Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - It's Worth The Dirt (Part 1)

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - It's Worth The Dirt (Part 1) | May 18, 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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>> how many are excited
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>> how many are excited about the word today?
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[cheering and applause]
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Come on, clap your hands
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Come on, clap your hands on your couch.
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[applause]
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Roll call, everybody,
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Roll call, everybody, put your name in the chat
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Put your name in the chat and open your bible, please,
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And open your bible, please, to matthew 13.
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To matthew 13. matthew 13:31 and 32,
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Matthew 13:31 and 32, and matthew 13:44.
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And matthew 13:44. i'm gonna share a little
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I'm gonna share a little scripture today with you that is
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Scripture today with you that is really going to help you
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Really going to help you in your life.
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In your life. and if while i'm preaching
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And if while i'm preaching the microphone pops,
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The microphone pops, and struggles and strains
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And struggles and strains underneath the weight
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Underneath the weight of this anointing...
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[laughter]
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I will scream so loud
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I will scream so loud that the dude in the back row
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That the dude in the back row will fall down the stairs
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Will fall down the stairs from the shock,
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From the shock, until my voice is raw,
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Until my voice is raw, and the lord will speak.
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And the lord will speak. now, listen to this,
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Now, listen to this, this is matthew 13:31 and 32,
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And matthew 13:44,
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And matthew 13:44, "jesus told them
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"jesus told them another parable.
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Another parable. he said,
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He said, 'the kingdom of heaven
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'the kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed,
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Is like a mustard seed, which a man took
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Which a man took and planted in his field.
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And planted in his field. though it is the smallest
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Though it is the smallest of all seeds,
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Of all seeds, yet when it grows,
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Yet when it grows, it is the largest
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It is the largest of garden plants and becomes
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Of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come
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A tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches."
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And perch in its branches." wow.
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Wow. verse 44,
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Verse 44, "the kingdom of heaven
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"the kingdom of heaven is like treasure
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Is like treasure hidden in a field.
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Hidden in a field. when a man found it,
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When a man found it, he hid it again,
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He hid it again, and then in his joy
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And then in his joy went and sold all he had
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Went and sold all he had and bought that field."
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I have a word from
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I have a word from the lord for you today.
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The lord for you today. the lord told me to tell you
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The lord told me to tell you it's worth the dirt.
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It's worth the dirt. it's worth the dirt.
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[applause]
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Father, these moments
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Father, these moments in your presence are precious.
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In your presence are precious. we pray for your protection
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We pray for your protection and a hedge of your glory around
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And a hedge of your glory around each of your children today
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Each of your children today so that they can receive
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So that they can receive what you speak.
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What you speak. however it comes out.
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However it comes out. this is your word and your
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This is your word and your church in jesus' name, amen.
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Church in jesus' name, amen. >> congregation: amen.
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>> congregation: amen. >> touch your neighbor
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>> touch your neighbor and tell them,
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And tell them, "it's worth the dirt,"
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"it's worth the dirt," on your way to your seat.
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On your way to your seat. >> congregation: it's worth
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>> congregation: it's worth the dirt.
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The dirt. >> i know you had
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>> i know you had to wait for this sermon,
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To wait for this sermon, but it's gonna be worth it.
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But it's gonna be worth it. now, i have a feeling that
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Now, i have a feeling that this microphone is not
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This microphone is not gonna hold up today,
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Gonna hold up today, but i think what i'm gonna do
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But i think what i'm gonna do is i'm just gonna preach
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Is i'm just gonna preach this as awkward as it
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This as awkward as it needs to be preached,
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Needs to be preached, unless that becomes
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Unless that becomes so distracting that
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So distracting that we can't take it.
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We can't take it. and if somebody
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And if somebody wants to run to target
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Wants to run to target and buy me a megaphone,
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And buy me a megaphone, i'll preach through
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I'll preach through that as well.
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[laughter]
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You know, god is so good.
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You know, god is so good. he teaches us to discern in
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He teaches us to discern in different seasons of our life,
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Different seasons of our life, whether or not
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Whether or not something is worth it.
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Something is worth it. and maturity is learning to see
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And maturity is learning to see when something will be
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When something will be worth it and embrace it.
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Worth it and embrace it. and when it's not worth it
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And when it's not worth it to walk away.
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To walk away. that's what maturity is.
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That's what maturity is. being mature in your faith,
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Being mature in your faith, it's about recognizing
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It's about recognizing when it's worth it
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When it's worth it and when it isn't worth it.
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And when it isn't worth it. and not only recognize it,
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And not only recognize it, but walk away when
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But walk away when it's not worth it.
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It's not worth it. tell your neighbor,
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Tell your neighbor, just practice real quick say,
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Just practice real quick say, "it's not even worth it."
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"it's not even worth it." >> congregation: it's not
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>> congregation: it's not even worth it.
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Even worth it. >> it's not even worth it.
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>> it's not even worth it. some things are.
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Some things are. some things aren't.
