Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Keep It In Context (Part 2)

February 17, 2026 | 27:29

Elevation with Steven Furtick focuses on the strength of God in our everyday struggles.

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Keep It In Context (Part 2) | February 17, 2026

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> the bible says in verse 17
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>> the bible says in verse 17 that elisha prayed.
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That elisha prayed. but he prayed something
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But he prayed something very specific, didn't he?
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Very specific, didn't he? he didn't pray for god
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He didn't pray for god to send help...
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To send help... because the help...
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Because the help... was already there.
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Was already there. i feel like taking
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I feel like taking my shoes off and preaching.
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[cheering and applause]
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I feel like there
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I feel like there is somebody listening to me
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Is somebody listening to me preach today who doesn't
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Preach today who doesn't understand that your help
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Understand that your help is already here.
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[applause]
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And you keep asking
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And you keep asking for god to send help,
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For god to send help, you keep asking god
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You keep asking god to send something,
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To send something, but today let's change
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But today let's change your prayer a little bit.
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Your prayer a little bit. somebody pray this say, "god...
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Somebody pray this say, "god... >> congregation: god...
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>> congregation: god... >> show me something."
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>> show me something." >> congregation: show me
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>> congregation: show me something.
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Something. >> mm-hmm.
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>> mm-hmm. show me something
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Show me something that is already in my life.
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That is already in my life. show me something that
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Show me something that you already did.
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You already did. show me something that
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Show me something that i forgot about that would
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I forgot about that would cause me to know
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Cause me to know that you are greater
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That you are greater than what i'm going through.
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Than what i'm going through. you are greater than what
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You are greater than what i've been through.
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I've been through. you are greater than
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You are greater than the uncertainty that i face.
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The uncertainty that i face. god, show me something.
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God, show me something. pray it again, "god...
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Pray it again, "god... >> congregation: god...
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>> congregation: god... >> show me something."
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>> show me something." >> congregation: show me
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>> congregation: show me something.
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Something. >> he did not pray for god
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>> he did not pray for god to send horses and chariots,
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To send horses and chariots, it would have been redundant.
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It would have been redundant. god had already sent them.
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God had already sent them. i believe that before
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I believe that before the enemy showed up, god did.
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The enemy showed up, god did. i believe that before
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I believe that before the devil started messing
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The devil started messing with your life,
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With your life, god was making
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God was making a masterpiece of your life.
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A masterpiece of your life. the bible says that before you
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The bible says that before you were born he formed you.
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Were born he formed you. in your mother's womb,
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In your mother's womb, he knew you.
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He knew you. so, before the attack
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So, before the attack ever happened --
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Ever happened -- i don't know
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I don't know who needs to hear this,
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Who needs to hear this, but before the attack
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But before the attack ever happened the angels
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Ever happened the angels were already assigned.
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Were already assigned. god is busy in your situation.
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God is busy in your situation. god is busy in your life.
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God is busy in your life. god is setting up camp.
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God is setting up camp. and if the enemy sent
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And if the enemy sent a strong force that
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A strong force that means you represent
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Means you represent a significant threat to hell.
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A significant threat to hell. so, stop thinking
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So, stop thinking that the reason it's hard
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That the reason it's hard for you is because there's
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For you is because there's something wrong with you.
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Something wrong with you. the reason it's hard for you
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The reason it's hard for you is because there is
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Is because there is something great in you,
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Something great in you, something amazing in you,
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Something amazing in you, something designed about you,
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Something designed about you, something wired about you.
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Something wired about you. remember, elisha was surrounded
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Remember, elisha was surrounded because he was successful.
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Because he was successful. he was so good
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He was so good at doing his job for god,
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At doing his job for god, he was so good at prophesying,
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He was so good at prophesying, he was so being used by god
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He was so being used by god that the enemy said,
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That the enemy said, "we've got to surround him
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"we've got to surround him with something to stop him,"
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With something to stop him," but the good news is
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But the good news is before the enemy ever sent
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Before the enemy ever sent an assignment to stop him,
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An assignment to stop him, god sent the help
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God sent the help to support him.
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[applause]
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So, keep it in context.
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So, keep it in context. i know it's crazy
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I know it's crazy in your life right now,
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In your life right now, but keep it in context.
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But keep it in context. i know it's weird
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I know it's weird in your world right now,
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In your world right now, but keep it in context.
