Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Jump To A New Conclusion (Part 1)

April 29, 2025 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Jump To A New Conclusion (Part 1) | April 29, 2025

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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>> look how the bible
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>> look how the bible says it in luke 1:39.
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Says it in luke 1:39. "at that time, mary got ready
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"at that time, mary got ready and hurried to a town
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And hurried to a town in the hill country of judea
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In the hill country of judea where she entered zechariah's
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Where she entered zechariah's home and greeted elizabeth.
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Home and greeted elizabeth. and when elizabeth heard
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And when elizabeth heard mary's greeting,
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Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb,
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The baby leaped in her womb, and elizabeth was filled
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And elizabeth was filled with the holy spirit.
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With the holy spirit. in a loud voice, she exclaimed:
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In a loud voice, she exclaimed: 'blessed are you among women
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'blessed are you among women and blessed is the child
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And blessed is the child you will bear!'"
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You will bear!'" somebody in the chat say,
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Somebody in the chat say, "i'm blessed too."
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"i'm blessed too." i'm blessed too.
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I'm blessed too. "but why am i so favored?"
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"but why am i so favored?" you know, we've been talking
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You know, we've been talking about questions that
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About questions that are in the bible.
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Are in the bible. that's a great one.
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That's a great one. have you ever seen that
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Have you ever seen that one in the bible before?
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One in the bible before? i never did before this week.
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I never did before this week. why am i so favored?
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Why am i so favored? ask somebody,
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Ask somebody, "why am i so blessed?"
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"why am i so blessed?" ask 'em, why are you so blessed
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Ask 'em, why are you so blessed that you get to sit next to me?
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That you get to sit next to me? have you thought about that?
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Have you thought about that? well, the mother of john
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Well, the mother of john the baptist, elizabeth,
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The baptist, elizabeth, asked that of her encounter
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Asked that of her encounter with mary, the mother of jesus.
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With mary, the mother of jesus. she said, "why am i so favored
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She said, "why am i so favored that the mother of my lord
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That the mother of my lord should come to me?
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Should come to me? as soon as the sound of your
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As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears,
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Greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb
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The baby in my womb leaped for joy."
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Leaped for joy." verse 45,
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Verse 45, "blessed is she who has believed
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"blessed is she who has believed that the lord would fulfill
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That the lord would fulfill his promises to her."
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His promises to her." go to isaiah 55.
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Go to isaiah 55. isaiah 55:8,
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Isaiah 55:8, "my thoughts are not your
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"my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are my ways --
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Thoughts, neither are my ways -- neither are your ways my ways,
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Neither are your ways my ways, declares the lord."
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Declares the lord." let me read it again.
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Let me read it again. see if i can get it right.
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See if i can get it right. i didn't do that verse
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I didn't do that verse appropriate service.
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Appropriate service. alright.
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Alright. try again.
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Try again. "for my thoughts are not
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"for my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are
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Your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,
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Your ways my ways, declares the lord."
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Declares the lord." one more verse.
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One more verse. "as the heavens are higher
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"as the heavens are higher than the earth,
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Than the earth, so are my ways higher
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So are my ways higher than your ways
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Than your ways and my thoughts
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And my thoughts than your thoughts."
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Than your thoughts." i wanna talk to you
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I wanna talk to you today about jumping
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Today about jumping to a new conclusion.
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To a new conclusion. jumping to a new conclusion.
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Jumping to a new conclusion. i was researching on wikipedia,
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I was researching on wikipedia, and wikipedia said that
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And wikipedia said that the world record for
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The world record for the long jump is held currently
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The long jump is held currently by mike powell
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By mike powell of the united states of america,
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Of the united states of america, who in 1991 in tokyo, japan,
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Who in 1991 in tokyo, japan, jumped 29 feet, 4-1/4 inches.
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Jumped 29 feet, 4-1/4 inches. or if you're in any country
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Or if you're in any country that is less arrogant than
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That is less arrogant than america that has adopted
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America that has adopted the metric system, 8.95 meters.
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The metric system, 8.95 meters. you know, we do our
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You know, we do our own thing over here.
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Own thing over here. but i don't know about that.
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But i don't know about that. i do know about this.
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I do know about this. the world record for
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The world record for the long jump, no matter what
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The long jump, no matter what wikipedia says,
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Wikipedia says, is not held by mike powell.
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Is not held by mike powell. the world record
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The world record for the long jump --
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For the long jump -- and i've never told
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And i've never told you this before,
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You this before, but the world record for
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But the world record for the long jump is held by my
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The long jump is held by my father, who is in heaven,
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Father, who is in heaven, watching from the campus
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Watching from the campus called heaven today.
