Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Rags To Righteous (Part 1)

July 7, 2025 | S25 E187 | 28:0

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

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Rags To Righteous (Part 1) | July 7, 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 strengthen
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Your faith and shift
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Your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> repeat after me, "god.
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>> repeat after me, "god. >> congregation: god.
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>> congregation: god. >> is not against me.
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>> is not against me. >> congregation: is not
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>> congregation: is not against me.
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Against me. >> but he's in it.
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>> but he's in it. >> congregation: but he's in it.
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>> congregation: but he's in it. >> with me.
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>> with me. >> congregation: with me.
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>> congregation: with me. >> working.
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>> working. >> congregation: working.
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>> congregation: working. >> through me.
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>> through me. >> congregation: through me.
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>> congregation: through me. >> fighting.
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>> fighting. >> congregation: fighting.
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>> congregation: fighting. >> for me.
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>> for me. >> congregation: for me.
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>> congregation: for me. >> god is not against me."
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>> god is not against me." >> congregation: god is not
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>> congregation: god is not against me.
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Against me. >> clap your hands
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>> clap your hands like you know.
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[applause]
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Yeah.
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Yeah. yeah.
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[applause]
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That's the right response.
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[applause]
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Thank you, jesus.
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[applause]
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And you may be seated.
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And you may be seated. smile at somebody on your
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Smile at somebody on your way to your seat.
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[laughter]
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I will take you now
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I will take you now to jeremiah 38.
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To jeremiah 38. jeremiah 38.
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Jeremiah 38. i'll share with you
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I'll share with you a story that i'll let you decide
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A story that i'll let you decide whether it's an uplifting
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Whether it's an uplifting story or not.
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Story or not. but it is a story that pulled
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But it is a story that pulled at me in a serious
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At me in a serious way this week.
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Way this week. and so, i'm very excited
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And so, i'm very excited to share it with you.
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To share it with you. the bible says in jeremiah 38 --
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The bible says in jeremiah 38 -- let's drop to verse 6.
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Let's drop to verse 6. we'll be jumping it
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We'll be jumping it in the middle,
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In the middle, but i will give you the back
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But i will give you the back story as a backfill in
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Story as a backfill in just a moment.
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Just a moment. jeremiah 38:6.
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Jeremiah 38:6. "so they took jeremiah
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"so they took jeremiah and put him into the cistern
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And put him into the cistern of malkijah, the king's son,
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Of malkijah, the king's son, which was in the courtyard
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Which was in the courtyard of the guard.
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Of the guard. they lowered jeremiah by ropes
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They lowered jeremiah by ropes into the cistern.
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Into the cistern. it had no water in it, only mud,
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It had no water in it, only mud, and jeremiah sank down
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And jeremiah sank down into the mud.
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Into the mud. but ebed-melek, a cushite,
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But ebed-melek, a cushite, an official in
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An official in the royal palace,
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The royal palace, heard that they had put
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Heard that they had put jeremiah into the cistern.
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Jeremiah into the cistern. and while the king was sitting
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And while the king was sitting in the benjamin gate,
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In the benjamin gate, ebed-melek went out
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Ebed-melek went out of the palace and said to him,
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Of the palace and said to him, 'my lord the king,
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'my lord the king, these men have acted
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These men have acted wickedly in all they have
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Wickedly in all they have done to jeremiah the prophet.
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Done to jeremiah the prophet. they have thrown him
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They have thrown him into a cistern,
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Into a cistern, where he will starve
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Where he will starve to death when there is no longer
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To death when there is no longer any bread in the city.'
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Any bread in the city.' then the king commanded
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Then the king commanded ebed-melek the cushite,
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Ebed-melek the cushite, 'take thirty men from here
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'take thirty men from here with you and lift jeremiah
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With you and lift jeremiah the prophet out
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The prophet out of the cistern before he dies.'
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Of the cistern before he dies.' so, ebed-melek took the men
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So, ebed-melek took the men with him and went to a room
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With him and went to a room under the treasury
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Under the treasury in the palace.
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In the palace. he took some old rags
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He took some old rags and worn-out clothes
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And worn-out clothes from there and let
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From there and let them down with
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Them down with ropes to jeremiah
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Ropes to jeremiah in the cistern.
