Steven Furtick - A Recipe For Resentment (Part 2)

August 11, 2025 | S25 E223 | 28:0

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - A Recipe For Resentment (Part 2) | August 11, 2025
  • An encouraging message
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  • From pastor steven furtick
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  • Of elevation church.
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  • If you're looking to
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  • Strengthen your faith
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  • And shift your perspective
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  • Stay tuned.
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • >> the enemy is trying
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  • >> the enemy is trying to weaken what you
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  • To weaken what you were sent to do by
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  • Were sent to do by getting you to focus on
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  • Getting you to focus on something you can't control.
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  • Something you can't control. of all the things
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  • Of all the things that martha could manage,
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  • That martha could manage, the mortgage.
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  • The mortgage. of all the things that
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  • Of all the things that martha could manage, the menu.
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  • Martha could manage, the menu. of all the things that
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  • Of all the things that martha could manage,
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  • Martha could manage, one of them was not mary.
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  • One of them was not mary. there are a few things
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  • There are a few things you can't control in this world.
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  • You can't control in this world. one is weather,
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  • One is weather, and the other is others.
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  • [applause]
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  • Martha was distracted.
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  • Martha was distracted. she wasn't even distracted
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  • She wasn't even distracted playing that game that my family
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  • Playing that game that my family is all addicted to with
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  • Is all addicted to with the blocks on their phone.
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  • The blocks on their phone. she was distracted baking,
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  • She was distracted baking, cleaning, preparing.
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  • Cleaning, preparing. she was distracted.
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  • She was distracted. but she was multitasking, right?
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  • But she was multitasking, right? and this is the illustration
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  • And this is the illustration i want to give.
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  • I want to give. okay, i really think
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  • Okay, i really think you're gonna remember this.
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  • You're gonna remember this. this is the part of the sermon
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  • This is the part of the sermon where i think when they say,
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  • Where i think when they say, "did you go to church sunday?"
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  • "did you go to church sunday?" "yeah."
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  • "yeah." "was it good?"
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  • "was it good?" "yeah, it's alright."
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  • "yeah, it's alright." "what did he preach about?"
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  • "what did he preach about?" "oh, he did this one thing
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  • "oh, he did this one thing where -- this is what
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  • Where -- this is what you're gonna show 'em.
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  • You're gonna show 'em. and i pictured you
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  • And i pictured you preaching this back to
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  • Preaching this back to your spouse this week, okay?
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  • Your spouse this week, okay? so, i'm gonna
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  • So, i'm gonna give you something.
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  • Give you something. i'm gonna give you
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  • I'm gonna give you something to use
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  • Something to use as ammunition this week
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  • As ammunition this week when the people
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  • When the people in your life start acting
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  • In your life start acting kind of martha-ey, alright?
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  • Kind of martha-ey, alright? or when you start feeling it
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  • Or when you start feeling it inside of yourself.
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  • Inside of yourself. now, i asked holly, i said,
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  • Now, i asked holly, i said, "wear something to church
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  • "wear something to church that you wouldn't mind being
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  • That you wouldn't mind being seen in on camera wearing."
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  • Seen in on camera wearing." so, here we go.
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  • So, here we go. holly's gonna be
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  • Holly's gonna be in my illustration.
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  • In my illustration. come on, holly.
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  • Come on, holly. and holly...
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • I know y'all love her,
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  • I know y'all love her, but she's gotta play the part
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  • But she's gotta play the part of martha for a moment,
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  • Of martha for a moment, just for illustration purposes.
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  • Just for illustration purposes. i don't have her play
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  • I don't have her play this part because i think
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  • This part because i think she resembles this character.
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  • She resembles this character. in fact, i marvel at her
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  • In fact, i marvel at her ability to balance things.
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  • Ability to balance things. but i was thinking about
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  • But i was thinking about something last night.
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  • Something last night. you know, abby had
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  • You know, abby had her birthday on monday.
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  • Her birthday on monday. she turned 14.
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  • She turned 14. yeah, happy birthday, baby.
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  • [applause]
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  • But of course,
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  • But of course, the party went on all week,
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  • The party went on all week, and we were planning
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  • And we were planning a party on saturday.
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  • A party on saturday. so, stand up.
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  • So, stand up. okay.
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  • Okay. party on saturday,
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  • Party on saturday, lots of guests.
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  • Lots of guests. very, very cool occasion.
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  • Very, very cool occasion. and then i watched holly
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  • And then i watched holly as she was checking
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  • As she was checking her calendar about
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  • Her calendar about a week or two ago,
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  • A week or two ago, and she remembered that
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  • And she remembered that graham's wrestling banquet,
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  • Graham's wrestling banquet, state champion, two times
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  • State champion, two times state champion right here.
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  • [applause]
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  • His banquet is also
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  • His banquet is also on saturday.
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  • On saturday. party is at six.
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  • Party is at six. banquet is at six.
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  • Banquet is at six. okay, stand up, graham.
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  • Okay, stand up, graham. so now i watched her just
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  • So now i watched her just become completely disappointed
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  • Become completely disappointed in herself because she realized,
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  • In herself because she realized, "now i got a party,
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  • "now i got a party, a birthday, a banquet,
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  • A birthday, a banquet, and a highly emotionally
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  • And a highly emotionally needy husband who needs
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  • Needy husband who needs extra emotional support before
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  • Extra emotional support before he preaches on saturday night."
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  • He preaches on saturday night." i'm telling you, i am such
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  • I'm telling you, i am such a baby before i preach.
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  • A baby before i preach. i need her to do everything
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  • For me for the 12 hours
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  • For me for the 12 hours before i preach.
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  • Before i preach. i can't think about
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  • I can't think about anything but the sermon.
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  • Anything but the sermon. okay?
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  • Okay? so, we've got a birthday,
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  • So, we've got a birthday, a banquet, and a baby.
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  • [laughter]
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  • Now, i want to illustrate this,
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  • Now, i want to illustrate this, and i'm gonna take
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  • And i'm gonna take my time with it.
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  • My time with it. is it all right if i take
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  • Is it all right if i take my time with it today?
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  • My time with it today? okay, okay, okay, okay.
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  • Because i see some of you,
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  • Because i see some of you, you're not bad,
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  • You're not bad, you're distracted.
