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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Rags To Righteous (Part 3) | July 23, 2025
- An encouraging message
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- From pastor steven furtick
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- Of elevation church.
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- If you're looking
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- To strengthen your faith
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- And shift your perspective,
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- Stay tuned.
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- ♪ ♪
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- >> did you ever wonder
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- >> did you ever wonder why god still left you here
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- Why god still left you here after all you've been through?
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- After all you've been through? did you ever wonder why
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- Did you ever wonder why what came against you
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- What came against you didn't take you totally out?
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- Didn't 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, we were
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- After all, we were singing a minute ago,
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- Singing 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,
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- Not only, what do you need to be
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- What do you need to be lifted out of?
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- 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 the reason
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- The fact that maybe the reason that you're in your pit
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- That you're in your pit is because you won't lift
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- Is because you won't lift anybody else out of theirs?
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- [applause]
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- I want god to be
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- I want god to be in my pit with me,
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- In my pit with me, but what if he is using me
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- But what if he is using me to visit somebody else
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- To visit somebody else in their pit?
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- In their pit? i want you to start using
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- I want you to start using everything you go through
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- Everything you go through for god's glory.
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- 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 on
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- I want you to go on a counterattack.
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- A counterattack. i want you to say that,
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- I want you to say that, "if the enemy is gonna
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- "if the enemy is gonna come against me,
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- Come against me, he's gonna learn that
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- He's gonna learn that it's gonna cost him
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- It's gonna cost him a little bit."
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- [applause]
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- "so, every time
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- "so, every time you discourage me, devil,
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- You 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
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- Watch me lift somebody else up with
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- Somebody else up with the strength i do have,
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- 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
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- With the opportunity i do have."
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- 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
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- >> congregation: i came to lift you up...
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- To lift 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 joy
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- If you don't have joy borrow mine.
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- Borrow mine. you can surf on my wave
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- You can surf on my wave for a little while.
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- 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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- I'm looking for
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- I'm looking for a lifter in this house.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- An unlikely lifter.
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- An unlikely lifter. you've been through hell,
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- You've been through hell, but you're praying for
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- But you're praying for other people.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- You're trying to hold
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- You're trying to hold your own life together,
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- Your own life together, but you're a source of comfort.
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- But you're a source of comfort. after all, the famine
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- After all, the famine was affecting ebed-melek too,
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- Was affecting ebed-melek too, and he found the strength
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- And he found the strength to lift jeremiah.
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- To lift jeremiah. and i got to show you
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- And i got to show you one more thing because
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- One more thing because when i read it, i thought,
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- When i read it, i thought, "what a beautiful story
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- "what a beautiful story about how sometimes
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- About how sometimes life puts us in a pit
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- Life puts us in a pit and we don't always feel
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- And we don't always feel god's presence in a pit."
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- God's presence in a pit." and sometimes, when god sends
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- And sometimes, when god sends a person to bring us
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- A person to bring us out of our pit,
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- We don't recognize him.
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- We don't recognize him. that's not what we expected.
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- That's not what we expected. and i thought that's a great
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- And i thought that's a great story because everybody in here
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- Story because everybody in here either needs to be more
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- Either needs to be more like jeremiah and don't
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- Like jeremiah and don't die in the pit,
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- Or be more like ebed-melek
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- Or be more like ebed-melek and come get somebody
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- And come get somebody out of a pit.
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- Out of a pit. and the lord said --
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- And the lord said -- and he didn't say it like this,
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- And he didn't say it like this, but the lord said, "dummy."
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- [laughter]
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- How did he do it?
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- How did he do it? and i read about the ropes.
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- And i read about the ropes. it said that,
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- It said that, "the king told them,
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- "the king told them, 'take thirty men from here
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- 'take thirty men from here and lift jeremiah out
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- And lift jeremiah out of the cistern before he dies.'
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- Of the cistern before he dies.' and ebed-melek took the men
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- And ebed-melek took the men with him," verse 11,
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- With him," verse 11, "and went to a room under
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- "and went to a room under the treasury in the palace.
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- The treasury in the palace. and he took some old rags
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- And he took some old rags and worn-out clothes from there
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- And worn-out clothes from there and let them down with ropes
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- And let them down with ropes to jeremiah in the cistern."
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- To jeremiah in the cistern." now, you're jeremiah.
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- Now, you're jeremiah. you've been sinking,
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- You've been sinking, you've been starving,
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- You've been starving, and something starts
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- And something starts coming down into the cistern.
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- Coming down into the cistern. and you've been down here,
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- And you've been down here, and you've been wondering,
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- And you've been wondering, "am i done?"
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- "am i done?" and we can all
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- And we can all relate to this.
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- Relate to this. even if not this extreme
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- Even if not this extreme example that we are
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- Example that we are the prophet of god
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- The prophet of god to the nation in a time
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- To the nation in a time of backsliding and wickedness.
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- Of backsliding and wickedness. we can relate to these moments
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- We can relate to these moments in the pit where we do not
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- In the pit where we do not feel, sense, or discern
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- Feel, sense, or discern the presence of god.
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- The presence of god. all of a sudden,
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- All of a sudden, here comes the rope,
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- Here comes the rope, but not yet.
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- But not yet. for the bible says
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- For the bible says in verse 11 that,
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- In verse 11 that, "ebed-melek took
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- "ebed-melek took the men with him,"
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- The men with him," and on his way
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- And on his way to the cistern
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- To the cistern he has to make a pit stop.
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- He has to make a pit stop. watch this.
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- Watch this. watch this.
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- Watch this. "he stops by
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- "he stops by the treasury in the palace."
