Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - It Will Happen (Part 2)

June 2, 2026 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - It Will Happen (Part 2) | June 2, 2026

Turned 20 years old this year,
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Turned 20 years old this year, and we thought that it would be
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And we thought that it would be fun to look back at some
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Fun to look back at some of our favorite sermons
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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
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But i promise that these sermons are just as impactful
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Sermons are just as impactful now as they were then.
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Now as they were then. so lean in and be expectant for
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So lean in and be expectant for what god wants to speak to you
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What god wants 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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>> announcer: up next,
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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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>> my life,
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>> my life, my faith,
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My faith, my hope is not
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My hope is not in my circumstance.
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In my circumstance. my hope is not in this boat.
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My hope is not in this boat. my hope is in my god.
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And he didn't promise me
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And he didn't promise me that he would save the boat.
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That he would save the boat. he didn't promise me
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He didn't promise me that i would never cry.
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He promised me when i did,
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He'd dry every tear from my eye.
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He didn't promise me
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I'd never hurt.
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He said, "when you do hurt,
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You can lift your eyes
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You can lift your eyes to the hills
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To the hills from whence cometh your help.
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From whence cometh your help. your help cometh
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Your help cometh from the lord."
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From the lord." my hope is not in this boat.
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My hope is not in this boat. if the boat goes down,
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If the boat goes down, my faith is in god.
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[applause]
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See, the boat might break,
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See, the boat might break, the relationship might not
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The relationship might not turn out like you want it to;
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Turn out like you want it to; and if your hope is
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And if your hope is in that boat, my friend,
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In that boat, my friend, your faith won't make it.
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Your faith won't make it. i remember in 2012
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I remember in 2012 when my dad first started --
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When my dad first started -- i want to be delicate
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I want to be delicate how i say this.
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How i say this. i believe that my dad,
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I believe that my dad, when he was diagnosed with als,
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When he was diagnosed with als, i believe he lost his mind
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I believe he lost his mind from a combination
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From a combination of the pain of the disease,
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Of the pain of the disease, some of the medications
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Some of the medications that he was on,
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That he was on, and just the fear
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And just the fear of the whole process.
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Of the whole process. the disease itself
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The disease itself wasn't affecting his mind.
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Wasn't affecting his mind. but i believe that something
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But i believe that something happened to him for a period
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Happened to him for a period of about ten months,
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Of about ten months, the most difficult challenge
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The most difficult challenge our family's ever been through.
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Our family's ever been through. he left us and he went
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He left us and he went to go live by himself.
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To go live by himself. and when he first did,
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And when he first did, he was so despondent.
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He was so despondent. we all knew he was suicidal
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We all knew he was suicidal and he had said as much.
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And he had said as much. and when he left
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And when he left and there was nothing i could do
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And there was nothing i could do to get him to stay
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To get him to stay and there was nothing
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And there was nothing i could do to bring him back --
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I could do to bring him back -- and sometimes you've just done
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And sometimes you've just done all that you can do;
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All that you can do; you've thrown all the cargo off
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You've thrown all the cargo off the ship, you've thrown all
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The ship, you've thrown all the tackle off the ship,
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The tackle off the ship, you've thrown all the stuff off,
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You've thrown all the stuff off, and that beating keeps coming.
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And that beating keeps coming. and i was contemplating
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And i was contemplating the fact my dad could very well
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The fact my dad could very well kill himself and what was
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Kill himself and what was a good relationship
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A good relationship with him will end
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With him will end with him being by himself
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With him being by himself and there's nothing
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And there's nothing any of us can do about it.
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Any of us can do about it. and one night in particular,
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And one night in particular, the fear became so strong
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The fear became so strong in my own heart that
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In my own heart that that would happen that --
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That would happen that -- and i wrote about this
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And i wrote about this in the book, but i didn't
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In the book, but i didn't name the situation,
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Name the situation, and now i'm telling you
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And now i'm telling you the situation behind the story.
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The situation behind the story. i remember that
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I remember that the thoughts were coming so --
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The thoughts were coming so -- sometimes you can't solve
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Sometimes you can't solve your own problems
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Your own problems within your own mind.
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Within your own mind. you've got to get outside
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You've got to get outside of yourself and let somebody
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Of yourself and let somebody else talk to you about it.
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Else talk to you about it. and i called this counselor
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And i called this counselor that i knew of that
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That i knew of that i had never talked to before.
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I had never talked to before. and i said, "you deal
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And i said, "you deal with high pressure situations
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With high pressure situations all the time.
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All the time. i think my dad may very well
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I think my dad may very well kill himself tonight
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Kill himself tonight or tomorrow."