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Called heaven today. when i tell you that
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When i tell you that this man holds the world
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This man holds the world records in the ability
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Records in the ability to jump to conclusions,
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To jump to conclusions, nobody could jump
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Nobody could jump to a conclusion
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To a conclusion like larry furtick.
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Like larry furtick. and he's not here,
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And he's not here, so we can talk about him.
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So we can talk about him. and i'm gonna use this man
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And i'm gonna use this man as an illustration.
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As an illustration. as payback for all the times --
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As payback for all the times -- i mean, he could just --
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I mean, he could just -- he could get suspicious.
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He could get suspicious. toward the end of his life,
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Toward the end of his life, he was really sick,
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He was really sick, so he was on medication.
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So he was on medication. so then it got --
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So then it got -- he had performance enhancement
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He had performance enhancement drugs, and he could jump
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Drugs, and he could jump to conclusion even more.
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To conclusion even more. some of these things i cannot
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Some of these things i cannot tell you about because
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Tell you about because it would put such a depressing
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It would put such a depressing fog over the sermon.
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Fog over the sermon. but one of them is kinda funny.
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But one of them is kinda funny. and i never told eric this.
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And i never told eric this. eric knew my dad really well,
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Eric knew my dad really well, so he kinda knows
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So he kinda knows what i'm talking about.
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What i'm talking about. but some of the crazy stuff,
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But some of the crazy stuff, i never even told anybody about.
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I never even told anybody about. and then i just find myself
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And then i just find myself every year he's gone
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Every year he's gone remembering this stuff.
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Remembering this stuff. i'm like, that was crazy.
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I'm like, that was crazy. was that real life?
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Was that real life? well, here's one of the things.
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Well, here's one of the things. and i just tell you this
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And i just tell you this as an illustration about
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As an illustration about jumping to conclusions.
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Jumping to conclusions. y'all better be lucky
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Y'all better be lucky i had squats yesterday,
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I had squats yesterday, or i would jump across this
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Or i would jump across this stage to illustrate the message.
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Stage to illustrate the message. i thought about coming out
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I thought about coming out to van halen with the synth pad,
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To van halen with the synth pad, but i figured youtube might
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But i figured youtube might flag the sermon because --
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Flag the sermon because -- somebody say jump.
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Somebody say jump. oh, my dad could jump.
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Oh, my dad could jump. now he was not athletic,
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Now he was not athletic, but he could jump
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But he could jump to a conclusion.
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To a conclusion. here's an example.
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Here's an example. case in point.
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Case in point. when he was sick,
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When he was sick, he lived in moncks corner,
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He lived in moncks corner, south carolina, by himself
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South carolina, by himself for a period because he was
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For a period because he was estranged from the family.
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Estranged from the family. i've told that story.
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I've told that story. don't really feel like telling
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Don't really feel like telling that story again today.
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That story again today. the point is, it was really,
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The point is, it was really, really rough.
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Really rough. and so one day, i remember
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And so one day, i remember thinking i needed to go see him,
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Thinking i needed to go see him, and i didn't have a lotta time.
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And i didn't have a lotta time. the church was so busy,
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The church was so busy, and i wanted to show him
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And i wanted to show him he was more important
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He was more important to me than a busy church.
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To me than a busy church. and wes watson said that
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And wes watson said that he had this little plane
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He had this little plane where he could fly us.
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Where he could fly us. it's not even really worthy
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It's not even really worthy to be called a plane.
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To be called a plane. i don't know what you were
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I don't know what you were doing, letting me get
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Doing, letting me get in the air in that.
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In the air in that. you must not value
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You must not value the man of god at all.
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The man of god at all. this thing --
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This thing -- but he said it's only
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But he said it's only a three-and-a-half drive,
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A three-and-a-half drive, so it'd be a short flight.
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So it'd be a short flight. and i figured me and elijah,
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And i figured me and elijah, my oldest son,
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My oldest son, would go see my dad.
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Would go see my dad. and we could go spend four hours
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And we could go spend four hours with him and fly back,
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With him and fly back, and i could be back
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And i could be back to preach for church.
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To preach for church. i was traveling a lot
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I was traveling a lot during this time.
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During this time. it was crazy times.
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It was crazy times. so when i got there
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So when i got there with elijah --
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With elijah -- and i guess elijah was, what,
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And i guess elijah was, what, like five?
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Like five? five years old
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Five years old or something like that.
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Or something like that. and so when i got there with
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And so when i got there with elijah, my friend shawn wood,
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Elijah, my friend shawn wood, who's a pastor in moncks corner,
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Who's a pastor in moncks corner, picked me up from the moncks
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Picked me up from the moncks corner international airport.
