Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Now Turn North (Part 1)

October 14, 2025 | 28:0

Elevation with Steven Furtick focuses on the strength of God in our everyday struggles.

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Now Turn North (Part 1) | October 14, 2025

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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>> in john 5:1,
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>> in john 5:1, a story that may be
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A story that may be familiar to you,
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Familiar to you, the bible says,
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The bible says, "some time later,
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"some time later, jesus went up to
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Jesus went up to jerusalem for one of
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Jerusalem for one of the jewish festivals.
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The jewish festivals. now there is in jerusalem
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Now there is in jerusalem near the sheep gate a pool,
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Near the sheep gate a pool, which in aramaic is called
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Which in aramaic is called bethesda and which is
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Bethesda and which is surrounded by five
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Surrounded by five covered colonnades.
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Covered colonnades. here a great number of
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Here a great number of disabled people used to lie:
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Disabled people used to lie: the blind, the lame,
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The blind, the lame, the paralyzed.
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The paralyzed. one who was there
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One who was there had been an invalid
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Had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
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For thirty-eight years. when jesus saw him lying there
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When jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in
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And learned that he had been in this condition for a long time,
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This condition for a long time, he asked him,
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He asked him, 'do you want to get well?'
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'do you want to get well?' 'sir,' the invalid replied,
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'sir,' the invalid replied, 'i have no one to help me
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'i have no one to help me into the pool when
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Into the pool when the water is stirred.
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The water is stirred. while i am trying to get in,
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While i am trying to get in, someone else goes down
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Someone else goes down ahead of me.'
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Ahead of me.' and then jesus said to him,
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And then jesus said to him, 'get up! pick up
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'get up! pick up your mat and walk.'"
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Your mat and walk.'" now watch this,
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Now watch this, "at once the man was cured.
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"at once the man was cured. he picked up his mat
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He picked up his mat and walked."
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And walked." thank god for miracles.
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Thank god for miracles. [applause]
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[applause] yeah, yeah.
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Yeah, yeah. [applause]
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[applause] whether you need a miracle,
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Whether you need a miracle, whether you've seen a miracle,
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Whether you've seen a miracle, or whether you are a miracle,
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Or whether you are a miracle, thank god for miracles.
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Thank god for miracles. [applause]
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[applause] now, got to
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Now, got to deuteronomy 2:2-3,
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Deuteronomy 2:2-3, "then the lord said to me,
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"then the lord said to me, 'you have made your way
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'you have made your way around this hill country
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Around this hill country long enough.'
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Long enough.' somebody shout,
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Somebody shout, "long enough."
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"long enough." >> congregation: long enough!
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>> congregation: long enough! >> "'now turn north.'"
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>> "'now turn north.'" and that's the title
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And that's the title of my message today,
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Of my message today, "now turn north."
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"now turn north." just look at three people
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Just look at three people and say, "now turn north."
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And say, "now turn north." >> congregation: now turn north.
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>> congregation: now turn north. >> when you've told three,
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>> when you've told three, you can be seated.
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You can be seated. now turn north.
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Now turn north. oh, yeah.
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Oh, yeah. i got a word for somebody,
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I got a word for somebody, now turn north.
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Now turn north. and you tell me to turn north,
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And you tell me to turn north, it means absolutely nothing
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It means absolutely nothing to me because i have
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To me because i have no sense of direction.
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No sense of direction. [laughter]
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[laughter] me and holly were
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Me and holly were on a walk few months ago,
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On a walk few months ago, and she thought
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And she thought it was an adventure.
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It was an adventure. and we had no idea
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And we had no idea where we were going,
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Where we were going, and i looked at her.
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And i looked at her. we turned around about three
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We turned around about three or four different times,
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Or four different times, and i said,
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And i said, "we need to go back."
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"we need to go back." 'cause we were at that point
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'cause we were at that point where we could turn back
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Where we could turn back and i knew where the car was,
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And i knew where the car was, or if we kept going,
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Or if we kept going, which she thinks is fun.
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Which she thinks is fun. she said, "no, this is
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She said, "no, this is a part of the experience."
