Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Now Turn North (Part 2)

October 15, 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 2) | October 15, 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 to
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Strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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>> many times as i've heard
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>> many times as i've heard the story in john 5
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The story in john 5 i never knew why he was
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I never knew why he was the one jesus chose.
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The one jesus chose. it mystified me because
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It mystified me because i don't even like the guy.
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I don't even like the guy. [laughter]
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[laughter] i don't even like him.
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I don't even like him. and he didn't say,
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And he didn't say, "thank you."
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"thank you." i don't even liked him.
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I don't even liked him. and, you know,
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And, you know, you don't have
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You don't have to like people
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To like people for god to lift them.
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For god to lift them. [applause]
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[applause] you don't have to like --
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You don't have to like -- you don't have to like me
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You don't have to like me for god to lift me.
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For god to lift me. if i humble myself
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If i humble myself under his mighty hand,
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Under his mighty hand, he'll lift me in due time
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He'll lift me in due time and he'll give me everything
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And he'll give me everything i'm supposed to have,
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I'm supposed to have, and everything
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And everything i'm supposed to be.
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I'm supposed to be. [applause]
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[applause] just so you don't
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Just so you don't run around trying to
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Run around trying to win popularity contests
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Win popularity contests with people and find out
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With people and find out they don't have a prize to give.
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They don't have a prize to give. wouldn't it be bad win
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Wouldn't it be bad win a whole popularity contest
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A whole popularity contest and there was no prize?
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And there was no prize? [laughter]
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[laughter] when we read about
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When we read about the one that jesus
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The one that jesus chose to heal that day,
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Chose to heal that day, and the bible says
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And the bible says that he was 38 years old,
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That he was 38 years old, and that the religious teacher
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And that the religious teacher said today, "you can't do that.
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Said today, "you can't do that. the law forbids you."
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The law forbids you." it was not the law of moses
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It was not the law of moses that was recorded
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That was recorded that forbade the man.
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That forbade the man. so, a lot of the things
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So, a lot of the things you accept as limitations
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You accept as limitations come from man not from god,
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Come from man not from god, come from flesh,
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Come from flesh, not from spirit.
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Not from spirit. and so, it's a good thing
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And so, it's a good thing to ask every once in a while,
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To ask every once in a while, is this limitation self-imposed,
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Is this limitation self-imposed, is it socially imposed,
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Is it socially imposed, or is god -- okay,
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Or is god -- okay, is god saying to you
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Is god saying to you what he said to moses
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What he said to moses in deuteronomy 2:2?
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In deuteronomy 2:2? let's go back there
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Let's go back there for a moment.
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For a moment. because after they had
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Because after they had wandered in the wilderness,
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Wandered in the wilderness, does anybody remember why
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Does anybody remember why the israelites ended up
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The israelites ended up wandering in the wilderness
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Wandering in the wilderness for decades?
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For decades? i didn't hear
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I didn't hear an answer in that.
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An answer in that. [laughter]
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[laughter] not they couldn't go in,
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Not they couldn't go in, they wouldn't go in.
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They wouldn't go in. not they couldn't,
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Not they couldn't, they wouldn't.
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They wouldn't. moses sends a delegation
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Moses sends a delegation of spies in to
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Of spies in to check out the land.
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Check out the land. they came back and they
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They came back and they were very, very focused
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Were very, very focused on what intimidated them,
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On what intimidated them, so they did not
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So they did not receive the promise.
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Receive the promise. now after the wilderness
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Now after the wilderness period have ended
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Period have ended and all of that generation
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And all of that generation that had doubted
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That had doubted and not believed had died
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And not believed had died in the wilderness,
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In the wilderness, moses is recounting
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Moses is recounting in deuteronomy 2:3.
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In deuteronomy 2:3. he says that the lord said,
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He says that the lord said, "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." now wait a minute,
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Now wait a minute, who said that?
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Who said that? go back to verse 2,
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Go back to verse 2, "then the lord said to me."
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"then the lord said to me." i wanna give you
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I wanna give you a scripture memory verse
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A scripture memory verse for this week,
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For this week, deuteronomy 2:2,
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Deuteronomy 2:2, "then the lord said to me."
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"then the lord said to me." [laughter]
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[laughter] and i want that to be
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The thing that becomes
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The thing that becomes your true north this week.
