Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - More Ready Than You Recognize (Part 1)

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - More Ready Than You Recognize (Part 1) | May 20, 2026

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> today i wanna share
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>> today i wanna share with you from a foundational
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With you from a foundational scripture in matthew 7.
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Scripture in matthew 7. you'll see why i call it
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You'll see why i call it a foundational scripture
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A foundational scripture in just a moment.
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In just a moment. matthew 7:24 through 29
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Matthew 7:24 through 29 to be specific.
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To be specific. full disclosure,
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Full disclosure, i was not ready to preach yet.
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I was not ready to preach yet. i got a phone call
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I got a phone call from our chief of staff
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From our chief of staff here at the church
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Here at the church who said if we wanna preach,
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Who said if we wanna preach, it's going to need
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It's going to need to be tomorrow.
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To be tomorrow. it might not be safe
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It might not be safe or we might not be able
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Or we might not be able to do it after that.
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To do it after that. and so i told the lord,
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And so i told the lord, "i'm not ready to preach.
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"i'm not ready to preach. you and i both know that
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You and i both know that i had set aside
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I had set aside the next few days to study.
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The next few days to study. and lord,
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And lord, since you do rule the universe,
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Since you do rule the universe, could you move the weather
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Could you move the weather that's going to be bad
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That's going to be bad to the days where we're not
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To the days where we're not gathering in your name?
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Gathering in your name? like, are we not on
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Like, are we not on the same team here?"
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[laughter]
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Of course, i understand that
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Of course, i understand that there are far more pressing
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There are far more pressing issues to the lord than
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Issues to the lord than when my study day is,
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When my study day is, but i was praying like that.
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But i was praying like that. and he gave me my message
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And he gave me my message title while i was praying
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Title while i was praying about my message.
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About my message. and the title that i wanna use
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And the title that i wanna use for this message,
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For this message, and actually i want you
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And actually i want you to say it to your neighbor.
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To say it to your neighbor. look at them and say,
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Look at them and say, "you are.
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"you are. >> congregation: you are.
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>> congregation: you are. >> more ready.
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>> more ready. >> congregation: more ready.
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>> congregation: more ready. >> than you recognize."
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>> than you recognize." >> congregation: than
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>> congregation: than you recognize.
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You recognize. >> you're more ready
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>> you're more ready than you recognize.
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Than you recognize. and then the lord said,
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And then the lord said, "you've already
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"you've already got your scripture."
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Got your scripture." i said, "i do?"
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I said, "i do?" he said, "yeah, you memorized
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He said, "yeah, you memorized it because you've been
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It because you've been preaching it since you were 16."
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Matthew 7:24, "therefore
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Matthew 7:24, "therefore everyone who hears these
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Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them
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Words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man
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Into practice is like a wise man who built his house
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Who built his house on the rock.
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On the rock. the rain came down,
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The rain came down, the streams rose,
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The streams rose, and the winds blew
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And the winds blew and beat against that house;
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And beat against that house; yet it did not fall because it
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Yet it did not fall because it had its foundation on the rock.
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Had its foundation on the rock. but everyone who hears these
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But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not
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Words of mine and does not put them into practice
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Put them into practice is like a foolish man
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Is like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
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Who built his house on the sand. the rain came down,
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The rain came down, the streams rose,
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The streams rose, and the winds blew
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And the winds blew and beat against that house,
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And beat against that house, and it fell
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And it fell with a great crash.'
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With a great crash.' when jesus had finished
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When jesus had finished saying these things,
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Saying these things, the crowds were amazed
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The crowds were amazed at his teaching because
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At his teaching because he taught as one
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He taught as one who had authority and not
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Who had authority and not as one of their
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As one of their teachers of the law."
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Teachers of the law." verse 25 is my assignment.
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Verse 25 is my assignment. "the rain came down,
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"the rain came down, the streams rose,
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The streams rose, and the winds blew
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And the winds blew and beat against that house;
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And beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it
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Yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock."
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Had its foundation on the rock." so now tell your other neighbor,
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Tell them,
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Tell them, "you're more ready
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"you're more ready than you recognize."
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Than you recognize." >> congregation: you're more
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>> congregation: you're more ready than you recognize.
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Ready than you recognize. >> you may be seated in
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>> you may be seated in the presence of the lord.
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The presence of the lord. you're more ready
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You're more ready than you recognize.
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Than you recognize. as i consider the memories
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As i consider the memories of ministry that i've
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Of ministry that i've experienced from my vantage
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Experienced from my vantage point over the last 20 years,
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Point over the last 20 years, one stands out that
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One stands out that surprises me the most.
