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Steven Furtick - This Might Be My God Moment (Part 2)

April 2, 2026 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - This Might Be My God Moment (Part 2) | April 2, 2026

Easter this week,
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Easter this week, i just wanted
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I just wanted to welcome you and say
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To welcome you and say how grateful i am that
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How grateful i am that you're joining us.
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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 has
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And i believe that god has something that he wants to speak
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Something that 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 to
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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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>> god does not label me
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>> god does not label me by my lowest moment.
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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
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God does not label me by what i missed out on.
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By 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 you
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Now, i want to show you something because i was
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Something because i was listening to you like
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Listening to you like a phone listens to you
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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 a problem
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"i don't really have a problem with locked doors."
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[laughter]
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Hey, any time you can
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Hey, any time you can walk out of a sealed tomb,
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Walk out of a sealed tomb, a locked door is not a problem.
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A locked door is not a problem. the thing you are worried about,
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The thing you are worried about, god's like, "really?
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God's like, "really? you think that's gonna
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You think that's gonna keep me out?
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Keep me out? really?
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Really? you think
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You think that's gonna stop my plan
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That's gonna stop my plan for your life?
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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 that
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To derail the destiny that i planned for you?"
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[applause]
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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
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Nobody has called jesus god up until this moment.
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God 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
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Is god saving the best for last in your life?
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For last in your life? and could it be that
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And could it be that the darkest moments reveal
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The darkest moments reveal the deepest truths about
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The deepest truths about who he is?
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Who he is? my lord and my god.
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My lord and my god. put that verse back up there.
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Put that verse back up there. say it.
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My lord and my god.
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My lord and my god. and that was thomas'
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My god moment.
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My god moment. you're my god.
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You're my god. you're not just my gps
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You're not just my gps that tells me where to go
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That tells me where to go to feed the multitudes.
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To feed the multitudes. thomas had followed jesus
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Thomas had followed jesus for three years,
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For three years, but this was the moment
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But this was the moment that he saw jesus as
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That he saw jesus as what he always was.
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What he always was. he said, you're not
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He said, you're not just my guide,
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Just my guide, you're my god.
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You're my god. you're not just my guy.
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You're not just my guy. jesus is my guy.
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Jesus is my guy. no, he's not your guy.
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No, he's not your guy. he is not just a guy.
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He is not just a guy. he is my god.
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He is my god. he's not just the one
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He's not just the one that i worship and serve
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That i worship and serve when he does it the way that
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When he does it the way that i wanted him to do it when
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I wanted him to do it when i wanted him to do it.
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I wanted him to do it. he is my god.
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He is my god. he is god.
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He is god. he's either god or he's not.
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He's either god or he's not. and if he's god,
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And if he's god, i'm going to have to accept
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I'm going to have to accept what he gave me and accept
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What he gave me and accept what he didn't give me
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What he didn't give me if he's god.
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If he's god. notice, however, it's not
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Notice, however, it's not just that he calls him god,
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Just that he calls him god, but this is really the heart
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But this is really the heart of the matter, isn't it?
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He says, my god, my god.
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He says, my god, my god. this is personal.
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My god.
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My god. it's one thing for
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It's one thing for you to serve the god
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You to serve the god that you were told about
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That you were told about growing up in church,
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Growing up in church, but thomas said, my god.
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But thomas said, my god. i believe there are people
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I believe there are people that god brought here today who
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That god brought here today who believe in somebody else's god,
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Believe in somebody else's god, but have never experienced him
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But have never experienced him as your god.
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As your god. and this could be
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And this could be today your my god moment.
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Today your my god moment. not just where you take what
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Not just where you take what you've heard about him as truth
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You've heard about him as truth because you heard it from
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Because you heard it from the other disciples,
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The other disciples, but where you say, my god.
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But where you say, my god. and the beautiful thing
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And the beautiful thing about a my god moment,
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About a my god moment, have you ever had
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Have you ever had a my god moment, by the way?
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A my god moment, by the way? i mean that in a couple
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I mean that in a couple of different ways.
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Some of us are going through
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Some of us are going through a my god moment right now.