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A part of the experience." [laughter]
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[laughter] and i looked at her
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And i looked at her and i said,
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And i said, we both laughed
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We both laughed when i said this, i said,
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When i said this, i said, "holly, i love you,
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"holly, i love you, but i'm not gonna be
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But i'm not gonna be lost much longer.
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Lost much longer. [laughter]
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[laughter] can't take it."
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Can't take it." for her, it's fun,
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For her, it's fun, but for me, it's frustrating,
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But for me, it's frustrating, slightly fearful because
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Slightly fearful because i have no sense of direction.
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I have no sense of direction. me pre- gps was
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Me pre- gps was a very anxious me.
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A very anxious me. [laughter]
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[laughter] and i thought about that how,
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And i thought about that how, because she has a better
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Because she has a better sense of direction than me,
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She can tolerate uncertainty
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She can tolerate uncertainty for a longer period of time.
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For a longer period of time. she kind of knows where she is,
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She kind of knows where she is, generally speaking,
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Generally speaking, and it enables her to
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And it enables her to enjoy the journey more.
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Enjoy the journey more. and for me, since i have
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And for me, since i have no clue where i am,
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I set my gps every time
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I set my gps every time i'm driving over to
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I'm driving over to the church just in case.
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The church just in case. [laughter]
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[laughter] we've been in this
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We've been in this building since 2016.
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Building since 2016. just in case i start thinking
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Just in case i start thinking about the sermon and forget
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About the sermon and forget the turn, 'cause i need help.
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The turn, 'cause i need help. and if the gps just stopped
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And if the gps just stopped and said, "you know,
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And said, "you know, turn north,"
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Turn north," i'd go, "i gotta say --
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I'd go, "i gotta say -- you gotta talk to me
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You gotta talk to me in right or left.
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In right or left. [laughter]
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[laughter] okay, and show me
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Okay, and show me a picture in real-time."
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A picture in real-time." and so, you know,
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And so, you know, but it's not like that
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But it's not like that for people who kind of
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For people who kind of know where they're going.
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Know where they're going. you can -- i guess this is
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You can -- i guess this is the principle i'm trying
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The principle i'm trying to illustrate to you,
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To illustrate to you, that like it was for me
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That like it was for me on the hike and like
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On the hike and like it is for me in the car,
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It is for me in the car, your ability to trust depends
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Your ability to trust depends on your orientation to truth.
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On your orientation to truth. we've all heard the phrase,
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We've all heard the phrase, "true north,"
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"true north," meant to describe
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Meant to describe your core values,
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Your core values, the things down in you
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The things down in you that don't change
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That don't change even though everything
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Even though everything around you might.
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Around you might. we call that our true north,
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We call that our true north, kind of what we point toward,
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Kind of what we point toward, the north pole geographically,
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The north pole geographically, i guess.
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I guess. but you know we have
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But you know we have now taken that term to business,
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Now taken that term to business, and what's the true north
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And what's the true north for this company?
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For this company? what's the true north
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What's the true north for a church?
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For a church? a church needs to
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A church needs to have a true north.
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Have a true north. jesus.
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Jesus. the true north.
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The true north. and each family,
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And each family, each individual,
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Those things inside of you.
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Those things inside of you. and when you're in situations
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And when you're in situations that are uncertain,
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That are uncertain, how much you can tolerate
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How much you can tolerate and navigate uncertainty
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And navigate uncertainty will have a lot to do
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With how much truth
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With how much truth you've hidden
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You've hidden and how much truth you know.
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And how much truth you know. so, write this down,
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So, write this down, how much trust you have
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How much trust you have depends on how much
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Depends on how much truth you've hidden.
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Truth you've hidden. how much trust you have
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How much trust you have depends on how much
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Depends on how much truth you've hidden.
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Truth you've hidden. if you're having a hard time
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If you're having a hard time trusting god in an area
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Trusting god in an area of your life right now,
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Of your life right now, it may be a sign that
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It may be a sign that you have not hidden
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You have not hidden the truth in your heart
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The truth in your heart deeply enough for
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Deeply enough for that situation.
