Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Make Room For The New (Part 1)

December 9, 2024 | S

Transform your perspective and take control of your life by navigating your emotions and communicating mindfully. Embrace the blessings around you and prepare to receive the abundance God has in store for you.

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Make Room For The New (Part 1) | December 9, 2024

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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>> make room for the new.
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>> make room for the new. this is a word for you.
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This is a word for you. make room for the new.
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Make room for the new. you know, i'm getting
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You know, i'm getting into old stuff now.
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Into old stuff now. i've got about
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I've got about 80 records upstairs
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80 records upstairs in my office at my house
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In my office at my house and a turntable, vinyl.
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And a turntable, vinyl. something about getting up
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Something about getting up and having to only listen
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And having to only listen to three songs at a time
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To three songs at a time is preferable to having
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Is preferable to having every song in the history
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Of the universe on my phone
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Of the universe on my phone at my fingertips.
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At my fingertips. for some reason,
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For some reason, i would rather listen
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I would rather listen through a scratchy
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Through a scratchy analog representation
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Analog representation of the music
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Of the music than a digital recreation
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Than a digital recreation of the music that fits
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Of the music that fits in my pocket.
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In my pocket. i think there's something
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I think there's something comforting about something
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That you used to touch and hold.
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That you used to touch and hold. old, you know.
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Old, you know. i used to like something
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I used to like something and be attracted to it
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And be attracted to it if it was new,
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If it was new, but now i like old stuff.
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But now i like old stuff. it's just i like old --
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It's just i like old -- i like old songs.
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I like old songs. i like smashing pumpkins.
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I like smashing pumpkins. [laughter and applause]
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[laughter and applause] i don't need
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I don't need any of this new stuff.
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Any of this new stuff. i don't need any of the --
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I don't need any of the -- i like the old stuff.
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I like the old stuff. the hymns that i used
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The hymns that i used to yawn through in church
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To yawn through in church are the ones
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Are the ones that i now write songs
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That i now write songs around as a grown man.
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Around as a grown man. and so, a lot of things come
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And so, a lot of things come full circle in your life
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Full circle in your life that you don't appreciate
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That you don't appreciate at the time.
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At the time. but the challenge is now
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But the challenge is now to hold onto the old
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To hold onto the old to the exclusion
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To the exclusion of receiving the new.
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Of receiving the new. when i shared
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When i shared with you last week,
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With you last week, we were given a picture
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We were given a picture of peter, who was having
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Of peter, who was having to fight against the traditions
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To fight against the traditions and the customs
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And the customs of the well-meaning
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Of the well-meaning circumcised believers.
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Circumcised believers. and one thing
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And one thing that it is difficult for us
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That it is difficult for us to appreciate about
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To appreciate about this community
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This community is that they were receiving
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Is that they were receiving from god an entirely new system
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From god an entirely new system by which to relate to him.
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By which to relate to him. imagine that at one point,
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Imagine that at one point, you had to atone for your sins
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You had to atone for your sins with the blood of bulls
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With the blood of bulls and goats,
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And goats, and now instead of shedding
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And now instead of shedding the blood of an animal,
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The blood of an animal, you were trusting
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You were trusting in the blood of christ.
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In the blood of christ. that's a very difficult thing
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That's a very difficult thing to apprehend when you had
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To apprehend when you had something tactile,
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Something tactile, something you could touch.
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Something you could touch. and now you have to believe
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And now you have to believe something by faith.
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Something by faith. the paradigm of justification,
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The paradigm of justification, we call it
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We call it justification by faith,
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Justification by faith, but it's actually justification
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But it's actually justification by grace through faith.
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By grace through faith. see, it's not how much faith
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See, it's not how much faith you have that saves you.
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You have that saves you. it's how much grace god has
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It's how much grace god has that saves you.
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That saves you. cause if it was about
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Cause if it was about how much faith i had,
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How much faith i had, i would be going to heaven
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I would be going to heaven one five-minute period,
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One five-minute period, and i would be bound
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And i would be bound for the same hell
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For the same hell as a serial killer
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As a serial killer in the next five.
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In the next five. i don't always
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I don't always have that much faith.
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Have that much faith. sometimes high,
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Sometimes high, sometimes low.
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Sometimes low. and depending on whether you
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And depending on whether you catch me at 9:00 a.m.
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Catch me at 9:00 a.m. and i've had my coffee,
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And i've had my coffee, or whether you catch me
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Or whether you catch me after one of my kids
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After one of my kids said something disrespectful,
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Said something disrespectful, i might have a lot of faith
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I might have a lot of faith or a little bit of faith.
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Or a little bit of faith. the point is not how much faith
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The point is not how much faith that i have.