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A my god moment right now. it is the moment where you
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It is the moment where you no longer can walk by sight,
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No longer can walk by sight, you must walk by faith.
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You must walk by faith. it is the moment where
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It is the moment where you no longer can
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You no longer can cling to your will,
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Cling to your will, but you say, nevertheless,
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But you say, nevertheless, not my will, but yours be done.
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Not my will, but yours be done. now, i think when thomas said,
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My lord and my god,
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My lord and my god, this is an echo of something
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This is an echo of something that he heard jesus say
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That he heard jesus say on the cross.
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On the cross. you know, on the day
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You know, on the day that jesus died,
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That jesus died, the bible says something really
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The bible says something really crazy in mark chapter 15.
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Put it on the screen, please.
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Put it on the screen, please. it says, "when the sixth hour
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It says, "when the sixth hour had come," this is noon,
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Had come," this is noon, "when the sixth hour had come,"
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"when the sixth hour had come," i'm giving you a timeframe
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I'm giving you a timeframe for this for a reason.
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For this for a reason. "when the sixth hour had come,
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"when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness
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There was darkness over the whole land until
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Over the whole land until the ninth hour."
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The ninth hour." that's 3 p.m.
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We've never seen that before.
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We've never seen that before. it doesn't get dark from
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It doesn't get dark from noon till 3 p.m.
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Noon till 3 p.m. not on our timetable.
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Not on our timetable. but when jesus was dying,
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But when jesus was dying, the sun said,
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The sun said, i'm gonna stop shining
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I'm gonna stop shining for a little while
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For a little while because he is the light.
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Because he is the light. how much god do you have to be
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How much god do you have to be to tell the sun to take a break?
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To tell the sun to take a break? how much god do you have to be
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How much god do you have to be that the solar system responds
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That the solar system responds to your sacrifice?
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To your sacrifice? when they hung
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When they hung jesus on the cross,
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Jesus on the cross, it looked like
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It looked like he had lost control,
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He had lost control, but he was still sovereign.
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But he was still sovereign. he was sovereign enough
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He was sovereign enough to tell the sun,
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To tell the sun, stop shining because
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Stop shining because i want darkness to know
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I want darkness to know that it works for me.
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[applause]
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I want darkness
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I want darkness to know that i am god.
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To know that i am god. but from this stretched position
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But from this stretched position of sovereignty on the cross,
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Of sovereignty on the cross, making a sacrifice for our sins,
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Making a sacrifice for our sins, i feel like preaching
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I feel like preaching the crucifixion of jesus
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The crucifixion of jesus today because my hope
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Today because my hope is in this moment.
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Is in this moment. this is my god moment.
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This is my god moment. this is when god sent his son
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This is when god sent his son who knew no sin and he became
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Who knew no sin and he became sin that i might become
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Sin that i might become the righteousness of god.
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The righteousness of god. this is where jesus died
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This is where jesus died as if he had sinned so that
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As if he had sinned so that i could live as if i never did.
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I could live as if i never did. this is where jesus
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This is where jesus took my place.
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Took my place. this is my god moment,
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This is my god moment, not that i came to god,
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Not that i came to god, but that he came down to me.
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But that he came down to me. this is what we got up
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This is what we got up for this morning, y'all.
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For this morning, y'all. this is why we have a reason
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This is why we have a reason to dance on the grave that
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To dance on the grave that we once lived in because
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We once lived in because he died on the cross
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He died on the cross that we should have died on
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That we should have died on and my sin is on that cross.
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[applause]
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And everything i ever did,
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And everything i ever did, every mistake i ever made,
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Every mistake i ever made, past, present, future,
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Past, present, future, it's all up there
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On that cross on him.
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On that cross on him. it was the ninth hour.
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It was the ninth hour. verse 34 says, and when
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Verse 34 says, and when it was the ninth hour,
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It was the ninth hour, "jesus cried with a loud voice."
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"jesus cried with a loud voice." i gotta show you something.
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I gotta show you something. i've been studying
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I've been studying this all week.
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This all week. i've been waiting
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I've been waiting to show you this all week.