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Your true north this week. [applause]
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[applause] we live in a time of a lot of
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We live in a time of a lot of noise and not a lot of signal,
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Noise and not a lot of signal, a lot of static
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And not a lot of songs.
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And not a lot of songs. so, if you can get
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So, if you can get the deuteronomy 2:2
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The deuteronomy 2:2 frequency going this week,
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Frequency going this week, "then the lord said to me.
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"then the lord said to me. then the lord said to me."
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Then the lord said to me." and this is what the lord
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And this is what the lord said to moses, "you have
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Said to moses, "you have made your way around this
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Made your way around this hill country long enough."
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Hill country long enough." i hear god saying,
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I hear god saying, "long enough."
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"long enough." >> congregation: long enough.
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>> congregation: long enough. >> "long enough.
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>> "long enough. now, turn north."
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Now, turn north." the wilderness of
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The wilderness of kadesh-barnea where
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Kadesh-barnea where they made a bad committee
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They made a bad committee decision to stay in what was
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Decision to stay in what was comfortable but miserable
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Comfortable but miserable to them instead of progressing
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To them instead of progressing into what was uncertain,
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Into what was uncertain, full of battles,
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Full of battles, that decision was made
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That decision was made in a southeastern part,
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In a southeastern part, and god said to moses,
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And god said to moses, "now, turn north."
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"now, turn north." and i think that until
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And i think that until what god speaks to me
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What god speaks to me becomes my true north,
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Becomes my true north, i will always be
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I will always be lost in my life.
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Lost in my life. the law forbids you
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The law forbids you to carry your mat.
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To carry your mat. you can't do that.
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You can't do that. your anxiety is always
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Your anxiety is always going to tell you what to do
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Going to tell you what to do until god's word becomes
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Until god's word becomes your true north so that
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Your true north so that you realize that
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You realize that he's greater than any storm
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He's greater than any storm of fear that you feel.
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Of fear that you feel. [applause]
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[applause] is your true north
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Is your true north your feelings or is your
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Your feelings or is your true north your faith?
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True north your faith? we live in a time where people
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We live in a time where people do not know the difference
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Do not know the difference between truth and belief.
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Between truth and belief. [applause]
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[applause] belief is not
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Belief is not necessarily truth.
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Necessarily truth. when you say the phrase,
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When you say the phrase, "that's my truth,"
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"that's my truth," you would be better
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You would be better served to say,
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Served to say, "that's my belief."
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"that's my belief." [applause]
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[applause] because it might
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Because it might be your belief,
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Be your belief, but it might just
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But it might just have been what
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Have been what you believe based on --
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You believe based on -- did you notice what
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Did you notice what the bible said about the man
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The bible said about the man who was lying down on his mat.
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Who was lying down on his mat. it said that he had been lying.
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It said that he had been lying. had been.
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Had been. past tense.
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Past tense. his situation changed,
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His situation changed, so can yours.
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So can yours. his perspective changed,
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His perspective changed, so can yours.
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So can yours. if anyone is in christ,
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If anyone is in christ, he is a new creation.
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He is a new creation. the old is gone.
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The old is gone. the new has come.
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The new has come. [applause]
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[applause] and part of belonging to god
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And part of belonging to god and part of becoming what
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And part of becoming what he has called me to be is
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He has called me to be is realizing that sometimes
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Realizing that sometimes i have circled around something
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I have circled around something so long that it seems to me
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So long that it seems to me like my natural habitat.
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Like my natural habitat. but the wilderness was not
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But the wilderness was not meant for you live in,
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Meant for you live in, it was meant for you
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It was meant for you to pass through.
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To pass through. [applause]
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[applause] there come moments in your life
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There come moments in your life that god will call you out
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That god will call you out of wilderness thinking,
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Of wilderness thinking, out of wilderness living,
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Out of wilderness living, out of isolated patterns.
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You had to do that for a season.
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You had to do that for a season. let's praise god
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Let's praise god for what he gave you to
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For what he gave you to survive in the wilderness.
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Survive in the wilderness. [applause]
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[applause] but then god will speak
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But then god will speak to you and say,
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To you and say, "now, turn north."
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"now, turn north." whose word is this, today?
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God is saying, "where i've
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God is saying, "where i've had you is where i've had you.
