Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - It Works In Reverse (Part 1)

March 9, 2026 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - It Works In Reverse (Part 1) | March 9, 2026

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> verse 10, "consider now,
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>> verse 10, "consider now, for the lord has chosen you
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For the lord has chosen you to build a house
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To build a house as the sanctuary.
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As the sanctuary. be strong and do the work."
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I'd like to talk to you
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I'd like to talk to you today from this thought
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Today from this thought and just let you know,
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And just let you know, "it works in reverse."
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"it works in reverse." that's what the lord
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That's what the lord told me to tell you today.
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Told me to tell you today. "it works in reverse."
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"be strong and do the work."
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"be strong and do the work." "it works in reverse."
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"it works in reverse." now, as wonderful
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Now, as wonderful as my wife is --
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You're like, "what comes next
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You're like, "what comes next after that that doesn't
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After that that doesn't end with you having a
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End with you having a bad afternoon, pastor?"
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Bad afternoon, pastor?" [laughter]
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[laughter] just hear me out.
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Just hear me out. sometimes when she's telling me
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Sometimes when she's telling me about a conversation she had,
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About a conversation she had, she uses this phrase that
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She uses this phrase that lets me know she is slightly
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Lets me know she is slightly exaggerating it,
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Exaggerating it, not because she's a liar,
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Not because she's a liar, but because she's telling me
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But because she's telling me what she thought,
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What she thought, but she's communicating it
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But she's communicating it like she actually said it.
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Like she actually said it. and here's how i can know
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And here's how i can know that's happening.
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That's happening. she'll say, "and i was like..."
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She'll say, "and i was like..." and then, she'll start
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And then, she'll start saying stuff.
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Saying stuff. put that in the chat
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Put that in the chat real quick, "i was like."
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Real quick, "i was like." because when she says
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Because when she says that phrase, it usually
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That phrase, it usually is followed by something that
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Is followed by something that i know she would never say.
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I know she would never say. [laughter]
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[laughter] you know, "i ran into
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You know, "i ran into so and so at the school,
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So and so at the school, and do you know they had
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And do you know they had the nerve to say to me
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The nerve to say to me boom, boom, boom?
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Boom, boom, boom? and i was like boom, boom, boom.
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And i was like boom, boom, boom. boom, boom, boom, boom, boom,
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Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom."
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Boom, boom, boom." and she goes off,
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And she goes off, but i know her.
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But i know her. she's not
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She's not confrontational like that.
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Confrontational like that. she's like, whatever
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She's like, whatever the opposite of that person
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The opposite of that person is on the enneagram,
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Is on the enneagram, she's like the other --
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She's like the other -- extreme of that, alright?
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Extreme of that, alright? i still don't remember
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I still don't remember the enneagram numbers
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The enneagram numbers that she gave me one time
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That she gave me one time to tell me who i was
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To tell me who i was and who she was.
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And who she was. but she'll go into
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But she'll go into this whole thing,
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This whole thing, and she'll be telling them --
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And she'll be telling them -- like, telling them off.
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Like, telling them off. like, you know, "they said,
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Like, you know, "they said, 'well, we're -- you know,
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'well, we're -- you know, "they said, 'this and that,'
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"they said, 'this and that,' and i was like..."
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And i was like..." and when she gets
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And when she gets finished with them,
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Finished with them, i'm like, "you said that?"
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I'm like, "you said that?" [laughter]
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[laughter] one time she looked back
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One time she looked back and she's like,
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And she's like, "no, but i was like that."
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"no, but i was like that." [laughter]
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[laughter] i love that.
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I love that. look at your neighbor, say,
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Look at your neighbor, say, "i was like that."
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"i was like that." >> congregation: i was
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>> congregation: i was like that.
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Like that. >> you know how in church when
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>> you know how in church when we get to preaching real good,
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We get to preaching real good, you're like that?
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You're like that? "i trust in god...
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"i trust in god... ♪ my savior ♪
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♪ my savior ♪ ♪ the one ♪
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♪ the one ♪ ha!
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Ha! [laughter]
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[laughter] like that.
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Like that. that's why i trust him.
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That's why i trust him. i'm like that.
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I'm like that. i'm like david
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I'm like david with a smooth stone,
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Taking out goliath,
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Taking out goliath, right there on your
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Right there on your forehead, giant.
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Forehead, giant. it's like that.
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It's like that. this uncircumcised
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This uncircumcised philistine will fall."
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Philistine will fall." 3:13 p.m. today,
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3:13 p.m. today, you know, you might be
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You know, you might be like something else.
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Like something else. [laughter]
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[laughter] alright, so, y'all gon' do me
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Alright, so, y'all gon' do me like that today in church,
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Like that today in church, just be real fake,
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Just be real fake, real plastic today?
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I think that idea that
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I think that idea that we get a picture in our head,
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We get a picture in our head, in holly's instance,
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In holly's instance, it's what we want to say
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It's what we want to say in a moment, but we can't.
