Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - It Will Happen (Part 1)

June 1, 2026 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - It Will Happen (Part 1) | June 1, 2026

>> elevation church officially
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>> elevation church officially turned 20 years old this year
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Turned 20 years old this year and we thought that it would
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And we thought that it would be fun to look back at
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Be fun to look back at some of our favorite sermons
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Some of our favorite sermons through the years.
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Through the years. pastor steven might look
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Pastor steven might look a little different
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A little different but i promise that these sermons
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But i promise that these sermons are just as impactful now
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Are just as impactful now as they were then.
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As they were then. so lean in and be expectant
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So lean in and be expectant for what god wants
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For what god wants to speak to you
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To speak to you through today's episode of
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Through today's episode of elevation with steven furtick.
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An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> i want to preach to you today
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>> i want to preach to you today on the subject of fear,
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On the subject of fear, and i don't want to just stay
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And i don't want to just stay at a surface level.
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At a surface level. i want to preach a message
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I want to preach a message about facing your fear,
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About facing your fear, about how feel fear
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About how feel fear in your life,
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In your life, your heart, your mind,
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Your heart, your mind, and what to do about that.
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And what to do about that. today, our text will be
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Today, our text will be from acts 27.
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From acts 27. in this passage,
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In this passage, the apostle paul is in trouble.
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The apostle paul is in trouble. he's going through a storm,
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He's going through a storm, and he has to decide what voice
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And he has to decide what voice he will believe about the storm
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He will believe about the storm he's going through.
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He's going through. thesis for the series
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Thesis for the series and the book,
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And the book, the voice you believe
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The voice you believe will determine the future
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Will determine the future that you experience
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That you experience and the way you experience
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And the way you experience your reality,
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Your reality, and we're going to pick up
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And we're going to pick up right in the middle of paul's
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Right in the middle of paul's problem in acts 27:9.
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Problem in acts 27:9. the winds are starting
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The winds are starting to blow contrary.
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To blow contrary. the sailors are having
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The sailors are having a difficult time.
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A difficult time. paul is onboard a ship
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Paul is onboard a ship with 275 other prisoners,
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With 275 other prisoners, and there must be a part
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And there must be a part of him that can't believe
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Of him that can't believe he's facing prison again.
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He's facing prison again. he's got to go stand trial
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He's got to go stand trial before caesar.
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Before caesar. he's not on a cruise ship
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He's not on a cruise ship as in royal caribbean.
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As in royal caribbean. he's not headed to rome
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He's not headed to rome 'cause he always thought
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'cause he always thought it would be nice.
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It would be nice. he's not tasting wine.
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He's not tasting wine. he's chained as a prisoner,
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He's chained as a prisoner, and if that wasn't bad enough,
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And if that wasn't bad enough, he's now got to face a storm
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He's now got to face a storm on that ship, and this is where
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On that ship, and this is where we begin in verse 9.
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We begin in verse 9. it says much time had been lost
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It says much time had been lost and sailing had already become
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And sailing had already become dangerous because by now
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Dangerous because by now it was after the day
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It was after the day of atonement.
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Of atonement. so, paul warned them,
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So, paul warned them, the other men on the ship, men,
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The other men on the ship, men, i can see that our voyage
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I can see that our voyage is going to be disastrous
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Is going to be disastrous and bring great loss to ship
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And bring great loss to ship and cargo
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And cargo and to our own lives also,
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And to our own lives also, but the centurion,
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But the centurion, he was the guy
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He was the guy who was in charge
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Who was in charge of transporting the prisoners,
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Of transporting the prisoners, instead of listening
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Instead of listening to what paul said
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To what paul said followed the advice of the pilot
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Followed the advice of the pilot and of the owner of the ship.
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And of the owner of the ship. now, i wrote down in my notes,
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Now, i wrote down in my notes, of course he did.
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Of course he did. that makes sense.
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That makes sense. if you've got to make
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If you've got to make a sailing decision,
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A sailing decision, it makes sense to ask
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It makes sense to ask the pilot of the ship,
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The pilot of the ship, not the preacher
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Not the preacher who happens to be on the ship.
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Who happens to be on the ship. sometimes preachers think
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Sometimes preachers think they know everything.
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They know everything. and so, paul is giving advice
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And so, paul is giving advice about where to steer the ship,
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About where to steer the ship, and they ignore his advice,
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And they ignore his advice, and they pay for it
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And they pay for it because on the ship
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Because on the ship paul doesn't just represent
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Paul doesn't just represent a preacher or just a prisoner,
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A preacher or just a prisoner, but he actually represents
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But he actually represents the purpose of god
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The purpose of god and the voice of god
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And the voice of god and so when he speaks about,
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And so when he speaks about, hey, we're going to be
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Hey, we're going to be in trouble if we keep going
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In trouble if we keep going this direction,
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This direction, he's warning them
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He's warning them on behalf of god.