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But keep it in context. i know not everybody is nice
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I know not everybody is nice to you but keep it in context,
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To you but keep it in context, not everybody is mean to you.
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Not everybody is mean to you. keep it in context.
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Keep it in context. i know there are some
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I know there are some struggles in your life,
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Struggles in your life, who of us doesn't have something
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Who of us doesn't have something that we need to fix?
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That we need to fix? but look how far you've come.
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[applause]
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I mean, did you really
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I mean, did you really even think you would be
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Even think you would be in church today?
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In church today? keep it in context.
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Keep it in context. i know there's some stuff
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I know there's some stuff you're fighting at home
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You're fighting at home but you are here right now.
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So, keep it in context.
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So, keep it in context. if the enemy can't get you
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If the enemy can't get you fixated on one situation in your
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Fixated on one situation in your life he will get you fixated on
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Life he will get you fixated on one flaw in yourself.
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One flaw in yourself. so, elisha does not give him
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An elimination of the enemy,
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An elimination of the enemy, instead he gives him
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Instead he gives him an illumination of his help.
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An illumination of his help. now, i wanna share
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Now, i wanna share my favorite verse with you,
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My favorite verse with you, my favorite verse today.
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It says in 1 john 4:4,
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It says in 1 john 4:4, "that ye are of god,
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"that ye are of god, little children,
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Little children, and have overcome them,
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And have overcome them, because greater is he
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Because greater is he that is in you
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That is in you than he that is in the world."
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So, this how it feels, right?
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So, this how it feels, right? oh no, lord, we are surrounded.
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Oh no, lord, we are surrounded. what am i gonna do about this?
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What am i gonna do about this? it's coming in from every side,
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It's coming in from every side, and it is the pressure
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And it is the pressure of an attack that hasn't
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Of an attack that hasn't happened yet but might.
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Happened yet but might. i wanna speak about that
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I wanna speak about that for a moment.
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For a moment. some of you are suffering
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Some of you are suffering under the pressure of an attack
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Under the pressure of an attack that hasn't even happened yet,
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That hasn't even happened yet, but it might.
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But it might. and the devil hasn't even
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And the devil hasn't even done it to you yet,
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Done it to you yet, and you are already giving him
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And you are already giving him the permission to fill the file
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The permission to fill the file in your mind as if he did.
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In your mind as if he did. you are already living
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You are already living the injury as if it happened.
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The injury as if it happened. you are already limping
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You are already limping from a blow that the devil
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From a blow that the devil hasn't even struck yet.
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Hasn't even struck yet. you are already giving away this
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You are already giving away this moment in your life because
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Moment in your life because the enemy surrounded you.
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The enemy surrounded you. he didn't defeat him,
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He didn't defeat him, he just surrounded him.
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He just surrounded him. and when you feel
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And when you feel surrounded by the enemy,
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Surrounded by the enemy, i want you to begin
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I want you to begin to understand 1 john 4:4.
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Ou, i love this verse, bro.
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Ou, i love this verse, bro. because it gets the idea
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Because it gets the idea you are of god,
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You are of god, little children,
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Little children, and it helps me understand
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And it helps me understand why i feel so little
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Why i feel so little in the face of my enemy.
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In the face of my enemy. but then it says something that
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But then it says something that is very important, it says,
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Is very important, it says, "you have overcome them because
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"you have overcome them because greater is he that is in me
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Greater is he that is in me than he that is in the world."
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And elisha prayed not,
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And elisha prayed not, "god shrink my enemy,"
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"god shrink my enemy," but he prayed instead,
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But he prayed instead, "god open his eyes to see
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"god open his eyes to see that what is surrounding him,
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That what is surrounding him, you are surrounding it."
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[applause]
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Lj, hold me down.
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Lj, hold me down. because if it's me versus
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Because if it's me versus the enemy i'm in trouble.
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The enemy i'm in trouble. if it's me versus
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If it's me versus this addiction it's over.
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This addiction it's over. if it's me versus this
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If it's me versus this depression i'm not gonna
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Depression i'm not gonna take a pill strong enough.
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Take a pill strong enough. if it's me versus this season
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If it's me versus this season of my life i don't have
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Of my life i don't have the wisdom for it.
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The wisdom for it. if it's me versus
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If it's me versus the enemy i'm outnumbered.