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Had you is where i've had you. where i put you is
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Where i put you is where i put you."
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Where i put you." and thank god that you
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And thank god that you made is as far as you did,
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Made is as far as you did, as long as you did,
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As long as you did, without what you had.
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Without what you had. but what the man said in john 5,
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But what the man said in john 5, "i have no one to help me,"
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"i have no one to help me," is no longer true.
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Is no longer true. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] it had been true for 38 years.
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It had been true for 38 years. for 38 years it was
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For 38 years it was all he could do is wait
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All he could do is wait for somebody who
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For somebody who never came to help him.
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Never came to help him. and that's all you
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And that's all you can do with the law.
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Can do with the law. you fall, you get up.
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You fall, you get up. you fall, you get up.
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You fall, you get up. you fail, you feel ashamed,
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You fail, you feel ashamed, you try to make it through
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You try to make it through another day, you cope,
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Another day, you cope, you hide it, you numb it,
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You hide it, you numb it, you do whatever you can
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You do whatever you can to get through it.
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To get through it. that's all you could do,
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That's all you could do, 'cause, "i have no one
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'cause, "i have no one to help me."
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To help me." moses can only
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Moses can only take you so far.
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Take you so far. the law will always
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The law will always have its limits,
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Have its limits, and that is what the man
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And that is what the man in the text did not realize.
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In the text did not realize. is that while he was saying,
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Is that while he was saying, "i have no one,"
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"i have no one," and feeling like, "i am no one,"
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And feeling like, "i am no one," standing right in front of him
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Standing right in front of him was the one who singled him out,
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Was the one who singled him out, who picked him out,
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Who picked him out, who of all the people --
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Who of all the people -- now you gotta this.
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Now you gotta this. you gotta get this.
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You gotta get this. of all the people
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Of all the people that god could have
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That god could have put in that family,
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Put in that family, in that business,
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In that business, in that job, in that role,
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In that job, in that role, in that season, in that church,
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In that season, in that church, in that ministry, in that seat,
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In that ministry, in that seat, of all the people that
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Of all the people that god could have put there,
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God could have put there, you were the one he put there.
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You were the one he put there. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] yeah.
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Yeah. [applause]
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[applause] that is my true north.
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That is my true north. that i'm called and chosen
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That i'm called and chosen by god regardless
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By god regardless of what i feel.
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Of what i feel. "now, turn north."
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"now, turn north." that's the direction
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That's the direction of the promised land.
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Of the promised land. "because you circled
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"because you circled around this long enough."
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Around this long enough." you have convinced yourself
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You have convinced yourself that you are alone until your
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That you are alone until your loneliness has become a lie.
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Loneliness has become a lie. [applause]
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[applause] i know the feeling
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I know the feeling of loneliness is real
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Of loneliness is real but sometimes just like
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But sometimes just like the man in john 5,
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The man in john 5, you can't see what's
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You can't see what's right in front of you
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Right in front of you because of pain you
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Because of pain you carry inside of you.
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Carry inside of you. and jesus -- when he learned
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And jesus -- when he learned it had been 38 years.
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It had been 38 years. i think he took a survey.
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I think he took a survey. i do.
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I do. i think he asked around,
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I think he asked around, "how long you've been sick?
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"how long you've been sick? how long you've been there,
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How long you've been there, how long?"
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How long?" "seven years."
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"seven years." "not long enough."
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"not long enough." how long?"
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How long?" "ten."
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"ten." "not long enough."
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"not long enough." "eighteen."
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"eighteen." "not long enough."
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"not long enough." "twenty-five."
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"twenty-five." "not long enough."
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"not long enough." "thirty-two."
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"not long enough."
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"not long enough." thirty-seven."
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Thirty-seven." "not quite long enough."
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"not quite long enough." "thirty-nine."
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"thirty-nine." "too long."
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"too long." [laughter]
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[laughter] it had to be 38.
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It had to be 38. somebody say,
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Somebody say, "it had to be 38."
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"it had to be 38." >> congregation: it had
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>> congregation: it had to be 38.
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To be 38. >> it had to be 38.
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>> it had to be 38. it had to happen right
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When it happened.
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When it happened. it had to happen right
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It had to happen right where it happened.
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Where it happened. it had to happen
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It had to happen through whom it happened.
