Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Let Me Show You The Door (Part 1)

September 22, 2025 | 28:0

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

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Let Me Show You The Door (Part 1) | September 22, 2025

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> i wanted to set up
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>> i wanted to set up the message for you today
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The message for you today personally because i believe
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Personally because i believe there is a word for those
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There is a word for those of you that have been
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Of you that have been dealing with the discouragement
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Dealing with the discouragement or maybe even just the deceit
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Or maybe even just the deceit of the devil in your mind,
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Of the devil in your mind, in your mind.
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In your mind. and just put in the comments
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And just put in the comments real quick,
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Real quick, "the battle is in your mind."
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"the battle is in your mind." that's where the battle is.
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That's where the battle is. and the truth of god's word
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And the truth of god's word has something for you
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Has something for you for the battle in your mind.
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For the battle in your mind. we're gonna be in
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We're gonna be in two scriptures today,
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Two scriptures today, acts 14:26-28,
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Acts 14:26-28, matthew 4:8-11,
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Matthew 4:8-11, and some other ones too.
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And some other ones too. but we'll get it as we go.
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But we'll get it as we go. if you're ready
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If you're ready for the word of god,
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For the word of god, put it in the comments
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Put it in the comments right now, "i'm ready."
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Right now, "i'm ready." let's go.
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♪ ♪
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>> "from attalia they
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>> "from attalia they sailed back to antioch,
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Sailed back to antioch, where they had been
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Where they had been committed to the grace of god
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Committed to the grace of god for the work they had
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For the work they had now completed.
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Now completed. on arriving there,
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On arriving there, they gathered the church
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They gathered the church together and reported
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Together and reported all that god had done
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All that god had done through them and how
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Through them and how he had opened a door
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He had opened a door of faith to the gentiles.
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Of faith to the gentiles. and they stayed there
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And they stayed there a long time with the disciples."
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Now, i know i'm dropping
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Now, i know i'm dropping you in the middle of that
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You in the middle of that passage and just not telling
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Passage and just not telling you much about it at all.
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You much about it at all. it doesn't even say who
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It doesn't even say who the characters are,
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The characters are, it just says,
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It just says, "they, they, they."
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"they, they, they." i'll come back to that.
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I'll come back to that. but let's look at one
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But let's look at one in matthew 4 before
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In matthew 4 before we officially begin
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We officially begin the sermon.
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The sermon. matthew 4:8-11,
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Matthew 4:8-11, and this one should be
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And this one should be a little bit more familiar
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A little bit more familiar to you both in the bible
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To you both in the bible and in your own life.
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"again, the devil,"
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"again, the devil," you know him.
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You know him. that is a character
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That is a character who needs no introduction.
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Who needs no introduction. "again, the devil took him
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"again, the devil took him to a very high mountain,"
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To a very high mountain," him being jesus,
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Him being jesus, "and showed him all
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"and showed him all the kingdoms of the world
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The kingdoms of the world and their splendor.
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And their splendor. 'all this i will give you,'
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'all this i will give you,' he said,
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He said, 'if you will bow down
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'if you will bow down and worship me.'
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And worship me.' jesus said to him,
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Jesus said to him, "away from me, satan!
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"away from me, satan! for it is written:
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For it is written: 'worship the lord your god
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'worship the lord your god and serve him only.''"
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And serve him only.''" and verse 8 and 9 is where
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And verse 8 and 9 is where a lot of us have
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Been living lately,
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Been living lately, where the devil
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Where the devil has been talking to us
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Has been talking to us and taking us places
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And taking us places in our minds.
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In our minds. and verse 11 is where we wanna
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And verse 11 is where we wanna get today by the time
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Get today by the time i'm done preaching.
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Verse 11 says,
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Verse 11 says, "then the devil left him,
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"then the devil left him, and angels came
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And angels came and attended him."
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And attended him." "then the devil,"
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How many wanna get to verse 11
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How many wanna get to verse 11 by the time i'm finished today?
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[applause]
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"then the devil left him,
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"then the devil left him, and angels came
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And angels came and attended him."
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And attended him." so, i like to give my
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Messages fun titles,
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Messages fun titles, titles that are fun for me,
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Titles that are fun for me, and sometimes i like to have
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And sometimes i like to have you say them to your neighbor.
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You say them to your neighbor. and basically,
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And basically, what jesus told the devil was,
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What jesus told the devil was, "get out of here."
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"get out of here." and so, i'm gonna have you
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And so, i'm gonna have you say to your neighbor
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Say to your neighbor what jesus said to the devil,
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What jesus said to the devil, and just tell your neighbor,
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And just tell your neighbor, "i know you're not the devil."
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"i know you're not the devil." >> congregation: i know you're
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>> congregation: i know you're not the devil."
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Not the devil." >> tell 'em, "i love you.
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>> tell 'em, "i love you. >> congregation: i love you.
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>> congregation: i love you. >> but for the purpose
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>> but for the purpose of illustration."
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Of illustration." >> congregation: but for
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>> congregation: but for the purpose of illustration.