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On behalf of god. i want to give you three things.
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I want to give you three things. i'd like you to write
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I'd like you to write these down.
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These down. they'll be here on
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They'll be here on the teaching screen.
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The teaching screen. do you like this little screen
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Do you like this little screen i use or is it kind of cheesy?
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I use or is it kind of cheesy? i don't know.
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I don't know. i'm still trying to figure out
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I'm still trying to figure out if i like it,
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If i like it, but sometimes i like to do it.
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But sometimes i like to do it. just mix it up.
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Just mix it up. keep you guessing.
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Keep you guessing. will there be a screen
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Will there be a screen or will there not?
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Or will there not? you'll never know.
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You'll never know. story at 11.
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Story at 11. all right, so.
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All right, so. i wanted to tell you today
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I wanted to tell you today that when you find yourself
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That when you find yourself in a storm, and you will,
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In a storm, and you will, steer by the spirit,
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Steer by the spirit, not by your senses.
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Not by your senses. steer by the spirit
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Steer by the spirit and not by your senses,
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And not by your senses, and it's so easy to steer
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And it's so easy to steer by your senses
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By your senses because we're trained to...
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Because we're trained to... we're trained to walk by
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We're trained to walk by what we see,
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What we see, and we're trained
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And we're trained in so many ways to respond
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In so many ways to respond to what we feel.
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To what we feel. god will warn you,
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God will warn you, but he will never create
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But he will never create worry within you.
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Worry within you. when god warns you,
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When god warns you, he'll give you
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He'll give you a specific instruction,
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A specific instruction, and it will mobilize you
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And it will mobilize you and make you stronger.
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And make you stronger. when the enemy threatens you,
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When the enemy threatens you, he won't make you stronger.
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He won't make you stronger. he'll make your faith weaker.
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He'll make your faith weaker. when god instructs you,
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When god instructs you, he'll give you
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He'll give you a specific warning.
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A specific warning. he'll show you something,
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He'll show you something, maybe through someone,
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Maybe through someone, maybe through his spirit,
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Maybe through his spirit, maybe through his word,
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Maybe through his word, and he'll show you something
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And he'll show you something you need to correct.
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You need to correct. the enemy will never do that.
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The enemy will never do that. he'll just threaten you
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He'll just threaten you in a vague way until you
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In a vague way until you can't even figure out
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Can't even figure out what's wrong, but you just find
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What's wrong, but you just find yourself up at night worried
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Yourself up at night worried about things.
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About things. when i talk about fear,
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When i talk about fear, i'm not just talking about
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I'm not just talking about the big fears that we all face.
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The big fears that we all face. i'm talking about just
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I'm talking about just that sense of anxiety
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That sense of anxiety that we learn to live with
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That we learn to live with as if it's normal.
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As if it's normal. that sense of dread that we
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That sense of dread that we just learn to carry around
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Just learn to carry around with us and drag behind us
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With us and drag behind us and just, you know,
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And just, you know, go through life kind of worried
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Go through life kind of worried about what they'll think
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About what they'll think and worried about what
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And worried about what they'll say and worried about if
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They'll say and worried about if i fail, and worried about
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I fail, and worried about if i succeed.
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If i succeed. you know, if i succeed,
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You know, if i succeed, there's more pressure.
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There's more pressure. if i fail, they're all going to
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If i fail, they're all going to laugh at me and just going
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Laugh at me and just going through life afraid.
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Through life afraid. just going through life nervous.
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Just going through life nervous. just nervous when things are
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Just nervous when things are going good 'cause, you know,
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Going good 'cause, you know, if things are going good,
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If things are going good, it can't be long.
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It can't be long. what goes up, must come down.
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What goes up, must come down. i'm just worried.
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I'm just worried. i'm just scared.
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I'm just scared. i'm just anxious.
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I'm just anxious. and so, god gives a warning
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And so, god gives a warning that is ignored.
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That is ignored. i need to tell you that when
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I need to tell you that when you ignore god's warnings,
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You ignore god's warnings, you will always suffer loss.
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You will always suffer loss. how many of you will testify?
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How many of you will testify? be real enough to raise
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Be real enough to raise your hand and say i have ignored
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Your hand and say i have ignored some warnings before
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Some warnings before that god was trying to give me,
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That god was trying to give me, and i suffered loss.
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And i suffered loss. yeah.
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Yeah. i'm not going to preach
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I'm not going to preach about that, but i want to point
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About that, but i want to point it out because your life
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It out because your life is being steered by something.
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Is being steered by something. are you being steered
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Are you being steered like these men on the ship
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Like these men on the ship by what you can see?
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By what you can see? they had their nautical maps
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They had their nautical maps spread out.
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Spread out. they knew how to sail.
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They knew how to sail. they thought they knew exactly
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They thought they knew exactly what they were doing
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What they were doing and where they were going,
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And where they were going, but we walk by faith,
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But we walk by faith, not by sight.