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In the cistern. ebed-melek the cushite
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Ebed-melek the cushite said to jeremiah,
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Said to jeremiah, 'put these old rags
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'put these old rags and worn-out clothes under
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And worn-out clothes under your arms to pad the ropes.'
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Your arms to pad the ropes.' jeremiah did so,
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Jeremiah did so, and they pulled him up
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And they pulled him up with the ropes and lifted
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With the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern.
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Him out of the cistern. and jeremiah remained in
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And jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard."
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The courtyard of the guard." say, "amen," for the word
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Say, "amen," for the word of the lord, somebody.
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Of the lord, somebody. >> congregation: amen.
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>> congregation: amen. >> say, "amen,"
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>> say, "amen," if you know that god
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If you know that god has the power to pull you out.
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Has the power to pull you out. >> congregation: amen.
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>> congregation: amen. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. so, i wanna speak to you today
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So, i wanna speak to you today from this subject or this title.
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From this subject or this title. i wanna just call
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I wanna just call the message this.
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The message this. i wanna call it instead
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I wanna call it instead of "rags to riches,"
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Of "rags to riches," i wanna call it
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I wanna call it "rags to righteous."
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"rags to righteous." rags to righteous.
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Rags to righteous. and as i move further into
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And as i move further into this talk with you,
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This talk with you, i just wanna tell you
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I just wanna tell you something that my
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Something that my family picks on me about,
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Family picks on me about, as you settle in and prepare
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As you settle in and prepare to take notes on this sermon.
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To take notes on this sermon. they call me safety steve.
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[laughter]
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The reason is that although
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The reason is that although i pride myself in being
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I pride myself in being somewhat of a risk taker
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Somewhat of a risk taker in ministry to reach people
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In ministry to reach people for jesus, like,
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For jesus, like, doing whatever i need to do
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Doing whatever i need to do to get the message across,
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To get the message across, when it comes to average,
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When it comes to average, everyday stuff i'm
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Everyday stuff i'm a little bit of a wimp.
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A little bit of a wimp. i'm a little bit fearful.
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I'm a little bit fearful. out of my loving heart,
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Out of my loving heart, sometimes i go
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Sometimes i go a little overboard.
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A little overboard. i'm not a helicopter
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I'm not a helicopter parent exactly,
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Parent exactly, but i do require bicycle
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But i do require bicycle helmets on every bike ride,
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Helmets on every bike ride, even for holly.
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[laughter]
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I'm not saying you'll never
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I'm not saying you'll never catch me without
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Catch me without a bicycle helmet,
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A bicycle helmet, but i will usually have
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But i will usually have on a bicycle helmet
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On a bicycle helmet if you see me.
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If you see me. because the shield of faith will
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Because the shield of faith will not stop me from crushing
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Not stop me from crushing my head on the pavement
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My head on the pavement with the way some
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With the way some of y'all drive.
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[laughter]
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So, i need protection.
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So, i need protection. everybody, say, "protection."
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Everybody, say, "protection." >> congregation: protection.
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>> congregation: protection. >> a funny thing about my kids
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>> a funny thing about my kids is sometimes they confuse
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Is sometimes they confuse my protection as punishment.
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My protection as punishment. i remember clearly one time
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I remember clearly one time we were on vacation,
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We were on vacation, and we were getting
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And we were getting on our bikes to ride.
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On our bikes to ride. and elijah was about 13,
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And elijah was about 13, and i said,
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And i said, "where's your helmet?"
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"where's your helmet?" and he said,
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And he said, "dad, do i really have
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"dad, do i really have to wear a helmet?
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To wear a helmet? i'm 13."
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I'm 13." by the way,
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By the way, happy birthday to my newest
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Happy birthday to my newest 13-year-old,
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13-year-old, abigail faith furtick.
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Abigail faith furtick. today is her birthday.
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[cheering and applause]
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I said, today is her birthday.
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[cheering and applause]
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I've now got three teenagers.
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I've now got three teenagers. watch this beard go totally gray
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Watch this beard go totally gray over the next
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Over the next few weeks, alright?
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Few weeks, alright? so, when he turned 13,
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So, when he turned 13, elijah said,
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Elijah said, "do i really have
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"do i really have to wear a helmet?"