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Or tomorrow." and you know all the things
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And you know all the things that start happening
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That start happening in your mind when you're facing
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In your mind when you're facing a desperate situation,
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A desperate situation, and fear's greatest hit
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And fear's greatest hit is called "what if."
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Is called "what if." what if, what if, what if,
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What if, what if, what if, what if, what if, what if,
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What if, what if, what if, what if, what if, what if --
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What if, what if, what if -- and it'll lead you down
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And it'll lead you down all these paths,
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All these paths, all these problems,
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All these problems, all these predicaments.
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All these predicaments. and i was telling the counselor,
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And i was telling the counselor, "i'm afraid he's going
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"i'm afraid he's going to kill himself,"
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To kill himself," and i expected him to say,
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And i expected him to say, "he's not going to do that;
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"he's not going to do that; just calm down, be rational."
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Just calm down, be rational." but what he did instead
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But what he did instead was one of the greatest gifts
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Was one of the greatest gifts anybody's ever given me.
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Anybody's ever given me. it was the gift of perspective,
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It was the gift of perspective, and i've never forgotten it.
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And i've never forgotten it. he said, "steven,
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He said, "steven, what if he does?
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What if he does? what if he does?
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What if he does? he may.
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He may. we hope he won't.
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We hope he won't. we pray that he won't.
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We pray that he won't. but what if he does?"
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But what if he does?" and i said, "um... that would be
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And i said, "um... that would be the hardest thing
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The hardest thing that i've ever gone through.
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That i've ever gone through. that would be terrible."
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That would be terrible." and he said, "right,
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And he said, "right, it would be a nightmare.
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It would be a nightmare. it would be a living hell.
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It would be a living hell. you would never be the same.
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You would never be the same. it would wreck you.
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It would wreck you. but," he said,
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But," he said, "would god get you through it?"
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"would god get you through it?" this is where fear either
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This is where fear either takes over our life
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Takes over our life or we push back against it
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Or we push back against it and realize that,
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And realize that, catch this phrase,
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Catch this phrase, even if the worst-case scenario
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Even if the worst-case scenario plays out,
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Plays out, god will be there
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God will be there when the boat breaks.
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When the boat breaks. and i used to think
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And i used to think that fighting fear
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That fighting fear was all about pushing it back.
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Was all about pushing it back. "that's never going to happen.
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"that's never going to happen. that's never going to happen.
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That's never going to happen. just, i need to be
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Just, i need to be more optimistic."
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More optimistic." and i do think it's important
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And i do think it's important that we don't walk around
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That we don't walk around all the time playing out
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All the time playing out the worst possible scenarios
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The worst possible scenarios in our head, because
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In our head, because most of the things we worry
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Most of the things we worry about never even happen.
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I like how joyce meyers says it.
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I like how joyce meyers says it. she says, i'm going to do
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She says, i'm going to do my joyce impression, she said,
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My joyce impression, she said, "worry is down payment
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"worry is down payment on a problem
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On a problem you may never even have."
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You may never even have." i know my impression
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I know my impression wasn't good,
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Wasn't good, but the quote was solid.
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But the quote was solid. amen.
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Amen. we were watching
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A movie the other day.
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A movie the other day. they said on the movie,
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They said on the movie, they said,
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They said, "most of the biggest challenges
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"most of the biggest challenges that you'll face in your life
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That you'll face in your life will be the result of things
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Will be the result of things that never even crossed
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That never even crossed your worried mind."
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Your worried mind." they will blindside you at 4:30
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They will blindside you at 4:30 on a thursday afternoon.
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On a thursday afternoon. you won't even have known
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You won't even have known that you needed
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That you needed to worry about 'em.
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To worry about 'em. additionally, most of the things
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Additionally, most of the things that we worry about create
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That we worry about create other problems that we didn't
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Other problems that we didn't even know to worry about
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Even know to worry about when we started worrying
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When we started worrying about the one that was never
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About the one that was never going to happen to begin with.
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Going to happen to begin with. worry has babies.
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Worry has babies. worry creates
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Worry creates all kinds of conflict
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All kinds of conflict that you were never going
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That you were never going to have to face
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To have to face if you'd have turned it over
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If you'd have turned it over to god in the first place.
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To god in the first place. far from solving your problems,
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Far from solving your problems, it exponentially increases them.
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It exponentially increases them. so i don't believe we should
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So i don't believe we should walk around in a state of worry,
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Walk around in a state of worry, just playing out all
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Just playing out all of our worst-case scenarios.
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Of our worst-case scenarios. but every once in a while,
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But every once in a while, it's good to stare
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It's good to stare that fear in the face and say,
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That fear in the face and say, "well, what if, devil?
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"well, what if, devil? what if he does?"
