Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - New Number Same Name (Part 2)

May 15, 2026 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - New Number Same Name (Part 2) | May 15, 2026

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>> announcer: up next,
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An encouraging message from
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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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>> it is a perspective
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>> it is a perspective of praise that you get
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Of praise that you get when you see,
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When you see, oh, god brought me through that
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Oh, god brought me through that but he did not lead me
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But he did not lead me to that as my destination.
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To that as my destination. i declare over your life today
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I declare over your life today that everything you have seen
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That everything you have seen god do was a foundation.
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God do was a foundation. he is not done building
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He is not done building in your life.
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In your life. he is not done building
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He is not done building in your bloodline.
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In your bloodline. he is not done building
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He is not done building on your experience.
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On your experience. he is not done building
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He is not done building through your pain.
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Through your pain. forget how far you've come.
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Forget how far you've come. "what?
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"what? i thought i was supposed
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I thought i was supposed to remember how far i've come?"
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To remember how far i've come?" and last week i did a good
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And last week i did a good little message because
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Little message because i preached on,
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I preached on, "look forward not far."
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"look forward not far." and i was illustrating
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And i was illustrating that when we tend to get too
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That when we tend to get too far out ahead
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Far out ahead of ourselves --
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Of ourselves -- man, i prayed before
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Man, i prayed before our 20th year of ministry
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Our 20th year of ministry started today i said,
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Started today i said, "lord, let me give 'em
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"lord, let me give 'em the plan for the next
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The plan for the next 20 years of the church."
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20 years of the church." i started praying
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I started praying that in january.
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That in january. i was praying it up till 9:29,
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I was praying it up till 9:29, church started at 9:30,
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Church started at 9:30, and the lord said,
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And the lord said, "nope, not 20 years,
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"nope, not 20 years, how abut 20 minutes?"
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How abut 20 minutes?" how about 20 minutes?
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How about 20 minutes? get up and preach the word.
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Get up and preach the word. this is what the lord says
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This is what the lord says for your current situation.
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For your current situation. you know why we want god's plans
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You know why we want god's plans to be so far in the future?
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To be so far in the future? because we're not committed
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Because we're not committed to his presence
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To his presence in our daily life.
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[applause]
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This is what the lord says.
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This is what the lord says. this is what the lord says.
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This is what the lord says. now, the lord's gonna speak
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Now, the lord's gonna speak to you in many ways
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To you in many ways through your life.
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Through your life. i didn't give them hebrews 1:1
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I didn't give them hebrews 1:1 but it came up in my spirit
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But it came up in my spirit so i'mma find it in my own
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So i'mma find it in my own big fat bible and read
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Big fat bible and read it to you right now.
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It to you right now. my small print bible.
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My small print bible. my bible that i could
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My bible that i could read 19 years ago
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Read 19 years ago when we started this church,
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When we started this church, back when i could find
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Back when i could find the book of hebrews 1.
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[laughter]
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It begins our 20th
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It begins our 20th year of ministry.
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[applause]
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"in the past god spoke
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"in the past god spoke to our ancestors --"
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To our ancestors --" i'm not being silly this
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I'm not being silly this is the scripture for real.
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[laughter]
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"in the past god spoke
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"in the past god spoke to our ancestors through
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To our ancestors through the prophets at many times
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The prophets at many times in various ways."
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In various ways." that's what i wanted
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That's what i wanted you to get.
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You to get. "at many times in various ways,
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"at many times in various ways, in the past."
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In the past." verse 2, "but in these last days
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Verse 2, "but in these last days he has spoken to us by his son,
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He has spoken to us by his son, whom he appointed
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Whom he appointed heir of all things,
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Heir of all things, and through whom also
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And through whom also he made the universe."
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He made the universe." now, what that makes me
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Now, what that makes me think is god's been
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Think is god's been doing this a long time.
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Doing this a long time. he's consistent.
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He's consistent. say that out loud,
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Say that out loud, "god is consistent."
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"god is consistent." >> congregation: god
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>> congregation: god is consistent.
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Is consistent. >> put it in the chat,
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>> put it in the chat, "god is consistent."
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"god is consistent." the world's were
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The world's were framed by the word of god.
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Framed by the word of god. so when isaiah says,
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So when isaiah says, "this is what the lord says,"
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"this is what the lord says," god didn't just
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God didn't just start speaking,
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Start speaking, you just started listening.
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You just started listening. he's just waiting
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He's just waiting for us to tune in.
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For us to tune in. when we start our worship
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When we start our worship service at church we're just
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Service at church we're just joining in with what heaven
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Joining in with what heaven is doing around the clock,
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Is doing around the clock, 'cause he's consistent.