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Through whom it happened. because if you read down
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Because if you read down to deuteronomy 2:13,
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To deuteronomy 2:13, moses goes on.
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Moses goes on. somebody say,
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Somebody say, "now, turn north."
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"now, turn north." >> congregation: now,
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>> congregation: now, turn north.
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Turn north. >> "and the lord said,
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>> "and the lord said, 'now get up and cross
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'now get up and cross the zered valley.'
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The zered valley.' so, we crossed the valley.
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So, we crossed the valley. they're moving forward
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They're moving forward into the promised land now.
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Into the promised land now. they've been in
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They've been in the wilderness for so long.
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The wilderness for so long. they've been in
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They've been in the wilderness a long time.
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The wilderness a long time. they've been living off of
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They've been living off of manna and water from rocks
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Manna and water from rocks for a long time.
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For a long time. they've been bitten by
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They've been bitten by snakes for a long time.
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Snakes for a long time. they've had shoes that
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They've had shoes that didn't wear out but never
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Didn't wear out but never got replaced a long time.
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Got replaced a long time. it's been a long time.
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It's been a long time. how long?
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How long? verse 14, "thirty-eight years
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Verse 14, "thirty-eight years passed from the time
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Passed from the time we left kadesh barnea until
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We left kadesh barnea until we crossed the zered valley.
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We crossed the zered valley. thirty-eight years passed."
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Thirty-eight years passed." jesus walks up to the pool
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Jesus walks up to the pool and he says, "i need somebody
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And he says, "i need somebody to use as an illustration
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To use as an illustration of what i came to do.
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Of what i came to do. because my people are lost
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Because my people are lost in a wilderness of religion
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In a wilderness of religion and my people are paralyzed
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And my people are paralyzed under what the law
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Under what the law is powerless to do,
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Is powerless to do, and they keep trying
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And they keep trying and falling short
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And trying and falling short.
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And trying and falling short. and they are slaves to things
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And they are slaves to things that they are supposed
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That they are supposed to rule over.
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To rule over. and they are servants
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And they are servants to things that they are
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To things that they are supposed to be masters over.
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Supposed to be masters over. and so, i need somebody
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And so, i need somebody i can use as a tool to show
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What i came to do.
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What i came to do. how long?"
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How long?" "thirty-eight years."
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"thirty-eight years." "you're a perfect illustration
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"you're a perfect illustration because i'm about to show you
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Because i'm about to show you what i can do to bring you
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What i can do to bring you out of the wilderness
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Out of the wilderness with one word,
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With one word, 'get up,' with one word,
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'get up,' with one word, 'pick up your mat,'
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'pick up your mat,' with one word, 'walk.'"
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With one word, 'walk.'" i came to declare
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I came to declare when god gives you one word
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When god gives you one word you can walk in it for
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You can walk in it for the rest of your life.
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The rest of your life. one word from god
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One word from god can get you up.
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Can get you up. one word from god
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One word from god can make you whole.
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Can make you whole. one word from god
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One word from god can turn it around.
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Can turn it around. [applause]
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[applause] "now, turn north."
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"now, turn north." the man is sitting there,
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The man is sitting there, lying there one moment
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Lying there one moment and walk in the next moment,
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And walk in the next moment, and the only difference
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And the only difference was what he looked to.
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Was what he looked to. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] as long as he was looking
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As long as he was looking at what was around him,
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At what was around him, he stayed stuck in what he had.
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He stayed stuck in what he had. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] "but now, turn north."
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"but now, turn north." i lift my eyes to the hills.
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I lift my eyes to the hills. where does my help come from?
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Where does my help come from? "my help comes from the lord."
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"my help comes from the lord." do y'all know that scripture?
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Do y'all know that scripture? >> congregation: yes.
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>> congregation: yes. >> "the maker of
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>> "the maker of heaven and earth."
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Heaven and earth." so, god is saying,
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So, god is saying, "you've turned to everybody.
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"you've turned to everybody. you've turned to everything.
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You've turned to everything. you've turned to drugs.
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You've turned to drugs. you've turned to sex.
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You've turned to sex. you've turned to
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You've turned to compulsive work ethic.
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Compulsive work ethic. you've turned to success.
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You've turned to success. you've turned to status.
