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Steven Furtick - This Might Be My God Moment (Part 1)

April 1, 2026 | 27:29

Steven Furtick - This Might Be My God Moment (Part 1)
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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - This Might Be My God Moment (Part 1) | April 1, 2026
  • >> as we celebrate
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  • >> as we celebrate easter this week,
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  • Easter this week, i just wanted to welcome
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  • I just wanted to welcome you and say how grateful
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  • You and say how grateful i am that you're joining us.
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  • I am that you're joining us. we're celebrating
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  • We're celebrating the resurrection of jesus,
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  • The resurrection of jesus, and i believe that god
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  • And i believe that god has something that
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  • Has something that he wants to speak
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  • He wants to speak personally to you today.
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  • Personally to you today. so let's lean in.
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  • So let's lean in. elevation with steven furtick
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  • Elevation with steven furtick begins now.
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  • Announcer: up next,
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  • 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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  • >> remain standing.
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  • >> remain standing. i'm going to read our scripture
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  • I'm going to read our scripture and then give you
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  • And then give you our topic for today.
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  • Our topic for today. i'm going to be sharing
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  • I'm going to be sharing from john 20,
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  • From john 20, and i want to go
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  • And i want to go from verse 24 to verse 29
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  • From verse 24 to verse 29 and share something with you
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  • And share something with you that i believe is very pivotal
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  • That i believe is very pivotal and powerful on this,
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  • And powerful on this, the most pivotal day
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  • The most pivotal day in human history.
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  • In human history. now, when i read this to you,
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  • Now, when i read this to you, don't be confused.
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  • Don't be confused. jesus, at this point
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  • Jesus, at this point in john's gospel,
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  • In john's gospel, has been up from the grave
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  • Has been up from the grave for a week,
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  • For a week, and the bible says that
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  • And the bible says that he appeared to his disciples.
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  • He appeared to his disciples. he went to the women first.
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  • He went to the women first. all the women make some noise.
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  • [cheering]
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  • Went to the women first.
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  • Went to the women first. he did.
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  • He did. that's just a fact.
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  • That's just a fact. he went to the women first.
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  • He went to the women first. but then he showed up
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  • But then he showed up to the disciples,
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  • To the disciples, and the bible tells us
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  • And the bible tells us about one of them.
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  • About one of them. now, the reason that i
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  • Now, the reason that i believe the holy spirit selected
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  • Believe the holy spirit selected this passage today is because
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  • This passage today is because he wants to speak
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  • He wants to speak to each one of us.
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  • To each one of us. and this is not a public
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  • And this is not a public appearance of jesus as much
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  • Appearance of jesus as much as it is a private audience
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  • As it is a private audience that he has with the
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  • That he has with the disciple named thomas.
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  • Disciple named thomas. the one that you mistakenly have
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  • The one that you mistakenly have called all your life
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  • Called all your life doubting thomas.
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  • Doubting thomas. but i'm going to show you why
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  • But i'm going to show you why it's a mistake to label him
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  • It's a mistake to label him that way in just a moment.
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  • That way in just a moment. the bible says in
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  • The bible says in john 20:24,
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  • "now thomas,
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  • "now thomas, one of the twelve,
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  • One of the twelve, called the twin,
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  • Called the twin, was not with them
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  • Was not with them when jesus came.
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  • When jesus came. so the other disciples told him,
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  • So the other disciples told him, 'we have seen the lord.'
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  • 'we have seen the lord.' but he said to them,
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  • But he said to them, 'unless i see in his hands
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  • 'unless i see in his hands the mark of the nails
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  • The mark of the nails and place my finger into
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  • And place my finger into the mark of the nails
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  • The mark of the nails and place my hand into his side,
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  • And place my hand into his side, i will never believe.'"
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  • I will never believe.'" now give him some credit.
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  • Now give him some credit. this was before ai,
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  • This was before ai, but thomas feels like this
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  • Is unlikely that
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  • Is unlikely that this has happened
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  • This has happened just like they said.
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  • Just like they said. but just after he says,
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  • But just after he says, i will never believe,
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  • I will never believe, put that back up
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  • Put that back up in verse 25, please.
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  • I will never believe.
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  • I will never believe. the bible says,
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  • The bible says, "eight days later,
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  • "eight days later, his disciples were inside again,
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  • His disciples were inside again, and thomas was with them.
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  • And thomas was with them. although the doors were locked,
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  • Although the doors were locked, jesus came and stood
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  • Jesus came and stood among them."
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  • Among them." y'all missed a great place
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  • Y'all missed a great place to shout because although
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  • To shout because although the doors were locked,
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  • The doors were locked, jesus came.
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  • Jesus came. how many are thankful
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  • How many are thankful that he came anyway?
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  • [applause]
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  • He came anyway.
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  • He came anyway. through locked doors,
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  • Through locked doors, through a broken heart,
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  • Through a broken heart, through a divorce that
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  • Through a divorce that you went through last year.
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  • You went through last year. he came anyway,
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  • He came anyway, even though you were
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  • Even though you were trying to push him back
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  • Trying to push him back and tell him, "no."
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  • And tell him, "no." he came anyway.
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  • "he came through locked doors
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  • "he came through locked doors and stood among them
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  • And stood among them and said, 'peace be with you.'
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  • And said, 'peace be with you.' and then he said to thomas,
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  • And then he said to thomas, "hey, i heard you've been
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  • "hey, i heard you've been talking about me.
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  • Talking about me. so let's do this.
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  • So let's do this. put your finger here
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  • Put your finger here and see my hands
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  • And see my hands and put out your hand
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  • And put out your hand and place it in my side.
