Steven Furtick - The Prayer That Repairs (Part 3)

August 3, 2025 | S25 E214 | 28:0

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

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - The Prayer That Repairs (Part 3) | August 3, 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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  • ♪ ♪
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  • >> so when goliath gets up
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  • >> so when goliath gets up in my face tomorrow,
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  • In my face tomorrow, even though i don't
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  • Even though i don't even know his name yet,
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  • Even know his name yet, i know a name that is
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  • I know a name that is greater than a giant,
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  • Greater than a giant, and that can bring him down
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  • And that can bring him down with a single stone
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  • With a single stone 'cause i've been killing bears,
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  • 'cause i've been killing bears, and i've being killing shee --
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  • And i've being killing shee -- i've been keeping sheep,
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  • I've been keeping sheep, and i've been killing lions,
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  • And i've been killing lions, and i'm prepared for this.
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  • And i'm prepared for this. and as a matter of fact,
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  • And as a matter of fact, that's why i had to
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  • That's why i had to come in church today
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  • Come in church today even though the rain
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  • Even though the rain was pouring sideways.
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  • Was pouring sideways. i don't even know
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  • I don't even know what was happening,
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  • What was happening, but the lord dumped
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  • But the lord dumped a bucket of rain sideways
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  • A bucket of rain sideways out of heaven.
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  • Out of heaven. that's the meteorological
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  • That's the meteorological explanation for today,
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  • Explanation for today, but some of y'all
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  • But some of y'all had to come anyway,
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  • Had to come anyway, because i came to prepare
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  • Because i came to prepare for the fight that i'm in,
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  • For the fight that i'm in, for the season that
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  • For the season that i'm stepping into.
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  • I'm stepping into. and 'cause i'm being
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  • And 'cause i'm being shaken right now,
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  • Shaken right now, but upon this rock,
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  • But upon this rock, i will build my church.
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  • [applause]
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  • Somebody shout, "god,
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  • Somebody shout, "god, get me ready."
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  • Get me ready." >> congregation: god,
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  • >> congregation: god, get me ready.
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  • Get me ready. >> god, get me ready.
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  • >> god, get me ready. i don't know what's coming next,
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  • I don't know what's coming next, but god, get me ready.
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  • But god, get me ready. it's the prayer that prepares.
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  • It's the prayer that prepares. but then -- sit down.
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  • [laughter]
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  • My sermon is about the prayer,
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  • My sermon is about the prayer, not that prevents,
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  • Not that prevents, not that prepares,
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  • Not that prepares, but the prayer that repairs.
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  • But the prayer that repairs. and this is for all of you,
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  • And this is for all of you, who weren't ready for it.
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  • Who weren't ready for it. this is for all of you
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  • This is for all of you who didn't see it coming.
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  • Who didn't see it coming. this is for all of you
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  • This is for all of you simon, simon, who hit
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  • Simon, simon, who hit a point in your life
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  • A point in your life and you didn't pray about it.
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  • See, the thing about
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  • See, the thing about jesus' words in this situation
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  • Jesus' words in this situation when he says, "simon, simon,
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  • When he says, "simon, simon, that is so meaningful to me,
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  • That is so meaningful to me, is that when satan asked
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  • Is that when satan asked to sift him as wheat,
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  • To sift him as wheat, jesus didn't tell him no.
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  • Jesus didn't tell him no. and even standing on the eve
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  • And even standing on the eve of peter's disappointment,
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  • Of peter's disappointment, jesus prophesies his destiny.
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  • Look at verse 32 please.
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  • Look at verse 32 please. "when you have turned back,
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  • "when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers."
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  • Strengthen your brothers." when.
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  • When. not if, when.
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  • Not if, when. not if you turn back.
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  • Not if you turn back. jesus knew in that moment
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  • That there would come
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  • That there would come a point in your life,
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  • A point in your life, a pivotal point,
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  • A pivotal point, when the pressure
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  • When the pressure would be too great,
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  • Would be too great, when the future would be
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  • When the future would be too uncertain,
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  • Too uncertain, when you would not
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  • When you would not be able to do it
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  • Be able to do it like you used to do it.
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  • Like you used to do it. and he said,
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  • And he said, "in that moment when you --
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  • "in that moment when you -- when you turn back."
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  • When you turn back." not if you turn back,
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  • Not if you turn back, when you turn back.
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  • When you turn back. he knew that there would be
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  • He knew that there would be a moment where you would
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  • A moment where you would pray and say,
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  • Pray and say, "god, fix it."
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  • "god, fix it." i made a mess of this.
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  • I have made a complete
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  • I have made a complete mess of this, fix it.
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  • Mess of this, fix it. and that's the moment
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  • And that's the moment he's been waiting for.
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  • He's been waiting for. when my kids were very small,
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  • When my kids were very small, i made up a little lie,
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  • I made up a little lie, and you could judge me for it.
