Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - The Lord Will Lighten Your Load (Part 1)

August 18, 2025 | S25 E229 | 28:0

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - The Lord Will Lighten Your Load (Part 1) | August 18, 2025

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> genesis 45:25
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>> genesis 45:25 and then we'll go all
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And then we'll go all the way to chapter 46:5.
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The way to chapter 46:5. and you say, "that's a lot
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And you say, "that's a lot of scripture."
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Of scripture." well, i'm making up
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Well, i'm making up for all the bible reading days
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For all the bible reading days you skipped this week...
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[laughter]
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Doing you a favor.
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Doing you a favor. now, hear the word of the lord.
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Now, hear the word of the lord. the lord has a word
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The lord has a word for you today.
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For you today. oh, i've been pacing
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Oh, i've been pacing back and forth waiting
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Back and forth waiting for you to get here.
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For you to get here. i'm so thankful for
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I'm so thankful for the way that he speaks.
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The way that he speaks. now, a little bit of background,
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Now, a little bit of background, the children of jacob
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The children of jacob have gone to egypt,
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Have gone to egypt, and they found out not
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And they found out not only is there food in egypt
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Only is there food in egypt while there's a famine
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While there's a famine in canaan where they live,
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In canaan where they live, but that their brother joseph
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But that their brother joseph who they betrayed years
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Who they betrayed years earlier is in command
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Earlier is in command and he has promised them,
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And he has promised them, "if you will come back
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"if you will come back and bring our father, jacob,
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And bring our father, jacob, i'll take care of you.
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I'll take care of you. everything that you did to me
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Everything that you did to me is not going to be held
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Is not going to be held against you.
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Against you. i have moved past it
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I have moved past it and i'll take care of you."
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And i'll take care of you." so, with this message,
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So, with this message, they arrived to jacob who
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They arrived to jacob who remember, 22 years earlier
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Was told that his son was dead,
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Was told that his son was dead, or led to believe that his son
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Or led to believe that his son was dead, when, in fact,
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Was dead, when, in fact, it wasn't true.
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It wasn't true. he'd been pushed in a pit,
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He'd been pushed in a pit, but he wasn't dead.
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But he wasn't dead. he was sold into slavery,
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He was sold into slavery, but he wasn't dead.
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But he wasn't dead. he was falsely accused
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He was falsely accused years later and went to prison,
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Years later and went to prison, but he wasn't dead.
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But he wasn't dead. and tell your neighbor,
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And tell your neighbor, "somehow i'm still here."
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"somehow i'm still here." just tell 'em,
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Just tell 'em, "somehow i'm still here...
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"somehow i'm still here... >> congregation: somehow,
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>> congregation: somehow, i'm still here...
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I'm still here... >> that's why i'm praising him."
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>> that's why i'm praising him." now, we pick up the narrative
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Now, we pick up the narrative in genesis 45:25,
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In genesis 45:25, "so they,"
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"so they," the brothers of jacob,
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The brothers of jacob, or the brothers
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Or the brothers of joseph rather,
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Of joseph rather, the sons of jacob.
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The sons of jacob. "so they went up out of egypt
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"so they went up out of egypt and came to the land of canaan
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And came to the land of canaan to their father jacob.
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To their father jacob. and they told him,
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And they told him, 'joseph is still alive,
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'joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over
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And he is ruler over all the land of egypt.'
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All the land of egypt.' and his heart became numb."
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Isn't that unexpected?
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Isn't that unexpected? he gets the greatest news that
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He gets the greatest news that he could ever hope to receive,
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He could ever hope to receive, and instead of his heart
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And instead of his heart being happy,
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Being happy, his heart goes numb.
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His heart goes numb. now, after his heart goes numb,
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Now, after his heart goes numb, the writer gives us a little bit
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The writer gives us a little bit of an explanation as to why
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Of an explanation as to why he was unable to receive
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This good report.
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This good report. it said, "for he did not
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It said, "for he did not believe them.
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Believe them. but when they told him
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But when they told him all the words of joseph,
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All the words of joseph, which he had said to them,
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Which he had said to them, and when he saw the wagons
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And when he saw the wagons that joseph had sent
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That joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit
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To carry him, the spirit of their father jacob revived.
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Of their father jacob revived. and israel said, 'it is enough;
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And israel said, 'it is enough; joseph my son is still alive.
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Joseph my son is still alive. i will go and see him
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I will go and see him before i die.'"
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Before i die.'" now, chapter 46:1,
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Now, chapter 46:1, "so, israel took his journey
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"so, israel took his journey with all that he had
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With all that he had and came to beersheba,
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And came to beersheba, and offered
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And offered sacrifices to the lord,
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Sacrifices to the lord, the god of his father isaac.
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The god of his father isaac. and god spoke to israel in
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And god spoke to israel in visions of the night and said,
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Visions of the night and said, 'jacob, jacob, jacob, jacob.'
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'jacob, jacob, jacob, jacob.' and he said, 'here am i.'"
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And he said, 'here am i.'" that's presence.
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That's presence. "'here am i.'
