distance
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So that means less distance between how god speaks it to me
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Between how god speaks it to me and how i speak it to you.
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And how i speak it to you. and so, i don't wanna dress
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And so, i don't wanna dress it up too much where
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It up too much where it loses its impact.
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It loses its impact. so, for me,
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So, for me, i was just reading.
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I was just reading. the book of 2 kings
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The book of 2 kings can get kind of monotonous.
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Can get kind of monotonous. it's got all these
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It's got all these bad kings in the northern
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Bad kings in the northern kingdom of israel.
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Kingdom of israel. there wasn't one good one.
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There wasn't one good one. and then, in judah,
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And then, in judah, the southern kingdom,
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The southern kingdom, because it was
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Because it was a divided kingdom,
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A divided kingdom, there are eight good kings,
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There are eight good kings, but there's like over
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But there's like over twenty kings in all.
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Twenty kings in all. so, it's mostly like going
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So, it's mostly like going through and saying,
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Through and saying, "this is the king
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"this is the king that reigned during
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That reigned during this prophet's tenure
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This prophet's tenure as a prophet,
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As a prophet, and he was a bad king,
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And he was a bad king, and he did some things right,
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And he did some things right, and then he did
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And then he did some things horrible."
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Some things horrible." so, you just kind of get
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So, you just kind of get in this mode reading it
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In this mode reading it just day after day,
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Just day after day, chapter after chapter
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Chapter after chapter where you're just hoping like,
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Where you're just hoping like, "maybe this guy will
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"maybe this guy will get it right."
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Get it right." 'cause they keep letting
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'cause they keep letting the nation worship idols,
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The nation worship idols, and we keep on,
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And we keep on, "stop worshipping the idols,
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"stop worshipping the idols, worship god."
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Worship god." and then you wonder if,
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And then you wonder if, like, maybe somebody would
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Like, maybe somebody would say that about you if
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Say that about you if they watched your life too.
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They watched your life too. so, you know, stop worshiping
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So, you know, stop worshiping money, stop worshiping stuff,
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Money, stop worshiping stuff, stop worshiping acceptance,
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Stop worshiping acceptance, stop -- anyway,
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Stop -- anyway, maybe not you, just me.
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Maybe not you, just me. okay, okay, just me,
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Okay, okay, just me, just me, just me.
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Just me, just me. okay, okay, okay.
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Okay, okay, okay. so, we come across this
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So, we come across this and this phrase stood out me.
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And this phrase stood out me. i'm gonna give you two verses
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I'm gonna give you two verses from 2 kings 14:21-22.
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From 2 kings 14:21-22. coming up on the screen
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Coming up on the screen right now,
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Right now, "then all the people of
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"then all the people of judah took azariah,"
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Judah took azariah," azariah, "who was
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Azariah, "who was sixteen years old,
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Sixteen years old, and made him king in place
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And made him king in place of his father amaziah.
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Of his father amaziah. he was the one who rebuilt
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He was the one who rebuilt elath and restored it to
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Elath and restored it to judah after amaziah
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Judah after amaziah rested with his ancestors."
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Rested with his ancestors." let's play again.
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Let's play again. "he was the one who rebuilt
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"he was the one who rebuilt elath and restored it
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Elath and restored it to judah after amaziah
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To judah after amaziah rested with his ancestors."
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Rested with his ancestors." who is?
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Who is? verse 21, azariah.
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Verse 21, azariah. the kid who became a king
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The kid who became a king at 16 years old.
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At 16 years old. do any of you have teenagers?
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Do any of you have teenagers? have you been a teenager?
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Have you been a teenager? can you imagine being
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Can you imagine being a king at age 16?
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A king at age 16? and yet, he was
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And yet, he was the one to do it.
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The one to do it. and that's the title
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And that's the title that i wanna use
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That i wanna use for the message today.
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For the message today. a very simple thought,
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A very simple thought, "he was the one."
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"he was the one." he was the one.
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He was the one. say that out loud, "he was...
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Say that out loud, "he was... >> congregation: he was...
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>> congregation: he was... >> the one."
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>> the one." >> congregation: the one.
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>> congregation: the one. >> and put it in the chats
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>> and put it in the chats or the comments if
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Or the comments if you're joining us online.
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You're joining us online. he was the one.
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He was the one. they didn't ask him,
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They didn't ask him, they didn't let him
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They didn't let him run for office,
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Run for office, he didn't get to decide if
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He didn't get to decide if he had a career in politics.
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He had a career in politics. the people -- the bible says,
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The people -- the bible says, "then all the people of judah,"
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"then all the people of judah," verse 21, "took azariah,
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Verse 21, "took azariah, who was sixteen years old,
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Who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place
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And made him king in place of his father amaziah."
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Of his father amaziah." amaziah, you know,
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Amaziah, you know, he did some dumb stuff.
