Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Rags To Righteous (Part 2)

July 7, 2025 | S25 E188 | 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 2) | 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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>> 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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Cause you to sink? so then, full disclosure.
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So then, full disclosure. "god is not against me;
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"god is not against me; he's in it with me,
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He's in it with me, working through me,
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Working through me, fighting for me,"
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Fighting for me," was written by me one morning
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Was written by me one morning driving to this church
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Driving to this church to preach to this
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To preach to this congregation whom i love.
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Congregation whom i love. and the anxiety of standing up
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And the anxiety of standing up to preach will often create
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To preach will often create in me a fear that
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In me a fear that i have nothing to say
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I have nothing to say and i'm not worthy to say it.
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And i'm not worthy to say it. one morning,
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One morning, as i drove up to the church,
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As i drove up to the church, i began to say to myself,
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I began to say to myself, "god, i thank you today
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"god, i thank you today that you are working through me
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That you are working through me as i preach and that you want me
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As i preach and that you want me to do a good job."
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To do a good job." isn't that an amazing thought?
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Isn't that an amazing thought? why would i even have
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Why would i even have to tell myself that?
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To tell myself that? well, let me tell you.
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Well, let me tell you. the reason i have to say god is
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The reason i have to say god is not against me,
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Not against me, he's in it with me,
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He's in it with me, working through me fighting
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Working through me fighting for me is because just because
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For me is because just because god doesn't ever line up
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God doesn't ever line up against me,
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Against me, just because god is not
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Just because god is not against me doesn't
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Against me doesn't mean that nobody else is.
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Mean that nobody else is. there have been times
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There have been times in my life and ministry
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In my life and ministry where people have uttered
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Where people have uttered an unkind word
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An unkind word or two in my direction.
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[laughter]
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Therefore, if you are
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Therefore, if you are not intentional,
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Not intentional, you will begin to assimilate
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You will begin to assimilate the hatred of people,
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The hatred of people, the criticism of people,
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The criticism of people, the opposition of people or even
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The opposition of people or even the triumphs of your life.
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The triumphs of your life. and you'll begin to think
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And you'll begin to think that since they are like that,
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That since they are like that, and since life is like that,
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And since life is like that, god is not like that.
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God is not like that. when we say,
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When we say, "god is not against me,"
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"god is not against me," perhaps it seems
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Perhaps it seems to you unnecessary,
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To you unnecessary, perhaps you've never had
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Perhaps you've never had the thought that god
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The thought that god was against you.
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Was against you. but is it possible
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But is it possible that while confessing,
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That while confessing, "god is for me,"
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"god is for me," that life is coming against
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That life is coming against you in a way that
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You in a way that is making you wonder,
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Is making you wonder, "if god is with me,
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"if god is with me, why is there only
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Why is there only mud in this pit?"
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Mud in this pit?" i don't know if you noticed
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I don't know if you noticed but the one thing that was never
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But the one thing that was never mentioned in the chapter
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Mentioned in the chapter that i read to you
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That i read to you was the presence of god.
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Was the presence of god. it does not say that jeremiah
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It does not say that jeremiah was thrown into the pit,
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Was thrown into the pit, but god was with him in the pit.
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But god was with him in the pit. it says that about joseph
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It says that about joseph in prison in the old testament,
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In prison in the old testament, but this is a little different.
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But this is a little different. this is one of those moments
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This is one of those moments where jeremiah must have been
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Where jeremiah must have been thinking as he was sinking,
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Thinking as he was sinking, "where are you, god?"
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"where are you, god?" we know that he thought this way
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We know that he thought this way because in the book
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Because in the book of lamentations, i mean,
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Of lamentations, i mean, think about the name
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Think about the name of that book,
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Of that book, jeremiah wrote that book.
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Jeremiah wrote that book. lament, it means to grieve.
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Lament, it means to grieve. it means to question.
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It means to question. and in that book as well as
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And in that book as well as the book that bears his name,
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The book that bears his name, many times he would speak
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Many times he would speak the word of the lord,
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The word of the lord, but he would also question
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But he would also question within himself,
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Within himself, "god, if i'm your man
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"god, if i'm your man what's up with this mud?"
