Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Jump To A New Conclusion (Part 2)

April 30, 2025 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Jump To A New Conclusion (Part 2) | April 30, 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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>> god saw and knew
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>> god saw and knew and loved you before one
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And loved you before one of your days came to be.
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Of your days came to be. now you are looking at me like
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Now you are looking at me like you believe this for somebody
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You believe this for somebody else but not for you.
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Else but not for you. you're looking at me like you
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You're looking at me like you believe this in theory,
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Believe this in theory, but it's a different
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But it's a different thing in practice.
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Thing in practice. the conclusions that we jump
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The conclusions that we jump to are not derived from
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To are not derived from what we believe theoretically.
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What we believe theoretically. they are derived from what
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They are derived from what we believe practically
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We believe practically and personally.
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And personally. so i've gotta get this personal.
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So i've gotta get this personal. i gotta get this personal
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I gotta get this personal to the point that i know
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To the point that i know that god's purpose
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That god's purpose is working in my life
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Is working in my life and was working in my life.
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And was working in my life. what if you started
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What if you started with that belief?
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With that belief? what if you started
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What if you started with the belief that
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With the belief that in your prenatal state,
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In your prenatal state, god was already forming you
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God was already forming you according to a purpose?
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According to a purpose? what if you started with that?
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What if you started with that? how different would you
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How different would you look to you in the mirror?
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Look to you in the mirror? how much less would you hate
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How much less would you hate the sound of your own voice?
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The sound of your own voice? how much less would you doubt
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How much less would you doubt the things that god included
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The things that god included to be a part of your destiny?
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To be a part of your destiny? i don't know who
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I don't know who i'm preaching to,
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I'm preaching to, but god said "i started
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But god said "i started this before you ever got here,
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This before you ever got here, and i will be faithful
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And i will be faithful to complete it in your life."
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[applause]
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John just knew.
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John just knew. he's jumping around in the womb
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He's jumping around in the womb because he knows he
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Because he knows he is in the presence of one
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Is in the presence of one who is greater,
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Who is greater, and john was jumping around.
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And john was jumping around. kicking around.
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Kicking around. never been pregnant before,
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Never been pregnant before, but heard about it,
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But heard about it, and watched it,
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And watched it, and read about it in the books,
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And read about it in the books, and saw it on the movies,
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And saw it on the movies, and next to me in the bed.
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And next to me in the bed. and holly would say,
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And holly would say, "feel that?"
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"feel that?" and i'd be like,
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And i'd be like, "i can't feel that."
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"i can't feel that." and she'd say,
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And she'd say, "can't you feel it?"
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"can't you feel it?" and i'd say,
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And i'd say, "no, i can't feel it."
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"no, i can't feel it." and she'd say, "why can't" --
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And she'd say, "why can't" -- she'd get frustrated,
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She'd get frustrated, i can't feel it.
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I can't feel it. i'm not carrying it.
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[applause]
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I'm trying to experience
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I'm trying to experience something from the outside
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Something from the outside that you're experiencing
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That you're experiencing from the inside.
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From the inside. so john --
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So john -- john is carrying
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John is carrying this assignment,
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This assignment, and he's carrying this message.
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And he's carrying this message. repent, ya know?
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Repent, ya know? repent.
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Repent. the kingdom of heaven is near.
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The kingdom of heaven is near. repent.
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Repent. he kept talking --
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He kept talking -- let me show you this
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Let me show you this in the scripture.
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In the scripture. because it doesn't stop
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Because it doesn't stop in the womb for john.
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In the womb for john. he goes into the wilderness.
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He goes into the wilderness. in the wilderness.
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In the wilderness. from the womb to the wilderness,
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From the womb to the wilderness, god's hand was on this boy.
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God's hand was on this boy. isn't that pretty
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Isn't that pretty preaching, jeffy?
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Preaching, jeffy? from the womb to the wilderness.
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From the womb to the wilderness. god was with you before
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God was with you before it got started.
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It got started. he's with you --
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He's with you -- he was with you in the womb.
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He was with you in the womb. he's with you
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He's with you in the wilderness too.
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In the wilderness too. but john was preaching
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But john was preaching in the wilderness.
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In the wilderness. he went there by choice,
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He went there by choice, and he declared,
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And he declared, "repent, the kingdom of heaven
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"repent, the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
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Is at hand." i gotta show you this.
