Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - The Limp Won't Make You Late (Part 1)

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - The Limp Won't Make You Late (Part 1) | June 25, 2026

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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>> when i tell you today
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>> when i tell you today that you're not late in life,
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That you're not late in life, that may be difficult
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That may be difficult for you to believe.
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For you to believe. because of what you thought
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Because of what you thought you knew that you
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You knew that you needed to do by now,
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Needed to do by now, who you thought you needed
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Who you thought you needed to be at this stage
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To be at this stage in your life,
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In your life, and the thing about
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And the thing about god's activity is that
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God's activity is that his revelation
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His revelation is on a schedule,
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Is on a schedule, but this schedule is
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But this schedule is usually not seen by us.
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Usually not seen by us. his revelation is on schedule,
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His revelation is on schedule, and it's a schedule that
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And it's a schedule that you can't see.
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You can't see. so, write that down
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So, write that down as a point today,
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As a point today, "revelation is scheduled."
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"revelation is scheduled." revelation is scheduled.
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Revelation is scheduled. judging by the percentage
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Judging by the percentage of people who wrote that down
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Of people who wrote that down when i said write it down,
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When i said write it down, we either need some more
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We either need some more elevation pens to hand out
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Elevation pens to hand out at the door, or y'all needed
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At the door, or y'all needed an extra two hours of sleep.
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An extra two hours of sleep. i'm not sure which one it was.
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I'm not sure which one it was. it's hard for me to believe
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It's hard for me to believe that i'm pastoring this church
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That i'm pastoring this church going into our 18th year.
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Going into our 18th year. [cheering]
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[cheering] yeah.
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Yeah. [applause]
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[applause] why it's so crazy is
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Why it's so crazy is when i visioned myself
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When i visioned myself starting a church,
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Starting a church, i was 16 but i thought
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I was 16 but i thought i'd start the church
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I'd start the church when i was in my 40's.
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When i was in my 40's. so now here i am in my 40's,
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So now here i am in my 40's, and i've been pastoring
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And i've been pastoring the church for 18 years,
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The church for 18 years, and that's just crazy to me.
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And that's just crazy to me. and god set the schedule for
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And god set the schedule for when he wanted me to do this,
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When he wanted me to do this, and then holly, she's very --
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And then holly, she's very -- holly has an interesting
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Holly has an interesting concept of time.
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Concept of time. [laughter]
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[laughter] usually, she's the one
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Usually, she's the one behind schedule
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Behind schedule in certain areas of life.
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In certain areas of life. she's doing a lot
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She's doing a lot better with it.
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Better with it. there was one time
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There was one time where she was the one
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Where she was the one who was early
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Who was early and i was running late.
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And i was running late. usually in our marriage
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Usually in our marriage it's, you know,
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It's, you know, that i'm waiting in the car
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That i'm waiting in the car and she's running a little late.
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And she's running a little late. very stereotypical male thing
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Very stereotypical male thing to say in the sermon intro
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To say in the sermon intro but it was true in our marriage,
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But it was true in our marriage, especially for the first
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Especially for the first few years.
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Few years. but in one of our
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But in one of our first conversations
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First conversations about this church,
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About this church, she said, "you know,
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She said, "you know, i believe it's time for us
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I believe it's time for us to go start this church."
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To go start this church." we were in our 20's,
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We were in our 20's, we had only been married
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We had only been married a couple of years.
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A couple of years. and she said,
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And she said, "i think it's time."
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"i think it's time." i said, "it's not time,
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I said, "it's not time, we're gonna do it later.
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We're gonna do it later. i'm gonna go do something else
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I'm gonna go do something else for 20 years and learn
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For 20 years and learn everything i need to
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Everything i need to know and then we'll
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Know and then we'll start the church."
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Start the church." and so, she pointed me
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And so, she pointed me to the resources that
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To the resources that god had given us,
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God had given us, and she let me see
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And she let me see that in that moment,
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That in that moment, although we didn't feel like
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Although we didn't feel like we had the experience
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We had the experience that we needed,
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That we needed, and i didn't feel like
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And i didn't feel like that i have the knowledge
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That i have the knowledge that i needed,
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That i needed, that god's calling
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That god's calling is more important
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Is more important than human knowledge.
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Than human knowledge. so, she was the person
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So, she was the person who said to me,
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Who said to me, "i believe it's time
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"i believe it's time for us to go do this,"
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For us to go do this," and the stupidity of youth
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And the stupidity of youth aided by faith in god
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Aided by faith in god led us to start
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Led us to start a church in our 20's.
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A church in our 20's. praise the lord.
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Praise the lord. now, the thing about that is,
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Now, the thing about that is, at the time that she made
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At the time that she made mention of that to me,
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Mention of that to me, and i talk about
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And i talk about progressive revelation,
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Progressive revelation, there are a lot of mistakes
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There are a lot of mistakes that i believe i made because
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That i believe i made because i started the church so early
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I started the church so early that i probably would not have
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That i probably would not have made if i had been more mature.