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  • You're distracted. you're not wicked,
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  • You're not wicked, you're distracted.
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  • You're distracted. you keep going off on people.
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  • You keep going off on people. "does anybody care
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  • "does anybody care that we're here?"
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  • That we're here?" 'cause you're distracted.
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  • 'cause you're distracted. you're mad 'cause
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  • You're mad 'cause you're distracted.
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  • You're distracted. your hunger is distracting
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  • Your hunger is distracting you from your true heart.
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  • You from your true heart. the demands are distracting
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  • The demands are distracting you from the destiny.
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  • You from the destiny. but here is the thing
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  • But here is the thing about this distraction --
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  • About this distraction -- we're doing this as
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  • We're doing this as a family today, apparently.
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  • A family today, apparently. in the greek,
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  • In the greek, the word for distraction
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  • The word for distraction is not like the english
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  • Is not like the english word for distraction.
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  • Word for distraction. in english, we say
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  • In english, we say distraction to mean something
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  • Distraction to mean something that comes up that
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  • That comes up that we didn't plan for, right?
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  • We didn't plan for, right? well, in the greek,
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  • Well, in the greek, it doesn't mean something
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  • It doesn't mean something that you didn't plan for.
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  • That you didn't plan for. often in scripture,
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  • Often in scripture, something you didn't plan
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  • Something you didn't plan for is called a miracle.
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  • For is called a miracle. so, a lot of times you will see
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  • So, a lot of times you will see that someone who the disciples
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  • That someone who the disciples saw as a distraction,
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  • Saw as a distraction, like a blind man
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  • Like a blind man by the roadside,
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  • By the roadside, was the reason that jesus
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  • Was the reason that jesus was on the journey.
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  • Was on the journey. because he said,
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  • Because he said, "bring him to me
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  • "bring him to me and let me heal him."
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  • And let me heal him." "but jesus, he's a distraction."
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  • "but jesus, he's a distraction." "no, he's not.
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  • "no, he's not. he is the destination."
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  • He is the destination." the word for distraction
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  • The word for distraction and the problem with distraction
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  • And the problem with distraction is not when you're doing more
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  • Is not when you're doing more than one thing at the same time.
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  • Than one thing at the same time. that is called adulthood.
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  • [laughter]
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  • That is called maturity.
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  • That is called maturity. when you're juggling this
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  • When you're juggling this and juggling that.
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  • And juggling that. and i keep hearing
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  • And i keep hearing people talk about,
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  • People talk about, "you need to be more present.
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  • "you need to be more present. you need to be present
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  • You need to be present with your family
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  • With your family at the dinner table."
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  • At the dinner table." okay, let me tell you
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  • Okay, let me tell you what that means to me.
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  • What that means to me. i eat with them.
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  • I eat with them. i do not kill them.
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  • [laughter]
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  • That's my definition of present.
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  • That's my definition of present. "yeah, but do you put
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  • "yeah, but do you put the phones up?"
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  • The phones up?" sometimes.
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  • Sometimes. sometimes the phone
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  • Sometimes the phone is the only thing that numbs
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  • Is the only thing that numbs the pain of their arguing
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  • The pain of their arguing to get me through the dinner
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  • To get me through the dinner without indigestion.
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  • Without indigestion. y'all are so fake
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  • Y'all are so fake in this church today,
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  • In this church today, acting like y'all all pray
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  • Acting like y'all all pray around the table
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  • Around the table and share scripture verses
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  • And share scripture verses over tacos.
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  • Over tacos. "and then we have worship
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  • "and then we have worship wednesday for our family.
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  • Wednesday for our family. here i am to worship."
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  • Here i am to worship." so, the process is this --
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  • So, the process is this -- and i'm just gonna lead holly
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  • And i'm just gonna lead holly around for a moment, okay?
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  • Around for a moment, okay? there are times in your life
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  • There are times in your life where like martha,
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  • Where like martha, you will feel so busy,
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  • You will feel so busy, and i don't know who
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  • And i don't know who is in this season right now,
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  • Is in this season right now, where you will feel like,
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  • Where you will feel like, "okay, i'm doing good.
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  • "okay, i'm doing good. i'm doing good."
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  • I'm doing good." and then all of a sudden,
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  • And then all of a sudden, a different priority will come,
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  • A different priority will come, and you have
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  • And you have to change direction.
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  • To change direction. changing directions
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  • Changing directions is not distraction.
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  • Is not distraction. that's called pivoting.
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  • That's called pivoting. pivoting is an essential skill
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  • Pivoting is an essential skill so you don't get so locked
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  • So you don't get so locked into what you thought
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  • Into what you thought was important that you miss
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  • Was important that you miss what was really important.
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  • What was really important. so, in order for her to be
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  • So, in order for her to be the holly that she needs to be,
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  • The holly that she needs to be, the mom that she needs to be,
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  • The mom that she needs to be, the pastor that she needs to be,
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  • The pastor that she needs to be, the leader that she needs to be,
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  • The leader that she needs to be, the daughter that
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  • The daughter that she needs to be,
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  • She needs to be, the friend that she needs to be.
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  • The friend that she needs to be. that means that there
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  • That means that there are some times where
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  • Are some times where she is going to feel like
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  • She is going to feel like she has multiple personalities
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  • She has multiple personalities while she is trying to walk
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  • While she is trying to walk in multiple roles.
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  • In multiple roles. that is normal.
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  • That is normal. that is not sinful.
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  • That is not sinful. it is the skill of pivoting.
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  • It is the skill of pivoting. it is realizing that
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  • It is realizing that one moment you may have
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  • One moment you may have to be yelling down the stairs,
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  • To be yelling down the stairs, "did you brush your teeth?"
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  • "did you brush your teeth?" the next moment, you might have
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  • The next moment, you might have to pick up the phone
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  • To pick up the phone and use a little bit more
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  • And use a little bit more of that bedside manner
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  • Of that bedside manner with somebody who is struggling
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  • With somebody who is struggling in the hospital with cancer
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  • In the hospital with cancer that goes to the church.
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  • That goes to the church. this is not sinful,
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  • This is not sinful, this is skillful.