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Some things aren't. for years, when i would
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For years, when i would go watch graham wrestle,
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Go watch graham wrestle, usually i would spend
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Usually i would spend my saturdays in a sweaty gym
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My saturdays in a sweaty gym that smelled like boy.
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[laughter]
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Smelled like the worst
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Smelled like the worst parts of a boy.
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Parts of a boy. by about 2 o'clock
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By about 2 o'clock in the afternoon,
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In the afternoon, it would be
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It would be cooking in that oven.
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Cooking in that oven. the reason i know that
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The reason i know that it was worth it is because
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It was worth it is because the first time he ever won
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The first time he ever won a big wrestling tournament,
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I said to him afterwards,
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I said to him afterwards, "man, i'm so glad
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"man, i'm so glad i was here to see it."
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I was here to see it." now, the reason that
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Now, the reason that i almost wasn't there was
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I almost wasn't there was because i had to bring in
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Because i had to bring in a guest preacher to preach
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A guest preacher to preach for me in order to be
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For me in order to be at this tournament.
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At this tournament. and there was a part of me
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And there was a part of me sitting there like,
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Sitting there like, "man, thousands of people
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That need the gospel and then
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That need the gospel and then my son's wrestling.
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My son's wrestling. i don't know what to do.
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I don't know what to do. is it worth it to not preach
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Is it worth it to not preach to go watch him
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To go watch him in this tournament?"
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In this tournament?" so, he wins
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So, he wins the whole thing, right?
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The whole thing, right? and we're sitting at pizza hut
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And we're sitting at pizza hut where all of my food addiction
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Where all of my food addiction issues began with
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Issues began with the book it club.
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The book it club. i'm serious.
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I'm serious. all of my food reward issues
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All of my food reward issues started in the fourth grade
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Started in the fourth grade reading the babysitter's club
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Reading the babysitter's club and getting pizza for it.
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And getting pizza for it. shouldn't have confessed that.
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[laughter]
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Well, we're sitting there
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Well, we're sitting there at pizza hut celebrating
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At pizza hut celebrating his gold medal, and i said,
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His gold medal, and i said, "man, i'm so glad i came.
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"man, i'm so glad i came. what if you'd have won
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What if you'd have won the whole tournament and i
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The whole tournament and i hadn't been here to see it?"
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Hadn't been here to see it?" and he said, "well, if you
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And he said, "well, if you hadn't been here to see it
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Hadn't been here to see it i probably wouldn't
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I probably wouldn't have won it."
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Have won it." if you hadn't
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If you hadn't been here to see it,
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Been here to see it, i probably wouldn't have won it.
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I probably wouldn't have won it. so, every time i'd be hauling
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So, every time i'd be hauling my butt into a gym with
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My butt into a gym with some boy's feet propped up
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Some boy's feet propped up on the bleachers behind me.
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On the bleachers behind me. i mean, at a
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I mean, at a wrestling tournament,
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Wrestling tournament, they turned the whole gym
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They turned the whole gym into a locker room,
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Into a locker room, it's awesome, it's incredible.
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It's awesome, it's incredible. and in a room full of half-naked
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And in a room full of half-naked men packed to the gills and me
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Men packed to the gills and me sitting there in the middle
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Sitting there in the middle of all of it with my ocd,
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Of all of it with my ocd, i'm going, "it's worth it,
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I'm going, "it's worth it, it's worth it, it's worth it,
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It's worth it, it's worth it, it's worth it, it's worth it."
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It's worth it, it's worth it." not just because he's gonna go
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Not just because he's gonna go to the olympics, but because
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To the olympics, but because he told me it's worth it.
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He told me it's worth it. tell somebody,
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Tell somebody, "sometimes it's worth it.."
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"sometimes it's worth it.." >> congregation: sometimes
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>> congregation: sometimes it's worth it.
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It's worth it. >> sometimes you gotta
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>> sometimes you gotta preach with the mic popping
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Preach with the mic popping because it's worth it.
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Because it's worth it. sometimes you've gotta come out
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Sometimes you've gotta come out to church a day early on a
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To church a day early on a saturday because it's worth it.
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[cheering and applause]
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Sometimes it's worth it.
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Sometimes it's worth it. and wisdom is knowing
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And wisdom is knowing when it's worth it.
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When it's worth it. wisdom is the ability
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Wisdom is the ability to hear that little whisper
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To hear that little whisper that god will give you
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That god will give you from time to time and say,
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From time to time and say, "it's worth it.
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"it's worth it. stick with this, it's worth it.
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Stick with this, it's worth it. log on to church online today,
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Log on to church online today, it's gonna be worth it.
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It's gonna be worth it. yeah.
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Yeah. keep trying to fix
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Keep trying to fix that relationship,
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That relationship, it's worth it."
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It's worth it." and sometimes,
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And sometimes, it's just a little whisper.
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It's just a little whisper. god will encourage you
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God will encourage you in the moment where you
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In the moment where you feel like giving up,
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Feel like giving up, and he'll say, "no,
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And he'll say, "no, no, no, it's worth it.
