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Steven Furtick - New Number Same Name (Part 1)

May 14, 2026 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - New Number Same Name (Part 1) | May 14, 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 to
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Strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> isaiah 43:19,
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>> isaiah 43:19, "see, i am doing a new thing!"
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"see, i am doing a new thing!" now, pastor holly
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Now, pastor holly already told you,
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Already told you, we're entering our
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We're entering our 20th year of ministry today.
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20th year of ministry today. but before we go to year 20,
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But before we go to year 20, the lord wants to give us
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The lord wants to give us something from verse 19.
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Something from verse 19. "see, i am doing a new thing!"
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"see, i am doing a new thing!" everybody shout the next word,
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Everybody shout the next word, "now it springs up;
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"now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
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Do you not perceive it? i am making a way
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I am making a way in the wilderness
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In the wilderness and streams in the wasteland."
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And streams in the wasteland." today i wanna talk to you
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Today i wanna talk to you from a formal sounding topic,
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From a formal sounding topic, but i'm gonna make it
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But i'm gonna make it really plain, in just
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Really plain, in just the few moments i have.
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The few moments i have. i wanna talk to you
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I wanna talk to you on our 19th church anniversary
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On our 19th church anniversary at elevation,
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At elevation, as we enter our 20th
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As we enter our 20th year of ministry,
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Year of ministry, about our future
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About our future and our former.
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And our former. our future and our former.
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Our future and our former. and i don't know if
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And i don't know if that title is gonna hit
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That title is gonna hit like i want it to,
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Like i want it to, so let me give you
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So let me give you title number two,
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Title number two, "new number same name."
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"new number same name." new number same name.
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New number same name. father, i thank you
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Father, i thank you for your word
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For your word as it goes forth,
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As it goes forth, may it go forth
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May it go forth with penetrating insight,
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With penetrating insight, with holy spirit power.
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With holy spirit power. may it go forth
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May it go forth with healing medicine
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With healing medicine to those who need it,
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To those who need it, who are standing on
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Who are standing on the brink and the precipice
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The brink and the precipice of the new season of their life,
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Of the new season of their life, asking you what's next
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Asking you what's next and feeling nervous.
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And feeling nervous. perhaps, they're concerned
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Perhaps, they're concerned for one of their friends,
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For one of their friends, one of their children,
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One of their children, perhaps they're concerned
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Perhaps they're concerned for their mother, their father,
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For their mother, their father, someone who's not
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Someone who's not in this room with them.
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In this room with them. perhaps, they're concerned
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Perhaps, they're concerned about their own health.
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About their own health. perhaps, they're thinking
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Perhaps, they're thinking about this job that they've
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About this job that they've just taken and whether it was
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Just taken and whether it was the right one or whether
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The right one or whether they're gonna get the call back.
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They're gonna get the call back. perhaps they're praying
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Perhaps they're praying their way through
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Their way through a season of loneliness,
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A season of loneliness, you know those needs.
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You know those needs. but from this place, this pulpit
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But from this place, this pulpit that you've entrusted to me
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That you've entrusted to me for these moments,
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For these moments, i decree and declare
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I decree and declare that the eternal wisdom
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That the eternal wisdom of almighty god will go forth.
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Of almighty god will go forth. it will not be
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It will not be checked by a demon;
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Checked by a demon; it will not be
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It will not be hindered by satan.
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Hindered by satan. it will breakthrough
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It will breakthrough and penetrate the life
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And penetrate the life that it was intended to affect.
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That it was intended to affect. and i give you
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And i give you the glory in advance
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The glory in advance because it is your word
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Because it is your word and it is your work,
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And it is your work, and it is your church,
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And it is your church, and so it is your praise,
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And so it is your praise, in jesus' name, amen.
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In jesus' name, amen. amen.
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[cheering]
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You may be seated.
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[applause]
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Of all of the questions
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Of all of the questions people ask me before
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People ask me before a church anniversary,
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A church anniversary, this has to be the dumbest.
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[laughter]
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I say that lovingly.
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I say that lovingly. when they say,
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When they say, "if you could go back
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"if you could go back and start all over again,
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And start all over again, would you do it?"
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Would you do it?" no.
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[laughter]
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And sometimes, they say it
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And sometimes, they say it even more extreme than that,
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Even more extreme than that, "don't you just sometimes
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"don't you just sometimes wanna go back to the early days
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Wanna go back to the early days and start the church
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And start the church all over again?"
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All over again?" no.