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"'here am i.' and then, he said,
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And then, he said, 'i am god,
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'i am god, the god of your father.
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The god of your father. do not be afraid
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Do not be afraid to go down to egypt,
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To go down to egypt, for there i will make you
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For there i will make you into a great nation.
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Into a great nation. i myself will go down
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I myself will go down with you to egypt,
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With you to egypt, and i will also bring you
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And i will also bring you up again, and joseph's hand
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Up again, and joseph's hand shall close your eyes.'"
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Shall close your eyes.'" the one you said goodbye to
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The one you said goodbye to is going to be the one
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Is going to be the one who says goodbye to you
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Who says goodbye to you in your dying breath.
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In your dying breath. and the final verse i wanna
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And the final verse i wanna read to you before we preach,
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Read to you before we preach, "then jacob set out
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"then jacob set out from beersheba.
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From beersheba. the sons of israel
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The sons of israel carried jacob their father,
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Carried jacob their father, their little ones,
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Their little ones, and their wives
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And their wives in the wagons that pharaoh
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In the wagons that pharaoh had sent to carry him."
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The prophetic word that
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The prophetic word that i've been assigned to preach
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I've been assigned to preach to you today may come across
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To you today may come across on the surface, as very simple,
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On the surface, as very simple, but it is really the deepest
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But it is really the deepest belief that you could ever hold,
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Belief that you could ever hold, and it is this,
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And it is this, "the lord will lighten
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"the lord will lighten your load."
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[applause]
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The lord will
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Lighten your load.
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Lighten your load. i know you had a lot on your
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I know you had a lot on your mind even coming in today,
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Mind even coming in today, but the lord will
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But the lord will lighten your load.
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Lighten your load. i know sometimes people
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I know sometimes people take advantage of you because
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Take advantage of you because you're available to them,
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You're available to them, but the lord will
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But the lord will lighten your load.
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I know you've done some
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I know you've done some bad things in your life,
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Bad things in your life, and you feel kind
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And you feel kind of guilty about them,
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Of guilty about them, but the lord will
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But the lord will lighten your load.
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Lighten your load. i know you're trying
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I know you're trying to make a plan right now,
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To make a plan right now, and stuff keeps moving,
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And stuff keeps moving, and stuff keeps shifting,
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And stuff keeps shifting, and people keep moving,
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And people keep moving, and people keep shifting,
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And people keep shifting, but the lord will
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But the lord will lighten your load.
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Lighten your load. i know you're stubborn
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I know you're stubborn and you don't like to ask
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And you don't like to ask for a lot of help,
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For a lot of help, but the lord will
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But the lord will lighten your load.
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Lighten your load. i know your shoulders
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I know your shoulders are tense and you really
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Are tense and you really need a massage today,
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Need a massage today, but i'mma give you
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But i'mma give you a message today instead.
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A message today instead. the lord will lighten your load.
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[applause]
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Turn around
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Turn around and tell 12 people,
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And tell 12 people, "the lord will
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"the lord will lighten your load."
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Lighten your load." put it in the chat.
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Put it in the chat. "the lord will
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"the lord will lighten your load."
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Lighten your load." put it right there
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Put it right there in the chat.
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In the chat. "the lord will
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"the lord will lighten your load."
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Lighten your load." and you may be seated.
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And you may be seated. you can rest for
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You can rest for the rest of the message.
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The rest of the message. the lord will lighten your load.
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The lord will lighten your load. now, i have
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Now, i have a love/hate relationship
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A love/hate relationship with simple sayings
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With simple sayings like that,
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Like that, "the lord will
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"the lord will lighten your load."
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Lighten your load." on one hand, i think
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On one hand, i think that the highest degree
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That the highest degree of clarity in communication
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Of clarity in communication is simplicity.
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Is simplicity. so, really, for me, the art
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So, really, for me, the art of studying the scripture
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Of studying the scripture is to simplify the scripture,
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Is to simplify the scripture, to find one message
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To find one message in the scripture that
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In the scripture that we can all take,
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We can all take, whether we're 12,
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Or whether we're 82
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Or whether we're 82 or whether, like jacob here
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Or whether, like jacob here in this passage,
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In this passage, we are 130 years old.
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We are 130 years old. did you know jacob
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Did you know jacob was 130 years old when
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Was 130 years old when the lord told him,
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The lord told him, "get up and go to a place
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"get up and go to a place 300 miles away,
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300 miles away, a place you've never been
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A place you've never been and a place that you
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And a place that you will not recognize,
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Will not recognize, a place that you
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A place that you will not fit into,
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Will not fit into, a place that you will
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A place that you will be tempted to reject.
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Be tempted to reject. but i'm sending you to egypt
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Because there's a famine
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Because there's a famine where you are,
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Where you are, and you have to move."
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And you have to move." and jacob is 130 years old.
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And jacob is 130 years old. as we step into this
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As we step into this moment of jacob's life,
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Moment of jacob's life, i gave a little bit
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I gave a little bit of this away.
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Of this away. i intended to save it
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I intended to save it so i could tell the story
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So i could tell the story and keep you in suspense.