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But 1 john 4:4 said
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But 1 john 4:4 said greater is he that is in me.
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So, i've been looking at
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So, i've been looking at the enemy and i've been defeated
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The enemy and i've been defeated 'cause that's all i see.
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'cause that's all i see. but i found out that
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But i found out that greater is he that is me.
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Greater is he that is me. and when i remember
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And when i remember who he is and what he did,
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Who he is and what he did, and what he gave me,
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And what i have in him,
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And what i have in him, my enemy isn't so big anymore
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My enemy isn't so big anymore 'cause i'll lift my eyes
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'cause i'll lift my eyes to hills from whence
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To hills from whence cometh my help.
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Cometh my help. my help cometh from the lord,
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The maker of heaven and earth.
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The maker of heaven and earth. and greater is he
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And greater is he that is in me.
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[applause]
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So, it's not
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So, it's not me versus my enemy,
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Me versus my enemy, it's the one who is...
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It's the one who is... >> congregation: in me.
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>> congregation: in me. >> versus my enemy.
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>> versus my enemy. this changes everything,
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This changes everything, 'cause it opens a brand new
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'cause it opens a brand new file in my mind.
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File in my mind. it let's me recognize
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It let's me recognize that even if i'm surrounded
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That even if i'm surrounded with no way out,
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With no way out, and even if i'm pressed,
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And even if i'm pressed, hard pressed,
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Hard pressed, even if i'm crushed,
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Even if i'm crushed, even if i'm persecuted,
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Even if i'm persecuted, even if i'm abandoned,
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Even if i'm abandoned, even if i'm broke,
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Even if i'm broke, even if i'm down,
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Even if i'm down, even if i'm suffocating,
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Even if i'm suffocating, even if one thing
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Even if one thing is piling up on another.
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Is piling up on another. even of my boss hates me,
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Even of my boss hates me, even if my employees hate me,
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Even if my employees hate me, even if i don't wanna do it,
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Even if i don't wanna do it, even if i feel lazy,
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Even if i feel lazy, even if i don't
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Even if i don't have what it takes,
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Have what it takes, the one who is in me
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The one who is in me is greater than
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Is greater than what's against me.
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[cheering and applause]
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So, it's not that it's not big,
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So, it's not that it's not big, it's just that i found
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It's just that i found something bigger.
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Something bigger. you're a big boy...
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[laughter]
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Unless we put you
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Unless we put you next to something bigger.
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Next to something bigger. that's all elisha did, he said,
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That's all elisha did, he said, "hey, this is big."
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"hey, this is big." tell somebody, "this is big...
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Tell somebody, "this is big... >> congregation: this is big.
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>> congregation: this is big. >> but there's
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>> but there's something bigger."
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Something bigger." >> congregation: but there's
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>> congregation: but there's something bigger."
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Something bigger." >> it's the purpose of god.
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>> it's the purpose of god. so, keep it in context.
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So, keep it in context. paul said, "i reckon
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Paul said, "i reckon that the sufferings of this
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That the sufferings of this present time aren't even worth
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Present time aren't even worth comparing to the glory that
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Comparing to the glory that will be revealed in us."
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Will be revealed in us." what is happening to me
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What is happening to me is not even worth comparing
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Is not even worth comparing to the glory that will
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To the glory that will be revealed in me.
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Be revealed in me. when paul says, "i reckon --"
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When paul says, "i reckon --" thank you so much,
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Thank you so much, you did a great job.
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[clapping and applause]
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I love you too.
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I love you too. just remember that when
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Just remember that when the devil picks on you,
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The devil picks on you, find something that's bigger.
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Find something that's bigger. that's all elisha did, he said,
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That's all elisha did, he said, "open his eyes to see
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"open his eyes to see something bigger."
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Something bigger." and could it be that
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And could it be that the pain in your life right now
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The pain in your life right now is a part of a bigger context
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Is a part of a bigger context that you can't understand
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That you can't understand right now?
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And that this is the reason
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And that this is the reason that the enemy has come
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That the enemy has come after you in full force
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After you in full force is because there
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Is because there is something bigger that
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Is something bigger that god is trying to do.
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God is trying to do. paul said, "i reckon."
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Paul said, "i reckon." that word does not mean
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That word does not mean "i know," it means
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"i know," it means "i am convinced
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"i am convinced of this opinion."