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In a moment, but we can't. it's the perfect comeback that
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It's the perfect comeback that we think of three weeks later.
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We think of three weeks later. [laughter]
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[laughter] you know, it happened in target,
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You know, it happened in target, and then you thought of what
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And then you thought of what you wanted to say.
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You wanted to say. hey, you ever woke up
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Hey, you ever woke up in the middle of the night
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In the middle of the night thinking of what you wish you
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Thinking of what you wish you would have said to somebody,
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Would have said to somebody, but it's too late?
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But it's too late? 'cause now if you
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'cause now if you bring it back up,
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Bring it back up, you're just gonna look petty,
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You're just gonna look petty, 'cause it's weird now.
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'cause it's weird now. you just call them randomly,
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You just call them randomly, "and i was like."
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"and i was like." [laughter]
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[laughter] so, i think we get pictures
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So, i think we get pictures in our head of what we want
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In our head of what we want our life to look like,
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Our life to look like, what we want to be like
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What we want to be like under pressure,
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Under pressure, or the way we want our
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Or the way we want our kids' childhood to feel like.
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Kids' childhood to feel like. "i want it to feel like that."
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"i want it to feel like that." you know, and you even
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You know, and you even see stuff on tv --
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See stuff on tv -- i had to quit watching,
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I had to quit watching, "this is us," for a little while
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"this is us," for a little while when it was on because --
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When it was on because -- i can't say it like i really
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I can't say it like i really wanna say it because y'all are
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Wanna say it because y'all are real super sanctified today,
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Real super sanctified today, and i can't figure out
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And i can't figure out what happened to you,
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What happened to you, but it was for me.
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But it was for me. i told somebody one time
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I told somebody one time that it was emotionally like --
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That it was emotionally like -- i said it was --
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I said it was -- not as a bad show,
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Not as a bad show, it was a great --
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It was a great -- i like the show,
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I like the show, and all of that.
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And all of that. it's a great show,
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It's a great show, but sometimes it's almost
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But sometimes it's almost pornographic because everybody
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Pornographic because everybody is doing exactly what you
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Is doing exactly what you wish your best self --
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Like, they have these speeches,
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Like, they have these speeches, and the speeches are so amazing.
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And the speeches are so amazing. and you're like, "yes,
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And you're like, "yes, that's how i want
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That's how i want to explain my feelings.
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To explain my feelings. yes, that's --
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Yes, that's -- yes, i want to be
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Yes, i want to be more like jack.
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More like jack. not, 'what would jesus do?'
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What would jack do?"
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What would jack do?" if you saw the show, you know
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If you saw the show, you know what i'm talking about.
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What i'm talking about. and he gave his life too,
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And he gave his life too, jack did.
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Jack did. go watch the show.
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Go watch the show. but i had to pause it
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But i had to pause it for a little while
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For a little while 'cause it made me feel bad.
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'cause it made me feel bad. 'cause i'd be like,
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'cause i'd be like, "oh, i wanna be there
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"oh, i wanna be there for my kids like that.
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For my kids like that. i wanna make beautiful
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I wanna make beautiful moments like that."
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Moments like that." but mostly i'm just
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But mostly i'm just annoyed and grumpy,
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Annoyed and grumpy, and that's probably what
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And that's probably what they're gonna remember
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They're gonna remember is me just being like, "hey."
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Is me just being like, "hey." and then you watch them,
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And then you watch them, and it's like, "oh,
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And it's like, "oh, i wanna be like that."
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I wanna be like that." when holly was
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When holly was preaching last week,
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Preaching last week, "be strong and do the work."
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"be strong and do the work." we kept talking
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We kept talking about it all week,
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About it all week, and we realized that when you
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And we realized that when you hear sermons from god's word,
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Hear sermons from god's word, "be strong and do the work,"
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"be strong and do the work," you really do want
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You really do want to be like that, where,
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To be like that, where, yeah, where you don't
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Yeah, where you don't stress out over stupid stuff,
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Stress out over stupid stuff, but you pray about things.
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But you pray about things. you really do
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You really do wanna be like that.
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Wanna be like that. at least that's my core belief.
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At least that's my core belief. i believe everybody who has
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I believe everybody who has the spirit of god,
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The spirit of god, has the desire of god
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Has the desire of god and really wants to do
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And really wants to do these things in your life.
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These things in your life. and yet, sometimes you're
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And yet, sometimes you're like holly, where you're like,
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Like holly, where you're like, "i didn't do that,
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"i didn't do that, but i was like that.
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But i was like that. like that's -- that's what
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Like that's -- that's what i'm gonna be like one day."
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I'm gonna be like one day." and so, there is this sense --
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And so, there is this sense -- oh, i feel the holy spirit,
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Oh, i feel the holy spirit, that you can get from
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That you can get from time to time that
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Time to time that this isn't working."