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That situation. and so, when we haven't
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And so, when we haven't hidden the truth in our heart,
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Hidden the truth in our heart, we always have to cling to
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We always have to cling to traditions, uncertainties,
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Traditions, uncertainties, and old ways of doing things.
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And old ways of doing things. but if we be more like holly
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But if we be more like holly and get a good sense
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And get a good sense of where we're going,
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Of where we're going, we can be in situations
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We can be in situations that are very strange
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That are very strange but still have a very deep,
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But still have a very deep, solid sense of faith.
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Solid sense of faith. well, i've already preached
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Well, i've already preached the whole sermon today.
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The whole sermon today. i feel like that
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I feel like that was pretty good.
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Was pretty good. but i wanna talk about
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But i wanna talk about this man in john 5
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This man in john 5 that i read to you about
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That i read to you about because the bible says
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Because the bible says that he was hanging out in
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That he was hanging out in a place in jerusalem
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A place in jerusalem near the sheep gate,
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Near the sheep gate, a pool where occasionally
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A pool where occasionally the waters would stir.
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The waters would stir. and when the waters
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Were stirred,
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Were stirred, there was a superstition
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There was a superstition that if you could get
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That if you could get into those waters
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Into those waters before anybody else did,
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Before anybody else did, you could be healed of
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You could be healed of whatever had happened to you.
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Whatever had happened to you. the bible says that a great
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The bible says that a great number of people use to lie:
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The blind, the lame,
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The blind, the lame, and the paralyze.
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And the paralyze. and you know, this verse
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And you know, this verse is what really got my attention,
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Is what really got my attention, where in verse five it said,
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Where in verse five it said, "one who was there,"
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"one who was there," which made me wonder
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Which made me wonder of all the people that jesus
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Of all the people that jesus could have healed that day,
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Could have healed that day, at that pool, at that time,
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At that pool, at that time, why this one?
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Why this one? one was there.
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One was there. last week, i preached on,
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Last week, i preached on, "he was the one."
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"he was the one." and i guess that's what
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And i guess that's what got me into studying john 5
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Got me into studying john 5 because i wondered,
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Because i wondered, "why this one?"
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"why this one?" you know, i'm kind of
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You know, i'm kind of expecting this great moment
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Expecting this great moment of faith like zacchaeus,
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Of faith like zacchaeus, who climbed up in a tree
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Who climbed up in a tree so he could see jesus.
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So he could see jesus. and jesus was like,
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And jesus was like, "alright, if you're gonna --
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"alright, if you're gonna -- if you're gonna go
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If you're gonna go climbing up trees,
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Climbing up trees, i'll have lunch with you.
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I'll have lunch with you. come on down.
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Come on down. i'm going to your house."
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I'm going to your house." or like the woman with
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Or like the woman with the issue of blood,
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The issue of blood, who pressed through
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Who pressed through a crowd even though
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A crowd even though she was ceremonially
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She was ceremonially unclean to get to jesus.
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Unclean to get to jesus. or like those men who stood out
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Or like those men who stood out shouting, "jesus, son of david,
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Shouting, "jesus, son of david, have mercy on us."
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Have mercy on us." like screaming out of
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Like screaming out of need for jesus.
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Need for jesus. since all of those factors were
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Since all of those factors were absent from the man in john 5,
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Absent from the man in john 5, it left me wondering
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It left me wondering after all week of studying,
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After all week of studying, why this one?
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Why this one? in fact, if you go on
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In fact, if you go on to read about this guy
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To read about this guy he had a very damaged past.
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He had a very damaged past. he had a little bit of a --
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He had a little bit of a -- i don't wanna say this
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I don't wanna say this in a bad way that makes
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In a bad way that makes you think that the things
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You think that the things that we go through are
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That we go through are always the result of
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Always the result of the sins that we commit.
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The sins that we commit. but he had something to do
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But he had something to do with his illness because jesus,
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With his illness because jesus, when he tracks him down
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When he tracks him down a little later, tells him,
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A little later, tells him, "hey, you need to stop
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"hey, you need to stop sinning or something
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Sinning or something worse is gonna happen."