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No. don't wanna do that again.
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Don't wanna do that again. back to those days
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Back to those days when you weren't here,
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When you weren't here, it was terrible
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It was terrible before you got here.
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Before you got here. let me tell you,
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Let me tell you, it was terrible before
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It was terrible before you got here.
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You got here. tell the person next to you,
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Tell the person next to you, "this church sucked
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"this church sucked before you showed up."
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[laughter]
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Tell them that
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Tell them that on every location,
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On every location, riverwalk, university city.
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Riverwalk, university city. one of the things that
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One of the things that i always aim to do as i stand
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I always aim to do as i stand before you and i hope
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Before you and i hope that you sense this,
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That you sense this, is give you a good grounding
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Is give you a good grounding in the context of this
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In the context of this scripture before moving
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Scripture before moving to the application,
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To the application, because i understand that
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Because i understand that you can pretty much make
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You can pretty much make the bible say something
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The bible say something that it never really meant
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That it never really meant to say or was intended to say.
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To say or was intended to say. and although i read you
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And although i read you that verse about,
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That verse about, i'm doing a new thing
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I'm doing a new thing for verse 19,
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For verse 19, and i am gonna preach
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And i am gonna preach that verse today.
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That verse today. i thought it'd be helpful
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I thought it'd be helpful if we establish
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If we establish a little bit of context
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A little bit of context and go back to the top
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And go back to the top of this to get a sense of,
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Of this to get a sense of, who is isaiah
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Who is isaiah and why is he saying this,
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And why is he saying this, and who is he saying it to?
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And who is he saying it to? so, i wanna back up to verse 16.
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So, i wanna back up to verse 16. i gave you to verse 15
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I gave you to verse 15 in the back,
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In the back, but i'm gonna go
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But i'm gonna go to verse 16 for now.
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To verse 16 for now. and this first sentence,
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And this first sentence, this is something
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This is something i really feel strongly about.
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I really feel strongly about. he said, "this is what
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He said, "this is what the lord says."
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The lord says." now, i think you should circle
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Now, i think you should circle that in your bible or
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That in your bible or highlight it or something,
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Highlight it or something, because that's what
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Because that's what we're trying to get to
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We're trying to get to every time we come
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Every time we come together as a church.
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Together as a church. this is what the lord says.
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This is what the lord says. i don't know if you've noticed,
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I don't know if you've noticed, but it's never been
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But it's never been harder to hear from god.
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Harder to hear from god. not because we don't
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Not because we don't have access to his word,
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Have access to his word, but because we have
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But because we have so many voices attacking
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So many voices attacking his voice to the point
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His voice to the point where many of us are confused
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Where many of us are confused and we can't tell what's god
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And we can't tell what's god and what's the algorithm.
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Sometimes we can't tell
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Sometimes we can't tell what's god and what's just us
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What's god and what's just us worrying and calling it prayer.
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Worrying and calling it prayer. and the biggest wrestling match
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And the biggest wrestling match of my life standing before you
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Of my life standing before you each and every week
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Each and every week is to figure out
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Is to figure out what comes after this phrase,
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What comes after this phrase, "this is what the lord says."
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"this is what the lord says." notice that the text
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Notice that the text doesn't remark,
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Doesn't remark, "this is what the lord said."
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"this is what the lord said." it would be one thing for us
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It would be one thing for us to just gather together weekly,
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To just gather together weekly, have a short history lesson
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Have a short history lesson on people who lived in the past,
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On people who lived in the past, that is designed in order
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That is designed in order to keep us from ever
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To keep us from ever feeling challenged
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Feeling challenged to bring the word of god
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To bring the word of god into our everyday life,
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Into our everyday life, so that god just remains a mere
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So that god just remains a mere superstition in our life.
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Superstition in our life. someone that grandma
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Someone that grandma use to talk about
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Use to talk about that we'd run to for comfort
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That we'd run to for comfort when our lives feel unstable.
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When our lives feel unstable. but the cutting-edge ministry
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But the cutting-edge ministry of gospel preaching is to come
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Of gospel preaching is to come with the word of god,
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With the word of god, timeless and eternal,
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Timeless and eternal, written in the pages
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Written in the pages of scripture,
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Of scripture, not to be altered,
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Not to be altered, taken away from nor added to,
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Taken away from nor added to, not one jot nor one tittle
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Not one jot nor one tittle from this thing is
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From this thing is supposed to be altered.