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'cause he's consistent. he is consistently holy,
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He is consistently holy, that's why the angels call him,
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That's why the angels call him, "holy, holy, holy."
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"holy, holy, holy." when you say it three times,
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When you say it three times, it underscores not only
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It underscores not only the significance of it
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The significance of it but the consistency of it.
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But the consistency of it. god doesn't take an off day
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God doesn't take an off day from doing the right thing.
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From doing the right thing. jesus was without sin
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Jesus was without sin and yet he was made to become
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And yet he was made to become sin so that we who had sinned
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Sin so that we who had sinned could become the righteousness
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Could become the righteousness of god through him.
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Of god through him. that's what he means by,
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That's what he means by, "his son who created
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"his son who created the universe."
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The universe." jesus did not become god when
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Jesus did not become god when he was born, he was always god,
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He was born, he was always god, he will always be god.
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He will always be god. he is alpha and omega,
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He is alpha and omega, he's consistent.
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He's consistent. he was there from the foundation
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He was there from the foundation of the world.
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Of the world. the world was framed by the very
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The world was framed by the very word of god that is coming
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Word of god that is coming into your heart today.
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Into your heart today. he's consistent.
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He's consistent. say it again, "he's consistent."
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Say it again, "he's consistent." >> congregation: he's
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>> congregation: he's consistent.
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Consistent. >> he didn't just start feeding
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>> he didn't just start feeding his people when he gave them
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His people when he gave them manna in the wilderness,
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Manna in the wilderness, he's consistent.
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He's consistent. he'd been feeding them
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He'd been feeding them all of their life,
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All of their life, he's consistent.
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He's consistent. god can find so many ways
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God can find so many ways to feed his children,
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To feed his children, if it's not manna
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If it's not manna in the wilderness it will
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In the wilderness it will be the fruit of canaan.
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Be the fruit of canaan. but i'll tell you one thing,
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But i'll tell you one thing, he's consistent,
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He's consistent, and he'll feed you.
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And he'll feed you. whether it's ravens bringing
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Whether it's ravens bringing you food,
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Which were considered unclean,
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Which were considered unclean, bringing to a hebrew prophet,
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Bringing to a hebrew prophet, a bird that was considered
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A bird that was considered unclean by the jewish religion.
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Unclean by the jewish religion. god can feed you anywhere you
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God can feed you anywhere you are and he can find
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Are and he can find you anywhere you are,
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You anywhere you are, and he can fill you anywhere
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And he can fill you anywhere you are because
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You are because he formed you.
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He formed you. now, whoever forms you
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Knows what to fill you with.
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Knows what to fill you with. whoever forms you knows
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Whoever forms you knows what to fill you with.
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What to fill you with. and the one who knows your
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And the one who knows your future formed you before your
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Future formed you before your future began because
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Future began because the prophet isaiah said in --
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The prophet isaiah said in -- excuse me,
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Excuse me, the prophet jeremiah,
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The prophet jeremiah, his buddy,
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His buddy, said in jeremiah 1:5,
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Said in jeremiah 1:5, "before you were
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"before you were born i formed you."
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Born i formed you." in my mother's womb i was knit
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In my mother's womb i was knit together because he was formed,
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Together because he was formed, and so all of my days
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And so all of my days he has been faithful.
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He has been faithful. all my life he has been so,
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All my life he has been so, so good.
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So good. that's the consistency of god.
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That's the consistency of god. he is a consistent friend.
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He is a consistent friend. he doesn't duck out when
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He doesn't duck out when it's a liability to know
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It's a liability to know your name or your number.
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Your name or your number. he's a consistent friend.
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He's a consistent friend. he's a friend that sticks
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He's a friend that sticks closer than a brother.
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Closer than a brother. he knows how to celebrate
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He knows how to celebrate your wins with you because
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Your wins with you because he's consistent.
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He's consistent. he's not intimidated like some
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He's not intimidated like some of your friends when
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Of your friends when you're doing good
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You're doing good and they only wanna come
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And they only wanna come around when you're doing
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Around when you're doing bad because misery
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Bad because misery loves company.
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Loves company. he's consistent.
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He's consistent. he'll step into your good moment
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He'll step into your good moment and he can be proud of you past
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And he can be proud of you past the point where other people can
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The point where other people can because he has no insecurities,
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Because he has no insecurities, he's consistent.
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He's consistent. he has no insufficiencies,
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He has no insufficiencies, he's consistent.
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He's consistent. he doesn't run out of energy,
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He doesn't run out of energy, he doesn't get
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He doesn't get tired of carrying you.
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Tired of carrying you. he doesn't say,
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He doesn't say, "could you pray to me tomorrow?