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- The treasury in the palace." and if you're one
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- And if you're one of the 30 men with him
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- Of the 30 men with him you are thinking no doubt,
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- You are thinking no doubt, "oh, he's gonna get
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- "oh, he's gonna get some gold or some silver
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- Some gold or some silver and we're going to buy
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- And we're going to buy jeremiah out of the pit."
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- Jeremiah out of the pit." but look at verse 11.
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- But look at verse 11. he doesn't go into the room
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- He doesn't go into the room where the riches are.
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- Where the riches are. the bible says,
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- The bible says, "he went to a room
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- "he went to a room under the treasury."
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- Under the treasury." the treasury is where
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- The treasury is where the valuables were stored.
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- The valuables were stored. the treasury was the room that
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- The treasury was the room that accessed all of the spices,
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- Accessed all of the spices, and all of the relics,
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- And all of the relics, and all of the valuables,
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- And all of the valuables, and all of the memorials.
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- And all of the memorials. he doesn't go in that room.
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- He doesn't go in that room. "he went to a room under
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- "he went to a room under the treasury in the palace."
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- The treasury in the palace." a room that he knew
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- A room that he knew how to get into.
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- How to get into. what kind of room is this,
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- What kind of room is this, and why are we stopping
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- And why are we stopping on our way to a rescue
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- On our way to a rescue to go into a room
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- To go into a room under the treasury?
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- Under the treasury? so, he stops.
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- So, he stops. he goes into a room,
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- He goes into a room, and he emerges sometime later
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- And he emerges sometime later with an unexpected resource.
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- With an unexpected resource. because this room under
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- Because this room under the treasury is not where
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- The treasury is not where they kept the riches.
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- They kept the riches. it's where they kept the rags.
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- It's where they kept the rags. and on his way
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- And on his way to rescue jeremiah,
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- To rescue jeremiah, god's man in the mud,
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- God's man in the mud, who has been sinking
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- Who has been sinking and starving and can't
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- And starving and can't spare another second --
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- Spare another second -- put the verse up, please.
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- Put the verse up, please. he goes into the room
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- He goes into the room and took some old rags,
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- And took some old rags, some old rags
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- Some old rags and worn out clothes from there,
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- And worn out clothes from there, and he let them down with ropes
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- And he let them down with ropes to jeremiah in the cistern.
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- To jeremiah in the cistern. and verse 12 says
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- And verse 12 says the welcome voice of ebed-melek
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- The welcome voice of ebed-melek echoed and said to jeremiah,
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- Echoed and said to jeremiah, "put these old rags
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- "put these old rags and worn-out clothes
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- And worn-out clothes under your arms.
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- Under your arms. jeremiah!
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- Jeremiah! we've come to help you.
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- We've come to help you. i'm ebed-melek.
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- I'm ebed-melek. i'm an ethiopian.
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- I'm an ethiopian. i'm not the kind of person
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- I'm not the kind of person that you're used to,
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- That you're used to, but god has put me
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- But god has put me in a position,
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- And he heard your prayers.
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- And he heard your prayers. and we're here, jeremiah,
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- And we're here, jeremiah, and i got 30 of my boys
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- And i got 30 of my boys and we're about to get you
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- And we're about to get you out of this pit."
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- Out of this pit." i said, "we're about to get you
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- I said, "we're about to get you out of this pit, jeremiah."
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- [applause]
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- "we're about to get you
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- "we're about to get you out of this pit.
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- Out of this pit. we got enough power to do it.
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- We got enough power to do it. we've got a heart to do it.
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- We've got a heart to do it. it's the purpose
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- It's the purpose we came here for.
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- We came here for. but, jeremiah,"
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- But, jeremiah," verse 12, please.
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- Verse 12, please. "jeremiah, before we
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- "jeremiah, before we pull you out of this pit,
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- Pull you out of this pit, put these rags under
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- Put these rags under your arms and put these
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- Your arms and put these clothes under your arms.
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- Clothes under your arms. i know they're old,
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- I know they're old, i know they're worn out,
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- I know they're worn out, but i brought you something,
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- But i brought you something, jeremiah, that you
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- Jeremiah, that you didn't expect.
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- Didn't expect. but i'm gonna
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- But i'm gonna drop it to you now.
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- Drop it to you now. i'm gonna drop you these rags
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- I'm gonna drop you these rags before i drop you this rope."
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- Before i drop you this rope." i'm gonna --
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- I'm gonna -- these rags came from our house.
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- [laughter]
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- I was on my way out
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- I was on my way out this morning,
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- This morning, and before i came
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- And before i came to preach to you,
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- To preach to you, it crossed my mind
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- It crossed my mind to make a pit stop
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- To make a pit stop because i wanted to stand
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- Because i wanted to stand in this sermon in the moment
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- In this sermon in the moment and speak to everybody
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- And speak to everybody who's waiting for
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- Who's waiting for the ropes to come,
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- The ropes to come, waiting for the ropes
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- Waiting for the ropes to pull you out,
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- To pull you out, and knowing that god
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- And knowing that god has the power
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- Has the power to pull you out of it.
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- To pull you out of it. every stronghold,
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- Every stronghold, every wicked thing,
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- Every wicked thing, every low place,
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- Every low place, every spiritual, demonic force
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- Every spiritual, demonic force that is pulling you down.
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- That is pulling you down. god is greater than
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- God is greater than the gravity of that,
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- The gravity of that, and he has the power
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- And he has the power to pull you out.
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- To pull you out. but i heard the voice
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- But i heard the voice of ebed-melek saying,
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- Of ebed-melek saying, "before you grab those ropes,
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- "before you grab those ropes, i wanna give you these rags.