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That i have. it's who i have my faith in.
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It's who i have my faith in. y'all ain't gon' help me
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Y'all ain't gon' help me preach a bit today.
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Preach a bit today. this bible says
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This bible says that it is by grace
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That it is by grace you have been saved
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You have been saved through faith.
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Through faith. and it's not of yourselves.
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And it's not of yourselves. it is the gift of god,
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It is the gift of god, not of works,
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Not of works, so that no one can boast.
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So that no one can boast. and think about this.
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And think about this. god's people had always
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God's people had always related to god
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Related to god through a covenant
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Through a covenant that was based on works,
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That was based on works, that was based
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That was based on keeping the law.
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On keeping the law. and now, all of a sudden,
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And now, all of a sudden, in the passage
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In the passage i shared last week,
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I shared last week, not only are they learning
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Not only are they learning to relate to god by faith --
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To relate to god by faith -- which is the hardest thing
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Which is the hardest thing in the world
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In the world to just take it by faith.
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To just take it by faith. we talk a good game
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We talk a good game when it comes to faith.
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When it comes to faith. we say we're trusting
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We say we're trusting in the lord
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In the lord with all of our heart,
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With all of our heart, and leaning not
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And leaning not to our own understanding,
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To our own understanding, but it still creates
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But it still creates a tension, which is:
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A tension, which is: how much should i trust god,
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How much should i trust god, and how much
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And how much should i try myself?
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Should i try myself? this tension is written
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This tension is written into the very script.
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Into the very script. the nascent days
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The nascent days of the church were filled
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Of the church were filled with this kind of tension.
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With this kind of tension. so, the community, god's people,
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So, the community, god's people, they are now learning
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They are now learning to relate to god
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To relate to god in a brand-new way.
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In a brand-new way. touch somebody.
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Touch somebody. say, "make room
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Say, "make room for the new."
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For the new." >> congregation: make room
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>> congregation: make room for the new.
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For the new. >> and just about the time
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>> and just about the time they're getting used
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They're getting used to this paradigm of grace,
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Here come the gentiles,
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Here come the gentiles, who were the ones
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Who were the ones they were supposed
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They were supposed to stay away from.
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To stay away from. and the point guard
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And the point guard of the new testament
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Of the new testament all-star team, peter,
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All-star team, peter, is going and eating
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With these people
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With these people who are contagious.
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I used that word for a reason.
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I used that word for a reason. because when i told you
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Because when i told you that they wouldn't associate
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That they wouldn't associate with gentiles, you're like,
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With gentiles, you're like, "well, that's wrong."
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"well, that's wrong." you know, it's easy to recognize
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You know, it's easy to recognize a truth when you're not living
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A truth when you're not living in the tension of it.
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In the tension of it. it's easy for us to look back
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It's easy for us to look back on certain issues
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On certain issues of racial segregation now
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Of racial segregation now and say, "why in the world?"
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But when you're living
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But when you're living in the tension of it,
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In the tension of it, when you're living
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When you're living in the tension,
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In the tension, you can lose sight
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You can lose sight of the truth.
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Of the truth. and in the tension
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And in the tension of the new testament church,
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Of the new testament church, there's not only grace
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There's not only grace versus works,
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Versus works, but there's this exclusive idea
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But there's this exclusive idea that god is blessing
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That god is blessing a select group of people.
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A select group of people. and then --
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And then -- now get this tension with me --
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Now get this tension with me -- they have to try to figure out
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They have to try to figure out how to protect
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How to protect what they've been entrusted
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What they've been entrusted with at the same time
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With at the same time that they don't hold it
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That they don't hold it too tightly.
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Too tightly. every parent
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Every parent can relate to this.
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Can relate to this. how do i protect my kids
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How do i protect my kids while not putting my kids
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While not putting my kids in some sort of bubble,
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In some sort of bubble, where they won't be prepared
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Where they won't be prepared for the real world?
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For the real world? how do i --
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How do i -- i'm thinking this about
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I'm thinking this about abby right now.
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Abby right now. she's probably gonna be pretty.
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She's probably gonna be pretty. she's already pretty,
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She's already pretty, a pretty nine-year-old.
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A pretty nine-year-old. probably gonna be
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Probably gonna be a pretty 13-year-old.
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A pretty 13-year-old. then there's probably gonna be
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Then there's probably gonna be some 13-year-old boy
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Some 13-year-old boy that wants to come up
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That wants to come up and talk to her about something.
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And talk to her about something. and how am i supposed
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And how am i supposed to let her out of her room
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To let her out of her room and trust a 13-year-old boy
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And trust a 13-year-old boy when i've been one?