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The purpose of illustration. >> now, the next thing
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>> now, the next thing is my title.
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Is my title. you gonna say it
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You gonna say it to 'em real nice.
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To 'em real nice. say it real polite,
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Say it real polite, but say it firm.
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But say it firm. look at them like
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Look at them like they need to leave.
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[laughter]
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Okay?
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Okay? like, they need to leave.
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Like, they need to leave. they've overstayed their
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They've overstayed their welcome, and tell 'em this,
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Welcome, and tell 'em this, "let me show you the door."
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"let me show you the door." >> congregation: let me show
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>> congregation: let me show you the door.
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You the door. >> that's my message.
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[applause]
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Let me show you the door.
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Let me show you the door. this is an
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This is an international ministry,
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International ministry, so idioms don't always
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So idioms don't always translate across cultures.
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Translate across cultures. that is a polite way of saying,
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That is a polite way of saying, "you gotta go."
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"you gotta go." let me show you the door.
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Let me show you the door. i'm making a call.
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I'm making a call. you need to go now.
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You need to go now. look at your other neighbor
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Look at your other neighbor and say, "let me.
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And say, "let me. >> congregation: let me.
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>> congregation: let me. >> show you.
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>> show you. >> congregation: show you.
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>> congregation: show you. >> the door."
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>> the door." >> congregation: the door.
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>> congregation: the door. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. "in jesus' name."
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"in jesus' name." >> congregation: in jesus' name.
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>> congregation: in jesus' name. >> put that at the end
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>> put that at the end so it sounds nice.
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[applause]
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And be seated, be seated.
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And be seated, be seated. god is good.
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God is good. jesus ran that devil off.
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Jesus ran that devil off. "away from me, satan."
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"away from me, satan." in the king james version
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In the king james version it says,
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It says, "get thee hence, satan."
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"get thee hence, satan." that's basically saying,
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That's basically saying, "let me show you the door.
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"let me show you the door. you gotta go now.
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You gotta go now. i've got something to do."
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I've got something to do." and jesus ran the devil
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And jesus ran the devil off and made him flee,
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Off and made him flee, because when the devil came
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Because when the devil came to him with three
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To him with three different temptations,
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Different temptations, each time the devil
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Each time the devil came at him,
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Came at him, he had the perfect comeback.
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He had the perfect comeback. and that's what we need
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And that's what we need to develop in our lives,
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To develop in our lives, is a comeback strategy
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Is a comeback strategy for when satan comes at us.
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For when satan comes at us. come on.
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Come on. when accusation comes at you,
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When accusation comes at you, i want you to have
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I want you to have a comeback strategy.
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A comeback strategy. have you ever had
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Have you ever had a perfect comeback,
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A perfect comeback, but you couldn't say it.
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[laughter]
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Because you calculated
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Because you calculated the damage it would do,
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The damage it would do, and you realized you were
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And you realized you were not in a position
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Not in a position to take the shot?
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To take the shot? maybe it was your boss,
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Maybe it was your boss, or maybe you just didn't
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Or maybe you just didn't wanna have to mop
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Wanna have to mop it up later.
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It up later. or maybe you knew if you said
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Or maybe you knew if you said what you were gonna say,
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What you were gonna say, maybe they had something
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Maybe they had something they could say?
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They could say? this is not a marriage seminar,
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This is not a marriage seminar, so i'm gonna
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So i'm gonna move quickly through it.
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Move quickly through it. to where you have the perfect
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To where you have the perfect comeback and you can't use it,
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Comeback and you can't use it, or you have the perfect
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Or you have the perfect comeback but it's on a delay.
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[laughter]
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And you think of it,
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And you think of it, like, thursday,
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Like, thursday, but it happened monday,
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But it happened monday, so it would be kind of awkward
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So it would be kind of awkward to go back and say,
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To go back and say, "hey, say that thing again.
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"hey, say that thing again. say that thing again.
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Say that thing again. say it again.
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Say it again. i'm ready for you now."
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[laughter]
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Because it was on a delay.
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Because it was on a delay. there's actually,
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There's actually, like, a term for that.
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Like, a term for that. they call it staircase wit.
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They call it staircase wit. it's when you have
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It's when you have to go all the way down
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To go all the way down the stairs and you're
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The stairs and you're almost out the door,
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Almost out the door, and you remember what you
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Should have said,
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Should have said, or you think of what
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Or you think of what you should have said,
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You should have said, and you turn back around.
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And you turn back around. but i like to share these little
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But i like to share these little stories that we share
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Stories that we share as preachers because
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As preachers because they're funny.
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They're funny. and forgive me
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And forgive me if you've heard this one.
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If you've heard this one. but there is a story of a lady
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Who went to a church,
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Who went to a church, and she was not used
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And she was not used to going to church
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To going to church and so she didn't have
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And so she didn't have a lot of church clothes,
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A lot of church clothes, and it was a really
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And it was a really traditional church.
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Traditional church. and so, she went
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And so, she went in what she had.
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In what she had. and she went in her clothes,
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And she went in her clothes, but they weren't very modest,
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But they weren't very modest, and they weren't very nice.