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To wear a helmet?" and i said,
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And i said, "yeah, you really
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"yeah, you really have to wear a helmet."
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Have to wear a helmet." and he said,
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And he said, and i quote,
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And i quote, "but, dad, you're
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"but, dad, you're ruining my fit."
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[laughter]
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He had exactly
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He had exactly dressed the way he wanted,
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Dressed the way he wanted, and then the helmet
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And then the helmet clashed with the --
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Clashed with the -- with something he was wearing.
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With something he was wearing. he said,
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He said, "you're ruining my fit."
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"you're ruining my fit." i said, "son,"
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I said, "son," i don't know if
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I don't know if i said it this eloquently,
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I said it this eloquently, but i tried to convey
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But i tried to convey this thought.
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This thought. "i'm not worried about your fit.
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"i'm not worried about your fit. i'm worried about your future.
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I'm worried about your future. i would like you
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I would like you to live more than i would
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To live more than i would like you to look good."
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Like you to look good." somebody, say, "amen," because.
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Somebody, say, "amen," because. >> congregation: amen.
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>> congregation: amen. >> i'm really not talking about
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>> i'm really not talking about bicycle helmets right now.
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Bicycle helmets right now. i'm talking about god
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I'm talking about god our father who is
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Our father who is never against us,
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Never against us, who is always for us.
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Who is always for us. but sometimes what he wants
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But sometimes what he wants for you is so much greater
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For you is so much greater than what you want for you,
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Than what you want for you, because god thinks legacy
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Because god thinks legacy while you think lunch.
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While you think lunch. god thinks destiny while
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God thinks destiny while you think desire.
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You think desire. "what do i want right now?"
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"what do i want right now?" god knows what he's
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God knows what he's walking you into.
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Walking you into. and so, sometimes,
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And so, sometimes, while you are so worried about
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While you are so worried about messing up your fit,
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Messing up your fit, god is trying to protect
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God is trying to protect your future.
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Your future. therefore, we cannot assume
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Therefore, we cannot assume that when we say,
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That when we say, "god is not against me," --
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"god is not against me," -- somebody, say it,
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Somebody, say it, "god is not against me."
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"god is not against me." >> congregation: god is not
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>> congregation: god is not against me.
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Against me. >> we cannot assume that
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>> we cannot assume that that means that god
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That means that god will always be in complete
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Will always be in complete agreement with us any more
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Agreement with us any more than i allowed elijah
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Than i allowed elijah to take off this helmet,
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To take off this helmet, so it didn't clash
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So it didn't clash with his shoes.
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With his shoes. this is so important as we
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This is so important as we understand the context
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Understand the context of the scripture
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Of the scripture that i read you,
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That i read you, because god has a prophet
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Because god has a prophet named jeremiah.
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Named jeremiah. everybody, say, "jeremiah."
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Everybody, say, "jeremiah." >> congregation: jeremiah.
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>> congregation: jeremiah. >> i'll probably have you talk
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>> i'll probably have you talk back to me a little bit more
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Back to me a little bit more today than normal just
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Today than normal just to make sure that this story
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To make sure that this story which is unfamiliar really
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Which is unfamiliar really gets in your heart before
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Gets in your heart before we finish it today.
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We finish it today. jeremiah, of course,
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Jeremiah, of course, was a priest who ministered
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Was a priest who ministered to the southern kingdom
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To the southern kingdom of judah just before
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Of judah just before they were destroyed.
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They were destroyed. and they were destroyed because
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And they were destroyed because of their disobedience.
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Of their disobedience. i want to point that out.
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I want to point that out. they were destroyed not because
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They were destroyed not because it was their destiny but
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It was their destiny but because they were disobedient.
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Because they were disobedient. you ever notice how a lot
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You ever notice how a lot of things that we call
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Of things that we call destiny really,
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Destiny really, if we look at it,
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If we look at it, dissect it,
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Dissect it, and take it for what it is,
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And take it for what it is, and don't deny it,
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And don't deny it, really what we call destiny
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Really what we call destiny sometimes was a series
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Sometimes was a series of decisions that we made.
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Of decisions that we made. and looking back at it, we say,
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And looking back at it, we say, "that's just
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"that's just the way it happened.