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Made if i had been more mature. when i started the church
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When i started the church at age 27, there were
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At age 27, there were some things i didn't know
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Some things i didn't know yet about human nature,
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Yet about human nature, and to be honest,
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And to be honest, some things i didn't know
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Some things i didn't know about myself, my own deficits,
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About myself, my own deficits, my own psychological garbage
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My own psychological garbage that i probably hadn't
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That i probably hadn't dealt with properly.
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Dealt with properly. there were a lot of things
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There were a lot of things that i still had to go through
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That i still had to go through to really know who i was.
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To really know who i was. remember, in the text
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Remember, in the text that i read you,
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That i read you, jacob not only doesn't
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Jacob not only doesn't know who god is fully,
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Know who god is fully, but he doesn't know who
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But he doesn't know who he is fully yet either.
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He is fully yet either. and he was 90 years old
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And he was 90 years old when this happened.
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When this happened. so, tell somebody next to you,
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So, tell somebody next to you, "there's hope for you yet."
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"there's hope for you yet." >> congregation: there's hope
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>> congregation: there's hope for you yet.
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For you yet. [laughter]
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[laughter] >> and one day,
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>> and one day, i was just going through
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I was just going through a list -- this was recent.
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A list -- this was recent. i was going through a list
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I was going through a list of all of the dumb things
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Of all of the dumb things that i did in the foundational
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That i did in the foundational stages of our church
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Stages of our church that i regret now,
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That i regret now, because looking back,
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Because looking back, i say, "that was so dumb
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That i set it up that way.
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That i set it up that way. if i hadn't had set it up
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If i hadn't had set it up like this, we wouldn't
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Like this, we wouldn't be dealing with that."
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Be dealing with that." now i see that
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Now i see that this was a bad idea
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This was a bad idea and i thought it was good,
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And i thought it was good, but now, this thing
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But now, this thing that was so good --
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That was so good -- thought it was so good
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Thought it was so good when we started,
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When we started, and this thing that i said
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And now it's just -- ah,
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And now it's just -- ah, and i'm just beating myself up.
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And i'm just beating myself up. that's my spiritual gift,
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That's my spiritual gift, just to beat the crap
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Just to beat the crap out of myself.
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Out of myself. [laughter]
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[laughter] and so, i'm doing
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And so, i'm doing all this jujitsu on myself,
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All this jujitsu on myself, making myself feel bad,
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Making myself feel bad, and again, with wisdom,
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And again, with wisdom, she steps in and says
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She steps in and says something that's so simple
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Something that's so simple but so wise, she's like,
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But so wise, she's like, "why are you punishing yourself
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"why are you punishing yourself for decisions that you made
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For decisions that you made with revelation that you
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With revelation that you didn't have at the time?"
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Didn't have at the time?" why are you punishing yourself
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Why are you punishing yourself over yesterday's mistake
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Over yesterday's mistake with today's revelation?
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With today's revelation? the truth of the matter is
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The truth of the matter is that at every stage along
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That at every stage along the way of leading this church,
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The way of leading this church, i've tried to do what i thought
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I've tried to do what i thought was right in that season,
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Was right in that season, with the resources that i had.
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With the resources that i had. and i can respect that
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And i can respect that because even if i came to see
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Because even if i came to see later that i could've
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Later that i could've done it better,
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Done it better, i did what was
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I did what was right at the time.
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Right at the time. i led in the light that i had,
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I led in the light that i had, with the light that i had,
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With the light that i had, with the knowledge that i had,
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With the knowledge that i had, with the wisdom that i had.
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With the wisdom that i had. meager though she were.
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Meager though she were. i led this church the best
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I led this church the best i could in the light that i had.
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I could in the light that i had. i wanna call your attention
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I wanna call your attention to two parts of genesis 32:31.
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To two parts of genesis 32:31. one says, "the sun rose above
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One says, "the sun rose above jacob as he passed peniel,"
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Jacob as he passed peniel," and the other says,
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And the other says, "he was limping."
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"he was limping." now, for the rest
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Now, for the rest of this message,
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Of this message, i wanna talk about
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I wanna talk about those two physical elements,
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Those two physical elements, but i wanna use them
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But i wanna use them symbolically for spiritual
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Symbolically for spiritual purposes for what you're
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Purposes for what you're going through in your life.
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Going through in your life. it says, "the sun rose,"
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It says, "the sun rose," that's number one,
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That's number one, "and he limped."
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"and he limped." so, there's two characters
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So, there's two characters at play in this text.
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At play in this text. there's the light and the limp.
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There's the light and the limp. the light and the limp.