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  • This is skillful. it's her ability
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  • It's her ability to discern in this moment,
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  • To discern in this moment, "okay, i planned
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  • "okay, i planned to do this today,
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  • To do this today, but that completely
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  • But that completely interrupted my day.
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  • Interrupted my day. i'm gonna have to go
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  • I'm gonna have to go a different direction this day.
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  • A different direction this day. i'm gonna have to get it done
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  • I'm gonna have to get it done a different way today.
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  • A different way today. i'm not gonna be able to do it
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  • I'm not gonna be able to do it how i thought i was
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  • How i thought i was gonna do it today.
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  • I'm gonna have to cook
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  • I'm gonna have to cook for all of these disciples
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  • For all of these disciples by myself today,
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  • By myself today, and peter won't shut up.
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  • And peter won't shut up. he keeps yelling,
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  • He keeps yelling, 'martha, where's the peanuts?
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  • 'martha, where's the peanuts? martha, where's
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  • Martha, where's the gummy worms?'
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  • The gummy worms?' this guy is loud mouth.
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  • This guy is loud mouth. does anybody care
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  • Does anybody care that we're here?"
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  • That we're here?" and so, while she is being,
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  • You know, led through her day,
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  • You know, led through her day, that is completely normal.
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  • That is completely normal. the lord will lead you,
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  • The lord will lead you, and he'll lead you sometimes
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  • And he'll lead you sometimes to do something that you
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  • To do something that you didn't plan to do.
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  • Didn't plan to do. he'll lead you to do
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  • He'll lead you to do something that wasn't
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  • Something that wasn't on your list.
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  • On your list. and you have to be
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  • And you have to be attentive in those moments.
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  • Attentive in those moments. we sang a song earlier,
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  • We sang a song earlier, "you gave me one more day."
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  • "you gave me one more day." that song was written
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  • That song was written while we were finishing
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  • While we were finishing writing another song.
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  • Writing another song. and one of the songwriters
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  • And one of the songwriters in the room started to play
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  • In the room started to play something that i had not heard.
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  • Something that i had not heard. and i said, "what is that?"
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  • And i said, "what is that?" he said, "something
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  • He said, "something that just came to me."
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  • That just came to me." i said, "no, we're gonna
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  • I said, "no, we're gonna write that right now."
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  • Write that right now." we wrote the song
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  • We wrote the song off of something that
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  • Off of something that he was doing as a distraction
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  • He was doing as a distraction while we were waiting to record.
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  • While we were waiting to record. if we did not pay attention
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  • If we did not pay attention to the moment that we were in
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  • To the moment that we were in just to fulfill the agenda
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  • Just to fulfill the agenda that we had set,
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  • That we had set, we would've missed
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  • We would've missed the song that we sang
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  • The song that we sang that is now blessing people.
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  • That is now blessing people. and life is like that.
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  • And life is like that. you gotta be attentive to god.
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  • You gotta be attentive to god. see how she's doing this?
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  • See how she's doing this? she's fine.
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  • She's fine. i'm taking --
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  • I'm taking -- she doesn't know
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  • She doesn't know where i'm taking her.
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  • Where i'm taking her. and that's what it means
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  • And that's what it means to walk in faith.
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  • To walk in faith. it's like, i don't know
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  • It's like, i don't know what i'm gonna face today.
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  • What i'm gonna face today. i don't know who's
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  • I don't know who's gonna need me today.
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  • Gonna need me today. especially if you're
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  • Especially if you're responsible for others.
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  • Responsible for others. some of you got your own company
  • 00:08:08.206 --> 00:08:09.574
  • Some of you got your own company because you didn't want anybody
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  • Because you didn't want anybody to tell you what to do.
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  • To tell you what to do. now you got hundreds
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  • Now you got hundreds of terrorist employees...
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  • [laughter]
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  • And their needs
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  • And their needs become your agenda.
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  • Become your agenda. and you have to move like this.
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  • And you have to move like this. so, before we just
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  • So, before we just chop martha down,
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  • Chop martha down, "oh, she should have sat
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  • "oh, she should have sat at the feet of jesus,"
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  • At the feet of jesus," realize that there were
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  • Realize that there were things that needed to happen
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  • Things that needed to happen and everybody was calling
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  • And everybody was calling for her attention.
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  • For her attention. "martha, martha,
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  • "martha, martha, where do we keep the --
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  • Where do we keep the -- where do you keep the water
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  • Where do you keep the water for the washing of feet?
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  • For the washing of feet? martha, martha.
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  • Martha, martha. there's 12 of these guys.
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  • There's 12 of these guys. they've already used up
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  • They've already used up all of the water.
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  • All of the water. "martha, martha,
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  • "martha, martha, what are we gonna do --
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  • What are we gonna do -- the bread is --
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  • The bread is -- i burned the bread.
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  • I burned the bread. i'm sorry, martha.
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  • I'm sorry, martha. martha, martha,
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  • Martha, martha, this guy judas is
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  • This guy judas is looking at your jewelry.
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  • Looking at your jewelry. you want me to put it
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  • You want me to put it in a different drawer?
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  • In a different drawer? martha, martha."
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  • Martha, martha." so, that's
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  • So, that's what's happening, right?
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  • What's happening, right? and it's just demand
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  • And it's just demand after demand after demand.
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  • After demand after demand. because she is a good mom.
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  • Because she is a good mom. and she can be a good mom
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  • And she can be a good mom as long as she's just,
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  • As long as she's just, "mom, i have a birthday."
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  • "mom, i have a birthday." she can plan that.
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  • She can plan that. but what about when it's,
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  • But what about when it's, "mom, mom, martha, martha?"
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  • "mom, mom, martha, martha?" because now i got a birthday,
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  • Because now i got a birthday, and i got a banquet,
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  • And i got a banquet, and i got a baby.
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  • [laughter]
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  • And she can do this --
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  • And she can do this -- let her go.
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  • Let her go. if graham needs her,
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  • If graham needs her, i've seen it a million times.
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  • I've seen it a million times. she's so good.
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  • She's so good. just gently boy.
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  • Just gently boy. don't tug her too hard.
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  • [laughter]
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  • Just gently, just gently.
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  • Just gently, just gently. she can do that.
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  • She can do that. "oh mom, i need this."