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"could you pray to me tomorrow? it's kinda late right now
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It's kinda late right now and i'm not really
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And i'm not really a night person."
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A night person." he's consistent.
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He's consistent. he's not waiting for you
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He's not waiting for you to get the eye boogers
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To get the eye boogers out of your eyes,
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Out of your eyes, he's a morning person too,
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He's a morning person too, he's consistent.
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He's consistent. he doesn't sleep,
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He doesn't sleep, he doesn't slumber,
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He doesn't slumber, he's consistent.
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He's consistent. he doesn't come off his throne
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He doesn't come off his throne when one party wins an election
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When one party wins an election or another one wins
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Or another one wins the next one,
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The next one, he's consistent.
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He's consistent. he's israel's king
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He's israel's king and your creator,
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And your creator, he's consistent.
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He's consistent. he is consistent,
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He is consistent, so consistent that he'll walk
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So consistent that he'll walk with you not only through
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With you not only through the joys and the mountain tops
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The joys and the mountain tops of your life but in the sorrows
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Of your life but in the sorrows of your life.
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Of your life. he's not ashamed
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He's not ashamed to be associated with you,
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To be associated with you, he's consistent.
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He's consistent. if you hadn't caught any fish,
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If you hadn't caught any fish, he'll tell you where to throw
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He'll tell you where to throw the net out again
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The net out again 'cause he's consistent.
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'cause he's consistent. he's so consistent.
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He's so consistent. he's worthy of praise when
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He's worthy of praise when you're feelings are telling you
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You're feelings are telling you that you're not worthy
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That you're not worthy of his love,
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Of his love, he's consistent.
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He's consistent. he's consistent.
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He's consistent. he relates to you on the basis
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He relates to you on the basis of what he did for you not
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Of what he did for you not what you do for him,
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What you do for him, so even if you hadn't done
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So even if you hadn't done it right lately he's consistent.
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It right lately he's consistent. when people walk
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When people walk out of your life,
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Out of your life, they walk out of your
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They walk out of your life for different reason.
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Life for different reason. he stays in your life
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He stays in your life for one reason
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For one reason because you're his,
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Because you're his, he's consistent.
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He's consistent. he's a good father,
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He's a good father, he's consistent.
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He's consistent. if your father
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If your father wasn't a good father,
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Wasn't a good father, he'll pick up where
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He'll pick up where your father
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Your father and your mother forsake you,
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And your mother forsake you, then the lord will take you
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Then the lord will take you up because he's consistent.
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Up because he's consistent. i'm celebrating today
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I'm celebrating today that he's consistent,
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That he's consistent, that i've never seen
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That i've never seen the righteous forsaken
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The righteous forsaken nor his seed begging bread.
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Nor his seed begging bread. he's consistent.
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He's consistent. there's never been a time
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There's never been a time that i called to him
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That i called to him and he was busy
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And he was busy with another one of his kids
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With another one of his kids that he liked more,
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That he liked more, he's consistent.
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He's consistent. even when i was trying to run
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Even when i was trying to run away to tarshish he got me
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Away to tarshish he got me to nineveh in the belly
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To nineveh in the belly of a whale because he
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Of a whale because he has many vehicles to get his
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Has many vehicles to get his voice to where he wants
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Voice to where he wants it to go.
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It to go. he's consistent.
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He's consistent. if there is one thing
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If there is one thing i love about god
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I love about god it's that he's consistent.
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It's that he's consistent. how many have found him
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How many have found him to be consistent and you can
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To be consistent and you can testify and come into agreement
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Testify and come into agreement that he's consistent?
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[applause]
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But he's also creative.
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But he's also creative. and i don't know if you know
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And i don't know if you know any creative people
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Any creative people but sometimes creativity
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But sometimes creativity and consistency don't get
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And consistency don't get along so well.
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Along so well. if you've ever lived
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If you've ever lived with an artist,
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With an artist, sometimes they don't know how
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Sometimes they don't know how to make their bed up.
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To make their bed up. if you've ever lived
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If you've ever lived with somebody who
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With somebody who was creatively gifted,
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Was creatively gifted, sometimes they're
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Sometimes they're a little sporadically wired.
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A little sporadically wired. god is consistent,
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God is consistent, but he's also creative.
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But he's also creative. and i was praying,
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And i was praying, "lord, give me something
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"lord, give me something special to show them today.
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Special to show them today. this is our anniversary,
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This is our anniversary, it's the beginning
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It's the beginning of our 20th year of ministry,
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Of our 20th year of ministry, i want us to have
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I want us to have a 20/20 vision.
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A 20/20 vision. come on, lord."