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What's up with this mud?" this is his third imprisonment
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This is his third imprisonment for preaching the word
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For preaching the word of the lord.
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Of the lord. "god, if i'm your servant,
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"god, if i'm your servant, why am i in this cistern?
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Why am i in this cistern? god, you called me
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God, you called me to be a prophet.
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To be a prophet. you told me before i was born
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You told me before i was born that you knew me
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That you knew me and appointed me."
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And appointed me." and yet, he's learning,
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And yet, he's learning, as we all must learn,
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As we all must learn, that just because you are
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That just because you are appointed doesn't mean you'll
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Appointed doesn't mean you'll never be attacked.
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Never be attacked. i'm gonna say it again.
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I'm gonna say it again. i know you don't wanna
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I know you don't wanna wear this helmet,
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Wear this helmet, but i don't want your head
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But i don't want your head to crash on the pavement.
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To crash on the pavement. that you think just because
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That you think just because you have a purpose and a promise
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You have a purpose and a promise from god that there will
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From god that there will be no pits.
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Be no pits. because if i preach this,
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Because if i preach this, but i don't tell you
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But i don't tell you about the pit stops
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About the pit stops on the way to purpose,
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On the way to purpose, you will smash,
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You will smash, you will splatter,
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You will splatter, you will smudge,
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You will smudge, you will stop,
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You will stop, you will feel stuck
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You will feel stuck in the moments when
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In the moments when the feeling goes away.
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The feeling goes away. and yet, the time to sing.
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And yet, the time to sing. ♪ god is not against me ♪
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♪ god is not against me ♪ that's pretty good.
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That's pretty good. ♪ god is not against me ♪
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♪ god is not against me ♪ the time to sing it is not
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The time to sing it is not when you see it.
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[applause]
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Let me tell you when
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Let me tell you when you need to sing.
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You need to sing. ♪ god is not against me ♪
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♪ god is not against me ♪ sing it with me.
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Sing it with me. ♪ god is not against me ♪
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♪ god is not against me ♪ sing it when you're sinking.
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[applause]
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Sing it when you are sinking.
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Sing it when you are sinking. tell your neighbor,
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Tell your neighbor, "sing it.
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"sing it. >> congregation: sing it.
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>> congregation: sing it. >> the next time you sink."
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>> the next time you sink." >> congregation: the next
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>> congregation: the next time you sink.
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Time you sink. >> so, this is how it's
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>> so, this is how it's gonna work in your life.
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Gonna work in your life. when you start to sink into
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When you start to sink into the pit of your own problems,
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The pit of your own problems, when you start to sink --
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When you start to sink -- god, i feel anointed to help
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God, i feel anointed to help somebody up today.
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Somebody up today. i see you've been sinking.
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I see you've been sinking. i see you've been
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I see you've been going down in it.
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Going down in it. i see you've been going back
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I see you've been going back to past habits that
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To past habits that are beneath you.
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Are beneath you. i see you've been
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I see you've been going into memories
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Going into memories that you need to leave
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That you need to leave in a room,
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In a room, but they keep coming out.
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But they keep coming out. i see you keep going
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I see you keep going into self-pity.
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Into self-pity. i see you keep going
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I see you keep going into old ways of processing.
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Into old ways of processing. i see you keep
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I see you keep going into despair.
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Going into despair. i see you keep going
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I see you keep going into suicidal thoughts.
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Into suicidal thoughts. i see you keep going back
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I see you keep going back to toxic relationships.
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To toxic relationships. i see you keep going back
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I see you keep going back to the things that break
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To the things that break your heart.
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Your heart. i see you keep going back
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I see you keep going back to the things that pull you.
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To the things that pull you. i see you keep going
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I see you keep going back to the things that offer
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Back to the things that offer you temporary relief,
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You temporary relief, and i see you sinking,
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And i see you sinking, but i see you singing
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But i see you singing as you're sinking,
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As you're sinking, "love lifted me."
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[applause]
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Faith doesn't mean i won't sink,
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Faith doesn't mean i won't sink, it means i won't stay there.
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[applause]
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Yeah, i was about
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Yeah, i was about to look for my band.