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The way it happened. that's just the way it went.
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That's just the way it went. that's just the way it unfolded,
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That's just the way it unfolded, and there was nothing
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And there was nothing i could do."
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I could do." and yet throughout
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And yet throughout the book of jeremiah,
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The book of jeremiah, we see that what we call destiny
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We see that what we call destiny is a collection of decisions.
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Is a collection of decisions. in many ways,
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In many ways, in many ways,
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In many ways, jeremiah exists
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Jeremiah exists to turn the nation back to god.
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To turn the nation back to god. but knowing that they would not
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But knowing that they would not turn back to god,
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Turn back to god, god sends him as a warning.
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God sends him as a warning. and then, after they
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And then, after they are taken captive
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Are taken captive into babylonian exile --
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Into babylonian exile -- and i know i'm covering a lot,
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And i know i'm covering a lot, but i have to because
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But i have to because you have to understand
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You have to understand why jeremiah is in this
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Why jeremiah is in this pit when we --
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Pit when we -- when we pick up in verse 6.
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When we pick up in verse 6. really, jeremiah's words
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Really, jeremiah's words did not accomplish the purpose
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Did not accomplish the purpose that he intended
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That he intended them to accomplish.
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Them to accomplish. therefore, it would be
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Therefore, it would be easy to assume that he failed,
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Easy to assume that he failed, yet he did not fail.
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Yet he did not fail. and the bible says that as he
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And the bible says that as he prophesied and told the people,
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Prophesied and told the people, "you know, you really do
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"you know, you really do need to surrender
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Need to surrender and turn back to god."
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And turn back to god." in this particular case
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In this particular case he was telling them,
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He was telling them, "you need to just go ahead
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"you need to just go ahead and go along
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And go along with what god is doing."
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With what god is doing." in this particular instance,
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In this particular instance, god was sending the babylonians
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God was sending the babylonians to take his people captive
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To take his people captive for a season to bring
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For a season to bring them back to him for a greater
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Them back to him for a greater purpose in the future.
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Purpose in the future. god is allowing something
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God is allowing something in their life in order
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In their life in order to bring them into alignment
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To bring them into alignment with him for their future.
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With him for their future. sometimes what god allows
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Sometimes what god allows is for alignment.
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Is for alignment. and when god sees your life
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And when god sees your life getting out of alignment
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Getting out of alignment with the word that he has spoken
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With the word that he has spoken and the purpose that
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And the purpose that he desires to achieve,
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He desires to achieve, he will allow something
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He will allow something in your life.
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In your life. even if it feels like an attack,
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Even if it feels like an attack, god will use the attack
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God will use the attack of the enemy to bring
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Of the enemy to bring you into alignment with himself.
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[applause]
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Tell me he won't do that.
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Tell me he won't do that. tell me he won't make you
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Tell me he won't make you put your bicycle helmet on
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Put your bicycle helmet on and take your
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And take your phone if you want.
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Phone if you want. 'cause he'd rather take
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'cause he'd rather take your phone than for you
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Your phone than for you to crush your skull.
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To crush your skull. and i know -- i know this
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And i know -- i know this isn't what you expected
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Isn't what you expected when we started because i said,
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When we started because i said, "god is not against me,"
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"god is not against me," and yet i'm telling you
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And yet i'm telling you that god is against some
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That god is against some of the things that hurt you.
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Of the things that hurt you. god is not against you,
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God is not against you, but he is against some
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But he is against some of the fake stuff that you
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Of the fake stuff that you call you that is not you,
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Call you that is not you, that rots you and robs you
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That rots you and robs you of what he calls you.
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[applause]
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Now, jeremiah kept coming
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Now, jeremiah kept coming to the king and saying,
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To the king and saying, "i'm telling you,
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"i'm telling you, you need to go
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You need to go with what god is doing.
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With what god is doing. you should have turned earlier,
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You should have turned earlier, you didn't.
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You didn't. but now if you just surrender,
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But now if you just surrender, god will save you."
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God will save you." and they still won't surrender.
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And they still won't surrender. and so, these four officials,
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And so, these four officials, these four cronies of the king,
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These four cronies of the king, the cabinet of the king,
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The cabinet of the king, the guys who tell him
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The guys who tell him what he wants to hear,
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What he wants to hear, they say,
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They say, "you need to throw jeremiah --
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"you need to throw jeremiah -- you need to deal with jeremiah.