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No, no, it's worth it. keep doing it, it's worth it."
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Keep doing it, it's worth it." just whisper to your neighbor,
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Just whisper to your neighbor, say, "it's worth it."
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Say, "it's worth it." >> congregation: it's worth it.
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>> congregation: it's worth it. >> now, tell them to say,
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>> now, tell them to say, "it's worth it
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"it's worth it when it's worth it."
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When it's worth it." >> congregation: it's worth it
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>> congregation: it's worth it when it's worth it.
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When it's worth it. >> but you know what?
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>> but you know what? i had a moment the other day,
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I had a moment the other day, and it happened when i was
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And it happened when i was bending down to tie my shoes.
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Bending down to tie my shoes. and holly was in the other
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And holly was in the other room laughing at me.
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Room laughing at me. and she said, "babe,
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And she said, "babe, you're tying your shoes
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You're tying your shoes like you are 88."
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[laughter]
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And i said, "i know, babe.
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And i said, "i know, babe. i can't, i can't help it.
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I can't, i can't help it. that's the price that
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That's the price that i pay for this physique.
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[laughter]
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It just comes with soreness."
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It just comes with soreness." and she said,
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And she said, "yeah, but the tradeoff,
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"yeah, but the tradeoff, like, you look great but do
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Like, you look great but do you really have to go that
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You really have to go that hard on leg day that you
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Hard on leg day that you can't tie your shoes?"
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Can't tie your shoes?" and i had a moment standing
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And i had a moment standing there in the closet listening
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There in the closet listening to my wife mock me.
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To my wife mock me. a moment of maturity where
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A moment of maturity where i decided, you know what?
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I decided, you know what? she's right,
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She's right, this is not worth it.
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This is not worth it. even though that lady
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Even though that lady at the gym 15 years ago
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At the gym 15 years ago made fun of me and said,
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Made fun of me and said, "do you ever do leg day?"
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"do you ever do leg day?" and created a complex
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Inside of me while i was
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Inside of me while i was wearing my shorts.
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Wearing my shorts. i was bending down
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I was bending down to tie my shoes.
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To tie my shoes. and something just
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And something just hit me real quick,
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Hit me real quick, like, you know what?
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Like, you know what? nobody is looking at
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Nobody is looking at your hamstrings.
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Your hamstrings. nobody.
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Nobody. not even holly wants
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Not even holly wants to see your hamstrings.
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To see your hamstrings. so just wear some sweats
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And cover your quads.
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And cover your quads. what are you trying to be,
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What are you trying to be, a quad model?
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A quad model? and that was the last day
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And that was the last day i ever did heavy squats.
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I ever did heavy squats. because it's not worth it.
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Because it's not worth it. i came to set somebody free
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I came to set somebody free from leg day today.
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From leg day today. you're too old for that now.
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You're too old for that now. you're not supposed to be
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You're not supposed to be going down that deep.
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Going down that deep. if the lord would have made you
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If the lord would have made you to bend down like that,
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To bend down like that, he'd have put hinges
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He'd have put hinges on your hips.
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On your hips. it's not helping anybody,
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It's not helping anybody, and nobody is looking
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And nobody is looking at your calves.
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At your calves. cover them up,
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Cover them up, it's not worth it.
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It's not worth it. wear some baggy jeans,
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Wear some baggy jeans, tie your shoes and be happy.
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Tie your shoes and be happy. in matthew 13 --
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In matthew 13 -- what a transition.
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[laughter]
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Pulling out all
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Pulling out all the stops today on snow day.
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The stops today on snow day. in matthew 13, jesus is giving
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In matthew 13, jesus is giving a very important lesson to his
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A very important lesson to his disciples on what's worth it.
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Disciples on what's worth it. because he knows there will be
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Because he knows there will be a time soon to come when
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A time soon to come when he goes to the cross,
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He goes to the cross, and their commitment to him will
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And their commitment to him will be challenged by that cross.
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Be challenged by that cross. see, they left a lot
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See, they left a lot to follow him.
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To follow him. they left their
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They left their fishing businesses,
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Fishing businesses, they left their
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They left their tax collecting agencies,
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Tax collecting agencies, many of them even left
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Many of them even left their family's approval
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Their family's approval to follow this wonder working
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To follow this wonder working rebel priest named
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Rebel priest named jesus of nazareth who was
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Jesus of nazareth who was considered a heretic by many.
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Considered a heretic by many. and at the moment
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And at the moment that he could have called
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That he could have called the legion of angels to get him
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The legion of angels to get him down off the cross and didn't,
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Down off the cross and didn't, and i wonder, did they wonder,
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And i wonder, did they wonder, was it worth it?
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Was it worth it? and i wonder who i'm preaching
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And i wonder who i'm preaching to today that wonders,
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To today that wonders, is it worth it?
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Is it worth it? is it worth it for me
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Is it worth it for me to keep serving god?
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To keep serving god? it doesn't seem
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It doesn't seem to be doing me any good.
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To be doing me any good. is it worth it for me to keep
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Is it worth it for me to keep being pure as a teenager?