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To look for my band. i didn't know if y'all
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I didn't know if y'all went to sleep on me.
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Went to sleep on me. but high five somebody and say,
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But high five somebody and say, "i'm sinking but i'm singing."
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"i'm sinking but i'm singing." >> congregation: i'm sinking
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>> congregation: i'm sinking but i'm singing.
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But i'm singing. >> please do not let our songs
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>> please do not let our songs confuse you into thinking
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Confuse you into thinking that we never sink.
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That we never sink. of course, we have low moments.
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Of course, we have low moments. it's called human experience.
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It's called human experience. it's called being
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It's called being born of a woman.
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Born of a woman. it's called having a nature that
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It's called having a nature that was given to us by adam
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Was given to us by adam but was redeemed by christ.
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But was redeemed by christ. and when i was sinking,
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And when i was sinking, he reached out and rescued me.
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[cheering and applause]
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I need somebody who's been
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I need somebody who's been rescued to get up
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Rescued to get up and rejoice that he rescued you.
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[cheering and applause]
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Yeah, we're getting there.
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Yeah, we're getting there. we're getting there.
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We're getting there. we're getting there.
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[applause]
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I'm not rejoicing because
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I'm not rejoicing because the enemy never resisted me,
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The enemy never resisted me, i'm rejoicing because
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I'm rejoicing because when he resisted me,
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When he resisted me, god rescue me.
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[applause]
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And it is never mentioned.
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And it is never mentioned. y'all, sit down
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Y'all, sit down and let me teach.
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[laughter]
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It is never mentioned
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It is never mentioned in this scripture
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In this scripture that god intervened,
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That god intervened, but i'm gonna
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But i'm gonna show you something.
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Show you something. woo!
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Woo! thank you, jesus.
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Thank you, jesus. thank you, jesus.
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Thank you, jesus. never read about it before.
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Never read about it before. i went to cemetery -- seminary,
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I went to cemetery -- seminary, went to bible training school.
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[laughter]
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Never read about it.
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Never read about it. i read about jeremiah
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I read about jeremiah but look what happened
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But look what happened when he was sinking.
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When he was sinking. and this is what's happening
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And this is what's happening in your life right now
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In your life right now whether you realize it or not,
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Whether you realize it or not, whether you see it or not,
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Whether you see it or not, whether you feel it or not,
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Whether you feel it or not, whether you even believe
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Whether you even believe it right now or you just think
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It right now or you just think i'm hyping people up because
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I'm hyping people up because i've gotta give them good energy
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I've gotta give them good energy and that's what
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And that's what i do on sunday morning.
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I do on sunday morning. that's not just what
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That's not just what i do on sunday morning.
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I do on sunday morning. this is what i
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This is what i do on monday morning.
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Do on monday morning. this is what i do
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This is what i do on tuesday morning.
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On tuesday morning. this is what i do
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This is what i do on wednesday morning.
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On wednesday morning. this is what i do when
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This is what i do when i'm in my own muddy moments
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I'm in my own muddy moments so i can encourage
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So i can encourage myself in the lord.
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[applause]
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Why are y'all looking
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Why are y'all looking at me like you work security?
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[laughter]
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You look suspicious of this.
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You look suspicious of this. and yet, i am telling
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And yet, i am telling you that i sink.
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You that i sink. safety steve is
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Safety steve is also sinking steve.
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[laughter]
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Speaking steve is authoritative.
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Speaking steve is authoritative. sinking steven has to remember,
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Sinking steven has to remember, "no, no, no.
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"no, no, no. he's not against me.
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He's not against me. life is, trolls are, aging is.
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[laughter]
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But god is not."
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But god is not." you know what peter
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You know what peter showed me in the new testament?
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Showed me in the new testament? and then i'm about to show you
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And then i'm about to show you something that's gonna
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Something that's gonna blow you away.
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Blow you away. peter showed me in
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Peter showed me in matthew 14:30 --
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Matthew 14:30 -- i think i gave them
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I think i gave them this scripture.
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This scripture. put it up there if
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Put it up there if i gave it to you.
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I gave it to you. and y'all, clap if they
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And y'all, clap if they put it up on the screen.
