Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Not Here (Part 2)

February 10, 2026 | 27:29

Steven Furtick's sermon addresses the lie that God is absent during life's valleys, encouraging believers that God hears them and is present in both mountain highs and valley lows

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Not Here (Part 2) | February 10, 2026

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> i want to teach you how
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>> i want to teach you how to look for god in the lows.
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[applause]
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Because if you can
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Because if you can look for him in the lows,
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Look for him in the lows, you can only go so low.
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You can only go so low. because one psalm says,
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Because one psalm says, "if i make my bed in sheol,
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"if i make my bed in sheol, you are there.
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You are there. if i make my bed in hell,
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If i make my bed in hell, you are there.
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You are there. where shall i go
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Where shall i go from your presence?
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From your presence? where shall i ascend?
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Where shall i ascend? if i ascend to the heavens,
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If i ascend to the heavens, you are there.
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You are there. if i descend to the hell,
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If i descend to the hell, you are there.
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You are there. if i say, surely the darkness
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If i say, surely the darkness will cover thee,
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Will cover thee, surely light will become
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Surely light will become as night to thee,
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As night to thee, for you are there.
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For you are there. your presence is everywhere."
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Your presence is everywhere." so, i want you to look
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So, i want you to look for god in the lows.
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For god in the lows. now, the contrast
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Now, the contrast we have in psalm 120,
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We have in psalm 120, why i thought it would be
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Why i thought it would be so great for us
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So great for us to study together today,
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To study together today, is because on one hand,
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Is because on one hand, this psalmist is going up.
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This psalmist is going up. he's going up to jerusalem.
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He's going up to jerusalem. jerusalem is in
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Jerusalem is in the mountain region.
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The mountain region. so, to go to jerusalem,
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So, to go to jerusalem, you go up every time,
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You go up every time, a song of ascent.
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A song of ascent. he's singing a song of ascent
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He's singing a song of ascent as he's going up.
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As he's going up. but it's also a song of lament,
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But it's also a song of lament, which is grief.
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Which is grief. so, he's on his way,
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So, he's on his way, headed up to worship,
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Headed up to worship, but there is something that
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But there is something that is weighing him down
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Is weighing him down as he walks.
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As he walks. every single person who
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Every single person who is here in this room today,
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Is here in this room today, on your way up to worship,
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On your way up to worship, on you way up to lift
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On you way up to lift your hands and praise god,
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Your hands and praise god, on your way over here,
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On your way over here, there was something that
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There was something that was weighing you down.
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Was weighing you down. it's surprising you don't
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It's surprising you don't have a flat tire from
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Have a flat tire from all the wight that was
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All the wight that was in the car with the tension
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In the car with the tension that is in your family,
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That is in your family, and the tension
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And the tension that is in your heart,
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That is in your heart, and the tension of your
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And the tension of your faith and your frustration.
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Faith and your frustration. and i got this
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And i got this picture that we all,
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Picture that we all, like the psalmist while
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Like the psalmist while we are on our way up,
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We are on our way up, we are weighed down.
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We are weighed down. and i wanna tell you,
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And i wanna tell you, graham and i wanna tell you,
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Graham and i wanna tell you, my friend, that's normal.
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My friend, that's normal. and learning to live this
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And learning to live this it's the ascent and the lament
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It's the ascent and the lament all in the same psalm,
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All in the same psalm, all in the same room,
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All in the same room, all on the same row,
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All on the same row, all in the same mind.
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All in the same mind. i could get you to think
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I could get you to think about something right now that
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About something right now that would make you so happy,
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Would make you so happy, you would start dancing,
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You would start dancing, you would even forget that
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You would even forget that you don't know how to dance.
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You would forget you
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You would forget you don't have any rhythm.
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Don't have any rhythm. and you would --
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And you would -- i saw some of y'all doing it
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I saw some of y'all doing it during hallelujah.
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During hallelujah. i saw it.
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I saw it. it got you so happy,
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It got you so happy, we start thinking about god
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We start thinking about god and how he deserves the praise
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And how he deserves the praise and so happy.
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And so happy. and then, i could
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And then, i could mention something else.
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Mention something else. if i really knew you,
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If i really knew you, if i could really get in
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Your life for five minutes,
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Your life for five minutes, i could say something else
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I could say something else and you would be so heavy.
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And you would be so heavy. your hands would drop,
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Your hands would drop, your head would drop,
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Your head would drop, your heart would fall out.