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And keep you in suspense. but he is really on the verge
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But he is really on the verge of one of the greatest moments
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Of one of the greatest moments that he has ever experienced.
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That he has ever experienced. in just a few weeks, he will be
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In just a few weeks, he will be reunited with his son,
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Reunited with his son, the son that he mourned
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The son that he mourned for 22 years.
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For 22 years. but you can't exactly
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But you can't exactly call it a happy moment
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Call it a happy moment for jacob either, can you?
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For jacob either, can you? because as we saw in
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Because as we saw in the scripture that i read,
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The scripture that i read, sometimes you get good news,
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Sometimes you get good news, but you can't take it in because
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But you can't take it in because of what you've been through.
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Of what you've been through. sometimes, you can't receive
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Sometimes, you can't receive truth because the truth
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Truth because the truth has to work its way
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Has to work its way through the trauma.
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Through the trauma. sometimes you can hear something
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Sometimes you can hear something that actually is factual
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That actually is factual but your frustration,
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But your frustration, or your pain,
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Or your pain, or your failure will take
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Or your failure will take you into a moment,
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You into a moment, where even though
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Where even though you hear the truth,
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You hear the truth, even though you hear the word,
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Even though you hear the word, and even though it's something
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And even though it's something that you desire to believe,
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That you desire to believe, unbelief does not
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Unbelief does not unwind automatically.
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Unwind automatically. through a process
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Through a process of coming before the lord,
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And spending time with the lord,
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And spending time with the lord, and putting yourself
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And putting yourself in environments like this,
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In environments like this, go ahead and give yourself
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Go ahead and give yourself a hand for coming
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A hand for coming to church today, by the way.
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[applause]
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I learned to look
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I learned to look at it different.
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At it different. i used to think,
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I used to think, "i don't have time
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"i don't have time to go to church,"
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To go to church," if i was busy.
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If i was busy. now, i've learned that
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When i'm really busy,
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When i'm really busy, i don't have time
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I don't have time to not come to church.
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[applause]
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Because i need to be
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Because i need to be in a place where
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In a place where my heart is not numb.
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My heart is not numb. i need to be in a place
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I need to be in a place where i can be known
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Where i can be known by god and accepted by him.
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By god and accepted by him. and so, you wouldn't
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And so, you wouldn't exactly call this moment in
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Exactly call this moment in jacob's life happy, would you?
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Jacob's life happy, would you? because he's lost two decades
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Because he's lost two decades plus two years with his son,
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Plus two years with his son, and he's kind of suspicious
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And he's kind of suspicious that his boys were the ones
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That his boys were the ones who were up to it,
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Who were up to it, and he's right.
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And he's right. but at the same time,
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But at the same time, there is a hope for him that,
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There is a hope for him that, "maybe, just maybe,
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"maybe, just maybe, i'm going to see joseph.
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I'm going to see joseph. i'm going to see joseph.
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I'm going to see joseph. this is better than going
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This is better than going to disneyland, y'all.
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To disneyland, y'all. i'm going to see joseph.
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I'm going to see joseph. i've been told that joseph has
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I've been told that joseph has secured a spot for me in goshen,
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Secured a spot for me in goshen, and i'm gonna live off
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And i'm gonna live off the fat of the land
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The fat of the land as the father of joseph,
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As the father of joseph, who has risen through
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Who has risen through all adversities.
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All adversities. like a fruitful vine,
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Like a fruitful vine, he climbed over every wall.
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He climbed over every wall. they shot their arrows at him,
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They shot their arrows at him, but joseph's hand
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But joseph's hand remained steady.
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Remained steady. i'm going to see joseph.
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I'm going to see joseph. at least he hopes.
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At least he hopes. but here is the lesson from
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But here is the lesson from jacob's response to the news
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That joseph may be alive.
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That joseph may be alive. when you've been really hurt,
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When you've been really hurt, it is hard to keep hoping.
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It is hard to keep hoping. when you have been really hurt,
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When you have been really hurt, it is hard to keep hoping.
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It is hard to keep hoping. and i promise you i won't
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And i promise you i won't depress you the whole message,
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Depress you the whole message, but i just don't wanna bring you
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But i just don't wanna bring you in like this is some glorious
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In like this is some glorious reunion and reconciliation,
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Reunion and reconciliation, because if we oversimplify
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Because if we oversimplify and we make it a cliché,
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"the lord will
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"the lord will lighten your load,"
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Lighten your load," then what happens when
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Then what happens when three hours from now
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Three hours from now you get some bad news?
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You get some bad news? or what happens when you get
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Or what happens when you get to work tomorrow and your boss
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To work tomorrow and your boss did not get my sermon title
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Did not get my sermon title that the lord wanted
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That the lord wanted to lighten your load?
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[laughter]
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"didn't you get the memo?
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"didn't you get the memo? the man of god said the lord
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The man of god said the lord would lighten my load."
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Would lighten my load." well, they are not the lord,
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Well, they are not the lord, and they may put more on you.