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Put it up on the screen. matthe -- okay, okay.
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Matthe -- okay, okay. alright.
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[applause]
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Peter is walking toward jesus
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Peter is walking toward jesus on the water, right?
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On the water, right? walking toward
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Walking toward jesus on the water.
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Jesus on the water. he has a path
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He has a path toward purpose, right?
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Toward purpose, right? he has a path toward purpose.
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He has a path toward purpose. "and then, all of a sudden,
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"and then, all of a sudden, he saw the wind,
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He saw the wind, which was against him,
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Which was against him, and he was afraid.
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And he was afraid. and beginning to sink,
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And beginning to sink, he cried out,
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He cried out, 'lord, save me.'"
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'lord, save me.'" that's the only verse you
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That's the only verse you need for your
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Need for your sinking moments.
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[applause]
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That's what you need.
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[applause]
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But put it up.
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But put it up. put it back up.
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Put it back up. i'm not done with it yet.
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I'm not done with it yet. he started sinking
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He started sinking because of what he saw.
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Because of what he saw. the wind was against him.
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The wind was against him. sometimes what you
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Sometimes what you see is against you,
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See is against you, so you forget what is
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So you forget what is in you that is for you.
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In you that is for you. "and beginning to sink."
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"and beginning to sink." so, peter doesn't sound
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So, peter doesn't sound like this when he cries.
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Like this when he cries. he doesn't go,
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He doesn't go, "oh, lord, save my soul."
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"oh, lord, save my soul." he's not gurgling anything.
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[laughter]
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I don't even think he
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I don't even think he was up to his waist.
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[laughter]
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He said, "oh, no.
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He said, "oh, no. i'm not going all the way down
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I'm not going all the way down there when jesus is right here."
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There when jesus is right here." i want you to get that
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I want you to get that mentality about your day.
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[applause]
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"i'm not gonna do it
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"i'm not gonna do it after i drink eight glasses.
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After i drink eight glasses. i'mma cry out when
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I'mma cry out when i start to sink.
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I start to sink. i'm not gonna do it after
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I'm not gonna do it after i've already gone
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I've already gone off on everybody in my phone
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Off on everybody in my phone and ruined all
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And ruined all of my friendships.
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Of my friendships. when i start to sink," --
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When i start to sink," -- put it up one more time.
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Put it up one more time. "he started to sink,
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"he started to sink, and he said," --
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And he said," -- what do you say when
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What do you say when you start to sink?
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You start to sink? ♪ god is not against me ♪
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♪ god is not against me ♪ so, you start to sink.
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So, you start to sink. the wind is against you.
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The wind is against you. remind yourself,
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Remind yourself, "god is not.
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"god is not. god's not.
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God's not. they might be,
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They might be, but god is not.
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But god is not. it might be,
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It might be, but god is not."
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But god is not." somebody, say, "god's not."
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Somebody, say, "god's not." >> congregation: god's not.
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>> congregation: god's not. >> if every demon in hell
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>> if every demon in hell is against you --
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Is against you -- i'm done with the verse now,
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I'm done with the verse now, god's not.
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God's not. god is not done with you.
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God is not done with you. god's not fed up with you.
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God's not fed up with you. god's not gone.
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God's not gone. and i'll show you this
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And i'll show you this from jeremiah 38.
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From jeremiah 38. now we're ready
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Now we're ready for jeremiah 38:7.
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For jeremiah 38:7. "he was sinking down
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"he was sinking down in the mud,"
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In the mud," verse 7,
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Verse 7, "but," yeah.
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"but," yeah. you missed a shout.
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You missed a shout. go to verse 6.
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Go to verse 6. we'll do it again.
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We'll do it again. i know i always catch, class.
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I know i always catch, class. i've been gone a few weeks
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I've been gone a few weeks so you don't have
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So you don't have my rhythm right now.
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My rhythm right now. let's do it again.
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Let's do it again. "and he sank down into the mud.
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"and he sank down into the mud. >> congregation: but.
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>> congregation: but. >> but."
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>> but." let's do it again.
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"he sank down into
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"he sank down into the mud, but,"
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The mud, but," >> congregation: but."