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What if he does?" you know, my dad did not
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You know, my dad did not end up taking his own life,
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End up taking his own life, and we got to celebrate
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And we got to celebrate the end of his life with him,
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The end of his life with him, as painful as it was.
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As painful as it was. we got to be there.
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We got to be there. and i thank god for that.
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And i thank god for that. but the gift of being able
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But the gift of being able to go down to the bottom
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To go down to the bottom of that fear and saying,
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Of that fear and saying, "even if the worst thing
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"even if the worst thing happens," because
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Happens," because sometimes it does --
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Sometimes it does -- sometimes it does.
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Sometimes it does. i know that's not
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I know that's not the churchiest answer,
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The churchiest answer, but sometimes it does.
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But sometimes it does. when i announced
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When i announced the title of this message,
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The title of this message, many of you were excited.
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Many of you were excited. i said, "it will happen."
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I said, "it will happen." whoo.
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Whoo. but what if "it" happened?
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But what if "it" happened? the other it.
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The other it. i think it's a great gift
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I think it's a great gift when you find out,
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When you find out, when you press down
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When you press down to the bottom of that and say,
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To the bottom of that and say, "god would still be at
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The bottom.
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The bottom. my faith is in god,
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My faith is in god, not in the ship
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Not in the ship that i'm sailing on."
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That i'm sailing on." what if, what if, what if,
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What if, what if, what if, what if, what if, what if,
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What if, what if, what if, what if, what if, what if --
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What if, what if, what if -- stop.
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Stop. well?
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Well? what if?
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What if? i remember telling elijah
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I remember telling elijah one time, "elijah,
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One time, "elijah, if you keep jumping around
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If you keep jumping around like that,
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Like that, what if you break your bed?"
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He said, "well, what if?"
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Here's what he knew.
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"you'd get me another one.
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You ain't going to let me
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Sleep on the floor."
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That's a great phrase.
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Well, what if.
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It's not going to happen.
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It's not going to happen.
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It's not going to happen. but even if it does,
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But even if it does, it probably won't,
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It probably won't, but even if it does,
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But even if it does, god would be there
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God would be there at the bottom.
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At the bottom. he's the god of the valley, too.
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He's the god of the valley, too. and paul said,
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And paul said, "and we might have
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"and we might have to breaststroke our way
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To breaststroke our way to the island,
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To the island, but we're not dying out here."
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But we're not dying out here." put the verse back up.
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Put the verse back up. i think it's verse 22.
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I think it's verse 22. the last line of that verse
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The last line of that verse after the semicolon, he says,
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After the semicolon, he says, "...only the ship
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"...only the ship will be destroyed."
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Will be destroyed." now, is that encouraging
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Now, is that encouraging or discouraging?
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Or discouraging? depends on which part
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Depends on which part of the sentence you focus on.
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Of the sentence you focus on. if you start with
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If you start with "the ship will be destroyed,"
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"the ship will be destroyed," that's bad.
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That's bad. but if you back up one word,
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But if you back up one word, "only," what does that imply?
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"only," what does that imply? the ship's going down,
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The ship's going down, but boys, we're not.
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But boys, we're not. only one word stands
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Only one word stands between fear and faith.
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Between fear and faith. only one word.
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Only one word. god, i'm preaching this now
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God, i'm preaching this now because when jesus
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Because when jesus was buried in the ground,
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Was buried in the ground, they thought it was over,
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They thought it was over, so they got their boats back out
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So they got their boats back out and went fishing.
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And went fishing. their faith was still
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Their faith was still in their boats.
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But when jesus came walking
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But when jesus came walking to 'em on the water, he said,
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To 'em on the water, he said, "boys, get out your boat.
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"boys, get out your boat. i got up out of the ground.
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I got up out of the ground. the worst thing happened.
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The worst thing happened. the spit on me and killed me
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The spit on me and killed me and called me dead.
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And called me dead. but on the third day, i rose."
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But on the third day, i rose." [cheering]
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[cheering] oh, oh, oh.
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Oh, oh, oh. i gotta finish.
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I gotta finish. i gotta finish.
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I gotta finish. please, please, calm down.
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Please, please, calm down. i'm gonna finish.
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I'm gonna finish. [laughter]
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[laughter] so the ship's going down,
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So the ship's going down, but i'm not.
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But i'm not. i might lose this relationship
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I might lose this relationship but, you know,
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But, you know, here's what'll happen to me.
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Here's what'll happen to me. there's been a fair amount
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There's been a fair amount of negativity concerning
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Of negativity concerning our church in public spheres
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Our church in public spheres in recent days.