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- I wanna give you these rags. and i know they don't
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- And i know they don't look like much,
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- Look like much, and i know you don't see
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- And i know you don't see the purpose in them.
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- The purpose in them. and i know that this is
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- And i know that this is something that, normally,
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- Something that, normally, people would throw away.
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- People would throw away. but, jeremiah,
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- But, jeremiah, i brought you a rope
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- I brought you a rope and i brought you some rags."
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- And i brought you some rags." the rags always come
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- The rags always come before the rope.
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- [applause]
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- The rags always come
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- The rags always come before the rope.
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- Before the rope. and i'm saying this because
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- And i'm saying this because you've been in a pit praying
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- You've been in a pit praying for god to provide
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- For god to provide for you and he is.
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- For you and he is. he is giving you rags right now.
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- He is giving you rags right now. "jeremiah,
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- "jeremiah, i'mma drop these rags.
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- I'mma drop these rags. i work in the treasury,
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- I work in the treasury, and i know about
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- And i know about the secret room where
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- The secret room where they keep the old cloths,
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- They keep the old cloths, and the old rags,
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- And the old rags, and the discarded clothes.
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- And the discarded clothes. and i came to bring you
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- And i came to bring you something that people
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- Something that people would throw away,
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- Would throw away, but that god is going to use
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- But that god is going to use so that when i drop this rope,
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- So that when i drop this rope, it will not kill you.
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- So that when i drop this rope,
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- So that when i drop this rope, when i pull you out of this pit,
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- When i pull you out of this pit, when you take these rags
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- When you take these rags and put them under your arms,
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- And put them under your arms, when the ropes pull you up,
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- When the ropes pull you up, when the ropes bring you out,
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- Because of the rags
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- Because of the rags that i'm dropping now,
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- That i'm dropping now, the ropes are gonna do what
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- The ropes are gonna do what they're supposed to do.
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- They're supposed to do. if i didn't give you the rags,
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- If i didn't give you the rags, you couldn't handle the ropes."
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- You couldn't handle the ropes." so, you're praying for ropes,
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- So, you're praying for ropes, but god is given you rags.
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- But god is given you rags. and it is the same hand
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- And it is the same hand of almighty god.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- It is jesus christ,
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- It is jesus christ, the alpha, the omega,
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- The alpha, the omega, the lamb of god, is the lion.
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- [applause]
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- The one who wore the rags
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- The one who wore the rags is the one who hold the rope.
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- Is the one who hold the rope. and i'm telling you this
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- And i'm telling you this right now because i see god
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- Right now because i see god dropping stuff into your pit,
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- Dropping stuff into your pit, dropping stuff you took
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- Dropping stuff you took for granted.
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- For granted. i don't even know
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- I don't even know what's in this basket,
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- What's in this basket, but god does
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- But god does and god is sending it,
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- And god is sending it, and god is giving it,
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- And god is giving it, and god is supplying it,
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- And god is supplying it, and god is answering,
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- And god is answering, and god is giving,
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- And god is giving, and god is supplying.
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- And god is supplying. and god is saying,
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- And god is saying, "when you take those rags
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- "when you take those rags that look like nothing
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- That look like nothing and you get ready
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- And you get ready for what i'm about to do,
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- For what i'm about to do, when i say, 'three,'
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- When i say, 'three,' jeremiah, i'm about to pull you
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- Jeremiah, i'm about to pull you up out of every pit.
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- Up out of every pit. i'm about to pull you up
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- I'm about to pull you up out of generational poverty.
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- Out of generational poverty. i'm about to pull you up
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- I'm about to pull you up out of despair."
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- Out of despair." on three.
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- On three. let's praise him
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- Let's praise him for the rise.
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- For the rise. one, two, three.
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- One, two, three. i'm ready...
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- [cheering and applause]
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- For the rags.
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- For the rags. for the rags.
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- [applause]
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- The rag is not the rope.
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- The rag is not the rope. the rag is what gets you
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- The rag is what gets you ready for it.
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- [applause]
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- And i feel god
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- And i feel god getting somebody ready
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- Getting somebody ready for your next season,
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- For your next season, your next assignment,
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- Your next assignment, your next endeavor,
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- Your next endeavor, your next moment,
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- Your next moment, your next move.
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- Your next move. that's the message
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- That's the message of the gospel.
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- Of the gospel. not rags to riches,
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- Not rags to riches, but rags to righteous.
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- [applause]
- 00:13:02.912 --> 00:13:04.513
- "because he became sin
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- "because he became sin who knew no sin."
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- [applause]
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- Oh, romans 5:21,
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- Oh, romans 5:21, i hear you calling me.
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- I hear you calling me. "he became sin,
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- "he became sin, who knew no sin."
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- Who knew no sin." he dropped his rags
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- He dropped his rags that i might become righteous.
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- That i might become righteous. and i speak today
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- And i speak today by the spirit of god
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- By the spirit of god that the thing you've
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- That the thing you've been overlooking,
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- That's your rag.
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- That's your rag. the thing that you've been
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- The thing that you've been waiting for it to be over,
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- Waiting for it to be over, that's your preparation.
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- That's your preparation. the thing you've been
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- The thing you've been praying god to take away,
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- Praying god to take away, that's how
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- That's how he's getting you ready.
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- And when you're ready,
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- And when you're ready, here come the ropes.
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- Here come the ropes. here come the ropes.
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- Here come the ropes. here come the ropes.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- Touch three people and say,
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- Touch three people and say, "here come the ropes."
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- "here come the ropes." >> congregation: here come
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- >> congregation: here come the ropes.
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- [applause]
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- And the ropes
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- And the ropes are wrapped in rags.