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  • And you could judge me for it. but anytime they would get hurt
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  • And they would come
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  • And they would come to me about it,
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  • To me about it, i would tell 'em, "oh,"
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  • I would tell 'em, "oh," if it was a minor injury --
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  • If it was a minor injury -- if it was a major injury,
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  • If it was a major injury, see your mom.
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  • See your mom. if it was a minor injury,
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  • If it was a minor injury, i'll say, "don't worry about it,
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  • I'll say, "don't worry about it, i can fix it."
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  • I can fix it." and whatever was hurt
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  • And whatever was hurt on their body,
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  • On their body, i would pretend like
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  • I would pretend like i knew how to fix it.
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  • I knew how to fix it. i'm talking when
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  • I'm talking when they were very small.
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  • They were very small. so, my elbow hurts,
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  • So, my elbow hurts, "oh come here, i'll fix it.
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  • "oh come here, i'll fix it. i went to elbow school.
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  • [laughter]
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  • Oh, your big toe hurts?
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  • Oh, your big toe hurts? i went to big toe school.
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  • I went to big toe school. i went to pinky toe school also,
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  • I went to pinky toe school also, but big toe school
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  • But big toe school is the one you need right now?
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  • Is the one you need right now? big toe school is what you get.
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  • Big toe school is what you get. oh, your ear hurts?
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  • Oh, your ear hurts? i went to ear school."
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  • I went to ear school." oh, and if it was
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  • Oh, and if it was a minor injury,
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  • A minor injury, i'm telling you,
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  • I'm telling you, every time it would work,
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  • Every time it would work, every time they'd stop crying.
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  • Every time they'd stop crying. one time, graham looked at me
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  • One time, graham looked at me and said, "you went to
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  • And said, "you went to a lot of schools."
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  • [laughter]
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  • I went to ear school,
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  • I went to ear school, eye school, hand school,
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  • Eye school, hand school, every school.
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  • Every school. i went to every school.
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  • I went to every school. and even though
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  • And even though i didn't really have
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  • I didn't really have the competency to fix it,
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  • The competency to fix it, their faith made them
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  • Their faith made them feel better.
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  • Feel better. i didn't even really
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  • I didn't even really have the ability to fix it.
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  • Have the ability to fix it. just their faith that
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  • Just their faith that i could was enough
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  • I could was enough to make the pain go away.
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  • To make the pain go away. if i, as a father,
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  • If i, as a father, with no ability to fix it,
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  • With no ability to fix it, can make my kid better
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  • Can make my kid better just by telling 'em
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  • Just by telling 'em i went to school,
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  • I went to school, how much more can your father,
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  • Who didn't just go to school,
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  • Who didn't just go to school, he started the university.
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  • He started the university. how much more can your father,
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  • How much more can your father, who knows how
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  • Who knows how he put you together,
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  • He put you together, who knows how he made you,
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  • Who knows how he made you, who knows your temperament,
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  • Who knows your temperament, knows your personality,
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  • Knows your personality, knows your background,
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  • Knows your background, knows your insecurity,
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  • Knows your insecurity, knows your resume,
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  • Knows your hope
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  • Knows your hope nobody find out abouts,
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  • Nobody find out abouts, knows everything you
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  • Knows everything you carry on the inside of you,
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  • Carry on the inside of you, call your name and say,
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  • Call your name and say, "simon, simon,
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  • "simon, simon, i see who you were,
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  • I see who you were, i see who you are gonna be,
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  • I see who you are gonna be, and i stand in the middle
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  • And i stand in the middle to let you know
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  • To let you know that peter is how i see you,
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  • That peter is how i see you, and simon is how i found you."
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  • And simon is how i found you." and for the next night
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  • And for the next night you are gonna be in
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  • You are gonna be in a simon state of mind,
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  • A simon state of mind, and you're gonna deny me
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  • And you're gonna deny me simon, simon,
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  • Simon, simon, and you're gonna betray me,
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  • And you're gonna betray me, simon, simon,
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  • Simon, simon, and you're gonna
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  • And you're gonna let me down simon, simon.
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  • Let me down simon, simon. but when i look at you
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  • But when i look at you i still see peter,
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  • I still see peter, ‘cause that the name
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  • ‘cause that the name i gave you,
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  • I gave you, ‘cause that's the name
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  • ‘cause that's the name i called you,
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  • I called you, ‘cause that's the name
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  • ‘cause that's the name i chose for you.”
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  • [applause]
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  • Now, help me preach,
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  • Now, help me preach, tell your neighbor,
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  • Tell your neighbor, “he knows your name.”
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  • “he knows your name.” >> congregation: he knows
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  • >> congregation: he knows your name.
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  • Your name. >> he knows your name
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  • >> he knows your name and your other name.
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  • And your other name. he knows your name
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  • He knows your name you bring to church
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  • You bring to church and your other name
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  • And your other name you're taking home.
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  • You're taking home. he knows your name,
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  • He knows your name, simon, simon.
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  • Simon, simon. just to remind you that
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  • Just to remind you that he will speak to your simon
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  • He will speak to your simon until you see your peter again
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • Praise break.