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Not by sight. and if you steer your life
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And if you steer your life by your senses,
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By your senses, you'll end up in trouble.
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You'll end up in trouble. if you send emails based on what
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If you send emails based on what you feel in the moment,
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You feel in the moment, you'll end up in trouble.
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You'll end up in trouble. save the text
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Save the text and see if you still
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And see if you still want to send it tomorrow.
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Want to send it tomorrow. i can't tell you how many texts
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I can't tell you how many texts i've written that i never sent
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I've written that i never sent 'cause i'll be steering
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'cause i'll be steering by my feelings,
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By my feelings, see, but your feelings
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See, but your feelings can't forecast the future.
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Can't forecast the future. only god's spirit can.
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Only god's spirit can. and so, you've got to learn how
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And so, you've got to learn how to steer by the spirit.
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To steer by the spirit. isn't that good?
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Isn't that good? wouldn't that save us a lot
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Wouldn't that save us a lot of time and trouble?
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Of time and trouble? it sure would.
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It sure would. and so they ignore
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And so they ignore paul's advice.
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Paul's advice. instead of hearing god's voice
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Instead of hearing god's voice above all others,
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Above all others, they hear all other voices
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They hear all other voices above god's.
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Above god's. the voice you respond to
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The voice you respond to will determine the future
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Will determine the future you experience.
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You experience. are you steering by your senses
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Are you steering by your senses or are you steering
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Or are you steering by the spirit?
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By the spirit? well, paul was right.
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Well, paul was right. they kept sailing along.
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They kept sailing along. they refused to stop.
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They refused to stop. and verse 14 picks up
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And verse 14 picks up and says before very long a wind
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And says before very long a wind of hurricane force called
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Of hurricane force called the northeaster swept down
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The northeaster swept down from the island.
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From the island. the ship was caught by the storm
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The ship was caught by the storm and could not head
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And could not head into the wind,
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Into the wind, so we gave way to it
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So we gave way to it and were driven along.
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And were driven along. that phrase is so descriptive;
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That phrase is so descriptive; driven along.
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Driven along. that's how a lot of us live
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That's how a lot of us live our lives; driven along.
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Our lives; driven along. when a thought of panic comes,
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When a thought of panic comes, we just go with it.
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We just go with it. when a thought of worry comes,
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When a thought of worry comes, we just go with it.
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We just go with it. when a fear of rejection comes,
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When a fear of rejection comes, we just clam up,
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We just clam up, and we just go with it.
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And we just go with it. you know, the scripture says
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You know, the scripture says that god has not given us
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That god has not given us a spirit of fear, but power,
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A spirit of fear, but power, love, and a sound mind.
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Love, and a sound mind. we'll talk about that verse
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We'll talk about that verse at the very end of the sermon
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At the very end of the sermon time permitting,
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Time permitting, but for right now, i wanted to
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But for right now, i wanted to speak to somebody who is being
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Speak to somebody who is being driven along by the winds
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Driven along by the winds and the waves of your life,
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And the waves of your life, by the feelings
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By the feelings and emotions of fear,
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And emotions of fear, by the thoughts of anxiety
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By the thoughts of anxiety that are keeping you
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That are keeping you up at night,
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Up at night, have you so nervous,
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Have you so nervous, you're playing out scenarios
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You're playing out scenarios over and over again
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Over and over again in your mind,
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In your mind, just driven along.
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Just driven along. you can't even
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You can't even function correctly,
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Function correctly, you can't even give yourself
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You can't even give yourself fully to the people
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Fully to the people who are all around you
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Who are all around you who love you
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Who love you because you're so worried
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Because you're so worried about losing them
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About losing them that you can't even
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That you can't even interact with them.
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Interact with them. you're driven along
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You're driven along by a spirit of fear.
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By a spirit of fear. you're driven along
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You're driven along through life.
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Through life. you don't really have
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You don't really have an anchor in anything,
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An anchor in anything, just driven along,
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Just driven along, and just always watching out
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And just always watching out for what's going to happen next.
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For what's going to happen next. there's a fine line between
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There's a fine line between precaution and paranoia,
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Precaution and paranoia, and some of us are crossing it.
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And some of us are crossing it. we've just been driven along
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We've just been driven along 'cause the winds are contrary,
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'cause the winds are contrary, and so it says
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And so it says they were driven along
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They were driven along by the winds and the waves,
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By the winds and the waves, verse 16.
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Verse 16. as we passed to the lee
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As we passed to the lee of a small island called cauda,
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Of a small island called cauda, we were hardly able to make
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We were hardly able to make the lifeboat secure.
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The lifeboat secure. everything's unstable.
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Everything's unstable. life feels that way sometimes.
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Life feels that way sometimes. so, the men hoisted it aboard,
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So, the men hoisted it aboard, and then they passed ropes
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And then they passed ropes under the ship itself
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Under the ship itself to hold it together
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To hold it together because they were afraid
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Because they were afraid that they would run aground
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That they would run aground on the sand bars of syrtis.