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He did some dumb stuff. he did some good stuff.
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He did some good stuff. he did some dumb stuff.
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He did some dumb stuff. there's a motivational speaker
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There's a motivational speaker who likes to say,
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Who likes to say, "every life is either
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"every life is either a warning or an example,
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A warning or an example, which one do you want
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Which one do you want your life to be?"
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Your life to be?" i don't mean to argue with
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I don't mean to argue with the motivational speaker,
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The motivational speaker, but don't you think every life
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But don't you think every life is a warning and an example
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Is a warning and an example at some points?
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At some points? it depends on which part
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It depends on which part of my life you're looking at
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Of my life you're looking at whether i'm a warning
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Whether i'm a warning or an example.
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Or an example. it depends on what point
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It depends on what point in time you judge it,
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In time you judge it, whether it would be
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Whether it would be a warning or an example.
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A warning or an example. we've all seen people
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We've all seen people whose examples that
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Whose examples that we tried to follow until
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We tried to follow until we found out that their
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We found out that their example that was being set
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Example that was being set was leading toward an end that
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Was leading toward an end that we couldn't have seen coming.
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We couldn't have seen coming. and yet, i'm grateful
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And yet, i'm grateful for the grace of god
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For the grace of god because he uses it all.
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In the case of amaziah,
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In the case of amaziah, the dad that you read
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The dad that you read about in this passage,
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About in this passage, you know, he did some
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You know, he did some amazing stuff.
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Amazing stuff. the bible said he was the one
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The bible said he was the one who killed these 10,000
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Who killed these 10,000 edomites and ran them
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Edomites and ran them off a cliff.
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Off a cliff. he did that to take
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Back some land that god
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Back some land that god had given the people.
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Had given the people. then, he turned around
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Then, he turned around and did something so dumb.
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And did something so dumb. he attacked the king of israel
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He attacked the king of israel who was stronger than him.
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Who was stronger than him. and the king of israel
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And the king of israel tried to warn him.
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Tried to warn him. he's like, "yo, man,
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He's like, "yo, man, you're just a -- like,
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You're just a -- like, you're a thistle to me."
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You're a thistle to me." that's what he said.
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That's what he said. and he said,
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And he said, "don't come and try
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"don't come and try to start this with me."
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To start this with me." and he's like,
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And he's like, "i am not the one."
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"i am not the one." you know, i just said,
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You know, i just said, "he was the one."
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"he was the one." he's like, "i am not the one
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He's like, "i am not the one you wanna mess with."
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You wanna mess with." and he was right.
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And he was right. and he goes in
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And he goes in and punishes him greatly.
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And punishes him greatly. so, the people take that king,
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So, the people take that king, amaziah, and they're like,
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Amaziah, and they're like, "we're putting your son
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"we're putting your son in your place."
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In your place." and he doesn't really
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And he doesn't really have a say in the matter.
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Have a say in the matter. they begin to reign together
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They begin to reign together when azariah is 16.
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When azariah is 16. and then, after amaziah dies,
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And then, after amaziah dies, azariah takes the throne.
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Azariah takes the throne. "he was the one,"
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"he was the one," the bible says.
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The bible says. let's go back to that
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Let's go back to that phrase again 'cause this
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Phrase again 'cause this is where i wanna focus.
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Is where i wanna focus. "he was the one who rebuilt
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"he was the one who rebuilt elath and restored it
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Elath and restored it to judah after amaziah,"
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To judah after amaziah," his father, "rested
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His father, "rested with his ancestors."
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With his ancestors." so, i was telling holly after
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So, i was telling holly after we read that chapter that day,
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We read that chapter that day, i said, "that really spoke
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I said, "that really spoke to me how the bible said,
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To me how the bible said, 'he was the one.'"
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'he was the one.'" and she's like, "okay."
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And she's like, "okay." and she actually said
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And she actually said this to me, she's like,
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This to me, she's like, "i thought it was
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"i thought it was the most boring chapter
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The most boring chapter we've read in weeks.
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We've read in weeks. i didn't get anything
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I didn't get anything out of it."
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Out of it." i said, "but let me tell you."
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I said, "but let me tell you." and we went for a walk,
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And we went for a walk, and i said, "it made me
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And i said, "it made me realize that when
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Realize that when it's all said and done,
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It's all said and done, the summary of your life
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The summary of your life usually will be condensed
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Usually will be condensed to a few things in the end."
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To a few things in the end." and that's one of
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And that's one of the reasons why
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The reasons why i really prioritize my family
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I really prioritize my family as a pastor because you
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As a pastor because you can get another pastor,
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Can get another pastor, but abbey only gets one dad.
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But abbey only gets one dad. [applause]
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[applause] thought you'd support
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Thought you'd support me in that.
