Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Just Call Me Jacob (Part 2)

June 12, 2026 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Just Call Me Jacob (Part 2) | June 12, 2026

Turned 20 years old this year,
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Turned 20 years old this year, and we thought that it would be
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And we thought that it would be fun to look back at some
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Fun to look back at some of our favorite sermons
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Of our favorite sermons through the years.
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Through the years. pastor steven might look
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Pastor steven might look a little different,
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A little different, but i promise that these
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But i promise that these sermons are just as impactful
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Sermons are just as impactful now as they were then.
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Now as they were then. so lean in and be expectant for
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So lean in and be expectant for what god wants to speak to you
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What god wants to speak to you through today's episode of
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Through today's episode of elevation with steven furtick.
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>> announcer: up next,
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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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>> i want to share something
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>> i want to share something with you in this moment
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With you in this moment that is the focal point
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That is the focal point of this series,
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Of this series, and i want you to hear it
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And i want you to hear it with your heart,
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With your heart, not just with your head.
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Not just with your head. god cannot bless
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God cannot bless who you pretend to be.
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Who you pretend to be. [applause]
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[applause] god can't bless jacob
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God can't bless jacob dressed like esau.
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Dressed like esau. god can't bless.
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God can't bless. i don't know about you,
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I don't know about you, but there are many me's, okay?
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But there are many me's, okay? there's me as i am, and that guy
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There's me as i am, and that guy kind of frustrates me,
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Kind of frustrates me, and then there's me
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And then there's me as i wish to be,
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As i wish to be, me as i want to be,
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Me as i want to be, me as i hope to be.
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Me as i hope to be. this guy is awesome.
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This guy is awesome. if you could meet him,
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If you could meet him, you'd want to marry him.
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You'd want to marry him. you'd vote for him.
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You'd vote for him. he'd be the president.
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He'd be the president. this guy is consistent.
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This guy is consistent. this guy is kind.
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This guy is kind. but this guy gets things done,
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But this guy gets things done, but he's always kind
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But he's always kind in how he does it.
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In how he does it. this guy is disciplined,
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This guy is disciplined, but he's not rigid.
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But he's not rigid. he's fun-loving, too.
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He's fun-loving, too. this guy is amazing.
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This guy is amazing. he has an eight-pack,
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He has an eight-pack, but he can enjoy a dessert
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But he can enjoy a dessert in a social occasion.
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In a social occasion. this guy is fantastic.
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This guy is fantastic. this guy, i call him
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This guy, i call him fake furtick.
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Fake furtick. future furtick.
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Future furtick. future furtick is the guy
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Future furtick is the guy i want to be,
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I want to be, furtick is who i am,
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Furtick is who i am, so fake furtick is who i pretend
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So fake furtick is who i pretend to be in the meantime.
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To be in the meantime. don't look at me confused.
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Don't look at me confused. you got a future you, too.
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You got a future you, too. because, see, there's the me
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Because, see, there's the me i can see
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I can see and the me you can see,
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And the me you can see, and then there's the me
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And then there's the me you wish you could be,
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You wish you could be, and so there's the me
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And so there's the me that you show, and we develop
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That you show, and we develop all these costumes,
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All these costumes, and we put all this hair
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And we put all this hair on our necks and esau's clothes
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On our necks and esau's clothes and what we saw
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And what we saw somebody else doing,
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Somebody else doing, and we learn how to talk
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And we learn how to talk the talk and walk the walk
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The talk and walk the walk and wear the brands
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And wear the brands and do the stuff
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And do the stuff and say the stuff.
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And say the stuff. so we become somebody else
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So we become somebody else only to realize that
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Only to realize that that blessing doesn't
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That blessing doesn't really count for much,
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Really count for much, for what good is it to gain
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For what good is it to gain the whole world if you lose
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The whole world if you lose your very self in the process?
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Your very self in the process? what good is it?
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What good is it? what good is the blessing
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What good is the blessing of isaac if you can't even stay
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Of isaac if you can't even stay in the house after you got it?
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In the house after you got it? what good is it?
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What good is it? young ladies all over this
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Young ladies all over this church dressing a certain way
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Church dressing a certain way that is not really who you are,
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That is not really who you are, but it gets you the attention
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But it gets you the attention that you want.