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Supposed to be altered. and to bring it into
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And to bring it into the contemporary experience
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The contemporary experience of a diversity of
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Of a diversity of personalities, ethnicities,
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Personalities, ethnicities, this is what the lord says.
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This is what the lord says. and i never feel ready
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And i never feel ready to preach just because
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To preach just because i have three points,
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I have three points, i never feel ready to preach
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I never feel ready to preach just because i have a story,
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Just because i have a story, i never feel ready to preach
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I never feel ready to preach just because my voice
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Just because my voice feels strong.
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Feels strong. i only feel ready to preach
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I only feel ready to preach when i can feel you getting
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When i can feel you getting what you need from your god.
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What you need from your god. when that happens,
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When that happens, get out of my way.
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[applause]
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Get out of my way.
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Get out of my way. because once i sense
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Because once i sense that god has given me
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That god has given me what he wants you to have,
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What he wants you to have, once i sense that god has
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Once i sense that god has put something in my spirit
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Put something in my spirit for your situation,
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For your situation, this is what the lord says.
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This is what the lord says. and isaiah goes on
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And isaiah goes on and we're gonna follow
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And we're gonna follow his thought pattern
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His thought pattern for a moment before
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For a moment before we come to my main point today.
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We come to my main point today. "this is what the lord says-
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"this is what the lord says- he who made a way
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He who made a way through the sea,
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Through the sea, a path through
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A path through the mighty waters,
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The mighty waters, who drew out the chariots
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Who drew out the chariots and horses, the army
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And horses, the army and reinforcements together,
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And reinforcements together, and they lay there,
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And they lay there, never to rise again,
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Never to rise again, extinguished,
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Extinguished, snuffed out like a wick."
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Snuffed out like a wick." now, we've gone two verses,
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Now, we've gone two verses, and we still haven't
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And we still haven't gotten to what god says.
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Gotten to what god says. think of isaiah as someone
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Think of isaiah as someone who is introducing
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Who is introducing a guest speaker.
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A guest speaker. if on our anniversary today,
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If on our anniversary today, i was coming to bring up
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I was coming to bring up a guest speaker,
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A guest speaker, i would come before you
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I would come before you and i would begin to give
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And i would begin to give background information
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Background information on that speaker.
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On that speaker. the reason for giving
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The reason for giving background information
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Background information on the speaker,
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On the speaker, you might lean in
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You might lean in to hear what they have to say,
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To hear what they have to say, especially if you
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Especially if you don't know who they are.
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Don't know who they are. because i want you to know,
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Because i want you to know, hey, you know, pastor steven's
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Hey, you know, pastor steven's definitely my favorite preacher.
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Definitely my favorite preacher. pastor holly's my second.
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Pastor holly's my second. i'm saying this
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I'm saying this facetiously, by the way.
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Facetiously, by the way. i don't care who your
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I don't care who your favorite preacher is,
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Favorite preacher is, it matters what god says.
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It matters what god says. anybody god wants to
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Anybody god wants to use in your life,
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Use in your life, that's fine with me.
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That's fine with me. but i would want to build
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But i would want to build credibility for a speaker
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Credibility for a speaker that you are not familiar with.
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That you are not familiar with. so, i might say,
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So, i might say, "they've written three
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"they've written three best-selling books,
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Best-selling books, or they've done amazing work
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Or they've done amazing work with the homeless community
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With the homeless community in their city."
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In their city." or, "they have been recognized
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Or, "they have been recognized and regarded as one of
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And regarded as one of the premier experts on," or,
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The premier experts on," or, "they've pastored
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"they've pastored their church 37 years
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Their church 37 years and they've been
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And they've been married 34 years,
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Married 34 years, happily married for 32
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Happily married for 32 of those 34 years."
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[laughter]
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And i would begin
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And i would begin to build your interest
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To build your interest and your confidence
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And your confidence in the speaker
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In the speaker by giving you a bit
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By giving you a bit of their background.
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Of their background. isaiah says,
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Isaiah says, "this is what the lord says,"
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"this is what the lord says," go back to verse 16
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Go back to verse 16 briefly for me, please,
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Briefly for me, please, i wanna break this down.
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I wanna break this down. and he proceeds not to give
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And he proceeds not to give the direct word of god,
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The direct word of god, but indirectly he begins
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But indirectly he begins to describe the works of god
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To describe the works of god at a time that was at least
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At a time that was at least 700 years in the past.