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Come on, lord." and what he spoke to me
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And what he spoke to me was something beautiful.
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Was something beautiful. he began to speak to me
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He began to speak to me as i was falling asleep
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As i was falling asleep and waking up.
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And waking up. and he took me to a text because
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And he took me to a text because i think at my heart
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I think at my heart i'm a storyteller.
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I'm a storyteller. if you ever do the math
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If you ever do the math on my sermons a lot of them
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On my sermons a lot of them are based around stories.
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Are based around stories. and so, the prophetic
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And so, the prophetic declaration of isaiah
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Declaration of isaiah and the story of the people
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And the story of the people coming through the red sea,
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Coming through the red sea, and the mention of the author
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And the mention of the author of hebrews about the supremacy,
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Of hebrews about the supremacy, the superiority,
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The superiority, the sufficiency
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The sufficiency of jesus christ our savior,
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Of jesus christ our savior, it all kind of finds a unity
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It all kind of finds a unity point in my mind in two
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Point in my mind in two of the miracles that jesus did.
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Of the miracles that jesus did. and i won't belabor them,
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And i won't belabor them, but i do wanna show
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But i do wanna show them to you in their entirety.
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Them to you in their entirety. in mark 8 jesus
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Heals a blind man.
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Now, what drew me to this
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Passage initially was
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The lord told isaiah,
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"see, i am doing a new thing."
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And so i started realizing a lot
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Of us don't have
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A supply problem,
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A supply problem, we have a sight problem.
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We have a sight problem. it's not that god hasn't
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It's not that god hasn't spoken we just can't see.
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Spoken we just can't see. in realizing that one of
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In realizing that one of the most frequent miracles that
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The most frequent miracles that jesus performed in the scripture
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Jesus performed in the scripture was the healing of blind eyes,
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Was the healing of blind eyes, i went and studied different
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I went and studied different people that he healed
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People that he healed of blindness because i believe
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Of blindness because i believe we all have spiritual blindness.
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We all have spiritual blindness. blind spots,
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Blind spots, things that we say,
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Things that we say, "well if i could go back i'd do
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"well if i could go back i'd do it different but i didn't
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It different but i didn't know that five years ago.
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Know that five years ago. i didn't know that
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I didn't know that i was hurting my child,
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I was hurting my child, i was trying to discipline them.
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I was trying to discipline them. but now i see that
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But now i see that i was too harsh.
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I was too harsh. i didn't mean to --
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I didn't mean to -- i was trying to provide
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I was trying to provide for my family but i ended up
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For my family but i ended up kind of abandoning
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Kind of abandoning them emotionally.
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Them emotionally. and in an attempt to give
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And in an attempt to give them what i didn't have,
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Them what i didn't have, which was money, growing up,
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Which was money, growing up, i didn't give them what
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I didn't give them what i did have which is love,
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I did have which is love, and i'm looking back
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And i'm looking back and i was blinded by that."
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And i was blinded by that." and so, the healing
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And so, the healing of the savior,
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Of the savior, and the new thing that god
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And the new thing that god is doing often brings
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Is doing often brings restoration of spiritual sight,
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Restoration of spiritual sight, what paul called the eyes
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What paul called the eyes of your heart being enlightened.
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Of your heart being enlightened. and in mark 8 there
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And in mark 8 there is a mention of a man,
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Is a mention of a man, i don't believe we get
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I don't believe we get his name in the scripture
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His name in the scripture but jesus did something amazing
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But jesus did something amazing for him.
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For him. now, i don't know when
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Now, i don't know when you're watching this
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You're watching this but if you're about
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But if you're about to go to lunch this might
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To go to lunch this might ruin your appetite.
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Ruin your appetite. it's kinda gross.
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It's kinda gross. mark 8 please.
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Mark 8 please. "they," the disciples and jesus,
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"they," the disciples and jesus, "came to bethsaida,
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"came to bethsaida, and some people brought
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And some people brought a blind man to jesus and begged
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A blind man to jesus and begged jesus to touch him."
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Jesus to touch him." pay attention to every
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Pay attention to every detail that you can,
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Detail that you can, it will reward your attention
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It will reward your attention if you'll pay attention
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If you'll pay attention to every detail in
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To every detail in this little story.
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This little story. "he took," verse 23,
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"he took," verse 23, "the blind man by the hand,
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"the blind man by the hand, led him outside the village.
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Led him outside the village. when he'd spit on the man's eyes
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When he'd spit on the man's eyes and put his hands on him,
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And put his hands on him, jesus asked,
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Jesus asked, 'do you see anything?'"
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'do you see anything?'" i told you this is not
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I told you this is not a very appetizing miracle.