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- Are wrapped in rags. and you say,
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- And you say, "but, pastor steven,
- 00:14:11.080 --> 00:14:12.348
- "but, pastor steven, i have no ebed-melek."
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- I have no ebed-melek." oh, you haven't met him yet?
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- Oh, you haven't met him yet? ebed means servant.
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- Ebed means servant. melek means king.
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- Melek means king. have you not met
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- Have you not met the servant king?
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- [applause]
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- Have you not met our emmanuel?
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- Have you not met our emmanuel? have you not met the one
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- Have you not met the one who laid aside his crown as king
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- Who laid aside his crown as king and wrapped himself in the rags
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- And wrapped himself in the rags of flesh to make you righteous?
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- Of flesh to make you righteous? you have an ebed-melek.
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- You have an ebed-melek. his name is jesus.
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- His name is jesus. for every pit
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- For every pit you've ever been in,
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- You've ever been in, jesus was my ebed-melek.
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- Jesus was my ebed-melek. jesus was my fourth man.
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- Jesus was my fourth man. jesus was my rescuer.
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- Jesus was my rescuer. jesus dropped his rags...
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- [applause]
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- And washed my feet
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- And washed my feet and made me righteous.
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- And made me righteous. i'm speaking to everybody today
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- I'm speaking to everybody today who's in a pit.
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- Who's in a pit. and i want you to watch
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- And i want you to watch for the rags to the rescue.
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- For the rags to the rescue. it's going to be the rags.
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- It's going to be the rags. do you understand
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- Do you understand what i'm saying to you?
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- What i'm saying to you? it's gonna be that.
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- It's gonna be that. you're like,
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- You're like, "but i don't want that.
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- "but i don't want that. i want a rope."
- 00:15:32.227 --> 00:15:32.895
- I want a rope." and god's like,
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- And god's like, "this will get you
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- "this will get you ready for that."
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- [applause]
- 00:15:37.833 --> 00:15:38.000
- "and if it's not that,
- 00:15:38.467 --> 00:15:39.435
- "and if it's not that, it's this.
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- It's this. so, take this
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- So, take this and get ready because
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- And get ready because the ropes are coming."
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- The ropes are coming." the ropes are coming.
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- The ropes are coming. the ropes are coming.
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- [applause]
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- He has the power...
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- [applause]
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- To pull me out.
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- To pull me out. what are you gonna do
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- What are you gonna do with these rags?
- 00:16:01.190 --> 00:16:03.959
- With these rags? i know what i'mma do.
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- I know what i'mma do. i learned it from
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- I learned it from proverbs 24:16.
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- Proverbs 24:16. the bible says that,
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- The bible says that, "the righteous
- 00:16:12.434 --> 00:16:14.236
- "the righteous may fall seven times."
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- May fall seven times." i might be in the mud
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- I might be in the mud seven times,
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- Seven times, "but they rise again."
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- [applause]
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- "they rise again.
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- "they rise again. they rise again."
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- They rise again." so, child of god,
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- So, child of god, i just wanted to encourage
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- I just wanted to encourage your heart that god
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- Your heart that god is not against you.
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- Is not against you. he's in it with you.
- 00:16:43.265 --> 00:16:45.200
- He's in it with you. he's working through you.
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- He's working through you. he's fighting for you.
- 00:16:47.169 --> 00:16:49.171
- He's fighting for you. somebody shout,
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- Somebody shout, "god is not against me...
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- >> congregation: god is not
- 00:16:51.707 --> 00:16:52.374
- >> congregation: god is not against me...
- 00:16:52.441 --> 00:16:52.908
- Against me... >> god is not against me."
- 00:16:52.975 --> 00:16:53.909
- >> god is not against me." >> congregation: god is not
- 00:16:53.976 --> 00:16:54.643
- >> congregation: god is not against me.
- 00:16:54.710 --> 00:16:55.110
- Against me. >> now high-five everybody
- 00:16:55.177 --> 00:16:56.178
- >> now high-five everybody you can reach and say,
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- You can reach and say, "help is on the way."
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- [applause]
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- Here come the ropes.
- 00:17:01.717 --> 00:17:04.920
- Here come the angels.
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- ♪ ♪
- 00:17:06.555 --> 00:17:07.856
- >> oh!
- 00:17:08.357 --> 00:17:09.291
- >> ♪ he's in it with me ♪
- 00:17:09.992 --> 00:17:10.993
- >> working through me.
- 00:17:11.560 --> 00:17:12.461
- >> ♪ he's working through me ♪
- 00:17:12.861 --> 00:17:13.662
- >> fighting for me.
- 00:17:14.063 --> 00:17:14.997
- >> ♪ fighting for me ♪
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- ♪ god is not against me ♪
- 00:17:16.465 --> 00:17:20.102
- ♪ he's in it with me ♪
- 00:17:20.169 --> 00:17:22.404
- ♪ he's working through me ♪
- 00:17:22.471 --> 00:17:24.139
- >> get ready, baby.
- 00:17:24.640 --> 00:17:25.574
- >> get ready, baby. you want it.
- 00:17:25.641 --> 00:17:26.008
- You want it. >> ♪ fighting me for me ♪
- 00:17:26.075 --> 00:17:26.875
- >> ♪ fighting me for me ♪ >> that's your rag.
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- >> that's your rag. that's your rag.
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- That's your rag. get ready.
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- Get ready. get ready.
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- Get ready. >> ♪ he's in it with me ♪
- 00:17:30.579 --> 00:17:31.513
- >> ♪ he's in it with me ♪ >> "here we come, jeremiah.