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And they weren't very nice. and everybody there was dressed
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And everybody there was dressed very modestly and very nice.
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Very modestly and very nice. so, the lady sat through
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So, the lady sat through the service,
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The service, and she was moved by it.
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And she was moved by it. and when she was leaving
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And when she was leaving the church,
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The church, the preacher was
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The preacher was waiting at the door.
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Waiting at the door. it was a very small church,
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It was a very small church, and he would always
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And he would always shake everyone's hand
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Shake everyone's hand on the way out the door.
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On the way out the door. and when he saw her,
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And when he saw her, he took the opportunity
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He took the opportunity to tell her,
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To tell her, "we're so glad to have
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"we're so glad to have you as our guest today,
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You as our guest today, and you're welcome
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And you're welcome to come back here,
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To come back here, but before you come back,
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But before you come back, i want you to pray and ask
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I want you to pray and ask the lord what he would
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The lord what he would have you to wear when
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Have you to wear when you come back to our church."
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You come back to our church." and so, she left pretty
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And so, she left pretty embarrassed by that.
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Embarrassed by that. and she went home,
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And she went home, and she came back
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And she came back the next week.
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The next week. she came back the next week
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She came back the next week and she sat through the service,
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And she sat through the service, and this time people
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And this time people were a little bit more
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Were a little bit more offended and annoyed,
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Offended and annoyed, and especially the pastor,
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And especially the pastor, because the whole sermon
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Because the whole sermon he's thinking,
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He's thinking, "woman, i told you."
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"woman, i told you." and so, he's waiting
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And so, he's waiting for her at the door
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For her at the door when the service is over.
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When the service is over. and he said,
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And he said, "hey, i thought i told you
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"hey, i thought i told you to pray and ask the lord
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To pray and ask the lord what you should wear
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What you should wear to this church before
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To this church before you came back."
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You came back." and she said,
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And she said, "oh, i did."
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"oh, i did." and he said,
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And he said, "but you're wearing the same
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"but you're wearing the same thing you wore last week."
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Thing you wore last week." she said, "uh-huh."
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She said, "uh-huh." and he said,
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And he said, "well, didn't you pray
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"well, didn't you pray and ask the lord what
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And ask the lord what to wear before you came
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To wear before you came back to this church?"
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Back to this church?" and she said, "i did."
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And she said, "i did." and the preacher said,
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And the preacher said, "but what did he tell you?"
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"but what did he tell you?" and she said,
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And she said, "he told me he didn't know.
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"he told me he didn't know. he'd never been
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He'd never been to this church before."
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[laughter and applause]
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That is the power
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That is the power of a perfect comeback.
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Of a perfect comeback. shut that down.
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[laughter]
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What do you say to that?
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What do you say to that? three times, satan tempted
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Three times, satan tempted jesus in the wilderness.
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Jesus in the wilderness. three times,
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Three times, jesus had the perfect comeback.
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Jesus had the perfect comeback. satan said,
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Satan said, "if you're hungry,"
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"if you're hungry," because jesus had been
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Because jesus had been fasting for 40 days,
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Fasting for 40 days, "turn these stones into bread."
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"turn these stones into bread." you know,
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You know, the bible says that
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The bible says that god can do anything.
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God can do anything. and jesus said,
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And jesus said, "it's also written,
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"it's also written, 'do not put the lord
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'do not put the lord your god to the test.'"
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Your god to the test.'" the perfect comeback.
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The perfect comeback. "okay.
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"okay. well, let me get you
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Well, let me get you to prove god's power.
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To prove god's power. if you're really the son of god,
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If you're really the son of god, throw yourself off
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Throw yourself off this high point,
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This high point, and the angels will catch you.
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And the angels will catch you. doesn't the bible
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Doesn't the bible talk about angels?
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Talk about angels? the angels will
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The angels will catch you, right?
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Catch you, right? prove that you are
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Prove that you are who you say you are."
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Who you say you are." and jesus said,
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And jesus said, "i don't have to do that,
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"i don't have to do that, because i know what
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Because i know what the word says.
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The word says. it is written,"
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It is written," each time the enemy
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Each time the enemy came to jesus,
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Came to jesus, each time satan spoke,
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Jesus had the perfect comeback.
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Jesus had the perfect comeback. the third time is the one
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The third time is the one we referenced just now
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We referenced just now in matthew 4
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In matthew 4 and it's so beautiful,
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And it's so beautiful, because jesus doesn't even
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Because jesus doesn't even bother to argue this time.
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Bother to argue this time. he just says,
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He just says, "let me show you the door.
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Get thee hence away
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Get thee hence away from me, satan."
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From me, satan." and it works,
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And it works, and the devil leaves.
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And the devil leaves. so, there's three things
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So, there's three things that are happening in
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That are happening in this passage that may
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This passage that may be happening in your life
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Be happening in your life and it's what i wanna talk
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And it's what i wanna talk about for our lesson today.
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About for our lesson today. the first one is
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The first one is the devil led jesus.
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The devil led jesus. the second one
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The second one is he lied to jesus.