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To show you this all week. jesus cried with a loud voice.
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Jesus cried with a loud voice. "eloi, eloi, lama shabachthani."
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How much god do you have to be
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How much god do you have to be to still have the breath
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To still have the breath to scream while you are
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To scream while you are suffocating on a cross?
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Suffocating on a cross? how much god do you have to be?
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How much god do you have to be? how much love does it take?
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How much love does it take? how much pain would it be
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How much pain would it be that you would press yourself
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That you would press yourself up the very last words?
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Up the very last words? 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. these are the last words
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Of the word.
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Of the word. he said, "eloi, eloi,
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He said, "eloi, eloi, lama shabachthani,"
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Lama shabachthani," which means my god,
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Which means my god, my god, my god,
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My god, my god, why have you forsaken me?
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Why have you forsaken me? lord, are you listening?
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It's okay if you wonder that
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It's okay if you wonder that because jesus did one time too.
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Because jesus did one time too. i know it offends you that
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I know it offends you that i say jesus wondered anything
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I say jesus wondered anything because he knew everything.
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Because he knew everything. so, why did he quote psalm 22:1?
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So, why did he quote psalm 22:1? "my god, my god,
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"my god, my god, why have you forsaken me?"
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Why have you forsaken me?" i think we all come to moments
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I think we all come to moments in our life where
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In our life where if jesus is asking why,
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If jesus is asking why, we will ask why too.
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We will ask why too. sometimes the best answer is,
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Sometimes the best answer is, i don't know.
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I don't know. sometimes when
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Sometimes when somebody experiences
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Somebody experiences something so horrible,
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Something so horrible, the only thing to tell them is,
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The only thing to tell them is, i don't know why.
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I don't know why. sometimes that's the most
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Sometimes that's the most loving thing that you can do
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Loving thing that you can do is to sit with somebody
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Is to sit with somebody in their why and say,
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In their why and say, i don't know either.
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I don't know either. but isn't it even more
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Comforting to know that jesus
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Comforting to know that jesus will sit with you in your
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Will sit with you in your why than another human
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Why than another human who doesn't know why?
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Who doesn't know why? and that jesus said, watch this,
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And that jesus said, watch this, matt, my god, why?
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Matt, my god, why? and what i love about it
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That is so powerful for
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That is so powerful for our lives today is that even
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Our lives today is that even when he was asking why,
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When he was asking why, he still said, my god, why?
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He still said, my god, why? so even when i don't know why,
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So even when i don't know why, you are still my god.
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[applause]
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And god has got
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And god has got some of us in a moment,
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Some of us in a moment, in a season where it's gone
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In a season where it's gone dark in the sky at noon
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Dark in the sky at noon right now in your life.
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Right now in your life. but notice that when the light
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But notice that when the light left at the cross that day
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And the lord listened,
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And the lord listened, "eloi, eloi, lama shabachthani,
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"eloi, eloi, lama shabachthani, my god, my god,
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My god, my god, why have you forsaken me?"
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Why have you forsaken me?" the next verse says that many
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The next verse says that many that were hearing it said,
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That were hearing it said, "behold, he is calling elijah.
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"behold, he is calling elijah. and they went to get some
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And they went to get some vinegar or some sour wine on
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Vinegar or some sour wine on a sponge and they put it on
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A sponge and they put it on a reed to give to him to drink.
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A reed to give to him to drink. and they said, 'wait,
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And they said, 'wait, let us see whether elijah
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Let us see whether elijah will come and take him down.'"
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Will come and take him down.'" now, this seems strange.
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What does elijah have to do
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What does elijah have to do with the savior dying?
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With the savior dying? and this is what i was
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And this is what i was studying all week that i was
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Studying all week that i was trying to figure out.
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Trying to figure out. why were they talking
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Why were they talking about elijah when jesus
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About elijah when jesus was dying on the cross?
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Was dying on the cross? elijah lived
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Elijah lived 800 years before jesus.
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800 years before jesus. elijah was a powerful prophet,
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Elijah was a powerful prophet, no doubt.
