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Steven Furtick - It's Worth The Dirt (Part 2)

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - It's Worth The Dirt (Part 2) | May 22, 2026

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>> i do feel like
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>> i do feel like that i'm preaching
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That i'm preaching to a lot of people today
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To a lot of people today who are discouraged,
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Who are discouraged, either by the seeming
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Either by the seeming insignificance of what
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Insignificance of what god has called you to do.
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God has called you to do. i mean, good lord,
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I mean, good lord, what parent in the room
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What parent in the room has not been discouraged
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Has not been discouraged to think none
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To think none of this matters?
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Of this matters? all the little things
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All the little things you do for your kids,
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You do for your kids, all the things they
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All the things they don't say thank you for,
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Don't say thank you for, all the little pieces
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All the little pieces of advice you try to give,
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Of advice you try to give, all the little things that
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All the little things that you may do that go unnoticed,
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You may do that go unnoticed, all of the little ways
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All of the little ways you try to correct,
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You try to correct, there's nobody in here
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There's nobody in here who hasn't felt the idea of,
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Who hasn't felt the idea of, this isn't worth it.
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This isn't worth it. or at the very least,
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Or at the very least, this isn't working.
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And it's not worth it
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And it's not worth it because it's not working.
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Because it's not working. it's not this,
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It's not this, nothing's getting better.
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Nothing's getting better. but notice something about
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But notice something about the mustard seed.
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The mustard seed. it became what it was
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It became what it was in an unseen place.
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In an unseen place. notice.
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Notice. the mustard seed was very small,
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The smallest of all seeds.
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The smallest of all seeds. yet, verse 32 says,
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Yet, verse 32 says, "when it grows,
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"when it grows, it is the largest
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It is the largest of garden plants."
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Of garden plants." now, i just need to preach this
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Like it's bible study, okay?
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I'm going to talk to you all
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Not like you're
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A sunday morning crowd.
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I'm going to talk
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To you like you're
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A seminary class.
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It doesn't say,
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It doesn't say, "when it grows,
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"when it grows, it becomes the largest
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It becomes the largest of garden plants."
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Of garden plants." it says, "when it grows,
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It says, "when it grows, it is the largest
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It is the largest of garden plants."
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Of garden plants." that means it already was
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That means it already was when it went in the ground.
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When it went in the ground. it just needed
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It just needed somewhere to grow.
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[applause]
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What made the difference between
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What made the difference between the mustard seed being this
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The mustard seed being this big and being this big,
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Big and being this big, what made the difference
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What made the difference was the dirt.
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Was the dirt. we don't like dirt.
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We don't like dirt. we don't like dirt.
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We don't like dirt. we like shine.
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We like shine. we don't like dirt.
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We don't like dirt. we like dreams.
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We like dreams. we don't like dirt.
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We don't like dirt. we don't like dirty churches.
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We don't like dirty churches. we go around to churches.
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We go around to churches. if one church has
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If one church has a problem with it,
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A problem with it, we'll leave that church
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We'll leave that church and go to another church.
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And go to another church. and you know,
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And you know, some of us,
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Some of us, we're going from church
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We're going from church to church looking for dirt.
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To church looking for dirt. and we are drawn to the church
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And we are drawn to the church because that church helped me
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Because that church helped me and that church blessed me.
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And that church blessed me. but stay around any church
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But stay around any church long enough,
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Long enough, you'll find dirt.
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You'll find dirt. i mean, even the purest church,
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I mean, even the purest church, even the church that says, like,
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Even the church that says, like, "we're the real church.
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"we're the real church. we preach the real gospel.
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We preach the real gospel. we preach the real truth."
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We preach the real truth." they got dirt.
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They got dirt. they've got dirt.
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They've got dirt. i promise you.
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I promise you. i have lived to see
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I have lived to see the days when some
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The days when some of the most judgmental people
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Of the most judgmental people that i ever met in my life
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That i ever met in my life turned out to be the most jacked
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Turned out to be the most jacked up people that i ever
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Up people that i ever met in my life.
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Met in my life. and the reason they were
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And the reason they were so mean is because
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So mean is because they were so messed up.
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They were so messed up. and rather than admit
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And rather than admit they were messed up,
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They were messed up, they just decided to be mean.
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They just decided to be mean. so, let me go ahead and save you
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So, let me go ahead and save you a lot of trouble,
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A lot of trouble, this church has dirt.