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • So, gimme a little more volume.
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • What i'm trying to say, lj,
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  • What i'm trying to say, lj, what i'm trying to say,
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  • What i'm trying to say, watch this, simon is
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  • Watch this, simon is what you're acting like,
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  • What you're acting like, peter is what god called you.
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  • Peter is what god called you. the two are a pair.
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  • The two are a pair. a pair.
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  • Everybody say, “pair.”
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  • Everybody say, “pair.” >> congregation: pair.
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  • >> congregation: pair. >> like boots, they are a pair.
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  • >> like boots, they are a pair. like earrings, they are a pair.
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  • Like earrings, they are a pair. like gloves, they are a pair.
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  • Like gloves, they are a pair. and so, when peter
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  • And so, when peter doesn't prevent it,
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  • Doesn't prevent it, when peter doesn't
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  • When peter doesn't persevere through it,
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  • Persevere through it, when peter isn't
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  • When peter isn't prepared for it
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  • Prepared for it and simon sinks low
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  • And simon sinks low watch what happens next.
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  • Jesus said, “i prayed
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  • Jesus said, “i prayed for you, simon.”
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  • So if this is simon's faith
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  • So if this is simon's faith versus satan's attack
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  • Versus satan's attack satan wins,
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  • Satan wins, but apparently this is not
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  • But apparently this is not a fight between simon's faith
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  • A fight between simon's faith and satan's attack,
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  • And satan's attack, this is a fight
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  • This is a fight between satan's attack
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  • Between satan's attack and our savior's prayer.
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  • [applause]
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  • And this is not
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  • And this is not just any prayer,
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  • Just any prayer, this is the prayer
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  • This is the prayer that repairs.
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  • That repairs. this is the prayer,
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  • Not that you pray,
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  • Not that you pray, ‘cause sometimes you can't pray
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  • ‘cause sometimes you can't pray and sometimes you don't pray,
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  • And sometimes you don't pray, and sometimes you didn't pray.
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  • And sometimes you didn't pray. this is not the prayer
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  • This is not the prayer that prevents because
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  • That prevents because peter went on to deny jesus.
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  • Peter went on to deny jesus. but when it doesn't prevent
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  • But when it doesn't prevent and when it doesn't prepare
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  • And when it doesn't prepare jesus says, “i got a prayer
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  • Jesus says, “i got a prayer for you, not the one
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  • For you, not the one that you pray,
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  • That you pray, the one that i prayed
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  • The one that i prayed when you are acting like simon,
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  • But i know you to be peter,
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  • But i know you to be peter, it is the prayer that re-pairs.
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  • It is the prayer that re-pairs. the prayer that reminds you
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  • The prayer that reminds you who you really are,
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  • Who you really are, the prayer that reminds you
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  • The prayer that reminds you what he really spoke,
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  • What he really spoke, the prayer that calls you
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  • The prayer that calls you back to the essence of
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  • Back to the essence of his spirit and his presence,
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  • His spirit and his presence, away from the dictates
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  • Away from the dictates of your flesh.
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  • Of your flesh. the prayer that brings you
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  • The prayer that brings you back to your right mind.
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  • Back to your right mind. the prayer that like
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  • The prayer that like the prodigal son says,
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  • The prodigal son says, “how am i starving to death
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  • “how am i starving to death when my father has enough
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  • When my father has enough food to feed an entire
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  • Food to feed an entire household and every employee.
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  • Household and every employee. i will arise and go back
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  • I will arise and go back to my father.”
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  • To my father.” i will repair you.
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  • I will repair you. i will bring you
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  • I will bring you back into alignment.
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  • Back into alignment. i am praying for you.
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  • I am praying for you. i am pairing you.
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  • I am pairing you. because as long as jesus
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  • Because as long as jesus is your prayer partner
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  • Is your prayer partner your prayers are
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  • Your prayers are gonna get answered.
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • It is the prayer that re-pairs.
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  • It is the prayer that re-pairs. so, chris, come here,
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  • So, chris, come here, come here, come here, come here.
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  • Come here, come here, come here. so, chris, chris,
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  • So, chris, chris, come up on the stage.
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  • Come up on the stage. chris, chris.
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  • Chris, chris. how many a y'all
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  • How many a y'all think that chris lifts?
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  • [laughter]
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  • How many of y'all
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  • How many of y'all think chris lifts?
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  • Chris, chris, lifts, lifts.
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  • Chris, chris, lifts, lifts. and as he is lifting
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  • And as he is lifting the lord gave me
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  • The lord gave me a very specific picture of
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  • A very specific picture of this to make it make sense.
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  • This to make it make sense. when he is lifting weights,
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  • When he is lifting weights, he is hopefully
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  • He is hopefully lifting more weight than
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  • He can successfully
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  • He can successfully complete repetitions for,
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  • Complete repetitions for, which is called lifting
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  • Which is called lifting to the point of failure
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  • To the point of failure for hypotrophy, so that
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  • For hypotrophy, so that he can have muscle gain.