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  • And place it in my side. do not disbelieve but believe.'
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  • Do not disbelieve but believe.' thomas answered him,'"
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  • Thomas answered him,'" with one of the
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  • With one of the greatest confessions
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  • Greatest confessions in all of scripture.
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  • In all of scripture. "my lord and my god."
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  • "my lord and my god." now, i want you to turn
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  • Now, i want you to turn to your neighbor one more time
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  • And tell him my title.
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  • And tell him my title. first of all,
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  • First of all, just introduce it
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  • Just introduce it and say this.
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  • And say this. say, "today...
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  • Say, "today... >> congregation: today...
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  • >> congregation: today... >> please forgive me...
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  • >> please forgive me... >> congregation: please
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  • >> congregation: please forgive me...
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  • Forgive me... >> if i seem a little focused.
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  • >> if i seem a little focused. congregation: if i seem
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  • Congregation: if i seem a little focused.'
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  • A little focused.' >> tell 'em, "i can't talk
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  • To you for the next
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  • To you for the next 30 minutes...
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  • 30 minutes... >> congregation: i can't talk
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  • >> congregation: i can't talk to you for
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  • To you for the next 30 minutes...
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  • The next 30 minutes... >> don't bother me
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  • >> don't bother me for the next 30 minutes...
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  • For the next 30 minutes... >> congregation: don't bother me
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  • >> congregation: don't bother me for the next 30 minutes...
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  • For the next 30 minutes... >> now give 'em my title.
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  • >> now give 'em my title. say, "this might be...
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  • >> congregation: this
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  • Might be...
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  • Might be... >> my god moment.
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  • >> my god moment. >> congregation: my god moment."
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • This might be my god moment.
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  • This might be my god moment. in jesus' name.
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  • In jesus' name. amen.
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  • Amen. be seated.
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  • Be seated. "so what did i miss?"
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  • "so what did i miss?" thomas asked peter
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  • Thomas asked peter after not coming to the little
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  • After not coming to the little prayer service on the sunday
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  • Prayer service on the sunday that jesus rose from the dead.
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  • That jesus rose from the dead. and peter said,
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  • And peter said, "oh, man thomas,
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  • "oh, man thomas, you picked a bad time
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  • You picked a bad time to miss prayer meeting.
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  • To miss prayer meeting. jesus came."
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  • Jesus came." and thomas is like,
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  • And thomas is like, "man, shut up.
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  • "man, shut up. quit playing.
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  • Quit playing. for real though,
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  • For real though, what did i miss?"
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  • What did i miss?" he's like, "you missed it.
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  • He's like, "you missed it. he came.
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  • He came. jesus came.
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  • Jesus came. "you mean like his spirit?"
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  • "you mean like his spirit?" "no jesus came.
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  • "no jesus came. he showed us where
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  • He showed us where they put the nails.
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  • They put the nails. he showed us where they pierced
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  • He showed us where they pierced his side with the spear.
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  • His side with the spear. it was him.
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  • It was him. i know it was him because
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  • I know it was him because i would recognize
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  • I would recognize that voice anywhere.
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  • That voice anywhere. it's the voice that told
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  • It's the voice that told me come over choppy waters.
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  • Me come over choppy waters. it was him.
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  • It was him. i know it was him.
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  • I know it was him. and if i wasn't certain
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  • And if i wasn't certain by his voice,
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  • By his voice, i was certain because
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  • I was certain because i saw his scars."
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  • I saw his scars." it's amazing sometimes
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  • It's amazing sometimes how when even words
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  • How when even words can't convince you,
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  • Can't convince you, wounds will.
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  • Wounds will. some of the things
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  • Some of the things in life that you
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  • In life that you and i have to learn,
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  • And i have to learn, we have to learn
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  • We have to learn not through words,
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  • Not through words, but through wounds.
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  • But through wounds. sometimes you have to touch
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  • Sometimes you have to touch the hot stove to realize
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  • The hot stove to realize why your mom told you not to.
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  • Why your mom told you not to. and yet in the scripture,
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  • And yet in the scripture, we don't see thomas learning
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  • We don't see thomas learning from his own wounds,
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  • From his own wounds, but by the wounds
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  • But by the wounds of jesus christ.
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  • Of jesus christ. let's clap our hands
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  • Let's clap our hands and thank god that
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  • And thank god that by his wounds.
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  • By his wounds. we are healed.
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • That the message of the cross
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  • That the message of the cross and the resurrection is that
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  • And the resurrection is that i don't have to do
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  • I don't have to do everything stupid
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  • Everything stupid in order to receive
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  • In order to receive what god has for me.
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  • What god has for me. and in this particular
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  • And in this particular passage of scripture,
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  • Passage of scripture, thomas is missing on
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  • Thomas is missing on the day that jesus appears.
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  • The day that jesus appears. and since he missed the
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  • And since he missed the experience of seeing jesus,
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  • Experience of seeing jesus, it is hard for him to believe
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  • It is hard for him to believe what he has never seen.
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  • What he has never seen. now, the bible says in verse 26,
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  • Now, the bible says in verse 26, and i thought this was
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  • And i thought this was a very anointed verse,
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  • "eight days later,
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  • "eight days later, his disciples were inside
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  • His disciples were inside again and thomas was with them."
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  • Again and thomas was with them." in other words,
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  • He said, "i am not going
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  • He said, "i am not going to miss it again."
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  • To miss it again." and i believe that there are
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  • And i believe that there are some people listening
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  • Some people listening to me preach on this easter
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  • To me preach on this easter celebration that feel
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  • Celebration that feel like you missed it.