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The light and the limp. and what i wanna make
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And what i wanna make the case to you about
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The case to you about in your life, jacob's life,
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In your life, jacob's life, my life today is that
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My life today is that the light didn't stop the limp,
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The light didn't stop the limp, but the limp couldn't
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But the limp couldn't stop the light.
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Stop the light. i feel like preaching
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I feel like preaching that today.
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That today. [applause]
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[applause] so, here he is, jacob,
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So, here he is, jacob, 90 plus years old,
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90 plus years old, getting ready to go deal
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Getting ready to go deal with his brother, esau,
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With his brother, esau, who he cheated out of
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Who he cheated out of a blessing 20 years earlier.
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A blessing 20 years earlier. jacob has spent 20 years in,
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Jacob has spent 20 years in, sort of, a layover situation
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Sort of, a layover situation at his uncle's house,
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At his uncle's house, his uncle is named laban.
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His uncle is named laban. as it often happens in life,
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As it often happens in life, what happened to him during
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What happened to him during the layover was even more
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The layover was even more important than what happened
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Important than what happened when he got to the destination.
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When he got to the destination. it was at laban's house
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It was at laban's house that he met his wife, leah.
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That he met his wife, leah. it was also at laban's
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It was also at laban's house that he met
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House that he met his second wife, rachel.
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His second wife, rachel. turn to your neighbor
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Turn to your neighbor and say, "you only get one."
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And say, "you only get one." [laughter]
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[laughter] this the old testament,
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This the old testament, progressive revelation.
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Progressive revelation. [laughter]
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[laughter] and so -- isn't it true
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And so -- isn't it true sometimes the stuff that
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Sometimes the stuff that happens while you're trying
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Happens while you're trying to get where you're going
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To get where you're going becomes the stuff
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Becomes the stuff that's most important.
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That's most important. and that while you're on
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And that while you're on the way to where you're going,
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The way to where you're going, you stumble over what you
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You stumble over what you were actually supposed
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Were actually supposed to do all along.
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To do all along. i mean, that is absolutely
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I mean, that is absolutely true in my life.
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True in my life. and yet, we don't see
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And yet, we don't see by all the light that there
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By all the light that there is only the light that we have.
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Is only the light that we have. and right now, somebody
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And right now, somebody is living in the light,
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Is living in the light, but only a little bit of light.
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But only a little bit of light. all night long, jacob
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All night long, jacob has wrestled with a man.
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Has wrestled with a man. he's not sure who
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He's not sure who the man is at first,
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The man is at first, he's not even really sure
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He's not even really sure who the man is when
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Who the man is when the match is over,
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The match is over, but he has a little bit
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But he has a little bit of a better picture,
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Of a better picture, little bit of a clearer picture.
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Little bit of a clearer picture. and he's wrestling,
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And he's wrestling, grappling, and in many ways,
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Grappling, and in many ways, losing in this battle against
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Losing in this battle against this opponent that he can't see.
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This opponent that he can't see. he is living in
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He is living in the light that he has.
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The light that he has. and as daybreak comes
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And as daybreak comes and he lets the man go
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And he lets the man go and he lets go of
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And he lets go of his former self to receive
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His former self to receive his new identity,
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His new identity, the light rises over him,
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The light rises over him, he walks past peniel,
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He walks past peniel, he says, "this is the place
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He says, "this is the place where i saw god,"
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Where i saw god," the sun is rising and he's
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The sun is rising and he's limping at the same time.
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Limping at the same time. to me, that is very powerful
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To me, that is very powerful to describe what it is
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To describe what it is like to walk with god.
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Like to walk with god. i remembered this funny story,
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I remembered this funny story, and graham probably
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And graham probably doesn't remember it,
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Doesn't remember it, but one of his early birthdays,
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But one of his early birthdays, i was out preaching in oklahoma,
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I was out preaching in oklahoma, i wanted to be home
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I wanted to be home for his birthday.
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For his birthday. somebody let us borrow --
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Somebody let us borrow -- you know what story
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You know what story i'm about to tell?
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I'm about to tell? somebody let us borrow
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Somebody let us borrow their little plane
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Their little plane and so we were gonna fly back
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And so we were gonna fly back that night so i could preach
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That night so i could preach that night and then fly back.
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That night and then fly back. you remember this?
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You remember this? we got on the plane,
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We got on the plane, the plane was very small
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The plane was very small so it couldn't get
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So it couldn't get really above the weather,
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Really above the weather, so we have to circle
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So we have to circle around all these storms,
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Around all these storms, but i wanted to be
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But i wanted to be back by his birthday.
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Back by his birthday. he's probably, like,
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He's probably, like, four or five at the time.