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Surprises me the most. everywhere that i go to minister
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Everywhere that i go to minister god's word when i meet people,
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God's word when i meet people, they tell me a different report
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They tell me a different report of how this ministry
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Of how this ministry has touched their life.
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Has touched their life. i live for those moments.
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I live for those moments. you know, it's one thing
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You know, it's one thing to write a book,
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To write a book, write a song,
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Write a song, or preach a sermon,
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Or preach a sermon, it's another thing
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It's another thing to get to speak with someone
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To get to speak with someone that that word
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That that word touched personally.
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Touched personally. that's a beautiful thing.
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That's a beautiful thing. sometimes people start crying.
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Sometimes people start crying. sometimes people apologize.
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Sometimes people apologize. they say,
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They say, "i hadn't been to church
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"i hadn't been to church in three years,
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In three years, but i used to really like
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But i used to really like it over there at elevation."
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It over there at elevation." and i always tell them,
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And i always tell them, "you know where to find me
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"you know where to find me when you need me."
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There's one thing
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There's one thing that i've heard over
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That i've heard over and over again over
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And over again over the past five years
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The past five years that may surprise
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That may surprise you as well.
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You as well. and i'm still hearing it,
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And i'm still hearing it, although i thought it
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Although i thought it would be over by now.
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Would be over by now. just over and over again,
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Just over and over again, people will say,
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People will say, "thank you for your ministry.
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Your church got us through
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Your church got us through covid as a family.
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Covid as a family. your church got us through
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Your church got us through the pandemic as a family.
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The pandemic as a family. your church got us through
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Your church got us through a very dark time in
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A very dark time in that season as a family."
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That season as a family." the reason that surprises
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The reason that surprises me is because i've never
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Me is because i've never felt less ready or prepared
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Felt less ready or prepared to pastor than i did
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To pastor than i did in that season.
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In that season. and the time that represented
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And the time that represented the greatest test for me has
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The greatest test for me has resulted in the most
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Resulted in the most testimonies in its wake.
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[applause]
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So i remember the first sermon
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So i remember the first sermon that we did,
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That we did, not to bring you back
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Not to bring you back into that timeframe,
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Into that timeframe, but just for a minute,
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But just for a minute, let's go there.
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Let's go there. a little bit of a flashback
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A little bit of a flashback perhaps to help us set
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Perhaps to help us set the foundation for the message.
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The foundation for the message. when we came in here
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When we came in here in an empty room,
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In an empty room, you were there,
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You were there, you were there.
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You were there. i love you so much.
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I love you so much. you weren't there.
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You weren't there. where were you?
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Where were you? and you were there.
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And you were there. and i remember putting them
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And i remember putting them on the stools and i just said,
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On the stools and i just said, "i need to have some
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"i need to have some people that love me behind me."
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People that love me behind me." and they did that,
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And they did that, and we did that,
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And we did that, and lj did that,
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And lj did that, and some of you did that.
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And some of you did that. but what's so amazing about it,
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But what's so amazing about it, and this is kind of what
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And this is kind of what i wanna get across
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I wanna get across for your life,
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For your life, is that just because
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Is that just because i wasn't prepared doesn't
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I wasn't prepared doesn't mean that god had
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Mean that god had not already provided.
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Not already provided. and that's a very important
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And that's a very important principle that i want you
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Principle that i want you to get today.
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To get today. just because i'm not prepared
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Just because i'm not prepared doesn't mean god
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Doesn't mean god hasn't provided.
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Hasn't provided. god can provide in a place
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God can provide in a place where you don't feel prepared.
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Where you don't feel prepared. i'm not telling you
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I'm not telling you to apply that logic to
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To apply that logic to your ap chemistry test,
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Your ap chemistry test, but i am saying that when
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But i am saying that when you run up on the situations
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You run up on the situations of your life that you
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Of your life that you did not see coming,
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Did not see coming, the storms that you
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The storms that you didn't see coming,
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Didn't see coming, or the storms that they
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Or the storms that they say are coming that
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Say are coming that never seem to come.
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Never seem to come. and this would be
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And this would be a good thing for us
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A good thing for us to preach about because
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To preach about because jesus said there were storms
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Jesus said there were storms that came upon these
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That came upon these two different houses.
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Two different houses. now understand,
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Now understand, when jesus is teaching,
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When jesus is teaching, he's teaching people
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He's teaching people who live in a very dry,
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Who live in a very dry, arid climate.
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Arid climate. and so when a storm would come,
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And so when a storm would come, it would come
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It would come upon them suddenly.
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Upon them suddenly. it could change so quickly
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It could change so quickly from a nice,
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From a nice, warm day to an absolute
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Warm day to an absolute gully washer.