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  • He can have muscle gain. when he is lifting weights
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  • When he is lifting weights to the average eye it appears
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  • To the average eye it appears that he is building muscle,
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  • That he is building muscle, but that is not
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  • But that is not technically true.
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  • Technically true. he does not build muscle
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  • He does not build muscle when he lifts weights,
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  • When he lifts weights, he builds muscles after
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  • He builds muscles after he has lifted weights
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  • He has lifted weights to the point of failure
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  • To the point of failure and goes home.
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  • And goes home. while he is lifting weights
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  • While he is lifting weights not only is he
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  • Not only is he not building muscles,
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  • Not building muscles, he is actually doing
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  • He is actually doing the opposite in that
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  • The opposite in that the muscle fibers are tearing.
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  • The muscle fibers are tearing. little micro tears that are
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  • Little micro tears that are tearing the muscle fibers,
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  • Tearing the muscle fibers, so now he's got a tear in there.
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  • So now he's got a tear in there. and so, when he goes home
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  • And so, when he goes home his body starts talking to
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  • His body starts talking to itself saying, “we gotta do
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  • Itself saying, “we gotta do something about this?
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  • Something about this? did you see what
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  • Did you see what he just put us through?
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  • He just put us through? he made us curl 60 pound
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  • He made us curl 60 pound dumbbells today.
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  • Dumbbells today. he made us do, six, seven,
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  • He made us do, six, seven, eight reps, last time
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  • Eight reps, last time we only did nine,
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  • We only did nine, today he made us do ten,
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  • Today he made us do ten, and he barely got there.
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  • And he barely got there. and he struggled
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  • And he struggled and he couldn't
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  • And he couldn't get the last one.
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  • Get the last one. so, since he got to
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  • So, since he got to that point and started shaking,
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  • That point and started shaking, and started shaking.”
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  • And started shaking.” three a y'all are
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  • Three a y'all are listening to my sermon
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  • Listening to my sermon so i'll preach it for three.
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  • Since he got to that point,
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  • Since he got to that point, ‘cause this is the prayer
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  • ‘cause this is the prayer that repairs.
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  • That repairs. since he got to that point
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  • Since he got to that point and started shaking
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  • And started shaking and couldn't do another one
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  • And couldn't do another one and dropped the weight,
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  • And dropped the weight, then the body sends a signal
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  • Then the body sends a signal to itself and it starts
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  • To itself and it starts sending out satellite cells
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  • Sending out satellite cells to the torn fibers
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  • To the torn fibers with the little micro cells
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  • With the little micro cells and all this stuff that
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  • And all this stuff that i went to school to learn about.
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  • [laughter]
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  • I went to muscle school too.
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  • [laughter]
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  • And -- i was about to say
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  • And -- i was about to say the bible said,
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  • But the body says,
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  • But the body says, we gotta send more cells
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  • We gotta send more cells to build that back.
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  • To build that back. now i know what jesus
  • 00:12:04.008 --> 00:12:05.110
  • Now i know what jesus meant in verse 32,
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  • Meant in verse 32, put it on the screen, please.
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  • He said, “i prayed for you,
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  • He said, “i prayed for you, simon, that your faith
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  • Simon, that your faith may not fail,” but it did.
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  • May not fail,” but it did. no, it didn't.
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  • It didn't fail,
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  • It didn't fail, it was broken down
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  • It was broken down to be built back up.
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  • [applause]
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  • ‘cause after you finish
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  • ‘cause after you finish that lift --
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  • That lift -- why'd y'all take
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  • Why'd y'all take my verse down?
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  • My verse down? gimme my verse back.
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  • [applause]
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  • “i prayed that your
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  • “i prayed that your faith would not fail.
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  • Faith would not fail. and when you have turned back
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  • And when you have turned back strengthen your brothers.”
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  • This is the prayer that repairs.
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  • This is the prayer that repairs. it's that after you
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  • It's that after you have been broken down,
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  • Have been broken down, after you were surprised
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  • After you were surprised what came out of yourself.
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  • What came out of yourself. after you made the mistake
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  • After you made the mistake you say, “god,
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  • You say, “god, strengthen me for this.”
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  • Strengthen me for this.” and jesus says, “alright,
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  • And jesus says, “alright, i'm already praying for you,
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  • I'm already praying for you, and i'm already sending
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  • And i'm already sending satellite cells
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  • Satellite cells all to your torn muscles,
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  • All to your torn muscles, all to your broken heart.
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  • All to your broken heart. i'm already sending new cells.”
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  • [applause]
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  • “well, i'm not just
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  • “well, i'm not just gonna build it back,
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  • Gonna build it back, i'm gonna build it
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  • I'm gonna build it back better.”
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  • On the other side of this night,
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  • On the other side of this night, peter will go on to preach
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  • Peter will go on to preach the first sermon that was
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  • The first sermon that was called a sermon in
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  • Called a sermon in the new testament church.
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  • The new testament church. and i gotta think that while
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  • And i gotta think that while he was shaking,
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  • He didn't feel very strong.