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  • You feel like you missed it.
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  • You feel like you missed it. you feel like you missed
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  • You feel like you missed the opportunity to really
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  • The opportunity to really be there for your kids.
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  • Be there for your kids. you feel like you missed
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  • You feel like you missed the opportunity to really
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  • The opportunity to really be what you could have been.
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  • Be what you could have been. it could have been a mistake
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  • It could have been a mistake that you made or it could have
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  • That you made or it could have been a distraction that had
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  • Been a distraction that had you pulled to the side
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  • And you missed
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  • And you missed what god was doing.
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  • What god was doing. i missed it.
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  • I missed it. and the spirit of thomas in
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  • And the spirit of thomas in this passage
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  • This passage is someone who said,
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  • Is someone who said, "i'm not going to miss
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  • "i'm not going to miss this again,"
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  • This again," in the same way that some
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  • In the same way that some of us feel drawn
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  • Of us feel drawn to church today.
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  • To church today. and we were not
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  • And we were not dragged to church,
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  • Dragged to church, we were drawn to church.
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  • We were drawn to church. let me tell you my theology.
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  • Let me tell you my theology. even if somebody dragged you,
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  • Even if somebody dragged you, god drew you.
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  • God drew you. even if they made you come,
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  • Even if they made you come, god got you here.
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  • God got you here. even if your mom told you
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  • Even if your mom told you she was going to beat you
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  • She was going to beat you within an inch of your life,
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  • Within an inch of your life, if you didn't get dressed
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  • If you didn't get dressed and get in the van,
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  • And get in the van, that was god speaking
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  • That was god speaking through your mom,
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  • Through your mom, threatening a beating
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  • Threatening a beating through your mom,
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  • Through your mom, using your mom as the instrument
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  • Using your mom as the instrument of his wrath so that
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  • Of his wrath so that he could bring you
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  • He could bring you to the place of his mercy.
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  • To the place of his mercy. and it's amazing how moments
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  • And it's amazing how moments can happen in the presence
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  • Can happen in the presence of god that can supersede
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  • Of god that can supersede all of the moments
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  • All of the moments that came before it.
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  • That came before it. that's what we celebrate
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  • That's what we celebrate on the cross,
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  • On the cross, that every sin that
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  • That every sin that was committed up until
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  • Was committed up until that point in human history
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  • That point in human history was on the back
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  • Was on the back of our savior.
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  • Of our savior. and in that moment when
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  • And in that moment when he died for you and i,
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  • He died for you and i, it made a way for all of us
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  • It made a way for all of us to be forgiven.
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  • To be forgiven. let's clap our hands again
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  • Let's clap our hands again and thank our savior that
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  • And thank our savior that he made a way for us.
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  • [applause]
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  • I'm making you clap today
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  • I'm making you clap today because i don't want you
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  • Because i don't want you to miss it.
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  • To miss it. i want you to celebrate
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  • I want you to celebrate the resurrection.
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  • The resurrection. i don't want you to miss it.
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  • I don't want you to miss it. some of y'all when
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  • Some of y'all when i came out here,
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  • I came out here, i was dancing
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  • I was dancing and you didn't dance.
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  • And you didn't dance. you missed it.
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  • You missed it. you could have got your church
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  • You could have got your church and your cardio all
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  • And your cardio all in one package deal,
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  • In one package deal, but you missed it.
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  • But you missed it. and if we dance again
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  • And if we dance again at the end of service,
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  • At the end of service, i want you to get ready
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  • I want you to get ready because you're not going
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  • Because you're not going to miss it again.
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  • To miss it again. if i have to come out there
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  • If i have to come out there and dance with you,
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  • And dance with you, if i can dance with my
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  • If i can dance with my limited rhythm
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  • Limited rhythm in front of thousands,
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  • In front of thousands, you can dance too.
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  • You can dance too. i'm not going to miss this.
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  • I'm not going to miss this. thomas said,
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  • Thomas said, "i'm going to be in
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  • "i'm going to be in church next sunday."
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  • Church next sunday." and this shows us a very
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  • And this shows us a very important lesson because i think
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  • Important lesson because i think as much as thomas has become
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  • As much as thomas has become a villain for those who doubt,
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  • A villain for those who doubt, i believe he is also
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  • I believe he is also an architect --
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  • An architect -- an archetype of those
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  • An archetype of those of us who press through doubt
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  • Of us who press through doubt in order to find true faith.
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  • In order to find true faith. and thomas shows up on
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  • And thomas shows up on a sunday eight days after,
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  • A sunday eight days after, now, they counted the days
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  • Now, they counted the days from -- from it's complicated,
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  • From -- from it's complicated, but it's basically been a week.
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  • But it's basically been a week. the first sunday that
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  • The first sunday that they met together was the sunday
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  • They met together was the sunday jesus got up from the grave.
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  • Jesus got up from the grave. it's been eight days in the way
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  • It's been eight days in the way that the jewish calendar
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  • That the jewish calendar runs and it's sunday again.
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  • Runs and it's sunday again. and thomas says, "i'm coming
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  • And thomas says, "i'm coming to church with you."
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  • To church with you." "yeah, but you said you
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  • "yeah, but you said you didn't believe."
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  • Didn't believe." "i don't yet,
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  • "i don't yet, but i'm coming."
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  • But i'm coming." here's the principle.
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  • Here's the principle. sometimes you've got
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  • Sometimes you've got to show up unsure.
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • And i said that just
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  • And i said that just in case you're here today
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  • In case you're here today feeling like i don't
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  • Feeling like i don't know if i really believe this.