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  • "oh mom, i need this." and i'm using
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  • And i'm using the illustration of mom,
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  • The illustration of mom, but you could feel
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  • But you could feel this as a young person.
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  • This as a young person. i'm using the illustration
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  • I'm using the illustration of a mom, but you can
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  • Of a mom, but you can definitely feel it as a dad.
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  • Definitely feel it as a dad. i'm using the illustration
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  • I'm using the illustration as a mom, but you can
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  • As a mom, but you can definitely feel it
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  • Definitely feel it as you navigate all of
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  • As you navigate all of the roles and the frequencies
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  • The roles and the frequencies that your life has
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  • That your life has to occupy in the places
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  • To occupy in the places you have to show up.
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  • You have to show up. i'm a student,
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  • I'm a student, i'm an employee,
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  • I'm a boss,
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  • I'm a boss, i'm an employee,
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  • I'm an employee, i'm a pastor,
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  • I'm a pastor, and i'm a dad.
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  • And i'm a dad. i get it.
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  • I get it. so, she's mom.
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  • So, she's mom. this is fine.
  • 00:10:06.725 --> 00:10:09.928
  • This is fine. she's a mom,
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  • She's a mom, this is fine.
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  • This is fine. let go.
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  • Let go. but the greek word
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  • Where it says,
  • 00:10:17.402 --> 00:10:17.702
  • Where it says, "martha was distracted,"
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  • "martha was distracted," the greek word for distracted,
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  • The greek word for distracted, and i'm stalling
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  • And i'm stalling 'cause i'm trying to
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  • 'cause i'm trying to remember how to say it.
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  • Perispao.
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  • Perispao. perispao.
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  • Perispao. now that's the word.
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  • Now that's the word. here's what it means.
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  • Here's what it means. it means pulled apart.
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  • It means pulled apart. so, watch this.
  • 00:10:48.166 --> 00:10:48.466
  • So, watch this. let go.
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  • Let go. she can pivot --
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  • She can pivot -- or let go, abby.
  • 00:10:51.503 --> 00:10:52.837
  • Or let go, abby. she can pivot.
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  • She can pivot. neither of those are bad.
  • 00:10:55.040 --> 00:10:55.974
  • Neither of those are bad. that's life.
  • 00:10:56.041 --> 00:10:56.841
  • That's life. you gotta dance
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  • You gotta dance with things, you know?
  • 00:10:57.809 --> 00:10:58.977
  • With things, you know? you gotta dance with life.
  • 00:10:59.044 --> 00:11:00.945
  • You gotta dance with life. you gotta make it look easy too.
  • 00:11:01.012 --> 00:11:02.147
  • You gotta make it look easy too. you gotta multitask
  • 00:11:02.213 --> 00:11:03.948
  • You gotta multitask and up and down, nobody --
  • 00:11:04.015 --> 00:11:06.117
  • And up and down, nobody -- that's called dancing.
  • 00:11:06.184 --> 00:11:08.653
  • That's called dancing. this is reality.
  • 00:11:08.720 --> 00:11:10.789
  • This is reality. stop praying that your life
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  • Stop praying that your life would get simpler.
  • 00:11:12.090 --> 00:11:13.425
  • Would get simpler. you want your life
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  • You want your life to get simpler, die.
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  • [laughter]
  • 00:11:15.493 --> 00:11:17.495
  • Either die or dance.
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  • Either die or dance. it is dance or die.
  • 00:11:20.532 --> 00:11:22.367
  • It is dance or die. it's pay this down,
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  • It's pay this down, pay this off,
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  • Pay this off, hold this back.
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  • Hold this back. it's dance or die.
  • 00:11:25.203 --> 00:11:28.306
  • It's dance or die. smile here, cry there.
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  • Smile here, cry there. win here, lose there.
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  • Win here, lose there. take the award there,
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  • Take the award there, take the hit there.
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  • Take the hit there. it's dance or die.
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  • [applause]
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  • Should have called the message,
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  • Should have called the message, "dance or die."
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  • [laughter]
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  • That is reality.
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  • That is reality. but when i have
  • 00:11:47.292 --> 00:11:48.727
  • But when i have martha, martha
  • 00:11:48.793 --> 00:11:52.130
  • Martha, martha and a birthday at six
  • 00:11:52.197 --> 00:11:54.232
  • And a birthday at six and a banquet at six,
  • 00:11:54.299 --> 00:11:56.167
  • And a banquet at six, and both are pulling me,
  • 00:11:56.234 --> 00:11:57.902
  • And both are pulling me, and i cannot give
  • 00:11:57.969 --> 00:11:59.137
  • And i cannot give myself the grace,
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  • Myself the grace, my expectations and other
  • 00:12:01.439 --> 00:12:04.075
  • My expectations and other limitations minus grace.
  • 00:12:04.142 --> 00:12:06.811
  • Limitations minus grace. what is that?
  • 00:12:06.878 --> 00:12:08.046
  • What is that? this, go that way,
  • 00:12:08.113 --> 00:12:09.781
  • This, go that way, this, go that way,
  • 00:12:09.848 --> 00:12:11.316
  • This, go that way, is a recipe for resentment.
  • 00:12:11.382 --> 00:12:14.319
  • [applause]
  • 00:12:14.586 --> 00:12:19.491
  • Is this for you?
  • 00:12:20.158 --> 00:12:22.794
  • Is this for you? have you been feeling --
  • 00:12:22.861 --> 00:12:24.429
  • Have you been feeling -- have you been feeling like this?
  • 00:12:24.496 --> 00:12:27.565
  • Have you been feeling like this? this is why martha
  • 00:12:27.632 --> 00:12:29.234
  • This is why martha feels like a martyr.
  • 00:12:29.300 --> 00:12:32.070
  • Feels like a martyr. it's like she's up
  • 00:12:32.137 --> 00:12:32.670
  • It's like she's up on the cross, man.
  • 00:12:32.737 --> 00:12:35.073
  • On the cross, man. "i guess i'll just be the only
  • 00:12:35.140 --> 00:12:36.174
  • "i guess i'll just be the only one to cook around here, jesus.