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No doubt. he called down fire
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He called down fire on mount carmel, no doubt.
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On mount carmel, no doubt. he was a man of god.
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He was a man of god. he prophesied a drought
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He prophesied a drought and a famine resulted.
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And a famine resulted. no doubt there was
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No doubt there was power in his words,
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Power in his words, but why are they talking
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But why are they talking about elijah while jesus
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About elijah while jesus is on the cross?
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Is on the cross? well, for one thing,
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Well, for one thing, eliyahu is the name
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Eliyahu is the name for elijah in hebrew.
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For elijah in hebrew. and jesus says, eloi.
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And jesus says, eloi. and so, if you're shouting
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And so, if you're shouting from a distance,
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From a distance, it sounds very similar.
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It sounds very similar. eloi, wait,
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Eloi, wait, is he calling eliyahu?
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Is he calling eliyahu? eloi, he's calling elijah.
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Eloi, he's calling elijah. eloi, he's calling on elijah
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Eloi, he's calling on elijah to come get him down.
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To come get him down. so, they devised a plan.
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So, they devised a plan. let's get some sour wine.
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Let's get some sour wine. if he gets dehydrated,
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If he gets dehydrated, he'll die.
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He'll die. let's give him a little bit
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Let's give him a little bit of substance so he can make it
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A little bit longer.
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A little bit longer. and let's see, watch this.
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And let's see, watch this. "let's see whether elijah
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"let's see whether elijah will come to take him down."
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Will come to take him down." verse 37, "and jesus uttered a
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Verse 37, "and jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last."
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Loud cry and breathed his last." so, to the onlookers that day,
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Hear me good, it looked like
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Hear me good, it looked like that god the father
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That god the father did not listen to jesus.
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Did not listen to jesus. but if you read the next verse,
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But if you read the next verse, the bible says that when he
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The bible says that when he screamed and breathed
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His last, next verse,
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His last, next verse, the curtain of the temple
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The curtain of the temple was torn in two.
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Was torn in two. but watch this,
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But watch this, from top to bottom.
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Why not from bottom to top?
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Why not from bottom to top? because that would mean
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A person did it.
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[applause]
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You know, the devil tried
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You know, the devil tried to tell me this message
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To tell me this message was too deep for easter.
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Was too deep for easter. but i told the devil,
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But i told the devil, there's somebody here who
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There's somebody here who needs to have a my god moment
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Needs to have a my god moment this easter in church.
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There is somebody here who
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There is somebody here who needs god to do something,
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Needs god to do something, not from bottom to top.
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Not from bottom to top. i need god to do something
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I need god to do something from top to bottom.
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From top to bottom. i don't need
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I don't need a person to do this.
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A person to do this. a person can't do this.
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A person can't do this. if a person could have done it,
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If a person could have done it, it would be done by now.
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It would be done by now. but i need a god who can take
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But i need a god who can take the curtain in the temple
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The curtain in the temple that separates holy god
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That separates holy god from unholy man and tear
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From unholy man and tear the curtain from top to bottom.
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♪ ♪
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So, let me tell you why
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So, let me tell you why i'm in his presence today.
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I'm in his presence today. because my god heard me
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Because my god heard me when i called him and he tore
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When i called him and he tore the veil from top to bottom.
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The veil from top to bottom. say it, he tore the veil from
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Say it, he tore the veil from top to bottom.
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Top to bottom. what is the veil?
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What is the veil? it separated the holy
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It separated the holy of holies from the next place
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Of holies from the next place in the temple and nobody
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In the temple and nobody could go in.
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Could go in. but jesus, when he was dying,
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But jesus, when he was dying, was going in.
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Was going in. why?
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Why? because he was representing
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Because he was representing you to the father.
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You to the father. and he said,
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And he said, "father, don't hold it
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"father, don't hold it against them.
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Against them. forgive them.
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Forgive them. they know not what they do."
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They know not what they do." this is the gospel.
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This is the gospel. this is the good news.
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This is the good news. this is the moment
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This is the moment everything changed.
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[applause]
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And at the moment that it
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And at the moment that it looked like god didn't answer,
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Looked like god didn't answer, the veil tore.