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  • He didn't feel very strong. i gotta think that
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  • I gotta think that while he was shaking,
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  • While he was shaking, while he was sifted,
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  • While he was sifted, he felt like this is it.
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  • He felt like this is it. but jesus said, “peter,
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  • But jesus said, “peter, this is not about your prayer,
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  • This is not about your prayer, simon, it's about my prayer.
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  • Simon, it's about my prayer. as long as you keep thinking
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  • As long as you keep thinking it's about your faith
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  • It's about your faith versus satan's attack
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  • Versus satan's attack you will always feel weak.
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  • You will always feel weak. chris, chris,
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  • Chris, chris, i'm done with you,
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  • I'm done with you, come on back down.
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  • [laughter]
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  • But the moment you realize
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  • But the moment you realize that this is not simon's faith
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  • That this is not simon's faith versus satan's attack,
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  • Versus satan's attack, this is satan's attack
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  • This is satan's attack versus the savior's prayer.
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  • Versus the savior's prayer. the prayer of repair
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  • The prayer of repair is his prayer.
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  • Is his prayer. he's saying, “i see you, simon,
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  • He's saying, “i see you, simon, i see you, peter.
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  • I see you, peter. i am repairing you.
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  • I am repairing you. i'm reminding
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  • I'm reminding i'm going to use you.”
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  • I'm going to use you.” and don't you think
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  • And don't you think for one moment that
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  • For one moment that when you get to this point
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  • When you get to this point you're gonna always
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  • You're gonna always be peter, peter,
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  • Be peter, peter, at best you're gonna
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  • At best you're gonna be simon peter,
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  • Be simon peter, and sometimes
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  • And sometimes you're simon, simon.
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  • You're simon, simon. but don't you love to know that
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  • But don't you love to know that the savior prayed for simon?
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  • That just hit me, man,
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  • That just hit me, man, that the savior prayed,
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  • That the savior prayed, “simon, simon.”
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  • “simon, simon.” stand to your feet
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  • Stand to your feet so i can pray for you.
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  • So i can pray for you. the prayer that repairs.
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  • The prayer that repairs. see how me and holly are
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  • See how me and holly are standing together like this?
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  • Standing together like this? we're a pair.
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  • We're a pair. we're a couple.
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  • We're a couple. that's a visual illustration
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  • For you and jesus.
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  • For you and jesus. if any of you would
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  • If any of you would want to come after her,
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  • Want to come after her, you would have to go through me.
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  • You would have to go through me. and you might be able to do it
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  • And you might be able to do it but i promise you
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  • But i promise you i'll pick up a chair.
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  • [laughter]
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  • And if the chair didn't do it
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  • And if the chair didn't do it i got three state champions
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  • I got three state champions on the second row
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  • On the second row and a full security team.
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  • And a full security team. and i want you to know,
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  • And i want you to know, i would do everything
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  • I would do everything in my power to keep you
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  • In my power to keep you from getting to
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  • From getting to who i'm paired with.
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  • Who i'm paired with. you keep thinking that
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  • You keep thinking that you are paired with people
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  • You are paired with people and so when people leave
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  • And so when people leave you think it's over.
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  • You think it's over. you are a joint
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  • You are a joint heir with jesus.
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  • [applause]
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  • And in the book of hebrews --
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  • [applause]
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  • I've gotta give 'em
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  • I've gotta give 'em hebrews 7, babe,
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  • Hebrews 7, babe, because they'll think that
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  • Because they'll think that jesus just prayed for simon,
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  • Jesus just prayed for simon, but they won't believe
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  • But they won't believe that he's praying for them.
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  • That he's praying for them. in the book of hebrews 7:15
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  • In the book of hebrews 7:15 or verse 25, the author says,
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  • “therefore he is able to save
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  • “therefore he is able to save completely those who come
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  • Completely those who come to god through him,
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  • To god through him, because he always lives
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  • Because he always lives to intercede for them.”
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  • To intercede for them.” what does it mean that
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  • He's interceding?
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  • He's interceding? he is standing in
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  • He is standing in your shaking place saying,
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  • Your shaking place saying, “if you wanna get to them,
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  • “if you wanna get to them, you've got to go through me.”
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  • You've got to go through me.” that's jesus speaking.
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  • [applause]
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  • Now...
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  • [applause]
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  • There is the prayer --
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  • There is the prayer -- graham, help me down
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  • Graham, help me down from this chair.
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  • [laughter]
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  • There's the prayer
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  • There's the prayer that prevents,
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  • That prevents, there is the prayer
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  • There is the prayer that prepares.
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  • That prepares. well, i have a feeling
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  • Well, i have a feeling i'm speaking to
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  • I'm speaking to a few people online
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  • A few people online and even a few in the room
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  • And even a few in the room who prayer didn't prevent it,
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  • Who prayer didn't prevent it, prayer didn't prepare,
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  • Prayer didn't prepare, and like simon, simon,
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  • And like simon, simon, you are going through
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  • You are going through something right now
  • 00:17:29.834 --> 00:17:31.302
  • Something right now or you've been through
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  • Or you've been through something where you need
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  • Something where you need the prayer that repairs.