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Worse is gonna happen." and even in the passage,
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And even in the passage, like, if you read this
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Like, if you read this when jesus says,
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When jesus says, "'do you want to get well?'"
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"'do you want to get well?'" the guy kind of comes
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The guy kind of comes back at jesus and doesn't
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Back at jesus and doesn't really answer his question.
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Really answer his question. "'sir, i have no one
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"'sir, i have no one to help me into the pool
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To help me into the pool when the water is stirred.
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When the water is stirred. while i am trying to get in,
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While i am trying to get in, someone else goes ahead of me.'"
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Someone else goes ahead of me.'" so, he's kind of blaming.
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So, he's kind of blaming. it's not like he throw himself
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It's not like he throw himself at the feet of jesus
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At the feet of jesus when jesus said,
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When jesus said, "do you wanna get well?"
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"do you wanna get well?" and said, "i'll do
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And said, "i'll do anything, anything.
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Anything, anything. i worship you, lamb of god,
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I worship you, lamb of god, son of david."
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Son of david." none of that?
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None of that? so, why this one?
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So, why this one? last week, i shared
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Last week, i shared that they are two lies
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That they are two lies that the enemy tells you.
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That the enemy tells you. these are not the only two lies.
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These are not the only two lies. the enemy is the father of lies.
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The enemy is the father of lies. so, he has a lot of babies.
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So, he has a lot of babies. [laughter]
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[laughter] the enemy has way
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The enemy has way more than two lies,
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More than two lies, but they are two that
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But they are two that i wanna deal with today.
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I wanna deal with today. and i dealt with them
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And i dealt with them a little bit last week.
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A little bit last week. but he tried to tell you
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Sometimes two things:
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Sometimes two things: "you are no one,"
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"you are no one," and "you have no one."
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And "you have no one." either of those two things,
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Either of those two things, if you begin to believe them
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If you begin to believe them deeply in your heart,
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Deeply in your heart, will keep you stuck in
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A belief of insignificance
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A belief of insignificance or a state of isolation.
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Or a state of isolation. watch how they word together.
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Watch how they word together. "i am no one.
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"i am no one. i have no one.
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I have no one. since i am no one,
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Since i am no one, i have nothing to offer.
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I have nothing to offer. they wouldn't want
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They wouldn't want to hear from me.
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To hear from me. they wouldn't want
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They wouldn't want to be with me.
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To be with me. they wouldn't want
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They wouldn't want to do that with me.
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To do that with me. they wouldn't
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They wouldn't want to accept me.
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Want to accept me. i am no one.
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I am no one. i have no one.
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I have no one. i am no one.
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I am no one. i have no one."
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I have no one." in walks jesus
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In walks jesus to one of the festivals
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To one of the festivals and finds a man,
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And finds a man, and the bible simply
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And the bible simply says about him,
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Says about him, "one who was there."
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"one who was there." that's the only label --
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That's the only label -- well, his other label is,
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Well, his other label is, he couldn't walk.
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He couldn't walk. he was one who was there,
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He was one who was there, who couldn't walk.
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Who couldn't walk. he was one who was there,
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He was one who was there, who had fallen behind.
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Who had fallen behind. he was one amongst many
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He was one amongst many who could not do what
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Who could not do what other people could do.
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Other people could do. why this one?
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Why this one? we've already examined that
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We've already examined that it was no great faith that
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It was no great faith that he exhibited or demonstrated.
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He exhibited or demonstrated. we've already examined that
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We've already examined that there are probably things
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There are probably things that would have kept
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That would have kept the other people from
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The other people from thinking he was worthy of help.
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Thinking he was worthy of help. why this one?
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Why this one? and you wonder that
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And you wonder that about yourself sometimes,
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About yourself sometimes, "why would god use me
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"why would god use me when there are so many people?"
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When there are so many people?" i love what the man said
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I love what the man said because we think
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Because we think about this sometimes.
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About this sometimes. he said, "every time i try,
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He said, "every time i try, someone else gets ahead of me."
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Someone else gets ahead of me." this man is prone to comparison.
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This man is prone to comparison. this man is prone to excuses.
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This man is prone to excuses. and the bible says, verse 5,
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And the bible says, verse 5, "one who was there."