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Your heart would fall out. because as i'm on the way up,
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Because as i'm on the way up, it doesn't mean i'm not
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It doesn't mean i'm not weighed down.
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Weighed down. i never praise god because
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I never praise god because my situation is perfect.
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My situation is perfect. and to wait for a perfect
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And to wait for a perfect situation to praise god,
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Situation to praise god, to wait for a perfect
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To wait for a perfect situation to have peace,
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Situation to have peace, that's a setup for the enemy.
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That's a setup for the enemy. if you procrastinate your praise
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If you procrastinate your praise or your peace until your
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Or your peace until your situation is perfect,
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Situation is perfect, you'll never get the peace
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You'll never get the peace because i'm on my way up
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Because i'm on my way up and i'm way down.
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And i'm way down. and it was different
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And it was different in his time because listen
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In his time because listen to some of the things
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He was dealing with.
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He was dealing with. verse 2, he said,
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Verse 2, he said, "deliver me, o lord,
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"deliver me, o lord, from lying lips."
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Back in the bible times
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Back in the bible times they had liars.
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They had liars. and you know,
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And you know, we've evolved as a species,
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We've evolved as a species, but in those days,
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But in those days, there were rampant lies.
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There were rampant lies. you couldn't even tell what was
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You couldn't even tell what was truth and what was a lie.
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Truth and what was a lie. you couldn't even tell if it
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You couldn't even tell if it was their real voice or not,
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Was their real voice or not, or if it was really
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Or if it was really their lips moving.
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Their lips moving. or graham showed me a picture
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The other day or a video of some
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The other day or a video of some lion jumping to the sky,
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Lion jumping to the sky, snatching a baby lion from
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Snatching a baby lion from a bird of prey.
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A bird of prey. and he's like,
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And he's like, "dad, why are you crying?"
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"dad, why are you crying?" it was like about praying moms
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It was like about praying moms jumping up and grabbing their
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Jumping up and grabbing their young from the talons
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Young from the talons of the enemy.
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And he saw a tear in my eye.
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And he saw a tear in my eye. he said, "dad, that's ai.
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He said, "dad, that's ai. you are crying at ai.
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You are crying at ai. that's not real."
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That's not real." but it was powerful
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But it was powerful and it was good and you
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And it was good and you should look it up when
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Should look it up when i'm done preaching.
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I'm done preaching. "i don't even know
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"i don't even know what's real anymore,"
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What's real anymore," the man said.
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The man said. because on one hand,
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Because on one hand, watch this, i'm going up.
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Watch this, i'm going up. on one hand, there are good
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On one hand, there are good things happening in my life.
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Things happening in my life. on one hand, i'm kind of excited
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On one hand, i'm kind of excited about this new relationship.
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About this new relationship. on one hand, i'm kind of excited
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On one hand, i'm kind of excited about what i sense that god
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About what i sense that god might be moving around.
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Might be moving around. but on the other hand,
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But on the other hand, there is something heavy.
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There is something heavy. i'm on the way up
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I'm on the way up and i'm way down
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And i'm way down and i'm on my way
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And i'm on my way to the house of god,
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To the house of god, but there's something
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But there's something waiting for me at home
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Waiting for me at home that i have to deal with.
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That i have to deal with. so, let me illustrate this
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So, let me illustrate this with a picture.
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With a picture. okay?
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Okay? i thought of,
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I thought of, how do i break this down not
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How do i break this down not only for graham's bible study,
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Only for graham's bible study, who's wondering how do
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Who's wondering how do i stay in the youth camp
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I stay in the youth camp energy year-round?
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Energy year-round? but you know,
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But you know, kind of all of us wish
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Kind of all of us wish we could live in that youth camp
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We could live in that youth camp energy all year round,
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Or at the very least
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Or at the very least at the sunday morning
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At the sunday morning energy year-round if we would
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Energy year-round if we would all be as nice to each other
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All be as nice to each other in our vehicles as we are
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In our vehicles as we are in this church.
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In this church. what the world be like.
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It doesn't take much
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It doesn't take much to get you acting like you
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To get you acting like you are not a christian, does it?
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Are not a christian, does it? all i got to do is put you
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All i got to do is put you in four doors with some glass
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In four doors with some glass and aluminum and you forget
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And aluminum and you forget all about the presence.
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All about the presence. the lord is everywhere
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The lord is everywhere except your car,
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Except your car, and in that space
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And in that space all is forgiven.
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All is forgiven. i thought about it like this.