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That you want. what good is the attention
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What good is the attention from people that you have
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From people that you have to dress up and pretend
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To dress up and pretend to be something else
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To be something else to get the attention of?
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To get the attention of? what kind of love is that?
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What kind of love is that? what good is it
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What good is it if you lose yourself?
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If you lose yourself? or this will happen
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Or this will happen to a teenage boy.
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To a teenage boy. teenage boy,
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Teenage boy, born with a tender heart,
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Born with a tender heart, born with a love for people,
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Born with a love for people, born with compassion,
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Born with compassion, but gets into school
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But gets into school and now has to act hard,
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And now has to act hard, because if i don't act hard,
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Because if i don't act hard, they'll think i'm a punk.
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They'll think i'm a punk. if i don't act hard,
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If i don't act hard, they'll take advantage of me.
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They'll take advantage of me. if i don't act hard,
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If i don't act hard, they'll see through.
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They'll see through. if i don't act hard,
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They'll see me
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They'll see me for who i really am.
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For who i really am. they'll see my compassion.
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They'll see my compassion. so you build an exterior
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So you build an exterior and you build a façade
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And you build a façade and you learn how to squint
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And you learn how to squint your eyes and you learn
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Your eyes and you learn how to cover up the part
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How to cover up the part of who you really are
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Of who you really are and you learn how to wear
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And you learn how to wear esau's clothes,
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Esau's clothes, but what good is it, my brother?
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What good is it?
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What good is it? what good is it to fool isaac?
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What good is it to fool isaac? you may fool isaac,
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You may fool isaac, but you can't fool yourself.
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But you can't fool yourself. you may fool your neighbors,
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You may fool your neighbors, but you can't fool your god.
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But you can't fool your god. what good is it?
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What good is it? there's a preacher watching me
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There's a preacher watching me online right now,
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Online right now, and you want your ministry
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And you want your ministry to grow so badly,
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To grow so badly, and it's not growing the way
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And it's not growing the way you want it to,
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You want it to, so now you're into copying
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So now you're into copying people and what they do,
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People and what they do, thinking if you do what they do,
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Thinking if you do what they do, you can have what they have.
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You can have what they have. but i want to let you know today
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But i want to let you know today that until you get it inside
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That until you get it inside of yourself and find out
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Of yourself and find out who god made you to be
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Who god made you to be and be that from the inside out,
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And be that from the inside out, god can't bless
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God can't bless who you pretend to be.
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Who you pretend to be. god can't anoint your avatar.
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God can't anoint your avatar. god can't minister to your mask.
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God can't minister to your mask. god can't save your selfie.
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God can't save your selfie. i'm esau; bless me.
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I'm esau; bless me. and he got the blessing,
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And he got the blessing, but he lost himself.
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But he lost himself. there's somebody here today
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There's somebody here today and you got the popularity,
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And you got the popularity, but you're losing yourself.
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But you're losing yourself. you got the possessions,
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You got the possessions, but you're losing yourself.
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But you're losing yourself. you got the home,
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You got the home, you got the car,
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You got the car, but you're losing your soul.
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But you're losing your soul. you're losing yourself.
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You're losing yourself. what good is it?
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What good is it? he can only bless
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He can only bless who you really are,
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Who you really are, not who you pretend to be.
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Not who you pretend to be. and it would take jacob
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And it would take jacob many more years to see this,
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Many more years to see this, 21 to be exact.
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21 to be exact. after 21 years of running
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After 21 years of running from esau, he finally decides:
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From esau, he finally decides: "i'm going back home.
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"i'm going back home. perhaps there can be
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Perhaps there can be reconciliation.
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Reconciliation. perhaps esau will forgive.
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Perhaps esau will forgive. perhaps he won't kill me now."
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Perhaps he won't kill me now." and so he heads back home,
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And so he heads back home, and he's had a lot of success,
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And he's had a lot of success, you see.
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You see. he's worked for his uncle laban
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He's worked for his uncle laban and he's married these women
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And he's married these women and he's had all these kids,
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And he's had all these kids, and sometimes it takes
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And sometimes it takes you getting all the stuff
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You getting all the stuff you thought you wanted
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You thought you wanted to realize that's not really
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To realize that's not really what you needed.
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What you needed. and he starts going back home.