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"one who was there." jesus didn't stay
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Jesus didn't stay and heal everybody
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And heal everybody at the pool that day.
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At the pool that day. jesus didn't call for
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Jesus didn't call for a line of people.
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A line of people. this is a particular miracle
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This is a particular miracle that jesus performs
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That jesus performs at a particular time
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At a particular time for a specific person,
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For a specific person, "one who was there."
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"one who was there." now, touch your neighbor
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Now, touch your neighbor and ask them,
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And ask them, "are you the one?"
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"are you the one?" it's the obvious question,
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It's the obvious question, "are you the one?"
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"are you the one?" 'cause it's a lot of people
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'cause it's a lot of people in church today.
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In church today. it's a lot of people
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It's a lot of people online today.
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Online today. but what if you're the one?
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But what if you're the one? ask them, "what if
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Ask them, "what if you're the one?"
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You're the one?" >> congregation: what if
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>> congregation: what if you're the one?
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You're the one? >> what if you're the one
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>> what if you're the one who needs to hear this
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Who needs to hear this message today more than
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Message today more than anybody else in the room?
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Anybody else in the room? [applause]
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[applause] what if you're the one that
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What if you're the one that god gave pastor steven
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God gave pastor steven this message for?
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This message for? what if you're the one
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What if you're the one who takes this word
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Who takes this word and walks out of here
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And walks out of here different than you came in?
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Different than you came in? ask him again,
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Ask him again, "what if you're the one?"
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"what if you're the one?" [applause]
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[applause] one was there.
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One was there. he was there in a place
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That he didn't want to be.
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That he didn't want to be. he was there in a place
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He was there in a place where he probably had
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Where he probably had contributed to being himself.
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Contributed to being himself. a lot of times we think
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A lot of times we think god will get us out of
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God will get us out of situations if we didn't
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Situations if we didn't get ourselves into them.
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Get ourselves into them. this is a miracle that should
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Encourage all the ones
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Encourage all the ones who have done dumb stuff
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Who have done dumb stuff and you need god to deliver
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And you need god to deliver you from your own hand,
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You from your own hand, your own decisions.
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Your own decisions. [applause]
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[applause] clap if you screwed up
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Clap if you screwed up a time or two and you need
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A time or two and you need god to do something about
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God to do something about the situations you created.
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The situations you created. [applause]
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[applause] i love, y'all.
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I love, y'all. y'all are such a real church.
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Y'all are such a real church. i said, "clap if
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I said, "clap if you screwed up,"
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You screwed up," that was the loudest
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That was the loudest you clapped all sunday.
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You clapped all sunday. [applause]
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[applause] i pastor elevation church.
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I pastor elevation church. and, and he was the one
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And, and he was the one that was chosen out of
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That was chosen out of all the others.
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All the others. but there is one little detail.
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But there is one little detail. in this verse that stood out
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In this verse that stood out to me as being, maybe,
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To me as being, maybe, a little irrelevant at first,
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A little irrelevant at first, then i realized god doesn't
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Then i realized god doesn't waste any words.
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Waste any words. and so, i found why he was
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And so, i found why he was the one in the same verse
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The one in the same verse that said he was the one.
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That said he was the one. verse 5, "one who was there
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Verse 5, "one who was there had been an invalid
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Had been an invalid for 38 years."
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For 38 years." how many thing that's a long
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How many thing that's a long time to suffer like that?
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Time to suffer like that? thirty-eight years.
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Thirty-eight years. how many think 38 is old?
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How many think 38 is old? [laughter]
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[laughter] bible didn't say
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Bible didn't say he was 38 years old.
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He was 38 years old. it said he has been
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It said he has been in that state for 38 years.
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In that state for 38 years. and the crazy thing about it was
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And the crazy thing about it was when jesus heals this guys,
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When jesus heals this guys, look, you expect people
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Look, you expect people to be happy when god
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To be happy when god does something in your life,
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Does something in your life, you got to understand that
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You got to understand that sometimes people wanna
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Sometimes people wanna think like that, they're god,
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Think like that, they're god, and they should get to
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And they should get to decide who god blesses
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Decide who god blesses and how god does things.