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I can't prove it,
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I can't prove it, but i reckon that when i see
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But i reckon that when i see what god is going to do through
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What god is going to do through this situation it will make
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This situation it will make what i went through to get to it
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What i went through to get to it seem small in comparison.
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[applause]
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And that's the decision
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And that's the decision of faith, my friend.
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[applause]
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And if you wanna open
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And if you wanna open a file in your mind today
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A file in your mind today of all the ways that god
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Of all the ways that god could use this situation,
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Could use this situation, if you wanna open a file
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If you wanna open a file in your mind today of all
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In your mind today of all the ways that god could
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The ways that god could turn this around.
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Turn this around. god has a thousand
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God has a thousand creative ways to use this.
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Creative ways to use this. you know, i don't
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You know, i don't think it was --
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Think it was -- i don't think it was
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I don't think it was coincidental where elisha was --
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Coincidental where elisha was -- sit down, i got something
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Sit down, i got something else to tell you.
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[laughter]
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There's something i learned
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There's something i learned two years ago that i have
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Two years ago that i have been waiting to share.
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Been waiting to share. and in this passage
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And in this passage it says that elisha kept
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It says that elisha kept telling his king, jehoram,
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Telling his king, jehoram, where the enemy was going
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Where the enemy was going to attack him so the enemy
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To attack him so the enemy came to attack elisha so that
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Came to attack elisha so that he could attack the nation.
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He could attack the nation. it was a bigger context.
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It was a bigger context. the devil isn't
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The devil isn't just attacking you,
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Just attacking you, he's attacking
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He's attacking everyone that your life
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Everyone that your life is supposed to impact.
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Is supposed to impact. and figures that if he can
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And figures that if he can get you to give up right here
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Get you to give up right here you won't get to make
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You won't get to make a generational impact.
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[applause]
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So, when you're fighting him
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So, when you're fighting him realize you're fighting
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Realize you're fighting for your family too,
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For your family too, and keep it in context.
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[applause]
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Tell your neighbor,
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Tell your neighbor, "i know it's hard...
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"i know it's hard... >> congregation: i know
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>> congregation: i know it's hard...
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It's hard... >> but keep it in context."
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>> but keep it in context." >> congregation: but keep it
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>> congregation: but keep it in context.
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In context. >> tell 'em,
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>> tell 'em, "it's not just about you,"
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"it's not just about you," >> congregation: it's not just
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>> congregation: it's not just about you...
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About you... >> give 'em deep,
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>> give 'em deep, penetrating eye contact
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Penetrating eye contact when you say that part,
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When you say that part, "it is not just about you."
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Put that in the comments,
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Put that in the comments, "it is not just about me."
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"it is not just about me." because there's a lesson
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Because there's a lesson in this that it was not only
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In this that it was not only who said don't be afraid,
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Who said don't be afraid, elisha the prophet,
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Elisha the prophet, but where he said it.
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See, in 2 kings 6:13 they were
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See, in 2 kings 6:13 they were looking all around for elisha
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And they said in verse 13,
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And they said in verse 13, "go find out where he is,
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"go find out where he is, so i can send men
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So i can send men and capture him.'
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And capture him.' and the report came back,
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And the report came back, 'he is in dothan.'"
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Now, i almost
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Now, i almost called this sermon,
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Called this sermon, "the devil went down
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"the devil went down to dothan."
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[laughter]
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I thought that would be
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I thought that would be a cool thing to call it,
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A cool thing to call it, but i knew it
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But i knew it could also be corny,
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Could also be corny, and i didn't wanna take
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And i didn't wanna take the risk so i just called it,
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The risk so i just called it, "keep it in context."
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"keep it in context." you know, when you
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You know, when you read the bible there's
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Read the bible there's a specific place and time,
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A specific place and time, the geography,
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The geography, all of these details in
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All of these details in the bible carry rich meaning.
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The bible carry rich meaning. and the place called dothan
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And the place called dothan is not a very famous place
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Is not a very famous place in the bible.
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In the bible. in fact, it is only mentioned
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In fact, it is only mentioned twice in all of scripture.
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Twice in all of scripture. this is once, and another
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This is once, and another occurrence is found
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Occurrence is found 1,000 years earlier.
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1,000 years earlier. there was a dysfunctional family
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There was a dysfunctional family in the book of genesis,
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In the book of genesis, a dad named jacob who had
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A dad named jacob who had a son that he really
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A son that he really loved named joseph.