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Four or five at the time. and we got on that plane
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And we got on that plane and the pilot said,
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And the pilot said, "well, we're gonna
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"well, we're gonna be able to get you home,
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Be able to get you home, but it's just a matter of when
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But it's just a matter of when because we're gonna have
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Because we're gonna have to stop a bunch of times
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To stop a bunch of times to refuel this plane
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To refuel this plane 'cause the plane is very little
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'cause the plane is very little and it can't hold much fuel,
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And it can't hold much fuel, and we're gonna have to fly
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And we're gonna have to fly around the weather
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Around the weather so we don't know."
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So we don't know." we took a three hour trip
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We took a three hour trip from oklahoma city to
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From oklahoma city to charlotte, north carolina,
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Charlotte, north carolina, and 12 hours later...
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And 12 hours later... [laughter]
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[laughter] at 7 a.m., i walked
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At 7 a.m., i walked in the front door,
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In the front door, and graham was just
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And graham was just waking up on his birthday.
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Waking up on his birthday. and he said, "how'd you
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And he said, "how'd you get here so quick?"
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Get here so quick?" [laughter]
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[laughter] 'cause he thought
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'cause he thought i left that morning,
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I left that morning, he thought i left that morning.
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He thought i left that morning. he had no idea that i have
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He had no idea that i have been flying all night to get
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Been flying all night to get there what he called quick.
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There what he called quick. people ask me sometimes,
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People ask me sometimes, "how did elevation church
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"how did elevation church grow so quick?"
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Grow so quick?" sometimes people
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Sometimes people look at your life
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And they can't understand
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And they can't understand how you are where you are,
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How you are where you are, and they look at you and they
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And they look at you and they think it just came natural.
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Think it just came natural. but what they don't see is
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But what they don't see is i fought all night,
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I fought all night, i fought all night to get here,
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I fought all night
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I fought all night and half the morning.
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And half the morning. i fought all night
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I fought all night and half the morning
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And half the morning and that's before
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And that's before my husband even woke up.
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My husband even woke up. that was my second fight,
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That was my second fight, and the kids were the third,
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And the kids were the third, getting them to get
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Getting them to get dressed was the third.
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Dressed was the third. i fought all night to get here.
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I fought all night to get here. there is a sense in which
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There is a sense in which jacob in this passage serves
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Jacob in this passage serves as a model for all of us
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As a model for all of us who have been going through
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Who have been going through things that others don't see,
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Things that others don't see, showing up looking like
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Showing up looking like we planned to get there
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We planned to get there all along, but they don't
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All along, but they don't really know what you went
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Really know what you went through to get there, do they?
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Through to get there, do they? they don't really know
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They don't really know what you went through
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What you went through to show up and the job
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To show up and the job everyday last week, do they?
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Everyday last week, do they? and you would never tell them
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And you would never tell them that because to tell them
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That because to tell them what you went through
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What you went through to get there would make you
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To get there would make you feel a little vulnerable
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Feel a little vulnerable and insecure because you don't
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And insecure because you don't think you're supposed to fight
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Think you're supposed to fight because nobody else shows
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Because nobody else shows you their fight.
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You their fight. you only see the fragments
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You only see the fragments of their life that shine
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Of their life that shine through a screen light.
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Through a screen light. and so, through the light
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And so, through the light of the screen,
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Of the screen, you can't really see
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You can't really see the struggles that other
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The struggles that other people deal with,
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People deal with, so now here you are in
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So now here you are in your life feeling like,
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Your life feeling like, "oh, i feel like
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"oh, i feel like i'm a little behind.
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I'm a little behind. oh, i feel like i'm not
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Oh, i feel like i'm not where i'm supposed to be."
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Where i'm supposed to be." who says you're not
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Who says you're not where you're supposed to be?
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Where you're supposed to be? "well, i'm not where they are."
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"well, i'm not where they are." well, how do you know
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Well, how do you know where they are, really?
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Where they are, really? 'cause you don't know what
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'cause you don't know what they dealt with last night,
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They dealt with last night, you don't know what they
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You don't know what they were doing last night,
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Were doing last night, you don't know what's going
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You don't know what's going through their mind right now.
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Through their mind right now. so, why would i compare
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So, why would i compare myself with somebody
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Myself with somebody i can't see through?
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I can't see through? [applause]
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[applause] and i think it's worse
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And i think it's worse than ever for our kids.
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Than ever for our kids. because now i gotta compare
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Because now i gotta compare myself to the whole
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Myself to the whole world at all times.
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World at all times. when i first started learning
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When i first started learning how to play guitar,
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How to play guitar, i just had to be better than
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I just had to be better than my friends in moncks corner
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My friends in moncks corner who also played guitar.
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Who also played guitar. there were three.
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There were three. [laughter]
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[laughter] now, i gotta look at
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Now, i gotta look at a four-year-old in japan
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A four-year-old in japan who can play,
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Who can play, "stairway to heaven"
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"stairway to heaven" left handed on one string.
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Left handed on one string. [laughter]
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[laughter] that suck.