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And they may put more on you. isn't that a dumb cliché,
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Isn't that a dumb cliché, by the way, when we say,
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By the way, when we say, "the lord will never put more
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"the lord will never put more on you than you can bear?"
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On you than you can bear?" the bible doesn't say that.
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The bible doesn't say that. read the bible.
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Read the bible. stop quoting what you heard
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Stop quoting what you heard from your grandma without
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From your grandma without checking it against the bible.
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Checking it against the bible. she was approximating
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She was approximating what she heard one time,
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What she heard one time, but the bible says that
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But the bible says that no temptation has overtaken you
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No temptation has overtaken you and god will give you
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And god will give you a way of escape.
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A way of escape. it doesn't say that god
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It doesn't say that god won't put more on you
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Won't put more on you than you can bear.
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Than you can bear. he most certainly will put
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He most certainly will put more on you than you can bear
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More on you than you can bear so you won't get confused
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So you won't get confused and think you're him.
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[applause]
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That's actually
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That's actually god's job security,
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God's job security, to call you to do things
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To call you to do things that you can't do without him,
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That you can't do without him, so you won't get there
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So you won't get there and be without him
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And be without him and think you can do it.
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And think you can do it. i need the lord in my life.
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I need the lord in my life. i need the lord, and i have an,
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I need the lord, and i have an, "every six days,"
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"every six days," reminder when
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Reminder when i come preach to you.
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I come preach to you. and do you know that
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And do you know that my favorite thing to do,
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My favorite thing to do, that does not involve my family,
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That does not involve my family, is to be up here
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Is to be up here and share the word
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And share the word of the lord with you?
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Of the lord with you? it really is, but if you
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Were to ask me two hours
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Were to ask me two hours before i get up here,
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Before i get up here, "are you excited to preach?"
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"are you excited to preach?" i would have a difficult time
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I would have a difficult time if you hooked me up
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If you hooked me up to a lie detector,
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To a lie detector, just saying a straight, "yes."
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Because i am excited, but,
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Because i am excited, but, and please don't tell
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And please don't tell all the pharisees that
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All the pharisees that wanna quote a scripture verse
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Wanna quote a scripture verse at me when they hear this,
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At me when they hear this, i'm also anxious.
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I'm also anxious. i know the bible says,
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I know the bible says, "don't be anxious,"
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"don't be anxious," but that was paul.
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But that was paul. he's farther along than i am.
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He's farther along than i am. i'm anxious.
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I'm anxious. i'm anxious,
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I'm anxious, "will i say it right?"
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"will i say it right?" i'm anxious,
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I'm anxious, "will you hear it right?"
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"will you hear it right?" i'm anxious, "will i leave
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I'm anxious, "will i leave the best part out?"
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The best part out?" i'm anxious, "will i say
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I'm anxious, "will i say something that is not
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Something that is not exactly correct and maybe
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Exactly correct and maybe lead you astray?"
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Lead you astray?" even when i preach about
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Even when i preach about this kind of message,
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This kind of message, let me tell you
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Let me tell you what makes me anxious.
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What makes me anxious. i'm scared that you will
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I'm scared that you will hear that jacob went to egypt
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Hear that jacob went to egypt and use it as an excuse
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And use it as an excuse to run away from something
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To run away from something hard in your life,
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Hard in your life, because people will even take
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Because people will even take a phrase that you preach on
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A phrase that you preach on with a good intention, like,
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With a good intention, like, "the lord said to jacob,
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"the lord said to jacob, 'don't be afraid
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'don't be afraid to go to egypt,'"
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To go to egypt,'" and they will somehow
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And they will somehow translate that into
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Translate that into the lord saying,
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The lord saying, "quit your accounting job
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"quit your accounting job even though you have
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Even though you have four mouths to feed
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Four mouths to feed and open a coffee shop
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And open a coffee shop because you like coffee."
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Because you like coffee." but maybe what the lord
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But maybe what the lord is really saying is,
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Is really saying is, "drink more coffee
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"drink more coffee and keep accounting 'cause
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And keep accounting 'cause you got a whole family
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You got a whole family to feed and those kids
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To feed and those kids need to go to college."
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[applause]
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So, i'm worried
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So, i'm worried about all of that.
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About all of that. i'm worried about,
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I'm worried about, "will it be boring?"
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"will it be boring?" i'm worried about, "will i say
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I'm worried about, "will i say too much, say too little?"
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Too much, say too little?" i'm just being honest.
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So, i came up with a way
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So, i came up with a way to explain it and i thought
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To explain it and i thought it might help you.
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It might help you. now, this is a trademark word
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Now, this is a trademark word and this word belongs to me,
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And this word belongs to me, but you can borrow it for
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But you can borrow it for the situations in your life
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The situations in your life where you feel excited,
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Where you feel excited, but you also feel anxious.
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But you also feel anxious. from now on, we call
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From now on, we call that anx-cited.
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[laughter]
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You got anything
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You got anything in your life that you feel
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In your life that you feel that way about today?
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That way about today? so, if you ever asked me before
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So, if you ever asked me before i preach, "how do you feel?"
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I'mma tell you, "i'm anx-cited."