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700 years in the past. now, every bible student will
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Now, every bible student will know that this is a flashback
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Know that this is a flashback to an event in the scripture
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To an event in the scripture called the exodus.
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Called the exodus. this is when god brought
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This is when god brought his people out of egypt.
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His people out of egypt. they did not get all the way
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They did not get all the way to the promised land;
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To the promised land; their unbelief blocked
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Their unbelief blocked them from that.
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Them from that. but god brought them through
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But god brought them through raging waters, the red sea,
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Raging waters, the red sea, he drowned the chariots
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He drowned the chariots of the egyptian pharaoh,
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Of the egyptian pharaoh, and all of those chariots
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And all of those chariots laid there never to rise again.
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Laid there never to rise again. it's as if isaiah
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It's as if isaiah is bringing god into the frame
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Is bringing god into the frame for the people to hear from,
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For the people to hear from, and he says to them,
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And he says to them, "the lord has a message for you,
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"the lord has a message for you, and before i tell you
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And before i tell you what he says,
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What he says, let me remind you
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Let me remind you what he does.
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What he does. this is not one of
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This is not one of the gods of babylonia
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The gods of babylonia who was crafted by human hands.
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Who was crafted by human hands. this is not one of
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This is not one of the gods of assyria
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The gods of assyria that was dreamt up by
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That was dreamt up by a human imagination.
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A human imagination. this is the god,
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This is the god, who's about to speak to you,
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Who's about to speak to you, who made a way through the sea,
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Who made a way through the sea, a path through
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A path through the mighty waters,"
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The mighty waters," i'm 'bout to preach,
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I'm 'bout to preach, "who drew out the chariots
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"who drew out the chariots and horses, the army
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And horses, the army and reinforcements together,
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And reinforcements together, and they lay there,
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And they lay there, never to raise again."
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Never to raise again." so, before you hear what god
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So, before you hear what god is about to say to his people,
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Is about to say to his people, remember what he did
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Remember what he did to their enemies,
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To their enemies, so that you have confident
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So that you have confident that the god that is fighting
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That the god that is fighting your battles today
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Your battles today has been here before.
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Has been here before. god has been here before
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God has been here before even if you haven't
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Even if you haven't been here before.
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Been here before. god goes ahead of you into
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God goes ahead of you into everything you call today.
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Everything you call today. in fact, when you talk
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In fact, when you talk about the future,
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About the future, god doesn't have a word
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God doesn't have a word in his vocabulary for that.
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In his vocabulary for that. that's in your dictionary
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That's in your dictionary not his.
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Not his. god doesn't talk about future;
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God doesn't talk about future; god talks about eternity.
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God talks about eternity. and god who sits out of time
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And god who sits out of time gives you a box called time,
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Gives you a box called time, so you don't go crazy.
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So you don't go crazy. and he allows you to think
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And he allows you to think about the future because you
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About the future because you cannot compartmentalize well,
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Cannot compartmentalize well, and so, he allows you to think
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And so, he allows you to think of something called tomorrow,
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Of something called tomorrow, even though to him, god,
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Even though to him, god, tomorrow is already history.
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Tomorrow is already history. let me remind you that god,
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Let me remind you that god, who has already been
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Who has already been into your future
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Into your future has proven himself
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Has proven himself faithful in your past.
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[applause]
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And that's what you'd expect me
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And that's what you'd expect me to preach about on
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To preach about on an anniversary sunday, right?
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An anniversary sunday, right? look what the lord
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Look what the lord has done, right?
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Has done, right? that's what i wanna preach
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That's what i wanna preach on an anniversary sunday,
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On an anniversary sunday, because what he's done
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Because what he's done is comfortable and comforting.
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Is comfortable and comforting. what he's done,
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What he's done, i have a frame of reference for.
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I have a frame of reference for. i never understood why people
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I never understood why people shouted over isaiah 43:19.
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Shouted over isaiah 43:19. in verse 19 he says,
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In verse 19 he says, "see, i am doing a new thing!"
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"see, i am doing a new thing!" and everybody shouts,
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And everybody shouts, and i think that's strange.
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And i think that's strange. in a couple of weeks,
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In a couple of weeks, we're going on elevation nights,
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We're going on elevation nights, and we'll be sharing
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And we'll be sharing in different cities
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In different cities the love of jesus
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The love of jesus and the gospel of jesus,
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And the gospel of jesus, and we'll be sharing songs.
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And we'll be sharing songs. and you know how to
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And you know how to really lose a crowd
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Really lose a crowd in an arena like that?