- 00:17:31.580 --> 00:17:33.982
- >> "here we come, jeremiah. we got 30 men.
- 00:17:34.049 --> 00:17:36.985
- We got 30 men. we got the holy ghost.
- 00:17:37.052 --> 00:17:39.755
- We got the holy ghost. he gonna pull you out."
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- >> ♪ he's in it with me ♪
- 00:17:41.190 --> 00:17:42.091
- >> give one to him.
- 00:17:42.424 --> 00:17:43.492
- >> give one to him. >> ♪ he's working through me ♪
- 00:17:43.559 --> 00:17:44.460
- >> ♪ he's working through me ♪ >> i'mma try
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- >> i'mma try ah, yeah.
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- Ah, yeah. get ready.
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- Get ready. here he comes.
- 00:17:48.797 --> 00:17:49.965
- >> ♪ he's in it with me ♪
- 00:17:50.899 --> 00:17:52.367
- >> ♪ he's in it with me ♪ >> here's comes
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- >> here's comes the holy ghost
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- The holy ghost >> ♪ working through me ♪
- 00:17:54.203 --> 00:17:55.337
- >> ♪ working through me ♪ >> here comes jesus.
- 00:17:55.404 --> 00:17:56.171
- >> here comes jesus. >> ♪ fighting for me ♪
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- >> ♪ fighting for me ♪ god is not against me
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- God is not against me >> lift them up, god.
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- >> lift them up, god. >> ♪ he's in it with me ♪
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- >> ♪ he's in it with me ♪ >> lift them up from the pit.
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- >> lift them up from the pit. lift them from the pit.
- 00:18:05.914 --> 00:18:07.983
- Lift them from the pit. >> ♪ god is not against ♪
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- >> ♪ god is not against ♪ >> lift them up.
- 00:18:10.185 --> 00:18:10.719
- >> lift them up. >> ♪ against me yeah ♪
- 00:18:10.786 --> 00:18:11.453
- >> ♪ against me yeah ♪ ♪ he's in it with me ♪
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- ♪ he's in it with me ♪ ♪ working through me ♪
- 00:18:14.289 --> 00:18:16.825
- ♪ working through me ♪ ♪ he's fighting for me ♪
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- ♪ he's fighting for me ♪ ♪ god is not against me yeah ♪
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- ♪ god is not against me yeah ♪ ♪ he's in it with me ♪
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- ♪ he's in it with me ♪ ♪ he's fighting for me ♪
- 00:18:24.333 --> 00:18:28.403
- ♪ he's fighting for me ♪ ♪ god is not against me yeah ♪
- 00:18:28.470 --> 00:18:32.307
- ♪ god is not against me yeah ♪ >> right there.
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- >> right there. bow your head.
- 00:18:33.375 --> 00:18:34.610
- Bow your head. close your eyes.
- 00:18:34.676 --> 00:18:36.411
- Close your eyes. say, "thank you, jesus...
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- Say, "thank you, jesus... >> congregation: thank you,
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- >> congregation: thank you, jesus...
- 00:18:38.113 --> 00:18:38.881
- Jesus... >> for being in this pit...
- 00:18:38.947 --> 00:18:40.182
- >> for being in this pit... >> congregation: for being
- 00:18:40.249 --> 00:18:40.782
- >> congregation: for being in this pit...
- 00:18:40.849 --> 00:18:41.550
- In this pit... >> with me."
- 00:18:41.617 --> 00:18:42.518
- >> with me." >> congregation: with me.
- 00:18:42.584 --> 00:18:44.119
- >> congregation: with me. >> oh, your presence
- 00:18:44.186 --> 00:18:45.487
- >> oh, your presence is wonderful, lord,
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- Is wonderful, lord, even more intensified
- 00:18:48.257 --> 00:18:49.291
- Even more intensified when we don't feel it.
- 00:18:49.358 --> 00:18:50.959
- When we don't feel it. you are the god
- 00:18:51.026 --> 00:18:54.696
- You are the god of rags to righteousness.
- 00:18:54.763 --> 00:18:59.601
- Of rags to righteousness. thank you for what
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- Thank you for what you've done in our lives.
- 00:19:00.235 --> 00:19:02.304
- You've done in our lives. thank you for cleansing us.
- 00:19:02.371 --> 00:19:05.140
- Thank you for cleansing us. now, i wanna pray for somebody
- 00:19:05.207 --> 00:19:07.342
- Now, i wanna pray for somebody who needs to receive
- 00:19:07.409 --> 00:19:08.043
- Who needs to receive the gift of jesus christ,
- 00:19:08.110 --> 00:19:10.312
- The gift of jesus christ, the gift of salvation.
- 00:19:10.379 --> 00:19:11.580
- The gift of salvation. it is a gift.
- 00:19:11.647 --> 00:19:13.448
- It is a gift. you can't earn it.
- 00:19:13.515 --> 00:19:15.450
- You can't earn it. in fact, the bible says
- 00:19:15.517 --> 00:19:16.084
- In fact, the bible says that our own righteousness
- 00:19:16.151 --> 00:19:17.252
- That our own righteousness is like filthy rags.
- 00:19:17.319 --> 00:19:20.155
- Is like filthy rags. so, that means you
- 00:19:20.222 --> 00:19:21.190
- So, that means you don't sit here and say,
- 00:19:21.256 --> 00:19:21.924
- Don't sit here and say, "okay, god.
- 00:19:21.990 --> 00:19:22.424
- "okay, god. i'm gonna get
- 00:19:22.491 --> 00:19:22.858
- I'm gonna get my life together.
- 00:19:22.925 --> 00:19:23.725
- My life together. i'm gonna be better.