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This isn't working." you know, "i'm committing
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You know, "i'm committing to this path of progress,
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To this path of progress, i'm trying this new way
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Of relating to people.
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Of relating to people. i'm trying to smile
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I'm trying to smile at people more,
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At people more, they don't smile back.
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They don't smile back. this isn't working.
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This isn't working. i'm just gonna go back to --
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I'm just gonna go back to -- i'm going to go back to my,"
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I'm going to go back to my," you know how i say it, r.b.f.
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You know how i say it, r.b.f. is "resting blessed face"
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Is "resting blessed face" in my vernacular.
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In my vernacular. [laughter]
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[laughter] and there's a sense in which
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You can get discouraged.
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You can get discouraged. the lord said for me
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The lord said for me to tell you today,
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To tell you today, "that it's working,"
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"that it's working," but to let you in on
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But to let you in on this little secret,
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This little secret, "it works in reverse."
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"it works in reverse." when david was giving solomon
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When david was giving solomon the plans for the temple,
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The plans for the temple, you have to understand that
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You have to understand that this was not his preference.
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This was not his preference. he would have wanted to,
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He would have wanted to, and actually prayed to
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And actually prayed to and thought for a little while
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And thought for a little while that he would get to build
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That he would get to build the temple himself for god,
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The temple himself for god, possibly to atone for
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Possibly to atone for the mistake that he made.
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The mistake that he made. we call it a mistake,
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We call it a mistake, it was really a grievous sin,
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It was really a grievous sin, what he did with bathsheba,
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What he did with bathsheba, and he had her husband murdered
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And he had her husband murdered on the front lines of battle.
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On the front lines of battle. he spent his later years
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He spent his later years writing psalms and planning
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Writing psalms and planning this very elaborate place
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This very elaborate place for god to dwell.
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For god to dwell. he did that.
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He did that. but as he's nearing
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But as he's nearing the end of his life,
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The end of his life, like we read just now
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Like we read just now in 1 chronicles 28,
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In 1 chronicles 28, he calls solomon and says,
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He calls solomon and says, "the lord showed me how
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"the lord showed me how this temple is to be built.
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This temple is to be built. i'm not gonna to get to do it
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I'm not gonna to get to do it because god chose you to do it,
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Because god chose you to do it, but i'm gonna give you
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But i'm gonna give you the plans for it.
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Make sure you build it
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Make sure you build it like that.
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Like that. god showed me
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God showed me specifically what this
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Specifically what this temple was to look like.
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Temple was to look like. don't cut corners,
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Don't cut corners, don't take shortcuts,
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Don't take shortcuts, don't be lazy about it,
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Don't be lazy about it, don't deviate from
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Don't deviate from the blueprint.
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The blueprint. god showed me what to build,
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God showed me what to build, and he put it in my mind,
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And he put it in my mind, but it's going to be from
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David's mind to solomon's hand."
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David's mind to solomon's hand." he's gonna show him
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He's gonna show him what to build,
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What to build, exactly to the dimensions.
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Exactly to the dimensions. and i mean, man,
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And i mean, man, it gets specific.
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It gets specific. and i often wish god would
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And i often wish god would give me more specifics.
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Give me more specifics. don't you?
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Don't you? just write it out for me.
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Just write it out for me. "dear lord, show me the way.
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"dear lord, show me the way. guide me on the path
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Guide me on the path and tell me where to turn,
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And tell me where to turn, and i'll do it."
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And i'll do it." but, you know, the truth is
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But, you know, the truth is i wouldn't do it.
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I wouldn't do it. i mean, he did tell me
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I mean, he did tell me a lot of stuff to do
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A lot of stuff to do that i'm already not doing.
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That i'm already not doing. there's no reason for me
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There's no reason for me to think if he told me exactly
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To think if he told me exactly what to do in every other area,
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What to do in every other area, i'd just start doing it.
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I'd just start doing it. he already told me,
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He already told me, "do everything
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"do everything without complaining."
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Without complaining." i'm doing pretty bad at that.
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I'm doing pretty bad at that. so, i'm like, "no god,
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So, i'm like, "no god, something else,
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Something else, show me specifically
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Show me specifically what else to do.
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What else to do. where to invest my money,
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Where to invest my money, show me that.
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Show me that. what real estate to buy,
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What real estate to buy, show me that.
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Show me that. i want you to show me
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I want you to show me and guide me like that."
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And guide me like that." well, if you hear this
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Well, if you hear this first part of the sermon,
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First part of the sermon, and then you have to leave,
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And then you have to leave, you would have gotten a lot.
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You would have gotten a lot. because the thing that the lord
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Because the thing that the lord says to solomon through david,
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Says to solomon through david, and you know it's --
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And you know it's -- it's hard for us to believe that
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It's hard for us to believe that god feels this way about us,
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God feels this way about us, but i wanna put it right there
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But i wanna put it right there in your heart today.