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You need to deal with jeremiah. you need to lock jeremiah up.
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You need to lock jeremiah up. you -- let's put him
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You -- let's put him in a cistern.
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In a cistern. let's find one of those things
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Let's find one of those things that holds water,
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That holds water, and let's throw him in there
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And let's throw him in there so he will shut up.
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So he will shut up. he's discouraging
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He's discouraging everybody because he's
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Everybody because he's preaching negativity."
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Preaching negativity." he wasn't preaching negativity.
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He wasn't preaching negativity. he was preaching repentance.
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[applause]
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And repentance is the process
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And repentance is the process by which when you find
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By which when you find yourself in a pit,
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Yourself in a pit, you stop digging.
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You stop digging. that's what repentance is.
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That's what repentance is. repentance is realizing,
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Repentance is realizing, "oh! i'm in a pit.
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"oh! i'm in a pit. maybe i should stop digging."
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Maybe i should stop digging." touch your neighbor
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Touch your neighbor and say, "stop digging."
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And say, "stop digging." >> congregation: stop digging.
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>> congregation: stop digging. >> the best strategy when
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>> the best strategy when you find yourself in
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You find yourself in a pit of sin is stop digging.
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A pit of sin is stop digging. and let me just see
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And let me just see if i'm the only one here
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If i'm the only one here who came to church
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Who came to church willing to be honest,
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Willing to be honest, and vulnerable, and open today.
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And vulnerable, and open today. how many have ever found
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How many have ever found yourself in a pit because
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Yourself in a pit because of your own sin?
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[applause]
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[laughter]
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Let's try that again.
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Let's try that again. how many of you have found
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How many of you have found yourself sinking deeper
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Yourself sinking deeper and deeper into something
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And deeper into something that god tried to get
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That god tried to get you to stop sooner?
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[applause]
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How many of you waited
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How many of you waited until the consequences
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Until the consequences got so bad?
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How many of you waited until
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How many of you waited until the pain became so severe?
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The pain became so severe? how many of you waited
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How many of you waited until the point where now
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Until the point where now you have to pray
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You have to pray three times as long,
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Three times as long, because now you have ten
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Because now you have ten times as many issues?
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Times as many issues? if you just would have said
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If you just would have said something when
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Something when you started sinking.
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[applause]
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♪ god is not against me ♪
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♪ god is not against me ♪ he's always for me
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He's always for me and he's always with me.
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And he's always with me. he's always with me
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He's always with me and he's always for me.
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And he's always for me. so now, we have to answer
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So now, we have to answer the big question
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The big question of jeremiah 38:6.
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Of jeremiah 38:6. let's go back to that scripture
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Let's go back to that scripture again because now
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Again because now you're really ready for it.
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You're really ready for it. it says,
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It says, "so, they took jeremiah
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"so, they took jeremiah and put him into the cistern.
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And put him into the cistern. the cistern isn't
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The cistern isn't very big in diameter,
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Very big in diameter, only about 3 feet.
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Only about 3 feet. but then, it has a bolt
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But then, it has a bolt at the bottom because
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At the bottom because it's 15 feet deep.
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It's 15 feet deep. and the deeper it goes,
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And the deeper it goes, the wider it gets.
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The wider it gets. these cisterns were meant
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These cisterns were meant to collect rainwater,
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To collect rainwater, not human bodies.
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Not human bodies. and yet, in the nation of israel
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And yet, in the nation of israel there was not much
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There was not much water to be found.
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Water to be found. the bible says there was
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The bible says there was only mud in this cistern.
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Only mud in this cistern. look at it again.
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Look at it again. "they lowered jeremiah by
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"they lowered jeremiah by ropes into the cistern;
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Ropes into the cistern; it had no water in it,
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It had no water in it, only mud,
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Only mud, and jeremiah sank down
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And jeremiah sank down into the mud."
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Into the mud." which makes sense
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Which makes sense if jeremiah sinned.
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If jeremiah sinned. i understand sinking when you
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I understand sinking when you sin 'cause i've done it.