- 00:19:23.792 --> 00:19:24.293
- I'm gonna be better. i'm gonna stop cussing.
- 00:19:24.359 --> 00:19:25.194
- I'm gonna stop cussing. i'm gonna stop drinking.
- 00:19:25.260 --> 00:19:25.961
- I'm gonna stop drinking. i'm gonna stop doing
- 00:19:26.028 --> 00:19:26.728
- I'm gonna stop doing all the bad stuff."
- 00:19:26.795 --> 00:19:27.462
- All the bad stuff." no, stop.
- 00:19:27.529 --> 00:19:28.163
- No, stop. you're just gonna sink
- 00:19:28.230 --> 00:19:29.064
- You're just gonna sink deeper thinking that way.
- 00:19:29.131 --> 00:19:31.300
- Deeper thinking that way. you need an ebed-melek
- 00:19:31.366 --> 00:19:32.434
- You need an ebed-melek to rescue you.
- 00:19:32.501 --> 00:19:34.803
- To rescue you. you need a strong arm.
- 00:19:34.870 --> 00:19:37.072
- You need a strong arm. you need a god.
- 00:19:37.139 --> 00:19:37.806
- You need a god. you need a savior.
- 00:19:37.873 --> 00:19:39.308
- You need a savior. right now, in this moment,
- 00:19:39.374 --> 00:19:40.609
- Right now, in this moment, the savior of the world
- 00:19:40.676 --> 00:19:42.211
- The savior of the world is in this place.
- 00:19:42.277 --> 00:19:43.812
- Is in this place. and wherever you are,
- 00:19:43.879 --> 00:19:44.446
- And wherever you are, i'm not saying just this room.
- 00:19:44.513 --> 00:19:45.647
- I'm not saying just this room. i'm saying wherever you are.
- 00:19:45.714 --> 00:19:47.616
- I'm saying wherever you are. god knows how to go into
- 00:19:47.683 --> 00:19:48.650
- God knows how to go into the rag room of your life
- 00:19:48.717 --> 00:19:50.452
- The rag room of your life and turn it into
- 00:19:50.519 --> 00:19:51.153
- And turn it into something wonderful.
- 00:19:51.220 --> 00:19:53.121
- Something wonderful. right now, i wanna pray for
- 00:19:53.188 --> 00:19:53.989
- Right now, i wanna pray for those who need to give your life
- 00:19:54.056 --> 00:19:54.856
- Those who need to give your life to jesus for the first time or
- 00:19:54.923 --> 00:19:56.858
- To jesus for the first time or you need to recommit your life
- 00:19:56.925 --> 00:19:58.594
- You need to recommit your life to trusting in his grace.
- 00:19:58.660 --> 00:20:00.796
- To trusting in his grace. repent of your sin.
- 00:20:00.862 --> 00:20:01.797
- Repent of your sin. turn to him and live, and live.
- 00:20:01.863 --> 00:20:05.701
- Turn to him and live, and live. i'm gonna lead you
- 00:20:05.767 --> 00:20:06.235
- I'm gonna lead you in a prayer right now.
- 00:20:06.301 --> 00:20:07.536
- In a prayer right now. we're gonna pray it out loud
- 00:20:07.603 --> 00:20:08.770
- We're gonna pray it out loud for the benefit of all those
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- For the benefit of all those who are coming to god
- 00:20:10.038 --> 00:20:10.872
- Who are coming to god for the first time
- 00:20:10.939 --> 00:20:12.808
- For the first time or coming back to him.
- 00:20:12.874 --> 00:20:13.575
- Or coming back to him. you pray this prayer,
- 00:20:13.642 --> 00:20:14.876
- You pray this prayer, and god will lift you
- 00:20:14.943 --> 00:20:16.111
- And god will lift you from the pit.
- 00:20:16.178 --> 00:20:16.845
- From the pit. you pray this prayer,
- 00:20:16.912 --> 00:20:18.013
- You pray this prayer, god will hear from heaven.
- 00:20:18.080 --> 00:20:19.781
- He will turn you around.
- 00:20:19.881 --> 00:20:22.117
- He will turn you around. now, this is your moment,
- 00:20:22.184 --> 00:20:22.751
- Now, this is your moment, and you know it.
- 00:20:22.818 --> 00:20:23.552
- And you know it. repeat after me,
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- Repeat after me, church family.
- 00:20:24.253 --> 00:20:24.987
- Church family. "heavenly father...
- 00:20:25.053 --> 00:20:26.188
- "heavenly father... >> congregation: heavenly
- 00:20:26.255 --> 00:20:26.755
- >> congregation: heavenly father...
- 00:20:26.822 --> 00:20:27.089
- Father... >> today is my day...
- 00:20:27.155 --> 00:20:28.223
- >> today is my day... >> congregation: today is
- 00:20:28.290 --> 00:20:28.790
- >> congregation: today is my day...
- 00:20:28.857 --> 00:20:29.258
- My day... >> i humble myself...
- 00:20:29.324 --> 00:20:30.292
- >> i humble myself... >> congregation: i humble
- 00:20:30.359 --> 00:20:30.859
- >> congregation: i humble myself...
- 00:20:30.926 --> 00:20:31.260
- Myself... >> that you may lift me up...
- 00:20:31.326 --> 00:20:32.628
- >> that you may lift me up... >> congregation: that you may
- 00:20:32.694 --> 00:20:33.228
- Lift me up...
- 00:20:33.328 --> 00:20:33.662
- Lift me up... >> i believe...
- 00:20:33.729 --> 00:20:34.463
- >> i believe... >> congregation: i believe...