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A very appetizing miracle. i need to read that again
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I need to read that again 'cause you didn't even react
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'cause you didn't even react to it and that's so weird.
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To it and that's so weird. "when he had spit on
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"when he had spit on the man's eyes,"
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The man's eyes," we just glossed over that,
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We just glossed over that, like that's just
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Like that's just something people do.
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Something people do. like he did a hail mary
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Like he did a hail mary over him or something.
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Over him or something. "he spit on the man's eyes
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"he spit on the man's eyes and then put his hands on him,
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And then put his hands on him, and jesus asked,
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And jesus asked, 'do you see anything?'
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'do you see anything?' he looked up and said,
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He looked up and said, 'um, you did pretty good,
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'um, you did pretty good, i see people,
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I see people, they look like trees
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They look like trees walking around.'"
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Walking around.'" now, i'mma point out
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Now, i'mma point out to you real quick,
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To you real quick, the fact that he knew what
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The fact that he knew what trees looked like means that
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Trees looked like means that he had been able to see
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He had been able to see at some time in the past.
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At some time in the past. so, he's restoring his sight.
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So, he's restoring his sight. some things god wants
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Some things god wants to bring you back to,
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To bring you back to, you really do know
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You really do know what it means.
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What it means. and he said,
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And he said, "i see it but it's blurry."
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"i see it but it's blurry." have you got any
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Have you got any blurry blessings
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Blurry blessings in your life right now?
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In your life right now? "i see it but it's blurry.
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"i see it but it's blurry. it's working
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It's working but it seems a little off.
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But it seems a little off. i don't want you to spit
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I don't want you to spit on me again but can
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On me again but can i get a second touch?"
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I get a second touch?" can i get a second touch?
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Can i get a second touch? and the bible says
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And the bible says something every powerful,
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Something every powerful, "once more jesus put his
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"once more jesus put his hands on the man's eyes
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Hands on the man's eyes and then his eyes were opened,
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And then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored,
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His sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.
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And he saw everything clearly. jesus sent him home,
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Jesus sent him home, saying, 'don't even
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Saying, 'don't even go into the village.'"
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Go into the village.'" what a great story.
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What a great story. if that were the passage we were
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If that were the passage we were preaching from we would say,
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Preaching from we would say, every miracle is messy.
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Every miracle is messy. every miracle is messy.
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Spit in your eyes is messy.
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Spit in your eyes is messy. we would also say that many
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We would also say that many miracles in your life happen
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Miracles in your life happen over the period of time because
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Over the period of time because there were two touches involved.
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There were two touches involved. but we're not viewing this
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But we're not viewing this miracle in isolation
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Because jesus is consistent,
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Because jesus is consistent, but he's also creative.
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But he's also creative. and here's what i mean.
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And here's what i mean. go to mark 10.
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Go to mark 10. another blind man,
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Another blind man, this one whose name we do know.
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This one whose name we do know. gimme my mark 10 please.
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Gimme my mark 10 please. "then they came to jericho."
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"then they came to jericho." so this is a different town.
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So this is a different town. bethsaida, mark 8,
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Bethsaida, mark 8, jericho, mark 10.
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Jericho, mark 10. "as jesus and his disciples,
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"as jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd,
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Together with a large crowd, were leaving the city,
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Were leaving the city, a blind man,"
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A blind man," same condition, "bartimaeus,
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Same condition, "bartimaeus, which means
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Which means "son of timaeus",
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"son of timaeus", was sitting by
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Was sitting by the roadside begging."
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The roadside begging." next verse,
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Next verse, "when he heard that
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"when he heard that it was jesus of nazareth,"
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It was jesus of nazareth," he could hear
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He could hear but he couldn't see,
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But he couldn't see, "he began to shout,"
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"he began to shout," because he could shout
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Because he could shout though he couldn't see.
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Though he couldn't see. he's using everything
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He's using everything that he has available.
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That he has available. "'jesus,'" he calls the name
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"'jesus,'" he calls the name "'son of david,
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"'son of david, have mercy on me!'
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Have mercy on me!' many rebuked him
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Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet,
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And told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more,
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But he shouted all the more, 'son of david,
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'son of david, have mercy on me!'"
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Have mercy on me!'" i'm using restraint 'cause
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I'm using restraint 'cause everything in me
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Everything in me wants to preach,
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Wants to preach, don't you let them
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Don't you let them shut you up,
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Shut you up, don't you let them
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Don't you let them shut you down,
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Shut you down, don't you let them
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Don't you let them call you crazy.