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I gotta show you this. in matthew 3:11,
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In matthew 3:11, this is part of his message.
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This is part of his message. he said, "i baptize you
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He said, "i baptize you with water for repentance."
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With water for repentance." change.
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Change. turn.
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Turn. change.
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Change. turn, right?
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Turn, right? he's preaching about repentance.
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He's preaching about repentance. but he said, "after me comes
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But he said, "after me comes one who is more powerful than i.
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One who is more powerful than i. whose sandals i am not
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Whose sandals i am not worthy to carry.
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Worthy to carry. he will baptize you with
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He will baptize you with the holy spirit and with fire."
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The holy spirit and with fire." who's he talking about?
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Who's he talking about? it's not a trick question.
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It's not a trick question. the answer is jesus.
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The answer is jesus. j-e-s-u-s.
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J-e-s-u-s. we love jesus.
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We love jesus. yes, we do.
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Yes, we do. yeah.
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Yeah. jesus.
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Jesus. "his winnowing fork" --
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"his winnowing fork" -- listen to this.
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Listen to this. this is the part.
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This is the part. "his winnowing fork
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"his winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will
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Is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor,
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Clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat
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Gathering his wheat into the barn,
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Into the barn, burning up the chaff with
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Burning up the chaff with the unquenchable fire."
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The unquenchable fire." somebody shout fire.
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Somebody shout fire. john was expecting for jesus
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John was expecting for jesus to come with fire.
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To come with fire. now look at this in john's
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Now look at this in john's gospel, chapter 1.
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Gospel, chapter 1. i got so much scripture,
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I got so much scripture, i hope you're hungry.
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I hope you're hungry. john 1:29, the bible says,
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John 1:29, the bible says, "the next day john saw jesus
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"the next day john saw jesus coming toward him and said,
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Coming toward him and said, 'look, the lamb of god,
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'look, the lamb of god, who takes away
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Who takes away the sin of the world!'
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The sin of the world!' this is the one.
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This is the one. this is the one.
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This is the one. this is the one i meant
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This is the one i meant when i said 'this is the one
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When i said 'this is the one that my spirit recognized
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That my spirit recognized before my frame was ever known.
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Before my frame was ever known. this is the one.'"
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This is the one.'" somebody shout this is the one.
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Somebody shout this is the one. shout it in the chat.
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Shout it in the chat. this is the one.
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This is the one. "this is the one i meant when
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"this is the one i meant when i said a man comes after me
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I said a man comes after me who has surpassed me
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Who has surpassed me because he was before me."
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Because he was before me." now the conclusion that you
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Now the conclusion that you come to is based in the belief
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Come to is based in the belief that you start with.
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That you start with. he's going all the way
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He's going all the way back to what he knew
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Back to what he knew in his mother's womb.
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In his mother's womb. he's going back to that
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He's going back to that recognition that predated
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Recognition that predated his cognitive ability
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His cognitive ability to know that there's something
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To know that there's something that i knew before my life.
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That i knew before my life. before my experience.
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Before my experience. before my lens of the world
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Before my lens of the world began to taint it.
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Began to taint it. this is the one.
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This is the one. there's something in you
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There's something in you that has always known
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That has always known god was there.
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God was there. there's something in you
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There's something in you that has always known
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That has always known that he loved you.
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That he loved you. there is something in you.
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There is something in you. how many of you can testify?
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How many of you can testify? there has been some --
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There has been some -- even when it was so dark
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Even when it was so dark and everything in you doubted,
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And everything in you doubted, there was something
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There was something in you kicking,
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In you kicking, living, beating.
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Living, beating. to let you know there's
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To let you know there's a purpose for your life.
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A purpose for your life. this is the one.
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This is the one. "i myself did not know him,
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"i myself did not know him, but the reason i came baptizing
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But the reason i came baptizing with water was that he might
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With water was that he might be revealed to israel.
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Be revealed to israel. and then john
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And then john gave this testimony:
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Gave this testimony: 'i saw the spirit come down
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'i saw the spirit come down from heaven as a dove
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From heaven as a dove and remain on him.
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And remain on him. and i myself did not know him,
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And i myself did not know him, but the one who sent me
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But the one who sent me to baptize with water told me,
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To baptize with water told me, 'the man on whom you see
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'the man on whom you see the spirit come down
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The spirit come down and remain is the one who will
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And remain is the one who will baptize with the holy spirit.'"