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Being pure as a teenager? everybody else is having
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Everybody else is having more fun than i am.
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More fun than i am. is it worth it for me to be
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Is it worth it for me to be the weird kid that doesn't get
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The weird kid that doesn't get invited to the parties because
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Invited to the parties because i have a standard of purity
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I have a standard of purity and i have a direction
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And i have a direction of destiny?
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Of destiny? i have learned at this stage
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I have learned at this stage of my life how important
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Of my life how important it is that we are not
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It is that we are not driven by external
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Driven by external and others focused metrics
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And others focused metrics of what matters.
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Of what matters. you have to decide what
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You have to decide what is worth it from within.
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Is worth it from within. you have to, or else
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You have to, or else you'll jump on every trend.
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You'll jump on every trend. or else you will burn yourself
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Or else you will burn yourself out and then ask god
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Out and then ask god to light your fire.
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To light your fire. but god can't light a fire when
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But god can't light a fire when you don't have the priorities
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You don't have the priorities to put his presence first
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To put his presence first in your life.
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In your life. and i think this is your year
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And i think this is your year to decide what's worth it
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To decide what's worth it to you and to commit
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To you and to commit to what is and to walk away
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To what is and to walk away from what isn't.
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From what isn't. this is not permission
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This is not permission to quit your job because
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To quit your job because i bet you like that check.
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I bet you like that check. that check is kind of worth it.
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That check is kind of worth it. it's kind of worth your boss'
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It's kind of worth your boss' bad breath, isn't it?
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Bad breath, isn't it? the health insurance
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The health insurance is kind of worth it.
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Is kind of worth it. that dental insurance makes you
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That dental insurance makes you put up with a lot of stuff.
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Put up with a lot of stuff. see, i think it's very difficult
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See, i think it's very difficult for us in the moment to know,
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For us in the moment to know, is it worth it?
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Is it worth it? it's easy to look back
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It's easy to look back and say that wasn't worth it.
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And say that wasn't worth it. it's easy to look back
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And say that was worth it.
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And say that was worth it. where the holy spirit comes in
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Where the holy spirit comes in is to look at something
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Is to look at something and to realize this is worth it.
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And to realize this is worth it. and the lord will whisper,
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And the lord will whisper, "it's worth it.
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"it's worth it. i know it doesn't
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I know it doesn't look like much,
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Look like much, but it's worth it."
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But it's worth it." i know it's hard for you
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I know it's hard for you and nobody's appreciating you,
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And nobody's appreciating you, but it's worth it,
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I've called you to it."
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I've called you to it." and then, the holy spirit will
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And then, the holy spirit will whisper to you sometimes,
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Whisper to you sometimes, it's not worth it.
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It's not worth it. i know you wanna tell them off.
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I know you wanna tell them off. save your breath,
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Save your breath, it's not worth it.
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It's not worth it. i know you want to put them in
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I know you want to put them in their place and you can do it,
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Their place and you can do it, but it's not worth it.
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But it's not worth it. you're gonna be sore tomorrow
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You're gonna be sore tomorrow if you go off today.
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If you go off today. now, you're gonna have
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Now, you're gonna have to apologize and create
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To apologize and create more work for yourself.
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More work for yourself. just put it in the comments,
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Just put it in the comments, "it's not worth it."
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"it's not worth it." i learned that about leg day,
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I learned that about leg day, but i'm still learning
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But i'm still learning it about life.
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It about life. i'm learning that it is not
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I'm learning that it is not worth it for me to respond
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Worth it for me to respond to every criticism.
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To every criticism. i mean, let's be honest,
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I mean, let's be honest, i've had my fair share
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I've had my fair share of practice.
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Of practice. how many of y'all that
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How many of y'all that go to this church have
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Go to this church have ever heard somebody say
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Ever heard somebody say something bad about me?
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Something bad about me? how many of you wanted to punch
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How many of you wanted to punch them in the mouth?
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Them in the mouth? i love y'all.
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[laughter]
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That's a real church
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That's a real church right there.
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[applause]
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One of my friends
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One of my friends asked me one time, he's like,
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Asked me one time, he's like, "pastor, don't you feel like
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"pastor, don't you feel like the staff you got
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The staff you got around you is too saved?
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Around you is too saved? don't you feel like you need
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Don't you feel like you need a few barely saved just out
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A few barely saved just out of prison ministry staff
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Of prison ministry staff around you just to handle
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Around you just to handle the nonsense?"
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The nonsense?" i thought, no,
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I thought, no, it's not worth it.
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It's not worth it. peter didn't get this.
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Peter didn't get this. when they came to get jesus
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When they came to get jesus he started cutting off ears
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He started cutting off ears and jesus said, "what is this?
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And jesus said, "what is this? it's not worth it.
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It's not worth it. nothing can stop me from going
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Nothing can stop me from going to the cross because that's
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To the cross because that's what god sent me to do."
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What god sent me to do." it's not worth it.
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It's not worth it. that phrase right there
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That phrase right there will set you free.