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In recent days. [laughter]
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[laughter] and the devil starts
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And the devil starts messing with me, saying
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Messing with me, saying "but what if people start
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"but what if people start believing this crap eventually,
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Believing this crap eventually, and think you're
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And think you're a horrible monster,
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A horrible monster, and leave your church?
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And leave your church? what if everybody leaves?
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What if everybody leaves? and i used to say -
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And i used to say - yeah, i used to go,
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Yeah, i used to go, "it's not gonna happen,
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"it's not gonna happen, it's not gonna happen,
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It's not gonna happen."
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It's not gonna happen." and then one day,
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And then one day, i decided i'm gonna try
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I decided i'm gonna try a different strategy on this.
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A different strategy on this. well, what if they do leave?
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Well, what if they do leave? it's like god said,
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It's like god said, "would you still love me?"
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"would you still love me?" hmm.
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Hmm. "would you still serve me?"
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"would you still serve me?" are you still that same boy
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Are you still that same boy that would stand up and preach
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That would stand up and preach in front of five people
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In front of five people when you were 16 years old?
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When you were 16 years old? and spend 20 hours preparing
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And spend 20 hours preparing the message while your friends
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The message while your friends were at a keg party?
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Were at a keg party? would you still serve me?
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Would you still serve me? and it didn't take me long.
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And it didn't take me long. i said of course i would, god.
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I said of course i would, god. i'll preach to somebody,
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I'll preach to somebody, somewhere.
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Somewhere. i'll keep preaching.
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I'll keep preaching. i'm the same dude.
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I'm the same dude. so it set me free.
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So it set me free. now god's so cool,
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Now god's so cool, because the church has actually
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Because the church has actually grown by several thousand people
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Grown by several thousand people in the last couple of months.
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In the last couple of months. [cheering]
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[cheering] yeah, god's really cool.
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Yeah, god's really cool. but i had to come to a point
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But i had to come to a point where i said i'm not counting
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Where i said i'm not counting on this boat to get me
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On this boat to get me to the other side.
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To the other side. my hope is not in the boat.
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My hope is not in the boat. i love this church,
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I love this church, but my faith
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But my faith is not in this church.
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Is not in this church. my faith is in the god
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My faith is in the god who said upon this rock,
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Who said upon this rock, i will build my church.
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I will build my church. [applause]
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[applause] i'm not counting on the boat
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I'm not counting on the boat to get me to the other side.
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To get me to the other side. i'm counting on the one
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I'm counting on the one who made the wind and the waves.
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Who made the wind and the waves. i'm counting on the one who made
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I'm counting on the one who made the tree that made the boat.
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The tree that made the boat. i'm counting on him.
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I'm counting on him. one time, they wanted
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One time, they wanted to kill paul, don.
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To kill paul, don. they wanted to kill him.
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They wanted to kill him. and so he had this --
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And so he had this -- this is so funny.
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This is so funny. he said, "i'm a little bit torn.
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He said, "i'm a little bit torn. i'm a little bit conflicted."
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I'm a little bit conflicted." he said, "part of me wants
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He said, "part of me wants to live so i can tell more
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To live so i can tell more people about christ.
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People about christ. but there's this other part
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But there's this other part of me, i wouldn't mind
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Of me, i wouldn't mind seeing jesus, 'cause i know
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Seeing jesus, 'cause i know it's going to be great.
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It's going to be great. and so if i stay here,
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And so if i stay here, i'll just hang out with y'all
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I'll just hang out with y'all and keep preaching.
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And keep preaching. if i die..."
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If i die..." what are you going to do
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What are you going to do with a guy like this
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With a guy like this 'cause shipwreck don't scare
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'cause shipwreck don't scare a guy like this?
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A guy like this? he don't need the boat.
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He don't need the boat. "even if i drown,
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"even if i drown, i don't really die.
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I don't really die. even if i drown,
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Even if i drown, i don't' really die."
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I don't' really die." you catching it?
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You catching it? "he came that
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"he came that i might have eternal life.
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I might have eternal life. even if this ship goes down,
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Even if this ship goes down, my faith will stand."
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My faith will stand." [applause]
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[applause] fix your focus
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Fix your focus and keep up your courage.
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And keep up your courage. it says in verse 41, it happened
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It says in verse 41, it happened just like paul predicted.
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Just like paul predicted. "the ship struck a sandbar
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"the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground.
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And ran aground. the bow stuck fast
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The bow stuck fast and would not move,
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And would not move, and the stern was broken
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And the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding
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To pieces by the pounding of the surf."
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Of the surf." and so the pounding
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And so the pounding keeps coming,
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Keeps coming, but now paul's not focused on
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But now paul's not focused on the pounding.
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The pounding. he's focused on his purpose.