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Loved named joseph. one day he sent his son, joseph,
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One day he sent his son, joseph, who was the son of the wife
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Who was the son of the wife that he loved,
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That he loved, to go check on
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To go check on his other brothers.
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His other brothers. and he had given him
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And he had given him an amazing coat.
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An amazing coat. and his brothers
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And his brothers not only hated his coat,
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Not only hated his coat, i think they really began
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I think they really began to despise the destiny
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To despise the destiny that was on his life.
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That was on his life. so, while his brothers
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So, while his brothers were herding sheep,
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Were herding sheep, joseph was for
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Joseph was for some reason at home,
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Some reason at home, being young as he was
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Being young as he was and his dad said,
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And his dad said, "go check on your brothers."
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"go check on your brothers." this is in the book
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This is in the book of genesis 37.
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Of genesis 37. and he went to a place called
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And he went to a place called shechem where he expected
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Shechem where he expected to find them tending the sheep
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To find them tending the sheep but they weren't there.
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But they weren't there. and we pick up the story in
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Genesis 37:16, he told the men,
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Genesis 37:16, he told the men, "i'm looking for my brothers.
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"i'm looking for my brothers. can you tell me where
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Can you tell me where they are grazing their flocks?"
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Now, the response that came
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Now, the response that came next would have been a story
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Next would have been a story that elisha the prophet would
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That elisha the prophet would have been familiar with.
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Have been familiar with. because, when he said,
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Because, when he said, "where are they?"
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"the men answered,
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"the men answered, 'they have moved on from here.
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'they have moved on from here. "i heard them say,
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"i heard them say, 'let's go to dothan.'
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'let's go to dothan.' so, joseph went
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So, joseph went after his brothers
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After his brothers and found them near dothan."
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This is the only
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This is the only other time in the bible
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Other time in the bible that dothan is mentioned.
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That dothan is mentioned. it is only mentioned twice
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It is only mentioned twice and this is one of them.
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And this is one of them. so, he goes to dothan
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So, he goes to dothan to find his brothers
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But look what verse 18 says,
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But look what verse 18 says, "they saw him in the distance,
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"they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them,
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And before he reached them, they plotted to kill him."
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And they took joseph.
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And they took joseph. and just as they were about
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And just as they were about to kill him, reuben said,
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To kill him, reuben said, "let's don't do it,"
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"let's don't do it," and so they decided
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And so they decided to throw him in
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To throw him in a cistern in dothan.
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A cistern in dothan. and they put him in the cistern,
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And they put him in the cistern, not sure what to do, had lunch,
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Not sure what to do, had lunch, when just about
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When just about that time a caravan
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That time a caravan of ishmaelite traders were --
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Of ishmaelite traders were -- well, let me just show you
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Well, let me just show you this on the map real quick.
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This on the map real quick. just about the time that
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Just about the time that they were having their lunch
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They were having their lunch you see that red line where
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You see that red line where joseph started out that day?
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Joseph started out that day? and he goes all the way up
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And he goes all the way up to a place on the map
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To a place on the map called dothan.
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Called dothan. and when he gets to dothan
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And when he gets to dothan his brothers try to kill him
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His brothers try to kill him because they're envious of him
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Because they're envious of him and they don't get him.
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And they don't get him. and so, just as they're about
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And so, just as they're about to kill him one of the brothers
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To kill him one of the brothers cries out and says,
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Cries out and says, "no, let's don't kill him,
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"no, let's don't kill him, let's just put him
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Let's just put him in this cistern."
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In this cistern." so, they leave him
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So, they leave him in the cistern,
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In the cistern, perhaps to leave him for dead,
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Perhaps to leave him for dead, to hide him from the father.
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To hide him from the father. what are we gonna do?
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What are we gonna do? but just at that time,
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But just at that time, you see that blue line
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You see that blue line that comes down right there
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That comes down right there and it kinda matches up
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And it kinda matches up with the red line?
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With the red line? you see the one that
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You see the one that comes up from top?
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Comes up from top? that's the caravan
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That's the caravan that was coming through,
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That was coming through, the ishmaelite caravan
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The ishmaelite caravan that was coming through.