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  • The prayer that repairs. and the prayer that
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  • And the prayer that repairs is this,
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  • Repairs is this, lord, if everything
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  • Lord, if everything else goes away,
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  • Else goes away, if everything else is sifted,
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  • Don't let this trial
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  • Don't let this trial take my faith.
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  • Take my faith. because if my faith
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  • Because if my faith doesn't fail, i can make it.
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  • Doesn't fail, i can make it. if my faith doesn't fail
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  • If my faith doesn't fail i can come back from this.
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  • I can come back from this. if my faith doesn't fail
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  • If my faith doesn't fail i can get resourceful.
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  • I can get resourceful. if my faith doesn't fail
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  • If my faith doesn't fail i can reach out.
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  • I can reach out. if my faith doesn't fail
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  • If my faith doesn't fail i can pivot.
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  • I can pivot. and so, just like
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  • And so, just like the savior prayed for peter
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  • We wanna, right now,
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  • We wanna, right now, pray for you.
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  • Pray for you. those of you who are
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  • Those of you who are simon, simon.
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  • Simon, simon. “oh, i followed him
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  • “oh, i followed him at a distance.
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  • At a distance. oh, i let the pressure
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  • Oh, i let the pressure get the best of me,
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  • Get the best of me, but this is the prayer
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  • But this is the prayer that repairs,
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  • That repairs, this is the prayer that
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  • This is the prayer that brings you back to god.
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  • Brings you back to god. right now, i believe
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  • Right now, i believe there are many here today
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  • There are many here today who have never made
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  • Who have never made the decision to make jesus
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  • The decision to make jesus the lord of your life.
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  • The lord of your life. i wanna lead you
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  • I wanna lead you in a prayer right now,
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  • In a prayer right now, and this is the prayer
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  • And this is the prayer not only that repairs,
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  • Not only that repairs, but this is
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  • But this is the prayer that saves.
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  • The prayer that saves. the bible says that
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  • The bible says that if you will call on
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  • If you will call on the name of the lord,
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  • The name of the lord, you will be saved.
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  • You will be saved. he knows your name,
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  • He knows your name, and now it's time
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  • And now it's time for you to call his name,
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  • For you to call his name, the name of jesus.
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  • The name of jesus. there is no other name
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  • There is no other name in heaven or on earth,
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  • In heaven or on earth, or under the earth,
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  • Or under the earth, by which man must be saved,
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  • By which man must be saved, it is in this name.
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  • It is in this name. so, right now,
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  • So, right now, if god is speaking to you
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  • If god is speaking to you and you realize in your heart,
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  • And you realize in your heart, “this is my day to come to god,
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  • “this is my day to come to god, this is my day to give
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  • This is my day to give him my life,”
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  • Him my life,” i want you to pray
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  • I want you to pray this prayer with me out loud
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  • This prayer with me out loud and repeat after me.
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  • And repeat after me. and if you mean this
  • 00:19:23.548 --> 00:19:24.081
  • And if you mean this with your heart --
  • 00:19:24.148 --> 00:19:25.883
  • With your heart -- the bible says that
  • 00:19:25.950 --> 00:19:26.384
  • The bible says that if you confess your sins
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  • If you confess your sins he will forgive you
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  • He will forgive you of all unrighteousness.
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  • Of all unrighteousness. so, right now, if you're ready
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  • So, right now, if you're ready for a new beginning
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  • For a new beginning i invite you to pray
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  • I invite you to pray this prayer with me.
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  • This prayer with me. “heavenly father...
  • 00:19:35.293 --> 00:19:36.027
  • “heavenly father... >> congregation: heavenly
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  • >> congregation: heavenly father...
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  • Father... >> i am a sinner...
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  • >> i am a sinner... >> congregation: i am
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  • >> congregation: i am a sinner...
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  • >> in need of a savior...
  • 00:19:39.163 --> 00:19:39.964
  • >> in need of a savior... >> congregation: in need of
  • 00:19:40.031 --> 00:19:40.565
  • >> congregation: in need of a savior...
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  • A savior... >> i believe...
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  • >> i believe... >> congregation: i believe...
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  • >> congregation: i believe... >> that jesus christ...
  • 00:19:42.867 --> 00:19:43.601
  • >> that jesus christ... >> congregation: that jesus
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  • >> congregation: that jesus christ...
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  • Christ... >> is the son of god...
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  • >> is the son of god... >> congregation: is the son
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  • >> congregation: is the son of god...
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  • Of god... >> and the savior of
  • 00:19:46.771 --> 00:19:47.371
  • >> and the savior of the world...
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  • The world... >> congregation: and the savior
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  • >> congregation: and the savior of the world...
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  • Of the world... >> and today...
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  • >> and today... >> congregation: and today...
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  • >> congregation: and today... >> i make jesus...
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  • >> i make jesus... >> congregation: i make jesus...