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This church has dirt. the person you're sitting
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The person you're sitting next to has dirt.
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Next to has dirt. the person that you're sitting
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The person that you're sitting next to has some things
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Next to has some things that they carry with them
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That they carry with them that they're not proud of.
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That they're not proud of. if you meet them in
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If you meet them in the wrong place,
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The wrong place, they might not have
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They might not have a good response.
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A good response. but notice in the passage
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But notice in the passage that it was the dirt.
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That it was the dirt. i'm not glorifying sin,
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I'm not glorifying sin, but it was the dirt.
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But it was the dirt. it was something that
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It was something that we try to remove.
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We try to remove. it was something that
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It was something that we don't value that made
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We don't value that made the mustard seed become
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The mustard seed become something that you would
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Something that you would not see on the surface.
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Not see on the surface. this trial that you're
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This trial that you're going through,
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Going through, this shame that
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This shame that you're dealing with,
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You're dealing with, this issue that
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This issue that you're pushing through,
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You're pushing through, whether or not you grow
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Whether or not you grow from it depends on how you
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From it depends on how you interpret the dirt.
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[applause]
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Because if i see the dirt
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Because if i see the dirt as a place to avoid,
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As a place to avoid, i will never go through
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I will never go through the processes that
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The processes that will make me grow.
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Will make me grow. and i'll run from church
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And i'll run from church to church looking
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To church looking for a church with no dirt.
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For a church with no dirt. but can i tell you something?
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But can i tell you something? you grow in the dirt.
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You grow in the dirt. you grow in community.
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You grow when you have
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You grow when you have to work through conflict.
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To work through conflict. quit switching people
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Quit switching people and start letting
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And start letting god change you.
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[applause]
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It can't grow if it
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It can't grow if it never gets planted.
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Never gets planted. you can't grow if you
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You can't grow if you never get planted.
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Never get planted. and yes, there come times
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And yes, there come times to leave jobs.
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To leave jobs. and yes, there come times
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And yes, there come times to leave relationships.
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To leave relationships. and yes, there comes time
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And yes, there comes time to leave churches.
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To leave churches. but i want to tell you that
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But i want to tell you that some of us never produce
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Some of us never produce our potential because
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Our potential because we are never planted
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We are never planted in our purpose.
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In our purpose. and sometimes you just
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And sometimes you just have to decide,
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Have to decide, this is worth it.
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This is worth it. devil, you can't have it.
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Devil, you can't have it. this is worth it
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This is worth it for fighting for me.
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For fighting for me. now that might not be -- devil,
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Now that might not be -- devil, you can have that.
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You can have that. i'll pay you to take it.
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I'll pay you to take it. this is not worth it.
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This is not worth it. but this is worth it.
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But this is worth it. the word of the lord
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The word of the lord for somebody is,
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For somebody is, this one's worth it.
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This one's worth it. this one's worth it.
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This one's worth it. i know it's small.
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I know it's small. i know you don't
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I know you don't see it right now.
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See it right now. i know it's taking
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I know it's taking longer than you thought.
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Longer than you thought. i know the momentum
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I know the momentum is tricky right now.
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Is tricky right now. i know the winds
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I know the winds are against you.
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Are against you. but this one's worth it.
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But this one's worth it. this is not just anything.
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This is not just anything. you cannot keep this cycle
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You cannot keep this cycle up of running from things
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Up of running from things when they get hard.
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When they get hard. you will never grow that way.
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You will never grow that way. this one's worth it.
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This one's worth it. and i know it's dirty,
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And i know it's dirty, i know it's messy,
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I know it's messy, i know it's sloppy,
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I know it's sloppy, i know it will be easier
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I know it will be easier for you to just hide,
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For you to just hide, but this one is worth it.
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But this one is worth it. it's worth the dirt.
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It's worth the dirt. that's where it grew.
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That's where it grew. it's worth the dirt.
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It's worth the dirt. that's where it learned
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That's where it learned to break through.
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To break through. it's worth the dirt.
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It's worth the dirt. and yet,
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And yet, there's another parable.
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There's another parable. another parable that
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Another parable that jesus told about dirt.
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Jesus told about dirt. he talked in matthew 13:44
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About how the kingdom
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About how the kingdom of heaven is also like.
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Of heaven is also like. now, watch this.
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Now, watch this. in the first parable,
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He's talking about a tree
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He's talking about a tree that has to go into the dirt
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That has to go into the dirt to become what it already is.