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And how god does things. so, this man in verse 9,
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So, this man in verse 9, "he's cured, picked up
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"he's cured, picked up his mat and walked."
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His mat and walked." but look at verse 9, part b,
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But look at verse 9, part b, "the day on which this
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"the day on which this took place was a sabbath
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Took place was a sabbath and so the jewish leaders
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And so the jewish leaders said to the man
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Said to the man who had been healed,
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Who had been healed, 'you can't do that.
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'you can't do that. it's the sabbath.
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It's the sabbath. the law forbids you
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The law forbids you to carry your mat.
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To carry your mat. the law won't let you do that.'"
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The law won't let you do that.'" not god's law, their law.
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Not god's law, their law. there's nothing in the bible
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There's nothing in the bible that says you can't carry
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That says you can't carry your mat after you get healed
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Your mat after you get healed on the sabbath.
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On the sabbath. that's just something
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That's just something they added to it after
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They added to it after the law came through moses.
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The law came through moses. y'all remember moses?
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Y'all remember moses? >> congregation: yes.
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>> congregation: yes. >> he's the one who brought
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>> he's the one who brought down the ten commandments
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Down the ten commandments from the mountain.
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From the mountain. he brought -- he -- yeah,
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He brought -- he -- yeah, he was the one.
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He was the one. he's the one.
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He's the one. oh, that was will saying that.
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Oh, that was will saying that. i know who said that.
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I know who said that. yeah, he was the one who came
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Down with the tablets from
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Down with the tablets from the mountain and one of them
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The mountain and one of them was to honor the sabbath, right?
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Was to honor the sabbath, right? to honor that god rested from
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To honor that god rested from his work by resting from yours.
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His work by resting from yours. but he was not the one -- he --
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There was no part of
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There was no part of that commandment,
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That commandment, no clause of that commandment
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No clause of that commandment that said that if you
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That said that if you are healed from a crippling
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Are healed from a crippling disease on the sabbath,
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Disease on the sabbath, don't carry your mat around.
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Don't carry your mat around. that's just stuff
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That's just stuff they added on later.
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They added on later. it was their law.
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It was their law. so now, we've got
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So now, we've got an interesting dilemma
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An interesting dilemma going on in john 5.
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Going on in john 5. it is their word
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It is their word versus god's word.
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Versus god's word. it is man's law
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It is man's law versus god's law.
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Versus god's law. i'm just about ready
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I'm just about ready to preach right now.
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To preach right now. [applause]
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[applause] and they said to the man,
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And they said to the man, "you can't do that.
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"you can't do that. the law forbids you from
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The law forbids you from doing that on the sabbath.
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Doing that on the sabbath. you can't carry your mat.
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You can't carry your mat. you can't do that."
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You can't do that." and i love verse 11
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And i love verse 11 'cause the man looked back
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'cause the man looked back at them and said,
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At them and said, "that's nice to hear what
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"that's nice to hear what you think i can and can't do.
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You think i can and can't do. but there's one thing
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But there's one thing i've noticed every day
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I've noticed every day i've been coming to this pool.
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I've been coming to this pool. i've been coming to this pool
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I've been coming to this pool every day for years now.
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Every day for years now. i've been laying in my spot
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I've been laying in my spot every day for years now.
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Every day for years now. i've been asking for help
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I've been asking for help every day for years now.
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Every day for years now. i've been waiting for a change
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I've been waiting for a change every day for years now.
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Every day for years now. i've watched these festivals
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I've watched these festivals come and go every day
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Come and go every day for years now.
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For years now. i've watched pilgrims stream
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I've watched pilgrims stream in and out of jerusalem,
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In and out of jerusalem, in and out of the temple
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In and out of the temple for years now.
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For years now. and for every day i sat here,
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And for every day i sat here, and for every year i came here,
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And for every year i came here, and for every prayer
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And for every prayer i prayed here,
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I prayed here, and for every request
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And for every request i made here,
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I made here, you never told me
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You never told me to get up and walk.
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To get up and walk. so, guess what?