- 00:20:34.529 --> 00:20:35.130
- >> congregation: i believe... >> that jesus christ...
- 00:20:35.197 --> 00:20:36.098
- >> that jesus christ... >> congregation: that
- 00:20:36.164 --> 00:20:36.598
- >> congregation: that jesus christ...
- 00:20:36.665 --> 00:20:37.065
- Jesus christ... >> is the son of god...
- 00:20:37.132 --> 00:20:38.000
- >> is the son of god... >> congregation: is the
- 00:20:38.066 --> 00:20:38.500
- >> congregation: is the son of god...
- 00:20:38.567 --> 00:20:39.101
- Son of god... >> and the savior
- 00:20:39.167 --> 00:20:39.635
- >> and the savior of the world...
- 00:20:39.701 --> 00:20:40.168
- Of the world... >> congregation: and the savior
- 00:20:40.235 --> 00:20:40.802
- >> congregation: and the savior of the world...
- 00:20:40.869 --> 00:20:41.236
- Of the world... >> and today...
- 00:20:41.303 --> 00:20:41.837
- >> and today... >> congregation: and today...
- 00:20:41.903 --> 00:20:42.504
- >> congregation: and today... >> i make jesus...
- 00:20:42.571 --> 00:20:43.438
- >> i make jesus... >> congregation: i make jesus...
- 00:20:43.505 --> 00:20:44.306
- >> congregation: i make jesus... >> the lord of my life...
- 00:20:44.373 --> 00:20:45.374
- >> the lord of my life... >> congregation: the lord
- 00:20:45.440 --> 00:20:45.941
- >> congregation: the lord of my life...
- 00:20:46.008 --> 00:20:46.441
- Of my life... >> i repent of my sin...
- 00:20:46.508 --> 00:20:47.509
- >> i repent of my sin... >> congregation: i repent
- 00:20:47.576 --> 00:20:48.043
- >> congregation: i repent of my sin...
- 00:20:48.110 --> 00:20:49.011
- Of my sin... >> i believe...
- 00:20:49.077 --> 00:20:49.645
- >> i believe... >> congregation: i believe...
- 00:20:49.711 --> 00:20:50.312
- >> congregation: i believe... >> jesus died...
- 00:20:50.379 --> 00:20:51.213
- >> jesus died... >> congregation: jesus died...
- 00:20:51.280 --> 00:20:52.014
- >> congregation: jesus died... >> that i would be forgiven...
- 00:20:52.080 --> 00:20:53.048
- >> that i would be forgiven... >> congregation: that i would be
- 00:20:53.115 --> 00:20:53.782
- >> congregation: that i would be forgiven...
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- Forgiven... >> and rose again...
- 00:20:54.316 --> 00:20:55.117
- >> and rose again... >> congregation: and rose
- 00:20:55.183 --> 00:20:55.651
- >> congregation: and rose again...
- 00:20:55.717 --> 00:20:56.084
- Again... >> to give me life...
- 00:20:56.151 --> 00:20:56.985
- >> to give me life... >> congregation: to give
- 00:20:57.052 --> 00:20:57.519
- >> congregation: to give me life...
- 00:20:57.586 --> 00:20:58.053
- Me life... >> i receive...
- 00:20:58.120 --> 00:20:58.820
- >> i receive... >> congregation: i receive...
- 00:20:58.887 --> 00:20:59.521
- >> congregation: i receive... >> this new life...
- 00:20:59.588 --> 00:21:00.455
- >> this new life... >> congregation: this
- 00:21:00.522 --> 00:21:00.956
- >> congregation: this new life...
- 00:21:01.023 --> 00:21:01.356
- New life... >> this is...
- 00:21:01.423 --> 00:21:02.124
- >> this is... >> congregation: this is...
- 00:21:02.190 --> 00:21:02.691
- >> congregation: this is... >> my new beginning."
- 00:21:02.758 --> 00:21:03.725
- >> my new beginning." >> congregation: my new
- 00:21:03.792 --> 00:21:04.226
- >> congregation: my new beginning.
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- Beginning. >> on the count of three,
- 00:21:04.660 --> 00:21:05.327
- >> on the count of three, shoot your hand up
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- Shoot your hand up if you prayed that.
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- If you prayed that. one, two, three.
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- One, two, three. shoot them up
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- Shoot them up all over the room.
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- All over the room. shoot them up.
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- Shoot them up. god bless you.
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- God bless you. god bless you.
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- God bless you. beautiful.
- 00:21:15.604 --> 00:21:17.072
- Beautiful. it's a beautiful thing.
- 00:21:17.139 --> 00:21:18.840
- It's a beautiful thing. online, just say in the chat,
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- Online, just say in the chat, "i receive jesus.
- 00:21:20.375 --> 00:21:21.209
- "i receive jesus. i receive."
- 00:21:21.276 --> 00:21:21.877
- I receive." come on, let's clap our hands
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- Come on, let's clap our hands all over the room.
- 00:21:23.412 --> 00:21:24.079
- [applause]
- 00:21:24.546 --> 00:21:25.013
- Let's rejoice all over the room.
- 00:21:25.380 --> 00:21:27.482
- Let's rejoice all over the room. glory to god.
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- [applause]
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- Hallelujah.
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- Hallelujah. quiet.
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- Quiet. quiet.
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- Quiet. say it,
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- Say it, "he's in it with me...
- 00:21:36.792 --> 00:21:37.426
- "he's in it with me... >> congregation: he's in it
- 00:21:37.492 --> 00:21:38.026
- >> congregation: he's in it with me...
- 00:21:38.093 --> 00:21:38.960
- With me... >> working through me...