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Baptize with the holy spirit.'" thank you, lord.
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Thank you, lord. "i have seen, and i testify
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"i have seen, and i testify this is god's chosen one.
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This is god's chosen one. the next day, john was there
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The next day, john was there again with two of his disciples.
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Again with two of his disciples. and when he saw jesus
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And when he saw jesus passing by, he said,
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Passing by, he said, "look, the lamb of god!"
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"look, the lamb of god!" look, the lamb of god.
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Look, the lamb of god. he recognized jesus when
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He recognized jesus when he came toward him.
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He came toward him. he came to the conclusion this
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He came to the conclusion this is the one because he had
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Is the one because he had a belief that he went back to.
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[applause]
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I wish i could tell you
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I wish i could tell you that he held fast
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That he held fast to that confession every
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To that confession every moment of his life.
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Moment of his life. i wish i could tell you
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I wish i could tell you that he and jesus went
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That he and jesus went on an arena tour.
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On an arena tour. these are the two most popular
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Prophets in israel since isaiah.
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Prophets in israel since isaiah. i wish i could tell you
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I wish i could tell you that john the baptist
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That john the baptist was the opening act,
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Was the opening act, and jesus was the headliner.
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And jesus was the headliner. oh, jesus packed crowds in.
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Oh, jesus packed crowds in. he performed miracles.
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He performed miracles. he taught.
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He taught. he demonstrated.
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He demonstrated. he exemplified the kingdom
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He exemplified the kingdom of god with authority
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Of god with authority and power and drove out demons.
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And power and drove out demons. he spoke with such wisdom that
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He spoke with such wisdom that the crowds were amazed,
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The crowds were amazed, and his opponents were aghast.
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And his opponents were aghast. he healed men who were blind,
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He healed men who were blind, and they saw again.
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And they saw again. he cured the lame,
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He cured the lame, and they walked again.
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And they walked again. he even had the audacity
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He even had the audacity to touch lepers so that
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To touch lepers so that they could feel again.
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They could feel again. he healed peter's
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He healed peter's mother-in-law one time.
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Mother-in-law one time. many believe that's why
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Many believe that's why peter denied him.
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Peter denied him. that's a little preacher humor.
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[laughter]
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I wish it was so simple that
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I wish it was so simple that john and jesus, hand in hand,
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John and jesus, hand in hand, because he believed it.
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Because he believed it. i wish it was so simple
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I wish it was so simple as to tell you that god called
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As to tell you that god called me to preach when i was 16,
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Me to preach when i was 16, and i've never doubted
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And i've never doubted whether he called me.
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Whether he called me. i wish i could tell you that
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I wish i could tell you that i didn't have a voice inside
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I didn't have a voice inside my head that tells me
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My head that tells me i'm a pathetic hypocrite
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I'm a pathetic hypocrite and i have no business being
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And i have no business being a preacher, even though i'm
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A preacher, even though i'm trying to live the best i can.
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Trying to live the best i can. i wish i could tell you that
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I wish i could tell you that i always started with the belief
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I always started with the belief that god is for me,
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That god is for me, who can be against me.
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Who can be against me. i wish i could tell you that.
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I wish i could tell you that. i kinda wish the story
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I kinda wish the story ended right here.
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Ended right here. i wish this was the conclusion.
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I wish this was the conclusion. but one of the most disturbing
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But one of the most disturbing questions in the bible
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Questions in the bible is in matthew 11.
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Is in matthew 11. what makes it so disturbing
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What makes it so disturbing isn't necessarily the content
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Isn't necessarily the content of the question,
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Of the question, but who it came from.
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But who it came from. in matthew 11, a question
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In matthew 11, a question was asked of jesus.
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Was asked of jesus. and this is just in verse 4.
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And this is just in verse 4. please --
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Please -- or actually,
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Or actually, i wanna read you verse 3.
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I wanna read you verse 3. "are you the one who is to come,
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"are you the one who is to come, or should we expect
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Or should we expect someone else?"
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Someone else?" you know, that question wouldn't
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You know, that question wouldn't bother me if it came
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Bother me if it came from nicodemus.
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From nicodemus. he was a religious ruler who
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He was a religious ruler who came to jesus at night for
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Came to jesus at night for fear of being put out
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Fear of being put out of the synagogue.