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I thought about it like this. i thought about the song
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I thought about the song we were singing earlier.
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We were singing earlier. we've got this song that says
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We've got this song that says i call god on the mountain.
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I call god on the mountain. i call god in the valley.
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I call god in the valley. i call god on the good days.
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I call god on the good days. don't forget those.
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Don't forget those. sometimes the moments of our
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Sometimes the moments of our victory make us more vulnerable
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Victory make us more vulnerable than the moments of our defeat,
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Than the moments of our defeat, because sometimes
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Because sometimes in the moment of defeat,
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In the moment of defeat, you're dependent on god.
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You're dependent on god. and sometimes, in the moments
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And sometimes, in the moments of your victory,
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Of your victory, you pretend like he wasn't
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You pretend like he wasn't the one who gave it to you.
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The one who gave it to you. so, it's a great song.
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So, it's a great song. are y'all enjoying singing it?
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♪ i call god on the mountain ♪
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♪ i call god on the mountain ♪ ♪ i call god in the valley ♪
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And then we name
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And then we name everything where you could
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Everything where you could call god because you could
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Call god because you could call him anywhere
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Call him anywhere and you could put anything
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And you could put anything in there with two syllables.
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In there with two syllables. it'll sing good.
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It'll sing good. i call god in the kitchen.
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I call god in the kitchen. i call god in the bathroom.
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I call god in the bathroom. you can't say that.
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You can't say that. yes, you can say that.
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Yes, you can say that. the lord can go
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The lord can go where he wants to
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Where he wants to and he can do what he wants.
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And he can do what he wants. he gave me a lot of sermons
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He gave me a lot of sermons in the bathroom.
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In the bathroom. i call god everywhere.
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[applause]
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♪ i call god in the shower ♪
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Some of us,
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Some of us, that's the only place
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That's the only place we sound good singing,
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We sound good singing, so we might as well
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So we might as well call him in there, right?
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Call him in there, right? but here's what
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But here's what i wanted to show you;
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I wanted to show you; i wanted to show you
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I wanted to show you that the mountain
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That the mountain and the valleys look like this.
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And the valleys look like this. and if you ever go, just put
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And if you ever go, just put the first graphic, please,
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The first graphic, please, that if you go into a hospital,
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That if you go into a hospital, and they check your heartbeat
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And they check your heartbeat and it looks like that,
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And it looks like that, the good news is
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The good news is you're not going to be
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You're not going to be in the hospital very long.
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In the hospital very long. you going somewhere else.
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You going somewhere else. but that's a ekg.
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But that's a ekg. this is the one
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This is the one i wanted to put up first
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I wanted to put up first because this is normal.
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Because this is normal. this is a normal heartbeat.
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I am going to say as little
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I am going to say as little about this as possible because
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About this as possible because there are nurses and doctors
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There are nurses and doctors that go to my church and i don't
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That go to my church and i don't want you to judge me.
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Want you to judge me. basically, it's telling me about
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Basically, it's telling me about the heartbeat and it's ekg
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The heartbeat and it's ekg and those waves that you see,
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And those waves that you see, those peaks and those valleys,
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Those peaks and those valleys, that's what life looks like.
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That's what life looks like. yeah.
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[applause]
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Y'all see point r?
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I call god on the mountain
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But do you see point s?
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I call god in the
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>> congregation: valley.
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>> congregation: valley. >> come on.
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>> come on. be the choir, y'all.
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[laughter]
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And both of them are necessary
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And both of them are necessary for life to be present.
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The ascent and the lament.
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The ascent and the lament. i had one just the other day,
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I had one just the other day, man, you know how it happens.
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Man, you know how it happens. you're feeling so good
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You're feeling so good and you're feeling so much god,
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And you're feeling so much god, and it takes one
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And it takes one text message, one.
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Text message, one. this is how strong my faith is,
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One text message and i can go
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One text message and i can go from trusting god to wanting
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From trusting god to wanting to tear into some --
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To tear into some -- okay, okay.
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Okay, okay. i'mma come back
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I'mma come back behind the pulpit.
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Behind the pulpit. i can go from everything
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I can go from everything is so wonderful and i love my
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Is so wonderful and i love my neighbor and i love you, jesus.
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In fact, i think i was singing
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In fact, i think i was singing and working on a worship lyric
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And working on a worship lyric when the text came through.
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When the text came through. and as i'm looking
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And as i'm looking for the lyric,
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For the lyric, here comes a text,
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Here comes a text, a mean text, a nasty text,
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A mean text, a nasty text, an unnecessary text.