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Is he lied to jesus. the third one is he left jesus.
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The third one is he left jesus. so, he led, he lied,
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So, he led, he lied, and he left.
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And he left. what did he do?
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What did he do? everybody, say, "he led.
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Everybody, say, "he led. >> congregation: he led.
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>> congregation: he led. >> he lied.
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>> he lied. >> congregation: he lied.
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>> congregation: he lied. >> and he left."
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>> and he left." >> congregation: and he left.
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>> congregation: and he left. >> now, it occurs to me
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>> now, it occurs to me that a lot of us are stuck
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That a lot of us are stuck in the first two.
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In the first two. that in your mind,
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That in your mind, the devil is telling you stuff,
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The devil is telling you stuff, and he is leading you,
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And he is leading you, and he is lying to you,
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And he is lying to you, but you can't figure out
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But you can't figure out how to make him leave.
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How to make him leave. and thankfully for us,
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And thankfully for us, jesus gives us
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Jesus gives us the perfect comeback.
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The perfect comeback. isn't it amazing, though,
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Isn't it amazing, though, that a lot of people,
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That a lot of people, when you talk to them about,
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When you talk to them about, you know,
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You know, "the devil is talking to you,"
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"the devil is talking to you," or, "the devil is tempting you,"
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Or, "the devil is tempting you," they kinda have a, "not me.
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They kinda have a, "not me. i don't know what
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I don't know what you're talking about," attitude.
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You're talking about," attitude. and it is possible --
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And it is possible -- let me just say this
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Let me just say this in the very beginning.
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In the very beginning. it is possible that the devil
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It is possible that the devil is not talking to you.
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Is not talking to you. it may be that you are a more
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It may be that you are a more advanced christian than jesus.
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[laughter]
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So, maybe jesus had
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So, maybe jesus had to fight this, but you don't.
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To fight this, but you don't. maybe you have matured
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Maybe you have matured more than jesus.
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More than jesus. or there is a
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Or there is a second possibility.
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Second possibility. and i can illustrate
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And i can illustrate the second possibility this way.
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The second possibility this way. you say, "well, the devil
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You say, "well, the devil doesn't discourage me.
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Doesn't discourage me. i never think
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I never think i'm not good enough.
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I'm not good enough. i never think i don't
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I never think i don't have what it takes.
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Have what it takes. i never think i can't do it.
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I never think i can't do it. i never think i should change."
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I never think i should change." all of this, you --
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All of this, you -- you know how on your gps,
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You know how on your gps, this is just an illustration,
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This is just an illustration, you put in a destination,
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You put in a destination, and then you put it --
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And then you put it -- some people leave the narrator
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Some people leave the narrator on where it says out loud
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On where it says out loud where you need to turn
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Where you need to turn and stuff like that.
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And stuff like that. but the person on the gps does
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But the person on the gps does not talk unless it
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Not talk unless it wants you to turn in
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Wants you to turn in a different direction.
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A different direction. you can run the gps
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You can run the gps as much as you want,
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As much as you want, and if the gps likes
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And if the gps likes the direction you're headed,
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The direction you're headed, it won't say anything.
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It won't say anything. so, maybe the devil isn't
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So, maybe the devil isn't saying anything to you.
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[applause]
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Y'all awake now.
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[applause]
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Maybe he likes the direction
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Maybe he likes the direction you're headed in.
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You're headed in. good golly, miss molly,
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Good golly, miss molly, help this man preach.
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[applause]
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So, if the devil is
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So, if the devil is talking to you,
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Talking to you, that tells me something
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That tells me something about where god is taking you.
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About where god is taking you. if he's not,
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If he's not, it shows me that he doesn't
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It shows me that he doesn't wanna waste any resistance
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Wanna waste any resistance on a christian that doesn't
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On a christian that doesn't have any forward momentum.
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Have any forward momentum. if he's not discouraging you,
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If he's not discouraging you, you are not being pushed past
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You are not being pushed past your comfort zone.
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Your comfort zone. he will feed you.
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He will feed you. he will comfort you all
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He will comfort you all the way into complacency,
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But if you ever
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But if you ever start making progress.
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Start making progress. everybody, say, "progress."
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Everybody, say, "progress." >> congregation: progress.
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>> congregation: progress. >> it is significant for a lot
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>> it is significant for a lot of us to realize that jesus
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Of us to realize that jesus was tempted by the enemy on
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Was tempted by the enemy on the verge of his
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The verge of his earthly ministry.
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He was the eternal word of god.
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He was the eternal word of god. he was not new to the scene,
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He was not new to the scene, and yet this was the moment
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And yet this was the moment that the word made flesh
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That the word made flesh was about to begin his
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Was about to begin his mission to the cross.
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Mission to the cross. and so,
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And so, the devil starts talking.
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The devil starts talking. and the fact that the devil
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And the fact that the devil is talking to jesus tells us
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Is talking to jesus tells us that god is taking
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That god is taking him somewhere.
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Him somewhere. god is taking me somewhere.
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God is taking me somewhere. tell your neighbor,
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Tell your neighbor, "that's why i've
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"that's why i've been struggling.