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[cheering and applause]
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>> i'm not shouting
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>> i'm not shouting about the mud.
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About the mud. i'm shouting about the but.
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[cheering and applause]
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I'm sinking into the feeling
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I'm sinking into the feeling of anxiety.
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Of anxiety. >> congregation: but.
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>> congregation: but. >> you got it.
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>> you got it. i'm sinking into the old
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I'm sinking into the old way of doing it.
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Way of doing it. >> congregation: but.
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>> congregation: but. >> one of the best scriptures
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>> one of the best scriptures you'll ever see is,
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You'll ever see is, "we were dead in our
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"we were dead in our transgressions and sins,
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Transgressions and sins, but god, but god."
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But god, but god." and yet,
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And yet, the bible doesn't mention
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The bible doesn't mention god in this passage, does it?
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God in this passage, does it? it says,
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It says, "he was sinking in the mud,
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"he was sinking in the mud, but ebed-melek."
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But ebed-melek." baby name possibility
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Baby name possibility right here.
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[laughter]
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Ebed-melek.
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Ebed-melek. your child will be the only one
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Your child will be the only one in class raising their hand
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In class raising their hand if you name them ebed-melek.
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[laughter]
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Ebed-melek, an ethiopian.
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Ebed-melek, an ethiopian. it says here "cushite."
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It says here "cushite." it also says official
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It also says official in the royal palace,
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In the royal palace, but that's not specific enough.
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But that's not specific enough. he was a eunuch, a eunuch,
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He was a eunuch, a eunuch, who was brought over as a slave
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Who was brought over as a slave and was put in
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And was put in a position of service.
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A position of service. in fact, the word ebed-melek,
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In fact, the word ebed-melek, ebed means servant.
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Ebed means servant. melek means king.
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[applause]
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"but ebed-melek,"
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"but ebed-melek," that's your cue.
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That's your cue. put it on the screen, boys.
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Put it on the screen, boys. "but ebed-melek,
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"but ebed-melek, a cushite," a eunuch.
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A cushite," a eunuch. the eunuchs when they were
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The eunuchs when they were brought over to serve
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Brought over to serve were castrated.
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Were castrated. the levitical law forbade anyone
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The levitical law forbade anyone who was castrated from entering
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Who was castrated from entering the assembly of the lord.
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The assembly of the lord. so, i want you to get
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So, i want you to get the preciousness
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The preciousness of this partnership
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Of this partnership and the unlikeliness
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And the unlikeliness of this deliverance.
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Of this deliverance. is that a man from ethiopia
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Is that a man from ethiopia who was brought to a land
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Who was brought to a land that was being
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That was being ravaged by enemies,
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Ravaged by enemies, who was serving a king who
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Who was serving a king who had no courage, speaks up,
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Had no courage, speaks up, and steps up.
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And steps up. as jeremiah sinks in a cistern
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As jeremiah sinks in a cistern in a pit, he speaks up
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In a pit, he speaks up as a servant in the palace.
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As a servant in the palace. god is working in places
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God is working in places you can't see.
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[applause]
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God is working through people
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God is working through people you don't know about.
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[applause]
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God is working through people
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God is working through people who you think don't
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Who you think don't belong in that position.
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Belong in that position. i'm pointing it out to you
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I'm pointing it out to you because some people have
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Because some people have let you down.
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Let you down. maybe some people have been
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Maybe some people have been like the men in this passage
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Like the men in this passage who threw jeremiah in the pit.
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Who threw jeremiah in the pit. "oh, thanks a lot.
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"oh, thanks a lot. i was just trying to help."
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I was just trying to help." but while they were throwing
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But while they were throwing him in the pit,
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Him in the pit, god was already preparing
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God was already preparing somebody in the palace
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Somebody in the palace to speak up on his behalf.
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[applause]
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So, i'm preaching this word
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So, i'm preaching this word to somebody who feels forgotten.
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To somebody who feels forgotten. you are not forgotten.
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You are not forgotten. god is just going to use
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God is just going to use something foreign.
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Something foreign. i said god is going
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I said god is going to use something foreign.
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[applause]
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Think how wild this is.
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Think how wild this is. god needs somebody to move
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God needs somebody to move to get jeremiah out of the pit.