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An unnecessary text. and all of a sudden,
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And all of a sudden, i felt the bottom drop out
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I felt the bottom drop out just like that and i'm like,
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Just like that and i'm like, "where did you go, god?"
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"where did you go, god?" for the next hour
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For the next hour it got into my head.
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It got into my head. has this ever happened to you?
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Has this ever happened to you? y'all are looking at me
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Y'all are looking at me so confused.
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So confused. just so quick, just so offended.
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Just so quick, just so offended. i was so offended that i just --
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I was so offended that i just -- i was having this moment with
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I was having this moment with god and then boom, drop down.
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God and then boom, drop down. i went from --
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I went from -- put it back up there
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Put it back up there real quick, y'all.
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I went from r to s
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I went from r to s just like that.
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Just like that. you ever gone from
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You ever gone from r to s just like that?
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R to s just like that? i used to think god was r
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I used to think god was r and the devil was s.
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But i found out that
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But i found out that in between the prayer
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In between the prayer and the answer is faith,
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And the answer is faith, and faith is the substance
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And faith is the substance of things hoped for,
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Of things hoped for, and the evidence
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And the evidence of things not seen.
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Of things not seen. you don't see
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You don't see your heart beating,
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Your heart beating, that's what the readout
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That's what the readout is showing you,
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Is showing you, that you are still here.
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That you are still here. your heart is beating
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Your heart is beating while i'm talking
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While i'm talking and you're still here.
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And you're still here. there are peaks and valleys
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There are peaks and valleys in your life while you are
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In your life while you are journeying and sojourning
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Journeying and sojourning through this pilgrim experience
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Through this pilgrim experience of being a human,
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Of being a human, being a person and you keep
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Being a person and you keep thinking it's not normal,
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And you keep thinking that
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And you keep thinking that you're broken because you
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You're broken because you think that christianity
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Think that christianity is always riding the high.
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Is always riding the high. but the moment that
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But the moment that you learn that the god,
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You learn that the god, who's is the god of this
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Who's is the god of this is the god of that.
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Is the god of that. and this is what
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And this is what life looks like,
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Life looks like, it looks like
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It looks like i'm heading up in one area,
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And i'm weighed down in another.
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And i'm weighed down in another. and i'm headed up in one area,
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And i'm headed up in one area, and i'm weighed down in another.
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And i'm weighed down in another. and i got one foot up
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And i got one foot up and i got one foot down.
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And i got one foot down. and i'm doing better with
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And i'm doing better with my health but i'm doing
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My health but i'm doing worse in my mind.
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Worse in my mind. and i'm doing better
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And i'm doing better with my money,
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With my money, but i'm doing worse
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But i'm doing worse with my time.
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With my time. and here i am thinking that
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And here i am thinking that there's something wrong with me
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There's something wrong with me when god wanted me
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When god wanted me to know that both steps
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To know that both steps are ordered by the lord,
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Are ordered by the lord, the one here, the one there.
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The one here, the one there. they are both
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They are both ordered by the lord.
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Bring me my teaching screen.
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Bring me my teaching screen. i got to teach you about
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I got to teach you about this because the enemy
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This because the enemy wants you to think that god
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Wants you to think that god is here but not here.
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Is here but not here. but without here,
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But without here, here does not happen.
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[applause]
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So, this message
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So, this message is designed to help you
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Is designed to help you with your mind today
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With your mind today because you keep thinking,
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Because you keep thinking, "what's wrong with me
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"what's wrong with me that it keeps dropping out?
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That it keeps dropping out? what's wrong with me that i keep
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What's wrong with me that i keep having to fight for this?
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Having to fight for this? what's wrong with me that
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What's wrong with me that i keep having to relearn
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I keep having to relearn the same lessons?"
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The same lessons?" the transformation
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The transformation and renewal of your mind
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And renewal of your mind is not a one-time event.
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Is not a one-time event. you have to walk this out.
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You have to walk this out. you have to walk this out.
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You have to walk this out. you have to walk this out
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You have to walk this out one moment at a time.
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One moment at a time. because another thing
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Because another thing i found out,
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I found out, put the chart back up, yeah.
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Put the chart back up, yeah. is that not only
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Is that not only are both of those important
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Are both of those important for my heart to beat,
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For my heart to beat, not only are both of those
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Not only are both of those important for me to know god
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Important for me to know god as my shepherd in the valley
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As my shepherd in the valley so i can praise him as
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So i can praise him as my provider on the mountain.