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That suck. [laughter]
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[laughter] and just about
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And just about when you think
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When you think you're doing pretty good,
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You're doing pretty good, here comes somebody.
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Here comes somebody. y'all, there is a man
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Y'all, there is a man in our neighborhood,
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In our neighborhood, i testify god as my witness.
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I testify god as my witness. i am not lying.
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I am not lying. that when we walked
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That when we walked by his house yesterday,
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By his house yesterday, yesterday, he was putting up
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Yesterday, he was putting up his christmas lights...
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His christmas lights... [laughter]
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[laughter] pray for all the dysfunctional
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Pray for all the dysfunctional people who are clapping
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People who are clapping for that like that's normal.
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For that like that's normal. that's a demon...
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That's a demon... [laughter]
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[laughter] that's a childhood trauma.
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That's a childhood trauma. that needs therapy.
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That needs therapy. [laughter]
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[laughter] 'cause it's november 5th or 6th
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'cause it's november 5th or 6th or something like that.
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Or something like that. it just got cold three hours
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It just got cold three hours ago and you're blasting
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Ago and you're blasting simply having a wonderful --
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Simply having a wonderful -- he had music playing
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He had music playing in his yard,
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In his yard, all the kids were out there,
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All the kids were out there, nobody was fighting,
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Nobody was fighting, i was like,
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I was like, "what's wrong with me?"
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"what's wrong with me?" [laughter]
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I don't even know where
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I don't even know where we keep our christmas lights,
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We keep our christmas lights, holly is in charge of that.
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Holly is in charge of that. i'm not a man,
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I'm not a man, i'm not a good man.
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I'm not a good man. [laughter]
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[laughter] when my kids started
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Playing sports,
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Playing sports, i thought, "well, maybe
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I thought, "well, maybe i'll coach their team."
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I'll coach their team." they started playing baseball.
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They started playing baseball. i found out real quick
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I found out real quick the standards for coaching
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The standards for coaching little league baseball
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Little league baseball have changed since i played
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Have changed since i played little league baseball.
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Little league baseball. used to be, you know,
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Used to be, you know, show up, don't be drunk,
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Show up, don't be drunk, don't let at the ump.
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Don't let at the ump. [laughter]
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[laughter] my dad coached my team,
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My dad coached my team, and he didn't ever
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And he didn't ever play baseball,
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Play baseball, didn't know about baseball,
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Didn't know about baseball, he went to the library
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He went to the library and checked out a book --
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And checked out a book -- i used to see him
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I used to see him reading the book,
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Reading the book, "how to coach
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"how to coach little league baseball."
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Little league baseball." [laughter]
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[laughter] times have changed.
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Times have changed. he bought a rule book,
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He bought a rule book, he memorized the rule book,
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He memorized the rule book, he's out there teaching us
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He's out there teaching us to play baseball,
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To play baseball, he was -- he was --
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He was -- he was -- well, the team was worse
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Well, the team was worse than he was, it was -- anyway.
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Than he was, it was -- anyway. [laughter]
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[laughter] the whole season,
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The whole season, all he let us do was bunt
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All he let us do was bunt because we were that bad.
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Because we were that bad. [laughter]
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[laughter] so, i'm out there thinking
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So, i'm out there thinking my boy is like well,
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My boy is like well, maybe i could --
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Maybe i could -- maybe i could coach the team,
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Maybe i could coach the team, maybe i could go to the library,
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Maybe i could go to the library, go over to card catalogue,
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Go over to card catalogue, get a little book,
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Get a little book, and learn how to coach them.
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And learn how to coach them. maybe that would be
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Maybe that would be a good memory for the kids.
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A good memory for the kids. man, i don't remember if they
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Man, i don't remember if they were seven or five or nine,
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Were seven or five or nine, i don't remember exactly,
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I don't remember exactly, it's all blurry,
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It's all blurry, but they started talking
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But they started talking to me pretty much before
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To me pretty much before the boys were in middle school,
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The boys were in middle school, "you get 'em on
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"you get 'em on a travel team yet?"
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A travel team yet?" i'm like, "the who, what?"
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I'm like, "the who, what?" [laughter]
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[laughter] doing go -- i'm doing good
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Doing go -- i'm doing good to get 'em out there
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To get 'em out there for every practice.
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For every practice. no, if you don't have them
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No, if you don't have them on a travel team --
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On a travel team -- this is what the man pulled me
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This is what the man pulled me aside and explained,
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Aside and explained, if you don't have them
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If you don't have them on a travel team by age ten,
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On a travel team by age ten, they'll fall behind,
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They'll fall behind, they won't even be able to
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They won't even be able to make the middle school team.
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Make the middle school team. i said, "wow, looks like
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I said, "wow, looks like you're not making
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You're not making the middle school team.
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The middle school team. [laughter]
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[laughter] better learn to
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Better learn to wrestle or something."