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So, guess what? if you don't have
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If you don't have the power to give,
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The power to give, you don't have to give
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You don't have to give the permission for me to do it."
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The permission for me to do it." [applause]
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[applause] i love it.
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I love it. 'cause what this, he said,
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'cause what this, he said, verse 11, give it to me again,
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Verse 11, give it to me again, "'the man who made me
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"'the man who made me well said to me,' --
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Well said to me,' -- so, i hear what
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So, i hear what you're saying to me,
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You're saying to me, but i know what he did for me."
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But i know what he did for me." [applause]
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[applause] and now watch this.
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And now watch this. "what you said i can't do
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"what you said i can't do is in conflict with what
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Is in conflict with what he told me that i could do."
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He told me that i could do." [applause]
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[applause] i hear god saying,
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I hear god saying, "take it up with
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"take it up with the one who made me."
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The one who made me." [applause]
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[applause] i see in this text
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I see in this text every person in this room
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Every person in this room in a certain situation
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In a certain situation in your life, where
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In your life, where the law is powerless
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The law is powerless to raise you,
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To raise you, and effort is powerless
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And effort is powerless to raise you,
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To raise you, and people that you have
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And people that you have depended on have been unable
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Depended on have been unable to raise because
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To raise because they're human too.
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They're human too. so, i tell you what, let's do,
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So, i tell you what, let's do, let's take just a moment,
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Let's take just a moment, and just about 15 seconds,
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And just about 15 seconds, and see if we can worship
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And see if we can worship the one who said,
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The one who said, "let there be light,"
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"let there be light," and it was.
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[cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] let's see, can we worship
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Let's see, can we worship the one who was there,
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The one who was there, the one who was there.
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"in the beginning was the word,
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"in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god,
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And the word was with god, and the word was god.
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And the word was god. and everything that was made
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And everything that was made was made through him."
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Was made through him." [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] if he made it,
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If he made it, he can change it.
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He can change it. if he made it,
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If he made it, he can raise it.
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He can raise it. and if he made it,
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And if he made it, he gets to label it.
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He gets to label it. thank him, he's the one.
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Thank him, he's the one. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] i love his word.
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I love his word. i love his word.
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I love his word. high-five five people
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High-five five people and say, "get up right now."
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And say, "get up right now." you've been laying down
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You've been laying down long enough.
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Long enough. you've been laying down
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You've been laying down long enough.
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Long enough. already, everybody
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Already, everybody still sitting, you've had
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Still sitting, you've had 15 minutes to write notes.
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15 minutes to write notes. get up and give him praise.
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Get up and give him praise. you got a lion inside
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You got a lion inside of those lungs.
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Of those lungs. get up, get up!
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Get up, get up! get up, get up!
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Get up, get up! get up!
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Get up! i wanna key change.
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I wanna key change. get up, get up!
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Get up, get up! get up, get up!
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Get up, get up! get up!
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Get up! that's what he said.
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That's what he said. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] "the man who made we well
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"the man who made we well said i could do it."
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Said i could do it." so, you gotta get
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So, you gotta get this attitude right.
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This attitude right. like, i hear my fear saying
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Like, i hear my fear saying i can't, but the man
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I can't, but the man who made me, well...
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Who made me, well... [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] woo, i feel like that.
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Woo, i feel like that. the man who made me,
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The man who made me, if it's a conflict
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If it's a conflict between the people
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Between the people who didn't make me
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Who didn't make me and the man who made me,
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And the man who made me, well...
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>> your anxiety is always going
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>> your anxiety is always going to tell you what to do
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To tell you what to do until god's word
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Until god's word becomes your true north.
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Becomes your true north. is your true north
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Is your true north your feelings or is
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Your feelings or is your true north your faith?
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God sees people today
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God sees people today who are navigating
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Who are navigating a "not enough"
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A "not enough" in your life,
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In your life, and you know that
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And you know that "not enough" so well that
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"not enough" so well that it has almost become your name.
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It has almost become your name. for some of you, it is
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For some of you, it is the shame of the mistakes
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The shame of the mistakes that you have made
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That you have made that is keeping you
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That is keeping you stuck in this season.
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>> in times of uncertainty
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We all need direction
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And guidance.