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Gully washer. how you like that
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How you like that for a moncks corner,
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For a moncks corner, south carolina
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South carolina vocabulary word?
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Vocabulary word? and it could happen so fast.
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And it could happen so fast. to a crowd who was familiar
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To a crowd who was familiar with flash floods without
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With flash floods without the convenience
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The convenience of a weather app.
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Of a weather app. or maybe we could say
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Or maybe we could say the demon of a weather app.
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The demon of a weather app. because have you noticed that
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Because have you noticed that sometimes all of the stuff
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Sometimes all of the stuff that we do to get ready
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That we do to get ready for the storm is worse
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For the storm is worse than the actual storm is?
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Than the actual storm is? help me preach, southerners.
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Help me preach, southerners. somehow we ended up
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Somehow we ended up with seven dozen eggs
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With seven dozen eggs in our house,
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In our house, and now what are we gonna do
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And now what are we gonna do with this generator
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With this generator but to sit on it and watch tv
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But to sit on it and watch tv because there are two
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Because there are two types of people in the world,
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Types of people in the world, those who believe weathermen
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Those who believe weathermen and those who have intelligence.
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And those who have intelligence. now i wanna move on to my text.
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Now i wanna move on to my text. jesus said there were two men,
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Jesus said there were two men, one built on the rock,
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One built on the rock, one built on the sand,
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One built on the sand, but both had storms.
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Repeat it.
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Repeat it. both had storms.
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Both had storms. thank you very much.
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Thank you very much. put it in the chat.
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Put it in the chat. both had storms.
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Both had storms. away from this christianity
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Away from this christianity that teaches you that to
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That teaches you that to accept jesus christ makes
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Accept jesus christ makes every element of your life
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Every element of your life better in a temporal sense.
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Better in a temporal sense. it makes you stronger.
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I t makes your spirit bigger.
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I t makes your spirit bigger. it makes your lens wider.
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It makes your lens wider. it makes your perseverance
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It makes your perseverance a little bit more dogged.
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A little bit more dogged. but it does not necessarily
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But it does not necessarily cause the rain to stop falling.
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Cause the rain to stop falling. the bible says that his
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The bible says that his sun rises and his rain falls
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Sun rises and his rain falls on the wicked and the righteous.
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On the wicked and the righteous. i came to preach today.
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I came to preach today. i didn't think i was ready,
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I didn't think i was ready, but the lord said,
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But the lord said, "you're more ready
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"you're more ready than you recognize."
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Than you recognize." when i preached
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When i preached this text at age 16,
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This text at age 16, i remember after
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I remember after i got done preaching it jody,
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I got done preaching it jody, pastor mickey was out there,
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Pastor mickey was out there, and he's about 65, and i was 16.
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And he's about 65, and i was 16. and i got up and preached
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And i got up and preached a message,
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A message, can you believe this,
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Can you believe this, as a 16-year-old about
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As a 16-year-old about the storms of life.
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[laughter]
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What storms at 16 could
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What storms at 16 could i possibly have felt so
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I possibly have felt so confident to minister about?
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Confident to minister about? i remember pastor mickey got
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I remember pastor mickey got up afterwards, and he goes,
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Up afterwards, and he goes, "thanks, steven,
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"thanks, steven, for that message on storms."
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For that message on storms." and he said it almost like
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And he said it almost like it had air quotes around it,
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It had air quotes around it, like ironic air
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Like ironic air quotes around it.
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Quotes around it. thank you for that perspective
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Thank you for that perspective on the trials of life
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On the trials of life from the rugged experience
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From the rugged experience of a 16-year-old.
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Of a 16-year-old. and yet i believe that
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And yet i believe that regardless of the level that
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Regardless of the level that you experience your storm on,
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You experience your storm on, your storm, your trial,
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Your storm, your trial, your situation,
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Your situation, your mental health battle,
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Your mental health battle, your relational drama,
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Your relational drama, your storm is on assignment
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Your storm is on assignment in your life.
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In your life. jesus was teaching the crowds,
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Jesus was teaching the crowds, and the bible says that they
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And the bible says that they were amazed at his teaching.
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Were amazed at his teaching. but remember,
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But remember, he was also teaching
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He was also teaching his disciples.
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His disciples. and while he was teaching
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And while he was teaching the crowds,
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The crowds, he was also training
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He was also training the disciples.
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The disciples. there is a difference between
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There is a difference between teaching and training.
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Teaching and training. teaching, you get
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Teaching, you get notes about storms.
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Notes about storms. training, you get in
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Training, you get in the boat and go through one.
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The boat and go through one. you see what i'm saying?