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That was coming through. and just about the time they're
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And just about the time they're coming through and joseph
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Coming through and joseph is in a cistern,
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Is in a cistern, one of joseph's brothers
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One of joseph's brothers named judas says,
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Named judas says, "hey, what if instead
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"hey, what if instead of killing him,
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Of killing him, what if we sell him?
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What if we sell him? this seems to be
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This seems to be an opportune time.
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An opportune time. the caravan is coming right now,
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The caravan is coming right now, joseph is in the cistern.
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Joseph is in the cistern. if we sell him right now we can
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If we sell him right now we can profit 20 shekels off of him
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Profit 20 shekels off of him and we don't kill him."
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And we don't kill him." and so, joseph is sold
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And so, joseph is sold into slavery, right?
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Into slavery, right? but he is also sent
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But he is also sent to be a deliverer
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To be a deliverer for his family in egypt,
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For his family in egypt, and both are true,
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And both are true, and both happened in dothan.
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And both happened in dothan. it was in dothan that
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It was in dothan that they tried to take his life,
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They tried to take his life, it was in dothan that
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It was in dothan that god stopped it.
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God stopped it. it was in dothan that
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It was in dothan that he was sold into slavery,
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He was sold into slavery, it was in dothan
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It was in dothan that he was positioned
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That he was positioned to be a deliverer.
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To be a deliverer. it was in dothan that
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It was in dothan that he got in the right cart,
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He got in the right cart, at the right time so that
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At the right time so that he could be positioned
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He could be positioned in the right house so that
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In the right house so that he could have the right answer
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He could have the right answer when the famine came to egypt,
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When the famine came to egypt, when the famine came
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When the famine came to the whole world,
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To the whole world, so that his family
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So that his family who had tried to kill him
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Who had tried to kill him would come to him so that
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Would come to him so that he would have the bread that
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He would have the bread that they needed in the season that
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They needed in the season that they never saw coming.
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They never saw coming. and all of that
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And all of that happened in dothan.
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Happened in dothan. because i'm trying to tell you
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Because i'm trying to tell you that god does stuff in dothan.
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That god does stuff in dothan. see, dothan is a place
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See, dothan is a place you might not have chosen,
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You might not have chosen, dothan is a place
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Dothan is a place you might not like,
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You might not like, dothan is a place you
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Dothan is a place you might not have voted to go.
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Might not have voted to go. dothan can be a scary place.
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Dothan can be a scary place. dothan is a place where
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Dothan is a place where you can feel surrounded
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You can feel surrounded but dothan is a place
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But dothan is a place where god will send
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Where god will send the right car,
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The right person,
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The right person, the right thing,
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The right thing, the right idea,
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The right idea, the right redemption,
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The right redemption, the right opportunity
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The right opportunity at the right time 'cause
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At the right time 'cause you're the right one 'cause
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You're the right one 'cause the hand of god is on you.
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The hand of god is on you. and it's always been on you
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And you will not die in dothan.
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And you will not die in dothan. you will not die in dothan.
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[cheering and applause]
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You can't die in dothan.
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You can't die in dothan. and elisha had
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And elisha had a file in his mind.
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A file in his mind. when he saw the chariots
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When he saw the chariots surrounding him in dothan
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Surrounding him in dothan he thought back,
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He thought back, "i remember somebody
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"i remember somebody who was in dothan and it
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Who was in dothan and it looked like it was over,"
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Looked like it was over," and his mind went to a file
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And his mind went to a file from 1,000 years ago that
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From 1,000 years ago that if god brought joseph to egypt
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If god brought joseph to egypt to save israel through a place
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To save israel through a place called dothan,
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Called dothan, he's gonna do something
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He's gonna do something in my situation right here,
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In my situation right here, right now.
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Right now. and i need 100
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And i need 100 glad people to shout about
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Glad people to shout about the fact that god will not
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The fact that god will not let you die in dothan.
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[applause]
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I had to get
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I had to get an attitude with the enemy
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An attitude with the enemy and tell him,
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And tell him, "there's more in me.
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"there's more in me. greater is he who is...
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Greater is he who is... in me."
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In me." what i'm going through
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What i'm going through right now is nothing
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Right now is nothing compared to the glory that
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Compared to the glory that will be revealed in me.
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Will be revealed in me. and if you have faith
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And if you have faith to say it right now, say,
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To say it right now, say, "i've got more in me...