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  • One to cook around here, jesus. since you came to die
  • 00:12:39.377 --> 00:12:40.145
  • Since you came to die on the cross,
  • 00:12:40.211 --> 00:12:40.779
  • On the cross, i guess i'll just die for
  • 00:12:40.845 --> 00:12:42.013
  • I guess i'll just die for you in this kitchen."
  • 00:12:42.080 --> 00:12:44.682
  • You in this kitchen." but jesus didn't call
  • 00:12:44.749 --> 00:12:45.483
  • But jesus didn't call martha to be a martyr.
  • 00:12:45.550 --> 00:12:48.419
  • Martha to be a martyr. he said, "martha, martha,
  • 00:12:48.486 --> 00:12:52.090
  • He said, "martha, martha, martha, martha."
  • 00:12:52.157 --> 00:12:55.059
  • Martha, martha." you can't be
  • 00:12:55.126 --> 00:12:56.227
  • You can't be mom, mom, mom, mom.
  • 00:12:56.294 --> 00:12:59.664
  • Mom, mom, mom, mom. you can't be holly, mom.
  • 00:12:59.731 --> 00:13:01.633
  • You can't be holly, mom. holly, mom.
  • 00:13:01.699 --> 00:13:02.433
  • Holly, mom. you can't be all that at once.
  • 00:13:02.500 --> 00:13:04.469
  • You can't be all that at once. now comes the solution.
  • 00:13:04.536 --> 00:13:07.672
  • He says, "it's not that
  • 00:13:07.772 --> 00:13:08.740
  • He says, "it's not that what you're doing is wrong.
  • 00:13:08.807 --> 00:13:11.176
  • What you're doing is wrong. it's not that
  • 00:13:11.242 --> 00:13:11.709
  • It's not that i don't want to eat.
  • 00:13:11.776 --> 00:13:13.211
  • I don't want to eat. it's not just be less busy.
  • 00:13:13.278 --> 00:13:15.880
  • It's not just be less busy. how many dumb sermons
  • 00:13:15.947 --> 00:13:16.881
  • How many dumb sermons have we heard
  • 00:13:16.948 --> 00:13:17.982
  • Have we heard about be less busy?
  • 00:13:18.049 --> 00:13:20.752
  • About be less busy? okay, well tell that --
  • 00:13:20.819 --> 00:13:22.287
  • Tell that to my professor.
  • 00:13:22.387 --> 00:13:25.123
  • Tell that to my professor. tell that to my boss.
  • 00:13:25.190 --> 00:13:27.192
  • Tell that to my boss. and i realize that
  • 00:13:27.258 --> 00:13:27.992
  • And i realize that it is not busyness
  • 00:13:28.059 --> 00:13:29.460
  • It is not busyness that is the problem.
  • 00:13:29.527 --> 00:13:31.129
  • That is the problem. the problem is division.
  • 00:13:31.196 --> 00:13:37.335
  • The problem is division. so, you did the birthday,
  • 00:13:37.402 --> 00:13:40.104
  • So, you did the birthday, i did the banquet,
  • 00:13:40.171 --> 00:13:41.806
  • I did the banquet, and none of them are gonna
  • 00:13:41.873 --> 00:13:42.607
  • And none of them are gonna end up in therapy over it.
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  • [laughter]
  • 00:13:43.975 --> 00:13:44.142
  • Oh, i need to say that.
  • 00:13:44.809 --> 00:13:45.610
  • Oh, i need to say that. y'all sit down for a minute.
  • 00:13:45.677 --> 00:13:46.477
  • Y'all sit down for a minute. y'all sit down for a minute.
  • 00:13:46.544 --> 00:13:47.312
  • Y'all sit down for a minute. i need to talk about this.
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  • [applause]
  • 00:13:48.713 --> 00:13:50.248
  • Who made this list
  • 00:13:51.583 --> 00:13:53.718
  • Who made this list of all the things
  • 00:13:53.785 --> 00:13:54.452
  • Of all the things we think we have to do
  • 00:13:54.519 --> 00:13:55.353
  • We think we have to do to be a good parent today?
  • 00:13:55.420 --> 00:13:57.722
  • To be a good parent today? i'm gonna come back here behind
  • 00:13:57.789 --> 00:13:58.556
  • I'm gonna come back here behind the safety of my pulpit
  • 00:13:58.623 --> 00:13:59.724
  • The safety of my pulpit when i say this.
  • 00:13:59.791 --> 00:14:01.626
  • When i say this. okay, this is gonna
  • 00:14:01.693 --> 00:14:02.327
  • Okay, this is gonna be controversial.
  • 00:14:02.393 --> 00:14:03.194
  • Be controversial. i could literally say
  • 00:14:03.261 --> 00:14:04.796
  • I could literally say that the bible's not
  • 00:14:04.863 --> 00:14:05.897
  • That the bible's not the word of god
  • 00:14:05.964 --> 00:14:06.598
  • The word of god and get less hate
  • 00:14:06.664 --> 00:14:07.365
  • And get less hate than what i'm about to get
  • 00:14:07.432 --> 00:14:08.099
  • Than what i'm about to get for what i'm about to
  • 00:14:08.166 --> 00:14:08.700
  • For what i'm about to say right now.
  • 00:14:08.766 --> 00:14:09.100
  • Say right now. by the way, the bible
  • 00:14:09.167 --> 00:14:09.734
  • By the way, the bible is the word of god.
  • 00:14:09.801 --> 00:14:10.368
  • Is the word of god. just in case i get clipped.
  • 00:14:10.435 --> 00:14:11.703
  • Just in case i get clipped. okay, now that being said,
  • 00:14:11.769 --> 00:14:14.138
  • Okay, now that being said, your kid does not have
  • 00:14:14.205 --> 00:14:14.973
  • Your kid does not have to play on every team.
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  • [applause]
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  • I'm gonna help you come down
  • 00:14:20.945 --> 00:14:21.646
  • I'm gonna help you come down off that cross, baby.
  • 00:14:21.713 --> 00:14:24.115
  • Off that cross, baby. i'm gonna help you from
  • 00:14:24.182 --> 00:14:24.716
  • I'm gonna help you from feeling like this.
  • 00:14:24.782 --> 00:14:25.583
  • Feeling like this. your kid does not have to be
  • 00:14:25.650 --> 00:14:26.784
  • Your kid does not have to be in ap chemistry in kindergarten.