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Of the synagogue. and he wanted to understand
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And he wanted to understand about being born again.
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About being born again. it wouldn't bother me so much
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It wouldn't bother me so much if that message came from
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If that message came from the woman who was caught
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The woman who was caught in the act of adultery
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In the act of adultery or the samaritan woman
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Or the samaritan woman at the well who really didn't
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At the well who really didn't see the gospel the same way
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See the gospel the same way that the jewish people did.
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That the jewish people did. it wouldn't bother me even
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It wouldn't bother me even if it came from peter,
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If it came from peter, who was always saying
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Who was always saying stupid stuff.
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Stupid stuff. peter's that kid you
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Peter's that kid you just tune out.
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Just tune out. what makes that question
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What makes that question so disturbing to me is that
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So disturbing to me is that it came from the mouth of john.
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It came from the mouth of john. the same one who pointed
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The same one who pointed him out came to a place
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Him out came to a place where he started to doubt.
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Where he started to doubt. are you really the one?
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Are you really the one? we can't talk about these
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We can't talk about these things because all of the a-plus
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Things because all of the a-plus gold star christians will start
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Gold star christians will start to judge us in the comment
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To judge us in the comment section if we do.
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Section if we do. i never doubt, they say.
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I never doubt, they say. isn't it interesting that
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Isn't it interesting that the disciple who said that
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The disciple who said that kind of thing at the last supper
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Kind of thing at the last supper of christ was the one who denied
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Of christ was the one who denied ever knowing him before
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Ever knowing him before the rooster crowed?
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The rooster crowed? the conclusion that you come
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The conclusion that you come to is based in the belief
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To is based in the belief you start with.
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You start with. if you start by believing that
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If you start by believing that the proof of your faith is that
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The proof of your faith is that you never experience doubt,
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You never experience doubt, then the moment you
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Then the moment you experience doubt,
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Experience doubt, your faith will fall apart.
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[applause]
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But i hope this sets you free
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But i hope this sets you free today to know that john,
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Today to know that john, the one who pointed and said
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The one who pointed and said "look, the lamb of god,"
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"look, the lamb of god," he was the first one.
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He was the first one. and you gotta get this.
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And you gotta get this. you really gotta stop
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You really gotta stop and think about it.
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And think about it. you can't multitask this
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You can't multitask this message and really get it.
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Message and really get it. this is the one who announced,
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This is the one who announced, this is the one.
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This is the one. and now the one who
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And now the one who announced it is asking.
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Announced it is asking. the one who made
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The announcement is now asking
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The announcement is now asking the question that he had
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The question that he had been answering just a year ago.
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Been answering just a year ago. but he's been in prison
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But he's been in prison for a year, and he's only
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For a year, and he's only getting second-hand reports
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Getting second-hand reports on what jesus is doing.
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And when you don't
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And when you don't experience it first-hand,
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Experience it first-hand, when you just hear about it,
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When you just hear about it, when you can't really see it,
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When you can't really see it, and you can't see
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And you can't see the big picture,
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The big picture, and you're kinda trapped
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And you're kinda trapped in this place, it gets kinda
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In this place, it gets kinda hard to believe it.
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Hard to believe it. so then you start
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So then you start to believe different things.
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To believe different things. then you start to forget what
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Then you start to forget what god showed you in the spirit,
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God showed you in the spirit, and you start trying to figure
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And you start trying to figure it out in your mind.
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It out in your mind. now wait a minute.
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Now wait a minute. john said that he was
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John said that he was coming to judge with fire.
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Coming to judge with fire. but when they brought him
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But when they brought him a report about jesus,
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A report about jesus, look what jesus told him.
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Look what jesus told him. matthew 11:5.
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Matthew 11:5. he said, "go tell john what
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He said, "go tell john what you see and what you hear."
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You see and what you hear." matthew 11:5.
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Matthew 11:5. "go back and report to john.
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"go back and report to john. the blind receive sight,
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The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who
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The lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed,
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Have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear,
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The deaf hear, the dead are raised,
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The dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed
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And the good news is proclaimed to the poor."
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To the poor." but john wasn't expecting that.
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But john wasn't expecting that. he was expecting judgement.
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He was expecting judgement. so now he wants to know,
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So now he wants to know, are you the one?