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"i've got more in me... >> congregation: i've got
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>> congregation: i've got more in me...
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More in me... >> i've got more in me."
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>> i've got more in me." >> congregation: i've got
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>> congregation: i've got more in me.
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More in me. >> i've got more love in me
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>> i've got more love in me than i've got hate in me.
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Than i've got hate in me. i've got more good days
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I've got more good days ahead of me.
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Ahead of me. i've got more dreams in me
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I've got more dreams in me than i have disappointment.
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[applause]
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I know it's odd
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I know it's odd to preach off of a map,
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To preach off of a map, but if you look at that
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But if you look at that map one more time it will
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Map one more time it will remind you of the lesson
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Remind you of the lesson of elisha who said,
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Of elisha who said, "don't even worry about it,
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"don't even worry about it, keep it in context.
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Keep it in context. there's more with us
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There's more with us than against us."
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Than against us." it will remind you
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It will remind you of joseph that said,
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Of joseph that said, "you meant it for evil
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"you meant it for evil but god meant it for good."
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But god meant it for good." it will remind you --
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It will remind you -- if you look at dothan
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If you look at dothan for a moment,
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For a moment, you'll see that it
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You'll see that it is just a dot,
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Is just a dot, it's not a destiny.
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[applause]
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And that little dot was
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And that little dot was a place where the most horrible
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A place where the most horrible thing happened to joseph.
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Thing happened to joseph. i'm sure he never fully
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I'm sure he never fully recovered from what happened,
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Recovered from what happened, but he was restored enough from
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But he was restored enough from what happened to move forward in
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What happened to move forward in the revelation of who god was.
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[applause]
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And that is what i am
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And that is what i am trying to say to you,
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Trying to say to you, is that if you --
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Is that if you -- hmm.
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Hmm. if you let this dot define you,
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If you let this dot define you, this hard thing define you,
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This hard thing define you, this dothan define you,
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This dothan define you, you've gotta remember
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You've gotta remember that there's always more
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That there's always more in me than against me
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In me than against me because god is in me.
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Because god is in me. so, what could i go through
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So, what could i go through that would be greater
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That would be greater than his plan for me?
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Than his plan for me? and if you keep this in context
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And if you keep this in context you can say like paul,
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You can say like paul, "i reckon."
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"i reckon." tell your neighbor, "i reckon...
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Tell your neighbor, "i reckon... >> congregation: i reckon...
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>> congregation: i reckon... >> because i recognize...
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>> because i recognize... >> congregation: because
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I recognize...
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I recognize... >> because i lift my eyes...
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>> because i lift my eyes... >> congregation: because
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>> congregation: because i lift my eyes...
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I lift my eyes... >> and i see help in the hills."
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>> and i see help in the hills." >> congregation: and i see
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>> congregation: and i see help in the hills.
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Help in the hills. >> and i am reminded that
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>> and i am reminded that before my heart was filled
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Before my heart was filled with fear the hills were
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With fear the hills were filled with my help.
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Filled with my help. because he is my help.
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[cheering and applause]
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It was so good when
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It was so good when god gave it to me, he said,
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God gave it to me, he said, "this is just a dot
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"this is just a dot in your life.
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In your life. this is just
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This is just a dot in your life."
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A dot in your life." i'm coming to this side,
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I'm coming to this side, i feel pulled to this side.
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I feel pulled to this side. i'mma keep my shoes on
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I'mma keep my shoes on and come over here.
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And come over here. it's a dot in your life.
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It's a dot in your life. put it back up there.
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Put it back up there. it is a dot.
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It is a dot. he could not die there
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He could not die there because he had more to do.
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Because he had more to do. god is not done with you.
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God is not done with you. god is not finished with you.
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God is not finished with you. and i reckon.
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[applause]
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I reckon this season
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I reckon this season of suffering in your life
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Of suffering in your life is just a dot.
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Is just a dot. i know how hard
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I know how hard it's been for you,
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It's been for you, i've been hearing about it.
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I've been hearing about it. i know that some days
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I know that some days it's all you can do.
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It's all you can do. and everybody's saying
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And everybody's saying how positive you are
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How positive you are and sometimes you feel like,
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And sometimes you feel like, "well, who's gonna
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"well, who's gonna encourage me?"
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Encourage me?" but in light of what god
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But in light of what god is doing through you
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Is doing through you this is just a dot,
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This is just a dot, it's not even worth comparing.