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Me in that. [applause]
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[applause] and it's not that
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And it's not that i don't care about you,
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I don't care about you, i just know that
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I just know that either by choice or
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Either by choice or if it was by coercion,
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If it was by coercion, i know you don't
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I know you don't want another pastor.
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Want another pastor. you know, like that would
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You know, like that would be a downgrade, right?
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Be a downgrade, right? [laughter]
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[laughter] but, no, no,
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But, no, no, i'm kidding about that.
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I'm kidding about that. i mean, there's different people
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I mean, there's different people god will use to feed you
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God will use to feed you in different season,
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In different season, and i don't have any problem
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And i don't have any problem if god uses somebody else
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If god uses somebody else in your life.
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In your life. but she only gets one.
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But she only gets one. in fact, i was remembering
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In fact, i was remembering when i read the phrase,
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When i read the phrase, "he was the one,"
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"he was the one," somebody say, "he was the one."
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Somebody say, "he was the one." >> congregation: he was --
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>> congregation: he was -- >> he was the one.
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>> he was the one. that's what i wanna
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That's what i wanna talk to you about.
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Talk to you about. i was remembering when i went
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I was remembering when i went to a wrestling tournament
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To a wrestling tournament to watch graham, and he won
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To watch graham, and he won the whole tournament.
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The whole tournament. and after the tournament --
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And after the tournament -- it's the first big tournament
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It's the first big tournament that he won just
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That he won just a few years ago.
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A few years ago. and he won.
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And he won. and i almost didn't go
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And i almost didn't go to the tournament
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To the tournament because i had to schedule
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Because i had to schedule somebody else to preach
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Somebody else to preach for me to go to the tournament.
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For me to go to the tournament. and i look at him after he won,
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And i look at him after he won, we're sitting at pizza hut,
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We're sitting at pizza hut, where all great
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Where all great bookit and athletic
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Bookit and athletic celebrations happen.
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Celebrations happen. [laughter]
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[laughter] and i said, "can you
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And i said, "can you imagine if you had won
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Imagine if you had won the whole tournament,
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The whole tournament, and i hadn't been here?"
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And i hadn't been here?" and he goes, "but if you
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And he goes, "but if you hadn't been here, i probably
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Hadn't been here, i probably wouldn't have won it."
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Wouldn't have won it." remember that?
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Remember that? [applause]
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[applause] and i miss stuff
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And i miss stuff that my kids do,
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That my kids do, just like you do
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Just like you do all the time.
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All the time. but it reminded me
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But it reminded me of something that,
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Of something that, even if i'm stuck in this
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Even if i'm stuck in this narrative in my life, that,
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Narrative in my life, that, you know, i'm really no one
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Special, i'm really no one,
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Special, i'm really no one, and i have no one, it's a lie.
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And i have no one, it's a lie. if i believe that,
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If i believe that, that i am no one
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And that i have no one,
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And that i have no one, as so many of us do,
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As so many of us do, i think that's the thing
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I think that's the thing the devil just tries
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The devil just tries to get you to believe
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To get you to believe over and over again
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Over and over again in different ways.
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In different ways. and he'll put evidence
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And he'll put evidence in front of you
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In front of you and thoughts inside of you
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And thoughts inside of you to try to convince you that,
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To try to convince you that, "i am no one.
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"i am no one. i have no one."
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I have no one." those two things,
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Those two things, write those down because
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Write those down because i want you to be like
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I want you to be like a detective on the devil
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A detective on the devil this week for when he says
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This week for when he says it to you, you're like,
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It to you, you're like, "oh yeah, that's what
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"oh yeah, that's what the sermon was about."
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The sermon was about." because we all sometimes
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Because we all sometimes feel like i am no one.
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Feel like i am no one. nobody compared to that person.
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Nobody compared to that person. no wonder it really
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No wonder it really makes a difference.
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Makes a difference. "i mean, come on,
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"i mean, come on, pastor steven,
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Pastor steven, you're preaching about
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You're preaching about a king in the bible who
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A king in the bible who restored and rebuilt a city.
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Restored and rebuilt a city. what does this have
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What does this have to do with me?
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To do with me? i'm just trying to
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I'm just trying to get my kid to school
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Get my kid to school one time on time next week.
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One time on time next week. [laughter]
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[laughter] just one time on time."
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Just one time on time." that would be my bible verse,
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That would be my bible verse, "he was the one who got
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"he was the one who got his kid to school
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His kid to school one time on time."
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One time on time." [laughter]
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[laughter] and if he can't tell you
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And if he can't tell you that you are no one,
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That you are no one, he'll tell you,
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He'll tell you, you have no one.
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You have no one. so, i said to holly, i said,
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So, i said to holly, i said, "that really touched me
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"that really touched me to know that the bible said,
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To know that the bible said, "he was the one."
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"he was the one." in fact, in 2 kings --
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In fact, in 2 kings -- i knew i couldn't stay
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I knew i couldn't stay in that chair very long.