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Are you the one? when you believe that god
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When you believe that god is a certain way,
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Is a certain way, and he has the audacity
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And he has the audacity not to conform to the biography
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Not to conform to the biography that you created
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That you created with your belief,
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With your belief, then you experience something
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Then you experience something that you never expected.
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That you never expected. i'm preaching now.
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I'm preaching now. i'm preaching now.
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I'm preaching now. i'm preaching.
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I'm preaching. you come to the conclusion
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You come to the conclusion that he's not with you.
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That he's not with you. because the belief that
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Because the belief that you started with was that his
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You started with was that his presence would always
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Presence would always accommodate your preferences.
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Accommodate your preferences. so i've been asking the question
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So i've been asking the question in my prayer time lately,
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In my prayer time lately, god, what are the things
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God, what are the things that i have been believing
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That i have been believing that are not true?
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That are not true? we don't know the difference
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We don't know the difference anymore between the truth
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Anymore between the truth and our belief.
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And our belief. we think that because
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We think that because we believe it,
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We believe it, that makes it true.
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That makes it true. i can jump off this stage
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I can jump off this stage right now, and land on my head,
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Right now, and land on my head, and i can believe that the lord
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And i can believe that the lord will uphold me,
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Will uphold me, and i will break my neck
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And i will break my neck on international internet
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On international internet television for all of you
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Television for all of you to see that the truth has
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To see that the truth has no respect for my wrong belief.
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No respect for my wrong belief. but now let me ask
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But now let me ask you a question.
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You a question. what response does
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What response does jesus give to john?
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Jesus give to john? and what response does
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And what response does jesus give to you?
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Jesus give to you? and when we have come
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And when we have come to this point where life has
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To this point where life has contradicted our belief
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Contradicted our belief about what's supposed
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About what's supposed to happen to good people,
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To happen to good people, or how your kids are supposed
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Or how your kids are supposed to turn out if you raise
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To turn out if you raise 'em a certain way,
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'em a certain way, and they'll never make bad
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And they'll never make bad decisions, and they'll never
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Be like my sister's kids,
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Be like my sister's kids, and all of these things
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And all of these things that you believed,
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That you believed, but when you run head first
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But when you run head first into a truth that
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Into a truth that contradicts your belief,
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What is the message of jesus?
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What is the message of jesus? and does jesus have
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And does jesus have a message for you?
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A message for you? does jesus have
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Does jesus have a message for john?
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A message for john? the one who faithfully
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The one who faithfully prepared the way.
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Prepared the way. the one who said,
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The one who said, i must become less.
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I must become less. john 3:30.
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John 3:30. he must become greater.
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He must become greater. the one who was willing
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The one who was willing to go before him.
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To go before him. the one who knew him
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The one who knew him in the womb.
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In the womb. does jesus have
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Does jesus have a message for john?
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A message for john? does jesus have
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Does jesus have a message for you?
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A message for you? does god have a word
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Does god have a word for your life today?
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For your life today? i believe he does.
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I believe he does. matthew 11:6.
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Matthew 11:6. "blessed is anyone who does not
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"blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me."
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Stumble on account of me." tell john that.
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Tell john that. tell john, don't stumble.
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Tell john, don't stumble. tell john, just like
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Tell john, just like he went first in life,
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He went first in life, he's gonna go first in death.
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He's gonna go first in death. john went on to give his life
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John went on to give his life in prison for the cause
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In prison for the cause of righteousness.
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Of righteousness. jesus didn't assure him
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Jesus didn't assure him with a sweet platitude.
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With a sweet platitude. jesus didn't assure him
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Jesus didn't assure him with a pinterest link.
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With a pinterest link. jesus didn't assure him
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Jesus didn't assure him with something that rhymed.
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With something that rhymed. he said, "blessed
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He said, "blessed is the one who does not" --
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Is the one who does not" -- the word in greek
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The word in greek is "skandalon".
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Is "skandalon". he calls it --
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He calls it -- in the niv, they call
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In the niv, they call it "does not stumble."
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It "does not stumble." or a few other definitions
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Or a few other definitions to describe what happens
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To describe what happens to us when we run into
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To us when we run into something in our life that
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Something in our life that doesn't match what we
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Doesn't match what we thought would happen.
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Thought would happen. it means to trip up.
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It means to trip up. to entice.