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To get jeremiah out of the pit. who does he choose to use?
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Who does he choose to use? somebody who wasn't even
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Somebody who wasn't even allowed to come worship.
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Allowed to come worship. you're gonna have to watch
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You're gonna have to watch this message twice to get it,
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This message twice to get it, because it's gonna remind
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Because it's gonna remind you that no matter
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You that no matter who betrays you,
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Who betrays you, god's always has got a,
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God's always has got a, "but ebed-melek."
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[applause]
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Yeah.
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Yeah. let's pause and give him praise.
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[cheering and applause]
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For every ebed-melek.
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[applause]
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And he not only comes
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And he not only comes to the king,
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To the king, but he confronts the king.
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But he confronts the king. this is the kind of courage
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This is the kind of courage that you have
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That you have when you know that.
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When you know that. ♪ god is not against me ♪
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♪ god is not against me ♪ but he's in it with me,
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But he's in it with me, working through me,
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Working through me, fighting for me.
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Fighting for me. isn't it amazing that you
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Isn't it amazing that you would stand up to a king,
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Would stand up to a king, and he is not even considered
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And he is not even considered a true worshipper?
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A true worshipper? not by that culture.
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Not by that culture. god uses who he wants to use.
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God uses who he wants to use. i wanna talk to everybody who
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I wanna talk to everybody who doesn't even have
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Doesn't even have a high school education.
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A high school education. god uses who he wants to use.
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God uses who he wants to use. i wanna talk to everybody
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I wanna talk to everybody who has had an abortion,
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Who has had an abortion, and people try to make
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And people try to make you feel terrible about it.
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You feel terrible about it. god uses who he wants to use,
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God uses who he wants to use, and he's gonna give you
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And he's gonna give you something in your future
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Something in your future to help somebody.
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To help somebody. and so, let's turn those tears
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And so, let's turn those tears into testimony so you
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Into testimony so you can help somebody.
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[applause]
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So you can hand
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So you can hand somebody a helmet.
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[applause]
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I wanna speak to everybody
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I wanna speak to everybody who has been cast out,
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Who has been cast out, cast aside, castrated,
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Cast aside, castrated, and left.
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[applause]
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Ain't it crazy that the one
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Ain't it crazy that the one who was left out is
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Who was left out is the one who lifted up?
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The one who lifted up? sinking in loneliness right now.
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Sinking in loneliness right now. oh, "but ebed-melek,"
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Oh, "but ebed-melek," i've been spending time
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I've been spending time with this guy all week.
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With this guy all week. the more i studied him,
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The more i studied him, the more it touched
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The more it touched me what he did.
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Me what he did. he heard they put jeremiah
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He heard they put jeremiah into the cistern,
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Into the cistern, and the king
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And the king is sitting in the gate.
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Is sitting in the gate. now, i wanna
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Now, i wanna point something out.
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Point something out. the king is in the palace.
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The king is in the palace. jeremiah is in the pit.
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Jeremiah is in the pit. god is not with the king.
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God is not with the king. god is with jeremiah.
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[applause]
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No, no, no.
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No, no, no. get this.
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Get this. get this.
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Get this. the palace does
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The palace does not prove god's presence.
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Not prove god's presence. the pit does not
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The pit does not prove his absence.
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[applause]
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Stop looking at
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Stop looking at the circumstances.
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The circumstances. every time you get
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Every time you get out there, you go,
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Out there, you go, "well, it must not be
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"well, it must not be god's will.
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God's will. it didn't work out.
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It didn't work out. well, it must not be god's will.
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Well, it must not be god's will. it's really hard.
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It's really hard. well, it must not be working."
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Well, it must not be working." we've all felt that way.
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We've all felt that way. but if you're serving while
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But if you're serving while you're sinking and if you're --
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You're sinking and if you're -- if you're --
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If you're -- if you're sinking
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If you're sinking while you're serving,
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While you're serving, know that god has an
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Know that god has an ebed-melek positioned
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Ebed-melek positioned in the place.
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In the place. verse 8,
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Verse 8, "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.'" this is not right.
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This is not right. "'they have thrown
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"'they have thrown him into a cistern.