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The veil tore. at the moment it looks like
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At the moment it looks like nothing is happening,
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Nothing is happening, the veil tears.
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The veil tears. at the moment
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At the moment when it looks like
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When it looks like it's getting worse in your life,
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It's getting worse in your life, don't walk away now, thomas.
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Don't walk away now, thomas. you need to come back, thomas.
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You need to come back, thomas. you need to get here, thomas.
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You need to get here, thomas. jesus might be coming back.
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Jesus might be coming back. jesus might be coming back.
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Jesus might be coming back. i don't want you to miss it
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I don't want you to miss it this time, thomas.
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This time, thomas. jesus might come back.
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Jesus might come back. the wounded one is risen with
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The wounded one is risen with all power in his hands,
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All power in his hands, and i don't want you
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And i don't want you to miss this.
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To miss this. this might be my god moment.
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This might be my god moment. this might be.
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[applause]
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Spirit of the lord
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Spirit of the lord is in this place today.
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Is in this place today. the spirit of the lord
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The spirit of the lord is in your living room today.
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Is in your living room today. the spirit of the lord is in
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The spirit of the lord is in your recovery meeting today.
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Your recovery meeting today. the spirit of the lord
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The spirit of the lord is with you right now,
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Is with you right now, laying there in your bed,
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Laying there in your bed, couldn't even find
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Couldn't even find the strength to get up.
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The strength to get up. you miss church, but church
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You miss church, but church didn't miss you, baby.
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Didn't miss you, baby. god doesn't miss.
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God doesn't miss. this is your god moment.
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This is your god moment. as a matter of fact,
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As a matter of fact, jesus wasn't calling
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Jesus wasn't calling on elijah because elijah
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On elijah because elijah had called on jesus.
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Had called on jesus. the very first resurrection
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The very first resurrection recorded in the bible
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Recorded in the bible was in 1 kings 17.
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Was in 1 kings 17. the lord sent elijah to stay
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The lord sent elijah to stay with a widow or a woman at
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With a widow or a woman at zarephath who had a son who was
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Zarephath who had a son who was about to die from starvation
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About to die from starvation because of the famine that
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Because of the famine that elijah had prophesied.
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Elijah had prophesied. and as he was there
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And as he was there at that widow's house,
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At that widow's house, something or that woman's house,
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Something or that woman's house, something very
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Something very terrible happened.
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Terrible happened. her son died.
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Her son died. the woman brought the son
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The woman brought the son to elijah and elijah said,
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To elijah and elijah said, "what am i going to do
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About this?"
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About this?" now, i've already told you about
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Now, i've already told you about thomas' my god moment.
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Thomas' my god moment. i told you about
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I told you about jesus' my god moment,
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Jesus' my god moment, but elijah had
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But elijah had a my god moment too.
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A my god moment too. the bible says in
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The bible says in 1 kings 17, verse 17,
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1 kings 17, verse 17, the son of the woman
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The son of the woman became ill and his illness
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Became ill and his illness was so severe that there
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Was so severe that there was no breath left in him.
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Watch how beautiful
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Watch how beautiful the bible lines it up.
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The bible lines it up. there was no breath
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There was no breath left in jesus.
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Left in jesus. there was no breath left
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There was no breath left in this woman's son.
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In this woman's son. this is the first recorded
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This is the first recorded resurrection in the bible.
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Give me verse 18.
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Give me verse 18. "and she said to elijah,
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"and she said to elijah, 'what have you against me,
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'what have you against me, o man of god?
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O man of god? you have come to bring my sin
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You have come to bring my sin to remembrance and to cause
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To remembrance and to cause the death of my son.'"
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The death of my son.'" see, she thought like so many
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Of us mistakenly think that
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Of us mistakenly think that when god comes into your life,
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When god comes into your life, it's to punish you.
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It's to punish you. that's what she thought.
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That's what she thought. she didn't know god,
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She didn't know god, but she was about to have
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But she was about to have her very own god moment because
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Watch what elijah did.
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Watch what elijah did. "he said to her,
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"he said to her, 'give me your son.'