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I'mma tell you, "i'm anx-cited." and you'll say, "pastor steven,
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And you'll say, "pastor steven, anx-cited ain't a word."
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Anx-cited ain't a word." and i'll say, "it may not
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And i'll say, "it may not be a word,
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Be a word, but it is a reality."
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But it is a reality." the fact is, if i focus
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The fact is, if i focus on getting it wrong,
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On getting it wrong, i'm gonna feel
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I'm gonna feel completely paralyzed.
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Completely paralyzed. if i focus on pleasing people,
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If i focus on pleasing people, i'm gonna feel
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I'm gonna feel completely paralyzed.
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Completely paralyzed. if i focus on not
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If i focus on not leaving anything out,
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Leaving anything out, i'm gonna stand up here
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I'm gonna stand up here like i'm performing for you,
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Like i'm performing for you, but this ain't vegas.
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But this ain't vegas. and if i focus on feeding you
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And if i focus on feeding you what god gave me for what
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What god gave me for what you're going through
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You're going through in your life, i'm excited.
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In your life, i'm excited. so, i want you to understand
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So, i want you to understand that both options are
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That both options are always available.
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Always available. i can be anxious.
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I can be anxious. i can be excited.
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I can be excited. i'm like jacob sometimes,
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I'm like jacob sometimes, i can't really name how i feel.
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I can't really name how i feel. i can't really name
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I can't really name the season i'm in.
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The season i'm in. on one hand, i'm really happy
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On one hand, i'm really happy to be in front of you.
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To be in front of you. i'm really thrilled with
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I'm really thrilled with the prospect of being
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The prospect of being a vessel for god to use,
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A vessel for god to use, and on the other hand,
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And on the other hand, i'm terrified.
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I'm terrified. and don't look at me judgmental
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And don't look at me judgmental 'cause you don't like
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'cause you don't like to give speeches or hear
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To give speeches or hear your own voice either.
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Your own voice either. so, i'm excited.
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So, i'm excited. i'm anxious.
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I'm anxious. i'm anx-cited.
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I'm anx-cited. i don't know how to spell that,
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But i certainly know
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But i certainly know what it feels like.
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What it feels like. i'm anx-cited.
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I'm anx-cited. and i believe there's somebody
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And i believe there's somebody in the room today that
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In the room today that feels that way about this
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Feels that way about this season of your life.
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Season of your life. "i'm anx-cited."
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"i'm anx-cited." tell your neighbor,
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Tell your neighbor, "i'm anx-cited."
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>> congregation: i'm anx-cited.
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>> congregation: i'm anx-cited. >> "i'm kind of shaky in it,
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>> "i'm kind of shaky in it, but i'm kinda
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But i'm kinda looking forward to it.
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Looking forward to it. i'm kind of relieved
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I'm kind of relieved that things are changing,
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That things are changing, and i'm kind of terrified
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And i'm kind of terrified that things will never
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That things will never be the same."
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Be the same." "i'm kind of feeling
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"i'm kind of feeling a sense of adventure in
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A sense of adventure in my life because i got fired,
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My life because i got fired, and i'm also watching
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And i'm also watching my bank account,
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My bank account, and it's running
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And it's running the wrong way from abundance.
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The wrong way from abundance. it's moving
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It's moving in the wrong direction.
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In the wrong direction. so, i'm kind of excited
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So, i'm kind of excited to have free time,
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To have free time, but i'm kind of not excited.
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But i'm kind of not excited. i'm a little anxious
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I'm a little anxious about having less money,
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About having less money, because now i'm stretched,
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Because now i'm stretched, and i'm stretching toward
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And i'm stretching toward something that i didn't expect.
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Something that i didn't expect. and in this season of my life,
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And in this season of my life, i'm anx-cited."
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I'm anx-cited." somebody asked me recently,
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Somebody asked me recently, "what do you and holly
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"what do you and holly feel about being
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Feel about being empty nesters soon?"
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Empty nesters soon?" i said, "soon?
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I said, "soon? abbey is 14.
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Abbey is 14. why are you trying
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Why are you trying to run her out of the house?
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To run her out of the house? she just started wearing makeup.
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She just started wearing makeup. give me a few more years."
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Give me a few more years." i'm anx-cited about
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I'm anx-cited about my kids growing up.
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My kids growing up. i'm anx-cited about releasing
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I'm anx-cited about releasing them into the world.
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Them into the world. i'm anx-cited
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I'm anx-cited about being in charlotte.
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About being in charlotte. some of you just moved here
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Some of you just moved here in the last month.
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In the last month. some of you moved here
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Some of you moved here to be a part of this church.
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To be a part of this church. how do you feel about it?
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How do you feel about it? "i'm anx-cited."
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[applause]
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That's an anx-cited praise.
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[laughter]
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That's, "i'm clapping sometimes;
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That's, "i'm clapping sometimes; i'm crying sometimes.
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I'm crying sometimes. i miss my friends in austin,
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I miss my friends in austin, and i'm looking forward
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And i'm looking forward to meeting new ones here."