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Call you crazy. they tried to do it to me
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They tried to do it to me for almost 20 years,
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For almost 20 years, and if i had listened
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And if i had listened to everything they said
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To everything they said about me i wouldn't be
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About me i wouldn't be here preaching
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Here preaching to your beautiful self.
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To your beautiful self. so don't you dear miss what
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So don't you dear miss what god has for you down the road.
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[applause]
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Man, y'all are
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Man, y'all are easy to preach to today,
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Easy to preach to today, come back next week.
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Come back next week. somebody in here is
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Somebody in here is making a difference.
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Making a difference. what verse were we on?
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What verse were we on? "many rebuked him
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"many rebuked him and told him to be quiet,
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And told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more,
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But he shouted all the more, 'son of david,
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'son of david, have mercy on me!'
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Have mercy on me!' and jesus stopped and said,
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And jesus stopped and said, 'call him.'
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'call him.' so they,"
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So they," the disciples,
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The disciples, get ready,
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Get ready, "called to the blind man,"
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"called to the blind man," called the blind man,
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Called the blind man, "'cheer up!
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"'cheer up! on your feet!
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On your feet! he's calling you.'
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He's calling you.' throwing his cloak aside,
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Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet
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He jumped to his feet and came to jesus.'
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And came to jesus.' what do you want me
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What do you want me to do for you?'
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To do for you?' jesus asked him.
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Jesus asked him. and the blind man said,
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And the blind man said, 'rabbi, i wanna see.'"
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'rabbi, i wanna see.'" now, i can't prove it
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Now, i can't prove it in the text 'cause the text says
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In the text 'cause the text says that the blind man
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That the blind man threw his cloak.
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Threw his cloak. i can't prove it in the text
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I can't prove it in the text because the text says
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Because the text says that he shouted loud.
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That he shouted loud. i can't prove it in the text,
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I can't prove it in the text, but i think when he said,
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But i think when he said, "i wanna see,"
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"i wanna see," peter and the other disciples
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Peter and the other disciples backed up a little bit,
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Backed up a little bit, 'cause the last time
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'cause the last time jesus did.
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Jesus did. what he's asking him to do.
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[laughter]
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And maybe they
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And maybe they even said to the guy,
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Even said to the guy, "hey, man, you might wanna --
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"hey, man, you might wanna -- you got a change of clothes?
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You got a change of clothes? you know, just to prepare you,
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You know, just to prepare you, this can be kind of traumatic
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This can be kind of traumatic if you're not expecting it,
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If you're not expecting it, just to let you know."
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Just to let you know." but watch this,
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But watch this, jesus is a healer,
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Jesus is a healer, he's consistent.
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He's consistent. he doesn't tell the man,
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He doesn't tell the man, "nah, i don't feel
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"nah, i don't feel like healing.
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Like healing. check back thursday.
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Check back thursday. thursday is my healing day."
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Thursday is my healing day." because he's consistent.
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Because he's consistent. but the same savior who is
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But the same savior who is consistent is also creative,
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Consistent is also creative, which means he
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Which means he is not constrained,
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Is not constrained, which means he doesn't
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Which means he doesn't have to do the same thing
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Have to do the same thing this time that he did last time.
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[applause]
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Which means that
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Which means that he's gonna heal
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He's gonna heal the man but this time,
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The man but this time, watch, it's a little different.
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Watch, it's a little different. jesus just said, "go."
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Jesus just said, "go." verse 52.
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Verse 52. "'your faith has healed you.'
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"'your faith has healed you.' and immediately he received
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And immediately he received his sight and followed jesus
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His sight and followed jesus along the road."
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Along the road." and bartholomew and andrew,
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And bartholomew and andrew, and john, and james,
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And john, and james, and peter are like,
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And peter are like, "wait, jesus,
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"wait, jesus, you forgot to spit."
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[laughter]
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"you've gotta spit,
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"you've gotta spit, remember the --
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Remember the -- chapter 8,
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Chapter 8, when jesus di -- i mean,
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When jesus di -- i mean, when you --
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When you -- you gotta spit on him.
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You gotta spit on him. like, that's just not gonna
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Like, that's just not gonna work if he doesn't spit.
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Work if he doesn't spit. i mean
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I mean you spit on that guy
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You spit on that guy and you still had
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And you still had to do it twice."
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To do it twice." if you're taking notes
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If you're taking notes as a disciple here's
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As a disciple here's what you're writing down,
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What you're writing down, because you never seen anything
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Because you never seen anything this amazing before right?
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This amazing before right? jesus walking around healing
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Jesus walking around healing blind eyes and stuff
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Blind eyes and stuff so you keeping notes.
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So you keeping notes. "okay, we're gonna have
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"okay, we're gonna have to do this without him
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To do this without him one day.