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  • Know if i really believe this. the fact that you showed up is
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  • The fact that you showed up is enough for god to show up
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  • Enough for god to show up and show you who he is,
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  • And show you who he is, even though you're not sure.
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  • Even though you're not sure. sometimes you've got
  • 00:10:21.107 --> 00:10:21.974
  • Sometimes you've got to show up to work unsure.
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  • To show up to work unsure. sometimes you've got to show up
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  • Sometimes you've got to show up to a doctor's office unsure
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  • What the diagnosis will be.
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  • What the diagnosis will be. sometimes you've got to show up
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  • Sometimes you've got to show up in prayer unsure,
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  • In prayer unsure, even wondering,
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  • Even wondering, "lord are you listening?"
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  • "lord are you listening?" now, i won't ask you
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  • Now, i won't ask you to raise your hand,
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  • To raise your hand, but have you ever been
  • 00:10:40.593 --> 00:10:41.193
  • But have you ever been praying about something
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  • Praying about something and wondered,
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  • And wondered, "lord, are you listening?"
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  • Somebody pull out your
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  • Somebody pull out your phone real quick.
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  • Phone real quick. how many believe that your
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  • How many believe that your phone is listening to you?
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  • [laughter]
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  • Raise your hand
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  • Raise your hand if you believe your phone
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  • If you believe your phone is listening to you.
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  • Is listening to you. how do you know?
  • 00:11:03.883 --> 00:11:06.218
  • How do you know? because stuff shows up because
  • 00:11:06.285 --> 00:11:10.222
  • Because stuff shows up because you said something but you
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  • You said something but you didn't type anything
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  • Didn't type anything and you weren't even
  • 00:11:14.427 --> 00:11:14.960
  • And you weren't even talking to the phone.
  • 00:11:15.027 --> 00:11:16.796
  • Talking to the phone. but five minutes later,
  • 00:11:16.862 --> 00:11:18.998
  • But five minutes later, how did this hair replacement
  • 00:11:19.065 --> 00:11:20.666
  • How did this hair replacement pill get on my phone?
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  • [laughter]
  • 00:11:22.535 --> 00:11:23.869
  • All i did was look in the mirror
  • 00:11:24.336 --> 00:11:25.571
  • All i did was look in the mirror and think i got a little
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  • And think i got a little spot back here.
  • 00:11:26.472 --> 00:11:27.473
  • Spot back here. how is this on my phone?
  • 00:11:27.540 --> 00:11:31.043
  • How is this on my phone? it's listening to me.
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  • It's listening to me. i'm convinced
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  • I'm convinced that it's listening.
  • 00:11:34.346 --> 00:11:35.815
  • That it's listening. i don't know who's spying
  • 00:11:35.881 --> 00:11:36.682
  • I don't know who's spying on me or what they want
  • 00:11:36.749 --> 00:11:38.184
  • On me or what they want other than to sell me stuff,
  • 00:11:38.250 --> 00:11:40.319
  • Other than to sell me stuff, but they're list --
  • 00:11:40.386 --> 00:11:40.920
  • But they're list -- it's listening to me.
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  • It's listening to me. now, hold up your phone.
  • 00:11:42.121 --> 00:11:43.622
  • Now, hold up your phone. you believe it's listening.
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  • You believe it's listening. you believe that there
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  • You believe that there is technology that
  • 00:11:48.494 --> 00:11:49.662
  • Is technology that was invented by man
  • 00:11:49.729 --> 00:11:52.231
  • Was invented by man that can know your thoughts
  • 00:11:52.298 --> 00:11:53.999
  • That can know your thoughts from afar and can show you
  • 00:11:54.066 --> 00:11:56.469
  • From afar and can show you stuff that you said?
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  • Stuff that you said? you have more faith in
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  • You have more faith in your phone than you do
  • 00:12:00.439 --> 00:12:02.174
  • Your phone than you do in your father who made you?
  • 00:12:02.241 --> 00:12:06.779
  • In your father who made you? phone was made by a man,
  • 00:12:06.846 --> 00:12:09.315
  • Phone was made by a man, but man was made by god.
  • 00:12:09.381 --> 00:12:12.184
  • But man was made by god. and if my phone can hear me talk
  • 00:12:12.251 --> 00:12:14.019
  • And if my phone can hear me talk about going to disney world
  • 00:12:14.086 --> 00:12:15.921
  • About going to disney world and put it on my instagram feed,
  • 00:12:15.988 --> 00:12:18.057
  • And put it on my instagram feed, how much more can god hear?
  • 00:12:18.124 --> 00:12:20.860
  • How much more can god hear? i'll prove it to you.
  • 00:12:20.926 --> 00:12:22.328
  • I'll prove it to you. when thomas said,
  • 00:12:22.394 --> 00:12:23.462
  • When thomas said, "unless i touch his hand,
  • 00:12:23.529 --> 00:12:25.397
  • "unless i touch his hand, i won't believe,"
  • 00:12:25.464 --> 00:12:26.532
  • I won't believe," jesus wasn't in the room.
  • 00:12:26.599 --> 00:12:29.835
  • Jesus wasn't in the room. so it means he's listening even
  • 00:12:29.902 --> 00:12:32.471
  • So it means he's listening even when you're not looking at him.
  • 00:12:32.538 --> 00:12:34.840
  • When you're not looking at him. he's listening even when
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  • He's listening even when you don't fully feel him.
  • 00:12:36.642 --> 00:12:38.244
  • You don't fully feel him. he's listening even when you
  • 00:12:38.310 --> 00:12:39.812
  • He's listening even when you don't have the courage
  • 00:12:39.879 --> 00:12:40.846
  • Don't have the courage to say what you think.