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He's focused on his purpose. he's not focused on
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He's not focused on the pounding.
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The pounding. he's focused on god's promise.
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He's focused on god's promise. and it says in verse 42,
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And it says in verse 42, i felt sorry for paul
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I felt sorry for paul when i read this,
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When i read this, "the soldiers planned
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"the soldiers planned to kill the prisoners,"
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To kill the prisoners," paul was one of them,
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Paul was one of them, "to prevent any of them
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"to prevent any of them from swimming away
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From swimming away and escaping."
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And escaping." "thanks a lot for saving
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"thanks a lot for saving our lives by being on this ship
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Our lives by being on this ship and praying to god, paul.
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And praying to god, paul. now we're going to kill you."
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Now we're going to kill you." but how many of you know
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But how many of you know that when the enemy has
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That when the enemy has a plan to take you out,
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A plan to take you out, god has a plan to keep you in?
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God has a plan to keep you in? look at verse 42.
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Look at verse 42. it says, verse 43,
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It says, verse 43, "the centurion wanted
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"the centurion wanted to spare paul's life
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To spare paul's life and kept them from..."
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And kept them from..." do you know how many things
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Do you know how many things god has already kept
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God has already kept from happening in your life?
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From happening in your life? do you know how many times
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Do you know how many times he's stepped in an intervened
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He's stepped in an intervened that you don't know about?
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That you don't know about? do you know how many times
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Do you know how many times you would have been
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You would have been in a car wreck
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In a car wreck if you didn't have to go back
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If you didn't have to go back to the house and pick up
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To the house and pick up that one thing that you forgot
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That one thing that you forgot and you didn't even see
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And you didn't even see what would have happened
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What would have happened at the stoplight
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At the stoplight when the guy
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When the guy who had been drinking --
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Who had been drinking -- you're telling me
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You're telling me you can't trust god now?
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You can't trust god now? he kept 'em -- he kept 'em
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He kept 'em -- he kept 'em from carrying out their plan.
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From carrying out their plan. "and he ordered those
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"and he ordered those who could swim to ump overboard
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Who could swim to ump overboard and to get to land.
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And to get to land. and the rest were to get there
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And the rest were to get there on planks or on other
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On planks or on other pieces of the ship."
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Pieces of the ship." see, you're going to make it,
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See, you're going to make it, but it just not, might not
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But it just not, might not be the way you imagined.
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Be the way you imagined. it says, look at the next line
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It says, look at the next line -- don't you love
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-- don't you love studying the bible?
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Studying the bible? "in this way
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"in this way everyone reached land safely."
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Everyone reached land safely." not the way they wanted to,
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Not the way they wanted to, not the most comfortable way,
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Not the most comfortable way, not the most convenient way.
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Not the most convenient way. my faith isn't in
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My faith isn't in how it will happen.
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How it will happen. my faith is in the god
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My faith is in the god who said it would.
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Who said it would. i don't know how.
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I don't know how. i don't know when.
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I don't know when. we might have to grab a hold
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We might have to grab a hold to a board and float in.
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To a board and float in. we're going to make it though.
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We're going to make it though. i'm going to make it.
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I'm going to make it. i might lose my job.
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I might lose my job. i'll get another one.
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I'll get another one. i mean, it might
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I mean, it might be inconvenient.
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Be inconvenient. i might have to finish
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I might have to finish my degree later.
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My degree later. might not be able
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Might not be able to finish it right now.
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To finish it right now. i'll make it.
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I'll make it. and so, our faith is
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And so, our faith is all wrapped up in the way
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All wrapped up in the way we want it to happen.
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We want it to happen. and anytime it doesn't happen
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And anytime it doesn't happen the way we planned it --
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The way we planned it -- "looks like i'm not going
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"looks like i'm not going to be able to retire now
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To be able to retire now when i thought i would."
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When i thought i would." "looks like i'm never going
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"looks like i'm never going to get married now.
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To get married now. i'm 17; i still
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I'm 17; i still don't have a man.
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Don't have a man. doesn't look like
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Doesn't look like it's ever going to happen."
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It's ever going to happen." you know, dramatic people.
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You know, dramatic people. but they got to the shore.
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But they got to the shore. and you can make it
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And you can make it if your faith isn't in the boat.
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If your faith isn't in the boat. you can make it if your faith
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You can make it if your faith is in the right place.
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Is in the right place. now, i'm concluding.
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Now, i'm concluding. if you want
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If you want this little chapter 28 thing,
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This little chapter 28 thing, make some noise real quick.
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Make some noise real quick. i've got one more thing
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I've got one more thing to show you.
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To show you. i've got one more thing
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I've got one more thing to show you.
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To show you. you chose wisely,
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You chose wisely, 'cause this is good.