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To meeting new ones here." i'm just trying to tell you
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I'm just trying to tell you that sometimes the clichés
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That sometimes the clichés that we use oversimplify
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That we use oversimplify the depth of the human
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The depth of the human experience and to remind you
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Experience and to remind you that you will always be both.
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Anxious and excited both
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Anxious and excited both look like shaking hands.
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Look like shaking hands. anxious and excited both
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Anxious and excited both feel like sweaty palms.
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Feel like sweaty palms. anxious and excited both
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Anxious and excited both put butterflies in your stomach,
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Put butterflies in your stomach, but whether those butterflies
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But whether those butterflies are a burden or a blessing,
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Are a burden or a blessing, depends on which one
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Depends on which one you lean into.
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You lean into. the news reaches jacob.
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The news reaches jacob. "joseph is on
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"joseph is on the throne in egypt.
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The throne in egypt. he is the prime minister
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He is the prime minister of the most powerful
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Of the most powerful nation on earth,
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Nation on earth, and he has sent us with an
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And he has sent us with an instruction to bring you back.
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Instruction to bring you back. and he said we don't even
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And he said we don't even have to worry about bringing
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Have to worry about bringing our own stuff with us,
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Our own stuff with us, because when we get there,
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Because when we get there, he's got us."
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He's got us." i don't know
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I don't know who this is a word for,
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Who this is a word for, but when you get there,
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But when you get there, god's got you.
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[applause]
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Don't overburden the process
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Don't overburden the process by over-planning your steps.
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By over-planning your steps. i said, "don't overburden
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I said, "don't overburden the process by
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The process by over-planning your steps."
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Over-planning your steps." when you get there,
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When you get there, he's got you.
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He's got you. and the process of god
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And the process of god speaking to jacob is
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Speaking to jacob is a very complicated process,
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A very complicated process, because he's already
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Because he's already changed his name to israel.
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Changed his name to israel. in fact, if you read
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The account in genesis 46,
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The account in genesis 46, you are forgiven if you
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You are forgiven if you are a little confused.
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Are a little confused. let's read it together again
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Let's read it together again and see why it's confusing.
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And see why it's confusing. remember, israel is
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Remember, israel is jacob's new name.
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Jacob's new name. it's not only
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It's not only the nation that he fathered,
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The nation that he fathered, but it is the name he was given.
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It's the name of his strength.
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It's the name of his strength. jacob, on the other hand,
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Jacob, on the other hand, is the name of his weakness.
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Is the name of his weakness. it speaks of his tendency
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It speaks of his tendency to deceive, and manipulate,
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To deceive, and manipulate, and chase, and compare.
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And chase, and compare. so, the bible says
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So, the bible says in genesis 46,
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In genesis 46, at this pivotal
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Moment in jacob's life,
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Moment in jacob's life, "so israel took his journey,"
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"so israel took his journey," we're talking about a man
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We're talking about a man whose name has been changed,
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Whose name has been changed, "with all that he had
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"with all that he had and came to beersheba
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And came to beersheba and offered sacrifices
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And offered sacrifices to the god of his father isaac.
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To the god of his father isaac. and god spoke to israel,"
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And god spoke to israel," new name.
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New name. "god spoke to israel," strength,
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"god spoke to israel," strength, "god spoke to israel,"
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"god spoke to israel," which means prince.
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Which means prince. "god spoke to israel,"
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"god spoke to israel," the changed jacob.
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The changed jacob. "god spoke to israel in visions
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"god spoke to israel in visions of the night and said,
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Of the night and said, 'jacob, jacob.'"
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'jacob, jacob.'" so, if his name is israel,
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Why are you speaking to jacob?
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Why are you speaking to jacob? and i wanna give you a principle
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And i wanna give you a principle to take with you today
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To take with you today into every situation
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Into every situation you encounter this week.
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Wherever god calls your israel,
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Wherever god calls your israel, you have to take jacob with you.
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You have to take jacob with you. it's gonna be good in a minute.
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It's gonna be good in a minute. let me work on this word
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Let me work on this word for a minute,
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For a minute, 'cause you've been
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'cause you've been confused lately,
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Confused lately, because some habits have
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Because some habits have been sneaking back up on you
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Been sneaking back up on you that you thought you let go of.
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That you thought you let go of. because some sins have been
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Because some sins have been trying to strangle
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Trying to strangle the life of you,
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The life of you, but you thought you
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But you thought you broke the choke hold.
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Broke the choke hold. because some things you said
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Because some things you said you never would do again,
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You never would do again, you started doing them again,
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You started doing them again, and you're carrying it like
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And you're carrying it like a secret in your heart.
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Because somebody got up
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Because somebody got up and told you that if you
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And told you that if you accepted jesus,
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Accepted jesus, you would leave
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You would leave the old you behind,
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The old you behind, and that is true positionally.
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And that is true positionally. god no longer relates to you
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God no longer relates to you on the basis of any sin
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On the basis of any sin you've committed.
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You've committed. every single one of the sins
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Every single one of the sins that you committed was
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That you committed was nailed to the cross.
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Nailed to the cross. its effect was canceled.