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  • To say what you think. touch your neighbor
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  • Touch your neighbor and say my god listens.
  • 00:12:44.316 --> 00:12:47.052
  • And say my god listens. he's a good listener.
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  • He's a good listener. my god is a good listener.
  • 00:12:48.988 --> 00:12:50.990
  • My god is a good listener. my god doesn't break
  • 00:12:51.056 --> 00:12:52.024
  • My god doesn't break eye contact with me.
  • 00:12:52.091 --> 00:12:53.793
  • Eye contact with me. my god was listening when
  • 00:12:53.859 --> 00:12:55.427
  • My god was listening when i was singing to him today.
  • 00:12:55.494 --> 00:12:57.730
  • I was singing to him today. my god likes to hear me sing.
  • 00:12:57.797 --> 00:12:59.532
  • My god likes to hear me sing. my god loves to hear me praise.
  • 00:12:59.598 --> 00:13:01.901
  • My god loves to hear me praise. my god listens to me.
  • 00:13:01.967 --> 00:13:04.003
  • My god listens to me. he not only hears
  • 00:13:04.069 --> 00:13:05.037
  • He not only hears the song that i sing,
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  • The song that i sing, he hears the groans
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  • He hears the groans that are within me.
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  • That are within me. when i have a groan that
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  • When i have a groan that is too much for a word,
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  • Is too much for a word, his spirit intercedes for me
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  • His spirit intercedes for me and god listens.
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  • And god listens. even when i don't see him,
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  • Even when i don't see him, he's listening.
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  • He's listening. even when i can't discern him,
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  • Even when i can't discern him, he's listening.
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  • He's listening. even when i cannot trace him,
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  • Even when i cannot trace him, i can trust him because
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  • I can trust him because i know he hears my prayers.
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  • [applause]
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  • We serve a lord who listens
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  • We serve a lord who listens so that when he
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  • So that when he shows up to thomas,
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  • Shows up to thomas, he says, "hey, tommy.
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  • He says, "hey, tommy. i heard you want
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  • I heard you want to touch right here.
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  • To touch right here. go ahead and touch right here.
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  • Go ahead and touch right here. i heard you want to touch
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  • I heard you want to touch this one too.
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  • This one too. go ahead
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  • Go ahead and touch both hands.
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  • And touch both hands. i've got time."
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  • I've got time." by the way, speaking of time,
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  • By the way, speaking of time, realize that god transforms
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  • Realize that god transforms lives on his timeline,
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  • Lives on his timeline, not ours.
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  • Not ours.
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  • Not ours. especially if there's somebody
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  • Especially if there's somebody that you're praying for that you
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  • That you're praying for that you care about who you
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  • Care about who you know is far from god.
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  • Know is far from god. god knows the right time
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  • God knows the right time to show up and touch
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  • To show up and touch their heart.
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  • Their heart. and just because it hasn't
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  • Happened yet doesn't mean
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  • Happened yet doesn't mean he doesn't hear your prayer.
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  • He doesn't hear your prayer. i want to say that to a parent.
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  • I want to say that to a parent. just because it hasn't happened
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  • Just because it hasn't happened for your child yet doesn't mean
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  • For your child yet doesn't mean he hasn't heard your prayer.
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  • He hasn't heard your prayer. i want to say it for a wife
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  • I want to say it for a wife who's praying for your husband
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  • Who's praying for your husband and he wouldn't come
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  • And he wouldn't come to easter service.
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  • To easter service. a lady told me the other day.
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  • A lady told me the other day. i met her out on tour.
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  • I met her out on tour. she said,
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  • She said, you're the only preacher
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  • You're the only preacher i can get my husband
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  • I can get my husband to listen to.
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  • To listen to. please keep preaching.
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  • Please keep preaching. i can't get him to go
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  • I can't get him to go to church with me yet,
  • 00:14:46.538 --> 00:14:48.007
  • To church with me yet, but he's listening.
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  • But he's listening. and i said,
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  • And i said, if he keeps listening,
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  • If he keeps listening, god will keep speaking
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  • God will keep speaking and it is only a matter of time,
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  • And it is only a matter of time, because god transforms lives
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  • Because god transforms lives on his timeline,
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  • On his timeline, not mine.
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  • Not mine. his timeline.
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  • His timeline. not mine.
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  • Not mine. put it in the chat.
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  • Put it in the chat. his timeline.
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  • His timeline. not mine.
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  • Not mine. "lord, are you listening?"
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  • "lord, are you listening?" "yeah, i'm listening."
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  • "yeah, i'm listening." "well, lord,
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  • "well, lord, you're a little late."
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  • You're a little late." and the lord said,
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  • And the lord said, "i'm listening.
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  • "i'm listening. i'm not late.
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  • I'm not late. i'm waiting eight days
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  • I'm waiting eight days on purpose."
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  • On purpose." which begs the question,
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  • Which begs the question, if he waited eight days to come
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  • If he waited eight days to come and tell thomas to touch him,
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  • And tell thomas to touch him, why would he waste
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  • Why would he waste eight days when he's only
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  • Eight days when he's only going to be on earth 50
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  • Going to be on earth 50 before his ascension?
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  • Before his ascension? that's almost a tenth
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  • That's almost a tenth of the time that he is
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  • Of the time that he is going to be on earth
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  • Going to be on earth that he wasted waiting.
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  • That he wasted waiting. now, here's the beautiful
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  • Now, here's the beautiful thing about this passage,
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  • Thing about this passage, and i'm going to tell
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  • And i'm going to tell you why i chose thomas
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  • You why i chose thomas for our easter sermon.