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But the real test
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Is whose voice do you
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Seek out when you feel lost?
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In "navigating next,"
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A new series from
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Pastor steven furtick,
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We'll discuss how to trust
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God to guide you through
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Difficult times.
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Call or go online to get yours
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Today for a gift of any amount.
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Step confidently
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Into your calling,
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Knowing he's gone before you.
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>> there's nothing i hate
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>> there's nothing i hate more than feeling stuck.
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More than feeling stuck. whether i'm stuck in a cycle
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Whether i'm stuck in a cycle or stuck in uncertainty,
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Or stuck in uncertainty, you know, "i can't make
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You know, "i can't make a decision, ah,
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A decision, ah, put it off another week."
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Put it off another week." whether i'm stuck in a struggle
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Whether i'm stuck in a struggle inside of myself that
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Inside of myself that i can't even talk about,
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I can't even talk about, start feeling like
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Start feeling like it'll never get better.
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It'll never get better. you'll never break out.
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You'll never break out. that maybe god doesn't have
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That maybe god doesn't have a special purpose for you.
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A special purpose for you. maybe that's just
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Maybe that's just for other people.
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For other people. but you know deep down
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But you know deep down inside those are all lies.
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Inside those are all lies. i'm not saying it's easy
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I'm not saying it's easy to move past it,
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To move past it, but i do wanna give you
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But i do wanna give you some tools to move
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Some tools to move through it with god's help.
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Through it with god's help. and that's why we've put
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And that's why we've put together a brand-new
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Together a brand-new series for you called,
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"navigating next."
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"navigating next." i wanna show you how to
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I wanna show you how to let god guide you forward
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Let god guide you forward into what he has next for you.
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Into what he has next for you. it's time to get
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It's time to get your momentum back.
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Your momentum back. it's time to get unstuck.
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It's time to get unstuck. we can't see
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We can't see the whole path ahead,
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The whole path ahead, but we can have enough light
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But we can have enough light for our next decision,
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For our next decision, our next pivotal moment.
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Our next pivotal moment. and the next step
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And the next step i want you to take is
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I want you to take is pick up the phone right now
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Pick up the phone right now or visit us online to get
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Or visit us online to get your copy of this series.
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Your copy of this series. it's yours for your gift of
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It's yours for your gift of any amount to the ministry.
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Any amount to the ministry. we are going to make
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We are going to make it through this.
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It through this. you have a guide,
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You have a guide, you have a god,
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You have a god, you have a compass,
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You have a compass, and you are going to come out
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And you are going to come out better on the other side.
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Better on the other side. i'm so thankful
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I'm so thankful we can do it together.
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We can do it together. and, hey, thank you
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And, hey, thank you for giving to this ministry.
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For giving to this ministry. we couldn't do it without you.
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ lord let my life ♪
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♪ be an altar ♪
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♪ light up my lungs ♪
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♪ with your praise ♪
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♪ 'cause i can't breathe ♪
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♪ until you breathe ♪
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♪ so breathe on me ♪
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♪ let my life be an altar ♪
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>> ♪ this is the moment when ♪
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♪ wind meets fire ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ our hearts are burning ♪
00:25:57.208 --> 00:25:58.843
♪ for fresh revival ♪
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♪ blow again ♪
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♪ this is the moment ♪
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♪ when wind meets fire ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ our hearts are burning ♪
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♪ for fresh revival ♪
00:26:16.127 --> 00:26:20.732
♪ blow again ♪
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♪ our god is consuming fire ♪
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♪ our god is a holy wind ♪
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♪ whatever you speak is done ♪
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♪ whatever you touch will live ♪
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♪ our god is consuming fire ♪
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♪ our god is a holy wind ♪
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♪ whatever you speak is done ♪
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♪ whatever you touch will live ♪
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♪ whatever you speak is done ♪
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>> ♪ oh ♪
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>> ♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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>> ♪ whatever ♪
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♪ whatever you speak is ♪
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>> ♪ so come on in ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ yeah jesus ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ yeah ♪
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Steven Furtick - Now Turn North (Part 1)

October 14, 2025 | 28:0

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