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Corner international airport. municipal airport.
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Municipal airport. and so we fly in on this
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And so we fly in on this little plane that doesn't --
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Little plane that doesn't -- it doesn't look like
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It doesn't look like it can make it to your row,
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It can make it to your row, ma'am, in the denim jacket.
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Ma'am, in the denim jacket. but somehow we got
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But somehow we got to moncks corner.
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To moncks corner. shawn picks me up.
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Shawn picks me up. takes me to my dad's.
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Takes me to my dad's. and he says, "i'm just gonna
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And he says, "i'm just gonna stay around for a little while,
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Stay around for a little while, and you just text me."
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And you just text me." it was very tense with
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It was very tense with my dad at that time.
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My dad at that time. he said, "so if it goes bad,
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He said, "so if it goes bad, i'll be close by."
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I'll be close by." he said, "i won't go farther
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He said, "i won't go farther than five minutes away,
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Than five minutes away, and then i'll take
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And then i'll take you back to the airport."
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My dad was so honored.
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My dad was so honored. it just made his day.
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It just made his day. he couldn't believe it.
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He couldn't believe it. it was the happiest
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It was the happiest i'd seen him in a long time.
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I'd seen him in a long time. he was so happy that elijah
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He was so happy that elijah and i found him important
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And i found him important enough to get on a plane
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Enough to get on a plane and come see him.
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And come see him. he said, "you flew here?"
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He said, "you flew here?" i said, "yeah, dad.
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I said, "yeah, dad. it's not like
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It's not like an expensive thing.
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An expensive thing. my buddy who's on staff
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My buddy who's on staff at the church, he had it."
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At the church, he had it." and he said, "so you flew
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And he said, "so you flew here to see me?"
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I said, "yes, sir.
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I said, "yes, sir. i flew here to see you."
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I flew here to see you." and we'd been getting
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And we'd been getting on each other's nerves,
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On each other's nerves, and he --
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And he -- it kinda blew his mind.
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It kinda blew his mind. had a good visit.
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Had a good visit. i went to arby's and got
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I went to arby's and got him a jamocha shake.
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Him a jamocha shake. he seemed happy about that.
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He seemed happy about that. a few days later,
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A few days later, i get a call from him.
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I get a call from him. and his opening line
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And his opening line on the call is,
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On the call is, "i know about the video."
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"i know about the video." i said, "what?"
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I said, "what?" he said, "i know
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He said, "i know about the video."
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About the video." i said, "i heard you,
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I said, "i heard you, but i don't know what the crap
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But i don't know what the crap you're talking about."
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You're talking about." you know how people just start
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You know how people just start talking louder, like that's
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Talking louder, like that's gonna clarify it.
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Gonna clarify it. "i heard the english
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"i heard the english words you said.
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Words you said. they have no meaning to me.
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They have no meaning to me. it's random."
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[laughter]
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He said, "i know about the video
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He said, "i know about the video that you shot for shawn wood
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That you shot for shawn wood while you were here
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While you were here in moncks corner last week."
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In moncks corner last week." i said, "video for shawn wood?
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I said, "video for shawn wood? video for shawn wood?
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Video for shawn wood? oh, i shot a video
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Oh, i shot a video for shawn wood four weeks ago
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For shawn wood four weeks ago for his church anniversary."
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For his church anniversary." my dad, who's sitting around
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My dad, who's sitting around the house with
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The house with nothing better to do,
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Nothing better to do, talked to somebody who said
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Talked to somebody who said i saw your son on a video.
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I saw your son on a video. mom, i never even told
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Mom, i never even told you this stuff.
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You this stuff. this is stuff i've been keeping
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This is stuff i've been keeping from you just 'cause --
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From you just 'cause -- to protect you from
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To protect you from the craziness of your husband.
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The craziness of your husband. you know i'm right.
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You know i'm right. this man could make stuff up.
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This man could make stuff up. they had shown a video that
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They had shown a video that i had made for shawn's
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I had made for shawn's anniversary four weeks earlier
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Anniversary four weeks earlier in the studio at elevation.
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In the studio at elevation. my dad heard that there was
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My dad heard that there was a video of me at shawn's church,
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A video of me at shawn's church, and he put two and seven
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And he put two and seven together and got six.
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[laughter]
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Huh?
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Huh? and he said,
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And he said, "i know about the video.
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"i know about the video. i know you didn't really
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I know you didn't really come here to see me.
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Come here to see me. you put on this big show
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You put on this big show like you got a plane.
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Like you got a plane. you didn't come here for me.
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You didn't come here for me. you came here for shawn."