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On the sand bars of syrtis. the lowered the sea anchor
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The lowered the sea anchor and let the ship
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And let the ship be driven along.
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Be driven along. they just let it
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They just let it be driven along.
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Be driven along. now it's at the point where
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Now it's at the point where there's nothing we can do.
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There's nothing we can do. it's just kind.
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It's just kind. the situation is beyond
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The situation is beyond our control.
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Our control. so, verse 18, we took such
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So, verse 18, we took such a violent battering
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A violent battering from the storm that the next day
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From the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo
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They began to throw the cargo over board.
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Over board. now they're wasting supplies
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Now they're wasting supplies and wasting money all in
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And wasting money all in an effort to lighten the ship
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An effort to lighten the ship so they can somehow save it.
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So they can somehow save it. verse 19, on the third day,
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Verse 19, on the third day, they through the ship's tackle
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They through the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands,
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Overboard with their own hands, and verse 20, to me
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And verse 20, to me is very poignant in describing
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Is very poignant in describing fear's ultimate goal
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Fear's ultimate goal in our lives.
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In our lives. if we let it go unchecked
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If we let it go unchecked and drive us along,
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And drive us along, it will eventually
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It will eventually come to this point.
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Come to this point. luke who is recording
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Luke who is recording the book of acts says
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The book of acts says when neither sun nor stars
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When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days
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Appeared for many days and the storm continued raging,
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And the storm continued raging, when the storm continued raging.
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When the storm continued raging. so, when the trouble
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So, when the trouble first started, we were okay.
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First started, we were okay. we were doing what we could do.
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We were doing what we could do. we were anxious,
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We were anxious, but we were still active,
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But we were still active, but now it's gotten so bad
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But now it's gotten so bad we can't see any signs.
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We can't see any signs. we can't see any stars.
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We can't see any stars. we don't know what to guide by.
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We don't know what to guide by. it's gotten really dark,
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It's gotten really dark, and when it got to that point,
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And when it got to that point, it says that we finally gave up
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It says that we finally gave up all hope of being saved.
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All hope of being saved. we gave up all hope.
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We gave up all hope. now, we've gone from
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Now, we've gone from despair to depression.
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Despair to depression. they say that
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They say that the clinical definition
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The clinical definition of depression
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Of depression if you study people who are
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If you study people who are truly depressed
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Truly depressed is that they have given up hope
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Is that they have given up hope that they will ever feel
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That they will ever feel any different
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Any different than they do right now.
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Than they do right now. given up hope that life
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Given up hope that life will ever be any different
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Will ever be any different than it is right now.
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Than it is right now. luke says that's how bad it was.
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Luke says that's how bad it was. we couldn't see anything.
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We couldn't see anything. what we were guiding by
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What we were guiding by got lost,
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Got lost, and so our hope was gone.
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And so our hope was gone. we gave up all hope,
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We gave up all hope, and i'm speaking
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And i'm speaking to somebody today,
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To somebody today, god knows who you are,
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God knows who you are, who has become hopeless.
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Who has become hopeless. hopeless that you're ever
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Hopeless that you're ever going to progress past
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Going to progress past this fear,
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This fear, that you're ever going to
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That you're ever going to change from the state
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Change from the state that you're in.
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That you're in. it was one thing
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It was one thing when you could see the star
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When you could see the star to guide you by,
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To guide you by, but now that you're in a storm
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But now that you're in a storm and you have no star,
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And you have no star, you've lost your hope.
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You've lost your hope. you see that he said
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You see that he said we finally gave up all hope of
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We finally gave up all hope of being saved, but you know,
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Being saved, but you know, luke is writing acts 27.
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Luke is writing acts 27. he's the one recording it,
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He's the one recording it, but paul is the main character
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But paul is the main character of the story,
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Of the story, and so i've got to imagine
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And so i've got to imagine if paul was reading acts 27
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If paul was reading acts 27 that luke wrote we gave up
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That luke wrote we gave up all hope of being saved,
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All hope of being saved, he'd say wait a minute.
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He'd say wait a minute. what do you mean we?
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What do you mean we? what do you mean we?
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What do you mean we? because, see, everybody else has
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Because, see, everybody else has given up hope of being saved.
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Given up hope of being saved. they completely compitulate it
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They completely compitulate it to fear, and yet in the midst
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To fear, and yet in the midst of all of these voices,
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Of all of these voices, don't you know they
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Don't you know they were all freaking out.
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Were all freaking out. we're going down on this ship,
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We're going down on this ship, and i don't even deserve
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And i don't even deserve to be a prisoner,
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To be a prisoner, and it ain't fair,
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And it ain't fair, and i didn't even do it,
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And i didn't even do it, and i had an alibi,
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And i had an alibi, and i wasn't even there,
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And i wasn't even there, and they're all talking
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And they're all talking about loss and despair
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About loss and despair and the paul speaks up.