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In that chair very long. [laughter]
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[laughter] how long did i make it?
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How long did i make it? five minutes?
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Five minutes? in 2 kings,
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In 2 kings, it goes three times.
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It goes three times. it says, "he was the one,"
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It says, "he was the one," and it talks about
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And it talks about one certain king.
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One certain king. "he was the one,"
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"he was the one," and it talks about
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And it talks about another certain king.
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Another certain king. "he was the one,"
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"he was the one," and it talks about
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And it talks about another certain king.
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Another certain king. and at first you're
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And at first you're reading this and going,
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Reading this and going, "well, this has nothing
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"well, this has nothing to do with me 'cause
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To do with me 'cause i'm not a king and i'm not in
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I'm not a king and i'm not in charge of military resources.
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Charge of military resources. they won't even let --
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They won't even let -- trust me to bring coffee
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Trust me to bring coffee 'cause they know
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'cause they know it will be spilled
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It will be spilled by the time i get there.
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By the time i get there. i can't even get
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I can't even get the coffee order right.
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The coffee order right. i'm not the one like that."
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I'm not the one like that." but i read it
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But i read it over and over again,
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Over and over again, and i thought about graham,
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And i thought about graham, and i thought about my life,
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And i thought about my life, and i thought about
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And i thought about the things that god
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The things that god has called me to do,
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Has called me to do, and i thought about
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And i thought about the people that god
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The people that god has called me to shepherd.
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Has called me to shepherd. and i realized that we need
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And i realized that we need to talk about "he was the one"
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To talk about "he was the one" for all of those times in
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For all of those times in your life where you feel like,
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Your life where you feel like, "i am no one
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"i am no one and i have no one."
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And i have no one." so, what i said to holly was,
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So, what i said to holly was, "this guy in the bible,"
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"this guy in the bible," there were three of them.
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There were three of them. i said, "they list their
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I said, "they list their accomplishments even though
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Accomplishments even though all three of them
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All three of them technically failed at
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Technically failed at turning the nation around.
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Turning the nation around. but it still gives you this
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But it still gives you this little glimpse in there.
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Little glimpse in there. he didn't get it all right,
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He didn't get it all right, but he was the one who
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But he was the one who did something right.
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Did something right. and i think we need to learn
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And i think we need to learn how to -- i don't wanna say
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How to -- i don't wanna say talk back to the devil
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Talk back to the devil 'cause we probably
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'cause we probably better to talk to god.
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Better to talk to god. but just -- can i say,
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But just -- can i say, we need to defy the devil
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We need to defy the devil every once in a while.
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Every once in a while. [applause]
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[applause] to defy the devil
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To defy the devil when he says,
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When he says, "you know, you're no one
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"you know, you're no one because look how many
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Because look how many followers they have.
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Followers they have. look how many friends they have.
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Look how many friends they have. look how far along
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Look how far along they are in their career.
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They are in their career. look how much money they have."
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Look how much money they have." you don't know
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How much they have.
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How much they have. every bit of what they're
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Every bit of what they're wearing on their body
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Wearing on their body might be borrowed.
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Might be borrowed. you don't know if they paid
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You don't know if they paid for that brand name in cash.
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For that brand name in cash. so, you don't even know.
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"oh, i'm no one
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"oh, i'm no one and i have no one."
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And i have no one." and the bible speaks up
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And the bible speaks up for this king, azariah.
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For this king, azariah. and it says, "he was
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And it says, "he was the one who rebuilt elath
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The one who rebuilt elath and restored it to judah."
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And restored it to judah." he rebuilt and he restored.
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He rebuilt and he restored. he rebuilt and he restored.
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He rebuilt and he restored. he was the one.
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He was the one. he didn't get it all right.
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He didn't get it all right. he didn't remove the high places
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He didn't remove the high places where they were worshiping
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Where they were worshiping the canaanite gods.
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The canaanite gods. but he was the one
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But he was the one who rebuilt and restored.
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Who rebuilt and restored. and i came to remind
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And i came to remind somebody today,
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Somebody today, you are the one.
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You are the one. [applause]
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[applause] see, i can see we need
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See, i can see we need to talk about this
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To talk about this 'cause you're slow
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'cause you're slow to warm up the idea
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To warm up the idea 'cause you've been in that
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'cause you've been in that "i'm no one."
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"i'm no one." and you even think
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And you even think that's humble, right?
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That's humble, right? you even think that's godly.
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You even think that's godly. "i must decrease,
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"i must decrease, that he may increase."
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That he may increase." it does not increase god
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It does not increase god for you to shrink back from
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For you to shrink back from what he called you to do.
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What he called you to do. [applause]
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[applause] somebody say,
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Somebody say, "he was the one."
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"he was the one." >> congregation: he was the one.