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In an arena like that? just tell them,
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Just tell them, "we wanna share
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"we wanna share a new song with you."
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[laughter]
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"one you never heard before."
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"one you never heard before." if they cheer for that,
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If they cheer for that, they're being polite.
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They're being polite. they don't want a new song.
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They don't want a new song. i even see y'all
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I even see y'all do it on sundays.
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[laughter]
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Poor chris.
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Poor chris. can we give it up for chris?
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Can we give it up for chris? the real chris brown.
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The real chris brown. our chris brown.
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[applause]
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I'm just getting to
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I'm just getting to the point in my life
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The point in my life where i thank god
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Where i thank god for consistent people,
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For consistent people, and chris is so consistent.
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And chris is so consistent. every week i watch him out here
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Every week i watch him out here and he has the hard line -
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And he has the hard line - the hardest line to say.
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The hardest line to say. you know, we just finished
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You know, we just finished singing 'graves into gardens'
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Singing 'graves into gardens' or 'jireh'.
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Or 'jireh'. or something like that.
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Or something like that. and now, he has to look you
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And now, he has to look you right in your eyes and say,
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Right in your eyes and say, "are y'all ready to sing
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"are y'all ready to sing a new song, church?"
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[laughter]
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And y'all are faking it too
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And y'all are faking it too because you're polite and nice.
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Because you're polite and nice. "yeah."
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[laughter]
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"wanna sing a new song."
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"wanna sing a new song." new doesn't always feel
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New doesn't always feel improved at first, does it?
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Improved at first, does it? new doesn't always
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New doesn't always feel improved at first.
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Feel improved at first. one of the things about
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One of the things about god's word that is
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God's word that is so wonderful to me
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So wonderful to me is that although
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Is that although it's foundational
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It's foundational and does not change,
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And does not change, it is always fresh, therefore,
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It is always fresh, therefore, it's always relevant.
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It's always relevant. when god gets ready
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When god gets ready to speak to you about
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To speak to you about a situation in your life,
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A situation in your life, he will remind you
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He will remind you of some of the roads
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Of some of the roads that he's already
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That he's already led you through.
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Led you through. but he doesn't stop there
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But he doesn't stop there because after isaiah
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Because after isaiah reads the resume of this god
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Reads the resume of this god we've come to worship and serve,
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We've come to worship and serve, mentioning the central
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Mentioning the central event in israel's history,
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Event in israel's history, the one that they couldn't
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The one that they couldn't stop celebrating about
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Stop celebrating about seven centuries later.
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Seven centuries later. the first time that
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The first time that he speaks on behalf of god,
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He speaks on behalf of god, because that's
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Because that's what prophets did.
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What prophets did. he says a word
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He says a word we would not expect
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We would not expect to hear in this context.
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To hear in this context. for after he says,
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For after he says, "god drew your enemies
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"god drew your enemies out into the water,
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Out into the water, killed the horses and chariots
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Killed the horses and chariots of those who were chasing you,
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Of those who were chasing you, gave you a great
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Gave you a great and mighty deliverance,
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And mighty deliverance, made your way through clean
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Made your way through clean so you could praise him today."
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So you could praise him today." right after he says that
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Right after he says that in verse 18, he gives
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In verse 18, he gives the first instruction
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The first instruction from god and it is
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From god and it is counterintuitive
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Counterintuitive and you are forgiven
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And you are forgiven if it's surprising to you,
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If it's surprising to you, "forget."
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"forget." well then, why are
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Well then, why are you mentioning it?
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You mentioning it? why are you mentioning
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Why are you mentioning what i'm meant to forget?
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What i'm meant to forget? isn't that strange?
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Isn't that strange? i love studying
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I love studying the bible with y'all,
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The bible with y'all, because we would just read
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Because we would just read right over this, right?
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Right over this, right? god is doing a new thing,
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God is doing a new thing, i'mma have a new wife,
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I'mma have a new wife, i'mma have a new kid
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I'mma have a new kid when i get home.
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When i get home. i read a book one time,
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I read a book one time, it was called,
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It was called, "how to have a new
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"how to have a new husband in 21 days."
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[laughter]
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And it was talking about
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And it was talking about taking the same husband,
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Taking the same husband, and if you do this,
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And if you do this, you can change him
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You can change him and manipulate him.
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And manipulate him. and just compliment him
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And just compliment him when he carries
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When he carries the groceries in,
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The groceries in, and he'll think he's strong
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And he'll think he's strong and he'll carry
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And he'll carry the groceries more.