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Will set you free. it's not worth it.
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It's not worth it. it's not worth it.
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It's not worth it. because if i defend myself
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Because if i defend myself to a critic and i win,
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To a critic and i win, what have i won?
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[chatter and applause]
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A critic who changed their mind?
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A critic who changed their mind? what prize do i get for
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What prize do i get for changing their mind?
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Changing their mind? if i change your mind,
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If i change your mind, i get what?
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I get what? see, i might win an argument,
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See, i might win an argument, but it's too expensive
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But it's too expensive because it costs me my peace.
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Because it costs me my peace. so, i'd rather keep my peace
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So, i'd rather keep my peace than win an argument.
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Than win an argument. jesus is helping his disciples
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Jesus is helping his disciples to discern what's worth it
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To discern what's worth it and that's what he's doing
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And that's what he's doing in your life right now.
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In your life right now. he's allowing some things
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He's allowing some things to be pruned.
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To be pruned. he's allowing
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He's allowing some things to be moved.
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Some things to be moved. he's allowing some people that
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He's allowing some people that were in your life to move
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Were in your life to move to a different circle.
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To a different circle. it's not that
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It's not that you don't love them.
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You don't love them. it's just that you can't
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It's just that you can't invest in everybody in this
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Invest in everybody in this season of your life.
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Season of your life. and so, god graciously moves
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And so, god graciously moves people into different seasons
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People into different seasons so that you can focus on what's
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So that you can focus on what's right in front of you so god can
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Right in front of you so god can show you what's worth it.
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Show you what's worth it. that's why god lets you have
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That's why god lets you have that really bad hangover
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That really bad hangover so you could realize
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So you could realize this is not worth it.
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This is not worth it. i don't wanna pass
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I don't wanna pass this crap on to my kids.
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This crap on to my kids. i don't want them to have
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I don't want them to have to struggle with this addiction
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To struggle with this addiction because it's not worth it.
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[applause]
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And in matthew 13,
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And in matthew 13, we get two parables of seven
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We get two parables of seven that are mentioned by jesus
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That are mentioned by jesus in the gospel of matthew.
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In the gospel of matthew. they are the mysteries
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They are the mysteries of the kingdom.
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Of the kingdom. one of those mysteries
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One of those mysteries is the mystery
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Is the mystery of the mustard seed.
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Of the mustard seed. and one is the treasure
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And one is the treasure in the field.
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In the field. and what they both hold
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And what they both hold in common to me is not
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Apparent on the surface.
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Apparent on the surface. "he told them another parable,
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"he told them another parable, 'the kingdom of heaven
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'the kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed,
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Is like a mustard seed, which a man took
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Which a man took and planted in his field.'"
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That's a beautiful scripture
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That's a beautiful scripture to me because a mustard seed
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To me because a mustard seed is indeed the parabolic
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Is indeed the parabolic smallest seed that
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Smallest seed that was known at the time.
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Was known at the time. not technically, but it was
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Not technically, but it was commonly accepted to say it's as
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Small as a mustard seed.
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Small as a mustard seed. go on.
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Go on. "though it is
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"though it is the smallest of all seeds,
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The smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows,
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Yet when it grows, it is the largest
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It is the largest of garden plants and becomes
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Of garden plants and becomes a tree so that the birds come
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A tree so that the birds come and perch in its branches."
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And perch in its branches." to me, this speaks
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To the temptation that i feel
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So often in my life to dismiss
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So often in my life to dismiss something that god is doing
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Something that god is doing because of a small beginning.
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Because of a small beginning. because of a small beginning.
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Because of a small beginning. i can think of so many
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I can think of so many examples in my life where
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Examples in my life where it was little until it wasn't.
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A little thing that almost
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A little thing that almost seemed so inconsequential,
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Seemed so inconsequential, and it was little
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And it was little until it wasn't.
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Until it wasn't. and i found out
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And i found out when god speaks to us,
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When god speaks to us, he usually speaks
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He usually speaks little things to us.
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Little things to us. "it's worth it."
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"it's worth it." it's little until it isn't.
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It's little until it isn't. what's the first thing that
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What's the first thing that jesus told peter to do?
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Jesus told peter to do? not leave your nets
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Not leave your nets and follow me.
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And follow me. he just said, "put down
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He just said, "put down the nets for a catch."
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The nets for a catch." well, that's something that
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Well, that's something that peter did all the time.
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Peter did all the time. it was little until it wasn't.
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It was little until it wasn't. because when jesus told him
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Because when jesus told him to do the little thing,
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To do the little thing, put down the nets for a catch,
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Put down the nets for a catch, jesus had a big thing in mind.
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Jesus had a big thing in mind. somebody say, "god's got
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Somebody say, "god's got something big for me."
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Something big for me." >> congregation: god's got
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>> congregation: god's got something big for me.
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Something big for me. >> come on say --
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>> come on say -- you gotta say that
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You gotta say that with some volume now.
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With some volume now. god's got something big for me.
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God's got something big for me. say it again.