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My provider on the mountain. but all of those things are
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But all of those things are happening at the same time.
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Happening at the same time. we used to talk about
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We used to talk about seasons of blessing
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Seasons of blessing and seasons of burdens, right?
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And seasons of burdens, right? like, praise god on the mountain
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Like, praise god on the mountain and call god on the mountain
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And call god on the mountain and then when god's blessing you
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And then when god's blessing you in season and then when you're
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In season and then when you're in the valley season.
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In the valley season. if i went around the room
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If i went around the room today and i asked,
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Today and i asked, "are you in a mountain season
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"are you in a mountain season or a valley season?"
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Or a valley season?" the only answer that would be
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The only answer that would be appropriate is yes.
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Appropriate is yes. so, let's try it, class?
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So, let's try it, class? are you in a mountain season
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Are you in a mountain season or a valley season?
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Or a valley season? >> congregation: yes.
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>> congregation: yes. >> you mean you can go from
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>> you mean you can go from the valley to the mountain
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The valley to the mountain in a moment?
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In a moment? with a text, with a thought.
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With a text, with a thought. because there is something
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Because there is something to be said for seasons where
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To be said for seasons where god answers your prayers
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God answers your prayers and you're looking at it.
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And you're looking at it. there's something to be said
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There's something to be said for seasons when you see
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For seasons when you see no proof that he heard
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No proof that he heard your prayer and you're
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Your prayer and you're going by faith not sight.
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Going by faith not sight. but what i realize looking at
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But what i realize looking at that heartbeat is that those
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That heartbeat is that those events are not months apart.
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Events are not months apart. those are moments apart.
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Those are moments apart. see, i thought god would you
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See, i thought god would you bless real good for about
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Bless real good for about a month and you'd be on
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A month and you'd be on the mountain for a month.
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The mountain for a month. but god doesn't bless you
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But god doesn't bless you a month at a time,
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A month at a time, he blesses you
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He blesses you a moment at a time.
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[applause]
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And it is not only
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And it is not only the seasons that we need
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The seasons that we need to celebrate and not only
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To celebrate and not only the seasons that we need
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The seasons that we need to be strategic.
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To be strategic. the lord said to tell you,
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The lord said to tell you, "think seconds not seasons."
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"think seconds not seasons." seconds not seasons.
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Seconds not seasons. as a matter of fact,
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As a matter of fact, this chart that is
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This chart that is on the screen right now,
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On the screen right now, this chart is showing you
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This chart is showing you what happens not in one second
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What happens not in one second in your heart,
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But in a millisecond.
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But in a millisecond. i had to study that.
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I had to study that. i know some certain things,
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I know some certain things, i know that a season is made-up
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I know that a season is made-up of about three months.
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Of about three months. i know that a month
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I know that a month is made-up of about four weeks.
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I know that a week is made-up
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I know that a week is made-up of about seven days.
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Of about seven days. i know that a day
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I know that a day is made-up of --
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Is made-up of -- well, not about seven days,
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Well, not about seven days, exactly seven days.
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Exactly seven days. let's be clear about it.
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Let's be clear about it. and those days
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And those days are made-up of 24 hours,
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Are made-up of 24 hours, and an hour is made-up
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And an hour is made-up of 60 minutes, and a minute
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Of 60 minutes, and a minute is made-up of 60 seconds.
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Is made-up of 60 seconds. but to get to a millisecond,
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But to get to a millisecond, i had to find out that is one,
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I had to find out that is one, one thousandth of a second
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One thousandth of a second that makes up a minute,
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That makes up a minute, that makes up a hour,
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That makes up a hour, that makes up a day,
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That makes up a day, that makes up a week,
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That makes up a week, that makes up a month,
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That makes up a month, that makes up a season.
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That makes up a season. and you keep trying to handle
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And you keep trying to handle things a season at a time.
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Things a season at a time. when god says, "i am the god who
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When god says, "i am the god who beats inside of your heart,
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Beats inside of your heart, not every second.
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Not every second. take that second and slice it
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Take that second and slice it down to 1,000 and i am
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Down to 1,000 and i am in every millisecond."
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In every millisecond." so, the reason i praise him
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So, the reason i praise him isn't because i'm on
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Isn't because i'm on the mountain nonstop,
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The mountain nonstop, but it's that god can do
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But it's that god can do a miracle in a millisecond.