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The groceries more. "how to have a new
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"how to have a new husband in 21 days."
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Husband in 21 days." that is not isaiah's message.
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That is not isaiah's message. in fact, isaiah is saying,
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In fact, isaiah is saying, "now that i have reminded you
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"now that i have reminded you of all of these former things
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Of all of these former things that god has done,
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That god has done, forget the former things,"
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Forget the former things," say that real quick,
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Say that real quick, forget the former.
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Forget the former. >> congregation: forget
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>> congregation: forget the former.
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The former. >> forget the former.
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>> forget the former. forget the dress you
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Forget the dress you used to fit into.
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[laughter]
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The people you used
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The people you used to want to see at the party.
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To want to see at the party. forget the drugs that you use
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Forget the drugs that you use to get high on, right?
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To get high on, right? that's what he's talking about.
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That's what he's talking about. no.
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No. he's talking about
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He's talking about things god did.
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Things god did. now, i get it if he's saying,
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Now, i get it if he's saying, "forget the things
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"forget the things that you use to sin with."
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That you use to sin with." but he's actually saying,
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But he's actually saying, "forget the things that
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"forget the things that you used to celebrate."
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You used to celebrate." and i studied it,
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And i studied it, and i studied it,
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And i studied it, and i said, "well, lord,
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And i said, "well, lord, should we not celebrate
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Should we not celebrate the anniversary?
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The anniversary? should we not put up
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Should we not put up all the old pictures
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All the old pictures of when you made a way
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Of when you made a way and we had no money,
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And we had no money, and we had no connections,
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And we had no connections, and you built this church?
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And you built this church? is it a sin to
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Is it a sin to celebrate what you did?"
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Celebrate what you did?" and so, as i read it,
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And so, as i read it, it became clear to me
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It became clear to me why so many of us stay stuck
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Why so many of us stay stuck in the past and we cannot grow.
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In the past and we cannot grow. by the way, there is one thing
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By the way, there is one thing that you can do that
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That you can do that god can't do, grow.
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[cheering and applause]
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He doesn't grow, you do.
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He doesn't grow, you do. graham said to me one time
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Graham said to me one time recently, he said,
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Recently, he said, "corndogs fell off."
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[laughter]
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I said, "what does
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I said, "what does that even mean?
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That even mean? can you say that in english?"
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Can you say that in english?" he said, "corndogs used
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He said, "corndogs used to be so big.
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To be so big. remember when
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Remember when corndogs were big?
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Corndogs were big? they fell off."
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They fell off." and i told him,
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And i told him, "they didn't - corndogs
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"they didn't - corndogs didn't fall off, you grew up."
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[laughter]
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See the difference?
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See the difference? he thinks corndogs changed.
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He thinks corndogs changed. corndogs don't change.
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Corndogs don't change. corndogs - this is,
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Corndogs - this is, the bible says it.
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The bible says it. corndogs are the same
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Corndogs are the same yesterday, today, and forever,
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Yesterday, today, and forever, but you changed.
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But you changed. you changed.
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You changed. and as we are being changed
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And as we are being changed by the glory of the lord,
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By the glory of the lord, we see more of his glory
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We see more of his glory as we are changed by him.
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As we are changed by him. and we begin to realize
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And we begin to realize that a lot of what
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That a lot of what we call growth is forgetting
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We call growth is forgetting what we thought we knew.
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What we thought we knew. so, a lot of what
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So, a lot of what we call going forward
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We call going forward we will forget what
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We will forget what we thought god had promised,
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We thought god had promised, as we learn what
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As we learn what he really promised.
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He really promised. a lot of our problem
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A lot of our problem is when we overlay
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Is when we overlay over preferences
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Over preferences on god's promises.
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On god's promises. and i'm gonna
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And i'm gonna take that further,
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Take that further, so you better
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So you better let that one sink in.
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Let that one sink in. when you overlay
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When you overlay your preference
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Your preference over god's promise.
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Over god's promise. but here's the even worse part,
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But here's the even worse part, you lay your preference
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You lay your preference over god's promise
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Over god's promise and then you attach god's
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And then you attach god's promise to your plan.
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Promise to your plan. and that's not how this works.
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And that's not how this works. so, isaiah is speaking
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So, isaiah is speaking to people about the exodus,
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To people about the exodus, which happened 700 years ago,
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Which happened 700 years ago, and he's speaking to them
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And he's speaking to them about their exile,
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About their exile, which they're currently in.