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Verse 10, "consider now,
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Verse 10, "consider now, for the lord has chosen you."
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There's a lot
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There's a lot i don't know, church.
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I don't know, church. i don't know when
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I don't know when jesus is coming back.
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Jesus is coming back. i don't know who
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I don't know who the antichrist is.
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The antichrist is. there's a lot i don't know
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There's a lot i don't know about the future,
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About the future, my future, your future.
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My future, your future. there's a lot i don't know
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There's a lot i don't know in this bible,
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In this bible, but i know i'm chosen.
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But i know i'm chosen. [applause]
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[applause] i know that.
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I know that. i know that god chose me
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I know that god chose me to speak this word
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To speak this word to you today.
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I know that.
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I know that. i know that.
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I know that. and i don't believe
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And i don't believe you can fully know what
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You can fully know what you were chosen for
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You were chosen for as you're going through it,
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As you're going through it, but you can start from
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But you can start from the belief, if you choose to,
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The belief, if you choose to, that god has chosen you.
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That god has chosen you. [applause]
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[applause] you will need to understand
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You will need to understand that god does not choose
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Like people choose.
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Like people choose. god does not judge --
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God does not judge -- remember how he chose david?
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Remember how he chose david? he said that, "man looks at
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He said that, "man looks at the outward appearance,
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The outward appearance, but god looks at the heart."
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But god looks at the heart." so, when god chose david,
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So, when god chose david, he wasn't looking for
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He wasn't looking for how tall he was.
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How tall he was. when god chose david,
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When god chose david, he wasn't looking for
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He wasn't looking for how much ability he had,
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How much ability he had, even though he had great
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Even though he had great ability that he grew into.
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Ability that he grew into. yet when it comes to heaven,
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Yet when it comes to heaven, he never starts with
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He never starts with our ability.
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Our ability. but one preacher said,
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But one preacher said, "our availability."
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"our availability." and that means --
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And that means -- [laughter]
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[laughter] waking y'all up.
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Waking y'all up. that means that he doesn't
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That means that he doesn't call the qualified, rather,
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Call the qualified, rather, he qualifies the called.
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He qualifies the called. for those he has called,
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For those he has called, he will resource for everything
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He will resource for everything that he has chosen them to do.
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That he has chosen them to do. somebody shout, "i'm chosen."
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Somebody shout, "i'm chosen." >> congregation: i'm chosen.
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>> congregation: i'm chosen. >> i'm chosen.
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>> i'm chosen. and that ought to make you
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And that ought to make you feel good in your bones,
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Feel good in your bones, just to know that god chose you.
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Just to know that god chose you. not only this, but the god
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Not only this, but the god who is eternal,
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Who is eternal, who lives outside of
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Who lives outside of time and space,
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Time and space, when he was looking
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When he was looking for somewhere to live,
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For somewhere to live, guess where he said
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Guess where he said he wanted to dwell?
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Not in a temple
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Not in a temple built by human hands,
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Built by human hands, but he said, "i wanna come
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But he said, "i wanna come and live inside of you."
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And live inside of you." i'm chosen.
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I'm chosen. [applause]
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[applause] god walked around
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The whole neighborhood,
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The whole neighborhood, and he said,
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And he said, "i want that house."
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"i want that house." god looked all around.
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God looked all around. he was very, very choosy,
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He was very, very choosy, see, because he had to be,
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See, because he had to be, because there is a very
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Because there is a very specific assignment
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Specific assignment that god has for your life,
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That god has for your life, and he chose you to do it.
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And he chose you to do it. now, if you don't get
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Now, if you don't get what i just said,
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What i just said, you will struggle with
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You will struggle with the rest of what i say,
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The rest of what i say, because most of us
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Because most of us would think that while
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Would think that while solomon was chosen,
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Solomon was chosen, there is nothing
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There is nothing significant about us.
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Significant about us. while the temple of the lord
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While the temple of the lord is filled with splendor,
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Is filled with splendor, and majesty, and onyx,
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And majesty, and onyx, and stones, and precious rubies,
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And stones, and precious rubies, and things like that,
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And things like that, we look at our lives and see
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We look at our lives and see that we are made of clay.
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That we are made of clay. we are vessels that are scooped
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We are vessels that are scooped up out of the dirt into which
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Up out of the dirt into which he breathed the breath of life.
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He breathed the breath of life. but god said to stop
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But god said to stop apologizing for the simplicity
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Apologizing for the simplicity of the temple of your life,
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Of the temple of your life, and let him fill what
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And let him fill what he built with what
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He built with what he wants to fill it with.
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He wants to fill it with. you are chosen.
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You are chosen. touch your neighbor and say,
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Touch your neighbor and say, "you're chosen."
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"you're chosen." >> congregation: you're chosen.