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You came here for shawn." i said, "i did that
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I said, "i did that four weeks ago, dad."
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Four weeks ago, dad." and he said, "oh."
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[laughter]
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You ever got caught jumping
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You ever got caught jumping to a conclusion,
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To a conclusion, and all you could say was, "oh."
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And all you could say was, "oh." nothing to see here.
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Nothing to see here. walk away slowly.
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Walk away slowly. forget that ever happened.
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Forget that ever happened. so move over, mike powell,
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So move over, mike powell, larry furtick has the world
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Larry furtick has the world record for the long jump.
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Record for the long jump. and i think it runs
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And i think it runs in the family 'cause i think
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In the family 'cause i think i have genetically the same
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I have genetically the same ability to jump to a conclusion.
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Ability to jump to a conclusion. and i wanna share something
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And i wanna share something with you today that has been
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With you today that has been life changing for me that
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Life changing for me that i realized about my dad.
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I realized about my dad. 'cause i thought about that.
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'cause i thought about that. that story just came back to me.
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That story just came back to me. i was studying about john
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I was studying about john the baptist being born
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The baptist being born of zechariah who was too old
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Of zechariah who was too old to bear children,
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To bear children, and his wife elizabeth was
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And his wife elizabeth was too old to bear children,
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Too old to bear children, but god did it anyway.
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But god did it anyway. and just remembering
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And just remembering how that when zechariah,
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How that when zechariah, who was a priest in the line
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Who was a priest in the line of aaron, was burning
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Of aaron, was burning incense before the lord,
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Incense before the lord, which is in itself,
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Which is in itself, to go into the holy of holies
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To go into the holy of holies is a statistical improbability.
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Is a statistical improbability. there were 18,000
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There were 18,000 of these priests.
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Of these priests. so for the lot to fall to you
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So for the lot to fall to you to go before the lord
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To go before the lord and burn incense
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And burn incense is an amazing thing.
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Is an amazing thing. not to mention that while
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Not to mention that while he was burning incense,
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He was burning incense, the angel gabriel came to him
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The angel gabriel came to him and said, "i am gabriel,
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And said, "i am gabriel, and you shall bear a son."
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And you shall bear a son." and zechariah asked a question.
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And zechariah asked a question. "how can i be sure of this?"
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"how can i be sure of this?" and see, any time you need
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And see, any time you need certainty, it prohibits your
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Certainty, it prohibits your ability to experience things
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Ability to experience things that god has spoken
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That god has spoken over your life.
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Over your life. and the angel gabriel said
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And the angel gabriel said because you did not believe,
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Because you did not believe, you will not be able to speak
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You will not be able to speak until this sign is fulfilled.
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Until this sign is fulfilled. for the angel prophesied
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For the angel prophesied a son who would prepare
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A son who would prepare the way for the lord.
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The way for the lord. you know him
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You know him as john the baptist,
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As john the baptist, but zechariah just knew him
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But zechariah just knew him as a statistical improbability.
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As a statistical improbability. how can i?
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How can i? and how can i?
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And how can i? and how can i?
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And how can i? and see, what we've been
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And see, what we've been learning this year is as long
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Learning this year is as long as we try to stay in figuring
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As we try to stay in figuring out how and knowing things
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Out how and knowing things with our minds,
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With our minds, we limit the ability of our
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We limit the ability of our spirit to know what god
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Spirit to know what god has already spoken before
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Has already spoken before we were ever born.
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We were ever born. and the lord gave me
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And the lord gave me something to give to you.
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Something to give to you. this is a one-point sermon.
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This is a one-point sermon. this is the whole point,
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This is the whole point, and then you can...
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And then you can... keep listening.
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Keep listening. the conclusion that you jump
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The conclusion that you jump to is based on the belief
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To is based on the belief that you start with.
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That you start with. i'm gonna say that again
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I'm gonna say that again for the slow note takers.
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For the slow note takers. i'm gonna say it again for
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I'm gonna say it again for everybody who needs to put
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Everybody who needs to put down their cereal spoon
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Down their cereal spoon and pick up a pen.
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And pick up a pen. because the conclusion
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Because the conclusion that you come to --
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That you come to -- and i'm gonna prove this
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And i'm gonna prove this through the scripture.
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Through the scripture. the conclusion that you come
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The conclusion that you come to is based on the belief
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To is based on the belief that you start with.
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That you start with. why did my dad spin a story that
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Why did my dad spin a story that i put on an entire charade?
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I put on an entire charade? i mean, think about the planning
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I mean, think about the planning that went into my visit
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That went into my visit from his perspective.
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From his perspective. why was it easier for him
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Why was it easier for him to be suspicious of his son?