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And he starts going back home. and on the way back to meet
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And on the way back to meet with esau, because esau has
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With esau, because esau has come out -- and we'll read
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About this one week.
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About this one week. you're going to love it.
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You're going to love it. it's a picture of forgiveness,
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It's a picture of forgiveness, a picture of reconciliation.
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A picture of reconciliation. because once god has
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Because once god has reconciled you to yourself,
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Reconciled you to yourself, then he can reconcile you
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Then he can reconcile you to others.
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To others. but before he meets with esau,
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He wrestles with god.
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He wrestles with god. now, the scripture doesn't say
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Now, the scripture doesn't say it's god, and jacob doesn't even
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It's god, and jacob doesn't even really know it's god because,
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Really know it's god because, first of all, they're wrestling
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First of all, they're wrestling at night, so he can't see.
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At night, so he can't see. but in the passage,
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But in the passage, it's amazing.
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It's amazing. hold on, let's do some math.
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Hold on, let's do some math. when i read the passage
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When i read the passage at the beginning of the sermon,
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At the beginning of the sermon, how old were you picturing
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How old were you picturing jacob to be, in your mind,
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Jacob to be, in your mind, wrestling with god?
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Wrestling with god? i'm thinking like 25, 30.
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I'm thinking like 25, 30. somebody said teenager.
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Somebody said teenager. a young buck with smooth skin,
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A young buck with smooth skin, a shaved chest, strong legs.
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A shaved chest, strong legs. remember, he stays
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Remember, he stays among the tents.
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Among the tents. and yet if i do a little math --
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And yet if i do a little math -- it's public school math,
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It's public school math, but if i do a little math,
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But if i do a little math, it would be 76 when he stole
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It would be 76 when he stole the blessing, 21 --
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The blessing, 21 -- this man is 97 years old.
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This man is 97 years old. no wonder his hip
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No wonder his hip went out of socket
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Went out of socket during the wrestling match.
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During the wrestling match. it wasn't the man's fault.
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It wasn't the man's fault. jacob's just old.
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Jacob's just old. he's been through some things.
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He's been through some things. he's had some things.
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He's had some things. he's seen some things.
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He's seen some things. he's lost some things.
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He's lost some things. and he's grabbed by something.
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And he's grabbed by something. now, all of his life he's been
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Now, all of his life he's been grabbing on to stuff,
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Grabbing on to stuff, but now something grabs
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But now something grabs on to him.
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On to him. and that's what happens
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And that's what happens when grace comes into your life.
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When grace comes into your life. something grabs on to him.
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Something grabs on to him. and i think the key
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And i think the key of the whole thing --
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Of the whole thing -- now you're going to help me
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Now you're going to help me preach this part.
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Preach this part. i'm closing, kind of.
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I'm closing, kind of. it says that after his hip
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Went out, in verse 26,
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Went out, in verse 26, the man said -- and this man,
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The man said -- and this man, most scholars believe,
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Most scholars believe, is some form of jesus.
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Is some form of jesus. it's jesus in some
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It's jesus in some pre-incarnate form.
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Pre-incarnate form. the man said, "let me go,
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The man said, "let me go, for it's daybreak."
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For it's daybreak." but jacob replied,
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But jacob replied, "i will not let you go
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"i will not let you go unless you bless me."
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I think you can safely assume
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I think you can safely assume that you've found yourself
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That you've found yourself when you hold on to god
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When you hold on to god even when it would be easier
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Even when it would be easier to let go.
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To let go. when you hold on to god even
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When you hold on to god even when you're hurting in your hip,
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When you're hurting in your hip, when you hold on to god
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When you hold on to god even when you can't clearly see
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Even when you can't clearly see -- do you hear the tenacity
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-- do you hear the tenacity in jacob?
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In jacob? i mean, that same tenacity
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I mean, that same tenacity that made him a schemer
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That made him a schemer and a con man and a deceiver
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And a con man and a deceiver is now working for him
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Is now working for him because he's got it focused
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Because he's got it focused in the right direction.
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In the right direction. he said, "i might be hurting,
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He said, "i might be hurting, i might be hobbling,
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I might be hobbling, i might be old,
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I might be old, i've lost some time,
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I've lost some time, i don't even really know
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I don't even really know who you are,
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Who you are, but i will not let go."