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You've turned to status. you've turned to buying stuff
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You've turned to buying stuff you don't need to impress
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You don't need to impress people you don't like
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People you don't like who aren't paying
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Who aren't paying attention anyway."
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Attention anyway." [applause]
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[applause] "you've turned to
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Everything else.
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Everything else. now, turn north.
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Now, turn north. you've turned to self-help,
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You've turned to self-help, and you couldn't help yourself.
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And you couldn't help yourself. if you could've helped yourself,
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If you could've helped yourself, you would have been
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You would have been in the pool by now,
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In the pool by now, but i see you trying
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But i see you trying to get to the pool
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To get to the pool and you couldn't
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Get to the pool.
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Get to the pool. so, i got good news.
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So, i got good news. summer is over,
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Summer is over, but the pool is coming to you.
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But the pool is coming to you. the pool is open.
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The pool is open. you can come to this water
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You can come to this water and drink from this fountain."
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And drink from this fountain." [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] i don't know who
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I don't know who needed to hear it.
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Needed to hear it. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] but your wilderness
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But your wilderness season is over.
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Season is over. turn north.
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Turn north. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] come on, lift your hands
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Come on, lift your hands and worship for 20 seconds.
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And worship for 20 seconds. "now, turn north."
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"now, turn north." [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] i release you from
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I release you from regretting the spirit.
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Regretting the spirit. i release you from the bondage
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I release you from the bondage of yesterday's decisions.
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Of yesterday's decisions. i release you from inferiority
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I release you from inferiority caused by the patterns of sin.
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Caused by the patterns of sin. i release you.
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I release you. "now, turn...
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"now, turn... >> congregation: north."
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>> congregation: north." [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] >> i'm not gonna
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>> i'm not gonna be lost forever.
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Be lost forever. god gave me grace to get up.
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God gave me grace to get up. "now, turn north."
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"now, turn north." [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] oh.
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Oh. when they asked --
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When they asked -- god showed me that i --
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God showed me that i -- i'm telling you while
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I'm telling you while i was praying,
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I was praying, god showed me somebody,
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God showed me somebody, you are going to walk
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You are going to walk in a completely different
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In a completely different direction and manner of life
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Direction and manner of life because of this word today.
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Because of this word today. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] and, you know, something
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And, you know, something interesting happened
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Interesting happened when jesus healed that man.
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When jesus healed that man. the religious leaders
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The religious leaders didn't like it
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Didn't like it and the man didn't
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And the man didn't really even understand it.
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Really even understand it. because the bible says
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Because the bible says that when they --
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That when they -- when they asked him,
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When they asked him, verse 12, john 5,
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Verse 12, john 5, "'who is this fellow who told
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"'who is this fellow who told you to pick it up and walk?"
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You to pick it up and walk?" the man answered,
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The man answered, 'i have no idea.'"
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'i have no idea.'" [laughter]
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[laughter] "for jesus had slipped
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"for jesus had slipped away into the crowd."
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Away into the crowd." sometimes god is
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Sometimes god is trying to bring you
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Trying to bring you back to your north
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Back to your north and you don't even know it.
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And you don't even know it. you don't even know it's him.
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You don't even know it's him. god uses certain seasons
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God uses certain seasons in your life even certain
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In your life even certain setbacks in your life,
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Setbacks in your life, and yes, certain blessings
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And yes, certain blessings in your life so that
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In your life so that you will know your north.
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You will know your north. so, you won't be like me
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With no sense of direction,
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With no sense of direction, just going through your life.
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Just going through your life. and i'm grateful that jesus
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And i'm grateful that jesus didn't just let that
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Didn't just let that man walk away.
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Man walk away. because it was one thing
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Because it was one thing for the man to see jesus,
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But it was another thing
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But it was another thing for the man to,
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For the man to, look at verse 14,
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Look at verse 14, to see why jesus
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To see why jesus had seen him.
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Had seen him. because, "later jesus
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Because, "later jesus found him at the temple
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Found him at the temple and said to him,
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And said to him, 'see, you are well again.
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'see, you are well again. i gave you a second chance.'"
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I gave you a second chance.'" i'm gonna give you
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I'm gonna give you five seconds to praise god
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Five seconds to praise god for every second chances
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For every second chances he's given you in your life.
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He's given you in your life. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] one, six, five, four.
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One, six, five, four. "see, you are well again.