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'give me your son.' and he took him from her arms
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And he took him from her arms and carried him into
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And carried him into the upper chamber where
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The upper chamber where he lodged and laid him
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He lodged and laid him on his own bed."
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On his own bed." verse 20,
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Verse 20, "and he cried to the lord,"
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"and he cried to the lord," say it out loud.
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Say it out loud. "'o lord, my god.'"
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It's the first time elijah says
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It's the first time elijah says it this way in all of scripture.
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It this way in all of scripture. every time you see
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Every time you see elijah prophesying,
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Elijah prophesying, he's prophesying
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He's prophesying about the lord god.
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About the lord god. but this time he says,
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But this time he says, o lord, my god,
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O lord, my god, because he's confused about it,
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Because he's confused about it, because he doesn't
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Because he doesn't know what to do about it,
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Know what to do about it, because it's personal this time.
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Because it's personal this time. are you standing over
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Are you standing over a situation today that
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A situation today that is too big for you?
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Is too big for you? are you standing over
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Are you standing over something today that
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Something today that is impossible for you?
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Is impossible for you? this is your my god moment.
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This is your my god moment. this is your moment to say,
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This is your moment to say, my god, this is not something
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My god, this is not something i caused, or my god,
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I caused, or my god, it is my fault,
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It is my fault, but i need you now.
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But i need you now. god, i missed it,
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But i need you now.
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But i need you now. "o lord, my god.
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"o lord, my god. have you brought calamity upon
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Have you brought calamity upon the widow with whom i sojourn,
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The widow with whom i sojourn, by killing her son?
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By killing her son? and then he stretched himself,"
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And then he stretched himself," i don't know about y'all,
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I don't know about y'all, but when i saw that,
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But when i saw that, i saw jesus.
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I saw jesus. "he stretched himself upon
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"he stretched himself upon the child three times."
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I don't know about y'all,
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I don't know about y'all, but when i saw three times,
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But when i saw three times, i heard three days.
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I heard three days. he stretched himself.
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He stretched himself. he stretched himself.
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He stretched himself. i'm not confident in
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The fact that i can do it.
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The fact that i can do it. this is my god moment.
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This is my god moment. i can't do this by myself.
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I can't do this by myself. i can't accomplish
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I can't accomplish this by myself.
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This by myself. i can't save myself,
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I can't save myself, but he stretched himself.
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But he stretched himself. he stretched his arms.
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He stretched his arms. he stretched his love.
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He stretched his compassion.
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He stretched his compassion. he flung open
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The doors of salvation.
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The doors of salvation. "he stretched himself
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"he stretched himself three times and cried
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Three times and cried to the lord,
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To the lord, 'o lord my god,
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'o lord my god, o lord my god,
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O lord my god, o lord my god,
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O lord my god, let this child's life
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Let this child's life come into him again.'
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Come into him again.' and the lord listened.
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And the lord listened. the lord listened
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The lord listened to the voice of elijah."
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To the voice of elijah." and the lord listened
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And the lord listened to the voice of jesus
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To the voice of jesus and the veil was torn.
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And the veil was torn. "and the lord listened
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"and the lord listened to the voice of elijah
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To the voice of elijah and the life of the child
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And the life of the child came into him again,
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Came into him again, and he revived."
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And he revived." and watch verse 23,
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And watch verse 23, "and elijah took the child
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"and elijah took the child and brought him down
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And brought him down from the upper chamber into
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From the upper chamber into the house and delivered him
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The house and delivered him to his mother and acted
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To his mother and acted like he had confidence
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Like he had confidence the whole time, and acted like
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The whole time, and acted like he didn't just have a complete
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He didn't just have a complete panic attack on that bed,
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Panic attack on that bed, and acted like he wasn't just
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And acted like he wasn't just snotting and slobbering
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Snotting and slobbering and wondering if god was
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And wondering if god was going to do it too.
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Going to do it too. and said, "see, your son lives."
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And i realized that the gospel
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And i realized that the gospel is in this passage because
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Is in this passage because elijah brought a son down
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Elijah brought a son down who was alive again and god
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Who was alive again and god raised a son up alive again.