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But i will not let go." and now sometimes you've just
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And now sometimes you've just got to decide in your life
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Got to decide in your life every once in a while:
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Every once in a while: "i want this bad enough.
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"i want this bad enough. i'm sick of faking it.
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I'm sick of faking it. i'm sick of posturing.
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I'm sick of posturing. i'm sick of pretending.
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I'm sick of pretending. i'm sick of posing.
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I'm sick of proving myself.
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I'm sick of proving myself. i'm sick of perfecting.
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I'm sick of perfecting. i will not let go.
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I will not let go. i'll go in after this.
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I'll go in after this. this is important.
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This is important. this is significant.
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This is significant. this matters.
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This matters. i will not let go."
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Touch somebody next to you,
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Touch somebody next to you, tell them, "don't tap out."
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Tell them, "don't tap out." don't tap out.
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Don't tap out. whatever you do,
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Whatever you do, don't give up now.
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Don't give up now. you might not be winning,
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You might not be winning, but don't let go.
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But don't let go. you might not be stronger,
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You might not be stronger, but just don't let go.
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But just don't let go. they might have the upper hand,
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They might have the upper hand, but don't let go.
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But don't let go. but that isn't the part i like.
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But that isn't the part i like. that isn't the part i like.
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That isn't the part i like. what i like about it is,
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He said, back to the verse,
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He said, back to the verse, "i will not" -- 26 --
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"i will not" -- 26 -- "i will not let you go."
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"i will not let you go." ooh, see it?
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Ooh, see it? "unless you bless me."
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"unless you bless me." see, i've been holding on
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To heels all my life
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To heels all my life trying to get blessed.
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Trying to get blessed. but now i'm holding on
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But now i'm holding on to the only one who really has
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To the only one who really has the power to bless me anyway.
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The power to bless me anyway. you see it?
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You see it? i was holding on to esau
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I was holding on to esau when i'm born,
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When i'm born, but now i'm holding on to one
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But now i'm holding on to one who is greater than esau,
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Who is greater than esau, who knows who i am
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Who knows who i am and meets with me anyway
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And meets with me anyway face to face,
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Face to face, and i will not let you go.
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And i will not let you go. so i'm letting go
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So i'm letting go of what people think,
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Of what people think, and i'm letting go
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And i'm letting go of what people say,
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Of what people say, and i'm letting go of my past,
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And i'm letting go of my past, and i'm letting go
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And i'm letting go of where i've been.
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Of where i've been. i can't do anything about that.
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I can't do anything about that. but as the sun comes up,
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But as the sun comes up, i want you to know
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I want you to know i'm holding on to you.
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I'm holding on to you. i'm not holding on to status.
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I'm not holding on to status. let them think what they want.
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Let them think what they want. i'm not holding on to success.
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I'm not holding on to success. whether i succeed or fail,
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Whether i succeed or fail, i'm holding on to jesus.
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I'm holding on to jesus. i'm preaching myself so happy
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I'm preaching myself so happy right now.
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Right now. i will not let you go.
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I will not let you go. i got a hold of something now,
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I got a hold of something now, and i don't know
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And i don't know where it's leading,
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Where it's leading, and i don't where
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And i don't where it's taking me,
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It's taking me, and i don't even know exactly
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And i don't even know exactly what it is because i don't
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What it is because i don't understand everything about you
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Understand everything about you yet god, but i'm holding on
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Yet god, but i'm holding on to you.
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And then it gets weird.
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And then it gets weird. the man says,
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The man says, "so what's your name?"
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This is a fine time for us
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This is a fine time for us to get acquainted.
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To get acquainted. i broke my hip,
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I broke my hip, been out here all night,
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Been out here all night, and now you want to know
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And now you want to know my name?
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My name? but, see, we've heard
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But, see, we've heard this before.
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This before. when he went in to isaac,
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When he went in to isaac, and isaac said, "who is it,"
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And isaac said, "who is it," and jacob said, "i am esau,"
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And jacob said, "i am esau," and he got blessed as esau
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And he got blessed as esau 21 years ago,
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21 years ago, but now it's time for jacob
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But now it's time for jacob to get a blessing for himself.
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And he says, verse 27,
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And he says, verse 27, he says, "jacob.
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He says, "jacob. i'm jacob.