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Wrestle or something." [laughter]
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[laughter] and it's nothing bad
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And it's nothing bad about travel teams,
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About travel teams, or elite teams, or aau,
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Or elite teams, or aau, or any of that,
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Or any of that, that's all wonderful,
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That's all wonderful, except when your whole
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Except when your whole life begins to, kinda,
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Life begins to, kinda, feel like that where
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Feel like that where i feel like i'm behind
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I feel like i'm behind and i don't even know how
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And i don't even know how i got behind but it seems like
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I got behind but it seems like everybody knows something,
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Everybody knows something, has something, sees something,
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Has something, sees something, and can do something
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And can do something that i can't do.
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That i can't do. what i realized about
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What i realized about jacob's life as the sun was
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Jacob's life as the sun was rising and he was limping is
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Rising and he was limping is that he was born feeling behind.
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That he was born feeling behind. in the literal birth order of
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In the literal birth order of jacob and esau, they were twins,
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Jacob and esau, they were twins, separated by only a few seconds,
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Separated by only a few seconds, jacob was only gonna get
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Jacob was only gonna get one third of the inheritance
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One third of the inheritance because that's the way
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Because that's the way it worked in those days.
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It worked in those days. and so, when he was born,
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And so, when he was born, he came out grabbing
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He came out grabbing his brother's heel.
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His brother's heel. that's what the name jacob
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That's what the name jacob means, it means heel grabber.
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Means, it means heel grabber. there was something in him,
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There was something in him, even in the womb, that was
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Even in the womb, that was wrestling against his brother.
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Wrestling against his brother. something that felt like,
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Something that felt like, "i'm behind and i can't
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"i'm behind and i can't be behind."
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For all of his clutching
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For all of his clutching and grasping at
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And grasping at his brother's heel,
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His brother's heel, he still came out second.
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He still came out second. now, at age 90,
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Now, at age 90, he's very blessed
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He's very blessed because he's stolen
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Because he's stolen a blessing and a birthright
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A blessing and a birthright from his blind father, isaac.
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But yet, there's a wrestling
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But yet, there's a wrestling match that happens on his way
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Match that happens on his way to reconcile with esau,
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To reconcile with esau, it's been 20 years
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It's been 20 years since he's seen him.
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Since he's seen him. and as he's getting ready
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And as he's getting ready to go and face esau
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To go and face esau and make it right with esau,
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And make it right with esau, he hopes, because esau
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He hopes, because esau could kill him.
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Could kill him. an angel appears
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An angel appears and wrestles him to the point
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And wrestles him to the point where his hip is wrenched
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Where his hip is wrenched and he leaves the presence
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And he leaves the presence of the angel to face
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Of the angel to face his brother, and the only
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His brother, and the only evidence that he has that
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Evidence that he has that he's met with god is his limp.
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He's met with god is his limp. we think the evidence that
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We think the evidence that we've been with god is that
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We've been with god is that our situation gets better.
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Our situation gets better. we then take all of the evidence
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We then take all of the evidence that other people present to us
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That other people present to us of how good their life is
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Of how good their life is and compare it to them
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And compare it to them putting up their christmas
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Putting up their christmas lights in april.
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Lights in april. [laughter]
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[laughter] compared to them whose kids
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Compared to them whose kids are always on a field somewhere
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Are always on a field somewhere getting better and better,
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Getting better and better, and hitting coaches,
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And hitting coaches, and batting cages,
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And batting cages, and we can barely afford
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And we can barely afford to buy the bat to begin with,
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To buy the bat to begin with, so how would be pay for
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So how would be pay for the ba -- the pitching,
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The ba -- the pitching, the coaching lessons,
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The coaching lessons, the private coaching
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The private coaching lessons if we could.
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Lessons if we could. compared to them.
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Compared to them. i came to announce
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I came to announce to you today that
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To you today that nothing in your life is
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Nothing in your life is originated divinely by
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Originated divinely by your comparison to people,
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Your comparison to people, only by your commitment
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Only by your commitment to purpose.
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To purpose. the starting place
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The starting place for contentment is
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For contentment is commitment to purpose.
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Commitment to purpose. why is that important?
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Why is that important? because the alternative
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Because the alternative to commitment to purpose
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To commitment to purpose is comparison to people.
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Is comparison to people. if i'm comparing
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If i'm comparing myself to people,
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Myself to people, i'm always grabbing heels.
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I'm always grabbing heels. if i'm comparing
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If i'm comparing myself to people,
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Myself to people, i'm always feeling either
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I'm always feeling either better than or less than,
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Better than or less than, but neither of those
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But neither of those will bring you close to god.
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Will bring you close to god. if i'm comparing
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If i'm comparing myself to people,
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Myself to people, i'll always feel
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I'll always feel like i was born behind,
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Like i was born behind, and here's why, because
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And here's why, because everybody in here has a limp,
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Everybody in here has a limp, but some limps are more
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But some limps are more easily hidden than others.