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A miracle in a millisecond. yeah, i said it, i got
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Yeah, i said it, i got a millisecond miracle working,
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A millisecond miracle working, way making, covenant keeping,
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Way making, covenant keeping, never leaving,
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Never leaving, never forsaking god.
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Never forsaking god. give your neighbor five
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Give your neighbor five high fives and tell 'em,
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High fives and tell 'em, "he could do it in
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"he could do it in a millisecond."
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[applause]
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Doesn't this make sense to us?
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Doesn't this make sense to us? don't we know now why, wow,
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Don't we know now why, wow, i could go from the mountain
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I could go from the mountain up here to the valley.
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Up here to the valley. and for everybody
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And for everybody who's self-righteous,
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Who's self-righteous, "i bless the lord at all times.
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"i bless the lord at all times. his praise shall continually
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His praise shall continually be on my mouth."
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Be on my mouth." okay, moses, when you
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Okay, moses, when you come off the mountain,
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Come off the mountain, make sure you cover your face
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Make sure you cover your face because you're not
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Because you're not always shining.
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Always shining. and i can interview your
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And i can interview your family members and find out
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Family members and find out more details if i need to,
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More details if i need to, but please be honest.
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But please be honest. i'm on the mountain
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I'm on the mountain for a minute,
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For a minute, but most of us are one
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But most of us are one spilled cup of coffee on our
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Spilled cup of coffee on our khaki britches away from
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Khaki britches away from saying the name of the lord
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Saying the name of the lord in a different way because it
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In a different way because it is not a one-time event.
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Is not a one-time event. a nd if you can go from
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A nd if you can go from the mountain to the valley
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The mountain to the valley in a millisecond, i wonder,
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In a millisecond, i wonder, can god bring you from
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Can god bring you from the valley?
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[cheering and applause]
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Come on, let's turn
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Come on, let's turn this thing around.
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This thing around. let's turn this thing around.
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Let's turn this thing around. let's think of the goodness
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Let's think of the goodness of jesus and all that he's done
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Of jesus and all that he's done for you and command your soul,
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Cry out hallelujah!
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Cry out hallelujah! thank you, god,
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Thank you, god, for saving me.
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For saving me. yeah.
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Yeah. come on, baseball team,
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Come on, baseball team, praise god with me.
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Praise god with me. i'm glad you're in the house.
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I'm glad you're in the house. you had to be here, god wanted
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You had to be here, god wanted you to get this word.
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[applause]
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So, what it is when you're here,
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So, what it is when you're here, you're like, "oh, that's god."
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You're like, "oh, that's god." the psalmist, back to psalm 120.
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The psalmist, back to psalm 120. i am not gonna get to all this
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I am not gonna get to all this all week unless y'all would like
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All week unless y'all would like to stay until about 3:00 pm.
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[cheering and applause]
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That did not sound convincing,
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That did not sound convincing, i plan on wrapping up.
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I plan on wrapping up. he said verse one,
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"in my distress
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"in my distress i called to the lord
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I called to the lord and he answered me."
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And he answered me." past tense.
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Past tense. circle "answered," justin.
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Circle "answered," justin. how'd he do that?
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How'd he do that? he's not even here in this room,
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He's not even here in this room, but he hears what i said.
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But he hears what i said. and even though i can't see him,
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And even though i can't see him, he can do what i asked him to do
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He can do what i asked him to do from a room where i cannot
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From a room where i cannot see him with my eyes.
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See him with my eyes. he said, "i called to the lord
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He said, "i called to the lord and i couldn't see him,
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And i couldn't see him, but he answered me."
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But he answered me." past tense.
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Past tense. well, if he answered you,
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Well, if he answered you, then what is verse 2 all about?
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Then what is verse 2 all about? "deliver me, o lord,
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"deliver me, o lord, from lying lips,
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From lying lips, from a deceitful tongue."
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From a deceitful tongue." why does he say in verse 1
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He answered me and go on through
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He answered me and go on through the next six verses to describe
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The next six verses to describe a problem that is still waiting
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A problem that is still waiting for him at home?
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For him at home? i'll tell you next week.
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[laughter]
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Y'all want it today?
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Y'all want it today? >> congregation: yes.
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>> congregation: yes. >> alright.
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>> alright. i'm not like the lord,
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I'm not like the lord, i won't make you wait.
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[laughter]
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Alright, the lie is this,
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Alright, the lie is this, you know, god is with you,
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You know, god is with you, but the devil wants you
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But the devil wants you in this loop, not here.