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To become what it already is. in this parable,
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In this parable, he's talking about a treasure
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He's talking about a treasure that is hidden in the dirt.
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That is hidden in the dirt. but it does not lessen
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But it does not lessen its value.
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For he said,
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For he said, "the kingdom of heaven," 44,
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"the kingdom of heaven," 44, "is like a treasure
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"is like a 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, he went and sold
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He went and sold everything he had,"
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Everything he had," he was happy.
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He was happy. he was putting everything
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He was putting everything on ebay and happy because
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On ebay and happy because the kingdom of god is like this.
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The kingdom of god is like this. it's so precious.
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It's so precious. it's such a priority.
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It's such a priority. the kingdom of god
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The kingdom of god is such a treasure.
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Is such a treasure. when he found it,
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When he found it, he sold everything he had
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He sold everything he had and bought the treasure.
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And bought the treasure. right?
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Right? wrong.
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Wrong. it does not say he
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It does not say he bought the treasure.
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Bought the treasure. he bought the field.
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He bought the field. and the last time i checked,
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And the last time i checked, fields are made of.
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Fields are made of. >> congregation: dirt.
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>> and the last time i checked,
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>> and the last time i checked, in genesis 1:7,
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In genesis 1:7, you are made of dirt.
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[applause]
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And when god created you,
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And when god created you, he reached down into the dirt.
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He reached down into the dirt. god didn't make you from stars.
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God didn't make you from stars. god reached down into the dirt.
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God reached down into the dirt. and when he breathed
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On what was dirty,
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On what was dirty, the breath of what is holy.
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In genesis,
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In genesis, it says that the man became
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It says that the man became a living being because god
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A living being because god says the dirt is worth it.
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When i breathe on it,
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When i breathe on it, it's worth it.
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It's worth it. when i speak to it,
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When i speak to it, it's worth it.
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[applause]
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Matthew 13:44 taught
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Matthew 13:44 taught me about marriage.
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It says that a man
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It says that a man found a treasure.
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Found a treasure. the kingdom of god is like
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The kingdom of god is like a man who found a treasure.
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A man who found a treasure. and he was so happy about
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And he was so happy about the treasure that he sold
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The treasure that he sold everything he had.
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Everything he had. number one,
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Number one, it taught me that marriage
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It taught me that marriage means i'm going to be broke,
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Means i'm going to be broke, buying stuff i
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Buying stuff i don't even want.
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Don't even want. number two, it taught me
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Number two, it taught me that when i bought holly,
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That when i bought holly, her ring.
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[laughter]
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Y'all didn't know where
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Y'all didn't know where i was going with that.
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I was going with that. what kind of marriage
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What kind of marriage do y'all have?
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Do y'all have? y'all, when i bought her ring,
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Y'all, when i bought her ring, i spent every dollar
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I spent every dollar i had on the ring, $3,000.
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I had on the ring, $3,000. $3,000 in 2002.
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$3,000 in 2002. adjust that for inflation.
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[laughter]
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Big money to your boy.
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Big money to your boy. but i did it.
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But i did it. i was happy to do it.
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I was happy to do it. i met with this shady dude
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I met with this shady dude up in a pawn shop somewhere.
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Up in a pawn shop somewhere. i said,
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I said, "now, how do i know it's real?"
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"now, how do i know it's real?" he showed me all these papers.
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He showed me all these papers. i believed him.
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I believed him. now, i've upgraded her ring
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Now, i've upgraded her ring for every decade that
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For every decade that she has dealt with me
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She has dealt with me just to remind her that
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Just to remind her that it's worth the dirt.
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It's worth the dirt. get that diamond a little bit
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Get that diamond a little bit bigger just to remind her.
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Bigger just to remind her. in case she forgets,
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In case she forgets, i'm sure she doesn't.
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[laughter]
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I've been looking back on that.
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I've been looking back on that. is anybody engaged
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Is anybody engaged in the room today?
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In the room today? anybody engaged to be married?
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Anybody engaged to be married? for real, where?
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[applause]
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Congratulations.
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Congratulations. you got a ring and everything?
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You got a ring and everything? a ring pop.
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[laughter]
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Do you really have a fiancé?
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Do you really have a fiancé? is that part true?
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Is that part true? show me.
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Show me. good job.
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Good job. i'm so happy for you.
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I'm so happy for you. but this is one thing
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But this is one thing i want you to understand.