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Which they're currently in. because they're in a place
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Because they're in a place called babylonia
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Called babylonia and they were taken
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And they were taken there by nebuchadnezzar,
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There by nebuchadnezzar, but they're gonna be
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But they're gonna be led out by cyrus.
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Led out by cyrus. and he says,
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And he says, "i'm doing a new thing,
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"i'm doing a new thing, but i wanna remind you
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But i wanna remind you of the old thing."
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Of the old thing." but no sooner
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But no sooner does he remind them
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Does he remind them of who was speaking
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Of who was speaking then he says, "this is
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Then he says, "this is what the lord says, 'forget.'"
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What the lord says, 'forget.'" forget the former.
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Forget the former. and i don't think this means
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And i don't think this means that we can't go shopping
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That we can't go shopping for iron maiden t-shirts,
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For iron maiden t-shirts, as some of us are want to do.
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As some of us are want to do. i don't think that god
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I don't think that god is against nostalgia.
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Is against nostalgia. i don't think that god
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I don't think that god is against memory.
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Is against memory. but i'm very conflicted
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But i'm very conflicted about those of us who are
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About those of us who are staying stuck in a stage
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Staying stuck in a stage of our spiritual growth
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Of our spiritual growth and calling it our whole story.
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And calling it our whole story. remember the red sea
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Remember the red sea was not the finish line
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Was not the finish line for the people of god,
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For the people of god, it was the foundation.
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It was the foundation. and is it possible
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And is it possible that you've been taking
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That you've been taking something in your life
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Something in your life that was meant to be
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That was meant to be a foundation
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A foundation and treating it as
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And treating it as a finish line?
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[applause]
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And i tell you
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And i tell you some of the things
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Some of the things that we say
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That we say when we're trying
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When we're trying to take foundations,
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To take foundations, "nobody see the foundation
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"nobody see the foundation of a house and then pays
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Of a house and then pays the builder the full amount."
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The builder the full amount." unless you're a fool.
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Unless you're a fool. if you're building a house
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If you're building a house and they put up the foundation,
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And they put up the foundation, keep a little that money back
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Keep a little that money back because they've got
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Because they've got still more to do.
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Still more to do. and when god lays
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And when god lays a foundation in your life
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A foundation in your life and you call it finished,
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And you call it finished, you end up crossing the red sea,
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You end up crossing the red sea, getting through the waters
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Getting through the waters and spending 40 years
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And spending 40 years in a wilderness.
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In a wilderness. so, i hear christians
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So, i hear christians often say things like,
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Often say things like, "i'm just a sinner
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"i'm just a sinner saved by grace."
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Saved by grace." i saw a bumper sticker
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I saw a bumper sticker one time that said,
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One time that said, "christians aren't perfect,
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"christians aren't perfect, just forgiven."
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Just forgiven." now, i understand of that,
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Now, i understand of that, we're saying,
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We're saying, we're not better than you.
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We're not better than you. it's not like
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It's not like we don't cuss our kids out;
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We don't cuss our kids out; we just don't do it in church.
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[laughter]
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This is the praising
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This is the praising church, i forgot.
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Church, i forgot. but when you say,
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But when you say, "christians aren't perfect,
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"christians aren't perfect, just forgiven,"
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Just forgiven," if that helps you to receive
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If that helps you to receive god's grace for where you're at,
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God's grace for where you're at, that is a wonderful truth.
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That is a wonderful truth. but if it causes you
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But if it causes you to remain or the way
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To remain or the way the prophet isaiah put it,
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The prophet isaiah put it, he said, "don't dwell on it.
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He said, "don't dwell on it. don't dwell on the past."
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Don't dwell on the past." let me show you
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Let me show you this in verse 18,
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This in verse 18, it's right there in the text.
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It's right there in the text. he says, "forget
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He says, "forget the former things,
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The former things, do not dwell on the past."
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Do not dwell on the past." then why did you spend
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Then why did you spend two verses telling me
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Two verses telling me about the past
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About the past if you don't want me
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If you don't want me to dwell on it?
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To dwell on it? so, god says,
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So, god says, "i gave you those experiences
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"i gave you those experiences to draw from not to dwell on."
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To draw from not to dwell on." the difference, i gave you
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The difference, i gave you those experiences to draw
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Those experiences to draw from not to dwell on.