  • 00:14:26.851 --> 00:14:28.987
  • [applause]
  • 00:14:29.254 --> 00:14:31.089
  • "yeah, but they need to
  • 00:14:31.556 --> 00:14:32.156
  • "yeah, but they need to get it on their resume.
  • 00:14:32.223 --> 00:14:33.358
  • Get it on their resume. what if they apply
  • 00:14:33.424 --> 00:14:33.958
  • What if they apply for a college that doesn't
  • 00:14:34.025 --> 00:14:34.726
  • For a college that doesn't accept that kind of class?"
  • 00:14:34.792 --> 00:14:36.394
  • Accept that kind of class?" then put 'em in
  • 00:14:36.461 --> 00:14:37.195
  • Then put 'em in a community college
  • 00:14:37.262 --> 00:14:38.730
  • A community college or make 'em an entrepreneur
  • 00:14:38.796 --> 00:14:39.998
  • Or make 'em an entrepreneur and tell 'em you did it
  • 00:14:40.064 --> 00:14:40.732
  • And tell 'em you did it to teach 'em character .
  • 00:14:40.798 --> 00:14:44.502
  • To teach 'em character . teach 'em to sell jolly ranchers
  • 00:14:44.569 --> 00:14:45.770
  • Teach 'em to sell jolly ranchers out their backpack.
  • 00:14:45.837 --> 00:14:46.638
  • Out their backpack. i don't care.
  • 00:14:46.704 --> 00:14:49.274
  • I don't care. but stop putting
  • 00:14:49.340 --> 00:14:49.908
  • But stop putting all this pressure on stuff
  • 00:14:49.974 --> 00:14:50.875
  • All this pressure on stuff that robs your peace.
  • 00:14:50.942 --> 00:14:53.845
  • That robs your peace. ah, i'm gonna help you,
  • 00:14:53.912 --> 00:14:55.813
  • Ah, i'm gonna help you, martha, martha,
  • 00:14:55.880 --> 00:14:57.749
  • Martha, martha, martha, martha.
  • 00:14:57.815 --> 00:14:58.816
  • Martha, martha. there's only one
  • 00:14:58.883 --> 00:14:59.183
  • There's only one martha, martha,
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  • Martha, martha, martha, martha.
  • 00:15:00.685 --> 00:15:01.920
  • Martha, martha. that's what it sounds like.
  • 00:15:01.986 --> 00:15:02.887
  • That's what it sounds like. that's why jesus called her
  • 00:15:02.954 --> 00:15:04.455
  • That's why jesus called her martha, martha,
  • 00:15:04.522 --> 00:15:05.223
  • Martha, martha, because that's how
  • 00:15:05.290 --> 00:15:05.924
  • Because that's how she felt in that moment.
  • 00:15:05.990 --> 00:15:08.259
  • She felt in that moment. "there's only one of me
  • 00:15:08.326 --> 00:15:10.461
  • "there's only one of me and i'm being pulled.
  • 00:15:10.528 --> 00:15:13.998
  • And i'm being pulled. "and martha, you can work
  • 00:15:14.065 --> 00:15:14.732
  • "and martha, you can work in the kitchen,
  • 00:15:14.799 --> 00:15:16.668
  • In the kitchen, or you can sit at my feet,
  • 00:15:16.734 --> 00:15:19.837
  • Or you can sit at my feet, but being mad because
  • 00:15:19.904 --> 00:15:20.872
  • But being mad because mary's at my feet while
  • 00:15:20.939 --> 00:15:22.040
  • Mary's at my feet while you're working in the kitchen,
  • 00:15:22.106 --> 00:15:23.942
  • You're working in the kitchen, that is going to kill your joy."
  • 00:15:24.008 --> 00:15:28.346
  • That is going to kill your joy." feeling like you're a bad dad
  • 00:15:28.413 --> 00:15:29.547
  • Feeling like you're a bad dad because you're not the dad
  • 00:15:29.614 --> 00:15:30.548
  • Because you're not the dad like the other kids had,
  • 00:15:30.615 --> 00:15:32.984
  • Like the other kids had, that is going to kill
  • 00:15:33.051 --> 00:15:33.885
  • That is going to kill your potential as a parent.
  • 00:15:33.952 --> 00:15:36.120
  • Your potential as a parent. how many times have i felt bad
  • 00:15:36.187 --> 00:15:37.288
  • How many times have i felt bad about myself as a dad
  • 00:15:37.355 --> 00:15:38.156
  • About myself as a dad because i never taught
  • 00:15:38.222 --> 00:15:39.657
  • Because i never taught my kids how to fish?
  • 00:15:39.724 --> 00:15:42.327
  • My kids how to fish? they don't need
  • 00:15:42.393 --> 00:15:42.694
  • They don't need to learn how to fish.
  • 00:15:42.760 --> 00:15:43.828
  • To learn how to fish. they got fish sticks
  • 00:15:43.895 --> 00:15:45.563
  • They got fish sticks at the grocery store.
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  • [laughter]
  • 00:15:46.397 --> 00:15:47.598
  • Cut out the whole middleman
  • 00:15:48.132 --> 00:15:49.334
  • Cut out the whole middleman of the ocean or the lake
  • 00:15:49.400 --> 00:15:51.936
  • Of the ocean or the lake straight to the freezer.
  • 00:15:52.003 --> 00:15:54.605
  • Straight to the freezer. i'm serious.
  • 00:15:54.672 --> 00:15:55.173
  • I'm serious. whose list is this?
  • 00:15:55.239 --> 00:15:59.010
  • Whose list is this? martha is not really stressed
  • 00:15:59.077 --> 00:16:00.745
  • Martha is not really stressed about the situation.
  • 00:16:00.812 --> 00:16:02.246
  • About the situation. she -- i'm gonna show you this.
  • 00:16:02.313 --> 00:16:03.748
  • She -- i'm gonna show you this. she comes to jesus, right?
  • 00:16:03.815 --> 00:16:05.883
  • She comes to jesus, right? and i wanna walk you back
  • 00:16:05.950 --> 00:16:06.784
  • And i wanna walk you back slowly through this passage.
  • 00:16:06.851 --> 00:16:08.753
  • Slowly through this passage. oh, i love teaching you
  • 00:16:08.820 --> 00:16:09.620
  • Oh, i love teaching you the word of god.