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>> congregation: he was the one. >> he was the one.
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>> he was the one. yeah, yeah.
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Yeah, yeah. and it's important that
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And it's important that we know that because
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We know that because if you just read about this,
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If you just read about this, it's kind of like,
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It's kind of like, "and his name was azariah."
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"and his name was azariah." but i even studied about
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But i even studied about azariah, and you know what
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Azariah, and you know what i found out?
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I found out? what?
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What? [laughter]
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[laughter] i'm playing tennis with
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I'm playing tennis with myself up here sometimes.
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Myself up here sometimes. [laughter]
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[laughter] i found out that
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I found out that the king named azariah,
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The king named azariah, who i thought i've never
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Who i thought i've never heard of before is
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Heard of before is the same guy called uzziah
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The same guy called uzziah that isaiah mentions in
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That isaiah mentions in the famous throne room
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The famous throne room scene in isaiah 6.
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Scene in isaiah 6. now, check this out.
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Now, check this out. he was the prophet who
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He was the prophet who prophesied to azariah,
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Prophesied to azariah, whose name was also uzziah.
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Whose name was also uzziah. uzziah was his throne name.
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Uzziah was his throne name. azariah was his personal name.
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Azariah was his personal name. and there is only one
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And there is only one consonant different in hebrew.
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Consonant different in hebrew. so, if we need
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So, if we need vanna white to come out,
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Vanna white to come out, and we just change one letter.
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And we just change one letter. this is the guy who isaiah
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This is the guy who isaiah the prophet says, isaiah 6:1,
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The prophet says, isaiah 6:1, "in the year king uzziah died,
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"in the year king uzziah died, i saw the lord,
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I saw the lord, high and lifted up,
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High and lifted up, seated on a throne,
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Seated on a throne, and the train of his robe
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And the train of his robe filled the temple."
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Filled the temple." in the year that uzziah died,
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In the year that uzziah died, that's the same guy, uzziah,
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That's the same guy, uzziah, that's the same guy
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That's the same guy that is talking about.
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That is talking about. he was the one that died
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He was the one that died the year isaiah saw
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The year isaiah saw the lord and had his lips
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The lord and had his lips touched with coal.
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Touched with coal. now, that connection doesn't
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Now, that connection doesn't seem too significant to you
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Seem too significant to you yet but it will when i'm done.
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Yet but it will when i'm done. because i want you to understand
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Because i want you to understand something right quick,
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Something right quick, right off the bat, right now,
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Right off the bat, right now, right here, right now,
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Right here, right now, and never doubt it again.
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And never doubt it again. if you knew what god was
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Doing through you right now
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Doing through you right now and what god was going
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And what god was going to do through you,
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To do through you, the devil could never
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The devil could never discourage you again.
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Discourage you again. [applause]
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[applause] if you knew.
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Touch your neighbor and say,
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Touch your neighbor and say, "if you knew."
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"if you knew." >> congregation: if you knew.
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>> congregation: if you knew. >> what god was doing
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>> what god was doing through you.
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Through you. put it in the future
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Put it in the future in case they have a hard
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In case they have a hard time seeing it right now,
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Time seeing it right now, in case they have a low
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In case they have a low bank balance right now,
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Bank balance right now, in case their kids aren't
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In case their kids aren't speaking to them right now,
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Speaking to them right now, in case their mom isn't
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In case their mom isn't speaking to them right now,
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Speaking to them right now, in case their job
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In case their job sucks right now,
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Sucks right now, in case they're single
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In case they're single right now and wishing
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Right now and wishing that they weren't single.
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That they weren't single. i mean, there's nothing wrong
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I mean, there's nothing wrong with being single unless
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With being single unless you wish you weren't single.
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You wish you weren't single. but if you look back
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But if you look back at them one more time
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At them one more time and tell them for me,
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And tell them for me, just make the announcement.
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Just make the announcement. say, "if you knew...
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Say, "if you knew... >> congregation: if you knew...
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>> congregation: if you knew... >> what god was gonna do."
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>> what god was gonna do." >> congregation: what god
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>> congregation: what god was gonna do.
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Was gonna do. >> the devil couldn't
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>> the devil couldn't discourage you,
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Discourage you, couldn't pay you
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Couldn't pay you enough to quit,
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Enough to quit, couldn't defeat you,
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Couldn't defeat you, couldn't depress you.
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Couldn't depress you. if you knew he was the one.
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If you knew he was the one. [applause]
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[applause] and they made him
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And they made him king at age 16.
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King at age 16. you have been thrust
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You have been thrust into something you felt like
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Into something you felt like you weren't ready for yet?
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You weren't ready for yet? have you ever just had somebody
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Have you ever just had somebody put something on you that
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Put something on you that you didn't wanna wear?
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You didn't wanna wear? have you ever had that moment?