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"see, you are well again. stop sinning or something
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Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you."
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Worse may happen to you." i love that the passage
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I love that the passage didn't end when the man
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Didn't end when the man got up and walked.
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Got up and walked. i loved that before
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I loved that before jesus let him go,
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Jesus let him go, he told him why
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He told him why he raised him to begin with.
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He raised him to begin with. he told him, "you were
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He told him, "you were lying in your excuses
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Lying in your excuses and now you are risen
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And now you are risen by my power.
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By my power. now that you know the truth,
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Now that you know the truth, now that you know your north,
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Now that you know your north, i want you to head in
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I want you to head in the direction of your future
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The direction of your future and never come back
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And never come back to your past."
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To your past." [applause]
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[applause] who's this for?
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Who's this for? you can't go back.
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You can't go back. you can't go back.
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You can't go back. [applause]
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[applause] so, i don't want you to hear
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So, i don't want you to hear a word from god that turned
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A word from god that turned the direction in your heart,
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The direction in your heart, and then you just go right back
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And then you just go right back to the same patterns
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To the same patterns of sin and isolation
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Of sin and isolation that you came from.
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That you came from. that's why jesus told him to,
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That's why jesus told him to, "take up your mat.
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"take up your mat. because i want you
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Because i want you to make a statement.
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To make a statement. 'i won't be back.'"
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'i won't be back.'" [applause]
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[applause] turn north.
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Turn north. turn north.
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Turn north. [applause]
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[applause] everybody gets discourage --
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Everybody gets discourage -- matt, piano, please.
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Matt, piano, please. everybody gets discouraged.
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Everybody gets discouraged. everybody has moments
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Everybody has moments of believing lies.
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Of believing lies. "i am no one.
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"i am no one. i have no one."
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I have no one." even the great prophet elijah,
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Even the great prophet elijah, one time, he had seen a great
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One time, he had seen a great revival and an outpouring
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Revival and an outpouring of the demonstration
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Of the demonstration of god's power,
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Of god's power, and because of the threat
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And because of the threat that he received
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That he received from a woman name jezebel,
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From a woman name jezebel, he ran 40 days and 40 nights
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He ran 40 days and 40 nights south to the mountain of god
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South to the mountain of god and hid in a cave.
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And hid in a cave. and the word of the lord
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And the word of the lord came to him in the cave,
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Came to him in the cave, like the word of the lord
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Like the word of the lord is coming to you today
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Is coming to you today in your situation,
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In your situation, and he told elijah in a whisper,
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And he told elijah in a whisper, "leave here and go back
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"leave here and go back the way you came.
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The way you came. you've gone so far south that
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You've gone so far south that you have forgotten who you are,
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You have forgotten who you are, and you've lost yourself."
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And you've lost yourself." but when the word of
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But when the word of the lord comes and says,
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The lord comes and says, "now, turn north,"
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"now, turn north," you turn, you turn.
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You turn, you turn. and i wanna say to somebody
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And i wanna say to somebody who feels like,
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Who feels like, "this word can't be for me
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Because i don't deserve it,"
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Because i don't deserve it," god did not pick the person
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God did not pick the person at the pool that day
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At the pool that day that deserved it
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That deserved it the most to do it for.
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The most to do it for. [applause]
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[applause] he picked the person --
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I gotta give you this
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I gotta give you this and i'll go.
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And i'll go. he picked the person that
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He picked the person that he could use what
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He could use what they had been through to
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They had been through to demonstrate what he could do.
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Demonstrate what he could do. [applause]
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[applause] can god use you?
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Can god use you? [applause]
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[applause] we all have a mat.
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We all have a mat. we all have a mess.
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We all have a mess. we all have a mistake.
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We all have a mistake. but god can work
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But god can work through that too.
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Through that too. i wanna pray for you, right now,
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I wanna pray for you, right now, because god is saying,
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Because god is saying, "now, turn north."
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"now, turn north." he's saying to obey
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He's saying to obey what he's speaking.
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What he's speaking. and, you know, you might
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And, you know, you might have to do this sometimes,
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Have to do this sometimes, just many times a day
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Just many times a day because i think,
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Because i think, i don't know about you,
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I don't know about you, but my soul can get south bound
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But my soul can get south bound real fast and pull down
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Real fast and pull down to the level of feelings
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To the level of feelings and preferences, offenses.