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To entice. it means literally a stumbling
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It means literally a stumbling block that may cause you to trip
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Block that may cause you to trip and fall or to fall away.
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And fall or to fall away. i just see it like a picture,
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I just see it like a picture, so let me use your stool.
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So let me use your stool. and this may be too simple
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And this may be too simple for you, but jesus told john --
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For you, but jesus told john -- this is skandalon.
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This is skandalon. this is offense.
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This is offense. this is a stumbling block.
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This is a stumbling block. this is the thing that
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This is the thing that is getting in the way of you
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Is getting in the way of you moving forward in your faith
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Moving forward in your faith in this season of your life
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In this season of your life against the odds.
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Against the odds. this is the thing, right?
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This is the thing, right? and jesus says to john,
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And jesus says to john, "don't trip."
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"don't trip." don't trip.
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Don't trip. what did you say?
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What did you say? you wanna come show me?
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You wanna come show me?
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You wanna come show me? come on up and show me
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Come on up and show me what you just said.
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What you just said. i wondered who would get it,
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I wondered who would get it, 'cause this is how i saw it.
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'cause this is how i saw it. come on up.
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Come on up. come on up.
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Come on up. he said don't trip, john.
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He said don't trip, john. just...
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Just... that's how i saw it in my head.
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[applause]
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Now he said, so get a good
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Now he said, so get a good base and just --
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Base and just -- john, just like you were
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John, just like you were doing in your mother's womb.
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[applause]
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I love the bible.
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I love the bible. i love the bible, jane.
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I love the bible, jane. i heard god saying --
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I heard god saying -- somebody say it.
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Somebody say it. jump, john.
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Jump, john. jump, john.
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Jump, john. now that is something --
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Now that is something -- that is something that
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That is something that can make you fall,
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Can make you fall, but it is also something that
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But it is also something that can strengthen your faith.
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Can strengthen your faith. so jump, john.
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So jump, john. keep jumping.
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Keep jumping. you know what's true.
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You know what's true. you know who i am.
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You know who i am. you saw me before you knew me.
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You saw me before you knew me. you saw the spirit like a dove.
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You saw the spirit like a dove. don't get tired in this place.
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Don't get tired in this place. don't get tired in this trial.
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Don't get tired in this trial. don't trip, john!
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Don't trip, john! just jump!
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Just jump! just jump!
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Just jump! just jump, john!
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Just jump, john! you know what to do!
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You know what to do! just jump, john,
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Just jump, john, and keep jumping!
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And keep jumping! as a matter of fact,
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As a matter of fact, this is so good.
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This is so good. one scholar said that when
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One scholar said that when luke said that the baby
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Luke said that the baby jumped in the womb of elizabeth,
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Jumped in the womb of elizabeth, it was echoing when david
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It was echoing when david brought the ark
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Brought the ark back to jerusalem,
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Back to jerusalem, and when he got
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And when he got the presence of god, six steps,
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The presence of god, six steps, guess what he did?
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Guess what he did? he started jumping.
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He started jumping. 'cause i got the presence
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'cause i got the presence of god back.
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Of god back. 'cause i got the provision
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'cause i got the provision of god working in my house.
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Of god working in my house. 'cause i got the favor.
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'cause i got the favor. i've got the favor.
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I've got the favor. why aren't y'all praising god?
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Why aren't y'all praising god? god said jump!
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God said jump! jump, john!
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Jump, john! jump, john!
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Jump, john! if you believe that you're
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If you believe that you're still blessed, jump, john!
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[cheering and applause]
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Tell three people,
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Tell three people, jump, john, jump.
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Jump, john, jump. jump, john, jump.
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Jump, john, jump. jump, john, jump.
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Jump, john, jump. these chains can't keep
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These chains can't keep you from jumping.
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You from jumping. jump, john, jump!
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Jump, john, jump! jump!
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Jump! jump, john, jump!
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Jump, john, jump! jump, john, jump!
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Jump, john, jump! tell john, it would be a shame
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Tell john, it would be a shame for you to trip over something
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For you to trip over something that's not even true.
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That's not even true. and the lord said to ask you,
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And the lord said to ask you, are you tripping
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Are you tripping over something?
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Over something? stumbling blocks, skandalon,
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Stumbling blocks, skandalon, that's not even true?