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Say it again. god's got something big for me.
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God's got something big for me. it starts as a seed.
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It starts as a seed. and if you dismiss the seed,
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And if you dismiss the seed, you miss the thing.
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You miss the thing. the kingdom of heaven,
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The kingdom of heaven, what's it like, jesus?
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What's it like, jesus? tell us what the kingdom
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Tell us what the kingdom of heaven is like.
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Of heaven is like. it's like the smallest seed.
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It's like the smallest seed. it's almost microscopic,
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It's almost microscopic, but it can be miraculous.
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But it can be miraculous. and it just takes time.
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And it just takes time. it's worth it.
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It's worth it. it just takes time.
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It just takes time. it matters.
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It matters. it just takes time.
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It just takes time. and i have a phone full of proof
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And i have a phone full of proof that everything that god
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That everything that god does big starts small.
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Does big starts small. i have a phone full
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I have a phone full of voice notes that have
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Of voice notes that have songs that we sing
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Songs that we sing in our church that started
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In our church that started as a little melody idea that
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As a little melody idea that we hummed into the phone.
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We hummed into the phone. if you heard it,
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If you heard it, you would think i was
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You would think i was having a nervous breakdown.
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Having a nervous breakdown. it doesn't sound like a song.
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It doesn't sound like a song. it doesn't sound like anything.
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It doesn't sound like anything. it sounds like a mumble.
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It sounds like a mumble. it sounds like a mustard seed.
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It sounds like a mustard seed. but god turns some of those
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But god turns some of those mumbles into anthems that people
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Mumbles into anthems that people can sing when they're looking
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Can sing when they're looking at mountains.
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At mountains. so now i remember.
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So now i remember. watch this.
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Watch this. it's little until it isn't.
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It's little until it isn't. it's little until it isn't.
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It's little until it isn't. one day, david was told by
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One day, david was told by his father to carry some cheese
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His father to carry some cheese and bread to the battle lines
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And bread to the battle lines to his brothers.
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To his brothers. well, that's a little thing.
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Well, that's a little thing. all he's doing at this point,
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All he's doing at this point, that i can tell, is doing
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That i can tell, is doing an uber driver's job with
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An uber driver's job with a king's anointing.
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A king's anointing. but david sets out
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But david sets out to do a little thing.
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To do a little thing. and he takes his little cheeses
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And he takes his little cheeses and his little bread from
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And his little bread from watching his little sheep
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Watching his little sheep with his little self,
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With his little self, the smallest brother,
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The smallest brother, and he shows up little.
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And he shows up little. but when he gets
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But when he gets to the battle lines,
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To the battle lines, he hears the shout
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He hears the shout of a big giant.
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This giant is nine feet tall.
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This giant is nine feet tall. so, now all of a sudden,
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So, now all of a sudden, what was little that morning,
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What was little that morning, take this meal to your brothers,
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Take this meal to your brothers, turned into the biggest
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Turned into the biggest opportunity of his life.
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Opportunity of his life. because it's little
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Because it's little until it isn't.
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Until it isn't. say it,
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Say it, "it's little until it isn't."
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This side say, "it's little."
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This side say, "it's little." >> congregation: it's little.
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>> congregation: it's little. >> this side say,
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>> this side say, "till it isn't."
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"till it isn't." >> congregation: till it isn't.
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>> congregation: till it isn't. >> elijah the prophet
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>> elijah the prophet told his servant,
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Told his servant, "go check the sky.
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"go check the sky. i hear the sound
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I hear the sound of the abundance of rain.
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Of the abundance of rain. it's getting stormy.
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It's getting stormy. i know there's been
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I know there's been a drought in the land."
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A drought in the land." and the servant came back
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And the servant came back seven times and said,
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Seven times and said, "there's nothing there."
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"there's nothing there." and on the seventh time,
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And on the seventh time, not the sixth or seventh,
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Not the sixth or seventh, he came back and said,
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He came back and said, "well, i see a cloud,
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"well, i see a cloud, but it's little.
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But it's little. it's just the size
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It's just the size of a man's hand."
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Of a man's hand." and elijah said,
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And elijah said, "well, you better tell ahab,
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"well, you better tell ahab, hitch up his chariots,
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Hitch up his chariots, because it might be little now,
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Because it might be little now, but it is loaded."
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But it is loaded." and i came to preach
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And i came to preach to somebody's life.
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To somebody's life. it might be little now,
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It might be little now, going back to get your degree.
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Going back to get your degree. it might be little now,
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It might be little now, having integrity on your job.
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Having integrity on your job. it might be little now,
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It might be little now, making your first appointment
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Making your first appointment with a trainer.
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With a trainer. it might be little now,
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It might be little now, putting the word of god
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Putting the word of god in your kid's heart,
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In your kid's heart, dragging them to church.
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Dragging them to church. it might be little now,
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It might be little now, reading a verse a day.
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Reading a verse a day. it might be little now,
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It might be little now, but little is much
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But little is much if god is in it.
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If god is in it. little is much.