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Sin 'cause i've done it. i understand sinking when you're
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I understand sinking when you're bitter because i've been it.
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Bitter because i've been it. i understand sinking in an
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I understand sinking in an addiction because
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Addiction because i've dealt with that.
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I've dealt with that. i understand sinking in
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I understand sinking in my own dumb decisions.
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My own dumb decisions. so, how many of you have
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So, how many of you have ever sunk in stupid?
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[laughter]
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It ain't even always sin.
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It ain't even always sin. sometimes you just
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Sometimes you just bought a timeshare.
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Bought a timeshare. it's not necessarily
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It's not necessarily a bible verse about that.
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[laughter and applause]
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But nature reveals.
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[laughter]
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[laughing]
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Seven hundred and sixty-two
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Seven hundred and sixty-two months later you're still
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Months later you're still sinking and you've been
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Sinking and you've been there three days,
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There three days, and it's got roaches.
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[laughter]
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Now, we must ask the question,
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Now, we must ask the question, if jeremiah was
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If jeremiah was speaking for god,
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Speaking for god, if jeremiah was serving god
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If jeremiah was serving god and not sinning,
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And not sinning, and not stupid,
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And not stupid, and we've all sunk before
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And we've all sunk before because we sinned,
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Because we sinned, and we've all sunk before
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And we've all sunk before because we were stupid.
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Because we were stupid. and when you're sinking
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And when you're sinking in sin you repent.
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In sin you repent. what do you do when you
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What do you do when you are sinking while serving?
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Are sinking while serving? this is the question
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This is the question that i came to have
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That i came to have a conversation about today.
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[applause]
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I'm serving god.
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I'm serving god. i'm not saying i'm perfect,
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I'm not saying i'm perfect, but i'm serving god
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But i'm serving god and i'm sinking.
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And i'm sinking. it would surprise you where
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It would surprise you where some of my sermons come from.
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Some of my sermons come from. it would.
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It would. because some of my sermons,
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Because some of my sermons, if you asked me
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If you asked me where i got them from,
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Where i got them from, i would have to tell you,
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I would have to tell you, "honestly, i got it
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"honestly, i got it from the mud."
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From the mud." touch somebody next you and say,
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Touch somebody next you and say, "i got it from the mud."
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"i got it from the mud." >> congregation: i got
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>> congregation: i got it from the mud.
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It from the mud. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. yeah.
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Yeah. some of my sermons
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Some of my sermons that i preach to you,
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That i preach to you, i must be honest with you,
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I must be honest with you, they came not because
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They came not because i was so high,
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I was so high, and not because i was so holy,
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And not because i was so holy, and not because i was so right,
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And not because i was so right, and not because
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And not because i was so righteous,
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I was so righteous, and not because
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And not because i was so brilliant,
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I was so brilliant, and not because i was so bold.
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And not because i was so bold. but some of my sermons
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But some of my sermons that i've preached to you,
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That i've preached to you, i got them from a muddy place,
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I got them from a muddy place, muddy messages.
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Muddy messages. i know my boots are clean
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I know my boots are clean at this moment,
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At this moment, but some of the stuff
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But some of the stuff that i've walked through
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That i've walked through and that you've walked through
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And that you've walked through to be in your seat today
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To be in your seat today would surprise somebody.
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Would surprise somebody. some of the messages that you
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Some of the messages that you get in your life
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Get in your life come from the mud.
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Come from the mud. some of the things you help
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Some of the things you help people with are from the hell
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People with are from the hell that you've been through that
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That you've been through that you don't want anybody
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You don't want anybody else to go through.
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Else to go through. and so, you tell them,
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And so, you tell them, "i've been through this hell
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"i've been through this hell so i could hand you this
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So i could hand you this helmet so i can tell you."
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Helmet so i can tell you." that's called a callback.
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That's called a callback. remember the helmet
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Remember the helmet from the bicycle?
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From the bicycle? remember when he was mad because
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Remember when he was mad because i made him wear the helmet?
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I made him wear the helmet? but i told him,
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But i told him, "i don't want you to have
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"i don't want you to have to go through hell
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To go through hell when you could just
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When you could just put on this helmet."
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Put on this helmet." i don't want you to have
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I don't want you to have to suffer the consequences
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To suffer the consequences when you could
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When you could just listen to god.