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Raised a son up alive again. and so, when elijah
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And so, when elijah was calling on my god,
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Was calling on my god, he was calling on jesus
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He was calling on jesus who is resurrection.
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Who is resurrection. so, when they said
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So, when they said jesus is calling on elijah,
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Jesus is calling on elijah, they had it backwards.
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They had it backwards. jesus doesn't call on elijah,
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Jesus doesn't call on elijah, elijah calls on jesus.
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Elijah calls on jesus. and i want to tell you
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And i want to tell you something today.
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Something today. some of you,
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Some of you, the devil has it
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The devil has it backwards in your life.
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Backwards in your life. jesus does not bow to sin,
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Jesus does not bow to sin, sin bows to jesus.
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Sin bows to jesus. death does not conquer jesus,
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Death does not conquer jesus, jesus conquers death.
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Jesus conquers death. elijah brought down a son,
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Elijah brought down a son, god raised up a son.
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God raised up a son. this is my god moment.
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This is my god moment. so, for everybody in here today
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So, for everybody in here today who is dead in your
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Who is dead in your transgression and sin,
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Transgression and sin, for everybody in here today
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For everybody in here today who is at the dead end
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Who is at the dead end of your own hope or your own
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Of your own hope or your own logic or your own conclusions,
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Logic or your own conclusions, and you say like thomas,
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And you say like thomas, "i'll never believe."
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"i'll never believe." i believe god brought
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I believe god brought you here because this
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You here because this is your my god moment.
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Is your my god moment. this is your moment
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This is your moment to give it over to god.
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To give it over to god. it's his situation.
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It's his situation. it's his battle.
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It's his battle. it's his fight.
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It's his fight. you're his child.
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You're his child. that is his assignment.
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That is his assignment. that is his burden to carry.
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That is his burden to carry. he paid the price
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He paid the price for those sins.
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For those sins. don't you carry another day
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Don't you carry another day what god gave his son
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What god gave his son to remove from your life.
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To remove from your life. this is god's moment
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This is god's moment in your life.
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[applause]
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For the bible says that,
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For the bible says that, "if you confess with your mouth
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"if you confess with your mouth that jesus is lord
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That jesus is lord and believe in your heart,
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And believe in your heart, god raised him from the dead,
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God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
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This is your my god moment.
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This is your my god moment. you've seen what you
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You've seen what you can do without him.
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Can do without him. now i want you to see
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Now i want you to see what he can do with you.
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What he can do with you. thomas went from doubting thomas
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Thomas went from doubting thomas to trusting thomas without even
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Having to touch jesus' palms.
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Having to touch jesus' palms. and i believe that jesus has
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And i believe that jesus has touched somebody here today,
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Touched somebody here today, watching at a campus,
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Watching at a campus, watching online,
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Watching online, even watching me in a prison,
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Even watching me in a prison, even watching me in
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Even watching me in a hospital room,
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A hospital room, watching me at
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Watching me at the back row of ballantyne.
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The back row of ballantyne. the lord has touched you today.
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The lord has touched you today. and this is your my god moment,
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And this is your my god moment, where he becomes
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Where he becomes personal to you,
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Personal to you, where it becomes
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Where it becomes real to you.
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Real to you. it's a pivotal moment
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It's a pivotal moment for you, man.
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For you, man. it's a pivotal moment for you.
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It's a pivotal moment for you. i know you're unsure,
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I know you're unsure, but you showed up
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But you showed up and so does he.
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And so does he. everyone standing,
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Everyone standing, no one moving.
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No one moving. what a moment for the risen lord
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What a moment for the risen lord who is in this place today.
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Who is in this place today. thomas wasn't the last one that
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Thomas wasn't the last one that he showed up to talk to.
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He showed up to talk to. he's here to talk to you too.
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He's here to talk to you too. you bow your head
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You bow your head and close your eyes.
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And close your eyes. how good is god that
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How good is god that he would listen and hear
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He would listen and hear the cry of a sinner?
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The cry of a sinner? lord, be merciful unto me.