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Easily hidden than others. [applause]
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[applause] some limps show up
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Some limps show up later in life,
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Later in life, some limps show up privately,
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Some limps show up privately, some limps show up
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Some limps show up in intimate relationships,
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In intimate relationships, some limps show up in
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Some limps show up in an inability to hold down a job,
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An inability to hold down a job, some limps have catastrophic
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Some limps have catastrophic results, some limps have
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Results, some limps have insidious effects
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Insidious effects that no one can see,
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That no one can see, some limps you carry alone,
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Some limps you carry alone, but everybody came in
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But everybody came in here limping.
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Here limping. yeah, you came,
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Yeah, you came, but you're limping.
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But you're limping. you've been limping this week.
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You've been limping this week. it's been a long week
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It's been a long week because you've been limping,
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Because you've been limping, limping, i'm limping.
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Limping, i'm limping. i'm here but i'm limping.
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I'm here but i'm limping. i love god but i'm limping.
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I love god but i'm limping. i'm bringing this back
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I'm bringing this back from last week because
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From last week because something needs to break
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Something needs to break in our lives to where
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In our lives to where we stop showing up on sunday
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We stop showing up on sunday and not getting what we really
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And not getting what we really need from god because
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Need from god because we don't want anybody to
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We don't want anybody to see where we really limp.
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See where we really limp. [applause]
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[applause] or where you stop
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Or where you stop coming to church every
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Coming to church every time you have to limp in
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Time you have to limp in because you feel too guilty.
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Because you feel too guilty. that's how shame operates.
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That's how shame operates. the time when you need
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The time when you need to drag your behind
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To drag your behind to this church the most
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To this church the most is the time where you've
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Is the time where you've done the dumbest stuff
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Done the dumbest stuff in your life and you say,
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In your life and you say, "god, i need
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"god, i need a course correction,
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A course correction, god i need you to top me up,
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God i need you to top me up, i need you to fill me.
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I need you to fill me. i feel empty, i feel crazy,
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I feel empty, i feel crazy, i don't feel like myself."
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I don't feel like myself." limp in here
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Limp in here and see if the lord
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And see if the lord won't lift you up.
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Won't lift you up. the bible says,
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The bible says, "humble yourself under
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"humble yourself under the mighty hands of god
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The mighty hands of god and in due time...
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And in due time... [applause]
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[applause] he'll lift you up."
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He'll lift you up." so, watch this,
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So, watch this, somebody say,
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Somebody say, "the light is coming."
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"the light is coming." >> congregation: the light
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>> congregation: the light is coming.
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Is coming. >> it's a new day
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>> it's a new day dawning on jacob,
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Dawning on jacob, the sun is coming up
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The sun is coming up over jacob,
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Over jacob, the night is over,
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The night is over, the wrestling is over,
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The wrestling is over, the struggle is over,
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The struggle is over, he has let go of his old self,
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He has let go of his old self, he has received the new name,
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He has received the new name, he has been touched
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He has been touched and transformed by god,
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And transformed by god, he is carrying destiny,
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He is carrying destiny, he is on his way to his
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He is on his way to his purpose, but he's limping.
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Purpose, but he's limping. because the light
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Because the light doesn't stop the limp.
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Doesn't stop the limp. just because you know
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Just because you know doesn't mean you can do it.
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Doesn't mean you can do it. just because god --
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Just because god -- just because god shows you
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Just because god shows you who he's calling you to be
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Who he's calling you to be doesn't mean you yet
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Doesn't mean you yet d
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D everything that i've
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Everything that i've become in my life,
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Become in my life, everything i've accomplished
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Everything i've accomplished in my life that was worthwhile
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In my life that was worthwhile for god, i confess to you,
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For god, i confess to you, i limped into it.
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I limped into it. what are you limping into today?
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What are you limping into today? the light is coming,
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The light is coming, and jacob is limping,
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And jacob is limping, and those are not
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And those are not mutually exclusive.
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Mutually exclusive. i don't know
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I don't know if this is too deep,
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If this is too deep, if i'm preaching it,
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If i'm preaching it, maybe to the wrong people
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Maybe to the wrong people or something like that.
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Or something like that. [laughter]
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[laughter] i thought this was
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I thought this was the right message because
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The right message because sometimes we get confused
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Sometimes we get confused that we think when the light
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That we think when the light comes, the limping stops.
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Comes, the limping stops. that we think that when
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That we think that when we see jesus, meet jesus,
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We see jesus, meet jesus, receive jesus, grow in jesus,
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Receive jesus, grow in jesus, that that means that
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That that means that we're automatically going
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We're automatically going to accelerate and reach
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To accelerate and reach the place where
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The place where he's called us to be.