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  • >> congregation: i make jesus... >> the lord of my life...
  • 00:19:51.776 --> 00:19:52.710
  • >> the lord of my life... >> congregation: the lord of
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  • My life...
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  • My life... >> i believe he died...
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  • >> i believe he died... >> congregation: i believe
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  • >> congregation: i believe he died...
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  • He died... >> that i would be forgiven...
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  • >> that i would be forgiven... >> congregation: that i would
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  • >> congregation: that i would be forgiven...
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  • Be forgiven... >> and rose again...
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  • >> and rose again... >> congregation: and rose
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  • >> congregation: and rose again...
  • 00:19:59.283 --> 00:19:59.517
  • Again... >> to give me life...
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  • >> to give me life... >> congregation: to give me
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  • >> congregation: to give me life...
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  • Life... >> i receive...
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  • >> i receive... >> congregation: i receive...
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  • >> congregation: i receive... >> this new life...
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  • >> this new life... >> congregation: this new
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  • >> congregation: this new life...
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  • Life... >> this is...
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  • >> this is... >> congregation: this is...
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  • >> congregation: this is... >> my new beginning.”
  • 00:20:05.523 --> 00:20:06.057
  • >> my new beginning.” >> congregation: my new
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  • >> congregation: my new beginning.
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  • Beginning. >> throw your hand up on
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  • >> throw your hand up on the count of three
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  • The count of three if you prayed that.
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  • If you prayed that. one, two, three.
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  • One, two, three. we celebrate you.
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  • [applause]
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  • That's amazing.
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  • That's amazing. just clap a little
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  • Just clap a little louder, please.
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  • Louder, please. let's welcome these
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  • Let's welcome these into the family of god.
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  • [applause]
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  • Can you give the lord
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  • Can you give the lord a praise if he spoke
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  • A praise if he spoke something to you today?
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • Amen.
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  • Amen. i think we're gonna
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  • I think we're gonna do another one next week.
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  • Do another one next week. another one.
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  • Another one. i don't know,
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  • I don't know, it'll be abraham abraham,
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  • It'll be abraham abraham, moses moses,
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  • Moses moses, jacob jacob.
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  • Jacob jacob. let's take a church
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  • Let's take a church vote right now.
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  • Vote right now. in the comments,
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  • In the comments, which one do you want next?
  • 00:20:56.007 --> 00:20:58.276
  • Which one do you want next? make some noise
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  • Make some noise if you want abraham, abraham?
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • Moses, moses?
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • Jacob, jacob?
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • Martha, martha?
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • Saul, saul?
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  • [cheering]
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  • Samuel, samuel?
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • It's a close call,
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  • It's a close call, we'll have to come back and see.
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  • [laughter]
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  • All over the room people
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  • All over the room people are receiving orange bibles,
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  • Are receiving orange bibles, and at each of our campuses
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  • Let's thank god
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  • Let's thank god for every new beginning.
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  • [applause]
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  • Praise the lord.
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  • [applause]
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  • That's so good.
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  • [applause]
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  • One more thing
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  • One more thing i wanna tell you before
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  • I wanna tell you before our campus pastors take it.
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  • Our campus pastors take it. i got such a good illustration
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  • I got such a good illustration today of this message that
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  • Today of this message that i thought i would give
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  • I thought i would give you as a take home.
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  • You as a take home. it was raining really
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  • It was raining really hard today in charlotte.
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  • Hard today in charlotte. the rain, as i mentioned
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  • Earlier, was coming so hard,
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  • Earlier, was coming so hard, and coming from such
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  • And coming from such a strange direction
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  • A strange direction that even in my back room
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  • That even in my back room there was water that
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  • There was water that came under the doors.
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  • Came under the doors. now, these are good doors,
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  • Now, these are good doors, these aren't cheap doors.
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  • These aren't cheap doors. it's not like we have
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  • It's not like we have a budget crisis at the church
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  • A budget crisis at the church and we have to put
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  • And we have to put some weak doors,
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  • Some weak doors, they just weren't prepared
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  • They just weren't prepared for what came in
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  • For what came in in that direction.
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  • In that direction. and so they didn't prevent it.
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  • And so they didn't prevent it. so, they weren't prepared,
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  • So, they weren't prepared, they didn't prevent.
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  • They didn't prevent. there's water on the floor,
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  • There's water on the floor, and i hope they cleaned it up
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  • And i hope they cleaned it up while i was preaching,
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  • While i was preaching, but i didn't slip.
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  • But i didn't slip. the thing about it is
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  • The thing about it is as silly as it would be for me
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  • As silly as it would be for me to never come
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  • To never come back to church again
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  • Back to church again 'cause the doors didn't stop
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  • 'cause the doors didn't stop the water from coming in,
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  • The water from coming in, that would be how ridiculous
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  • That would be how ridiculous it would be for you
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  • It would be for you to let some stupid storm
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  • To let some stupid storm keep you from fulfilling
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  • Keep you from fulfilling what god has for your life...
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  • [applause]
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  • And for your family.