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And the paul speaks up. you're going to love this.
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You're going to love this. verse 21 says after they had
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Verse 21 says after they had gone a long time without food,
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Gone a long time without food, paul stood up before them
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Paul stood up before them and said, men,
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And said, men, you should have taken my advice,
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You should have taken my advice, and some of you
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And some of you are very confused.
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Are very confused. you're thinking,
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You're thinking, i didn't know paul was a woman.
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I didn't know paul was a woman. i'm just teasing.
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I'm just teasing. i'm just teasing.
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I'm just teasing. holly said she was going to get
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Holly said she was going to get that verse printed.
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That verse printed. she said
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She said that's my new life verse,
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That's my new life verse, men, you should have
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Men, you should have taken my advice.
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Taken my advice. wouldn't that make
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Wouldn't that make a great mother's day sermon?
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A great mother's day sermon? men, you should have, okay,
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Men, you should have, okay, i'm going to move on from that.
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I'm going to move on from that. i felt some hostility.
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I felt some hostility. 50% of my love
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50% of my love just left the room.
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Just left the room. let's see if i can get it back.
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Let's see if i can get it back. men, you should
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Men, you should have taken my advice.
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Have taken my advice. i told you so.
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I told you so. you should have taken my advice
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You should have taken my advice not to sail from crete.
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Not to sail from crete. then you would have
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Then you would have spared yourself this damage
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Spared yourself this damage and loss, but now,
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And loss, but now, i love those two words.
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I love those two words. i wanted to point out
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I wanted to point out the context of the conflict
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The context of the conflict in this passage
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In this passage because it's one thing
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Because it's one thing to believe that god
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To believe that god will get you out of a storm
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Will get you out of a storm if he put you in the storm,
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If he put you in the storm, but don't a lot of our fears
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But don't a lot of our fears come from believing
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Come from believing that we got ourselves
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That we got ourselves into this mess
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Into this mess and now we can't depend on
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And now we can't depend on god to get us out?
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God to get us out? like if god lets me be thrown
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Like if god lets me be thrown in the lion's den, okay.
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In the lion's den, okay. god's going to shout
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God's going to shout the mouths of the lion.
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The mouths of the lion. i read that he could do it.
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I read that he could do it. if god sends me into a storm,
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And i was just obeying him,
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And i was just obeying him, but what about
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But what about if it was my fault?
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If it was my fault? and that's where real fear
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And that's where real fear kicks in.
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Kicks in. it is one thing to believe
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It is one thing to believe that god will do it,
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That god will do it, he will deliver you,
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He will deliver you, he will save you
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He will save you if you know he's the one
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If you know he's the one who brought you here,
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Who brought you here, but what about if i lost my job
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But what about if i lost my job because i was lazy?
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Because i was lazy? you don't have to
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You don't have to tell anybody else.
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Tell anybody else. you can stick to your story
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You can stick to your story about how the boss
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About how the boss didn't like you,
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Didn't like you, but what if you know deep down
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But what if you know deep down in your heart
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In your heart that you could have done
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That you could have done more to keep your job?
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More to keep your job? and so now you're unemployed,
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And so now you're unemployed, and you know that
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And you know that you're at least part of
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You're at least part of the cause for why you lost
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The cause for why you lost your job.
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Now will god do it?
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Now will god do it? what about if your relationship
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What about if your relationship is on the ropes
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Is on the ropes because you weren't as loving
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Because you weren't as loving and tender
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And tender as you could have been?
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As you could have been? what about if you were
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What about if you were a little neglectful?
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A little neglectful? see, it's not just
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See, it's not just the predicaments that god
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The predicaments that god gets me into that i'm worried
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Gets me into that i'm worried will he get me out.
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Will he get me out. there is some stuff i get
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There is some stuff i get my own self into sometimes
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My own self into sometimes and then i get afraid,
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And then i get afraid, well, i guess since i got myself
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Well, i guess since i got myself into this i've got
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Into this i've got to get myself out.
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To get myself out. you'd be surprised how much
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You'd be surprised how much of our fear is based in regret
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Of our fear is based in regret that something that i did
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That something that i did or didn't do is now catching up
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Or didn't do is now catching up with me, and so now i'm out here
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With me, and so now i'm out here on my own,
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On my own, but paul says in verse 22,
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But paul says in verse 22, put it back on the screen.
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Put it back on the screen. he said but now, but now.
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He said but now, but now. if i had time, i'd take
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If i had time, i'd take the rest of today
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The rest of today and talk about living in now.
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And talk about living in now. how hebrews says now faith
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How hebrews says now faith is the substance
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Is the substance of things hoped for
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Of things hoped for and the evidence
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And the evidence of things not seen.
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Of things not seen. so, when you can't see
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So, when you can't see the stars, come on, somebody,
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The stars, come on, somebody, and when you've lost all hope,
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And when you've lost all hope, god says but now.