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Him into a cistern. he will starve to death
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He will starve to death when there is no longer
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When there is no longer any bread in the city.'
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Any bread in the city.' and the king commanded
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And the king commanded ebed-melek
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Ebed-melek the cushite, "alright.
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The cushite, "alright. take thirty men
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Take thirty men from here with you."
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From here with you." thirty?
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Thirty? this is overkill.
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[laughter]
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Ebed-melek is like,
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Ebed-melek is like, "you know what,
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"you know what, i don't really need 30."
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I don't really need 30." "no, take 30.
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"no, take 30. take 30."
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Take 30." here's what
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Here's what i wanna prophesy.
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I wanna prophesy. when god does lift you out,
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When god does lift you out, there is going to be more than
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There is going to be more than enough strength to do it.
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[applause]
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Yeah.
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Yeah. i'll tell you why.
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[applause]
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God is a show-off.
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God is a show-off. god wants to show his glory.
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God wants to show his glory. god sends 30 men for a task
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God sends 30 men for a task that three could handle.
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That three could handle. but not only do they
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But not only do they have extra resource,
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Have extra resource, not only does god have more
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Not only does god have more than enough power
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Than enough power to pull you out of the pit,
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To pull you out of the pit, but the bible
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But the bible says he told him to,
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Says he told him to, "take a rope
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"take a rope and go down there,
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And go down there, and get him out of the cistern
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And get him out of the cistern before he dies."
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Before he dies." in other words,
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In other words, he's sinking,
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He's sinking, but he's not
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But he's not all the way sunk.
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All the way sunk. he's sinking,
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He's sinking, but something stopped
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But something stopped him from sinking.
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Him from sinking. did you ever wonder why god
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Did you ever wonder why god still left you here after all
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Still left you here after all you've been through?
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You've been through? did you ever wonder why what
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Did you ever wonder why what came against you didn't
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Came against you didn't take you totally out?
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Take you totally out? i believe it's because god has
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I believe it's because god has something more for you that
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Something more for you that he wants to do through you.
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[applause]
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After all,
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After all, we were singing
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We were singing a minute ago,
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A minute ago, "he's in it with me,
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"he's in it with me, working through me."
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Working through me." and i wanna ask
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And i wanna ask the question today.
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The question today. not only what do you need
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Not only what do you need to be lifted out of,
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To be lifted out of, but who have you
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But who have you lifted lately?
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Lifted lately? maybe god put you in
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Maybe god put you in a position to lift somebody.
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A position to lift somebody. did you ever think about
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Did you ever think about the fact that maybe
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The fact that maybe the reason that you're
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The reason that you're in your pit is because
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In your pit is because you won't lift anybody
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You won't lift anybody else out of theirs?
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[applause]
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I want god to be in
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I want god to be in my pit with me,
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My pit with me, but what if he is using
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But what if he is using me to visit somebody
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Me to visit somebody else in their pit?
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Else in their pit? i want you to start using
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I want you to start using everything you go
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Everything you go through for god's glory.
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Through for god's glory. the moment something bad
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The moment something bad starts happening to you,
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Starts happening to you, i want you to go
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I want you to go on a counterattack.
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On a counterattack. i want you to say that,
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I want you to say that, "if the enemy is
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"if the enemy is gonna come against me,
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Gonna come against me, he's gonna learn that
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He's gonna learn that it's gonna cost
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It's gonna cost him a little bit."
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[applause]
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"so, every time you
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"so, every time you discourage me, devil,
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Discourage me, devil, just know i'm gonna send
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Just know i'm gonna send three texts to encourage
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Three texts to encourage somebody else.
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Somebody else. oh, you want some?"
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[applause]
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"oh, you want some?"
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[applause]
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You wanna put me down
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You wanna put me down in the pit?
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In the pit? watch me lift somebody else up
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Watch me lift somebody else up with the strength i do have,
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With the strength i do have, with the gift i do have,
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With the gift i do have, with the skill i do have,
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With the skill i do have, with the life i do have,
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With the life i do have, with the opportunity i do have."
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With the opportunity i do have." high five somebody and say,
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High five somebody and say, "i came to lift you up."