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He's called us to be. the evidence of this meeting
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The evidence of this meeting with jesus was a limp that
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With jesus was a limp that never left jacob's life.
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Never left jacob's life. so, i suggest to you
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So, i suggest to you that some of the times
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That some of the times of the greatest light
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Of the greatest light will also be the times
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Will also be the times of the greatest limp.
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>> well, we hear a lot
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>> well, we hear a lot of messages in church
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Of messages in church and in life about holding on,
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And in life about holding on, you know, don't give up,
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You know, don't give up, hang in there,
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Hang in there, just grab tighter.
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Just grab tighter. and sometimes, that's exactly
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And sometimes, that's exactly what you need to hear.
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What you need to hear. but there are those times
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But there are those times in your life where
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In your life where the blessing is in letting go,
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The blessing is in letting go, the times in life
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The times in life where you can't control it,
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Where you can't control it, can't figure it out.
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Can't figure it out. all of your calculations
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All of your calculations fall short, and you just
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Fall short, and you just have to surrender it,
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Have to surrender it, and this is so much
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And this is so much easier said than done.
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Easier said than done. but i wanna put a series
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But i wanna put a series in your hands today
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In your hands today that is going to help you
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That is going to help you to relinquish the control of
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To relinquish the control of the things that are god's job,
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The things that are god's job, the battles that
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The battles that he wants to fight for you.
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He wants to fight for you. the series is called,
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"the blessing of letting go."
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"the blessing of letting go." and i believe that as you
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And i believe that as you walk through this teaching,
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Walk through this teaching, you're gonna receive peace
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You're gonna receive peace like never before.
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Like never before. and i wanna include
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And i wanna include another series for you called
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Another series for you called "challenge the shadow."
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"challenge the shadow." you don't have to just accept
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You don't have to just accept the darkness as your new normal.
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The darkness as your new normal. there is a light in god
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There is a light in god and there is a way forward,
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And there is a way forward, but first, to see it,
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But first, to see it, you have to let go.
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You have to let go. so, call right now
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So, call right now and for your gift of any
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And for your gift of any amount to this ministry,
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Amount to this ministry, we wanna put
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We wanna put "the blessing of letting go"
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"the blessing of letting go" in your hands today with
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In your hands today with "challenge the shadow."
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"challenge the shadow." i believe this is gonna be
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I believe this is gonna be just the word you need
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Just the word you need to give you the momentum
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To give you the momentum and the practical strategy
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And the practical strategy to put it in god's hands
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To put it in god's hands and watch him do something
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And watch him do something amazing in your life.
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>> to get the "release
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And restore" sermon pack
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From pastor steven furtick,
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Which includes two
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Brand-new series:
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"the blessing of letting go"
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And "challenge the shadow,"
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Call or go online now.
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>> let go of your comparison
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>> let go of your comparison to other standards that
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To other standards that have nothing to do
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Have nothing to do with who the sovereign
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With who the sovereign god called you to be.
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God called you to be. let go of the expectations
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Let go of the expectations of perfection that you have
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Of perfection that you have for yourself that can
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For yourself that can only be satisfied through
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Only be satisfied through the perfect work of jesus
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The perfect work of jesus and has already applied
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And has already applied to your account.
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To your account. let go.
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Let go. that's the blessing
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That's the blessing of letting go of the way you
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Of letting go of the way you thought it was supposed to be.
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Thought it was supposed to be. it's that you get the grace
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It's that you get the grace to accept what it is.
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And i feel god going through
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And i feel god going through somebody's temple today
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Somebody's temple today and clearing out everything
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And clearing out everything that doesn't belong and wiping
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That doesn't belong and wiping out every shadow that has tried
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Out every shadow that has tried to eliminate your purpose
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To eliminate your purpose and your peace.
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>> in this exclusive
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Dual sermon pack,
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Pastor steven shares
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The importance of letting go
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Of past experiences to step
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Into new opportunities
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And blessings.
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Call or go online now
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To receive the "release
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And restore" sermon pack
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Today for a gift of any amount.
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Don't wait to experience
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The freedom god has for you.
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Take action now.
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>> ♪ i will bless the lord ♪
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♪ at all times ♪
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♪ i will bless the lord ♪
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♪ at all times ♪
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♪ and his praises ♪
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♪ shall be in my mouth ♪
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♪ if you've got a praise ♪
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♪ lift your voice in the room ♪
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[cheering]
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♪ praises oh lord ♪
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>> ♪ you deserve ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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♪ all my praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ only you ♪
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>> ♪ only you deserve ♪
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♪ praises ♪
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>> ♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ if i really think ♪
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♪ about it ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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♪ all my praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ only you ♪
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>> ♪ only you deserve all my ♪
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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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♪ i'll never get over it ♪
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Steven Furtick - The Limp Won't Make You Late (Part 1)

June 25, 2026 | 27:29

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