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Been struggling. >> congregation: that's why
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>> congregation: that's why i've been struggling.
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I've been struggling. >> because god is
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>> because god is taking me somewhere."
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Taking me somewhere." >> congregation: because god
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>> congregation: because god is taking me somewhere.
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Is taking me somewhere. >> see, i used to just give
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>> see, i used to just give into every sin
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Into every sin but now i try to resist it.
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But now i try to resist it. so, i'm struggling now,
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So, i'm struggling now, but the struggle that
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But the struggle that i have now is proof of the fact
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I have now is proof of the fact that i'm heading somewhere
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That i'm heading somewhere i wasn't headed before.
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I wasn't headed before. the fact that i'm struggling
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The fact that i'm struggling more now does not mean --
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More now does not mean -- oh, i need to preach
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Oh, i need to preach this for somebody,
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This for somebody, because the devil has been
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Because the devil has been telling you the exact opposite.
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Telling you the exact opposite. and the lord has been talking
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And the lord has been talking to me about the fact that
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To me about the fact that the devil has been
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The devil has been talking to you.
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Talking to you. "you are worthless.
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"you are worthless. it's too late.
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It's too late. it's over for you.
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It's over for you. nobody even cares.
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Nobody even cares. nobody would miss you
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Nobody would miss you if you were gone.
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If you were gone. it would be better for
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It would be better for them if you were gone.
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Them if you were gone. you are actually the reason
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You are actually the reason they are that way.
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They are that way. you can't recover from that.
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You can't recover from that. you didn't recover
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You didn't recover from the thing before it.
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From the thing before it. and what makes you think
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And what makes you think it's going to be any
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It's going to be any different now?"
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Different now?" it is very instructive for me
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It is very instructive for me to realize, as a preacher,
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To realize, as a preacher, that i'm not the only
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That i'm not the only one up here talking.
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One up here talking. i'm not the only one who's
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I'm not the only one who's saying words to you right now.
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Saying words to you right now. at the very moment jesus
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At the very moment jesus is about to do the most good,
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Is about to do the most good, he is the most tempted.
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He is the most tempted. coincidence?
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Coincidence? i think not.
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I think not. and what happens is you get
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And what happens is you get so distracted by the conflict
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So distracted by the conflict that you don't see the progress.
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That you don't see the progress. you get so distracted
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You get so distracted by the conflict that you
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By the conflict that you don't see the potential.
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Don't see the potential. wouldn't it be just like
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Wouldn't it be just like the devil to kill you
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The devil to kill you in the wilderness where
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In the wilderness where jesus was when he fasted 40 days
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Jesus was when he fasted 40 days and 40 nights?
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And 40 nights? we know that this devil stands
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We know that this devil stands no chance against jesus,
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No chance against jesus, but we're not so sure about us.
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But we're not so sure about us. what i want you to realize today
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What i want you to realize today that took me a while
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That took me a while to figure out
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To figure out is that when i am coming into
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Is that when i am coming into the season of my greater impact,
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The season of my greater impact, when i'm coming into the season
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When i'm coming into the season of greater surrender to god,
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Of greater surrender to god, which is the goal
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Which is the goal of a christian.
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Of a christian. right?
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Right? >> congregation: yeah.
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>> congregation: yeah. >> the goal of the christian
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>> the goal of the christian is not just our eternal
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Is not just our eternal and everlasting preference
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And everlasting preference being met at every turn.
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When i'm coming into that season
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When i'm coming into that season when god wants to do something
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When god wants to do something new through me,
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New through me, i should expect the following.
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I should expect the following. for every door that god opens
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For every door that god opens there will be opposition.
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There will be opposition. listen to me.
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No door that god opens will
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No door that god opens will be unopposed in your life.
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Be unopposed in your life. no door that he opens
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No door that he opens to your growth,
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To your growth, no door that he opens
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No door that he opens to your relational intimacy,
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To your relational intimacy, no door that he opens
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No door that he opens for you to be a witness
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For you to be a witness for jesus christ in your
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For jesus christ in your sphere of influence,
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Sphere of influence, no door that god opens
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No door that god opens will be without opposition.
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Will be without opposition. the greatest way that you can
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The greatest way that you can deal with the opposition
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Deal with the opposition is to realize god opens
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Is to realize god opens doors that nobody can shut.
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Doors that nobody can shut. if he opened it,
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If he opened it, they can't close it.
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They can't close it. if he opened it,
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If he opened it, your iq can't close it.
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Your iq can't close it. he knew the exact number
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He knew the exact number of your iq and your sat score
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Of your iq and your sat score when he called you
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When he called you into your situation.
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Into your situation. so, if the statistics
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So, if the statistics can't close it,
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Can't close it, if the haters can't close it,
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If the haters can't close it, if the sickness can't close it,
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If the sickness can't close it, the only thing that can close it
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The only thing that can close it is if you get distracted
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Is if you get distracted by the conflict
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By the conflict and give up on the progress,
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And give up on the progress, which is why jesus said,
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Which is why jesus said, "away from me.