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One day. so, what does he do?
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So, what does he do? okay, so he spits,
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Okay, so he spits, and then the first touch
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And then the first touch doesn't really work so you
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Doesn't really work so you gotta do it twice, okay."
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Gotta do it twice, okay." and then jesus walks
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Right upon this man
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Right upon this man named bartimaeus
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Named bartimaeus and the man's screaming
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And the man's screaming and they're like,
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And they're like, "you're not supposed to scream."
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"you're not supposed to scream." and jesus is like,
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And jesus is like, "i don't mind him screaming.
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"i don't mind him screaming. don't bother me."
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Don't bother me." and the man throws his cloak
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And the man throws his cloak and jesus is like,
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And jesus is like, "let him throw off
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"let him throw off anything he wants to."
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And jesus looked straight
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And jesus looked straight at that man and heals him
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At that man and heals him how he wants to,
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How he wants to, how he chooses to.
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How he chooses to. he's healing you,
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He's healing you, but maybe not how
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But maybe not how you want him to.
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You want him to. maybe not how you're used to.
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Maybe not how you're used to. isaiah said,
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Isaiah said, "remember when the sea split?
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"remember when the sea split? it's not gonna split this time.
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It's not gonna split this time. instead," verse 19,
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Instead," verse 19, "i'm doing a new thing."
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"i'm doing a new thing." even now it springs up.
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Even now it springs up. the song you're
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The song you're singing from 700 years ago,
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Singing from 700 years ago, the sea split,
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The sea split, this time the water
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This time the water isn't gonna split
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Isn't gonna split it's gonna spring.
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It's gonna spring. but it's still water.
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But it's still water. and i wonder,
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And i wonder, is this not the wisdom of god
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Is this not the wisdom of god because he knows we'll
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Because he knows we'll get addicted to miracles
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Get addicted to miracles and not be dependent on him.
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And not be dependent on him. so he says,
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So he says, "you wanted me to do it
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"you wanted me to do it like that?
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Like that? nah, i'm not splitting the sea
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Nah, i'm not splitting the sea this time.
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This time. this times it's coming
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This times it's coming from a different place."
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From a different place." now, you assume that
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Now, you assume that god isn't speaking.
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God isn't speaking. i wonder, are you just not
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I wonder, are you just not seeing and he's speaking?
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Seeing and he's speaking? because the same savior
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Because the same savior that spit in the man's eyes
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That spit in the man's eyes didn't spit this time,
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Didn't spit this time, this time he just spoke
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This time he just spoke because he's creative.
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Because he's creative. so he doesn't have to spit,
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So he doesn't have to spit, he can speak,
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He can speak, he can spit,
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He can spit, he can spit while
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He can spit while he speaks like me.
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[laughter]
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A lady told me one time,
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A lady told me one time, "i sit on at least
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"i sit on at least the fourth row
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The fourth row 'cause watching you preach
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'cause watching you preach is like being at sea world,
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Is like being at sea world, i gotta get out
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I gotta get out of the splash zone."
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Of the splash zone." she said,
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She said, "you spit when you speak."
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"you spit when you speak." and see,
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And see, god doesn't always have
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God doesn't always have to spit when he speaks,
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To spit when he speaks, he's consistent
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He's consistent but he's creative.
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But he's creative. sometimes the fact that he
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Sometimes the fact that he is so creative causes you
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Is so creative causes you to forget how consistent he is.
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To forget how consistent he is. because while you're waiting
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Because while you're waiting for him to spit,
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For him to spit, he's just speaking.
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He's just speaking. one word, "go."
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One word, "go." one word from god,
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One word from god, this is what the lord
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This is what the lord says, "go."
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Says, "go." and i came into the first
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And i came into the first weekend of our 20th year
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Weekend of our 20th year of ministry to declare
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Of ministry to declare to you that not only
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To you that not only is this the praise church,
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Is this the praise church, but this is
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But this is the proclamation church.
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The proclamation church. this is the proclamation church,
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This is the proclamation church, where the word of the lord
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Where the word of the lord reaches beyond the barriers
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Reaches beyond the barriers of a physical campus
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Of a physical campus or location.
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Or location. beyond the demographic
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Beyond the demographic of a certain socioeconomic
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Of a certain socioeconomic stratus or class.
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Stratus or class. beyond the backgrounds
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Beyond the backgrounds that we've all experienced
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That we've all experienced up to this point.
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Up to this point. god said, "forget all of that."