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I'm jacob. the deceiver, the backstabber.
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I'm jacob.
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I'm jacob. heel-grabber, supplanter,
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Heel-grabber, supplanter, the one always trying
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The one always trying to be first.
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To be first. i'm jacob."
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I'm jacob." and this angel wants to know:
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"i see who you pretended to be.
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"i see who you pretended to be. who are you really?"
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Who are you really?" okay.
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Okay. i'm out here alone.
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I'm out here alone. i've done it my own way,
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But now i'm finally ready
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But now i'm finally ready to take off esau's clothes
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To take off esau's clothes and let go of heels
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And let go of heels and let go of myself,
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And let go of myself, and i'll just tell it
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And i'll just tell it like it is.
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Like it is. i'm jacob.
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I'm jacob. i'm jacob.
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I'm jacob. that's who i am.
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That's who i am. i struggle, got some issues.
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I struggle, got some issues. i'm jacob.
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I'm jacob. and when he admits it,
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And when he admits it, when he finally admits
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When he finally admits who he is,
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Look at the next verse,
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Look at the next verse, then the man said, "your name
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Then the man said, "your name will no longer be jacob,
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Will no longer be jacob, but israel."
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But israel." once he admits his real name,
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Once he admits his real name, god can give him a new one.
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God can give him a new one. because, watch,
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Because, watch, you have struggled.
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You have struggled. you have struggled.
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You have struggled. it's not always
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It's not always in your successes
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In your successes but sometimes in your struggle
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But sometimes in your struggle that god will show you
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That god will show you who you really are
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Who you really are because you struggled with god
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Because you struggled with god and with humans
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And with humans and have overcome.
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And have overcome. oh, aren't you glad
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Oh, aren't you glad god gives you a new name today?
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Aren't you glad he doesn't
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Aren't you glad he doesn't call you what you did
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Call you what you did or who you are,
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Or who you are, but he calls you what jesus did,
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But he calls you what jesus did, and he said, "i'll give you
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And he said, "i'll give you a new name.
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A new name. i'll call you righteous,
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I'll call you righteous, i'll call you holy,
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I'll call you holy, i'll call you pure,
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I'll call you pure, i'll call you beloved."
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I'll call you beloved." come on, somebody.
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Come on, somebody. i got a new name.
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I love it, i love that he got
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I love it, i love that he got a name change.
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A name change. this is better than bobcats
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This is better than bobcats to hornets, y'all.
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To hornets, y'all. this is a name change.
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This is a name change. oh, oh, he didn't just get
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Oh, oh, he didn't just get a new name;
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A new name; he got a new identity.
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He got a new identity. jacob, heel-grabber, supplanter.
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Jacob, heel-grabber, supplanter. you know what "israel" means?
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You know what "israel" means? triumphant with god.
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I know i told you
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I know i told you to call me "jacob,"
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To call me "jacob," but i got a new name, too.
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But i got a new name, too. jacob is who i am.
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Jacob is who i am. israel is who he is in me.
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Israel is who he is in me. i got a new name.
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I got a new name. but you know what's crazy,
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But you know what's crazy, colleen, is that if you read
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Colleen, is that if you read the scripture, you would expect
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The scripture, you would expect that from this point forward
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That from this point forward it would call him
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It would call him by his new name, "israel."
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By his new name, "israel." but if you keep reading,
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But if you keep reading, and we will in the coming weeks,
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And we will in the coming weeks, you'll see for the rest
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You'll see for the rest of his life he's called both.
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Of his life he's called both. sometimes he's called jacob;
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Sometimes he's called jacob; sometimes he's called israel.
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Sometimes he's called israel. and i wondered:
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And i wondered: why would god give him
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Why would god give him a new name if he wasn't going
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A new name if he wasn't going to use it all the time?
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To use it all the time? and then i realized it's because
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Change is complicated.
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Change is complicated. just because i have a new name
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Just because i have a new name doesn't mean i'm not going
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Doesn't mean i'm not going to have the same struggles.
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To have the same struggles. just because i know god
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Just because i know god doesn't mean i'm going
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Doesn't mean i'm going to completely know myself.
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To completely know myself. it's a process.
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I use a program called evernote.