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Lord, be merciful unto me. the resurrection stands
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The resurrection stands as evidence in our lives.
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As evidence in our lives. nothing is too far gone for god.
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Nothing is too far gone for god. and i just kept hearing
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And i just kept hearing the lord speak to me when
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The lord speak to me when i was preparing.
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I was preparing. "there's somebody who's saying,
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"there's somebody who's saying, 'it's too late.
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'it's too late. it's too late for me.
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It's too late for me. i wasted it.
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I wasted it. it's too late for me.'"
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It's too late for me.'" if it wasn't
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If it wasn't too late for thomas,
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Too late for thomas, it's not too late for you.
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It's not too late for you. if it wasn't too late for that
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If it wasn't too late for that son who died in 1 kings 17,
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Son who died in 1 kings 17, it's not too late for you.
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It's not too late for you. resurrection is what god does.
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Resurrection is what god does. it's what he does.
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It's what he does. and the one who was last
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And the one who was last to see him is the one who made
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To see him is the one who made the greatest confession
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The greatest confession about him.
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About him. my god, my god.
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>> thank you so much
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>> thank you so much for joining us today.
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For joining us today. to find more messages like
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Now, if today's message spoke to your heart,
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Spoke to your heart, i also wanna invite you
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I also wanna invite you to partner with us and make it
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To partner with us and make it possible for someone else
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Possible for someone else to hear the message too.
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To hear the message too. your generosity really
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Your generosity really does make a difference.
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Does make a difference. every time you give,
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Every time you give, you're helping us take
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You're helping us take the gospel further
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The gospel further and get god's word into
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And get god's word into someone's heart.
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Someone's heart. this ministry exists so that
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This ministry exists so that people far from god will be
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People far from god will be raised to life in christ.
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Raised to life in christ. and you're a part of that story.
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And you're a part of that story. because of you, messages just
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Because of you, messages just like the one you heard today
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Like the one you heard today will go out to people
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Will go out to people who need hope,
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Who need hope, people who are wrestling with
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People who are wrestling with anxiety and disappointment
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Anxiety and disappointment or the weight of wrong
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Or the weight of wrong assumptions about their future,
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Assumptions about their future, even wrong assumptions
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Even wrong assumptions about god.
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About god. through broadcasts,
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Through broadcasts, online outreach
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Online outreach and ministry partners
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And ministry partners all over the world,
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All over the world, your support is opening
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Your support is opening the door for them
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The door for them to hear the truth that
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To hear the truth that can change everything.
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Can change everything. so, please call the number
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So, please call the number on your screen or go
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On your screen or go online right now to give.
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Online right now to give. your gift of any amount
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Your gift of any amount makes a difference.
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Makes a difference. thank you for being
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Thank you for being a part of what god is doing.
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A part of what god is doing. we are so grateful for you.
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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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I want you to call right now
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And request your free copy
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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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This is the perfect time for you to invite your family and your
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To invite your family and your friends to watch with you.
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Friends to watch with you. so, for details,
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So, for details, just visit elevationchurch.org
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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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♪ ♪
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♪ he's alive ♪
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♪ the lamb of god ♪
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♪ has overcome ♪
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♪ my testimony is his blood ♪
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♪ and if he said ♪
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♪ that it is done ♪
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♪ it is done ♪
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♪ so be it god ♪
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♪ the weapons of the enemy ♪
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♪ they have no power over me ♪
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♪ the one with all authority ♪
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♪ covers me ♪
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♪ so be it god ♪
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♪ yeah ♪
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♪ it is final ♪
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♪ it is written ♪
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♪ it is settled ♪
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♪ it is finished ♪
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♪ see that old grave ♪
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♪ he was in it ♪
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♪ now he isn't ♪
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♪ he is risen ♪
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♪ it is final ♪
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♪ it is written ♪
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♪ it is settled ♪
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♪ it is finished ♪
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♪ see that old grave ♪
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♪ he was in it ♪
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♪ now he isn't ♪
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♪ he is risen ♪
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Steven Furtick - This Might Be My God Moment (Part 2)

April 2, 2026 | 27:29

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