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Its effect was canceled. your record is clean.
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Your record is clean. your sins have been blotted out.
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Your sins have been blotted out. all of that is true.
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All of that is true. you have been delivered
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You have been delivered from the penalty of sin.
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From the penalty of sin. you have been delivered
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You have been delivered from the power of sin.
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From the power of sin. sin is no longer your position.
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Sin is no longer your position. sin is no longer your identity.
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Sin is no longer your identity. but although you have been
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But although you have been delivered from the power,
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Delivered from the power, although you have been
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Although you have been delivered from the penalty,
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Delivered from the penalty, and although it is
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And although it is no longer your position,
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No longer your position, you still have some patterns
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You still have some patterns called sin that go with you
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Called sin that go with you into your future called now.
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Into your future called now. and i wanna preach this,
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And i wanna preach this, because you are israel,
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Because you are israel, and you are jacob, but you are
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And you are jacob, but you are kind of israel-acob.
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[laughter]
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I'mma preach it
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I'mma preach it till you get honest.
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Till you get honest. i'mma preach it till you
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I'mma preach it till you stop polishing your halo
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Stop polishing your halo and pretending like you
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And pretending like you didn't cuss once this week.
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Didn't cuss once this week. i'mma preach it till you
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I'mma preach it till you stop pretending like you got
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Stop pretending like you got the right to make comments
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The right to make comments on youtube about other
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On youtube about other people's faith when you know
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People's faith when you know good and well you are not
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Good and well you are not always on a church website,
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When you know good and well
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When you know good and well there's some jacob that
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There's some jacob that came with you to church.
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[applause]
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"aren't you just giving
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"aren't you just giving the people permission to sin?"
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The people permission to sin?" ah, they're doing pretty good
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Ah, they're doing pretty good without permission, ma'am.
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[laughter]
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Trying to give you power,
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Trying to give you power, perspective, and presence,
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Perspective, and presence, that when god
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That when god speaks to your jacob,
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Speaks to your jacob, you don't run away and hide.
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You don't run away and hide. and i'll tell you what it was.
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And i'll tell you what it was. i'm gonna give you
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I'm gonna give you four things that were a part
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Four things that were a part of jacob's journey today
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Of jacob's journey today that you can practically
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That you can practically apply to your, what?
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Apply to your, what? your life or your wife.
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[laughter]
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And the first one
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And the first one i've spoken of, but i wanna
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I've spoken of, but i wanna be really clear, i wanna talk
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Be really clear, i wanna talk to you about the weight.
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To you about the weight. write it down, please,
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Write it down, please, w-e-i-g-h-t, weight.
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W-e-i-g-h-t, weight. not wait as in a period of time
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Not wait as in a period of time that lapses before you know
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That lapses before you know a conclusion which would be
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A conclusion which would be appropriate to 22 years
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Appropriate to 22 years that he has held in his heart
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That he has held in his heart the horror of losing
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The horror of losing his son joseph.
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His son joseph. so, it's kind of hard to get
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So, it's kind of hard to get happy in five minutes when
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Happy in five minutes when i've held this 22 years.
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I've held this 22 years. have more compassion on people
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Have more compassion on people as they change, including you.
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As they change, including you. you know how when you drive down
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You know how when you drive down the interstate they have
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The interstate they have weigh stations for truckers?
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Weigh stations for truckers? i wish we could have one
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I wish we could have one of those in the church for
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Of those in the church for christians and we wouldn't be
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Christians and we wouldn't be measuring whether you're down
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Measuring whether you're down three pounds or not.
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Three pounds or not. i would love to know
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I would love to know if you carried too much
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Into this room today,
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Into this room today, so that we could unburden you
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So that we could unburden you before you head back out
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Before you head back out because you are dangerous
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Because you are dangerous with too much weight,
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With too much weight, and you're dangerous
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And you're dangerous with too little weight.
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With too little weight. there are some responsibilities
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There are some responsibilities that god has placed on you
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That god has placed on you that are the answers
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That are the answers to the prayers that you prayed.
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To the prayers that you prayed. the lord was telling me one time
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The lord was telling me one time that i was complaining about
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Prayers that i had prayed
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Prayers that i had prayed six months ago being answered.
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Six months ago being answered. you follow me?
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You follow me? in other words,
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In other words, he did it and then i got it,
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He did it and then i got it, and it was heavy.
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And it was heavy. nobody ever tells you this,
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Nobody ever tells you this, blessings are heavy.
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>> i don't want you to be
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>> i don't want you to be so confused by the noise
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So confused by the noise that's surrounding you
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That's surrounding you that you never know
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That you never know the god who made you
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The god who made you and never know his voice.
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>> when god calls
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>> when god calls your name once,
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Your name once, that's personal.
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That's personal. when he calls
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When he calls your name twice,
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Your name twice, that's pivotal.
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>> in pastor steven furtick's
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New seven-part series,
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"called,"
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Discover the power of god's
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Personal interruption.
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Learn to hear his voice
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Above doubt and step into
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The purpose he has for you.
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"called," is available
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For your gift of any amount.