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  • For our easter sermon. we've been in a series
  • 00:15:53.806 --> 00:15:54.506
  • We've been in a series in our church called, "called."
  • 00:15:54.573 --> 00:15:57.076
  • In our church called, "called." very creative.
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  • Very creative. the series is called, "called."
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  • The series is called, "called." been doing this 20 years.
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  • Been doing this 20 years. i'm running out of ideas.
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  • I'm running out of ideas. i just called it, "called."
  • 00:16:01.914 --> 00:16:03.916
  • I just called it, "called." but in all seriousness
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  • But in all seriousness it's been for me
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  • It's been for me one of the most rich studies
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  • One of the most rich studies in scripture that i've ever
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  • In scripture that i've ever done because i'm going through
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  • Done because i'm going through different people that god
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  • Different people that god called by name,
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  • Called by name, but specifically he called
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  • But specifically he called their name twice.
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  • Their name twice. now, if you'll notice
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  • Now, if you'll notice in the scripture,
  • 00:16:13.859 --> 00:16:14.526
  • In the scripture, jesus didn't call thomas's name,
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  • Jesus didn't call thomas's name, but thomas's name means twin
  • 00:16:16.295 --> 00:16:18.931
  • But thomas's name means twin and it says that in verse 24.
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  • "now thomas,
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  • "now thomas, one of the twelve," watch this.
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  • He's still one of the twelve,
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  • Even though he doesn't
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  • Have faith.
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  • God knew it was going to take
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  • God knew it was going to take him a while when he called him.
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  • Him a while when he called him. he called him anyway.
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  • He called him anyway. he's still one of the twelve.
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  • He's still one of the twelve. now, judas,
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  • Now, judas, that didn't go so good.
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  • That didn't go so good. so, it's technically eleven.
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  • So, it's technically eleven. judas is going to be
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  • Judas is going to be replaced shortly,
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  • But he's one of the twelve.
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  • And watch this,
  • 00:16:48.994 --> 00:16:49.728
  • "he is called the twin."
  • 00:16:49.795 --> 00:16:50.996
  • That's literally what
  • 00:16:51.063 --> 00:16:51.597
  • The name thomas means, twin.
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  • There's widespread speculation
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  • Amongst scholars as
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  • Amongst scholars as to who thomas's twin is.
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  • To who thomas's twin is. and if you research
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  • And if you research that question,
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  • That question, you'll get many
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  • You'll get many different answers.
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  • Different answers. none of them satisfactory.
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  • None of them satisfactory. the bible doesn't tell
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  • The bible doesn't tell us who his twin is.
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  • Us who his twin is. but i want to suggest to you
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  • That there is a twin in thomas
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  • That there is a twin in thomas that reflects the twin in you.
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  • That reflects the twin in you. because regardless
  • 00:17:17.523 --> 00:17:18.257
  • Because regardless of who his actual brother
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  • Of who his actual brother or sister was that was his twin,
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  • Or sister was that was his twin, we see a man swing
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  • We see a man swing in this passage from,
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  • In this passage from, "i will never believe,"
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  • To, "my lord and my god,"
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  • To, "my lord and my god," in just a moment.
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  • In just a moment. furthermore, he said,
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  • Furthermore, he said, "i'll never believe unless
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  • "i'll never believe unless i touch jesus's hands.
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  • I touch jesus's hands. i'll never believe unless
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  • I'll never believe unless i touch jesus's side."
  • 00:17:40.546 --> 00:17:42.948
  • I touch jesus's side." but if you'll notice in
  • 00:17:43.015 --> 00:17:43.816
  • But if you'll notice in the passage, the moment never
  • 00:17:43.882 --> 00:17:45.284
  • The passage, the moment never came where he actually
  • 00:17:45.350 --> 00:17:46.819
  • Came where he actually touched jesus's hand.
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  • Touched jesus's hand. because in spite of all
  • 00:17:49.321 --> 00:17:50.489
  • Because in spite of all that he thought it
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  • That he thought it would take for him
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  • Would take for him to trust in god,
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  • To trust in god, seeing jesus alive was enough.
  • 00:17:53.826 --> 00:17:57.296
  • Seeing jesus alive was enough. and so thomas who you call
  • 00:17:57.362 --> 00:18:00.232
  • And so thomas who you call doubting thomas,
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  • Doubting thomas, the bible does not call
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  • The bible does not call him doubting thomas.
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  • Him doubting thomas. nobody called him
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  • Nobody called him doubting thomas
  • 00:18:07.005 --> 00:18:08.407
  • Doubting thomas until a few hundred years ago
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  • Until a few hundred years ago when the church began
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  • When the church began to canonize his dysfunctional
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  • To canonize his dysfunctional moment and make it his identity.
  • 00:18:14.079 --> 00:18:17.583
  • Moment and make it his identity. so who we call
  • 00:18:17.649 --> 00:18:18.550
  • So who we call doubting thomas only
  • 00:18:18.617 --> 00:18:20.352
  • Doubting thomas only doubted for eight days.
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  • Doubted for eight days. he went on to be one of the most
  • 00:18:23.288 --> 00:18:25.891
  • He went on to be one of the most effective disciples
  • 00:18:25.958 --> 00:18:27.426
  • Effective disciples that ever lived.
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  • That ever lived. so my question for you today is
  • 00:18:28.994 --> 00:18:31.530
  • So my question for you today is shouldn't we give him a better
  • 00:18:31.597 --> 00:18:32.831
  • Shouldn't we give him a better name than doubting thomas?