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It's not even worth comparing. the way that god
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The way that god is using your life,
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Is using your life, do you not understand that
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Do you not understand that your testimony is changing
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Your testimony is changing grown men's lives?
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Grown men's lives? they are hearing about your
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They are hearing about your faith and your perseverance
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Faith and your perseverance and what you are going through,
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And what you are going through, although it is difficult,
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Although it is difficult, it is a dot.
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It is a dot. god is not
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God is not through with you.
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[applause]
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>> thank you so much
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>> thank you so much for joining us today.
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For joining us today. if today's message
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If today's message spoke to you,
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Spoke to you, i wanna invite you to partner
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I wanna invite you to partner with us so that someone else can
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With us so that someone else can hear that same
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Hear that same life-changing word.
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Your generosity truly
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Your generosity truly makes a difference.
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Makes a difference. every time you give,
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Every time you give, you're helping us
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You're helping us take the gospel further
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Take the gospel further and get god's word into
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And get god's word into someone else's heart.
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Someone else's heart. this ministry exists so that
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This ministry exists so that people far from god will be
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People far from god will be raised to life in christ,
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Raised to life in christ, and you are a part
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And you are a part of that incredible story.
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Of that incredible story. because of you,
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Because of you, messages filled with truth
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Messages filled with truth and hope are reaching people
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And hope are reaching people around the world.
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Around the world. so please,
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So please, call the number on your screen
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Call the number on your screen or go online right now to give.
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Or go online right now to give. every gift matters,
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Every gift matters, every gift counts.
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Every gift counts. when you put your gift with my
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When you put your gift with my gift and the gifts of others,
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Gift and the gifts of others, god does miracles.
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God does miracles. he multiplies it
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He multiplies it and the gospel goes forth.
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And the gospel goes forth. thank you for being a part
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Thank you for being a part of what god is doing.
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Of what god is doing. we are so grateful for you.
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We are so grateful for you. and if you'd like to watch
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And if you'd like to watch today's message again,
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Today's message again, it's available on youtube.
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It's available on youtube. just scan the qr code
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Just scan the qr code on your screen and it'll take
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On your screen and it'll take you straight to our channel.
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You straight to our channel. thank you for joining us
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Thank you for joining us and i'll see you next time.
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>> the mission
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Of steven furtick ministries
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Has always been getting god's
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Word into people's hearts.
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In 2022,
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We launched our prison ministry
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And god has been moving.
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Today, our volunteers bring
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Church to 14 facilities
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Nationwide and reach thousands
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More online through
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Outreach partners
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And an app called pando.
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We've seen over 700 baptisms,
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Over 3,000 decisions for christ,
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And we're believing that we will
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Have a consistent presence in
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20 prisons by the end of 2026,
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Because we know that no place
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Is out of reach
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For the gospel,
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And it's your partnership
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That makes it possible.
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♪ ♪
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>> elevation nights is back
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On tour in 2026!
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Let's go!
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>> ♪ jesus be the name ♪
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♪ jesus be the name ♪
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♪ oh jesus be the name ♪
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♪ that gets all the glory ♪
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>> ♪ jesus ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ a miracle can happen now ♪
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♪ for the spirit of the lord ♪
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♪ is here ♪
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♪ right here ♪
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♪ the evidence is all around ♪
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♪ that the spirit ♪
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♪ of the lord is here ♪
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♪ ooh-ooh-oooh ♪
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♪ a miracle can happen ♪
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♪ right now ♪
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♪ for the spirit ♪
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♪ of the lord is here ♪
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♪ the evidence is all ♪
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♪ i see you all around me ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ for the spirit ♪
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♪ of the lord is here ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ why are you ♪
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♪ so good to me ♪
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♪ why are you so good to me ♪
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♪ you must see a treasure ♪
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♪ hidden underneath ♪
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♪ why are you so good to me ♪
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♪ so good-so good ♪
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♪ and this is more ♪
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♪ than i deserve ♪
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♪ yes this is more ♪
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♪ than i deserve ♪
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♪ oh your overwhelming grace ♪
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♪ i could never earn ♪
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♪ this is more ♪
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♪ than i deserve ♪
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♪ yeah ♪
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♪ ♪
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Steven Furtick - Keep It In Context (Part 2)

February 17, 2026 | 27:29

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