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I use a program called evernote. that's where i write
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That's where i write all my sermons
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All my sermons and my song lyric ideas
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And my song lyric ideas and my things i need
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And my things i need from the grocery store.
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From the grocery store. i put everything on evernote.
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I put everything on evernote. have you used it before?
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Have you used it before? what's cool about evernote,
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What's cool about evernote, you can sync from your phone
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You can sync from your phone to your ipad to your computer.
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To your ipad to your computer. you can sync everything up.
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You can sync everything up. it all will go
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It all will go on all your devices.
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On all your devices. you can put it on your phone
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You can put it on your phone and it'll be on your computer
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And it'll be on your computer when you get home.
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When you get home. so i can study for a sermon
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So i can study for a sermon anywhere because i got it
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Anywhere because i got it on my phone and my computer.
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On my phone and my computer. but i want to show you
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But i want to show you something.
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Something. this is a screenshot
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This is a screenshot of what happens sometimes --
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Of what happens sometimes -- and this is real frustrating
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And this is real frustrating because i got all these folders,
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Because i got all these folders, but do you see all these folders
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But do you see all these folders where it says
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Where it says "conflicting changes"?
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"conflicting changes"? it means you inputted
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It means you inputted the change, but there wasn't
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The change, but there wasn't an internet connection,
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An internet connection, so you have it on one device,
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So you have it on one device, but you don't have it
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But you don't have it on the other yet.
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On the other yet. it's frustrating,
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It's frustrating, because i'll go "i think
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Because i'll go "i think i'm going to put that there.
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I'm going to put that there. it's supposed to be there.
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It's supposed to be there. where are you?"
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Where are you?" and i'll get real jacob.
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And i'll get real jacob. "where is it?
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"where is it? i put the change.
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I put the change. where is it?"
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Where is it?" i need a connection.
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I need a connection. and life is all about
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And life is all about conflicting changes, church.
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Conflicting changes, church. when god calls you something,
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When god calls you something, but you're not yet that;
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But you're not yet that; when god calls you israel,
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When god calls you israel, but you still feel
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But you still feel like jacob sometimes.
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Like jacob sometimes. and i wanted you to know god
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And i wanted you to know god is comfortable in the conflict.
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Is comfortable in the conflict. he's not intimidated
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He's not intimidated by your inadequacies.
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By your inadequacies. and you know how i know it?
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And you know how i know it? i'm going to tell you this
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I'm going to tell you this and i'm going
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And i'm going to leave you alone.
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To leave you alone. i promise this is the very
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I promise this is the very last thing i want to say.
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Last thing i want to say. you're supposed to say,
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You're supposed to say, "no, keep preaching.
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"no, keep preaching. this is so good.
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This is so good. we want to hear it all."
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We want to hear it all." but i'm going to tell you this,
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But i'm going to tell you this, and i'll be back next week.
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And i'll be back next week. many years later,
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Many years later, many years later,
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Many years later, because the last thing jacob
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Because the last thing jacob asked the angel, he says,
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Asked the angel, he says, "what is your name?"
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"what is your name?" and the angel doesn't
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And the angel doesn't answer him.
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Answer him. he doesn't answer him.
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He doesn't answer him. why?
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Why? because the angel wasn't there
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Because the angel wasn't there to show jacob who he was.
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To show jacob who he was. he was there to show jacob
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He was there to show jacob who jacob was.
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Who jacob was. jacob had already met god
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Jacob had already met god many years earlier,
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Many years earlier, but he hadn't met himself.
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But he hadn't met himself. lived 97 years
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Lived 97 years and never met himself.
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And never met himself. there are people in here
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There are people in here who have met god,
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Who have met god, but you've never met you.
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But you've never met you. and that's what's going
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And that's what's going to happen in this series,
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As you get a connection.
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As you get a connection. many years passed.
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Many years passed. jacob is dead.
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Jacob is dead. the israelites that came
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The israelites that came through his family,
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Through his family, they're enslaved in egypt,
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They're enslaved in egypt, and god appears to a man
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And god appears to a man named moses, exodus chapter 3,
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At the burning bush.
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At the burning bush. now, this is going to touch you.
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Now, this is going to touch you. i'm telling you,
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This is going to touch you.
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This is going to touch you. this ministered to me deeply.
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This ministered to me deeply. and moses asks god
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And moses asks god the same thing jacob asked god.