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I want you to understand. and i really want to use
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And i really want to use this as an example
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This as an example for everybody in the room.
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For everybody in the room. when i put the ring
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When i put the ring on holly's finger,
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On holly's finger, i got down on one knee
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I got down on one knee at furman university.
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At furman university. she said, "i do."
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She said, "i do." but she didn't say,
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But she didn't say, i do to the diamond.
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I do to the diamond. she said i do to the dirt.
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She said i do to the dirt. so, i just want to say,
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So, i just want to say, you're saying i do to the dirt.
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You're saying i do to the dirt. because the man didn't
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Because the man didn't buy the treasure,
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Buy the treasure, he bought the field that
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He bought the field that the treasure was in.
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The treasure was in. so, when she said,
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So, when she said, i do, she was saying,
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I do, she was saying, i do to the dirt.
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I do to the dirt. now, it would have been easy at
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Now, it would have been easy at that point in our
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That point in our relationship for her to say,
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Relationship for her to say, i do to my anointing
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I do to my anointing because she had seen
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Because she had seen me operate in ministry.
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Me operate in ministry. she had seen me go and minister.
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She had seen me go and minister. and i would preach just
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And i would preach just like i preach now.
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Like i preach now. i was always passionate.
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I was always passionate. i was always edgy.
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I always said things that
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I always said things that i went back and thought later
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I went back and thought later i shouldn't have said
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I shouldn't have said it like that,
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It like that, but i always had heart.
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But i always had heart. and she would see me
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And she would see me try to break through
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Try to break through a room and give people
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A room and give people an opportunity to meet jesus
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An opportunity to meet jesus where they were.
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Where they were. and i know that's one
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And i know that's one of the reasons that
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Of the reasons that she fell in love with me.
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She fell in love with me. and i know that she was saying,
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And i know that she was saying, i do to my anointing,
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Because she felt like
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Because she felt like god had called us together
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God had called us together to minister and it was
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To minister and it was a lifelong thing.
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A lifelong thing. and i know she said yes
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And i know she said yes to my anointing, my treasure.
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To my anointing, my treasure. but she was also saying,
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But she was also saying, i do to my anxiety.
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I do to my anxiety. because what she never could
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Because what she never could have known is that behind
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Have known is that behind the anointing to preach
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The anointing to preach is the anxiety that
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Is the anxiety that is the constant companion
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Is the constant companion of god's call.
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Of god's call. and when she said
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And when she said i do to the diamond,
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I do to the diamond, she was saying
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She was saying i do to the dirt.
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I do to the dirt. and the woman that has sat on
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And the woman that has sat on the front row to hear me preach,
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The front row to hear me preach, and the woman that
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And the woman that has been around
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Has been around the world to hear me preach,
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The world to hear me preach, and the woman that has gotten
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And the woman that has gotten two upgrades on her diamond
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Two upgrades on her diamond goes home and accepts the dirt.
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Goes home and accepts the dirt. not that i'm a hypocrite,
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Not that i'm a hypocrite, not that there is a darkness
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Not that there is a darkness in my life that is the result
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In my life that is the result of me not knowing god,
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Of me not knowing god, but everybody has
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But everybody has a treasure and a field.
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A treasure and a field. everybody has a diamond
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Everybody has a diamond and a dirt.
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And a dirt. you know what she said
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You know what she said to me last night?
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To me last night? i said,
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I said, "babe, i'm all out of whack.
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"babe, i'm all out of whack. i'm preaching a day early.
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I'm preaching a day early. i don't know why i feel anxious.
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I don't know why i feel anxious. i'm sorry i feel
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I'm sorry i feel anxious so much."
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Anxious so much." she said,
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She said, "stop apologizing for it
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"stop apologizing for it and tell me how i can help you."
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And tell me how i can help you." what's she saying?
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What's she saying? she's saying,
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She's saying, i do the dirt.
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I do the dirt. we need some people,
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We need some people, whether it's husbands,
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Whether it's husbands, wives, staff members
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Wives, staff members at elevation church.
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At elevation church. we need some people,
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We need some people, christians, believers, moms,
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Christians, believers, moms, dads, students.
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Dads, students. we need some people who will
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We need some people who will say, you know what?
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Say, you know what? i don't just run around
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I don't just run around from field to field
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From field to field when it gets dirty.
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When it gets dirty. i don't just run around
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I don't just run around from trend to trend chasing
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From trend to trend chasing stuff to fix my life.