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You see what i'm saying? teaching is, we talk about
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Teaching is, we talk about the greek word for patience.
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The greek word for patience. training is,
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Training is, your family is coming
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Your family is coming to town next week.
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To town next week. teaching -- i'mma keep going
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Teaching -- i'mma keep going till we hit the spot,
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Till we hit the spot, because teaching is you praying,
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Because teaching is you praying, "lord, make me more loving."
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"lord, make me more loving." training is god letting you
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Training is god letting you have a hater so you can
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Have a hater so you can practice turning
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Practice turning the other cheek.
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The other cheek. did you notice
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Did you notice the word jesus said?
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He said,
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He said, "everyone who puts my words
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"everyone who puts my words into practice."
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Into practice." now, y'all, i wouldn't
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Now, y'all, i wouldn't change a bible verse,
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Change a bible verse, but if i could,
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But if i could, i would say,
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I would say, "therefore everyone who hears
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"therefore everyone who hears these words of mine
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These words of mine and writes them
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And writes them down in a notebook.
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Down in a notebook. therefore everyone who hears
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Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and posts
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These words of mine and posts them on their
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Them on their social media account.
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Social media account. therefore everyone who hears
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Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine
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These words of mine and quotes them on
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And quotes them on a post-it note in their mirror."
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A post-it note in their mirror." but jesus didn't say that
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But jesus didn't say that power comes from posting.
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Power comes from posting. jesus didn't even say that
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Jesus didn't even say that power comes from quoting.
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Power comes from quoting. jesus said the power
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Jesus said the power is in the practice.
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[applause]
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Everybody say practice.
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Everybody say practice. >> congregation: practice.
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>> congregation: practice. >> so in a sense, that's
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>> so in a sense, that's all this is today.
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All this is today. when you lift your hands,
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When you lift your hands, you're practicing.
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You're practicing. you're practicing for when
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You need to give a situation
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You need to give a situation to god this week.
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To god this week. you're practicing for when
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You're practicing for when the sudden storms,
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The sudden storms, the floods of life,
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The floods of life, for when the rains come
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For when the rains come down and the streams rise
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Down and the streams rise and the winds blow
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And the winds blow and beat against the house
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And beat against the house of your heart and your life
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And your sanity.
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And your sanity. you are practicing so that
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You are practicing so that you will have muscle memory
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You will have muscle memory and miracle memory
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And miracle memory to remember that god,
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To remember that god, who is above all,
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Who is above all, is able to hold whatever
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Is able to hold whatever is weighing you down.
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Is weighing you down. and i want us to take
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And i want us to take just about 13, 14, 15
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Just about 13, 14, 15 seconds to practice praising
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Seconds to practice praising god in case we get in a storm
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God in case we get in a storm this week that
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This week that we didn't see coming.
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[cheering and applause]
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There you go.
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There you go. you got 10 seconds to practice.
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[cheering]
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You got eight seconds.
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You got eight seconds. can i get some water?
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Can i get some water? five seconds.
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[applause]
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Four seconds.
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[applause]
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Three seconds.
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Three seconds. it's gonna be three long
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It's gonna be three long seconds while i drink.
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[applause]
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So when the rain comes.
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So when the rain comes. just lift your hands
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Just lift your hands like an umbrella and say,
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Like an umbrella and say, "it might fall, but i won't.
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"it might fall, but i won't. it might come,
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It might come, but it can't stay.
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But it can't stay. i'm practicing my praise
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I'm practicing my praise in the presence of the lord."
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In the presence of the lord." high five your neighbors.
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High five your neighbors. say, "i'm getting my practice
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Say, "i'm getting my practice in, my practice praise."
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In, my practice praise." you never can tell
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You never can tell when the streams
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When the streams are going to rise.
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Are going to rise. you're never gonna tell
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You're never gonna tell when the big bad wolf
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When the big bad wolf might huff and puff
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Might huff and puff and try to blow my house in.
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And try to blow my house in. but this is
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But this is not a straw hut, baby.
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Not a straw hut, baby. this is not a temporary trailer.
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This is not a temporary trailer. this is not a tent built
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This is not a tent built with human hands.
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With human hands. i got practice for that.
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[applause]
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Praise the lord.
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Praise the lord. so he said,
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"everyone who hears these words
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"everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into,"
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Of mine and puts them into," >> congregation: practice.
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>> congregation: practice. >> practice, you got it.
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>> practice, you got it. "is like a wise man who built
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"is like a wise man who built his house on the rock."
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His house on the rock." okay.
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I wanna say something
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I wanna say something to all of us who constantly
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To all of us who constantly feel like the devil
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Feel like the devil is attacking us,
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Is attacking us, messing with us,
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Messing with us, and sabotaging our lives.