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The same thing jacob asked god. he said, "suppose i go
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He said, "suppose i go to the israelites
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To the israelites and say to them,
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And say to them, 'the god of your fathers
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'the god of your fathers has sent me to you,'
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Has sent me to you,' and they ask,
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And they ask, 'what is his name,'
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'what is his name,' then what shall i tell them?"
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Then what shall i tell them?" and here's a verse i preached
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And here's a verse i preached a lot before.
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A lot before. he said, god said to moses,
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He said, god said to moses, "i am who i am.
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"i am who i am. this is what you are to say
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This is what you are to say to the israelites:
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To the israelites: i am has sent me to you."
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I am has sent me to you." now, i've preached that verse
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Now, i've preached that verse a lot, but i've never preached
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A lot, but i've never preached the next one,
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The next one, and i'm going to leave you
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And i'm going to leave you with it today.
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With it today. because the next thing
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Because the next thing god said to moses is,
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God said to moses is, "say to the israelites,
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"say to the israelites, when they want to know who i am
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When they want to know who i am and what kind of god i am,
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And what kind of god i am, tell them, 'the lord, the god
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Tell them, 'the lord, the god of your fathers,
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Of your fathers, the god of abraham,
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The god of abraham, the god of isaac,'"
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The god of isaac,'" and i'm thinking he's going
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And i'm thinking he's going to say the god of israel because
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To say the god of israel because that's jacob's good side.
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That's jacob's good side. that's the new jacob.
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That's the new jacob. if you're god and you want
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If you're god and you want to make yourself known,
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To make yourself known, wouldn't you call yourself
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Wouldn't you call yourself the god of israel?
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The god of israel? wouldn't you want to be
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Wouldn't you want to be the god of their good side?
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The god of their good side? wouldn't you want to be the god
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Wouldn't you want to be the god of the guy who was changed
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Of the guy who was changed in the wrestling match?
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In the wrestling match? but yet he says to moses,
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But yet he says to moses, and he says to you today,
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And he says to you today, "if you want to know who i am,
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"if you want to know who i am, you need to understand
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You need to understand i'm the god of jacob, too.
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I'm the god of jacob, too. i'm the god of jacob.
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I'm the god of that part of you
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I'm the god of that part of you that you don't want
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That you don't want anybody to see.
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Anybody to see. i'm not just the god
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I'm not just the god of your success.
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Of your success. i'm the god of your struggle.
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I'm the god of your struggle. i'm the god of jacob, too.
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I'm the god of jacob, too. i'm not just the god
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I'm not just the god of your victories.
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Of your victories. i'm the god of your defeats.
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I'm the god of your defeats. i'm the god of jacob."
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I'm the god of jacob." the god of jacob
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The god of jacob is in this place.
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Is in this place. his name is jesus.
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His name is jesus. he's full of mercy,
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He's full of mercy, full of grace, full of truth.
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Full of grace, full of truth. oh, god of jacob.
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Oh, god of jacob. he's the god of jacob.
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He's the god of jacob. he's the god of the backslider.
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He's the god of the backslider. he's the god of the hopeless.
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He's the god of the hopeless. he's the god
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He's the god of the skeptic, too.
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Of the skeptic, too. he's the god
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He's the god of my lonely places.
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Of my lonely places. he's the god
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He's the god of my desert seasons.
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Of my desert seasons. hey!
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>> i hope you enjoyed
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>> i hope you enjoyed that message.
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That message. as elevation church
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As elevation church celebrates 20 years,
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Celebrates 20 years, we've been looking back at
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We've been looking back at some of our favorite sermons.
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Some of our favorite sermons. now, pastor steven might look
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Now, pastor steven might look a little bit different,
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A little bit different, but one thing has never changed.
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But one thing has never changed. from the beginning,
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From the beginning, he has boldly preached
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He has boldly preached the word of god.
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The word of god. it's always been his mission
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It's always been his mission to put god's word into
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To put god's word into people's hearts.
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People's hearts. when you support this ministry,
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When you support this ministry, you help us continue sharing
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You help us continue sharing these powerful messages with
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These powerful messages with people all around the world,
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People all around the world, not just on television,
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Not just on television, but through social media
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But through social media and youtube, and even on
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And youtube, and even on tablets in prisons,
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Tablets in prisons, and now on our 24/7 network.