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♪ ♪
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Jesus was preaching one day.
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Jesus was preaching one day. the crowds were hungry.
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The crowds were hungry. he told the disciples
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He told the disciples to feed them.
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To feed them. and he asked them,
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And he asked them, "what do you have?"
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"what do you have?" they said, "just a little bit."
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They said, "just a little bit." there's a little boy with
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There's a little boy with a little lunch and a big crowd
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A little lunch and a big crowd with a few loaves.
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With a few loaves. and what we have is little.
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And what we have is little. and it's little till it isn't.
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And it's little till it isn't. and when he touched it,
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And when he touched it, what was little
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What was little became leftovers,
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Became leftovers, because there's it's little
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Because there's it's little till it isn't.
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[applause]
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Come on, give god
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Come on, give god a little praise.
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A little praise. little praise
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Little praise little praise.
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Little praise. little praise.
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[applause]
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I see a cloud
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I see a cloud the size of a man's hand.
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The size of a man's hand. i see it rising in your life.
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I see it rising in your life. or maybe i should say,
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Or maybe i should say, i see a cloud the size
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I see a cloud the size of a man's hand,
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Of a man's hand, and i see a seed the size
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And i see a seed the size of a mustard seed.
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Of a mustard seed. and jesus said,
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And jesus said, some of the most
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Some of the most significant things god
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Significant things god will do in your life will be
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Will do in your life will be some of the smallest things
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Some of the smallest things when they start.
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When they start. all right, if i sent
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All right, if i sent y'all home right now,
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Y'all home right now, i think it was worth it.
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[applause]
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Just to encourage you
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Just to encourage you with that much,
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With that much, it's little till it isn't.
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It's little till it isn't. can i break that down
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Can i break that down a little more though?
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A little more though? i want to make it
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I want to make it worth your while.
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Worth your while. tell somebody it's worth it.
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Tell somebody it's worth it. >> congregation: it's worth it.
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>> congregation: it's worth it. >> it's worth it
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>> it's worth it to come to church.
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To come to church. it's worth it to put on
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It's worth it to put on your uncomfortable shoes
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Your uncomfortable shoes and your pants that don't
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And your pants that don't have an elastic waistband
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Have an elastic waistband and get in the house of god
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And get in the house of god and get in a place
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And get in a place where you can hear.
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Where you can hear. and it is worth it to devote
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And it is worth it to devote yourself to the word of god.
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Yourself to the word of god. and i'mma tell you something
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Right now about the mustard seed
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Right now about the mustard seed that became a tree.
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That became a tree. and i don't know if you can
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And i don't know if you can kind of make this jump with me,
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Kind of make this jump with me, but it's not only true
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But it's not only true about the kingdom,
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About the kingdom, that it's little until it isn't,
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But it's also true
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But it's also true about compromise.
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[chatter]
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It's little till it isn't.
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It's little till it isn't. it's one glass of wine
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It's one glass of wine till you go through something
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Till you go through something that makes you need three,
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That makes you need three, and five, and seven.
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And five, and seven. i wish y'all would
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I wish y'all would look at me like that.
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Look at me like that. what, i'm not allowed to have
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What, i'm not allowed to have a standard in my life?
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A standard in my life? i'm not telling you
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I'm not telling you not to drink.
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Not to drink. what i am saying about
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What i am saying about this is that i had people
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This is that i had people make fun of me almost
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Make fun of me almost every year of my teenage
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Every year of my teenage and adult life when they
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And adult life when they found out that i have chosen
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Found out that i have chosen i can't handle alcohol.
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I can't handle alcohol. and they're like, "what?
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And they're like, "what? do you think it's a sin?"
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Do you think it's a sin?" i'm like, no,
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I'm like, no, i don't think it's a sin.
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I don't think it's a sin. i just think for me is slippery.
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[applause]
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It's slippery.
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It's slippery. because i know me.
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Because i know me. and i am already addicted
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And i am already addicted to enough stuff.
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To enough stuff. i do not need to invite
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I do not need to invite chemical demons into places
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Chemical demons into places where i already have
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Where i already have plenty of dysfunction.
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Plenty of dysfunction. you know what i'm saying?
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You know what i'm saying? i'm not inviting a gang of
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I'm not inviting a gang of demons into my life when my dad
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Demons into my life when my dad struggled with it and his dad
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Struggled with it and his dad struggled with it.
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Struggled with it. and the lord gave me a real
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And the lord gave me a real revelation about this one day.
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Revelation about this one day. i was watching a famous
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I was watching a famous celebrity and they were on
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Celebrity and they were on a talk show and they were
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A talk show and they were celebrating like
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Celebrating like 17 years of sobriety.
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17 years of sobriety. and everybody clapped for him.
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And everybody clapped for him. everybody clapped.
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Everybody clapped. 17 years sober.
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17 years sober. that's amazing.
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That's amazing. everybody clapped for him.
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Everybody clapped for him. everybody was clapping.
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Everybody was clapping. the whole studio audience
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The whole studio audience was clapping.