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When i've been one? [laughter]
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[laughter] how will i do that?
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How will i do that? i don't know.
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I don't know. but what i do know is this.
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But what i do know is this. you ready?
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You ready? this is the first thing
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This is the first thing i've said that you probably
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I've said that you probably will wanna write down today,
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Will wanna write down today, but hopefully
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But hopefully not the last.
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Not the last. okay.
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Okay. your tolerance
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Your tolerance for tension
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For tension determines your potential
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Determines your potential for growth.
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For growth. your tolerance
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Your tolerance for tension determines --
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For tension determines -- what'd i say?
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What'd i say? your potential for growth.
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Your potential for growth. and we don't like tension
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And we don't like tension when it comes
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When it comes to christianity.
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To christianity. god said it.
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God said it. i believe it.
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I believe it. that settles it.
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That settles it. let me tell you
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Let me tell you right now, brother.
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Right now, brother. doesn't matter
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Doesn't matter if you believe it or not.
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If you believe it or not. god said it.
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God said it. that settles it.
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That settles it. you can just take
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You can just take the middle of it
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The middle of it right there out.
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Right there out. if god said it,
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If god said it, that settles it.
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That settles it. but, wait a minute.
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But, wait a minute. wait a minute.
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Wait a minute. wait a minute.
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Wait a minute. to sit with the tension
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To sit with the tension of what god actually said,
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Of what god actually said, as opposed to the tradition
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As opposed to the tradition of what we heard god said
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Of what we heard god said through the filter
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Through the filter of personal preference
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Of personal preference and prejudice,
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And prejudice, it's the gift of tension.
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It's the gift of tension. if you hire a trainer at --
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If you hire a trainer at -- what's the name of a gym?
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What's the name of a gym? planet fitness.
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Planet fitness. if you hire a trainer --
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If you hire a trainer -- i don't even know
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If you can do that
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If you can do that at planet fitness.
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At planet fitness. but if you hire a trainer
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But if you hire a trainer at the gym, they are going to,
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At the gym, they are going to, at some point,
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At some point, teach you about
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Teach you about the gift of tension
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The gift of tension for the building of muscle.
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For the building of muscle. if you hire a trainer
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If you hire a trainer and they do not employ tension
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And they do not employ tension in the training regimen,
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In the training regimen, you should fire the trainer.
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You should fire the trainer. because time under tension
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Because time under tension is the formula for growth.
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Is the formula for growth. and yet, when it comes
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And yet, when it comes to our movies,
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We love tension.
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We love tension. when it comes
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When it comes to our television,
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To our television, entertainment, netflix,
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Entertainment, netflix, binging content,
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Binging content, we love tension.
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We love tension. i don't wanna watch a show
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I don't wanna watch a show about somebody
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About somebody who had a good day.
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Who had a good day. i wanna watch a show
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I wanna watch a show about somebody
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About somebody who ended up on drugs,
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Who ended up on drugs, and had to fight
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And had to fight a whole gang single-handedly,
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A whole gang single-handedly, and almost died in the process,
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And almost died in the process, and got a divorce,
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And got a divorce, and went bankrupt.
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And went bankrupt. but what makes
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But what makes for a good tv show
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For a good tv show is the kind of stuff
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Is the kind of stuff we try to pray away
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We try to pray away from our lives.
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From our lives. so, i started the year praying
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So, i started the year praying something really weird.
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Something really weird. i said, "god, increase
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I said, "god, increase the quality of my problems.
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Lord, i want higher quality
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Lord, i want higher quality problems in 2020."
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Problems in 2020." the reason i prayed that
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The reason i prayed that is because
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Is because i tried asking him
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In previous years,
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In previous years, "take my problems away."
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"take my problems away." that was an ineffective prayer.
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That was an ineffective prayer. he did not seem too interested
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He did not seem too interested in answering that prayer
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In answering that prayer to take my problems away.
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To take my problems away. in fact, it seems as if
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In fact, it seems as if some of the things
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Some of the things that came into my life
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That came into my life in one season as a problem,
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In one season as a problem, some of the things
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Some of the things that came into my life
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That came into my life as opposition were the things
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As opposition were the things that god used
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That god used to create opportunities
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To create opportunities for me to know him
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For me to know him and make him known.
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And make him known. so, what's crazy,
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So, what's crazy, what's crazy --
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What's crazy -- everybody say,
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Everybody say, "it's crazy."
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"it's crazy." >> congregation: it's crazy.
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>> congregation: it's crazy. >> what's crazy
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>> what's crazy about leviticus 26:10 is
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About leviticus 26:10 is it can be interpreted
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It can be interpreted as either a blessing
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As either a blessing or an inconvenience.