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  • Name than doubting thomas? because doubting thomas also
  • 00:18:36.502 --> 00:18:39.004
  • Because doubting thomas also had a twin and his name
  • 00:18:39.071 --> 00:18:41.640
  • Had a twin and his name is not doubting thomas,
  • 00:18:41.707 --> 00:18:43.108
  • Is not doubting thomas, but watch this,
  • 00:18:43.175 --> 00:18:44.309
  • But watch this, i am renaming this disciple
  • 00:18:44.376 --> 00:18:46.211
  • I am renaming this disciple today on the spot because
  • 00:18:46.278 --> 00:18:48.013
  • Today on the spot because jesus didn't name him
  • 00:18:48.080 --> 00:18:49.281
  • Jesus didn't name him doubting thomas, people did
  • 00:18:49.348 --> 00:18:51.383
  • Doubting thomas, people did you say he's doubting thomas.
  • 00:18:51.450 --> 00:18:53.852
  • You say he's doubting thomas. i say he's trusting thomas.
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  • I say he's trusting thomas. and i say that he went
  • 00:18:58.290 --> 00:19:00.292
  • And i say that he went from doubting thomas
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  • From doubting thomas to trusting thomas because
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  • To trusting thomas because jesus loved him enough
  • 00:19:04.062 --> 00:19:06.331
  • Jesus loved him enough to show up and not only show up
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  • To show up and not only show up but to show him the scars
  • 00:19:09.568 --> 00:19:11.436
  • But to show him the scars where the nails have been
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  • Where the nails have been to remind him of the price
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  • To remind him of the price that had been paid,
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  • That had been paid, and when thomas saw
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  • And when thomas saw the the print of the nails
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  • The the print of the nails and when thomas saw the wound
  • 00:19:20.078 --> 00:19:21.947
  • And when thomas saw the wound in the side,
  • 00:19:22.014 --> 00:19:23.115
  • In the side, he makes a confession
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  • He makes a confession that is very meticulous,
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  • That is very meticulous, and we should observe
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  • And we should observe it for a moment
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  • It for a moment on easter sunday.
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  • He says my lord and my god.
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  • Now you say that's
  • 00:19:34.626 --> 00:19:35.227
  • Not a big deal.
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  • Not a big deal. it most certainly is
  • 00:19:36.762 --> 00:19:38.163
  • It most certainly is for a first century jew.
  • 00:19:38.230 --> 00:19:40.766
  • For a first century jew. to call any man lord
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  • To call any man lord would have been considered
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  • Would have been considered blasphemy unless
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  • Blasphemy unless that man was god.
  • 00:19:44.937 --> 00:19:47.673
  • That man was god. furthermore throughout
  • 00:19:47.739 --> 00:19:48.607
  • Furthermore throughout the ministry of jesus,
  • 00:19:48.674 --> 00:19:50.475
  • The ministry of jesus, many people called him lord.
  • 00:19:50.542 --> 00:19:52.878
  • Many people called him lord. it was a title given
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  • It was a title given of respect.
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  • Of respect. and so thomas says two
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  • And so thomas says two things when he sees
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  • Things when he sees the proof of the wounds
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  • The proof of the wounds of the one who
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  • Of the one who won his salvation.
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  • He says my lord and my god.
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  • Now, let me show you why i
  • 00:20:09.628 --> 00:20:10.495
  • Now, let me show you why i call him trusting thomas.
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  • Call him trusting thomas. john's gospel starts in
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  • John's gospel starts in john 1:1 says,
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  • John 1:1 says, "in the beginning was the word
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  • "in the beginning was the word and the word was with god
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  • And the word was with god and the word was god."
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  • And the word was god." john's purpose in writing
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  • John's purpose in writing his gospel was to declare
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  • His gospel was to declare the truth that jesus is god.
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  • The truth that jesus is god. not just a good man,
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  • Not just a good man, the god man.
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  • The god man. "jesus is the word of god
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  • "jesus is the word of god made flesh to dwell
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  • Made flesh to dwell among us," john 1:14.
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  • Among us," john 1:14. "in the beginning was the word
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  • "in the beginning was the word and the word was with god
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  • And the word was with god and the word was god."
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  • And the word was god." but it is not until
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  • But it is not until john 20 when thomas sees
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  • John 20 when thomas sees the wounds of the savior
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  • The wounds of the savior that jesus is called god
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  • By another person.
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  • By another person. isn't it interesting
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  • Isn't it interesting that the one who was latest
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  • That the one who was latest to see jesus after
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  • To see jesus after the resurrection made
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  • The resurrection made the greatest confession
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  • The greatest confession of faith in the entire
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  • Of faith in the entire gospel of john.
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  • Tell your neighbor
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  • Tell your neighbor "don't count me out.
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  • "don't count me out. i'm a little late,
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  • I'm a little late, but don't count me out.
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  • But don't count me out. i got some issues
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  • I got some issues i'm still working through
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  • I'm still working through but don't count me out.
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  • But don't count me out. i've got some things that are
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  • I've got some things that are really dragging me down
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  • Really dragging me down and dragging me back right now,
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  • And dragging me back right now, but don't count me out.
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  • But don't count me out. i got a little something
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  • I got a little something that i'm working out
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  • That i'm working out over here on the side
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  • Over here on the side and i'm not exactly as holy
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  • And i'm not exactly as holy as everybody on this row,
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  • As everybody on this row, but don't count me out.
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  • But don't count me out. don't judge me just because
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  • Don't judge me just because you met me as doubting thomas.
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  • You met me as doubting thomas. i have a twin.