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Just listen to god. i don't want you to have
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I don't want you to have to go through 16 sexual partners
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To go through 16 sexual partners to find out that you can't
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To find out that you can't get it from that.
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Get it from that. and after they're gone,
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And after they're gone, you're still left with you.
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You're still left with you. and if you can't be
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And if you can't be complete in christ,
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Complete in christ, nobody can complete you.
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Nobody can complete you. see, you gotta get this
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See, you gotta get this from the mud.
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[applause]
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The people who are praising
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The people who are praising god on this point have
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God on this point have been through something.
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[applause]
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The people who are
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The people who are cute are still not
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Cute are still not climbing out yet.
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[applause]
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But when you've been
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But when you've been stuck in something
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Stuck in something and you finally take
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And you finally take a step out of it,
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A step out of it, it'll make you jump
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It'll make you jump up and holler.
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Up and holler. "look how he lifted me when
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"look how he lifted me when nothing else could help."
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[applause]
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Nothing but mud in the cistern,
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Nothing but mud in the cistern, and jeremiah,
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And jeremiah, god's man,
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God's man, is in the mud.
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Is in the mud. what is god's man
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What is god's man doing in the mud?
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Doing in the mud? what is a prophet
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What is a prophet doing in a pit?
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Doing in a pit? i thought if you worked for god,
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I thought if you worked for god, he would work it out for you.
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He would work it out for you. ♪ working through me ♪
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[laughter]
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I thought god was
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I thought god was fighting for you.
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Fighting for you. so, shouldn't jeremiah 38:6
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So, shouldn't jeremiah 38:6 read thusly,
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Read thusly, "so, they took jeremiah
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"so, they took jeremiah and tried to put him
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And tried to put him into the cistern,
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Into the cistern, but the angel gabriel grabbed
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But the angel gabriel grabbed them by the throat and said,
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Them by the throat and said, 'touch not mine anointed?'"
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'touch not mine anointed?'" so, this is what i'm learning,
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So, this is what i'm learning, because i talk to people who
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Because i talk to people who love christ and have cancer.
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Love christ and have cancer. because i talk to people
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Because i talk to people who raised their kids
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Who raised their kids in the fear and admonition
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In the fear and admonition of the lord,
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Of the lord, and their kids still went
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And their kids still went buck wild crazy
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Buck wild crazy and never wore a helmet.
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And never wore a helmet. i could say other stuff.
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I could say other stuff. but i -- pray for me.
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But i -- pray for me. i feel unfiltered right now.
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[laughter]
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I don't want this message
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I don't want this message to get so muddy that you
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To get so muddy that you miss the heart of it.
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Miss the heart of it. and the point of it is you can
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And the point of it is you can do everything right
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Do everything right and things still go wrong.
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[applause]
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I release every parent
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I release every parent of the parental guilt that says,
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Of the parental guilt that says, "if you would have put them
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"if you would have put them in the special school
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In the special school when they were two
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When they were two and a half years old,
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And a half years old, if you would have taught them
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If you would have taught them spanish by the time
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Spanish by the time they were four,
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They were four, they would have been doctors.
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They would have been doctors. they would have
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They would have been the president."
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Been the president." first of all,
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First of all, they can't be the president
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They can't be the president until they're over
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Until they're over 80 apparently.
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[laughter]
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I told you,
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I told you, it's getting muddy.
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It's getting muddy. it's getting muddy.
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[applause]
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It's the dirty version,
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It's the dirty version, i guess, today.
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[laughter]
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Yeah, it's good
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Yeah, it's good to be back home.
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[laughter and applause]
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You can't say this kind
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You can't say this kind of stuff just anywhere.
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Of stuff just anywhere. i can't talk like
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I can't talk like this in philadelphia.
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[laughter and applause]
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We were talking about jeremiah.
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[laughter]
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God's man in the mud.
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God's man in the mud. god's man in the mud.
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God's man in the mud. and notice i've said that
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And notice i've said that he sank down into the mud.
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He sank down into the mud. now, i'm just gonna minister
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Now, i'm just gonna minister this for a moment because it
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This for a moment because it seems to me very important.
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Seems to me very important. strong people sink.