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Or an inconvenience. because the scripture said
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Because the scripture said that if you live
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That if you live in alignment with god
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In alignment with god and in agreement
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And in agreement with his covenant --
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With his covenant -- this is the old covenant,
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This is the old covenant, which was by works.
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Which was by works. remember, they had to
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Remember, they had to conditionally receive
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Conditionally receive the favor of god
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The favor of god through certain
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Through certain behaviors in community.
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Behaviors in community. and so, as moses is giving them
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And so, as moses is giving them all of this law,
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All of this law, they've been out of egypt
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They've been out of egypt only for a very short time.
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Only for a very short time. they've constructed
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They've constructed a tabernacle,
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A tabernacle, which is a space
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Which is a space where they can meet with god.
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Where they can meet with god. and he says in verse nine --
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And he says in verse nine -- let's just get a running
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Start at it --
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Start at it -- "i will look on favor with you,
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"i will look on favor with you, and make you fruitful,
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And make you fruitful, and increase your numbers,
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And increase your numbers, and i will keep
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And i will keep my covenant with you."
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My covenant with you." old covenant.
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The covenant
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The covenant that was established
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That was established through obedience and works.
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Through obedience and works. it was still grace,
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It was still grace, but it was grace
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But it was grace measured out through behavior.
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Measured out through behavior. can i teach the bible
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Can i teach the bible on this particular
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On this particular worship service?
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Worship service? so then, when he gets
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So then, when he gets to verse 10, he says,
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"if you will keep
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"if you will keep your end of the covenant,
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Your end of the covenant, then you will still be eating
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Then you will still be eating last year's harvest.
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Last year's harvest. we have to move it out
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We have to move it out to make room for the new."
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To make room for the new." i'm so glad that i am not under
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I'm so glad that i am not under that contract anymore.
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That contract anymore. i really am.
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I really am. i don't want god
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I don't want god to give me what i deserve.
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To give me what i deserve. i don't want god
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I don't want god to be fair to me.
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To be fair to me. i don't want god to relate
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I don't want god to relate to me on the basis
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To me on the basis of how much i prayed last week.
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Of how much i prayed last week. i really don't.
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I really don't. i don't want him to treat me
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I don't want him to treat me according to what
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According to what my lifestyle would merit.
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My lifestyle would merit. and so, we understand now,
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And so, we understand now, i think most of us
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I think most of us in this church understand
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In this church understand that this is the old covenant,
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But it's the same community.
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But it's the same community. they have progressed
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They have progressed from a point
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From a point where they were wandering
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Where they were wandering in the wilderness,
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In the wilderness, until we get to acts 11,
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Until we get to acts 11, and now they are becoming
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And now they are becoming a church.
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A church. now, in that setup,
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Now, in that setup, i wanna go back into acts 10,
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I wanna go back into acts 10, and i wanna read
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And i wanna read the story to you again.
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The story to you again. or as we said last week,
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Or as we said last week, the whole story.
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The whole story. you never really know
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You never really know the whole story.
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The whole story. that's why you gotta
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That's why you gotta keep living.
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Keep living. that's why you gotta
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That's why you gotta keep praying.
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Keep praying. that's why you gotta
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That's why you gotta keep believing.
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Keep believing. that's why you gotta
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That's why you gotta keep trusting.
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Keep trusting. that's why you gotta
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That's why you gotta keep swinging.
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Keep swinging. cause you don't know
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Cause you don't know the whole story.
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The whole story. that's why you can't kill
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That's why you can't kill your kids.
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Your kids. [laughter]
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[laughter] it might grow up
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It might grow up and pay for your retirement,
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And pay for your retirement, or something like that.
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Or something like that. cause you don't know
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Cause you don't know the whole story.
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The whole story. that's why you can't judge
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That's why you can't judge anything too soon.
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Anything too soon. and you're gonna see this
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And you're gonna see this in the scripture right here,
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In the scripture right here, is that in the midst
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Is that in the midst of great tension,
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Of great tension, a great truth was shown.
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Make room for the new.
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Make room for the new. verse one says, "the apostles
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Verse one says, "the apostles and the believers
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And the believers throughout judea heard
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Throughout judea heard that the gentiles
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That the gentiles had also received
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Had also received the word of god."
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The word of god." the gospel is spreading.
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It's spreading.
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It's spreading. i guess you could say grace
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I guess you could say grace is going viral.
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Is going viral. it's just out of control.
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It's just out of control. can't stop it.
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Can't stop it. it's just all over the place.
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It's just all over the place. and they didn't like that,
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And they didn't like that, because they are in the tension
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Because they are in the tension of trying to protect the old.