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Just call or visit us online
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To get your copy today.
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>> if you like the sermon
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>> if you like the sermon that you just heard
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That you just heard from pastor steven today,
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From pastor steven today, i wanna invite you to call
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I wanna invite you to call or go online right now
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Or go online right now to request your copy
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To request your copy of today's message.
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Of today's message. it's part of his brand-new
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It's part of his brand-new series, "called,"
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And it's available for
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And it's available for your gift of any amount.
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Your gift of any amount. when you give,
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When you give, you're not just
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You're not just requesting a resource,
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Requesting a resource, you're helping us
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You're helping us reach people with the gospel.
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Reach people with the gospel. this ministry exist so that
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This ministry exist so that people far from god will be
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People far from god will be raised to life in christ.
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Raised to life in christ. every time you give,
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Every time you give, you're helping get god's
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You're helping get god's word into someone else's heart.
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Word into someone else's heart. your support makes it possible
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Your support makes it possible for us to share messages
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For us to share messages like this one through
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Like this one through broadcast and online outreach,
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Broadcast and online outreach, and ministry partners
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And ministry partners all around the world.
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All around the world. so, if today's message
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So, if today's message spoke to you,
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Spoke to you, we wanna invite you
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We wanna invite you to respond with a gift
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To respond with a gift that helps someone
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That helps someone else hear it too.
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Else hear it too. so, call the number
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So, call the number on your screen
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On your screen or go online now to give.
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Or go online now to give. no gift is too small
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No gift is too small when it's placed
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When it's placed in the hands of our god.
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In the hands of our god. thank you for being a part
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Thank you for being a part of what god is doing
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Of what god is doing through this ministry,
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Through this ministry, we are so grateful to be able
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We are so grateful to be able to partner with you.
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>> ♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ that's who he is yeah ♪
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♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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♪ jehovah rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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>> ♪ yeah yeah ♪
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>> ♪ yeah yeah ♪ >> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪ ♪ be your peace ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪ >> ♪ oh oh oh ♪
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>> ♪ oh oh oh ♪ >> ♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah nissi ♪ ♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪ >> ♪ jehovah jireh ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah jireh ♪ ♪ meet your need ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪ >> ♪ jehovah jireh ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah jireh ♪ ♪ meet your need ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪ >> ♪ rapha heal your body ♪
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>> ♪ rapha heal your body ♪ >> ♪ jehovah rapha ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah rapha ♪ ♪ heal your body ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪ >> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪ ♪ be your peace ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪ >> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪ ♪ be your peace ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪ >> ♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah nissi ♪ >> ♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah nissi ♪ ♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪ >> ♪ jehovah jireh ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah jireh ♪ >> ♪ jehovah jireh ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah jireh ♪ ♪ meet your need ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪ >> ♪ yes ♪
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>> ♪ yes ♪ >> ♪ jehovah rapha ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah rapha ♪ ♪ heal your body ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪ >> ♪ shalom be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ shalom be your peace ♪ >> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪ ♪ be your peace ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪ >> ♪ oh ♪
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>> ♪ oh ♪ >> ♪ call the name ♪
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>> ♪ call the name ♪ ♪ call the name ♪
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♪ call the name ♪ ♪ call the name ♪
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♪ call the name ♪ ♪ jehovah ♪
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♪ jehovah ♪ ♪ all our praise ♪
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♪ all our praise ♪ ♪ all our praise ♪
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♪ all our praise ♪ ♪ belongs to him ♪
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♪ belongs to him ♪ >> ♪ call the name ♪
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>> ♪ call the name ♪ >> ♪ call the name ♪
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>> ♪ call the name ♪ >> ♪ jehovah ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah ♪ >> ♪ jehovah ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah ♪ ♪ all our praise ♪
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♪ all our praise ♪ ♪ all our praise ♪
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♪ all our praise ♪ ♪ belongs to him ♪
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♪ belongs to him ♪ ♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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♪ jehovah nissi ♪ ♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪ ♪ yeah ♪
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♪ yeah ♪ ♪ jehovah jireh ♪
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♪ jehovah jireh ♪ ♪ meet your need ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪ >> ♪ yeah ♪
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>> ♪ yeah ♪ >> ♪ jehovah rapha ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah rapha ♪ ♪ heal your body ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪ >> ♪ oh oh ♪
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>> ♪ oh oh ♪ >> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪ ♪ be your peace ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪ >> ♪ he's fighting ♪
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>> ♪ he's fighting ♪ ♪ all your battles ♪
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♪ all your battles ♪ >> ♪ jehovah nissi ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah nissi ♪ ♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪ >> ♪ he's everything you need ♪
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>> ♪ he's everything you need ♪ ♪ him to be ♪
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♪ him to be ♪ >> ♪ jehovah jireh ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah jireh ♪ ♪ meet your need ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪ >> ♪ jehovah rapha heal ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah rapha heal ♪ >> ♪ jehovah rapha ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah rapha ♪ ♪ heal your body ♪
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Steven Furtick - The Lord Will Lighten Your Load (Part 1)

August 18, 2025 | S25 E229 | 28:0

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