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To be suspicious of his son? i think, somewhere deep down,
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I think, somewhere deep down, he really didn't believe
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He really didn't believe he was worthy of all that.
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[applause]
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And i think it's possible that
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And i think it's possible that deep down inside of yourself,
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Deep down inside of yourself, there are some conclusions
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There are some conclusions that you keep coming to.
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That you keep coming to. because deep down somewhere,
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Because deep down somewhere, suspicious in your mind,
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Suspicious in your mind, you believe that if anything
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You believe that if anything bad can happen,
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Bad can happen, it's gonna happen to me.
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It's gonna happen to me. if anything can go wrong,
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If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong.
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It will go wrong. that might be murphy,
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That might be murphy, but it ain't gospel.
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[applause]
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I love elizabeth.
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I love elizabeth. elizabeth had a whole different
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Elizabeth had a whole different spirit than zechariah.
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Spirit than zechariah. she said, why am i so favored?
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She said, why am i so favored? why am i so favored?
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Why am i so favored? why am i so blessed?
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Why am i so blessed? and the conclusions that
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And the conclusions that we come to, over and over again,
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We come to, over and over again, are based in the belief
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Are based in the belief that we start with.
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That we start with. can i prove it you?
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Can i prove it you? a few years ago,
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A few years ago, the ministry was going
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The ministry was going through a testing season.
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Through a testing season. and at this particular time,
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And at this particular time, every time that one of my main
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Every time that one of my main staff members would
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Staff members would reach out to me,
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Reach out to me, it was typically with bad news.
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It was typically with bad news. now bad news creates bad beliefs
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Now bad news creates bad beliefs if you're exposed to it over
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If you're exposed to it over and over again.
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And over again. the bible says who's
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The bible says who's report will you believe?
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Report will you believe? when you've got bad news,
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When you've got bad news, after bad news,
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After bad news, after bad news --
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After bad news -- so here's how this
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So here's how this manifested in my life.
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Manifested in my life. and we're gonna walk through
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And we're gonna walk through this also in john the baptist's
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This also in john the baptist's life and in your life.
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Life and in your life. but wade joye sent me an email.
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But wade joye sent me an email. this was in june 2017.
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This was in june 2017. how do you remember
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How do you remember that specifically?
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That specifically? 'cause i pulled up the email
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'cause i pulled up the email while i was getting
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While i was getting ready for this sermon.
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Ready for this sermon. i wanted to make sure
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I wanted to make sure i remembered it right.
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I remembered it right. and it said on the email
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And it said on the email subject, ew updates.
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Subject, ew updates. elevation worship updates.
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Elevation worship updates. i scrolled through quick
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I scrolled through quick to see who quit.
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To see who quit. who quit.
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Who quit. who did something stupid.
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Who did something stupid. but everything in the email
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But everything in the email was like about good stuff.
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Was like about good stuff. it was like,
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It was like, this song is doing great.
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This song is doing great. this new artist wants
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This new artist wants to take this song.
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To take this song. "only king forever"
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"only king forever" is charting on the radio.
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Is charting on the radio. we had already quit
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We had already quit singing it in church,
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Singing it in church, and now it was
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And now it was on christian radio.
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On christian radio. right on schedule.
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Right on schedule. and so i looked.
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And so i looked. i said, "oh my god."
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I said, "oh my god." and i looked back up
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And i looked back up at the thing --
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At the thing -- 'cause i'm scanning through
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'cause i'm scanning through it to see what's wrong.
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It to see what's wrong. nothing was wrong.
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Nothing was wrong. i was in shock.
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I was in shock. i had a heart attack that
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I had a heart attack that nothing was bad in the email.
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Nothing was bad in the email. and i went back
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And i went back to the subject line.
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To the subject line. and it actually said
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And it actually said in the subject line,
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In the subject line, "fun ew updates."
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"fun ew updates." i literally took
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I literally took the fun out of it.
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The fun out of it. you've heard this
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You've heard this expression before.
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Expression before. man, you take the fun
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Man, you take the fun out of everything --
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Out of everything -- i literally took the fun out
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I literally took the fun out of it because i was framing
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Of it because i was framing it by fear and not by faith.
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It by fear and not by faith. but please be patient with me.
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But please be patient with me. i had experienced some bad
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I had experienced some bad news over and over again,
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News over and over again, and the bad news trained me
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And the bad news trained me to believe that it was
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To believe that it was gonna get worse.
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Gonna get worse. a lot of us have running
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A lot of us have running in the background of our
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In the background of our belief system,
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Belief system, "it's gonna get worse."
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"it's gonna get worse." it's gonna get worse.
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It's gonna get worse. even when it's going good,
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It's gonna get worse.