  • 00:16:09.687 --> 00:16:10.154
  • The word of god. this is what i live
  • 00:16:10.221 --> 00:16:10.955
  • This is what i live for right here.
  • 00:16:11.022 --> 00:16:13.825
  • For right here. in verse 39, it says that
  • 00:16:13.891 --> 00:16:16.461
  • In verse 39, it says that mary sat at the lord's feet.
  • 00:16:16.527 --> 00:16:20.298
  • Can i get my scripture back?
  • 00:16:20.398 --> 00:16:21.599
  • Can i get my scripture back? yeah, yeah, yeah.
  • 00:16:21.666 --> 00:16:22.433
  • Yeah, yeah, yeah. she sat at the lord's feet --
  • 00:16:22.500 --> 00:16:24.302
  • She sat at the lord's feet -- and my stylus?
  • 00:16:24.369 --> 00:16:24.969
  • And my stylus? yeah, yeah, yeah.
  • 00:16:25.036 --> 00:16:25.970
  • Yeah, yeah, yeah. she got at the lord's feet
  • 00:16:26.037 --> 00:16:28.573
  • She got at the lord's feet listening to what he said.
  • 00:16:28.639 --> 00:16:32.910
  • Listening to what he said. to what he said.
  • 00:16:32.977 --> 00:16:35.046
  • But martha was distracted
  • 00:16:35.146 --> 00:16:37.949
  • But martha was distracted by all the preparations
  • 00:16:38.016 --> 00:16:40.551
  • By all the preparations that had to be made
  • 00:16:40.618 --> 00:16:42.587
  • That had to be made according to who?
  • 00:16:42.653 --> 00:16:47.558
  • According to who? i don't think jesus
  • 00:16:47.625 --> 00:16:48.326
  • I don't think jesus sent a rider in advance
  • 00:16:48.393 --> 00:16:49.494
  • Sent a rider in advance with the two that went.
  • 00:16:49.560 --> 00:16:51.129
  • With the two that went. "you know, jesus
  • 00:16:51.195 --> 00:16:51.529
  • "you know, jesus only eats brown m&ms,
  • 00:16:51.596 --> 00:16:52.597
  • Only eats brown m&ms, so make sure when he comes
  • 00:16:52.663 --> 00:16:53.398
  • So make sure when he comes in his green room."
  • 00:16:53.464 --> 00:16:55.033
  • In his green room." you know, he's not a rock star.
  • 00:16:55.099 --> 00:16:55.900
  • You know, he's not a rock star. he is the rock of ages.
  • 00:16:55.967 --> 00:16:59.303
  • He is the rock of ages. he just told 'em,
  • 00:16:59.370 --> 00:16:59.871
  • He just told 'em, "eat whatever is set before
  • 00:16:59.937 --> 00:17:00.738
  • "eat whatever is set before you when i send you out."
  • 00:17:00.805 --> 00:17:01.706
  • You when i send you out." so, jesus is cool.
  • 00:17:01.773 --> 00:17:02.640
  • So, jesus is cool. jesus is just, you know --
  • 00:17:02.707 --> 00:17:04.075
  • Jesus is just, you know -- i was gonna say jesus is just --
  • 00:17:04.142 --> 00:17:05.977
  • I was gonna say jesus is just -- no, i'm not gonna say it.
  • 00:17:06.044 --> 00:17:07.545
  • No, i'm not gonna say it. i'll tell you later.
  • 00:17:07.612 --> 00:17:08.246
  • I'll tell you later. but jesus will just show up
  • 00:17:08.312 --> 00:17:09.013
  • But jesus will just show up and eat whatever
  • 00:17:09.080 --> 00:17:09.447
  • And eat whatever you put before him.
  • 00:17:09.514 --> 00:17:10.415
  • You put before him. so, let me ask you a question.
  • 00:17:10.481 --> 00:17:13.151
  • So, let me ask you a question. when she says, "lord,
  • 00:17:13.217 --> 00:17:14.952
  • When she says, "lord, don't you care that
  • 00:17:15.019 --> 00:17:15.586
  • Don't you care that my sister has left me
  • 00:17:15.653 --> 00:17:16.487
  • My sister has left me to do the work by myself?
  • 00:17:16.554 --> 00:17:18.623
  • To do the work by myself? tell her to help me with
  • 00:17:18.689 --> 00:17:21.692
  • Tell her to help me with my work that i decided to do."
  • 00:17:21.759 --> 00:17:25.763
  • My work that i decided to do." "jesus, lord, respectfully
  • 00:17:25.830 --> 00:17:29.634
  • "jesus, lord, respectfully tell her to do what i decided
  • 00:17:29.700 --> 00:17:32.170
  • Tell her to do what i decided needed to be done to host you."
  • 00:17:32.236 --> 00:17:35.206
  • Needed to be done to host you." let me try that again.
  • 00:17:35.273 --> 00:17:37.041
  • Let me try that again. "lord, here's my list.
  • 00:17:37.108 --> 00:17:43.981
  • Here's my list.
  • 00:17:46.117 --> 00:17:47.018
  • Here's my list. i hear you teaching
  • 00:17:47.085 --> 00:17:48.519
  • I hear you teaching my sister mary,
  • 00:17:48.586 --> 00:17:49.821
  • My sister mary, and i know you think
  • 00:17:49.887 --> 00:17:50.455
  • And i know you think she's attentive.
  • 00:17:50.521 --> 00:17:51.389
  • She's attentive. she's really just
  • 00:17:51.456 --> 00:17:51.889
  • She's really just kind of lazy, spacy.
  • 00:17:51.956 --> 00:17:54.926
  • Kind of lazy, spacy. jesus," you know,
  • 00:17:54.992 --> 00:17:55.560
  • Jesus," you know, you get an attitude, right?
  • 00:17:55.626 --> 00:17:57.195
  • You get an attitude, right? "jesus, lord, lord, lord, lord.
  • 00:17:57.261 --> 00:17:59.730
  • "jesus, lord, lord, lord, lord. let me say it right.
  • 00:17:59.797 --> 00:18:00.965
  • Let me say it right. tell her to help me
  • 00:18:01.032 --> 00:18:04.535
  • Tell her to help me do this work on my list."