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'cause this is good. see, paul makes it
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See, paul makes it through the shipwreck,
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Through the shipwreck, makes it through the storm,
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Makes it through the storm, survives
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Survives the assassination attempt.
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The assassination attempt. and then, 28:1
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And then, 28:1 you're expecting like
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You're expecting like a victory party
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A victory party 'cause it's the last book in,
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'cause it's the last book in, chapter in the book of acts,
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Chapter in the book of acts, and so the islanders
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And so the islanders are all going to, you know,
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Are all going to, you know, open up some corona party
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Open up some corona party on the beach like you see
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On the beach like you see on the commercials.
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On the commercials. you know what i'm saying?
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You know what i'm saying? like, "find your beach,"
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Like, "find your beach," and it's going to --
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And it's going to -- prisoners, man.
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Prisoners, man. it's not like
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It's not like a christian meeting.
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A christian meeting. it's not
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It's not a christian cruise ship.
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A christian cruise ship. okay?
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Okay? so they're going to party
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So they're going to party a little bit.
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A little bit. but that's not what happens.
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But that's not what happens. look.
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Look. verse one, chapter 28,
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Verse one, chapter 28, "once safely on shore,
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"once safely on shore, we found out that the island
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We found out that the island was called malta.
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Was called malta. and the islanders showed us
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And the islanders showed us unusual kindness."
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Unusual kindness." because when you get
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Because when you get to the place where you're going
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To the place where you're going that you didn't expect
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That you didn't expect that you would ever end up,
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That you would ever end up, god will often have people there
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God will often have people there to do things for you
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To do things for you that you couldn't have seen
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That you couldn't have seen before you got there.
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Before you got there. so don't worry about
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So don't worry about who leaves you on the way,
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Who leaves you on the way, because god will always have
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Because god will always have somebody waiting
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Somebody waiting in your future to help you
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In your future to help you accomplish what
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Accomplish what he's given you to do.
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He's given you to do. "they showed us
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"they showed us unusual kindness.
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Unusual kindness. and they built a fire
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And they built a fire and welcomed us all because
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And welcomed us all because it was raining and cold."
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It was raining and cold." so now we've got a fire going.
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So now we've got a fire going. everything's good.
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Everything's good. and so we're roasting
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And so we're roasting marshmallows, singing kumbaya.
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Marshmallows, singing kumbaya. look, verse three.
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Look, verse three. "paul gathered a pile
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"paul gathered a pile of brushwood
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Of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire,
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And, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out
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A viper, driven out by the heat,
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By the heat, fastened itself on his hand."
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Fastened itself on his hand." everybody say, "poor paul."
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Everybody say, "poor paul." this guy --
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This guy -- the hits keep coming.
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The hits keep coming. he's already on trial.
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He's already on trial. he's already a prisoner.
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He's already a prisoner. he's been through a shipwreck.
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He's been through a shipwreck. and now, here comes the snake.
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And now, here comes the snake. and builds the fire,
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And builds the fire, he's trying to be helpful,
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He's trying to be helpful, and the heat from the fire
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And the heat from the fire drove out the snake.
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Drove out the snake. i did want to point out to you,
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I did want to point out to you, as we round this corner
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As we round this corner into our final approach,
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Into our final approach, that whenever you light a fire,
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That whenever you light a fire, you can expect
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You can expect some snakes to come out.
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Some snakes to come out. [applause]
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[applause] so when your passion
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So when your passion for god increases and you start
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For god increases and you start burning bright
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Burning bright for the things of god
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For the things of god and you start trying
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And you start trying to serve god and you start
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To serve god and you start trying to commit to god,
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Trying to commit to god, don't be surprised
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Don't be surprised when it brings out the snakes,
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When it brings out the snakes, 'cause the same fire that
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'cause the same fire that warmed them is the same fire
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Warmed them is the same fire that drove out the snake
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That drove out the snake that wanted to kill him.
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That wanted to kill him. so the fire
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So the fire brings out the snakes.
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Brings out the snakes. and it says in verse four,
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And it says in verse four, "when the islanders saw
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"when the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand,
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The snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other,
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They said to each other, this man must be a murderer;
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This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped
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For though he escaped from the sea,
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From the sea, the goddess justice has
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The goddess justice has not allowed him to live."
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Not allowed him to live." now, i don't notice anybody
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Now, i don't notice anybody in the passage trying
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In the passage trying to help paul get
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To help paul get the snake off his hand.
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The snake off his hand. they're having a committee
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They're having a committee meeting about why the snake --
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Meeting about why the snake -- "i think he's getting bit
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"i think he's getting bit by the snake
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By the snake 'cause he did something wrong."