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It's gonna get worse. sometimes holly will tell me,
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Sometimes holly will tell me, "let's go on a walk.
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"let's go on a walk. it's beautiful outside."
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It's beautiful outside." first thing i do,
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First thing i do, check the weather app.
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Check the weather app. 'cause it's probably gonna
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'cause it's probably gonna rain in five hours,
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Rain in five hours, so we can't walk around
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So we can't walk around the block 'cause what
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The block 'cause what if we get caught in the rain?
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If we get caught in the rain? she'll say, "babe,
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She'll say, "babe, it's a walk around the block.
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It's a walk around the block. we're not going to hike
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We're not going to hike the appalachian trail."
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The appalachian trail." but there is something in me.
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But there is something in me. i'm just being honest with you.
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I'm just being honest with you. and i think it's genetic.
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I can do this long jump.
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I can do this long jump. and i never told
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And i never told the church this before.
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The church this before. it's a skill.
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It's a skill. it's a secret skill i've
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It's a secret skill i've been keeping from you.
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Been keeping from you. i am a gold medalist
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I am a gold medalist long jumper.
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Long jumper. i can jump to a conclusion.
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And now i'm gonna call the roll.
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And now i'm gonna call the roll. every professional long jumper
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Every professional long jumper wave your hand at me,
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Wave your hand at me, either physically or digitally.
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Either physically or digitally. somebody find me
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Somebody find me a long jump emoji.
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A long jump emoji. put --
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Put -- and if they don't make one --
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And if they don't make one -- i don't know if they make one.
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I don't know if they make one. put a gold medal in the chat
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Put a gold medal in the chat for all of you who are
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For all of you who are gold medallists in making
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Gold medallists in making crap up in your mind.
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[applause]
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I don't know why y'all
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I don't know why y'all are clapping for that.
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Are clapping for that. it's really not a good thing.
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In the text that i read you,
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In the text that i read you, the scripture said
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The scripture said that elizabeth,
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That elizabeth, after finding out that she
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After finding out that she was pregnant with the forerunner
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Was pregnant with the forerunner of jesus christ --
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Of jesus christ -- i mean, think about this.
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I mean, think about this. this is amazing news.
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This is amazing news. she went into seclusion
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She went into seclusion for five months.
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For five months. and mary, who was her relative,
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And mary, who was her relative, found out that she
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Found out that she was also pregnant with child.
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Was also pregnant with child. it's a wonderful --
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It's a wonderful -- i guess you would call
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I guess you would call it a juxtaposition
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It a juxtaposition of jesus and john.
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Of jesus and john. and one of them is being born
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And one of them is being born to a woman who's too old.
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To a woman who's too old. one of them is being born
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One of them is being born to a woman who's too young.
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To a woman who's too young. one of them is passed
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One of them is passed that point in her life,
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That point in her life, and one of them is a virgin
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And one of them is a virgin and isn't ready for this yet.
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And isn't ready for this yet. so in that context,
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So in that context, god brings the two of them
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God brings the two of them together to encourage
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Together to encourage one another's faith.
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One another's faith. and one of the things that's
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And one of the things that's been bothering me is that
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Been bothering me is that you've been fighting some
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You've been fighting some of the biggest battles of your
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Of the biggest battles of your life alone in this season.
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Life alone in this season. after a while, like my dad,
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After a while, like my dad, you can start going crazy.
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You can start going crazy. coming to conclusions
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Coming to conclusions that are killing you.
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That are killing you. i know i'm on it.
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I know i'm on it. i can tell 'cause nobody's
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I can tell 'cause nobody's making eye contact with me
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Making eye contact with me in the room right now.
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In the room right now. it's like, "yeah,
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It's like, "yeah, i totally do that.
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I totally do that. i totally do that.
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I totally do that. i come to a conclusion
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I come to a conclusion that is based in a belief."
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That is based in a belief." remember what elizabeth
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Remember what elizabeth said to mary in verse 45.
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Said to mary in verse 45. "blessed is she who has believed
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"blessed is she who has believed that the lord would fulfill
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That the lord would fulfill his promises to her."
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His promises to her." isn't that amazing that
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Isn't that amazing that it begins with belief?
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It begins with belief? that behavior begins
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That behavior begins with belief.
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With belief. so why am i so good at creating
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So why am i so good at creating worst-case scenarios?
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Worst-case scenarios? a lot of times to conclusion.
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A lot of times to conclusion. i won't even say a lot of times.
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I won't even say a lot of times. i'd say all the time.
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I'd say all the time. the conclusions that i come
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The conclusions that i come to are based in the belief
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To are based in the belief that i start with.