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Of trying to protect the old. and when you are protecting
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And when you are protecting the old, what's new
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The old, what's new looks like a threat.
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Looks like a threat. when i asked my dad one time,
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When i asked my dad one time, "are you threatening me?"
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"are you threatening me?" he said something --
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He said something -- i'm sure you've heard
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I'm sure you've heard this before.
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This before. he said, "it's not a threat.
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He said, "it's not a threat. it's a promise."
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It's a promise." [laughter]
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[laughter] i was like, "oh."
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I was like, "oh." he was 6'2".
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He was 6'2". i was like, "got it.
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I was like, "got it. i'm good.
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I'm good. no further questions."
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No further questions." it's not a threat.
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It's not a threat. it's a promise.
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It's a promise. he said that.
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He said that. it's not a threat.
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It's not a threat. it's a blessing.
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It's a blessing. they were threatened
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They were threatened by the blessing,
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By the blessing, because they did not
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Because they did not recognize it,
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Recognize it, and it did not remind them
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And it did not remind them of what they were used to
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Of what they were used to in their religious routine.
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In their religious routine. are you threatened
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Are you threatened by your very own blessings?
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By your very own blessings? come on, raleigh.
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Come on, raleigh. they get used to it.
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I know y'all love
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I know y'all love the word of god in raleigh.
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The word of god in raleigh. and so, they are being blessed.
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And so, they are being blessed. the church is growing.
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The church is growing. that's exactly what they want.
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That's exactly what they want. and sometimes,
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And sometimes, god can be giving you exactly
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God can be giving you exactly what you want,
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What you want, but the tension
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But the tension that it takes to produce
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That it takes to produce the growth
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The growth is super uncomfortable.
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Is super uncomfortable. we don't like tension
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We don't like tension in our christianity.
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In our christianity. "rapture me, jesus,
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"rapture me, jesus, and get me outta here."
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And get me outta here." [laughter]
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[laughter] in the meantime,
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In the meantime, you need to pay your taxes,
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You need to pay your taxes, and change your oil,
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And do all the stuff.
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And do all the stuff. just in case
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Just in case he doesn't get you out of it,
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He doesn't get you out of it, you need to learn how
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You need to learn how to bring god into it.
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To bring god into it. [applause]
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[applause] and so, as the message
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And so, as the message is going to the gentiles --
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Is going to the gentiles -- they're not the jewish people.
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They're not the jewish people. they're the gentiles.
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They're the gentiles. that's all of us who do not have
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That's all of us who do not have a jewish ancestry.
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A jewish ancestry. we're like these people,
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We're like these people, and they didn't wanna
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And they didn't wanna let 'em in the church.
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Let 'em in the church. so, next time you don't wanna
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So, next time you don't wanna let somebody in church
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Let somebody in church because something
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Because something about them offends you,
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About them offends you, just remember
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Just remember that by that standard,
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That by that standard, you wouldn't be here either.
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You wouldn't be here either. [applause]
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"so, the circumcised
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"so, the circumcised believers criticized him."
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Believers criticized him." it is a criticism
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It is a criticism that is birthed
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That is birthed out of ignorance.
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Out of ignorance. "and they said,
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"and they said, 'you went into the house
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'you went into the house of uncircumcised men
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Of uncircumcised men and ate with them.'
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And ate with them.' and starting from the beginning,
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And starting from the beginning, peter told them the whole story.
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Peter told them the whole story. he said, 'i was in the city
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He said, 'i was in the city of joppa praying,
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Of joppa praying, and in a trance i saw a vision.
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And in a trance i saw a vision. i saw something
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I saw something like a large sheet
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Like a large sheet being let down from heaven
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Being let down from heaven by its four corners,
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By its four corners, and it came down
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And it came down to where i was.'"
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To where i was.'" i saw something
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I saw something being let down from heaven,
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Being let down from heaven, and it came down to where i was.
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And it came down to where i was. when i read that,
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The lord said to me,
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The lord said to me, "i'm gonna bring it to you."
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"i'm gonna bring it to you." when you are positioning
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When you are positioning yourself according
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Yourself according to the peace
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To the peace and the purpose of god,
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And the purpose of god, and when you are present
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And when you are present in the situation
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In the situation where he has placed you,
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Where he has placed you, god said, "all the other things
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God said, "all the other things that people run after,
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That people run after, i'm gonna bring it to you."
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I'm gonna bring it to you." [cheering]
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[cheering] if you want in
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If you want in on this word, shout,
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On this word, shout, "god's gonna bring it to me."
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"god's gonna bring it to me." >> congregation: god's gonna
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>> congregation: god's gonna bring it to me.