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'cause he did something wrong." they're pontificating
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They're pontificating about his problem.
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About his problem. worse thing in the world.
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Worse thing in the world. and remember how i told you luke
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And remember how i told you luke was the one writing
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Was the one writing the book of acts?
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The book of acts? you know, luke was
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You know, luke was a medical doctor.
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A medical doctor. and so i'm interested to see
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And so i'm interested to see how he describes the snakebite.
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How he describes the snakebite. look at verse five.
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Look at verse five. it's very succinct.
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It's very succinct. it says, "but paul shook
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It says, "but paul shook the snake off into the fire
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The snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects."
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And suffered no ill effects." if i had time and if i thought
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If i had time and if i thought you could handle it,
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You could handle it, i would preach about
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I would preach about "shake the snake."
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"shake the snake." if i thought
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If i thought you could handle it.
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You could handle it. okay, just real quick then,
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Okay, just real quick then, let's talk before we finish,
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Let's talk before we finish, let's talk about shake the snake
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Let's talk about shake the snake and feed the fire.
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And feed the fire. shake the snake.
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Shake the snake. you've got to learn
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You've got to learn how to shake the snake
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How to shake the snake and feed the fire.
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And feed the fire. see, paul doesn't get bit
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See, paul doesn't get bit by the snake and scream.
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By the snake and scream. he doesn't get bit
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He doesn't get bit by the snake
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By the snake and stand there
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And stand there in a state of shock.
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In a state of shock. paul looks at the snake
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Paul looks at the snake and he says, "oh, this too?"
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And he says, "oh, this too?" and i'm asking myself,
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And i'm asking myself, how did he have
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How did he have the presence of mind
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The presence of mind 'cause i'm scare of snakes --
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'cause i'm scare of snakes -- how many y'all scared of snakes?
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How many y'all scared of snakes? okay, turn to the person
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Okay, turn to the person next to you who doesn't
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Next to you who doesn't have their hand up
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Have their hand up and say, "how does it feel
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And say, "how does it feel to be stupid?"
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To be stupid?" snakes are scary.
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Snakes are scary. so if the snake bites me,
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So if the snake bites me, i don't have the presence --
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I don't have the presence -- but paul, he knew something.
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But paul, he knew something. he had something.
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He had something. he said, "wait a minute.
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He said, "wait a minute. wait a minute.
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Wait a minute. wait a minute.
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Wait a minute. god didn't bring me through
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God didn't bring me through that shipwreck to let me die
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That shipwreck to let me die from this snakebite.
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From this snakebite. so i know what to do."
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So i know what to do." now, i'm using this
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Now, i'm using this as a metaphor.
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As a metaphor. i'm saying that there are snakes
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I'm saying that there are snakes that will attack your thinking.
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That will attack your thinking. there are snakes that will
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There are snakes that will attack your faith.
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Attack your faith. notice that god didn't
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Notice that god didn't let paul step
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Let paul step on the snake's head.
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On the snake's head. that's how we want it.
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That's how we want it. show me the fear
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Show me the fear and i'll crush it.
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And i'll crush it. god says, "no, got to
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God says, "no, got to let it bite you
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Let it bite you 'cause i've got to prove
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'cause i've got to prove to everybody around you
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To everybody around you that i can let
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That i can let the fear bite you
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The fear bite you and even try to attach itself
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And even try to attach itself to you, but you know
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To you, but you know what to do when
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What to do when the snake starts biting.
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The snake starts biting. i want to teach you to shake
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I want to teach you to shake that snake, shake that worry,
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That snake, shake that worry, shake that trouble,
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Shake that trouble, shake that problem,
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Shake that problem, shake that bad report,
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Shake that bad report, shake that test result,
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Shake that test result, shake, shake..."
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Shake, shake..." shake three people around you.
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Shake three people around you. say, "shake that snake."
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Say, "shake that snake." shake it.
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Shake it. shake it.
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Shake it. one more thing.
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One more thing. i can't leave this alone.
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I can't leave this alone. it said not only did
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It said not only did he shake the snake,
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He shake the snake, but he shook it back
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But he shook it back in the same fire
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In the same fire that made it come out
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That made it come out to begin with.
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To begin with. now, i'm thinking about
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Now, i'm thinking about 2 timothy 1: 6-7.
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2 timothy 1: 6-7. paul was preaching to timothy
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Paul was preaching to timothy when timothy was under fire
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When timothy was under fire and timothy was facing
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And timothy was facing some real hardship.
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Some real hardship. and he said, "timothy,
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And he said, "timothy, i want to remind you now,"
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I want to remind you now," here it is,
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Here it is, "to fan into flames
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"to fan into flames the spiritual gift
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The spiritual gift god gave you when i laid
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God gave you when i laid my hands on you,
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My hands on you, for god has not given us
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For god has not given us a spirit of fear."