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God says but now. yeah, there are some things
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Yeah, there are some things you could have done differently.
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You could have done differently. yeah, there's some contributions
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Yeah, there's some contributions that you made to this conflict,
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That you made to this conflict, but now, but now,
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But now, but now, somebody shout now.
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Somebody shout now. come on.
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Come on. shout it in the top of the room.
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Shout it in the top of the room. say now.
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Say now. can't change what i didn't do,
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Can't change what i didn't do, can't change
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Can't change what i should have done,
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What i should have done, can't complete
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Can't complete what i left unfinished.
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What i left unfinished. some things are just the way
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Some things are just the way they are, but now,
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They are, but now, now, now, now.
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Now, now, now. he said but now.
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He said but now. we'll put the verse back up.
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We'll put the verse back up. i don't remember
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I don't remember what he says next.
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What he says next. i urge you, oh, here it is,
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I urge you, oh, here it is, this is good,
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This is good, to keep up your courage.
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To keep up your courage. that's part of my second point.
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That's part of my second point. i want to tell you, number two.
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I want to tell you, number two. there's only three.
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There's only three. we're making excellent time.
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We're making excellent time. fix your focus
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Fix your focus and keep up your courage.
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And keep up your courage. fix your focus
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Fix your focus and keep up your courage.
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And keep up your courage. touch somebody next to you
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Touch somebody next to you as soon as you're done
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As soon as you're done writing down that point
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Writing down that point and say keep it up.
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And say keep it up. keep it up.
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Keep it up. keep it up.
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Keep it up. come on.
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Come on. if you're still writing,
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If you're still writing, elbow them and tell them
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Elbow them and tell them keep it up.
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Keep it up. right there in the ribs.
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Right there in the ribs. keep it up.
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Keep it up. fix your focus.
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Fix your focus. now, paul goes on to say
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Now, paul goes on to say keep up your courage because,
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Keep up your courage because, let's look at the verse,
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Let's look at the verse, not one of you will be lost.
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Not one of you will be lost. only the ship will be destroyed.
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Only the ship will be destroyed. there's good news,
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There's good news, and there's bad news.
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And there's bad news. about this boat,
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About this boat, it's not looking too good
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It's not looking too good for the boat,
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For the boat, but keep up your courage
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But keep up your courage 'cause we're going to make it.
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'cause we're going to make it. god told me so.
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God told me so. keep going.
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Keep going. next verse.
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Next verse. last night an angel of the god
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Last night an angel of the god to whom i belong,
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To whom i belong, i know who i am
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I know who i am and i know whose i am,
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And i know whose i am, and whom i serve
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And whom i serve stood beside me.
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Stood beside me. i'm glad he doesn't just go
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I'm glad he doesn't just go before me or behind me,
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Before me or behind me, but he stands right by me
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But he stands right by me in the midst of trouble.
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In the midst of trouble. he's a multidirectional,
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He's a multidirectional, omnidirectional god.
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Omnidirectional god. he's a 360 god.
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He's a 360 god. he doesn't change positions
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He doesn't change positions like, he's just got you.
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Like, he's just got you. he said he stood beside me.
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He said he stood beside me. i'm getting heavy preaching
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I'm getting heavy preaching this to myself.
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This to myself. sometimes i don't even need you
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Sometimes i don't even need you here to preach.
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Here to preach. i'm just preaching to me.
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I'm just preaching to me. he said don't be afraid, paul.
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He said don't be afraid, paul. this is what the angel told him.
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This is what the angel told him. he said don't be afraid, paul.
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He said don't be afraid, paul. you must stand trial
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You must stand trial before caesar,
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Before caesar, and god has graciously
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And god has graciously given you the lives
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Given you the lives of all who sail with you.
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Of all who sail with you. in other words,
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In other words, i'm not focused on the storm
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I'm not focused on the storm i see right now.
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I see right now. i'm focused on the future
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I'm focused on the future that god has promised me.
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That god has promised me. so, he says don't be afraid,
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So, he says don't be afraid, paul, verse 25.
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Paul, verse 25. so, keep up your courage, men.
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So, keep up your courage, men. keep up your courage,
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Keep up your courage, for i have faith in god,
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For i have faith in god, here's my title,
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Here's my title, that it will happen.
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That it will happen. woo.
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Woo. it will happen
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It will happen just as he told me.
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Just as he told me. nevertheless,
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Nevertheless, we must find our ground
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We must find our ground on some island.
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On some island. the ship is going down,
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The ship is going down, but keep your courage up.
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But keep your courage up. how do you keep your courage up
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How do you keep your courage up when the ship is going down?
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When the ship is going down? it's the essence of faith.
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It's the essence of faith. you have to learn to separate
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You have to learn to separate out your courage
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Out your courage from your conditions.