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  • I have a twin. my twin is trusting thomas.
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  • My twin is trusting thomas. and after jesus gets
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  • And after jesus gets through with me,
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  • Through with me, after jesus gets finished
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  • After jesus gets finished doing what he's
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  • Doing what he's doing in my life,
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  • Doing in my life, he who began a good work in me
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  • He who began a good work in me will be faithful to perform it."
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  • Will be faithful to perform it." the truth of the matter is
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  • The truth of the matter is every thomas has a twin
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  • Every thomas has a twin and everybody in here
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  • And everybody in here praising god has a twin that
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  • Praising god has a twin that we might meet on tuesday
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  • We might meet on tuesday if we encounter you
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  • If we encounter you in a different situation.
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  • In a different situation. so it just depends on when
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  • So it just depends on when i meet you that determines
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  • I meet you that determines how i identify you.
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  • How i identify you. but in the beginning was
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  • But in the beginning was the word and the word
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  • The word and the word was with god
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  • Was with god and the word was god.
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  • And the word was god. so god does not label
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  • So god does not label me by my lowest moment.
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  • Me by my lowest moment. god does not label me
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  • God does not label me by my doubts inside.
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  • By my doubts inside. god does not label me by
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  • God does not label me by what i missed out on.
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  • What i missed out on. god does not label me
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  • God does not label me by the shame of my past.
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  • By the shame of my past. he says, "i heard you were
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  • He says, "i heard you were talking about me thomas.
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  • Talking about me thomas. now, i want to show
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  • Now, i want to show you something
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  • You something because i was listening to you
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  • Because i was listening to you like a phone listens to you
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  • Like a phone listens to you when it's not in the room.
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  • When it's not in the room. i wasn't in the room."
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  • I wasn't in the room." "jesus, how did you get in?"
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  • "jesus, how did you get in?" "i don't really have
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  • "i don't really have a problem with locked doors."
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  • A problem with locked doors." hey any time you can walk
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  • Hey any time you can walk out of a sealed tomb,
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  • Out of a sealed tomb, a locked door
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  • A locked door is not a problem.
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  • Is not a problem. the thing the thing you are
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  • The thing the thing you are worried about,
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  • Worried about, god's like, "really?
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  • God's like, "really? you think that's going
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  • You think that's going to keep me out.
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  • To keep me out. really?
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  • Really? you think that's going
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  • You think that's going to stop my plan for your life?
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  • To stop my plan for your life? really?
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  • Really? you think that's going
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  • You think that's going to derail the destiny
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  • To derail the destiny that i planned for you?
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  • That i planned for you? eight days he doubted
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  • Eight days he doubted and after eight days
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  • And after eight days he made the greatest confession,
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  • He made the greatest confession, "my lord and my god."
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  • "my lord and my god." nobody has called jesus god
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  • Nobody has called jesus god up until this moment
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  • Up until this moment and it was the one who
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  • And it was the one who doubted him the most
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  • Doubted him the most is god saving the best for last
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  • Is god saving the best for last in your life?
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  • In your life? and could it be that the darkest
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  • And could it be that the darkest moments reveal the deepest
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  • Moments reveal the deepest truths about who he is?
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  • >> thank you so much
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  • >> what does it
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  • >> what does it mean to be blessed?
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  • Mean to be blessed? is it to have a certain set
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  • Is it to have a certain set of circumstances?
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  • Is it to have your world
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  • Is it to have your world just the way you want it?
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  • Just the way you want it? or is it something else?
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  • Or is it something else? today, i wanna offer you
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  • Today, i wanna offer you a free resource
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  • A free resource that is all about that,
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  • How to find the blessings
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  • That are already all around you.
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  • And if we can begin
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  • To shift our perspective
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  • And see the things
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  • That god has already given,
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  • We'll be able to say
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  • With confidence,
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  • With confidence, "i am blessed."
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  • Of "blessed" as our
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  • Gift to you.
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  • >> easter is almost here,
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  • >> easter is almost here, and i wanna personally
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  • And i wanna personally invite you to join us online for
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  • Invite you to join us online for our special easter experience.
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  • Our special easter experience. this season is a reminder
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  • This season is a reminder of jesus' incredible sacrifice
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  • Of jesus' incredible sacrifice on the cross and his victory
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  • On the cross and his victory over sin and death.
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  • Over sin and death. this is the perfect time for you
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  • Just visit elevationchurch.org and i cannot wait to celebrate
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  • And i cannot wait to celebrate the resurrection with you.
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  • >> ♪ who am i ♪
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  • ♪ that you keep me ♪
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  • ♪ on your mind ♪
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  • ♪ god im just ♪
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  • ♪ grateful for you ♪
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  • ♪ god im just grateful for you ♪
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  • ♪ all my life ♪
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  • ♪ you've been right here ♪
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  • ♪ by my side ♪
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  • ♪ god im just grateful for you ♪
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  • ♪ who am i ♪
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  • ♪ that you keep me ♪
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  • ♪ on your mind ♪
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  • ♪ god im just grateful for you ♪
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  • ♪ all my life ♪
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  • ♪ you've been right here ♪
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  • ♪ by my side ♪
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  • ♪ god im just grateful for you ♪
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  • ♪ i survived ♪
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  • ♪ and im here to testify ♪
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  • ♪ god im just grateful for you ♪
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  • ♪ yeah ♪
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  • ♪ god im just grateful for you ♪
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  • ♪ yeah ♪
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  • ♪ im alright ♪
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  • ♪ if they say im outta my mind ♪
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  • ♪ god im just grateful for you ♪
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  • [cheering and applause]
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