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"away from me. i'm on the verge of something
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I'm on the verge of something that god sent me to do.
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That god sent me to do. i'm on the verge of fulfilling
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I'm on the verge of fulfilling my mission to forgive the sin
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My mission to forgive the sin of all who would
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Of all who would believe in my name."
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Believe in my name." and i know i'm revved up
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And i know i'm revved up real early in my sermon,
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Real early in my sermon, but i need to preach
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But i need to preach to somebody to tell you
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To somebody to tell you that god is not the only one
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That god is not the only one who opens doors.
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Who opens doors. the devil does too.
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The devil does too. doors of discouragement,
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Doors of discouragement, doors of disappointment,
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Doors of disappointment, doors of dysfunctional behavior
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Doors of dysfunctional behavior that were planted
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That were planted in your heart sometimes
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In your heart sometimes in early developmental
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In early developmental stages of your life.
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Stages of your life. and when i heard about
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And when i heard about jesus saying,
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Jesus saying, "away from me, satan,"
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"away from me, satan," it gave me hope to realize
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It gave me hope to realize that he's giving me an example.
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That he's giving me an example. that every door he opens
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That every door he opens will be opposed,
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Will be opposed, but it cannot be closed
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But it cannot be closed by anyone other than him.
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By anyone other than him. clap your hands and give god
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Clap your hands and give god praise 'cause
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Praise 'cause he's a door opening god.
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[applause]
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Jesus had the perfect
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Jesus had the perfect comeback for the devil.
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Comeback for the devil. he said, "away from me, satan."
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He said, "away from me, satan." and sometimes we don't come back
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And sometimes we don't come back at the devil like we need to.
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At the devil like we need to. in fact, instead of telling him
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In fact, instead of telling him to go away, we tell him,
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To go away, we tell him, "keep coming,"
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"keep coming," and we don't even
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And we don't even realize we're doing it.
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Realize we're doing it. now, i know this message
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Now, i know this message is not comfortable to hear.
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Is not comfortable to hear. do you think it was
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Do you think it was comfortable to prepare?
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Comfortable to prepare? i don't preach
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I don't preach what i wanna preach.
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What i wanna preach. i preach what god
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I preach what god gives me to preach.
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Gives me to preach. and the lord told me
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And the lord told me that the devil has been
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That the devil has been talking to you,
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Talking to you, telling you,
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Telling you, "it's just one time,
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"it's just one time, it doesn't matter."
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It doesn't matter." telling you,
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Telling you, "everybody does that.
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"everybody does that. it's not abnormal."
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It's not abnormal." yes, it is for you.
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Yes, it is for you. you're a child of god.
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You're a child of god. your family has
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Your family has different customs.
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[applause]
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Uh-huh.
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Uh-huh. you're a citizen
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You're a citizen of a different kingdom.
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Of a different kingdom. and i wanted to share
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And i wanted to share with you an example of how,
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With you an example of how, as god opens doors in your life,
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As god opens doors in your life, and in my life,
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And in my life, and in the life of our church,
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And in the life of our church, that there will often
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That there will often be opposition.
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Be opposition. go with me to acts 14,
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Go with me to acts 14, the scripture i read first.
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The scripture i read first. and i wanna show you about
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And i wanna show you about two people that god really used.
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Two people that god really used. one of them
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One of them i know you've heard of.
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I know you've heard of. his name is paul.
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His name is paul. and the other one,
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And the other one, you don't know as much about.
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You don't know as much about. his name is barnabas.
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His name is barnabas. and when the bible
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And when the bible says in acts 14:26,
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Says in acts 14:26, god, i love your word.
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God, i love your word. thank you for the privilege
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To preach it.
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To preach it. "from attalia they sailed
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"from attalia they sailed back to antioch,
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Back to antioch, where they had been committed
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Where they had been committed to the grace of god
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To the grace of god for the work they had
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For the work they had now completed."
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Now completed." that verse to me is so rich
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That i don't wanna skip it.
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That i don't wanna skip it. it says they went back
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It says they went back to the place, antioch,
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To the place, antioch, where the center of the church
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Where the center of the church was really beginning
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Was really beginning to be molded and melded.
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To be molded and melded. jews and gentiles all coming
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Jews and gentiles all coming out of the church at antioch,
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Out of the church at antioch, the third biggest city
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The third biggest city in the roman empire.
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In the roman empire. and so, it was positioned
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And so, it was positioned in such a way as
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In such a way as to be an ascending hub.
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To be an ascending hub. and the first missionaries
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And the first missionaries that were sent out
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That were sent out from the church at antioch
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From the church at antioch were paul and barnabas.
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Now, when it says that,
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Now, when it says that, "they had been committed
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"they had been committed to the grace,"
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To the grace," put the verse back up for me,
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Put the verse back up for me, "for the work they
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"for the work they had now completed,"
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Had now completed," it really spoke to me,
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It really spoke to me, because sometimes
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Because sometimes i do the opposite.
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I do the opposite. i try to complete the work
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I try to complete the work without getting the grace.