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From not to dwell on. to dwell in it
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To dwell in it is to live in something
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Is to live in something that god intended
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That god intended to be temporary.
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To be temporary. okay.
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Okay. when there is a truth
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When there is a truth spoken over your life
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Spoken over your life concerning what god
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Concerning what god has given you,
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Has given you, concerning who god
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Concerning who god has called you,
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Has called you, concerning who
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Concerning who he has made you to be,
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He has made you to be, let's get that phrase embedded,
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Let's get that phrase embedded, who he has made you to be.
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Who he has made you to be. when god has planted
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When god has planted that truth inside of you,
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That truth inside of you, that is a foundational truth.
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That is a foundational truth. but the foundation
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But the foundation is not meant to be
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Is not meant to be the finish line of your faith.
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The finish line of your faith. and so, then if you
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And so, then if you just imagine this,
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Just imagine this, you're building a house,
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You're building a house, they paint the foundation,
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They paint the foundation, you set up tents
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You set up tents and pay them full price,
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And pay them full price, and you have no indoor plumbing,
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And you have no indoor plumbing, and you certainly have no
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And you certainly have no marble countertops
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Marble countertops and you paid for them.
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And you paid for them. and you got no running water,
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And you got no running water, and you paid for it.
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And you paid for it. it's paid for,
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It's paid for, but you're not living in it.
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But you're not living in it. it's paid for, but you said,
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It's paid for, but you said, "no, i'mma live in this tent."
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"no, i'mma live in this tent." see a lot of christians
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See a lot of christians and they don't realize
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And they don't realize what's already been paid for.
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What's already been paid for. so, now i'm living down
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So, now i'm living down in something that jesus' blood
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In something that jesus' blood already purchased more than,
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Already purchased more than, but i can't see past
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But i can't see past what i've been through,
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What i've been through, so i figured this red sea
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So i figured this red sea was meant to be the result.
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Was meant to be the result. the red sea was just the road
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The red sea was just the road to get where i was going,
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To get where i was going, it wasn't the place
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It wasn't the place i was meant to stay.
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[applause]
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>> if you feel like
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>> if you feel like pastor steven was speaking
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Pastor steven was speaking right to you while you were
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Right to you while you were watching this message,
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Watching this message, i wanna invite you to call
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I wanna invite you to call or go online right now
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Or go online right now to request your copy
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It's on dvd and it's part of this brand-new series
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Learning to recognize god's presence and see his hand
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God's presence and see his hand at work in your life
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At work in your life right here, right now.
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Right here, right now. i know sometimes i get caught up
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I know sometimes i get caught up looking too far ahead or
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Looking too far ahead or focusing on what i don't have
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Focusing on what i don't have and i end up missing how god
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And i end up missing how god is moving in the moment.
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Is moving in the moment. but when you fix your focus,
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But when you fix your focus, you start seeing
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You to shift your focus, recognize his presence,
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>> hey, my name is chad zollo.
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>> hey, my name is chad zollo. i'm the online pastor
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I'm the online pastor here at elevation church.
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Here at elevation church. did you know that there
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Did you know that there is so much more that you
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Is so much more that you can be a part of right here
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Can be a part of right here at elevation church?
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At elevation church? you can join us live on sundays
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Join us for worship and find a community
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Grow in your faith. all you have to do is head to
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Thanks for being a part of the ministry
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A part of the ministry and we'll see you soon.
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♪ oh my god ♪
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♪ you've sure ♪
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♪ been good to me ♪
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♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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♪ better than you ♪
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♪ there's nothing ♪
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>> ♪ oh ♪
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♪ better than you ♪
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♪ lord there's nothing ♪
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♪ nothing is better than you ♪
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♪ i know it's true ♪
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♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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♪ somebody testify ♪
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>> ♪ better than you ♪
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>> ♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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♪ better than you ♪
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♪ lord there's nothing ♪
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♪ nothing is better ♪
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♪ than you ♪
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♪ ♪
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If he's ever made
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If he's ever made a way for you all
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A way for you all you can sing this
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You can sing this come on
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Come on tear the roof off
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♪ ♪
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♪ you turn mourning to dancing ♪
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♪ you give beauty for ashes ♪
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♪ you turn shame into glory ♪
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♪ you're the only one who can ♪
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♪ come on ♪
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♪ you turn mourning ♪
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♪ to dancing ♪
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♪ you give beauty for ashes ♪
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Steven Furtick - New Number Same Name (Part 1)

May 14, 2026 | 27:29

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