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A spirit of fear." shake it off.
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Shake it off. or timidity.
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Or timidity. shake it off.
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Shake it off. what are they going
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What are they going to think about me?
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To think about me? shake it off.
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Shake it off. what if it doesn't work out?
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What if it doesn't work out? shake -- god didn't give you
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Shake -- god didn't give you a spirit of fear, but what?
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A spirit of fear, but what? of power and love
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Of power and love and self-discipline.
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And self-discipline. there's so much power
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There's so much power in you that you can get bit
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In you that you can get bit and still not be stopped.
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And still not be stopped. that's when the people
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That's when the people in your life will know
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In your life will know there is a god.
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There is a god. shake it
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Shake it back into the same fire.
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Back into the same fire. any time you start
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Any time you start pursuing god with a passion,
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Pursuing god with a passion, don't be surprised
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Don't be surprised when something slithers up
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When something slithers up to bite you.
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To bite you. but if the shipwreck
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But if the shipwreck didn't kill you,
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Didn't kill you, if god brought you this far,
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If god brought you this far, the same god who got you
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The same god who got you to this point,
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To this point, if you'll just shake
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If you'll just shake that thing off
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That thing off and don't let it stop you --
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And don't let it stop you -- it might bite you
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It might bite you but don't let it stop you.
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But don't let it stop you. it might try to hurt you,
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It might try to hurt you, but just don't let it stop you.
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But just don't let it stop you. just shake it off.
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Just shake it off. the hymn writer said,
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The hymn writer said, "through many dangers, toils,
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"through many dangers, toils, and snares, i have already come.
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And snares, i have already come. 'twas grace that brought me
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'twas grace that brought me safe thus far,
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Safe thus far, and grace will lead me home.
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And grace will lead me home. [applause]
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>> i hope you enjoyed
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>> i hope you enjoyed that message.
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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 a little bit different,
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A 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 word into
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To put god's word into people's hearts.
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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, and even on
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And youtube, and even on tablets in prisons,
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Tablets in prisons, and now on our 24/7 network.
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And now on our 24/7 network. that kind of reach is only
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That kind of reach is only possible because of people like
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Possible because of people like you who choose to partner
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You who choose to partner with us and give.
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With us and give. if you're not currently a part
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If you're not currently a part of what god is doing through
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Of what god is doing through steven furtick ministries,
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Steven furtick ministries, i want to invite you
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I want to invite you to give today.
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To give today. together, we can reach more
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Together, we can reach more people than ever before
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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 back here
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And i'll see you back here next time.
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Hi, my name is holly furtick
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Hi, my name is holly furtick and i have something exciting
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And i have something exciting to share with you.
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To share with you. my husband, pastor steven
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My husband, pastor steven released his latest book,
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Released his latest book, "do the new you,"
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"do the new you," and we want to give you access
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This isn't just a book, it's a journey towards
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It's a journey towards discovering the true you,
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Discovering the true you, the you that god sees
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The you that god sees and believes in.
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And believes in. you'll go through 6 mindsets
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You'll go through 6 mindsets to help you break away
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To help you break away from the past and step into
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From the past and step into the fullness of who you
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The fullness of who you were created to be.
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Were created to be. so call or go online
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ your promise still stands ♪
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♪ great is your faithfulness ♪
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♪ faithfulness ♪
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♪ i'm still in your hands ♪
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♪ this is my confidence ♪
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♪ you've never failed ♪
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♪ your promise still stands ♪
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♪ great is your faithfulness ♪
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♪ faithfulness ♪
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♪ i'm still in your hands ♪
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♪ this is my confidence ♪
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♪ you've never ♪
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>> ♪ your promise still stands ♪
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♪ i've seen it lord ♪
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♪ great is your faithfulness ♪
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♪ i've seen it lord ♪
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♪ great is ♪
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>> ♪ faithfulness ♪
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>> ♪ i'm still ♪
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♪ right here with you ♪
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>> ♪ i'm still in your hands ♪
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>> ♪ i'm still ♪
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♪ right here with you lord ♪
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>> ♪ this is my confidence ♪
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>> ♪ i'm confident of this ♪
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♪ you've never failed me no ♪
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♪ your promise still stands ♪
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>> ♪ great is ♪
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♪ your faithfulness ♪
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>> ♪ great is yeah ♪
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♪ your faithfulness ♪
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>> ♪ i'm still in your hands ♪
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>> ♪ this is my confidence ♪
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Steven Furtick - It Will Happen (Part 2)

June 2, 2026 | 27:29

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