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In this loop, not here. now, in the old testament,
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Now, in the old testament, the temple was
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The temple was in jerusalem, right?
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In jerusalem, right? we are the temple
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We are the temple of the spirit of god now.
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Of the spirit of god now. god is not in this room
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God is not in this room until you show up.
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Until you show up. yes, he is, he's in
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Yes, he is, he's in the empty room.
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The empty room. you know what i mean.
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You know what i mean. god does not fill buildings,
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God does not fill buildings, he fills people.
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He fills people. but in
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But in the old testament construct,
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The old testament construct, the glory of the lord would
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The glory of the lord would fill the temple.
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Fill the temple. so, they had to go
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So, they had to go to a location to worship.
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To a location to worship. so now get the contrast with me.
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So now get the contrast with me. he's going, i'm headed
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He's going, i'm headed here to worship,
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Here to worship, but i'm holding some stuff
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But i'm holding some stuff as i do and i'm in between.
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As i do and i'm in between. i'm in between a battle and a
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I'm in between a battle and a blessing all in one heartbeat.
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Blessing all in one heartbeat. you keep thinking the season's
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You keep thinking the season's gonna change and it's gonna be
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Gonna change and it's gonna be all mountains, i hope not,
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All mountains, i hope not, 'cause then you're dead.
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[chatter]
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Then your faith
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Then your faith will flat line.
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[chatter]
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And god's gonna give you
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Some of these and he's gonna
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Give you some of these,
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And you will have to learn
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To praise him and worship him
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In the same heartbeat
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That your heart is broken,
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And praise him and call
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Him holy anyway.
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And the enemy will say,
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And the enemy will say, "not here,
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"not here, you can't praise him here.
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You can't praise him here. not in this hospital,
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Not in this hospital, not in this prison,
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Not in this prison, not in this rehab.
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Not in this rehab. when you get out, yeah,
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When you get out, yeah, when you get out,
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When you get out, you can give a testimony."
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You can give a testimony." you can give a testimony
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You can give a testimony right now because he's
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Right now because he's the master of the millisecond.
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The master of the millisecond. when i put it online,
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When i put it online, i might call it the master
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I might call it the master of the millisecond.
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Of the millisecond. he doesn't just command
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He doesn't just command the times and the seasons
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The times and the seasons and creation from eternity.
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And creation from eternity. not only is call
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Not only is call and response built into
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And response built into the cadence of creation,
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The cadence of creation, but in this moment,
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But in this moment, in this heart, he's showing me.
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[imitating a heartbeat]
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I'm all of it.
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[imitating a heartbeat]
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I reveal myself in
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I reveal myself in the rhythms of the ups,
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The rhythms of the ups, the downs, the ebbs,
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The downs, the ebbs, the flows, the yes's, the nos,
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The flows, the yes's, the nos, the leavings, the comings.
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The leavings, the comings. i'm in all of it.
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I'm in all of it. it's all me, i'm in all of it.
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It's all me, i'm in all of it. and the devil will say,
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And the devil will say, "well, god is not in this,
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"well, god is not in this, not here.
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Not here. not here."
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Not here." and when he says not here,
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And when he says not here, have your confidence
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Have your confidence like the psalmist did,
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Like the psalmist did, because what's so beautiful
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Because what's so beautiful about the psalm is that he says
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About the psalm is that he says god answered my prayer,
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God answered my prayer, but he doesn't even
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But he doesn't even see the proof yet.
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See the proof yet. the answer is in past tense,
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The answer is in past tense, but the trouble is in
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But the trouble is in present tense but he knows.
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Present tense but he knows. watch this,
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Watch this, here's your new loop.
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Here's your new loop. the devil is telling me
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The devil is telling me god is not here,
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God is not here, but i tell the devil...
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But i tell the devil... he heard.
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>> thank you so much
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>> thank you so much for joining us today.
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For joining us today. if today's message
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If today's message spoke to you,
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Spoke to you, i wanna invite you to partner
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I wanna invite you to partner with us so that someone else can
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With us so that someone else can hear that same
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Hear that same life-changing word.
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Your generosity truly
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Your generosity truly makes a difference.
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Makes a difference. every time you give,
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Every time you give, you're helping us
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You're helping us take the gospel further
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Take the gospel further and get god's word into
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And get god's word into someone else's heart.
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Someone else's heart. this ministry exists so that
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This ministry exists so that people far from god will be
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People far from god will be raised to life in christ,
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Raised to life in christ, and you are a part
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And you are a part of that incredible story.