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God said, "forget all of that." i am not defining your life
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I am not defining your life by the former --
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By the former -- this is the most beautiful
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This is the most beautiful thing he gave me in so
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Thing he gave me in so long because after he said,
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Long because after he said, "forget the former thing,"
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"forget the former thing," verse 20, he said,
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Verse 20, he said, "even the wild jackals
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"even the wild jackals and the owls know how to honor
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And the owls know how to honor me because i provide water
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Me because i provide water in the wilderness."
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In the wilderness." the sea is not
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The sea is not splitting this time,
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Splitting this time, it doesn't need to.
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It doesn't need to. the same people aren't going
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The same people aren't going to call you this time,
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To call you this time, they don't need to.
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They don't need to. it's not going to feel
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It's not going to feel the same way this time,
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The same way this time, it doesn't have to,
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It doesn't have to, he said,
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He said, "i provide water
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"i provide water in the wilderness,
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In the wilderness, and so the animals honor me."
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And so the animals honor me." i'm waiting for the verse
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I'm waiting for the verse to come back up so
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To come back up so i can finish it out.
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I can finish it out. "and streams in the wasteland
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"and streams in the wasteland to give drink to my people."
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To give drink to my people." watch this, "my chosen."
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Watch this, "my chosen." that's who you are.
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That's who you are. "my people, my chosen."
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"my people, my chosen." verse 21,
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Verse 21, "the people i formed for myself
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"the people i formed for myself that they may proclaim
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That they may proclaim my praise."
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[cheering and applause]
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Leave the verse and let's
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Leave the verse and let's splash around in this water
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Splash around in this water for a minute.
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For a minute. he said,
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He said, i want you to forget
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I want you to forget the former because you are
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The former because you are the people i formed for myself.
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The people i formed for myself. and since he is god
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And since he is god and he's not limited by time,
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And he's not limited by time, he formed you for a future
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He formed you for a future that only he knows.
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That only he knows. so everything you feel insecure
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So everything you feel insecure about let it go,
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About let it go, it's not going to matter
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It's not going to matter because he is your former.
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Because he is your former. what do you mean former?
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What do you mean former? the same hebrew word that isaiah
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The same hebrew word that isaiah uses for "former" is translated
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Uses for "former" is translated as potter and planner.
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As potter and planner. so what's he saying?
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So what's he saying? let go of your plan so
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Let go of your plan so i can show you my purpose.
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[applause]
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Let go of every plan
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Let go of every plan that you made without god.
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That you made without god. let go of every plan that you
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Let go of every plan that you made by consulting your past.
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Made by consulting your past. let go of every plan that was
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Let go of every plan that was limited to the people
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Limited to the people you have around you right now.
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You have around you right now. there's new rivers,
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There's new rivers, new streams,
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New streams, new blessings,
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New blessings, new wells,
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New wells, new beginnings.
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[applause]
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And what has stayed
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And what has stayed the same for 20 years now,
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The same for 20 years now, in this church, is the name,
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In this church, is the name, the name of jesus.
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The name of jesus. the great i am in flesh,
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The great i am in flesh, incarnate, in action.
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Incarnate, in action. the name of jesus.
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The name of jesus. the numbers have changed,
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The numbers have changed, the numbers have
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The numbers have changed greatly.
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Changed greatly. i used to preach
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I used to preach to a room full of 19 people.
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To a room full of 19 people. my passion wasn't lower,
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My passion wasn't lower, i didn't talk softer,
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I didn't talk softer, i screamed louder 'cause
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I screamed louder 'cause i was desperate and youthful.
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I was desperate and youthful. nothing changed about
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Nothing changed about that when the numbers changed,
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That when the numbers changed, but it's an amazing thing how
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But it's an amazing thing how sometimes god is speaking to you
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Sometimes god is speaking to you but you don't recognize him
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But you don't recognize him because it doesn't come
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Because it doesn't come from where you expect it.
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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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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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>> ♪ i will bless the lord ♪
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♪ at all times ♪
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♪ i will bless the lord ♪
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♪ at all times ♪
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♪ and his praises ♪
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♪ shall be in my mouth ♪
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♪ if you've got a praise ♪
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♪ lift your voice in the room ♪
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[cheering]
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♪ praises oh lord ♪
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>> ♪ you deserve ♪
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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 ♪
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>> ♪ only you deserve ♪
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♪ praises ♪
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>> ♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ if i really think ♪
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♪ about it ♪
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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 ♪
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>> ♪ only you deserve all my ♪
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>> ♪ i'll never get over it ♪
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♪ i won't forget ♪
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♪ what you did ♪
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♪ i'll never get over it ♪
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♪ i won't forget ♪
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♪ what you did ♪
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♪ whoa ♪
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♪ i'll never get over it ♪
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Steven Furtick - New Number Same Name (Part 2)

May 15, 2026 | 27:29

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