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And preferences, offenses. so, i just want you to hear
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So, i just want you to hear the voice of the lord
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The voice of the lord like moses did.
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Like moses did. "now, turn north."
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"now, turn north." one greater than
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One greater than moses is here.
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Moses is here. his name is jesus.
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His name is jesus. and every time you look
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And every time you look to him there's living water.
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To him there's living water. every time you drink from
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Every time you drink from him you will be filled.
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Him you will be filled. "now, turn north."
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"now, turn north." you see it?
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You see it? he is the higher power.
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He is the higher power. he is the one
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He is the one who gives permission.
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Who gives permission. he is the one who is
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He is the one who is present in this moment.
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Present in this moment. he is the one who was there.
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He is the one who was there. father, i pray over every
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Father, i pray over every stigma, every insecurity,
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Stigma, every insecurity, over everybody
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Over everybody who's in this room
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Who's in this room kinda wondering either,
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Kinda wondering either, "why am i the one going
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"why am i the one going through this hardship?"
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Through this hardship?" or, "why am i the one chosen
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Or, "why am i the one chosen for this pressure?"
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For this pressure?" you know we come from
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You know we come from many different directions,
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Many different directions, but we all need the same thing.
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But we all need the same thing. spirit of christ, i thank you
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Spirit of christ, i thank you for opening my eyes
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For opening my eyes to the mystery of 38 years
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To the mystery of 38 years this week when i study.
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This week when i study. i realized that what the man
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I realized that what the man did at the pool when he got up
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Did at the pool when he got up is what moses did in
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Is what moses did in the wilderness when they got up
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The wilderness when they got up and crossed over the valley,
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And crossed over the valley, and face forward
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And face forward into the promise.
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Into the promise. we thank you for your
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We thank you for your exceeding, great,
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Exceeding, great, and precious promises
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And precious promises toward those who believe
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Toward those who believe in this house today.
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In this house today. i proclaim those promises
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I proclaim those promises over your children.
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Over your children. i thank you that we are citizens
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I thank you that we are citizens of the kingdom of light
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Of the kingdom of light and not darkness.
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And not darkness. now, we turn north.
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Now, we turn north. i thank you that we are
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I thank you that we are shielded from the fiery
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Shielded from the fiery darts of the wicked one.
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Darts of the wicked one. and when the enemy
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And when the enemy comes in like a flood,
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Comes in like a flood, the spirit of the lord
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The spirit of the lord will raise up a standard,
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Will raise up a standard, we turn north.
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We turn north. our eyes are on you.
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Our eyes are on you. we don't know what to do
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We don't know what to do but our eyes are on you.
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But our eyes are on you. we will be worshippers
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We will be worshippers in this battle.
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In this battle. we now, turn north.
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We now, turn north. you take what the enemy
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You take what the enemy meant for evil,
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Meant for evil, and you turn it for good.
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And you turn it for good. we now, turn north.
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We now, turn north. we don't look to the east
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We don't look to the east or to the west where
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Or to the west where our help comes from.
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Our help comes from. our help comes from the north.
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Our help comes from the north. our help comes from the lord.
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Our help comes from the lord. our help comes from the maker
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Our help comes from the maker of heaven and earth,
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Of heaven and earth, and we give you praise
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And we give you praise and honor and glory.
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And honor and glory. and we make a declaration
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And we make a declaration to the places where
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To the places where we've been lying.
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We've been lying. we will not be back.
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>> your anxiety is always going
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To tell you what to do
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Until god's word
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Becomes your true north.
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Is your true north
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Your feelings or is
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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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>> ♪ blessed assurance ♪
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♪ jesus is mine ♪
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♪ he's been my fourth man ♪
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♪ in the fire ♪
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♪ time after time ♪
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♪ born of his spirit ♪
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♪ washed in his blood ♪
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♪ and what he did for me on ♪
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♪ calvary is more than enough ♪
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♪ oh i trust in god ♪
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♪ my savior ♪
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♪ the one who will never fail ♪
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♪ he will never fail ♪
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♪ i trust in god ♪
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♪ my savior ♪
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♪ the one who will never fail ♪
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♪ he will never fail ♪
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Steven Furtick - Now Turn North (Part 2)

October 15, 2025 | 28:0

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