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Strong people sink. strong people sink.
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Strong people sink. and if you wanna get really
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And if you wanna get really technical about it,
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Technical about it, the more weighty the object,
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The more weighty the object, the more quickly
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The more quickly and deeply it sinks.
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And deeply it sinks. strong anointing means
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Strong anointing means strong attacks.
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Strong attacks. now i see why he was sinking,
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Now i see why he was sinking, because he was saying something.
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Because he was saying something. now i see why he
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Now i see why he was under attack,
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Was under attack, because he was valuable.
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Because he was valuable. now i see why he was
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Now i see why he was under attack,
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Under attack, because he had an assignment.
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Because he had an assignment. do you understand
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Do you understand that about your life,
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That about your life, that your assignment
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That your assignment to glorify god,
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To glorify god, your assignment to shine
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Your assignment to shine a light for christ,
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A light for christ, your assignment to make
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Your assignment to make a difference in the lives
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A difference in the lives of others will sometimes
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Of others will sometimes cause you to sink?
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>> if you were encouraged
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>> if you were encouraged by this sermon you just
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By this sermon you just watched from pastor steven,
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Watched from pastor steven, 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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This series is about preparing for the battle's you're facing
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For the battle's you're facing and standing firm in
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And standing firm in god's strength.
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God's strength. maybe you've felt
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Maybe you've felt like giving up,
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Like giving up, like the enemy's attacks
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Like the enemy's attacks just keep coming and you don't
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Just keep coming and you don't wanna fight anymore.
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Wanna fight anymore. but god hasn't brought you
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But god hasn't brought you this far to leave you now.
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This far to leave you now. he's equipping you,
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He's equipping you, he's strengthening you
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He's strengthening you and he's positioning you
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And he's positioning you for something greater.
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For something greater. so, you don't have to fight
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So, you don't have to fight in your own strength.
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In your own strength. call the number on your screen
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You're making sure that god's word continues
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To encourage you and also reach people
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I know that this message will equip you and remind you
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Will equip you and remind you that god is with you
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That god is with you in every battle and i'll see
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In every battle and i'll see you back here next time.
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>> this brand-new dvd
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Includes four sermons
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From pastor steven furtick
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Any battle you're facing.
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♪ ♪
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♪ oh my god ♪
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♪ you've sure been ♪
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♪ good to me ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah ♪
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♪ all our praise ♪
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>> ♪ all our praise ♪
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>> ♪ all our praise ♪
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>> ♪ all our praise ♪
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♪ belongs to him ♪
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>> ♪ all the glory and praise ♪
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♪ is yours ♪
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♪ alright ♪
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♪ let's call on him ♪
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♪ hey ♪
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♪ jehovah-nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ it's who he is yeah ♪
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♪ jehovah-nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah-jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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♪ jehovah-rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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♪ yeah ey ♪
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♪ jehovah-shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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♪ oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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>> ♪ rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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>> ♪ yes lord ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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>> ♪ shalom be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ oh ♪
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♪ call the name ♪
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♪ call the name ♪
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♪ call the name ♪
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♪ jehovah ♪
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♪ all our praise ♪
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♪ all our praise ♪
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♪ all our praise ♪
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♪ belongs to him ♪
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>> ♪ call the name ♪
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>> ♪ call the name ♪
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>> ♪ call the name ♪
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>> ♪ call the name ♪
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>> ♪ call the name ♪
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>> ♪ call the name ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah ♪
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♪ all our praise ♪
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♪ all our praise ♪
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♪ all our praise ♪
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♪ belongs to him ♪
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♪ jehovah-nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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>> ♪ yeah ♪
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♪ jehovah-jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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>> ♪ oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
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♪ jehovah-rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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>> ♪ oh-oh-oh ♪
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♪ jehovah-shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ he's fighting ♪
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♪ all your battles ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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>> ♪ he's everything ♪
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♪ you need him to be ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-rapha ♪
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♪ heal ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ yeah-yeah-yeah ♪
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♪ yeah-yeah yes ♪
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♪ oh-oh-oh oh ♪
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♪ ♪
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[cheering]
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Steven Furtick - Rags To Righteous (Part 1)

July 7, 2025 | S25 E187 | 28:0

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