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>> congregation: you're chosen. >> tell 'em a little bit more
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>> tell 'em a little bit more convincingly 'cause, honestly,
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Convincingly 'cause, honestly, you sounded a little bit
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You sounded a little bit uncertain about that.
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Uncertain about that. but god's not unsure about it.
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But god's not unsure about it. god is not confused about it.
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God is not confused about it. you might be confused about it.
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You might be confused about it. you might look at your life
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You might look at your life and see it as insignificant,
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And see it as insignificant, god doesn't.
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God doesn't. in fact, i would just
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In fact, i would just put in here whatever
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Put in here whatever you need to put in here.
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You need to put in here. "consider now, for the lord
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"consider now, for the lord has chosen you to build
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Has chosen you to build a house as the sanctuary."
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A house as the sanctuary." but i can do better.
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But i can do better. "god has chosen you to be
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"god has chosen you to be a house as the sanctuary."
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A house as the sanctuary." [applause]
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Why is this so good to me?
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Why is this so good to me? i just love the word.
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I just love the word. maybe i need to be
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Maybe i need to be reminded of it today.
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Reminded of it today. maybe i just need to walk
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Maybe i just need to walk through my house saying,
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Through my house saying, "i'm chosen."
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"i'm chosen." maybe it's more than
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Maybe it's more than a tv show title,
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A tv show title, maybe it's more than
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Maybe it's more than 12 disciples chosen.
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12 disciples chosen. maybe it is a new operating
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Maybe it is a new operating system and a framework
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System and a framework from which i need to come
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From which i need to come at every challenge in my life,
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At every challenge in my life, knowing that if he
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Knowing that if he gave me the challenge,
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Gave me the challenge, he chose me before he
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Gave me the challenge.
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Gave me the challenge. that's why i can fight goliath.
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That's why i can fight goliath. before this challenge showed up,
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Before this challenge showed up, i was chosen to go for it.
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I was chosen to go for it. i chosen to fight through it.
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I chosen to fight through it. i was chosen to do it.
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I was chosen to do it. [applause]
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[applause] and the lord showed me in
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And the lord showed me in my prayer time that you don't
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My prayer time that you don't feel that way a lot of times,
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Feel that way a lot of times, and that's okay.
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And that's okay. because god shows you,
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Because god shows you, what you are chosen for
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What you are chosen for as you go forward.
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As you go forward. it works in reverse.
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It works in reverse. be strong and do the work.
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Be strong and do the work. be strong and do the work.
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Be strong and do the work. how do you hear that?
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How do you hear that? do you hear "be strong" as
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Do you hear "be strong" as a condition like, you know,
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A condition like, you know, i need to be strong?
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I need to be strong? and do you hear,
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And do you hear, "do the work", as a command?
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"do the work", as a command? i need to do the work.
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I need to do the work. and the problem,
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And the problem, if you hear it that way,
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If you hear it that way, if you do hear it that way,
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If you do hear it that way, maybe you don't,
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Maybe you don't, but that's probably how
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But that's probably how i would hear it,
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I would hear it, 'cause that's how he said it,
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'cause that's how he said it, "be strong and do the work."
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"be strong and do the work." is that sometimes,
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Is that sometimes, i don't feel like
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I don't feel like i meet the condition,
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I meet the condition, be strong, to follow
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Be strong, to follow that command, do the work.
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That command, do the work. in other words, i feel
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In other words, i feel overwhelmed by it.
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Overwhelmed by it. i feel like the work that
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Is in front me is greater than
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Is in front me is greater than the power that is within me.
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The power that is within me. so, i said, i wanted to keep
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So, i said, i wanted to keep this simple and i don't know
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This simple and i don't know how to keep it anymore simple,
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How to keep it anymore simple, than to put it on a poster.
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Than to put it on a poster. holly said, she was gonna
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Holly said, she was gonna put it on a coffee mug
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Put it on a coffee mug and a sweatshirt.
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And a sweatshirt. i didn't have time
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I didn't have time to do either of those,
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To do either of those, so i just had to make
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So i just had to make some posters last night.
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Some posters last night. y'all bring me
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Y'all bring me my posters real quick.
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My posters real quick. 'cause i was thinking,
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'cause i was thinking, everybody shout, "be strong."
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Everybody shout, "be strong." >> congregation: be strong.
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>> congregation: be strong. >> everybody shout,
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"do the work."
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"do the work." >> congregation: do the work.
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>> congregation: do the work. >> now, i'mma need
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>> now, i'mma need your enthusiasm.
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Your enthusiasm. thank you, i appreciate you.
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Thank you, i appreciate you. that dude's been
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That dude's been faithful in this house.
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Faithful in this house. i appreciate him.
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I appreciate him. y'all give it up.
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Y'all give it up. [applause]
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[applause] shout, "be strong."
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Shout, "be strong." >> congregation: be strong.
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>> congregation: be strong. >> shout and say, "be strong."