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Stuff to fix my life. i'm not a quick fix christian.
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I'm not a quick fix christian. i do dirt.
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I do dirt. and you will
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And you will find me praising god.
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Find me praising god. and you will find
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And you will find me fulfilling purpose.
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Me fulfilling purpose. and you will find me on my post.
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And you will find me on my post. because i didn't just
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Because i didn't just say i do to the diamond.
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Say i do to the diamond. i don't just show up
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I don't just show up when it's shiny.
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When it's shiny. i show up with a shovel.
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I show up with a shovel. i do dirt.
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I do dirt. if the sound goes out,
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If the sound goes out, i'll say it again.
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I'll say it again. if the snow comes down,
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If the snow comes down, i'll preach it early.
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I'll preach it early. if hell breaks loose,
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If hell breaks loose, i'll come out on fire,
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I'll come out on fire, because i do dirt.
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Because i do dirt. if i go broke,
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If i go broke, i've never seen
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I've never seen the righteous forsaken.
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The righteous forsaken. if they hate me,
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If they hate me, he loves me.
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He loves me. i do dirt because god does dirt.
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I do dirt because god does dirt. god does dirt not
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God does dirt not only in creation,
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Only in creation, but in incarnation.
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But in incarnation. for god saw man in his dirt,
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For god saw man in his dirt, in his filth, in his blood,
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In his filth, in his blood, in his works,
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In his works, in his salvationless state,
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In his salvationless state, in his worst moment,
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In his worst moment, and god from heaven
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And god from heaven sent jesus from a throne.
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Sent jesus from a throne. from a throne to a cross,
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From a throne to a cross, who would pay such a price
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Who would pay such a price for the sin of the world?
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For the sin of the world? here's your king crucified.
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Here's your king crucified. what's he saying?
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What's he saying? i do dirt.
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[applause]
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And when jesus paid
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And when jesus paid for you on calvary,
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He didn't just buy diamonds,
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He didn't just buy diamonds, he bought dirt.
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[applause]
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I'm thankful for
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I'm thankful for a god who does dirt.
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I'm grateful that he looks
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I'm grateful that he looks at me covered in all
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At me covered in all of the things that i should
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Of the things that i should have cast off and said,
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Have cast off and said, "it's worth the dirt.
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"it's worth the dirt. it's worth the dirt.
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It's worth the dirt. it's worth being
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It's worth being misunderstood sometimes.
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Misunderstood sometimes. it's worth the dirt.
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It's worth the dirt. this right here,
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This right here, this one's worth it.
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This one's worth it. this one ain't.
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This one ain't. this one is.
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This one is. and when god whispers,
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And when god whispers, it's worth it,
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It's worth it, it's worth the dirt.
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It's worth the dirt. like a treasure hidden
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Like a treasure hidden in a field,
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In a field, can't see it on the surface.
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Can't see it on the surface. write this down.
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Write this down. you don't trip over treasure,
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You don't trip over treasure, you dig it out.
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You dig it out. stop looking for god to put
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Stop looking for god to put stuff on the surface.
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Stuff on the surface. this one he dug for,
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This one he dug for, it was hidden.
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It was hidden. if it ain't buried,
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If it ain't buried, it probably ain't treasure.
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It probably ain't treasure. and that's why in this season
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And that's why in this season of your life,
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Of your life, you're having to fight
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You're having to fight through some difficulties.
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Through some difficulties. you're having to fight
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You're having to fight through some dirt.
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Through some dirt. but the dirt served a purpose.
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But the dirt served a purpose. it made the mustard seed,
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It made the mustard seed, watch this, branch out.
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Watch this, branch out. now notice,
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Now notice, the baby seed was so small
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The baby seed was so small you couldn't see it.
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You couldn't see it. but in the end of the parable,
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But in the end of the parable, jesus said,
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Jesus said, "this seed that is not big,
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"this seed that is not big, it's little until it isn't."
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It's little until it isn't." and by the end of this
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And by the end of this seed's time in the dirt,
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Seed's time in the dirt, it had branches coming
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It had branches coming out the ground.
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Out the ground. show them verse 32.
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Show them verse 32. i want you to see
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I want you to see it with your own eyes.
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He said,
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He said, "and the branches are
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"and the branches are so big that the birds come
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So big that the birds come and perch in the branches."
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And perch in the branches." i don't know if you
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Can receive this or not.
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Can receive this or not. but the battle that you have
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But the battle that you have been going through in your life,
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Been going through in your life, the battle is for the branches.