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Without getting the grace. and so, there was a period
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Where the church at antioch
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Where the church at antioch was fasting and praying,
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Was fasting and praying, and they wanted to send
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And they wanted to send two believers to the gentiles,
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Two believers to the gentiles, those who weren't jews,
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Those who weren't jews, those who were not included
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Those who were not included in the old covenant
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In the old covenant but were being grafted
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But were being grafted into the new covenant
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Into the new covenant through jesus christ.
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Through jesus christ. and they knew they wanted
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And they knew they wanted to send paul,
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To send paul, because paul was uniquely
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Because paul was uniquely gifted and graced
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Gifted and graced for this assignment.
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For this assignment. i want you to remember,
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I want you to remember, when the devil starts
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When the devil starts talking to you,
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Talking to you, god will never let you
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God will never let you go where you are
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Go where you are not graced to be.
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Not graced to be. you can go there on your own,
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You can go there on your own, but he'll bring you back.
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But he'll bring you back. he'll bring you to a place where
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He'll bring you to a place where he'll show you you are
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He'll show you you are not graced for that.
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Not graced for that. paul was graced for it.
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Paul was graced for it. so, every time god says,
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So, every time god says, "go," he gives grace
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"go," he gives grace for everywhere he says go.
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And in this season of your life,
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And in this season of your life, you may be trying
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You may be trying to grind without grace
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To grind without grace and that would be a problem.
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And that would be a problem. because when you try
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Because when you try to grind without grace,
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To grind without grace, you leave yourself wide
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You leave yourself wide open to the devil.
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And it's possible that life
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And it's possible that life could open a door to you,
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Could open a door to you, but you don't have
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But you don't have the grace to go through it.
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The grace to go through it. and until we get sensitive
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And until we get sensitive to the spirit of god,
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To the spirit of god, we will find ourselves going
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We will find ourselves going into situations that we don't
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Into situations that we don't have grace for because
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Have grace for because we've seen others go there,
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We've seen others go there, because we thought we had
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Because we thought we had to go there to prove something.
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To go there to prove something. just like the devil
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Just like the devil was tempting jesus, you know,
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Was tempting jesus, you know, "throw yourself off
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"throw yourself off the highest cliff.
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The highest cliff. prove you're the son of god."
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Prove you're the son of god." jesus said,
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Jesus said, "i don't have
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"i don't have to prove anything to you.
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To prove anything to you. i was just baptized
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I was just baptized in the jordan where my father
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In the jordan where my father said i was his beloved son
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Said i was his beloved son in whom he was well pleased."
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In whom he was well pleased." you know that scripture?
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You know that scripture? so, jesus had
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So, jesus had the grace to do it.
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The grace to do it. paul had the grace to do it.
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Paul had the grace to do it. barnabas had the grace to do it.
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Barnabas had the grace to do it. so, when the enemy comes
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So, when the enemy comes to you and tells you
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To you and tells you you can't do it, tell him,
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You can't do it, tell him, "i got grace for this."
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[applause]
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Practice it one time.
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Practice it one time. say, "i've got grace for it."
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Say, "i've got grace for it." >> congregation: i've got grace
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>> congregation: i've got grace for it.
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For it. >> "i can't explain it.
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>> "i can't explain it. i've got grace for it.
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I've got grace for it. i can't break it down
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I can't break it down for you in a formula.
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For you in a formula. i've got grace for it.
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I've got grace for it. it makes no sense on paper.
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It makes no sense on paper. i've got grace for it.
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I've got grace for it. i didn't even think
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I didn't even think i was that good at it,
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I was that good at it, but i've got grace for it.
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But i've got grace for it. i know there are more people
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I know there are more people that are more qualified,
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That are more qualified, and more smart,
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And more smart, and more educated,
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And more educated, and more intelligent,
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And more intelligent, and more tall,
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And more tall, and more broad,
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And more broad, and more strong,
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And more strong, and more holy,
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And more holy, and more righteous,
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And more righteous, and have better beards,
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And have better beards, but i'm graced for it."
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[applause]
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I just saw a guy
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I just saw a guy with a good beard.
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With a good beard. i was feeling envious,
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I was feeling envious, so i had to preach through it.
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So i had to preach through it. tell somebody,
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Tell somebody, "i got grace for this."
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"i got grace for this." >> congregation: i got
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>> congregation: i got grace for this.
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Grace for this. >> and in the grace god
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>> and in the grace god gave them at antioch
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Gave them at antioch with the confirmation of
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With the confirmation of the elders
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The elders of the church at antioch,
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Of the church at antioch, they went out.
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They went out. and i want you to notice three
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And i want you to notice three things that are gonna help
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Things that are gonna help you have the perfect
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You have the perfect comeback for the devil.
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Comeback for the devil. when he comes at you this week,
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When he comes at you this week, you are not gonna
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You are not gonna get to the bottom of the stairs
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Get to the bottom of the stairs and think, "oh, wait!"
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[laughter]
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You are not gonna
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You are not gonna wait until next saturday
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Wait until next saturday night to say,
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Night to say, "oh, i've got
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"oh, i've got to go back to church.
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To go back to church. i've gotta go --
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I've gotta go -- i've gotta go to elevation."