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Was clapping. and i thought, "that's crazy.
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And i thought, "that's crazy. they will clap for that."
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They will clap for that." but if a teenager decides
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But if a teenager decides i'm not gonna drink,
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I'm not gonna drink, everybody will make you
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Everybody will make you feel like a fool.
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Feel like a fool. so, why do we celebrate after
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So, why do we celebrate after they have made such a mess
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They have made such a mess that they need a miracle
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That they need a miracle to make it right?
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To make it right? but we can't celebrate when you
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But we can't celebrate when you put the measures in your life
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Put the measures in your life to keep you from the evil
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To keep you from the evil in the first place.
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In the first place. so if we can celebrate recovery,
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So if we can celebrate recovery, we can celebrate pre-covery.
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We can celebrate pre-covery. it means that i can make some
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It means that i can make some little decisions in my life that
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Little decisions in my life that might keep a guardrail up
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Might keep a guardrail up for the future.
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[applause]
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Because it's little
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Because it's little until it isn't.
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>> before we go,
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>> before we go, i wanna invite you
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I wanna invite you to be a part of what god
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To be a part of what god is doing through this ministry.
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Is doing through this ministry. when you give
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When you give to steven furtick ministries,
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To steven furtick ministries, you not only help us get
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You not only help us get the word of god out
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The word of god out through this broadcast,
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But you also help us
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But you also help us partner with organizations
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Partner with organizations that care for children
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That care for children and families in practical ways.
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And families in practical ways. during the summer months
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During the summer months school breaks and holidays
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School breaks and holidays many kids lose consistent
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Many kids lose consistent access to meals
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Access to meals and safe environments
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And safe environments and the developmental support
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And the developmental support that they would normally
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That they would normally receive through school.
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Receive through school. but through our
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But through our partnership organizations
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Partnership organizations are able to step in
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Are able to step in and help children grow
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And help children grow and thrive when resources would
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And thrive when resources would otherwise maybe be out of reach.
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Otherwise maybe be out of reach. your generosity allows us
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Your generosity allows us to come alongside people
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To come alongside people that are already serving
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That are already serving their communities every day
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Their communities every day and strengthen the work
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And strengthen the work that they're doing
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That they're doing for the next generation.
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For the next generation. it's just one of the ways
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It's just one of the ways that the love of jesus
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That the love of jesus is lived out through
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Is lived out through this ministry meeting
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This ministry meeting real needs while continuing
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Real needs while continuing to get god's word
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To get god's word into people's hearts.
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Into people's hearts. if you've never
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If you've never partnered with us before,
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Partnered with us before, we'd love for you to take
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We'd love for you to take that step today and see
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That step today and see what god can do through you.
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What god can do through you. so, call the number
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So, call the number on your screen
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On your screen or go online to give,
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Or go online to give, every gift matters,
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Every gift matters, and together we can
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And together we can continue reaching people
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Continue reaching people with the hope and truth
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With the hope and truth of the gospel right
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Of the gospel right where they need it.
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>> ♪ you say that ♪
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♪ i'm gonna make it ♪
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♪ when i don't feel ♪
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♪ like i can ♪
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♪ and you see ♪
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♪ the battle i'm facing ♪
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♪ but you're stepping' in ♪
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♪ you always have ♪
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♪ you always will ♪
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♪ thank you jesus ♪
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♪ you're in it with me ♪
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♪ working through me ♪
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♪ fighting for me ♪
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♪ god is not against me ♪
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♪ you're in it with me ♪
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♪ working through me ♪
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♪ fighting for me ♪
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♪ god is not against me ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ and i have ♪
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♪ a new revelation ♪
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♪ a savior who calls me ♪
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♪ his friend ♪
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♪ and i used to fight ♪
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♪ on my own ♪
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♪ but never again ♪
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>> thank you, lord.
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>> ♪ 'cause i have a power ♪
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♪ that's greater ♪
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♪ than all of the enemy's lies ♪
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♪ and i know the truth ♪
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♪ of the gospel ♪
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♪ that you're on my side ♪
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♪ you're on my side ♪
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♪ yes you are ♪
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♪ you're in it with me ♪
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♪ working through me ♪
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♪ fighting for me ♪
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♪ god is not against me ♪
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♪ yeah ♪
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♪ you're in it with me ♪
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♪ working through me ♪
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♪ fighting for me ♪
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♪ god is not against me ♪
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♪ you're in it with me ♪
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>> ♪ you're in it with me ♪
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>> ♪ working through me lord ♪
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>> ♪ working through me ♪
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♪ fighting for me ♪
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♪ god is not against me ♪
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♪ you're in it with me ♪
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>> ♪ you're in it with me ♪
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>> ♪ working through me ♪
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♪ lord ♪
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♪ you're fighting for me ♪
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♪ god is not against me yeah ♪
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♪ you're by my side ♪
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♪ oh lord ♪
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♪ oh god is not ♪
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Steven Furtick - It's Worth The Dirt (Part 1)

May 18, 2026 | 27:29

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