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[applause]
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Because when the tree
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Because when the tree gets done growing,
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Gets done growing, it's going to be like this.
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It's going to be like this. now, it's like this.
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Now, it's like this. and you've been wondering,
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And you've been wondering, why is the devil picking on me?
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Why is the devil picking on me? i'm nobody.
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I'm nobody. why is it so hard for me?
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Why is it so hard for me? i'm nothing.
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I'm nothing. it's because of your branches.
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[applause]
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It is because that god wants to
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It is because that god wants to use you to bring generational
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Use you to bring generational blessing to people who
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Blessing to people who will come after you.
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Will come after you. that's what the battle is about.
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[applause]
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I look back on this time
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I look back on this time in our church when the devil
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In our church when the devil was after us
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Was after us when we were young.
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When we were young. and i know why he came
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And i know why he came after us when we were young,
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After us when we were young, because of you.
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Because of you. if we died while we were young,
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If we died while we were young, we never would have reached you.
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We never would have reached you. if this church did not exist,
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If this church did not exist, if he could have
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If he could have snatched the seed,
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Snatched the seed, matthew 3:3.
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If he could have taken the seed
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If he could have taken the seed and scorched it with the sun,
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And scorched it with the sun, matthew 13:5.
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Matthew 13:5. if he could have taken
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If he could have taken the seed and choked it out
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The seed and choked it out with the worries of this life,
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With the worries of this life, it would not be spreading
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It would not be spreading to the earth today.
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To the earth today. and i would not be able
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And i would not be able to look into this camera
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And tell you that jesus
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And tell you that jesus saves and jesus cleanses
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Saves and jesus cleanses and god does dirt.
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And god does dirt. and the cross is god saying,
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And the cross is god saying, i came for this.
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[applause]
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And the battle was
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And the battle was for the branches.
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For the branches. is that not true of you?
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Is that not true of you? did god not know what was in
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Did god not know what was in you when he put you
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You when he put you in the situation?
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In the situation? and you've got to trust
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And you've got to trust that it's worth the dirt.
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[applause]
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See, because i've seen
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See, because i've seen god move mountains.
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God move mountains. i've seen god make ways.
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I've seen god make ways. and now that i've seen
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And now that i've seen what a tree can be,
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What a tree can be, i understand what
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I understand what i am fighting for.
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I am fighting for. i understand that the battle
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I understand that the battle is for your branches.
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Is for your branches. you've got to get free.
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You've got to get free. you've got to get back.
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You've got to get back. you've got to bounce from this.
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You've got to bounce from this. you've got to recover.
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You've got to recover. you've got to move forward.
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You've got to move forward. you've got to show them what it
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You've got to show them what it looks like when we do it anyway.
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Looks like when we do it anyway. you've got to.
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You've got to. the battle is not
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The battle is not over your seed.
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Over your seed. the battle is over your tree.
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The battle is over your tree. the battle is
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The battle is over your branches.
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[applause]
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And when i see what god
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And when i see what god is doing in this church,
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Is doing in this church, even when i see
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Even when i see it in my own family,
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It in my own family, do you understand that
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Do you understand that the devil has fought me
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The devil has fought me so hard through the years?
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So hard through the years? so many times,
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So many times, i've wanted to quit.
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I've wanted to quit. it's not worth it.
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It's not worth it. and i know you
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And i know you felt that way too.
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Felt that way too. if a preacher feels that way,
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If a preacher feels that way, surely you feel that way.
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Surely you feel that way. i preach to souls for a living.
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I preach to souls for a living. sometimes all you feel like
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Sometimes all you feel like you do is organize chaos.
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You do is organize chaos. but one night this summer,
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But one night this summer, i was walking through our house,
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I was walking through our house, and elijah and graham
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And elijah and graham and abby were there upstairs.
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And abby were there upstairs. down at the bottom
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Down at the bottom of the stairs on a sunday night,
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Of the stairs on a sunday night, there was this --
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There was this -- well, just show them real quick.
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This picture i want to give you.
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This picture i want to give you. i don't know if you
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I don't know if you can see it real good,
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Can see it real good, but that's shoes.
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But that's shoes. that's the shoes
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That's the shoes of about 100 teenagers.
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Of about 100 teenagers. those shoes smell like wrestling
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Those shoes smell like wrestling gym on a saturday afternoon,
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Gym on a saturday afternoon, same smell.