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  • [applause]
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  • So what am i gonna do?
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  • So what am i gonna do? close down the church?
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  • Close down the church? never come again?
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  • Never come again? no, we're gonna fix
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  • No, we're gonna fix the doors this week,
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  • The doors this week, 'cause if they didn't prevent
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  • 'cause if they didn't prevent and they didn't prepare
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  • And they didn't prepare we're gonna repair them.
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  • We're gonna repair them. so, i call you back
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  • So, i call you back to your right self,
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  • To your right self, i call you back
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  • I call you back to your right mind,
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  • To your right mind, i call you back
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  • I call you back to your childlike faith.
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  • To your childlike faith. i call you back to
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  • I call you back to your sincere spirit.
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  • >> i don't want you to be
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  • >> i don't want you to be so confused by the noise
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  • So confused by the noise that's surrounding you
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  • That's surrounding you that you never know
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  • That you never know the god who made you
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  • The god who made you and never know his voice.
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  • >> when god calls
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  • >> when god calls your name once,
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  • Your name once, that's personal.
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  • That's personal. when he calls
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  • When he calls your name twice,
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  • Your name twice, that's pivotal.
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  • >> in pastor steven furtick's
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  • New seven-part series,
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  • "called,"
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  • Discover the power of god's
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  • Personal interruption.
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  • Learn to hear his voice
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  • Above doubt and step into
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  • The purpose he has for you.
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  • "called," is available
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  • >> if you like the sermon that you just heard
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  • That you just heard from pastor steven today,
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  • From pastor steven today, i wanna invite you to call
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  • I wanna invite you to call or go online right now
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  • Or go online right now to request your copy
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  • To request your copy of today's message.
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  • Of today's message. it's part of his brand-new
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  • It's part of his brand-new series, "called,"
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  • And it's available
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  • For your gift of any amount. this series explores
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  • This series explores what happens when god
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  • What happens when god calls your name twice.
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  • Calls your name twice. those intimate interruptions
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  • Those intimate interruptions where he breaks through
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  • Where he breaks through fear and distraction,
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  • Fear and distraction, and doubt to meet you
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  • And doubt to meet you right where you are.
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  • Right where you are. whether you feel overwhelmed
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  • Whether you feel overwhelmed like jacob, jacob,
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  • Like jacob, jacob, busy like martha, martha,
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  • Busy like martha, martha, or uncertain like simon, simon.
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  • Or uncertain like simon, simon. each message will help you
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  • Each message will help you hear his voice above the noise.
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  • Hear his voice above the noise. it will help you sense
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  • It will help you sense his restoring presence
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  • His restoring presence and it will allow you
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  • And it will allow you to step into the purpose
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  • To step into the purpose that he is preparing you for.
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  • That he is preparing you for. i know for me
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  • I know for me i can get distracted
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  • I can get distracted and busy like martha,
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  • And busy like martha, so much that i need
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  • So much that i need god to call my name,
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  • God to call my name, not just get my attention,
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  • Not just get my attention, but draw me back to him.
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  • But draw me back to him. and these messages gave me
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  • And these messages gave me practical ways to refocus
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  • Practical ways to refocus and i believe that
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  • And i believe that they'll do the same for.
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  • They'll do the same for. so, don't hesitate,
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  • So, don't hesitate, call the number on your screen
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  • Call the number on your screen or visit us online to request
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  • Take gospel to people all over the world.
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  • All over the world. so call or go online now,
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  • So call or go online now, we cannot wait to hear from you.
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • >> ♪ i searched the world ♪
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  • ♪ but it couldn't fill me ♪
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  • ♪ man's empty praise ♪
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  • ♪ and treasures that fade ♪
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  • ♪ are never enough ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • ♪ then you came along ♪
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  • ♪ and put me back together ♪
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  • ♪ and every desire ♪
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  • ♪ is now satisfied ♪
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  • ♪ here in your love ♪
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  • ♪ hey ♪
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  • ♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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  • ♪ better than you ♪
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  • ♪ there's nothing ♪
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  • ♪ better than you ♪
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  • ♪ lord there's nothing ♪
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  • ♪ nothing is ♪
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  • ♪ better than you ♪
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  • >> ♪ oh ♪
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  • ♪ yes i know it's true ♪
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  • ♪ come on stand up ♪
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  • ♪ hey ♪
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  • ♪ i'm not afraid ♪
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  • ♪ to show you my weakness ♪
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  • ♪ my failures and flaws ♪
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  • ♪ lord you've seen 'em all ♪
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  • ♪ and you still call me friend ♪
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  • ♪ 'cause the god ♪
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  • ♪ of the mountain ♪
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  • ♪ is the god of the valley ♪
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  • ♪ there's not a place ♪
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  • ♪ your mercy and grace ♪
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  • ♪ won't find me again ♪
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  • ♪ come on now ♪
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  • ♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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  • ♪ better than you ♪
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  • ♪ there's nothing ♪
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  • ♪ oh ♪
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  • ♪ better than you ♪
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