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And sabotaging our lives. and i'm going to prove it to you
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And i'm going to prove it to you from the scripture
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From the scripture that i just read.
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That i just read. so you will not
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So you will not be arguing with me,
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Be arguing with me, you will be arguing
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You will be arguing with this scripture.
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With this scripture. if you read the scripture,
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If you read the scripture, and this is jesus's final
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And this is jesus's final summary of a sermon
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Summary of a sermon called the sermon on the mount.
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Called the sermon on the mount. the reason that
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The reason that i memorized parts of this
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I memorized parts of this is because it was my dad's
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Is because it was my dad's favorite scripture.
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Favorite scripture. and when he would sit
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And when he would sit around reading it,
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Around reading it, my mom, when she
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My mom, when she would be mad at him,
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Would be mad at him, she'd say,
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She'd say, "it ain't no good to read it
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If you don't
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If you don't practice it, larry."
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[laughter]
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And then he'd say,
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And then he'd say, "you'll be judged for every
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"you'll be judged for every idle word, faith."
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Idle word, faith." telling all my family business.
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Telling all my family business. i told y'all i didn't have
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Enough time to edit the sermon,
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Enough time to edit the sermon, what do you want me to do?
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What do you want me to do? i would have took that out
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I would have took that out if i would have had
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If i would have had a little more time.
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A little more time. now, this sermon talks
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Now, this sermon talks about things that are
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About things that are counter-cultural.
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Counter-cultural. "blessed are the poor in spirit,
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"blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom
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For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Of heaven. blessed are those who mourn,
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Blessed are those who mourn, for they'll be comforted.
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For they'll be comforted. blessed are the meek,
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Blessed are the meek, for they'll inherit the earth.
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For they'll inherit the earth. blessed are those who hunger
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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
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And thirst for righteousness, for they'll be filled.
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For they'll be filled. blessed are peacemakers,
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Blessed are peacemakers, they'll be called sons of god.
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They'll be called sons of god. blessed are the pure in heart,
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Blessed are the pure in heart, they will see god."
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They will see god." all of these things
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All of these things that jesus says.
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That jesus says. he talks about lust,
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He talks about lust, he talks about adultery,
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He talks about adultery, he talks about greed,
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He talks about greed, he talks about worry.
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He talks about worry. he talks about everything.
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He talks about everything. he covers the entire gamut
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He covers the entire gamut of the human experience
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Of the human experience with authority and accuracy,
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With authority and accuracy, all in these three chapters
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All in these three chapters of scripture.
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Of scripture. at the end of it all,
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At the end of it all, in an attempt to sum
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In an attempt to sum it all up he says,
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"therefore, everyone who
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"therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine
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Hears these words of mine and puts them into practice,
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And puts them into practice, like a wise man who
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Like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
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Built his house on the rock. and the rain came down,
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And the rain came down, the streams rose,
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The streams rose, winds blew and beat
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Winds blew and beat against that house."
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Against that house." i read all three
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I read all three of those trials,
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Of those trials, and i didn't see anything
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And i didn't see anything about the devil.
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About the devil. what i saw was life.
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So i know there are intense
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So i know there are intense periods where the enemy
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Periods where the enemy comes against us,
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Comes against us, i've had some of those.
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I've had some of those. but there are also seasons
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But there are also seasons where you are just empty because
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Where you are just empty because you are exhausted
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You are exhausted and you have run
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And you have run out of energy.
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Out of energy. there are times where
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There are times where the devil blocks your way
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The devil blocks your way and there are some times
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And there are some times where you're just
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Where you're just stuck in traffic.
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Stuck in traffic. there are some times where
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There are some times where the devil has visited you
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The devil has visited you with a spirit of weariness,
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With a spirit of weariness, and there are some times
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And there are some times where you just didn't put
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Where you just didn't put your phone on the nightstand
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Your phone on the nightstand in time to get enough sleep.
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In time to get enough sleep. there are times
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There are times where the devil attacks
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Where the devil attacks you with sickness and there
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You with sickness and there are times where you have
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Are times where you have not exercised in three months
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Not exercised in three months and you are not giving your
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And you are not giving your body the proper...
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Body the proper... let me come back to the pulpit.
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[laughter]
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I felt exposed
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I felt exposed standing out there,
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Standing out there, maybe if i stand behind here.
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Maybe if i stand behind here. so that's what i'm
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So that's what i'm trying to say.
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Trying to say. it's not always warfare.
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It's not always warfare. sometimes it's just weather.
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Sometimes it's just weather. it's just weather.