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>> shout and say, "be strong." >> congregation: be strong.
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>> congregation: be strong. >> shout it like you need
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>> shout it like you need to get another rep,
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To get another rep, say, "be strong."
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Say, "be strong." >> congregation: be strong.
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>> congregation: be strong. >> you got this.
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>> you got this. you can lift this.
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You can lift this. you can make this.
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You can make this. you can do it.
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You can do it. if i take it --
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If i take it -- here you go, chunks,
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Here you go, chunks, take this one, be strong.
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Find somebody in the church.
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Find somebody in the church. just walk around till you
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Just walk around till you find them, that looks strong.
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I mean, a big ol' guy.
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I mean, a big ol' guy. not like a prayer warrior,
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Not like a prayer warrior, i mean, like -- i'm talking
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I mean, like -- i'm talking like physical strong.
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Like physical strong. big and strong, just walk
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Big and strong, just walk around for a minute.
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Around for a minute. chunks, look at me.
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Chunks, look at me. somebody that you wouldn't
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Somebody that you wouldn't mind looking like.
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Mind looking like. [laughter]
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[laughter] alright?
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Alright? let's just qualify it like that.
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Let's just qualify it like that. he's gonna -- he's gonna find
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He's gonna -- he's gonna find somebody while i'm talking.
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Somebody while i'm talking. everybody shout, "do the work."
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Everybody shout, "do the work." >> congregation: do the work.
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>> congregation: do the work. >> who's somebody in the house,
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>> who's somebody in the house, i'mma let you chose yourself
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I'mma let you chose yourself that you wanna work out more,
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That you wanna work out more, getting ready for the summer?
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Getting ready for the summer? you been saying -- okay,
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You been saying -- okay, you wanna do it?
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You wanna do it? do you want to do it?
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Do you want to do it? [chatter]
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[chatter] i don't know --
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I don't know -- see, here's the way this works.
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See, here's the way this works. when god chooses people,
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When god chooses people, he knows who he is choosing.
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He knows who he is choosing. i don't know you.
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I don't know you. so, should i chose him
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So, should i chose him for this illustration?
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For this illustration? >> congregation: yes.
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>> congregation: yes. >> i'mma come over here.
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>> i'mma come over here. i don't know him.
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I don't know him. alright, over here.
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Anybody?
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Anybody? you know, you know what?
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You know, you know what? because you got a
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Because you got a tie-dye shirt on, i'mma use you.
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Tie-dye shirt on, i'mma use you. [laughter]
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[laughter] i just think you look handsome.
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I just think you look handsome. hurry up, hurry up.
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Hurry up, hurry up. we gotta get this done.
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We gotta get this done. c'mon, c'mon, c'mon,
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C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon.
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C'mon, c'mon. did you find somebody, chunks?
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Did you find somebody, chunks? is he big and strong?
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Is he big and strong? >> yes.
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>> yes. >> he's big and strong.
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Alright, you come up.
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Yeah.
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Yeah. oh, you don't what
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Oh, you don't what i'mma make you do so --
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I'mma make you do so -- i saw you doing
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I saw you doing some calisthenics,
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Some calisthenics, come on up, come up.
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Come on up, come up. alright now, i'm not saying
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Alright now, i'm not saying that one of you looks
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That one of you looks better than the other,
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Better than the other, y'all identified yourself.
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Y'all identified yourself. so, as you said,
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So, as you said, you wanted to workout more.
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You wanted to workout more. so, let's do this real quick.
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So, let's do this real quick. come here, come here,
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Come here, come here, stand here.
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Stand here. yeah.
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That's the verse, right?
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That's the verse, right? be strong...
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Be strong... [laughter]
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[laughter] do the work.
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Do the work. i'm sorry.
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I'm sorry. you volunteered, remember?
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You volunteered, remember? i was on the whole other
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I was on the whole other side of the church,
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Side of the church, and you were calling me,
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"choose me, pastor."
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"choose me, pastor." okay.
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Okay. you got what
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You got what you wanted, tie-dye.
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You wanted, tie-dye. [laughter]
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[laughter] but you already look good,
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But you already look good, i'mma be honest with you.
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I'mma be honest with you. to me, you look good.
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To me, you look good. i wanna show you something
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I wanna show you something that the lord showed me.
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He showed me, that be strong
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He showed me, that be strong is what everybody
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Is what everybody wants to look like.
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Wants to look like. would you have wore
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Would you have wore short sleeves,
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Short sleeves, if you had known this
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If you had known this illustration was coming today?
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Illustration was coming today? >> tank top.
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>> tank top. >> you had no idea.
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>> you had no idea. he said, "i would've worn
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He said, "i would've worn a tank top."
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A tank top." [laughter]
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[laughter] you would've got a pump too,
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You would've got a pump too, wouldn't you?
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Wouldn't you? you didn't need one,
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You didn't need one, you look great.