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Bring it to me. >> come on.
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>> come on. tell the person next to you,
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Tell the person next to you, "i don't have to chase it,
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"i don't have to chase it, stress about it,
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Stress about it, cheat to get it,
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Cheat to get it, violate my morality
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Violate my morality or my ethics.
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Or my ethics. god's gonna bring it to me."
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God's gonna bring it to me." [cheering]
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[cheering] this is the covenant of grace.
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This is the covenant of grace. watch this.
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Watch this. i tried to get to god.
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I tried to get to god. i couldn't.
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I couldn't. so he ripped open heaven,
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So he ripped open heaven, stepped down
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Stepped down to come inside of me,
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To come inside of me, so that the righteous
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So that the righteous requirements of the law
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Requirements of the law might be fully met in us.
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Might be fully met in us. no, i cannot achieve
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No, i cannot achieve his holiness,
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His holiness, but god's gonna bring it to me.
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But god's gonna bring it to me. heaven's gonna come to my house.
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Heaven's gonna come to my house. heaven's gonna come to my mind.
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Heaven's gonna come to my mind. peace is gonna come
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Peace is gonna come to my marriage.
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To my marriage. god's gonna bring it to me.
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God's gonna bring it to me. [applause]
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[applause] i wanna shut the whole sermon
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I wanna shut the whole sermon down for a minute
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Down for a minute and give god praise by faith
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And give god praise by faith that he's gonna bring it to me.
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That he's gonna bring it to me. what you need, he's got it.
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What you need, he's got it. god's gonna bring it to me.
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God's gonna bring it to me. god's gonna bring it to me.
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God's gonna bring it to me. when i praise him,
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When i praise him, blessings come down.
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Blessings come down. god's gonna bring it to me.
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God's gonna bring it to me. i don't have to beg him.
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I don't have to beg him. god's gonna bring it.
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[applause]
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Peter wasn't looking
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Peter wasn't looking for a vision for his life.
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For a vision for his life. god brought it to him.
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God brought it to him. all he did was go to joppa.
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All he did was go to joppa. can we talk about joppa
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Can we talk about joppa for a minute?
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For a minute? joppa.
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Joppa. everybody say, "joppa."
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Everybody say, "joppa." >> congregation: joppa.
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>> congregation: joppa. >> i thought about calling
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This message "the jopportunity
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This message "the jopportunity of a lifetime,"
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Of a lifetime," but that was corny.
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But that was corny. yeah, i scratched
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Yeah, i scratched that one out real quick.
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That one out real quick. you can have it.
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You can have it. that's not a good title
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That's not a good title for a message.
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For a message. but it got me
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But it got me that he was in joppa,
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That he was in joppa, cause i was like, "hm.
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Cause i was like, "hm. joppa.
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Joppa. joppa, joppa,
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Joppa, joppa, joppa, joppa.
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Joppa, joppa. joppa, it's a port city.
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Joppa, it's a port city. i know that.
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I know that. they put the timber there.
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They put the timber there. they would take the timber,
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They would take the timber, and the timber came there
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And the timber came there when they built
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When they built solomon's temple.
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Solomon's temple. i think they brought the timber
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I think they brought the timber from lebanon to joppa,
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From lebanon to joppa, cause it's on
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Cause it's on the mediterranean coast.
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The mediterranean coast. they brought timber there,
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They brought timber there, and then they sent it
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And then they sent it to build the temp --
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To build the temp -- oh, maybe joppa
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Oh, maybe joppa is something where god
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Is something where god takes the raw materials.
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Takes the raw materials. joppa, no, that's not it.
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Joppa, no, that's not it. joppa, joppa, joppa.
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Joppa, joppa, joppa. joppa.
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Joppa. why does it say over
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And over again
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And over again that he was in joppa?"
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That he was in joppa?" go to acts 10:1.
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Go to acts 10:1. it says it a couple times.
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It says it a couple times. cause remember,
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Cause remember, peter got in trouble.
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Peter got in trouble. he didn't have to go
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He didn't have to go looking for trouble.
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Looking for trouble. trouble came looking for him.
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Oh, y'all were shouting
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Oh, y'all were shouting a minute ago.
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A minute ago. [laughter]
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[laughter] we just killed the vibe.
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We just killed the vibe. i think we killed the vibe.
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I think we killed the vibe. peter wasn't looking
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Peter wasn't looking for controversy.
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For controversy. he wasn't looking for conflict.
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He wasn't looking for conflict. wasn't looking for problems.
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Wasn't looking for problems. he was in joppa
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He was in joppa because there was a woman
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Because there was a woman in the church at joppa
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In the church at joppa who was very important
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Who was very important to the believers there,
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To the believers there, and he was in lydda
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And he was in lydda raising people from the dead.