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Have you ever had that moment? i think every parent
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I think every parent has this moment,
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Has this moment, "oh, i am the grown up."
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"oh, i am the grown up." [laughter]
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[laughter] and this guys,
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And this guys, he's 16 years old.
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He's 16 years old. and he has to become a king.
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And he has to become a king. and he did something
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And he did something so amazing that we're
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So amazing that we're talking about it today.
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Talking about it today. he's the one.
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He's the one. i'm sure he wondered,
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I'm sure he wondered, just like you do and i do,
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Just like you do and i do, why would i be the one?
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Why would i be the one? i'm sure he felt
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I'm sure he felt in the shadow of his father,
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In the shadow of his father, just like you feel
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Just like you feel in the shadow of some
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In the shadow of some of your challenges.
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Of your challenges. i'm sure he felt insufficient.
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I'm sure he felt insufficient. but yet he was
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But yet he was the one who restored --
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The one who restored -- ah, i got the other one.
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Ah, i got the other one. yeah, there's three of them.
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Yeah, there's three of them. i read the wrong one.
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I read the wrong one. "he was the one who rebuilt
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"he was the one who rebuilt elath and restored it
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Elath and restored it to judah after amaziah."
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To judah after amaziah." so, i'm thinking to myself,
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So, i'm thinking to myself, right, reading this.
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Right, reading this. let me sit back down.
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Let me sit back down. i'm going, elath must
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I'm going, elath must be a really big place
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Be a really big place if the bible takes time to say,
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If the bible takes time to say, "that of everything that he did,
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"that of everything that he did, he rebuilt and restore elath."
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He rebuilt and restore elath." and i pull out this map
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And i pull out this map in my bible, y'all,
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In my bible, y'all, and elath isn't that big.
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And elath isn't that big. [laughter]
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[laughter] it wasn't its size
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It wasn't its size that made it significant.
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That made it significant. it was where it was situated.
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It was where it was situated. elath was a port city.
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Elath was a port city. elath was at the northern
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Elath was at the northern tip of a gulf.
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Tip of a gulf. elath was in the territory
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Elath was in the territory of the edomites.
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Of the edomites. the edomites had once been
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The edomites had once been a territory of israel,
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A territory of israel, but they had broken away.
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But they had broken away. uzziah's father had brought
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Uzziah's father had brought edom back to a point.
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Edom back to a point. uzziah did something
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More important.
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More important. he restored the port city,
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He restored the port city, so that the trade could happen
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So that the trade could happen beyond the borders of judah.
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Beyond the borders of judah. now, can i preach?
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Now, can i preach? >> congregation: yes.
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>> sometimes, we have no idea
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>> sometimes, we have no idea what's really important
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What's really important because we judge
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Because we judge significance by size.
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Significance by size. we judge significance by status.
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We judge significance by status. but the thing that god wants you
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But the thing that god wants you to know that uzziah, azariah,
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To know that uzziah, azariah, the artist formerly
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The artist formerly known as azariah.
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Known as azariah. the thing that god wants you
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The thing that god wants you to know about him was,
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To know about him was, he was the one who was
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He was the one who was remembered for what he rebuilt
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Remembered for what he rebuilt and for what he restored.
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And for what he restored. and what he rebuilt
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And what he rebuilt and what he restored
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And what he restored didn't seem very big,
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Didn't seem very big, but it was very important
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But it was very important because it was a port city.
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Because it was a port city. because if he got the port city
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Because if he got the port city working again, the ships
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Working again, the ships could come and go.
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Could come and go. imagine the hustle and bustle
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Imagine the hustle and bustle of commerce, and economy,
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Of commerce, and economy, and exchange, and trade that
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And exchange, and trade that could happen when he got
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Could happen when he got the port city back.
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The port city back. there are some things that
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There are some things that the enemy will fight you over
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The enemy will fight you over in your life that don't seem
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In your life that don't seem very big on the surface,
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Very big on the surface, but he knows it is
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But he knows it is a port city in your life.
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A port city in your life. and if you get this one right,
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And if you get this one right, and if you get this one back,
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And if you get this one back, and if you get this one fixed,
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And if you get this one fixed, and if you get this
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And if you get this one under control,
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One under control, and if you get this one flowing,
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And if you get this one flowing, and if you get this one working,
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And if you get this one working, and if you get this one open,
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And if you get this one open, and if you get this one rebuilt,
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And if you get this one rebuilt, and see that's why you can
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And see that's why you can never judge the significance
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Never judge the significance of the season that you're in
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Of the season that you're in by the size of the opportunity
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By the size of the opportunity according to your eyes.
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According to your eyes. if you only knew.
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If you only knew. i will prove it to you,
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I will prove it to you, not from the bible.
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Not from the bible. i'll prove it from my life.
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I'll prove it from my life. 'cause i've never seen elath.