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[applause]
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Don't take everything so
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Don't take everything so seriously because if everything
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Seriously because if everything that we ever perceive
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That we ever perceive in our life that is a little
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In our life that is a little bit adversarial we attribute
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Bit adversarial we attribute to the accuser
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To the accuser of the brethren,
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Of the brethren, then we give the devil
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Then we give the devil as much power as god.
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As much power as god. we assume that the devil
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We assume that the devil has infinite ammunition
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Has infinite ammunition to fire at his enemy,
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To fire at his enemy, and he doesn't.
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And he doesn't. the devil only has
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The devil only has so much ammunition.
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So much ammunition. so he doesn't have enough
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So he doesn't have enough ammunition to give
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Ammunition to give you a flat tire.
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You a flat tire. you just drove through
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You just drove through a construction site.
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A construction site. that's just weather.
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That's just weather. that's just life.
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That's just life. that's just building materials.
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That's just building materials. some of the things
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Some of the things that we are praying
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That we are praying about at a warfare level,
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About at a warfare level, it's really just weather.
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It's really just weather. sometimes you don't need
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Sometimes you don't need a three-hour exorcism
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A three-hour exorcism to get the spirit of depression
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To get the spirit of depression out of your life.
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Out of your life. you need a walk.
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You need a walk. you need a walk.
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You need a walk. you need to get up and walk.
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You need to get up and walk. put your face up toward the sun,
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Put your face up toward the sun, let it beat on your
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Let it beat on your face a little bit.
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Just get outside a little bit,
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Just get outside a little bit, play a bob marley song.
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Play a bob marley song. i don't know what it is,
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I don't know what it is, but sometimes it's just weather.
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But sometimes it's just weather. sometimes it's just the fact --
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Sometimes it's just the fact -- i told holly,
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I told holly, it had been five days
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It had been five days since i left the house.
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Since i left the house. y'all, i love when it snows.
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Y'all, i love when it snows. i like to be by myself.
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It gives me an excuse.
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It gives me an excuse. i can say i'm doing
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I can say i'm doing it out of safety.
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It out of safety. i'm really just doing it
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I'm really just doing it because i don't like
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Because i don't like to be around people.
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To be around people. i really enjoy it.
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I really enjoy it. but you know, sometimes i'll get
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But you know, sometimes i'll get in this shutdown situation where
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In this shutdown situation where i'll start thinking
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I'll start thinking i'm under attack.
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I'm under attack. i'm not under attack.
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I'm not under attack. i'm in isolation.
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I'm in isolation. and when i confuse what is
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And when i confuse what is warfare with what is weather,
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Warfare with what is weather, i'm trying to fight against
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I'm trying to fight against everything in my life.
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Everything in my life. and not everything
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And not everything is about a fight.
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Is about a fight. some things are just
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Some things are just about a forecast.
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About a forecast. there are going
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There are going to be good moods.
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To be good moods. there are going to be bad moods.
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There are going to be bad moods. there are going to be times
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There are going to be times that you come to church
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That you come to church and you feel god.
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And you feel god. there are going
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There are going to be some times when you
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To be some times when you come to church and you don't
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Come to church and you don't get anything resembling
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Get anything resembling a goose bump.
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A goose bump. god is no less god when you
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God is no less god when you didn't get a goose bump.
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[cheering and applause]
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God is not proven
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God is not proven by goose bumps.
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By goose bumps. you see what i'm saying?
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You see what i'm saying? i feel like i can just break
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I feel like i can just break this down today a little bit
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This down today a little bit because we think that naming
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Because we think that naming the name of jesus
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The name of jesus will cancel out the consequences
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Will cancel out the consequences of everyday life, or that
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Of everyday life, or that it's somehow going to make
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It's somehow going to make us float from one appointment
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Us float from one appointment to the other.
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To the other. please don't believe this.
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Please don't believe this. one of the things that
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One of the things that the savior does so well
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The savior does so well in his teaching is that
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In his teaching is that he prepares his disciples
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He prepares his disciples for the storm.
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For the storm. i wish i would have told them
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I wish i would have told them to put one more
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To put one more scripture up there.
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Scripture up there. i didn't think about using it,
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I didn't think about using it, but i've been so good to see it.
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But i've been so good to see it. mark 8:22.
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[laughter]
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If they...
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[cheering]
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Oh.
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[applause]
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Y'all were ready.
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They were more ready than
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They were more ready than i gave them credit for.
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I gave them credit for. now, i really didn't tell
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Now, i really didn't tell them to put the scripture up,
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Them to put the scripture up, but they were ready.