- 00:21:39.027 --> 00:21:39.828
- >> working through me... >> congregation: working
- 00:21:39.895 --> 00:21:40.362
- >> congregation: working through me...
- 00:21:40.429 --> 00:21:40.929
- Through me... >> fighting for me."
- 00:21:40.996 --> 00:21:42.130
- >> fighting for me." >> congregation: fighting
- 00:21:42.197 --> 00:21:42.698
- >> congregation: fighting for me.
- 00:21:42.764 --> 00:21:42.998
- For me. >> hug somebody.
- 00:21:43.065 --> 00:21:43.465
- >> hug somebody. say, "god is not against you."
- 00:21:43.532 --> 00:21:44.533
- Say, "god is not against you." >> congregation: god is not
- 00:21:44.599 --> 00:21:45.167
- >> congregation: god is not against you.
- 00:21:45.233 --> 00:21:46.835
- Against you. >> let's clap our hands
- 00:21:46.902 --> 00:21:47.769
- >> let's clap our hands and thank god for
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- And thank god for his presence today.
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- [applause]
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- Did you receive a word
- 00:21:50.572 --> 00:21:51.473
- Did you receive a word from the lord today?
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- From the lord today? >> congregation: yes.
- 00:21:52.541 --> 00:21:53.475
- [applause]
- 00:21:54.042 --> 00:21:54.443
- >> rags to righteous.
- 00:21:54.910 --> 00:21:59.381
- >> rags to righteous. keep this purple thing
- 00:21:59.448 --> 00:22:00.349
- Keep this purple thing and remember what
- 00:22:00.415 --> 00:22:00.882
- And remember what i told you today.
- 00:22:00.949 --> 00:22:02.284
- I told you today. when the devil
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- When the devil tells you you're not
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- Tells you you're not the righteousness of god,
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- The righteousness of god, wave it in his face and say,
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- Wave it in his face and say, "i know, but i have
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- "i know, but i have an ebed-melek.
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- An ebed-melek. i have a savior.
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- I have a savior. i have a redeemer."
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- I have a redeemer." just wave it.
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- Just wave it. every time you --
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- Every time you -- every time you wanna
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- Every time you wanna go back to the old way,
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- Go back to the old way, just wave that thing.
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- Just wave that thing. "no.
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- "no. i've gone from
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- I've gone from rags to righteous."
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- Rags to righteous." "if anyone is in christ,
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- "if anyone is in christ, he's a new creation.
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- He's a new creation. the old is gone.
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- The old is gone. the new has come."
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- [applause]
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- And look, i hope they
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- And look, i hope they keep this online 'cause
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- Keep this online 'cause i think this is good.
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- I think this is good. brag about your rags,
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- Brag about your rags, not about your sin.
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- Not about your sin. brag about what god did for you
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- Brag about what god did for you that seems like nothing.
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- That seems like nothing. not your sin,
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- Not your sin, brag about what he did
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- Brag about what he did to pull you out of your sin.
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- To pull you out of your sin. tell the story
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- Tell the story and tell your testimony
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- And tell your testimony that god has the power
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- That god has the power to pull you out.
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- To pull you out. thank you, jesus.
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- Thank you, jesus. it's painful sometimes
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- It's painful sometimes just because he has the power,
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- Just because he has the power, doesn't mean there
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- Doesn't mean there won't be pain.
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- Won't be pain. but god is pulling you.
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- But god is pulling you. you can feel it.
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- You can feel it. you can feel him
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- You can feel him bringing you higher.
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- Bringing you higher. you can feel him
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- You can feel him bringing you above it.
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- Bringing you above it. you can feel it.
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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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- 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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- To encourage you and also reach people
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- And also reach people all around the world
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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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- >> if you love
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- >> ♪ oh my god ♪
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- ♪ you've sure been good to me ♪
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- >> ♪ forever enough ♪
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- >> ♪ you are ♪
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- >> ♪ always enough ♪
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- >> ♪ oh more than enough ♪
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- >> ♪ i'm already loved ♪
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- ♪ i'm already chosen ♪
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- ♪ i know who i am ♪
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- ♪ i know what you've spoken ♪
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- ♪ i'm already loved ♪
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- ♪ more than i could imagine ♪
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- >> ♪ and that is enough ♪
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- >> ♪ it's enough ♪
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- ♪ sing it out ♪
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- ♪ i'm already ♪
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- >> ♪ i'm already loved ♪
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- >> ♪ i'm already chosen ♪
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- ♪ i know who i am ♪
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- ♪ i know what you've spoken ♪
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- ♪ i'm already loved ♪
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- >> ♪ more than ♪
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- ♪ i could imagine ♪
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- >> ♪ more than i could imagine ♪
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- >> ♪ and that is enough ♪
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- >> ♪ yes it is ♪
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- ♪ i'm already loved ♪
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- >> ♪ i'm already loved ♪
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- >> ♪ i'm already chosen ♪
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- >> ♪ yes i know who i am ♪
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- >> ♪ i know who i am ♪
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- >> ♪ 'cause i know ♪
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- ♪ what you've spoken ♪
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- >> ♪ i know what you've spoken ♪
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- >> ♪ i'm already loved ♪
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- >> ♪ more than i could imagine ♪
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- >> ♪ and that is enough ♪
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- >> ♪ that is enough ♪
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- >> ♪ and that is enough ♪
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- >> ♪ that is enough ♪
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- Oh yes jesus
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- ♪ and that is enough ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ and that is enough ♪
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- >> ♪ it is ♪
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- >> ♪ yes that is enough ♪
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- >> ♪ it's enough ♪
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- ♪ it's enough ♪
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- >> ♪ and that is enough ♪
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