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'cause i've never seen elath. i've never been there.
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I've never been there. but i have had moments in
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But i have had moments in my life where god was using
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My life where god was using something that i didn't
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Something that i didn't think it was important,
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Think it was important, but it was a port.
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But it was a port. so, when elijah went to college
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So, when elijah went to college a few weeks ago, he said,
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A few weeks ago, he said, "i gotta get a job?"
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"i gotta get a job?" i said, "probably."
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I said, "probably." [laughter]
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[laughter] he said, "how do i get one?"
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He said, "how do i get one?" i said, "there's many
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I said, "there's many different ways."
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Different ways." he said, "how did you get one?"
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He said, "how did you get one?" i said, "well, i never
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I said, "well, i never really had a real job.
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Really had a real job. i mean, i got all these
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I mean, i got all these scholarships to get to college,
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Scholarships to get to college, i applied for every scholarship,
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I applied for every scholarship, i did work-study where you can
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I did work-study where you can get some of your tuition paid.
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Get some of your tuition paid. i did everything i could.
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I did everything i could. i mean, i worked jobs
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I mean, i worked jobs when i was a kid.
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When i was a kid. i did a -- y'all know
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I did a -- y'all know about my job.
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About my job. [laughter]
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[laughter] i cremated animals.
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I cremated animals. i sold fireworks.
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I sold fireworks. i cleaned churches.
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I cleaned churches. i sold explosives,
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I sold explosives, burned dogs,
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Burned dogs, and cleaned the house of god.
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And cleaned the house of god. let me see you resume.
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Let me see you resume. [applause]
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[applause] [laughter]
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[laughter] alright, but...
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Alright, but... [laughter]
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[laughter] when i got to college,
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When i got to college, i felt like i was called
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I felt like i was called to preach, right?
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To preach, right? nobody else shared
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Nobody else shared that opinion at college.
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That opinion at college. back at home, i preached
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Back at home, i preached my first sermon when i was 16.
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My first sermon when i was 16. i wasn't a king like
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I wasn't a king like uzziah at 16,
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Uzziah at 16, but i preached by first
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But i preached by first sermon at moncks corner
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Sermon at moncks corner united methodist church.
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United methodist church. and then pastor micky,
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And then pastor micky, he was the one who sat
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He was the one who sat on my parent's floor and said,
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"god's hand is on your son."
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"god's hand is on your son." and for my mom and my dad,
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And for my mom and my dad, they were the ones who let me
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They were the ones who let me go be a youth minister while
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Go be a youth minister while i was still a youth.
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I was still a youth. but when i went to college,
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But when i went to college, nobody was asking me to preach.
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I found a guy on campus,
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I found a guy on campus, this is what i told elijah,
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This is what i told elijah, i said, "you need to -- one day,
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I said, "you need to -- one day, if your ever meet him,
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If your ever meet him, thank jay hardwick."
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Thank jay hardwick." he said, "who's jay hardwick?"
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He said, "who's jay hardwick?" i said, "he was the one."
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I said, "he was the one." i haven't talked to him
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I haven't talked to him in 15 years.
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In 15 years. i would text him,
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I would text him, but i don't have his number.
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But i don't have his number. maybe he'll see this.
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Maybe he'll see this. jay...
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Jay... [laughter]
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[laughter] reaching out.
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Reaching out. you were the one.
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You were the one. when i came up to you
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When i came up to you in the cafeteria and i said,
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In the cafeteria and i said, "i heard you're a preacher."
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"i heard you're a preacher." and you said, "yeah, i mean,
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And you said, "yeah, i mean, i'm trying to be."
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I'm trying to be." and i said, "me too.
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And i said, "me too. i wanna preach like you preach."
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I wanna preach like you preach." and you said to me,
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And you said to me, "okay, when somebody calls me
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"okay, when somebody calls me for an invitation
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For an invitation and i can't go,
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And i can't go, i'll tell them to
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I'll tell them to get you instead."
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Get you instead." and i said,
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And i said, "i'll eat your crumbs."
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"i'll eat your crumbs." [laughter]
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[laughter] i'm not picky.
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I'm not picky. i'm not picky.
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I'm not picky. once you've run a crematory,
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Once you've run a crematory, you'll preach anywhere.
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You'll preach anywhere. [laughter]
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[laughter] i said, "that would be awesome."
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I said, "that would be awesome." he was the one that told mason
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He was the one that told mason to put me on the summer
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To put me on the summer impact team, where i ended up
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Impact team, where i ended up traveling with holly.
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Traveling with holly. he was the one.
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He was the one. and he never sent me a bill.
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And he never sent me a bill. he never took a commission.
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He never took a commission. as far as i know,
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As far as i know, he never took credit.
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He never took credit. that dude been all around
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That dude been all around the state of wherever
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The state of wherever he lives now.