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But they were ready. "when they came to bethsaida --"
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"when they came to bethsaida --" actually, i wanna go back
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Actually, i wanna go back a few verses before that.
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A few verses before that. i wanna go back to verse 14.
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I wanna go back to verse 14. can y'all do that?
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Can y'all do that? when the disciples were
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When the disciples were in the boat with jesus
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In the boat with jesus and they had forgotten
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And they had forgotten to bring bread except for one
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To bring bread except for one loaf they had
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Loaf they had with them in the boat.
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With them in the boat. "'be careful,'
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"'be careful,' jesus warned them.
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Jesus warned them. watch out for the yeast
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Watch out for the yeast of the pharisees
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Of the pharisees and that of herod.'
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And that of herod.' and they discussed this
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And they discussed this with one another and said,
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With one another and said, 'it's because we have no bread.'
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'it's because we have no bread.' aware of their discussion
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Aware of their discussion jesus asked them,
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Jesus asked them, 'why are you talking
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About having no bread?
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Do you still not see
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Do you still not see or understand?
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Or understand? are your hearts hardened?
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Are your hearts hardened? do you have eyes but fail to
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Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear?
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See, and ears but fail to hear? and don't you remember?
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And don't you remember? when i broke the five loaves
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When i broke the five loaves for the 5,000,
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For the 5,000, how many basketfuls
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How many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?'
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Of pieces did you pick up?' 'twelve,' they replied.
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'twelve,' they replied. 'and when i broke
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'and when i broke the seven loaves for the 4,000,
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The seven loaves for the 4,000, how many basketfuls
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How many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?'
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Of pieces did you pick up?' they answered, 'seven.'
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They answered, 'seven.' he said to them,"
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He said to them," and this is what i wanna
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And this is what i wanna ask myself sometimes,
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Ask myself sometimes, "do you still not understand?"
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"do you still not understand?" do you still not understand
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That just because you're
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That just because you're not prepared doesn't mean
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Not prepared doesn't mean god didn't provide?
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God didn't provide? do you not understand
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Do you not understand that just because the storm
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That just because the storm was sudden to you doesn't
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Was sudden to you doesn't mean god stopped being
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Mean god stopped being sovereign over the storm?
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[applause]
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Don't you recognize that god,
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Don't you recognize that god, who has called you by name,
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Who has called you by name, will keep you through
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Will keep you through every season of your life?
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Every season of your life? now, i don't know who this
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Now, i don't know who this is for but i wanna minister
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Is for but i wanna minister to you because something
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To you because something has taken you by surprise.
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Has taken you by surprise. you did not expect
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You did not expect that medical report.
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That medical report. you did not expect to have
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You did not expect to have to be in the principal's office
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To be in the principal's office keeping your kid in school
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Keeping your kid in school every other week.
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Every other week. you did not expect to still be
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You did not expect to still be doing fertility treatments
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Doing fertility treatments three years into this journey.
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Three years into this journey. you did not expect to still
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You did not expect to still be single in this season
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Be single in this season of your life.
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Of your life. you did not expect
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You did not expect for your marriage to be coming
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For your marriage to be coming to an end at this young
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To an end at this young of a place in its inception.
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Of a place in its inception. you did not expect to be this
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You did not expect to be this far behind in your finances
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Far behind in your finances at this age and stage.
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At this age and stage. you did not expect
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You did not expect to be this many years away
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To be this many years away from being able to retire.
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From being able to retire. you did not expect to still be
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You did not expect to still be struggling with this issue
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Struggling with this issue that you have laid on the altar
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That you have laid on the altar over and over again.
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Over and over again. you did not expect
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You did not expect for the panic attacks
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For the panic attacks to start again,
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To start again, they've been gone
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They've been gone for three years.
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For three years. you did not expect for yourself
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You did not expect for yourself to be reaching for the pills
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To be reaching for the pills again because you thought
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Again because you thought you had moved on
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You had moved on from that dependency.
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From that dependency. you did not expect that person
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You did not expect that person to walk out of your life,
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To walk out of your life, in fact, they told you,
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In fact, they told you, "i'll never leave you even
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"i'll never leave you even if everybody else does."
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If everybody else does." you did not expect in this
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You did not expect in this season of your life
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Season of your life to be feeling distant from god.
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To be feeling distant from god. you did not expect in
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You did not expect in this season of your life
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This season of your life to feel so confused
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To feel so confused about what your next step is.
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About what your next step is. i just wanna remind you that
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I just wanna remind you that you can be confidently confused.
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You can be confidently confused. confidently confused.
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Confidently confused. that is, i did not expect this,
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That is, i did not expect this, but just because
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But just because i wasn't prepared for this
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I wasn't prepared for this does not mean god
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Does not mean god hasn't provided for this.