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You look great. okay, so be strong.
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Okay, so be strong. everybody say, "be strong."
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Everybody say, "be strong." >> congregation: be strong.
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>> congregation: be strong. >> everybody say, "do the work."
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>> everybody say, "do the work." >> congregation: do the work.
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>> congregation: do the work. >> now, be honest real quick
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>> now, be honest real quick and say, "but i'm not strong."
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And say, "but i'm not strong." >> congregation: but i'm
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>> congregation: but i'm not strong.
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Not strong. >> and how many of you
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Have felt that way in an area
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Of your life, this week?
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But it could just be
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A simple feeling.
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You may not have say that,
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But it may be the way
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That you felt.
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So, what the lord was showing me
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As i was studying this, holly,
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Is that we think that
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This is the condition
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This is the condition to follow this command.
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To follow this command. so, in moments
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So, in moments where we feel strong,
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Where we feel strong, we do strong stuff.
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We do strong stuff. in moments where we feel solid,
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In moments where we feel solid, we show up consistently
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We show up consistently and committedly.
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And committedly. is committedly a word?
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Is committedly a word? it is today.
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It is today. [laughter]
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[laughter] and then, the command,
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And then, the command, "do the work,"
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"do the work," becomes dependent on
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Becomes dependent on the feeling of our strength.
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The feeling of our strength. and see, that's fine for people
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And see, that's fine for people who live by their feelings,
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Who live by their feelings, but you're not one of them.
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But you're not one of them. [applause]
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[applause] that's fine for people
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That's fine for people who aren't chosen,
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Who aren't chosen, but you're not one of them.
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But you're not one of them. that's fine for people
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That's fine for people who have nothing important
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Who have nothing important to do with their lives,
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To do with their lives, but you're not one of them.
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But you're not one of them. for you're a child of the king.
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For you're a child of the king. for he's given you
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For he's given you a temple to build.
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A temple to build. for he's given you an
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For he's given you an assignment to complete.
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Assignment to complete. for he has given you
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For he has given you a testimony.
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A testimony. you feeling this,
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You feeling this, i'm feeling this.
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I'm feeling this. standing between the two
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Standing between the two of you right now,
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Of you right now, i'm feeling strong as i preach,
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I'm feeling strong as i preach, but i don't always feel strong.
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But i don't always feel strong. but sometimes i have to do stuff
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But sometimes i have to do stuff that strong people do
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That strong people do when i don't feel stuff
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When i don't feel stuff that strong people feel.
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That strong people feel. [applause]
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[applause] so, the lord was showing me,
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So, the lord was showing me, "you got thing
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"you got thing backwards, furtick,
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Backwards, furtick, you still don't
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You still don't understand faith.
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Understand faith. you think that faith is when
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You think that faith is when you feel a certain way.
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You feel a certain way. you can do a certain thing.
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You can do a certain thing. you think that faith is when
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You think that faith is when you get details then you can
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You get details then you can follow god in obedience.
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But the lord said,
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But the lord said, "it doesn't work like that."
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"it doesn't work like that." it doesn't work like that.
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It doesn't work like that. in fact, it works in reverse.
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In fact, it works in reverse. so, you keep saying,
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So, you keep saying, "when i get stronger.
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"when i get stronger. when i clearer.
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When i clearer. when i get older.
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When i get older. when i get better.
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When i get better. when i get richer.
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When i get richer. when i get through this.
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When i get through this. when i get done with this.
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When i get done with this. when i get finished."
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When i get finished." but god said,
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But god said, "i'm not telling you to do
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"i'm not telling you to do the work when you feel strong.
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The work when you feel strong. i'm telling you --
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I'm telling you -- switch places,
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Switch places, "it works in reverse."
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"it works in reverse." help me, holy ghost.
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Help me, holy ghost. god said, "i see
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God said, "i see you're feeling and weak,
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You're feeling and weak, but you keep
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But you keep waiting on strength,
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Waiting on strength, but it doesn't work
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But it doesn't work that way in the kingdom.
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That way in the kingdom. 'cause in the kingdom,
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'cause in the kingdom, if you wanna be strong,
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If you wanna be strong, you've got to do the work."
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You've got to do the work." "so, how do i get up out of this
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"so, how do i get up out of this pitiful situation?
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Pitiful situation? how do i look like that?
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How do i look like that? i wanna look like that.
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I wanna look like that. i wanna function like that.
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I wanna function like that. i want a big back like that.
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I want a big back like that. rock hard chest.
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Rock hard chest. if you wanna be strong,
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If you wanna be strong, you gotta do the work.
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You gotta do the work. and if you do the work,
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And if you do the work, you'll be strong.
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You'll be strong. and if you'll be strong,
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And if you'll be strong, you can do the work.
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You can do the work. and that's why i brought you
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And that's why i brought you to church today.
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To church today. 'cause i got you
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'cause i got you in the gym today.