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Same smell. and all these shoes
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And all these shoes at the bottom of my stairs
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At the bottom of my stairs and all this noise in my house.
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And all this noise in my house. and downstairs were the shoes,
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And downstairs were the shoes, and upstairs in our house
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And upstairs in our house was graham, abby,
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Was graham, abby, elijah's over there somewhere,
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Elijah's over there somewhere, my wife is downstairs.
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My wife is downstairs. the shoes are at the thing.
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The shoes are at the thing. and upstairs was some kids.
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And upstairs was some kids. now show them the video.
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Now show them the video. jumping, singing,
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Jumping, singing, praising the lord.
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♪ as long as i'm breathing ♪
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♪ i've got a reason ♪
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♪ to praise the lord ♪
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And the ceiling was shaking too.
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And the ceiling was shaking too. and the ceiling was shaking.
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And the ceiling was shaking. and the ceiling was shaking.
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And the ceiling was shaking. and i walked upstairs
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And i walked upstairs and said,
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And said, "y'all got to get out.
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"y'all got to get out. this is not the new testament.
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This is not the new testament. i know they tore off the roof
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I know they tore off the roof in the new testament,
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In the new testament, but my homeowner's insurance
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But my homeowner's insurance doesn't cover it.
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Doesn't cover it. go outside."
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Go outside." but i got the picture
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But i got the picture that downstairs,
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That downstairs, show them the picture.
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Show them the picture. downstairs was the dirt,
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Downstairs was the dirt, and upstairs was the worship.
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And upstairs was the worship. and downstairs was the dirt,
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And downstairs was the dirt, and upstairs was the worship.
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And upstairs was the worship. and downstairs was the process,
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And downstairs was the process, and upstairs was the praise.
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And upstairs was the praise. and i'm trying to get you
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And i'm trying to get you to see that you can worship
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To see that you can worship god because the dirt
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God because the dirt is worth it.
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Is worth it. god does dirt.
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[applause]
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I prepared this word today,
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I prepared this word today, hoping that it would go out
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Hoping that it would go out online to our entire church
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Online to our entire church community all over the world.
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Community all over the world. but if one of you today needed
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But if one of you today needed to hear the whisper of god
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To hear the whisper of god saying it's worth it,
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Saying it's worth it, then it's worth it.
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[applause]
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Everybody does the diamonds,
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Everybody does the diamonds, god does the dirt.
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God does the dirt. with your head bowed
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With your head bowed and your eyes closed,
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And your eyes closed, receive the mystery
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Receive the mystery of the parable of the mustard
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Of the parable of the mustard seed and the treasure
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Seed and the treasure in the field.
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In the field. it's that god does dirt.
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It's that god does dirt. no matter what the enemy
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No matter what the enemy has thrown on your life
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Has thrown on your life to try to stop you from growing,
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To try to stop you from growing, it won't work.
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It won't work. it's only going
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It's only going to grow you more.
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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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>> ♪ isn't he wonderful ♪
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>> ♪ isn't he wonderful ♪ ♪ sing hallelujah ♪
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♪ sing hallelujah ♪ ♪ christ is risen ♪
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♪ christ is risen ♪ ♪ bow down before him ♪
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♪ bow down before him ♪ ♪ for he is lord of all ♪
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♪ for he is lord of all ♪ ♪ sing hallelujah ♪
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♪ sing hallelujah ♪ ♪ christ is risen ♪
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♪ christ is risen ♪ ♪ oh what a savior ♪
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♪ oh what a savior ♪ ♪ isn't he wonderful ♪
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♪ isn't he wonderful ♪ ♪ sing hallelujah ♪
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♪ sing hallelujah ♪ ♪ christ is risen ♪
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♪ christ is risen ♪ ♪ yes you are ♪
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♪ so bow down before him ♪
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♪ and for he is lord of all ♪
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♪ sing hallelujah ♪
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♪ christ is risen ♪
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♪ oh what a savior ♪
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♪ isn't he wonderful ♪
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♪ sing hallelujah ♪
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♪ christ is risen ♪
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♪ bow down before him ♪
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♪ for he is lord of all ♪
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♪ sing hallelujah ♪
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♪ christ is risen ♪
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>> thank you, lord.
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>> we say thank you
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>> oh we thank you, lord.
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>> we say thank you
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For all you've done.
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Steven Furtick - It's Worth The Dirt (Part 2)

May 22, 2026 | 27:29

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