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That i start with. what i have to get better
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What i have to get better at doing is identifying
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At doing is identifying where did those
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Where did those beliefs come from?
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Beliefs come from? john the baptist
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John the baptist was a mighty man.
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Was a mighty man. eccentric wardrobe, no doubt.
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Eccentric wardrobe, no doubt. i mean, y'all think i don't
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I mean, y'all think i don't dress like a preacher.
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Dress like a preacher. this guy running around
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This guy running around with some crazy belts.
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With some crazy belts. i mean, it wasn't just a fashion
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I mean, it wasn't just a fashion statement for him, though.
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Statement for him, though. he was representing
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He was representing something new.
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Something new. he was preparing
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He was preparing the way for the new era.
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The way for the new era. the kingdom of god.
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The kingdom of god. it's amazing, though,
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It's amazing, though, because when elizabeth
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Because when elizabeth first reached mary --
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First reached mary -- and remember mary would have
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And remember mary would have had to travel something like
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Had to travel something like 50 miles to get to a relative.
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50 miles to get to a relative. the first thing that she did
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The first thing that she did when she found out she
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When she found out she was pregnant with jesus christ,
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Was pregnant with jesus christ, the son of god, the messiah,
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The son of god, the messiah, who would save his people
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Who would save his people from their sins,
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From their sins, was to get around someone
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Was to get around someone else who was carrying
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Else who was carrying something significant.
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Something significant. and to do that, she had
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And to do that, she had to go up the mountains.
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To go up the mountains. i was thinking about how
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I was thinking about how she was going to elevation
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She was going to elevation 'cause she --
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'cause she -- anyway, i was just putting
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Anyway, i was just putting that in there as a thing.
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That in there as a thing. but when she got there,
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But when she got there, an amazing thing happened.
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An amazing thing happened. because something
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Because something inside of her knew.
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Inside of her knew. the thing that she was carrying,
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The thing that she was carrying, john the baptist,
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John the baptist, which was to prepare
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Which was to prepare the way for the lord,
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The way for the lord, knew that what she was
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Knew that what she was in the presence
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In the presence of was significant.
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Of was significant. you know how you just
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You know how you just know some things?
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Know some things? you know how you just know
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You know how you just know some things deep down?
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Some things deep down? some of the things that
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Some of the things that you know are not true.
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I feel like i just flipped
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I feel like i just flipped you in a jiu-jitsu match.
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You in a jiu-jitsu match. you are like, whoa.
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You are like, whoa. god said it,
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God said it, i believe it.
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I believe it. that settles it.
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That settles it. mm?
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Mm? some of the stuff you believe,
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Some of the stuff you believe, god didn't say to begin with.
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God didn't say to begin with. i'm gonna give you
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I'm gonna give you about 12 examples.
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About 12 examples. about 12 examples.
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About 12 examples. and i might throw in a 13th.
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And i might throw in a 13th. alright.
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Alright. some of you believe this,
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Some of you believe this, but it's not true.
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But it's not true. you believe that who
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You believe that who i am is what i do,
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I am is what i do, and what i do is who i am.
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And what i do is who i am. the reason i know you believe
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The reason i know you believe this is because i believe
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This is because i believe it every single sunday
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It every single sunday i get up to preach.
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I get up to preach. do you know that i feel
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Do you know that i feel a lotta times like i'm only
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A lotta times like i'm only as good as my last sermon?
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As good as my last sermon? and it's understandable
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And it's understandable i would feel that way because
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I would feel that way because i grew up hearing things like
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I grew up hearing things like "god wants to use you."
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"god wants to use you." and usually when
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And usually when you use something,
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You use something, that means it's a product.
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That means it's a product. so i began to think that
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So i began to think that god wants to use me like
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God wants to use me like i might use this pulpit,
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I might use this pulpit, or like i might use a fork,
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Or like i might use a fork, or like i might use a spoon.
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Or like i might use a spoon. since i believe deep down
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Since i believe deep down that i'm really just something
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That i'm really just something that god wants to use,
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That god wants to use, and i lose sight of the fact
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And i lose sight of the fact that before i was someone
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That before i was someone he wanted to use,
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He wanted to use, i was someone that he loved,
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I was someone that he loved, it is easy for me to jump
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It is easy for me to jump to the conclusion --
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To the conclusion -- i hear you, addie.
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I hear you, addie. addie's saying jump, jump.
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Addie's saying jump, jump. but it's easy for me
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But it's easy for me to jump to the conclusion
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To jump to the conclusion that if i do not perform,
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That if i do not perform, that if i do not measure
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That if i do not measure up to the expectation
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Up to the expectation of performance, i do not have
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Of performance, i do not have worth as a person.