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Of that incredible story. because of you,
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Because of you, messages filled with truth
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Messages filled with truth and hope are reaching people
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And hope are reaching people around the world.
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Around the world. so please,
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So please, call the number on your screen
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Call the number on your screen or go online right now to give.
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Or go online right now to give. every gift matters,
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Every gift matters, every gift counts.
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Every gift counts. when you put your gift with my
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When you put your gift with my gift and the gifts of others,
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Gift and the gifts of others, god does miracles.
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God does miracles. he multiplies it
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He multiplies it and the gospel goes forth.
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And the gospel goes forth. thank you for being a part
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Thank you for being a part of what god is doing.
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Of what god is doing. we are so grateful for you.
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We are so grateful for you. and if you'd like to watch
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And if you'd like to watch today's message again,
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Today's message again, it's available on youtube.
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It's available on youtube. just scan the qr code
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Just scan the qr code on your screen and it'll take
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On your screen and it'll take you straight to our channel.
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You straight to our channel. thank you for joining us
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Thank you for joining us and i'll see you next time.
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>> the mission
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Of steven furtick ministries
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Has always been getting god's
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Word into people's hearts.
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In 2022,
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We launched our prison ministry
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And god has been moving.
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Today, our volunteers bring
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Church to 14 facilities
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Nationwide and reach thousands
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More online through
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Outreach partners
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And an app called pando.
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We've seen over 700 baptisms,
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Over 3,000 decisions for christ,
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And we're believing that we will
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Have a consistent presence in
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20 prisons by the end of 2026,
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Because we know that no place
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Is out of reach
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For the gospel,
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And it's your partnership
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That makes it possible.
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♪ ♪
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>> elevation nights is back
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On tour in 2026!
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>> ♪ jesus be the name ♪
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♪ jesus be the name ♪
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♪ oh jesus be the name ♪
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♪ that gets all the glory ♪
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>> ♪ jesus ♪
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>> ♪ i need you now ♪
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♪ to do the same thing ♪
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♪ for me ♪
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If you're desperate
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If you're desperate for god tonight,
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For god tonight, in a new way,
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In a new way, would you cry out.
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[cheering]
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♪ o god my god ♪
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♪ i need you ♪
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♪ o god my god ♪
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♪ i need you now ♪
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>> ♪ god i need you ♪
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>> cry out, cry out.
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♪ oh ♪
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♪ o rock ♪
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♪ o rock of ages ♪
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♪ i'm standing ♪
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♪ on your faithfulness ♪
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♪ on your faithfulness ♪
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♪ o god i need you lord ♪
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♪ i'm calling on ♪
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♪ the god of mary ♪
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♪ whose favor rests ♪
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♪ upon the lowly ♪
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♪ i know with you ♪
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♪ all things are possible ♪
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Do you believe that?
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♪ i'm calling on ♪
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♪ the god of david ♪
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♪ yes i am ♪
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♪ who made ♪
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♪ a shepherd boy courageous ♪
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♪ i may not face goliath ♪
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>> ♪ but i've got ♪
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♪ my own giants ♪
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>> ♪ oh ♪
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♪ o god my god ♪
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>> ♪ i need you ♪
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>> ♪ i need you lord ♪
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♪ i need you now ♪
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♪ how i need you now ♪
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♪ yes ♪
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♪ o rock ♪
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♪ o rock of ages ♪
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♪ i'm standing on ♪
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♪ your faithfulness ♪
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♪ on your faithfulness ♪
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♪ this is my prayer ♪
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♪ o god my god ♪
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>> ♪ i need you ♪
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>> ♪ o god ♪
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>> ♪ o god my god ♪
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♪ i need you now ♪
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♪ how i need you now ♪
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♪ yes ♪
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>> ♪ o rock ♪
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♪ o rock of ages ♪
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>> ♪ i'm standing on ♪
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>> ♪ i'm standing ♪
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♪ on your faithfulness ♪
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♪ you heard ♪
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♪ your children then ♪
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♪ you hear ♪
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♪ your children now ♪
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♪ you are ♪
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>> ♪ the same god ♪
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>> ♪ you are ♪
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>> ♪ the same god ♪
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>> ♪ you answered prayers ♪
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♪ you answered prayers ♪
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♪ back then ♪
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♪ and you will answer ♪
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Steven Furtick - Not Here (Part 2)

February 10, 2026 | 27:29

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