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Raising people from the dead. you know, just the stuff you do.
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You know, just the stuff you do. and when he was in the middle
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And when he was in the middle of this crazy revival in lydda,
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Of this crazy revival in lydda, which wasn't too far from joppa,
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Which wasn't too far from joppa, this amazing ekids
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This amazing ekids volunteer died.
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Volunteer died. her name was dorcas.
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Her name was dorcas. her greek name was dorcas.
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Her greek name was dorcas. her name was also tabitha.
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Her name was also tabitha. and they asked peter
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And they asked peter if he would come
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If he would come to comfort them.
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To comfort them. and he got there,
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And he got there, and he saw how important
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And he saw how important she was to all of them in joppa,
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She was to all of them in joppa, and he started looking
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And he started looking at all the clothes
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At all the clothes that she sewed for widows,
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That she sewed for widows, and she had a ministry
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And she had a ministry to the poor.
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She cared about people.
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She cared about people. she served on the parking team.
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She served on the parking team. she cared about people.
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She cared about people. she worked on production
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She worked on production at raleigh, durham.
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At raleigh, durham. [cheering]
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[cheering] [laughter]
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[laughter] they hated to lose dorcas.
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They hated to lose dorcas. and peter got kind of bored.
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And peter got kind of bored. you know, he was a man
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You know, he was a man of action.
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Of action. so he's like, "this is cool,"
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So he's like, "this is cool," like, taking a tour
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Like, taking a tour of everything she did.
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Of everything she did. but y'all leave the room.
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Check out this scripture
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Check out this scripture real quick.
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Real quick. i know i said acts 10,
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I know i said acts 10, but i wanna go back
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But i wanna go back to acts 9 real quick.
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To acts 9 real quick. i wanna give you
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I wanna give you the whole story.
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The whole story. cause we know what happened
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Cause we know what happened when he got to joppa.
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When he got to joppa. how did he get there?
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How did he get there? it's important.
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It's important. he went to joppa
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He went to joppa to visit dorcas.
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Give me 9:40.
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Give me 9:40. "peter sent them
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"peter sent them all out of the room."
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All out of the room." she's been washed
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She's been washed and placed for burial
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And placed for burial in the upper room.
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In the upper room. and as they're
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And as they're memorializing her,
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Memorializing her, "he got down on his knees
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"he got down on his knees and prayed.
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And prayed. and turning toward
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And turning toward the dead woman,
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The dead woman, he said, tabitha, get up."
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He said, tabitha, get up." peter's like,
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Peter's like, "we can have a funeral
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"we can have a funeral or we can have a resurrection."
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Peter was bold.
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Peter was bold. he tried it like jesus one time.
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He tried it like jesus one time. jesus did this same exact thing,
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Jesus did this same exact thing, but it was with a little girl.
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But it was with a little girl. this little girl was dead,
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This little girl was dead, and jesus sent everybody
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And jesus sent everybody out of the room,
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Out of the room, because he knew
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Because he knew that if they stayed in the room,
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That if they stayed in the room, that their doubt might make it
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That their doubt might make it impossible for faith
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Impossible for faith to really do what faith can do
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To really do what faith can do when it is unencumbered
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When it is unencumbered by doubt.
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By doubt. what's the title
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What's the title of this message?
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Of this message? "make room for the new."
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"make room for the new." and when jesus
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And when jesus sent them all out,
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Sent them all out, he said something in aramaic,
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He said something in aramaic, "talitha, cumi."
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"talitha, cumi." it means, "little girl, get up."
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It means, "little girl, get up." little girl, get up.
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Little girl, get up. now, watch peter
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Imitating his master.
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Imitating his master. he sent them all out of the room
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He sent them all out of the room and turned toward the woman
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And turned toward the woman and said, "tabitha, get up."
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And said, "tabitha, get up." it's almost like talitha.
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It's almost like talitha. it's just one letter different.
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It's just one letter different. and he thought something.
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"if he did it, if jesus did it,
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"if he did it, if jesus did it, and if his spirit
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And if his spirit lives in me."
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Lives in me." [applause]
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[applause] i came with a message
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I came with a message for somebody.
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For somebody. make room for resurrection.
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Make room for resurrection. make room for things
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Make room for things in your life
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In your life that you were just about ready
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That you were just about ready to bury to breathe again.
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To bury to breathe again. tabitha, get up.
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>> i am so excited
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>> i am so excited to share my husband's
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To share my husband's newest series,
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Newest series, "ready for a miracle."