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From your conditions. see, if your courage
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See, if your courage is tied to your conditions
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Is tied to your conditions when your bank account
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When your bank account goes down,
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Goes down, your courage goes down with it.
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Your courage goes down with it. if your courage is tied
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If your courage is tied to your conditions
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To your conditions when a certain relationship
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When a certain relationship in your life starts going down,
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In your life starts going down, your courage goes down with it.
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Your courage goes down with it. how do you keep up your courage?
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How do you keep up your courage? apparently,
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Apparently, even when my conditions
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Even when my conditions are outside of my control,
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Are outside of my control, my courage is never outside
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My courage is never outside of my control.
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Of my control. your courage
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Your courage is under your control.
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Is under your control. he didn't say god's going to
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He didn't say god's going to keep up your courage.
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Keep up your courage. so, stop praying, god,
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Give me courage
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Give me courage 'cause he's going to say
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'cause he's going to say i gave it to you.
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I gave it to you. now keep it up.
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Keep it up.
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Keep it up. feed it.
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Feed it. you've been feeding your fears,
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You've been feeding your fears, and now they're eating
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And now they're eating you alive, and you've been
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You alive, and you've been surveying your conditions,
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Surveying your conditions, and you've lost all hope,
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And you've lost all hope, but paul said fix your focus.
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But paul said fix your focus. see, sometimes you can't fix
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See, sometimes you can't fix the situation and all you
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The situation and all you can fix is your focus.
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Can fix is your focus. paul said right now all i see
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Paul said right now all i see is a ship going down,
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Is a ship going down, and i know that's all you see,
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And i know that's all you see, and i know that's all
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And i know that's all you can think about,
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You can think about, and i know that's all
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And i know that's all you can focus on, but last night
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You can focus on, but last night i saw an angel.
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I saw an angel. i'm not looking at what
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I'm not looking at what i'm going through right now.
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I'm going through right now. i'm looking toward my future,
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I'm looking toward my future, and i'm looking back at what
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And i'm looking back at what god spoke to me in my past
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God spoke to me in my past and so my focus is fixed.
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And so my focus is fixed. we always want god to stop
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We always want god to stop the storm.
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The storm. sometimes he doesn't.
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Sometimes he doesn't. sometimes what he wants to
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Sometimes what he wants to teach you to do is
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Teach you to do is to fix your focus in the middle
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To fix your focus in the middle of the storm.
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Of the storm. is this not what we see
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Is this not what we see with peter?
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With peter? jesus, if it's you,
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Jesus, if it's you, tell me to come.
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Tell me to come. come.
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Come. peter starts walking,
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Peter starts walking, the wind starts blowing.
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The wind starts blowing. as long as peter looked
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As long as peter looked at jesus, peter was fine.
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At jesus, peter was fine. when he looked at the wind
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When he looked at the wind and the waves, what's that?
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And the waves, what's that? focus.
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Focus. when he started thinking about
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When he started thinking about how rough it is out here,
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How rough it is out here, let me ask you a question.
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Let me ask you a question. was peter any more able
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Was peter any more able to walk on water
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To walk on water if it hadn't been raining
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If it hadn't been raining than if it was, if the winds
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Than if it was, if the winds hadn't been strong?
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Hadn't been strong? is he any more able
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Is he any more able to walk on water
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To walk on water if the conditions
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If the conditions had been clear?
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Had been clear? it's not about the conditions.
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It's not about the conditions. it's about your courage.
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It's about your courage. you can walk through stuff
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You can walk through stuff and live through stuff
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And live through stuff and be brave through stuff.
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And be brave through stuff. i've met people who were dying
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I've met people who were dying and knew they had three days
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And knew they had three days to live who were bolder
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To live who were bolder than most of us who are
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Than most of us who are going to live for 70 more.
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Going to live for 70 more. why?
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Why? they weren't focused
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They weren't focused on the fear.
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On the fear. i'm going to teach you
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I'm going to teach you a trick.
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A trick. your fear is powered
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Your fear is powered by your focus.
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By your focus. if you take the focus away
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If you take the focus away from the fear
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From the fear and put your focus
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And put your focus on your faith,
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On your faith, faith is also powered by focus.
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Faith is also powered by focus. so, you don't need god
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So, you don't need god to stop the storm for you
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To stop the storm for you to get your courage up.
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To get your courage up. you don't need god
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You don't need god to fix the ship
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To fix the ship for your courage to come up.
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For your courage to come up. you just need to fix
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You just need to fix your eyes on what?
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Your eyes on what? on jesus,
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On jesus, the author and finisher
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The author and finisher of our faith
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Of our faith who bore the joys set before
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Who bore the joys set before him, endured the cross,
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Him, endured the cross, despising and shame.
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>> i hope you
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>> i hope you enjoyed that message.
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Enjoyed that message. as elevation church
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As elevation church celebrates 20 years
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Celebrates 20 years we've been looking back at
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We've been looking back at some of our favorite sermons.