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In the gym today. 'cause i wanna fill you with
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'cause i wanna fill you with the spirit of jesus today.
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The spirit of jesus today. and resurrection power of god,
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And resurrection power of god, flowing through your body,
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Flowing through your body, so you get big and strong.
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>> so, i want you
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>> so, i want you to take just a moment
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To take just a moment and think about
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And think about that area in your life,
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That area in your life, that situation in your life
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That situation in your life where you're having
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Where you're having the hardest time
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The hardest time trusting god right now.
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Trusting god right now. i mean, turning over
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I mean, turning over the results to him.
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The results to him. i don't mean
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I don't mean that you're not
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That you're not doing everything you can do
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Doing everything you can do but there comes a point
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But there comes a point where you have to say,
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Where you have to say, "god, i trust you
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"god, i trust you with my finances.
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With my finances. i trust you with my family.
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I trust you with my family. i trust you with my future.
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I trust you with my future. i trust you to set me free
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I trust you to set me free from this thing
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From this thing that has had me
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That has had me held down for so long."
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Held down for so long." and if that's
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And if that's where you are today,
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Where you are today, i have a resource for you.
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I have a resource for you. it's called "ugly trust."
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You ever heard
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You ever heard of the ugly cry?
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Of the ugly cry? [laughing]
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[laughing] this is like that,
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This is like that, but it's ugly trust.
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But it's ugly trust. it's when you
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It's when you want to trust god,
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Want to trust god, but you don't exactly know
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But you don't exactly know how and what that looks like.
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How and what that looks like. i want to walk you through that,
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I want to walk you through that, because for all of us,
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Because for all of us, there are seasons in our life
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There are seasons in our life where trust doesn't come easy
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Where trust doesn't come easy and it doesn't look pretty.
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And it doesn't look pretty. >> right.
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>> right. >> but that doesn't mean
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>> but that doesn't mean it's not possible.
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It's not possible. and this series
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And this series is gonna step you through that
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Is gonna step you through that in a really practical way.
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In a really practical way. >> yes.
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>> yes. so, here's what
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So, here's what we want you to do.
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We want you to do. call or go online right now
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Call or go online right now and request your copy
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And request your copy of "ugly trust."
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Of "ugly trust." it's available for
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It's available for your gift of any amount.
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Your gift of any amount. and it's really time for us
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And it's really time for us to learn what true trust
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To learn what true trust looks like.
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Looks like. it's not pretty.
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It's not pretty. it doesn't look
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It doesn't look like you feel,
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Like you feel, like you thought it would.
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Like you thought it would. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. it's like a muscle.
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It's like a muscle. you have to train it.
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You have to train it. you have to really work on this
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You have to really work on this so that you can step into
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So that you can step into difficult situations and say,
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Difficult situations and say, "god, i don't know how,
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"god, i don't know how, i don't know when,
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I don't know when, but i'm believing
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But i'm believing that you can do it
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That you can do it 'cause i know who
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'cause i know who is inside of me."
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Is inside of me." >> that's right.
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>> that's right. >> hey, thank you for watching.
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>> hey, thank you for watching. thank you for being
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Thank you for being a part of this ministry.
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A part of this ministry. call right now and tell 'em,
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Call right now and tell 'em, "i want that
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"i want that 'ugly trust' series
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'ugly trust' series that he was talking about."
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That he was talking about." alright?
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Alright? and as you do it,
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And as you do it, know that your gift
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Know that your gift of any amount is helping us
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Of any amount is helping us reach people for jesus christ
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Reach people for jesus christ all over the world.
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All over the world. so, call, go online right now
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So, call, go online right now and tell 'em, "i want
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And tell 'em, "i want ugly trust."
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Ugly trust." and let's take
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And let's take the next step together.
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The next step together. >> yeah.
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>> what does it really look
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>> what does it really look like to trust in god?
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Faith doesn't show you
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Faith doesn't show you the whole staircase,
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The whole staircase, just enough to take
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Just enough to take the next step.
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The next step. are you in a season right now,
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Are you in a season right now, i'm asking, where god is
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I'm asking, where god is teaching you to trust?
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But you don't know that
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But you don't know that until you look back on it.
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Until you look back on it. god does not choose the moments
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God does not choose the moments when you feel the strongest
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When you feel the strongest to show up the most
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To show up the most in your life.
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It is the moments
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It is the moments when you are working
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When you are working through the weakness.
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Ugly trust.
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Ugly trust. you know what
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You know what that means to me?
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>> in the latest series
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From pastor steven furtick,
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"ugly trust,"
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We take a look
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At the life of david
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And discover
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How to trust god
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No matter what life
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Throws our way.
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Call or go online
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To get yours today
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For a gift of any amount.
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>> have you ever
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Wanted to join us at
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Steven Furtick - It Works In Reverse (Part 1)

March 9, 2026 | 27:29

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