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And now on our 24/7 network. that kind of reach is only
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That kind of reach is only possible because of people like
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Possible because of people like you who choose to partner
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You who choose to partner with us and give.
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With us and give. if you're not currently a part
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If you're not currently a part of what god is doing through
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Of what god is doing through steven furtick ministries,
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Steven furtick ministries, i want to invite you
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I want to invite you to give today.
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To give today. together, we can reach more
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Together, we can reach more people than ever before
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People than ever before with the hope and truth
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With the hope and truth of god's word.
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Of god's word. so, thank you for watching,
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So, thank you for watching, thank you for giving,
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Thank you for giving, and i'll see you back here
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And i'll see you back here next time.
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Hi, my name is holly furtick
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Hi, my name is holly furtick and i have something exciting
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And i have something exciting to share with you.
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To share with you. my husband, pastor steven
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My husband, pastor steven released his latest book,
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The you that god sees and believes in.
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And believes in. you'll go through 6 mindsets
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You'll go through 6 mindsets to help you break away
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To help you break away from the past and step into
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From the past and step into the fullness of who you
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The fullness of who you were created to be.
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ there's nowhere ♪
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♪ i'd rather be ♪
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♪ when you're singing ♪
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♪ over me ♪
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♪ i just wanna ♪
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♪ be here with you ♪
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♪ i'm lost in your mystery ♪
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♪ i'm found ♪
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♪ in your love for me ♪
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♪ i just wanna ♪
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♪ be here with you ♪
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♪ oh god ♪
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♪ there's nowhere ♪
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♪ i'd rather be ♪
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♪ when you're singing ♪
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♪ over me oh ♪
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♪ i just wanna ♪
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♪ be here with you yeah ♪
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♪ i'm lost in your mystery ♪
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♪ i'm found ♪
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♪ in your love for me ♪
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♪ oh i just wanna ♪
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♪ be here with you ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ yeah-yeah-yeah ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ i turn all ♪
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♪ my attention on you god ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ my portion ♪
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♪ you are my portion lord ♪
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♪ my prize ♪
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♪ my treasure ♪
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♪ oh you are life ♪
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♪ you are life ♪
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♪ you are life lord ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ oh you are ♪
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♪ you are ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ so let all that i am ♪
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♪ be consumed ♪
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♪ with who you are ♪
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♪ oh the glory ♪
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♪ of your presence ♪
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♪ what more could i ask for ♪
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♪ so let all that i am ♪
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♪ be consumed ♪
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♪ with who you are ♪
00:26:40.851 --> 00:26:44.555
♪ oh the glory ♪
00:26:44.622 --> 00:26:46.557
♪ of your presence ♪
00:26:46.624 --> 00:26:50.094
♪ what more could i ask for ♪
00:26:50.160 --> 00:26:53.864
♪ so let all ♪
00:26:53.931 --> 00:26:55.232
♪ so let all that i am ♪
00:26:55.299 --> 00:26:59.503
♪ oh god ♪
00:26:59.570 --> 00:27:00.604
♪ be consumed ♪
00:27:00.671 --> 00:27:02.106
♪ with who you are ♪
00:27:02.172 --> 00:27:05.909
♪ oh the glory ♪
00:27:05.976 --> 00:27:07.778
♪ of your presence ♪
00:27:07.845 --> 00:27:11.749
♪ what more ♪
00:27:11.815 --> 00:27:12.683
♪ could i ask for ♪
00:27:12.750 --> 00:27:13.450
♪ oh yes ♪
00:27:13.517 --> 00:27:14.351
♪ let all ♪
00:27:14.418 --> 00:27:16.320
♪ so let all that i am ♪
00:27:16.787 --> 00:27:19.957
♪ every part of me god ♪
00:27:20.024 --> 00:27:21.925
♪ be consumed ♪
00:27:21.992 --> 00:27:23.627
♪ with who you are ♪
00:27:23.694 --> 00:27:27.297
♪ oh the glory ♪
00:27:27.364 --> 00:27:29.299
♪ of your presence ♪
00:27:29.366 --> 00:27:29.999

Steven Furtick - Just Call Me Jacob (Part 2)

June 12, 2026 | 27:29

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