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Some of our favorite sermons. now, pastor steven might look
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Now, pastor steven might look at little bit different
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At little bit different but one thing has never changed,
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But one thing has never changed, from the beginning
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From the beginning he has boldly preached
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He has boldly preached the word of god.
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The word of god. it's always been his mission
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It's always been his mission to put god's words
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To put god's words into people's hearts.
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Into people's hearts. when you support this ministry
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When you support this ministry you help us continue sharing
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You help us continue sharing these powerful messages with
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These powerful messages with people all around the world.
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People all around the world. not just on television
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Not just on television but through social media
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But through social media and youtube
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And youtube and even on tables
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And even on tables in prisons, and now
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In prisons, and now on our 24/7 network.
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On our 24/7 network. that kind of reach
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That kind of reach is only possible
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Is only possible because of people like you
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Because of people like you who choose to partner
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Who choose to partner with us and give.
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With us and give. if you're not currently
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If you're not currently a part of what god
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A part of what god is doing through
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Is doing through steven furtick ministries,
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Steven furtick ministries, i wanna invite you
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I wanna invite you to give today.
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To give today. together we can reach
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Together we can reach more people than ever before
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More people than ever before with the hope and truth
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With the hope and truth of god's word.
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Of god's word. so, thank you for watching,
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So, thank you for watching, thank you for giving,
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Thank you for giving, and i'll see you
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And i'll see you back here next time.
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There are places in the world
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There are places in the world where people feel forgotten
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Where people feel forgotten and our job as a church
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And our job as a church is to do everything that we can
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Is to do everything that we can to remind them that they are
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To remind them that they are loved and seen by god.
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Together with elevation worship
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We gathered with more than
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2000 inmates to have church
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In angola prison in louisiana,
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The largest maximum
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Security prison the country.
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These men sang their hearts out,
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They knew every word
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To every song
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And hearing their praise
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Fill the arena
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Was deeply powerful.
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Over 100 men gave their lives
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To christ and 65 were baptized,
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Declaring their new life
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In jesus.
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And the impact doesn't
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Just stop when the service ends
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Because of your generosity
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God behind bars provides
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Those incarcerated with access
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To elevation sermons
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And music on demand.
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This makes it possible for
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Inmates all over the country
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To experience christ love
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Through life changing content
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Right where they are.
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This is why
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This is why your generosity matters.
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Because of you
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Hope is showing up
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In the darkest places.
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Because of you
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The forgotten
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Are being seen.
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Because of you
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True freedom is
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Being found in jesus.
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>> ♪ i'm calling on ♪
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>> ♪ i'm calling on ♪ ♪ the god of jacob ♪
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♪ the god of jacob ♪ ♪ whose love endures ♪
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♪ whose love endures ♪ ♪ through generations ♪
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♪ through generations ♪ ♪ i know that ♪
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♪ i know that ♪ ♪ you will keep ♪
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♪ you will keep ♪ ♪ your covenant ♪
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♪ your covenant ♪ ♪ i'm calling on ♪
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♪ i'm calling on ♪ ♪ the god of moses ♪
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♪ the god of moses ♪ ♪ the one who opened up ♪
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♪ the one who opened up ♪ ♪ the ocean ♪
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♪ the ocean ♪ ♪ i need you now ♪
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♪ i need you now ♪ ♪ to do the same thing ♪
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♪ to do the same thing ♪ ♪ for me ♪
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♪ for me ♪ ♪ oh yes ♪
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♪ oh yes ♪ ♪ o god my god ♪
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♪ o god my god ♪ ♪ i need you ♪
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♪ i need you ♪ ♪ o god my god ♪
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♪ o god my god ♪ ♪ i need you now ♪
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♪ i need you now ♪ ♪ how i need you now ♪
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♪ how i need you now ♪ ♪ o rock o rock of ages ♪
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♪ o rock o rock of ages ♪ ♪ i'm standing on ♪
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♪ i'm standing on ♪ ♪ your faithfulness ♪
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♪ your faithfulness ♪ ♪ on your faithfulness ♪
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♪ we call your name lord ♪
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♪ i'm calling on ♪
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♪ i'm calling on ♪ ♪ the god of mary ♪
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♪ the god of mary ♪ ♪ whose favor rests ♪
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♪ whose favor rests ♪ ♪ upon the lowly ♪
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♪ upon the lowly ♪ ♪ i know with you ♪
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♪ i know with you ♪ ♪ all things are possible ♪
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♪ all things are possible ♪ ♪ i'm calling on ♪
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♪ i'm calling on ♪ ♪ the god of david ♪
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♪ the god of david ♪ ♪ who made a shepherd boy ♪
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♪ who made a shepherd boy ♪ ♪ courageous ♪
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♪ i may not face goliath ♪
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♪ but i've got my own giants ♪
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♪ o god my god ♪
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Steven Furtick - It Will Happen (Part 1)

June 1, 2026 | 27:29

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