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He lives now. [laughter]
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[laughter] saying, "yeah,
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Saying, "yeah, i gave furtick his start
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I gave furtick his start over there at elevation."
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Over there at elevation." but he didn't really
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But he didn't really care about that.
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Care about that. it's like he was so
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It's like he was so important in my life,
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Important in my life, and i never even told
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And i never even told my son about him
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My son about him 'till just the other day.
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'till just the other day. so, the next time
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So, the next time the devil tells you,
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The devil tells you, "you have no one,"
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"you have no one," and he starts hitting you
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And he starts hitting you with this loneliness
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With this loneliness that he hits you with,
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That he hits you with, when he hits you
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When he hits you with loneliness,
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With loneliness, hit him with a list.
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Hit him with a list. [applause]
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>> even if i'm stuck in this
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>> even if i'm stuck in this narrative in my life,
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Narrative in my life, that, you know,
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That, you know, i'm really no one special,
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I'm really no one special, i'm really no one,
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I'm really no one, and i have no one,
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And i have no one, it's a lie.
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It's a lie. if i believe that,
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If i believe that, that i am no one
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That i am no one and that i have no one,
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And that i have no one, as so many of us do,
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As so many of us do, i think that's the thing
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I think that's the thing the devil just tries to get you
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The devil just tries to get you to believe over and over again
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To believe over and over again in different ways.
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>> have you found yourself
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Believing lies from the enemy?"
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That's how loneliness
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Begins to creep in.
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>> i think it's the loneliest
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>> i think it's the loneliest thing in the world to have
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Thing in the world to have people around you,
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People around you, but you can't really touch them
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But you can't really touch them and connect with them
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And connect with them for who you really are.
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For who you really are. because you just keep trying
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Because you just keep trying to give 'em who you think
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To give 'em who you think you're supposed to be.
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>> willing to meet you
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In that place.
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>> and so, some of you
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>> and so, some of you are sitting in loneliness
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Are sitting in loneliness that was not chosen
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That was not chosen in this season of your life.
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In this season of your life. before god can get you out,
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Before god can get you out, he has to get in.
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He has to get in. he's getting in.
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He's getting in. god said to tell you,
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God said to tell you, he'll meet you in
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He'll meet you in your lonely place.
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>> in pastor steven furtick's
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New series, "never alone",
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Discover the freedom
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Of being truly known by god,
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And learn to recognize
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That with him,
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You are never alone.
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It's available for
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Your gift of any amount.
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>> i hope today's message
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>> i hope today's message from pastor steven
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From pastor steven encouraged you
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Encouraged you and reminded you that
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And reminded you that god is always with you.
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God is always with you. if it spoke to your heart,
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"never alone", and it's available
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When you give to steven furtick ministries,
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To steven furtick ministries, you're doing more than
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You're doing more than supporting a broadcast,
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Supporting a broadcast, you're helping us spread
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You're helping us spread the gospel and the truth
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Think about how many people today are struggling
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Today are struggling with isolating or feeling
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With isolating or feeling unseen or forgotten,
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They're hearing a different truth,
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Your giving ensures that his message reaches
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Reminding them that they are seen and loved by god.
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Seen and loved by god. so, would you consider
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So, would you consider making a difference today?
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Making a difference today? call the number on your screen
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Whatever amount you're able to give,
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You're able to give, we are so grateful.
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We are so grateful. your gift is helping
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Your gift is helping someone find the strength
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Someone find the strength to stand knowing that
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To stand knowing that they are never alone.
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>> ♪ praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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♪ all my praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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♪ only you deserve ♪
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♪ all my praise ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ i have so many reasons ♪
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♪ you've given me ♪
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♪ so many reasons ♪
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♪ i can't count 'em all ♪
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♪ no no ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ i know i'm far ♪
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♪ from finished ♪
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♪ but your grace ♪
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♪ is still sufficient ♪
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♪ and that's what ♪
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♪ makes the difference ♪
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♪ so i owe you my praise ♪
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♪ now i'm standing ♪
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♪ here forgiven ♪
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♪ knowing life ♪
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♪ is worth the living ♪
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♪ you're the god ♪
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♪ of new beginnings ♪
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♪ so i owe you my praise ♪
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♪ sing it church ♪
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>> ♪ praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ hey ♪
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>> ♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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♪ all my praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ only you ♪
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>> ♪ only you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ all my ♪
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♪ praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ oh lord you ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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♪ all my ♪
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>> ♪ i give you all my ♪
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♪ praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ only ♪
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>> ♪ only you deserve ♪
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♪ all my praise ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ you've given me ♪
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♪ so many reasons ♪
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♪ you've given me ♪
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♪ so many reasons ♪
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♪ i can't count 'em all no ♪
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Steven Furtick - He Was The One (Part 1)

October 27, 2025 | 28:0

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