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Worth as a person. so what do you do when you
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So what do you do when you lose the job that you had
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Lose the job that you had identified with?
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Identified with? the conclusion that you come
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The conclusion that you come to is based on the belief
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To is based on the belief that you start with.
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>> have you ever felt like
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>> have you ever felt like your life is spinning
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Your life is spinning out of control
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Out of control and you can't do
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And you can't do anything to stop it?
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Anything to stop it? i know that i have.
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I know that i have. it's a feeling that can cause
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It's a feeling that can cause you to question everything,
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You to question everything, including god's plan
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Including god's plan for your life.
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For your life. but you have so much more
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But you have so much more control than you think.
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Control than you think. now, not necessarily over
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Now, not necessarily over the circumstances of your life,
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The circumstances of your life, but something far more
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But something far more important, your mind.
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Important, your mind. and we're gonna get into
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This in our series,
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This in our series, “taking control of your mind.”
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“taking control of your mind.” in these sermons,
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In these sermons, pastor steven will help you
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Pastor steven will help you breakdown how your thoughts
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Breakdown how your thoughts can shape your reality.
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Can shape your reality. and these series includes
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And these series includes practical tools that can
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Practical tools that can help you focus when your mind
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Help you focus when your mind spins pour of control.
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So, if you're tired of feeling
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Like you're at the mercy of
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Whatever your day throws at you,
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And you're ready
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To take back control,
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This series is for you.
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I want you to call
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I want you to call or go online right now
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Or go online right now and request your copy of,
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And request your copy of, “taking control of your mind.”
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“taking control of your mind.” it's available for your
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It's available for your gift of any amount.
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Gift of any amount. don't just keep letting
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Don't just keep letting your mind run wild,
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Your mind run wild, take back control.
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Take back control. call or go online right now.
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>> every thought that i have
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Started with a question.
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This is the worse question,
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"what's wrong with me?"
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That is a bad question.
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That is a bad question. the better question is,
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“god, what am i put here for?”
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You believe that who
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I am is what i do,
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And what i do is who i am.
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Since i believe deep down that
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I'm really just something
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That god wants to use.
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And usually when you
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Use something,
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That means it's a product
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And i lose sight
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Of the fact that before
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I was someone he wanted to use,
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I was someone that he loved.
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It is easy for me to jump
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It is easy for me to jump to the conclusion that
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To the conclusion that if i do not measure up
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If i do not measure up to the expectation
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To the expectation of performance,
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Of performance, i do not have worth
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I do not have worth as a person.
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As a person. the conclusion that you
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The conclusion that you come to is based on
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Come to is based on the belief that you start with.
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>> it's natural
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To feel frustrated when
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It seems like life
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Is out of your control.
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In this new series from
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Pastor steven furtick,
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You'll learn how to reframe
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The way you think and turn
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Frustration into faith.
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Call or go online today
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To request your copy of,
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“taking control of your mind,”
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And learn how to come
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To the right conclusions
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About what god is doing
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In your life.
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ we're grateful people ♪
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♪ so grateful ♪
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♪ you woke me up ♪
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♪ this morning ♪
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♪ yeah my cup ♪
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♪ is overflowing ♪
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♪ you have blessed me ♪
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♪ and i know it ♪
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♪ so i owe you ♪
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♪ my praise ♪
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♪ you're the author ♪
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♪ of my story ♪
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♪ when i thought ♪
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♪ that it was over ♪
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♪ but your mercy ♪
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♪ kept me going ♪
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♪ so i owe you ♪
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♪ my praise ♪
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♪ praises ♪
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♪ oh lord ♪
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♪ you deserve ♪
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♪ oh lord ♪
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♪ you deserve ♪
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♪ all my praises ♪
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♪ oh lord ♪
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♪ you deserve ♪
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♪ only you deserve ♪
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♪ all my praise ♪
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♪ i have so many reasons ♪
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♪ you've given me ♪
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♪ so many reasons ♪
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♪ i can't count 'em all ♪
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♪ no no ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ i know i'm far ♪
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♪ from finished ♪
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♪ but your grace ♪
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♪ is still sufficient ♪
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♪ and that's what ♪
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♪ makes the difference ♪
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♪ so i owe you ♪
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♪ my praise ♪
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♪ now i'm standing here ♪
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♪ forgiven ♪
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♪ knowing life ♪
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♪ is worth the living ♪
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♪ you're the god ♪
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♪ of new beginnings ♪
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♪ so i owe you ♪
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♪ my praise ♪
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Steven Furtick - Jump To A New Conclusion (Part 1)

April 29, 2025 | 27:29

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