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"ready for a miracle." this series is about
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This series is about opening your eyes to see
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Opening your eyes to see the miracles all around you,
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The miracles all around you, and often that starts with
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And often that starts with addressing your feelings.
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Addressing your feelings. i've had moments where i let
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My emotions control everything,
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My emotions control everything, how i act and react,
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How i act and react, and even how my day goes.
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And even how my day goes. and when that happens,
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And when that happens, i miss what god
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I miss what god is doing in my life.
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Is doing in my life. i miss the blessings,
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I miss the blessings, and the opportunities,
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And the opportunities, and the miracles all around me.
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And the miracles all around me. in this series, my husband says,
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In this series, my husband says, "feelings come,
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"feelings come, but they don't come first."
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But they don't come first." this challenge shifted
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This challenge shifted my perspective because
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My perspective because it was a call for me
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It was a call for me to take control.
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To take control. instead of letting
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Instead of letting my emotions run wild,
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My emotions run wild, i started each day imagining
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I started each day imagining how i wanted to feel
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How i wanted to feel at the end of it.
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At the end of it. this shift can
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This shift can change everything,
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Change everything, and that's why i believe
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And that's why i believe this series is so important
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This series is so important for every believer.
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For every believer. so, here's what i'd love
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So, here's what i'd love for you to do.
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For you to do. go online
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Go online or call now to request,
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Or call now to request, "ready for a miracle."
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"ready for a miracle." it's available for
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It's available for your gift of any amount.
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Your gift of any amount. it's time to take control
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It's time to take control and stop letting life's
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And stop letting life's ups and downs control you.
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Ups and downs control you. thank you for supporting
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Thank you for supporting this ministry.
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This ministry. it's good soil.
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It's good soil. your generosity helps us
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Your generosity helps us continue to get this message out
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Continue to get this message out to people just like yourself
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To people just like yourself all over the world.
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All over the world. so, call or go
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So, call or go online now to give.
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Online now to give. we love you and i'll see you
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We love you and i'll see you here next time.
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>> introducing
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"ready for a miracle",
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A brand new
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5-part dvd series
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From pastor steven furtick.
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These sermons will help you
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Not only recognize
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The harvest before you,
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But also reap its blessings.
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It's available for your gift
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Of any amount.
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And for your gift
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Of $90 or more,
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We're excited to offer
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A special bundle that includes,
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"the reverse journal,"
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A 28 day guide with prompts
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And reflections designed
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To help you start your day
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With the end in mind."
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You'll also receive
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A ministry exclusive pen
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To use with your journal.
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Call or visit us online
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To request your resources today.
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>> hey, my name is chad zollo.
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>> hey, my name is chad zollo. i'm the online pastor
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I'm the online pastor here at elevation church.
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Here at elevation church. did you know that there is
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Did you know that there is so much more that you can
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So much more that you can be a part of right here
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Be a part of right here at elevation church?
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At elevation church? you can join us live on sundays
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You can join us live on sundays to watch the message,
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To watch the message, join us for worship
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Join us for worship and find a community
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And find a community of believers that could
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Of believers that could help you grow in your faith.
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Help you grow in your faith. all you have to do is head
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All you have to do is head to stevenfurtick.com/live
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To stevenfurtick.com/live and you can find out
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And you can find out all the information
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All the information about times that we're live
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About times that we're live and how you can join.
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And how you can join. thanks for being
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Thanks for being a part of the ministry
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A part of the ministry and we'll see you soon.
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>> ♪ oh i can see a cloud ♪
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♪ heavy with rain ♪
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♪ and it looks like revival ♪
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♪ it's headed our way ♪
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♪ oh i can see a cloud ♪
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♪ heavy with rain ♪
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♪ and it looks like salvation ♪
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>> ♪ salvation ♪
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>> ♪ is headed our way ♪
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>> ♪ heaven's tearing open ♪
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♪ tearing open wide ♪
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♪ i feel it down on the inside ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ down on the inside ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ we are a chosen generation ♪
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♪ baptised with tongues ♪
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♪ of fire ♪
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♪ believe in the promises ♪
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♪ we're gonna see ♪
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♪ what the prophet said ♪
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♪ it's more than a visitation ♪
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♪ cause we are ♪
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♪ the house of god ♪
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♪ so start living ♪
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♪ in the promises ♪
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♪ like you know ♪
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♪ who your father is ♪
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♪ heaven's tearing open ♪
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♪ tearing open wide ♪
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♪ i feel it down on the inside ♪
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♪ heaven's tearing open ♪
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♪ tearing open wide ♪
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♪ i feel it down on the inside ♪
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♪ down on the inside ♪
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Steven Furtick - Make Room For The New (Part 1)

December 9, 2024 | S

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