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>> before we go,
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>> before we go, i want to invite you to be
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I want to invite you to be a part of what god is doing
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A part of what god is doing through this ministry.
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Through this ministry. when you give
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When you give to steven furtick ministries,
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To steven furtick ministries, you not only help us
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You not only help us get the word of god out
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Get the word of god out through this broadcast,
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But you also help us partner
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But you also help us partner with organizations that care
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With organizations that care for children and families
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For children and families in practical ways.
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In practical ways. during the summer months,
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During the summer months, school breaks, and holidays,
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School breaks, and holidays, many kids lose consistent
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Many kids lose consistent access to meals
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Access to meals and safe environments
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And safe environments and the developmental support
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And the developmental support that they would normally
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That they would normally receive through school.
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Receive through school. but through our partnership,
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But through our partnership, organizations are able
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Organizations are able to step in and help children
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To step in and help children grow and thrive when
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Grow and thrive when resources would otherwise
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Resources would otherwise maybe be out of reach.
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Maybe be out of reach. your generosity allows us
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Your generosity allows us to come alongside people
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To come alongside people that are already serving
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That are already serving their communities every day
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Their communities every day and strengthen the work
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And strengthen the work that they're doing for
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That they're doing for the next generation.
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The next generation. it's just one of the ways that
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It's just one of the ways that the love of jesus is lived out
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The love of jesus is lived out through this ministry,
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Through this ministry, meeting real needs while
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Meeting real needs while continuing to get god's word
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Continuing to get god's word into people's hearts.
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Into people's hearts. if you've never
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If you've never partnered with us before,
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Partnered with us before, we'd love for you to take
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We'd love for you to take that step today and see what
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That step today and see what god can do through you.
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God can do through you. so, call the number
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So, call the number on your screen
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On your screen or go online to give.
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Or go online to give. every gift matters,
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Every gift matters, and together we can
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And together we can continue reaching people with
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Continue reaching people with the hope and truth of the gospel
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The hope and truth of the gospel right where they need it.
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>> when a kit is packed
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At elevation church
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It starts small.
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Putting hygiene
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Products together,
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Or packaging ingredients
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For a meal,
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But that's just the beginning
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Of the journey.
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Once put together in boxes,
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They travel by train,
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By boat, by truck.
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That kit is being positioned
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For the moment it's needed.
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When disaster happens,
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When hunger rises
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Locally and globally,
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That kit is there to provide
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For an immediate need.
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When you give,
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This is what
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You're giving for.
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>> ♪ when i think ♪
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♪ of all you've done ♪
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♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've brought me through ♪
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♪ when i think ♪
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♪ about your love ♪
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♪ i can never say ♪
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♪ enough thank you's ♪
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♪ when i think ♪
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♪ of all you've done ♪
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♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've brought me through ♪
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♪ when i think about ♪
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♪ your love jesus ♪
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♪ i could never say ♪
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♪ enough thank you's ♪
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♪ when i think ♪
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♪ of all you've done ♪
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♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've brought me through ♪
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♪ when i think about ♪
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♪ your love ♪
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♪ oh yes ♪
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♪ i could never say ♪
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♪ enough thank you's ♪
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♪ when i think of ♪
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♪ all you've done ♪
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♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you brough me through ♪
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♪ when i think about ♪
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♪ your love ♪
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♪ ooh ♪
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♪ i can never say ♪
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♪ enough thank you's ♪
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♪ for the ways ♪
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♪ that you have made ♪
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♪ for the price that ♪
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♪ you have paid ♪
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♪ for your mercies every day ♪
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♪ that's why ♪
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♪ i owe you praise ♪
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♪ for the ways ♪
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♪ that you have made ♪
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♪ for the price that ♪
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♪ you have paid ♪
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♪ for your mercies every day ♪
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♪ that's why ♪
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♪ i owe you ♪
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♪ for the ways you made ♪
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♪ >> for the ways that ♪
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♪ you have made ♪
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♪ >> for the price you paid ♪
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♪ >> for the price ♪
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♪ that you have paid ♪
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♪ >> for your mercies ♪
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♪ new everyday ♪
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♪ >> for your mercies everyday ♪
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>> ♪ that's why i owe ♪
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>> ♪ i owe you ♪
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♪ praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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♪ all my praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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♪ only you deserve ♪
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♪ all my praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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♪ praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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♪ only you deserve ♪
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♪ all my praise ♪
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♪ you deserve it lord ♪
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♪ ♪
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Steven Furtick - More Ready Than You Recognize (Part 1)

May 20, 2026 | 27:29

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