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I've gotta go to elevation." you are not gonna get stuck.
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You are not gonna get stuck. watch me illustrate.
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Watch me illustrate. ooh, the lord just gave me this.
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Ooh, the lord just gave me this. you are not gonna get stuck
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You are not gonna get stuck at the bottom of the stairs
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At the bottom of the stairs this week thinking,
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This week thinking, "i've gotta get back to church
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"i've gotta get back to church to get a word for the devil."
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To get a word for the devil." you are gonna have the comeback
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You are gonna have the comeback for him at the door
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For him at the door the moment he knocks to try
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The moment he knocks to try to tell you what you're not.
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To tell you what you're not. and who am i preaching
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And who am i preaching to that has faith for it today?
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[applause]
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>> you think that
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The reason you're weary
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Is because of the work,
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Is because of the work, but the reason you're weary
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It's because of your worry
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About the work.
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>> are you worn down
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By constant mental battles
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And the weight
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Of unmet expectations?
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It's easy to feel
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Overwhelmed by discouragement
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Or the pressure to perform.
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>> and every time god allows you
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To face a new problem
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To face a new problem he's trying
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He's trying to show you a new piece,
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To show you a new piece, a part of him that always
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A part of him that always existed that you never saw.
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>> in those seasons of life,
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When you don't feel equipped
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Or don't know what to do,
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Pastor steven furtick's
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Brand new series,
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"still standing"
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Will help you discover
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How to release control
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And rely on god's steady
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Presence to renew your strength.
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Because even when you don't have
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It all together, god does.
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It's time to move beyond
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Feeling defeated and step
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Into the lasting peace
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God has for you.
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Request your copy
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Of "still standing" for
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Your gift of any amount.
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Call or visit us online today
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To get your copy.
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>> if you were encouraged
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>> if you were encouraged by today's message
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By today's message from pastor steven,
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From pastor steven, i wanna invite you
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I wanna invite you to call or go online
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To call or go online right now to request your copy.
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Right now to request your copy. it's from his brand new series,
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It's from his brand new series, "still standing,"
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And it's available for
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And it's available for your gift of any amount.
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Your gift of any amount. when you give you're not
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When you give you're not just requesting a resource,
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Just requesting a resource, you're helping us bring
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You're helping us bring the hope of jesus to people
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The hope of jesus to people who are feeling overwhelmed,
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Who are feeling overwhelmed, and discouraged,
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And discouraged, and ready to give up.
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And ready to give up. your generosity helps us
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Your generosity helps us share messages like this one
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And online platforms and ministry partners
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And ministry partners around the world.
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Around the world. every time you give,
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Every time you give, you're helping someone else
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You're helping someone else discover that with
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Discover that with god's strength they can
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God's strength they can keep standing too.
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Keep standing too. so, please don't wait,
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So, please don't wait, call the number on your screen
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Call the number on your screen or visit us online.
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Or visit us online. whatever amount you're able
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Whatever amount you're able to give will make
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To give will make a lasting impact on those
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A lasting impact on those who need it most.
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Who need it most. thank you for being
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Thank you for being a part of what god is doing
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A part of what god is doing through this ministry,
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Through this ministry, we are so grateful for you.
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>> ♪ oh lord ♪
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♪ you deserve ♪
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♪ all my praises ♪
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♪ oh lord ♪
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♪ you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ only you ♪
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>> ♪ only you deserve all ♪
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>> ♪ you deserve praises ♪
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>> ♪ oh lord ♪
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♪ you deserve ♪
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>> if i really
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>> if i really think about it.
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>> ♪ oh lord ♪
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♪ you deserve ♪
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♪ all my ♪
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>> ♪ you deserve praises ♪
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>> ♪ oh lord ♪
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♪ you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ only you ♪
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>> ♪ only you deserve ♪
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♪ all my ♪
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>> ♪ i'll never get over it ♪
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♪ i won't forget what you did ♪
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♪ i'll never get over it ♪
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♪ i won't forget ♪
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♪ what you did ♪
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♪ oh ♪
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>> ♪ i'll never get over it ♪
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♪ i won't forget what you did ♪
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>> ♪ i'll never get over it ♪
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>> ♪ i won't forget ♪
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♪ what you did ♪
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>> ♪ you woke me up ♪
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♪ this morning ♪
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♪ i'll never get over it ♪
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♪ my cup is overflowing ♪
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♪ i'll never get over it ♪
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♪ you have blessed me ♪
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♪ and i know it ♪
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♪ i'll never get over it ♪
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♪ you're the god ♪
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♪ of new beginnings ♪
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♪ hey ♪
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>> i don't know who needs
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A new beginning tonight,
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But i've come to tell you.
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>> ♪ he's the god ♪
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♪ this is the moment ♪
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♪ when wind meets fire ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ our hearts are burning ♪
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♪ for fresh revival ♪
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♪ blow again ♪
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♪ our god is ♪
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♪ consuming fire ♪
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Steven Furtick - Let Me Show You The Door (Part 1)

September 22, 2025 | 28:0

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