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"i came to lift you up." >> congregation: i came to lift
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>> congregation: i came to lift you up.
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You up. >> if you don't have faith,
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>> if you don't have faith, borrow mine.
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Borrow mine. if you don't have
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If you don't have joy borrow mine.
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Joy borrow mine. you can surf on my
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You can surf on my waves for a little while.
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Waves for a little while. you might be going through
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You might be going through something so hitch on to me
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Something so hitch on to me and let's get out
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And let's get out of this pit together."
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[cheering and applause]
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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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Or go online right now to request your copy
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To request your copy of today's message on dvd.
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Of today's message on dvd. it's part of his series
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"battle ready,"
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"battle ready," and it's available for
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And it's available for your gift of any amount.
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Your gift of any amount. this series is about preparing
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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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Call the number on your screen or visit us online to request
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When you give, you're not just supporting this ministry,
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Supporting this ministry, you're making sure that
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You're making sure that god's word continues
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God's word continues to encourage you
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To encourage you and also reach people
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And also reach people all around the world
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All around the world who need this message.
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Who need this message. don't wait, call,
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Don't wait, call, or go online right now.
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Or go online right now. i know that this message
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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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That will prepare you for
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Any battle you're facing.
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It's available for your gift
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Of any amount.
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Motivational tracks from
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Pastor steven to build your
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>> well, that's all the time
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>> well, that's all the time we have for today,
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We have for today, but there is good news,
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But there is good news, the conversation doesn't
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The conversation doesn't have to stop here.
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Have to stop here. did you know that you can
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>> ♪ there's nothing ♪
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♪ better than you ♪
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♪ lord ♪
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♪ there's nothing ♪
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♪ nothing is better ♪
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♪ than you ♪
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>> i've searched
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And i found
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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 come on
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If he turned your grave
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Into a garden say
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♪ you turn graves ♪
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♪ into gardens ♪
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♪ you turn bones ♪
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♪ into armies ♪
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♪ you turn seas ♪
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♪ into highways ♪
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♪ you're the only ♪
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♪ one who can ♪
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>> ♪ turning graves ♪
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>> ♪ you turn graves ♪
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♪ into gardens ♪
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>> ♪ he's turning bones ♪
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♪ into an army ♪
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>> ♪ you turn bones ♪
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♪ into armies ♪
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>> ♪ he's making ways ♪
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♪ through the sea ♪
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>> ♪ you turn seas ♪
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♪ into highways ♪
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♪ you're the only ♪
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♪ one who can ♪
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♪ you're the only ♪
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♪ one who can ♪
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♪ you're the only ♪
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♪ one who can ♪
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>> ♪ somebody give him ♪
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♪ praise in this house ♪
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[cheering]
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♪ ♪
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I don't think
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We're finished yet
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Come on.
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I think he's turning
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Some things over tonight.
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♪ ♪
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You turn mourning
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To dancing, come on.
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♪ you turn mourning to dancing ♪
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>> ♪ yeah ♪
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>> ♪ you give beauty for ashes ♪
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>> ♪ shame into glory ♪
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>> ♪ you turn shame into glory ♪
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♪ you're the only ♪
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♪ one who can ♪
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>> ♪ he's turning my grave ♪
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♪ you turn graves into garden ♪
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♪ you turn bones into armies ♪
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>> ♪ he's making ways ♪
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♪ through the sea ♪
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♪ you turn seas into highways ♪
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>> ♪ you're the only ♪
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♪ one who can ♪
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>> come on one more time
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You turn my graves
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Into a garden
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>> ♪ you turn graves ♪
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♪ into gardens ♪
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>> ♪ resurrected the bones ♪
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>> ♪ you turn bones ♪
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♪ into armies ♪
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>> ♪ you're making ways ♪
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♪ through the sea ♪
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>> ♪ you turn seas ♪
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♪ into highways ♪
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♪ you're the only ♪
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♪ one who can ♪
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>> ♪ you're the only ♪
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♪ one who can ♪
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>> ♪ you're the only ♪
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Steven Furtick - Rags To Righteous (Part 2)

July 7, 2025 | S25 E188 | 28:0

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