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That's not even true? are you staying away from god's
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Are you staying away from god's presence because of an offense
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Presence because of an offense that you think he's
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That you think he's holding against you?
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Holding against you? are you tripping over something
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Are you tripping over something that's not even true?
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That's not even true? are you running from a jezebel
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Are you running from a jezebel who doesn't even have the power
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Who doesn't even have the power to take your life?
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Are you tripping over something
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Are you tripping over something that's not even true?
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That's not even true? the conclusion that you come
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The conclusion that you come to is based in the belief
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To is based in the belief that you start with.
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That you start with. for all of us that think that
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For all of us that think that god will love us more later,
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God will love us more later, maybe we need to be reminded
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Maybe we need to be reminded what the name john means anyway.
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What the name john means anyway. his name means loved.
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His name means loved. so in those moments when
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So in those moments when you can't feel it,
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You can't feel it, i wanna encourage you
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I wanna encourage you to believe it by faith.
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To believe it by faith. and all week long --
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And all week long -- all week long,
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All week long, i want you jumping.
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I want you jumping. your calf muscles are gonna
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Your calf muscles are gonna look like they got bowling ball
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Look like they got bowling ball implants when you come back
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Implants when you come back to church next week.
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To church next week. because this week, i'm jumping.
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Because this week, i'm jumping. i'm jumping to a new conclusion.
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I'm jumping to a new conclusion. now, i used to believe
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Now, i used to believe that i wasn't enough.
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That i wasn't enough. when i found out that his
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When i found out that his spirit in me is the same
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Spirit in me is the same spirit that raised christ
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Spirit that raised christ from the dead --
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From the dead -- now that i believe that,
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Now that i believe that, the belief i start with in every
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The belief i start with in every situation determines
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Situation determines the conclusion that i come to.
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The conclusion that i come to. and jesus said to john,
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And jesus said to john, and he says to you,
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And he says to you, stop tripping over things
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Stop tripping over things that aren't true.
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That aren't true. in john's case, he needed
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In john's case, he needed an upgraded expectation
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An upgraded expectation of the kingdom of god.
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Of the kingdom of god. and he would get one.
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And he would get one. he would get one
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He would get one if he didn't trip.
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If he didn't trip. are you tripping lately?
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Are you tripping lately? are you tripping over
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Are you tripping over stuff that isn't even true?
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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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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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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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To the conclusion that
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If i do not measure up
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To the expectation
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Of performance,
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I do not have worth
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As a person.
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The conclusion that you
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Come to is based on
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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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>> if you love watching sermons
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>> ♪ our hearts are burning ♪
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♪ for fresh revival ♪
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♪ blow again ♪
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♪ this is the moment ♪
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♪ when wind meets fire ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ our hearts are burning ♪
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♪ for fresh revival ♪
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♪ blow again ♪
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♪ our god is consuming fire ♪
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♪ our god is a holy wind ♪
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♪ whatever you speak is done ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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♪ our god is consuming fire ♪
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♪ our god is a holy wind ♪
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♪ whatever you speak is done ♪
00:26:39.316 --> 00:26:43.454
♪ whatever you touch ♪
00:26:43.520 --> 00:26:45.489
♪ will live ♪
00:26:45.556 --> 00:26:48.058
♪ whatever you speak is done ♪
00:26:48.125 --> 00:26:50.828
>> ♪ oh ♪
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>> ♪ whatever you touch ♪
00:26:52.296 --> 00:26:54.531
♪ will live ♪
00:26:54.598 --> 00:26:55.165
>> ♪ whatever ♪
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♪ whatever you speak is ♪
00:26:56.800 --> 00:27:00.037
>> ♪ so come on in ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
00:27:02.306 --> 00:27:05.109
♪ whatever you touch ♪
00:27:05.175 --> 00:27:06.977
♪ will live ♪
00:27:07.044 --> 00:27:08.612
♪ come on in ♪
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♪ yeah jesus ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
00:27:15.552 --> 00:27:17.254
♪ come on in ♪
00:27:17.321 --> 00:27:19.390
♪ yeah ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
00:27:22.259 --> 00:27:23.994
♪ will live ♪
00:27:24.061 --> 00:27:25.629
♪ come on in ♪
00:27:25.696 --> 00:27:27.898

Steven Furtick - Jump To A New Conclusion (Part 2)

April 30, 2025 | 27:29

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