  • 00:18:04.602 --> 00:18:07.872
  • Do this work on my list." so now i have a contrast, nick.
  • 00:18:07.939 --> 00:18:10.641
  • So now i have a contrast, nick. she, mary is listening.
  • 00:18:10.708 --> 00:18:15.179
  • She, mary is listening. martha is listing.
  • 00:18:15.246 --> 00:18:20.818
  • Martha is listing. one is listening
  • 00:18:20.885 --> 00:18:22.687
  • One is listening to what he says.
  • 00:18:22.753 --> 00:18:24.755
  • To what he says. one is listing
  • 00:18:24.822 --> 00:18:26.390
  • One is listing what they have to do,
  • 00:18:26.457 --> 00:18:28.459
  • What they have to do, what they think
  • 00:18:28.526 --> 00:18:29.026
  • What they think ought to be done.
  • 00:18:29.093 --> 00:18:29.560
  • Ought to be done. "so, lord, i know
  • 00:18:29.627 --> 00:18:31.195
  • "so, lord, i know you're teaching these
  • 00:18:31.262 --> 00:18:31.896
  • You're teaching these amazing teachings about
  • 00:18:31.963 --> 00:18:32.763
  • Amazing teachings about the good samaritan
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  • The good samaritan and all this, but let me
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  • And all this, but let me put one on the list.
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  • Put one on the list. 'cause i know you're teaching
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  • 'cause i know you're teaching my sister right now,
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  • My sister right now, and she's listening to you,
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  • And she's listening to you, and that is wonderful,
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  • And that is wonderful, and we're so glad to
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  • And we're so glad to have you in our home
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  • Have you in our home and it's so amazing
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  • And it's so amazing to have you in bethany.
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  • To have you in bethany. we really do care
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  • We really do care that you're here.
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  • That you're here. we care that you're here.
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  • We care that you're here. but does anybody
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  • But does anybody care that i'm stressed?"
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  • Care that i'm stressed?" i imagine as minutes
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  • I imagine as minutes turned to hours
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  • Turned to hours and jesus kept teaching,
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  • And jesus kept teaching, you know the parable
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  • You know the parable of the prodigal son,
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  • Of the prodigal son, maybe martha comes and says,
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  • Maybe martha comes and says, "i appreciate your teaching,
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  • "i appreciate your teaching, but would you mind teaching
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  • But would you mind teaching the parable of the lazy sister
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  • The parable of the lazy sister who needs to get in this kitchen
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  • Who needs to get in this kitchen and help me fulfill
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  • And help me fulfill my agenda for you, jesus?"
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  • My agenda for you, jesus?" one is listening to
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  • One is listening to jesus' agenda for her.
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  • Jesus' agenda for her. the other is giving
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  • The other is giving jesus her agenda for him.
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  • Jesus her agenda for him. which is your prayer life.
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  • Which is your prayer life. is your prayer life
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  • Is your prayer life giving jesus an agenda,
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  • Giving jesus an agenda, or is your prayer life
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  • Or is your prayer life listening to his?
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  • [applause]
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  • Which is your
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  • Which is your discipleship journey?
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  • Discipleship journey? at this stage,
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  • At this stage, whose list is this?
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  • "well, we gotta
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  • "well, we gotta fluff the pillows."
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  • Fluff the pillows." jesus is like,
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  • Jesus is like, "i don't need fluffy pillows."
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  • "i don't need fluffy pillows." "the son of man has
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  • "the son of man has nowhere to lay his head."
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  • Nowhere to lay his head." "i'll sit right here
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  • "i'll sit right here on the floor.
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  • On the floor. i don't need
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  • I don't need the fluffy pillows."
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  • The fluffy pillows." "jesus, we know you got
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  • "jesus, we know you got a special diet."
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  • A special diet." i don't have no special diet.
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  • I don't have no special diet. just make sure it follows
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  • Just make sure it follows the jewish customary law
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  • So the pharisees don't get mad
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  • So the pharisees don't get mad and shut down the meeting.
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  • And shut down the meeting. i'll eat whatever
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  • I'll eat whatever you put in front of me."
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  • You put in front of me." so, whose list is this?
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  • So, whose list is this? for those of you that struggle
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  • For those of you that struggle with perfectionism,
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  • With perfectionism, whose list is that
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  • Whose list is that that makes you feel like
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  • That makes you feel like you could never measure up?
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  • You could never measure up? of course you could
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  • Of course you could never measure up.
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  • Never measure up. that's why he came down.
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  • That's why he came down. he fulfilled the righteous
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  • He fulfilled the righteous requirements of the law.
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  • Requirements of the law. he did the list.
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  • He did the list. he was sinless,
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  • He was sinless, he was spotless.
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  • He was spotless. he did not retaliate.
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  • He did not retaliate. he fulfilled all righteousness.
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  • He fulfilled all righteousness. he was the spotless
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  • He was the spotless lamb of god.
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  • Lamb of god. he was blameless.
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  • He was blameless. he was the perfect one.
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  • He was the perfect one. so, you don't have to be.
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  • So, you don't have to be. so, when condemnation starts
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  • So, when condemnation starts in your brain telling you,
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  • In your brain telling you, "well, you're this, you're that,
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  • "well, you're this, you're that, and you're not,
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  • And you're not, and you can't and you won't."
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  • And you can't and you won't." whose -- ask the question
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  • Whose -- ask the question all week long.
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  • All week long. whose list is this?
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  • Whose list is this? ask your neighbor,
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  • Ask your neighbor, "whose list is this?"
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  • "whose list is this?" >> congregation: whose list
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  • >> congregation: whose list is this?
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  • Is this? got me feeling all stressed out
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  • Got me feeling all stressed out like i gotta do
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  • Like i gotta do a thousand things
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  • A thousand things to be right with god.
  • 00:21:03.281 --> 00:21:04.515
  • To be right with god. i only gotta do one thing
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  • I only gotta do one thing to be right with god.
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  • To be right with god. if i call on the name of jesus,
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  • If i call on the name of jesus, i will be saved.
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  • I will be saved. whoever calls on the name
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  • Whoever calls on the name of the lord will be saved.
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  • Of the lord will be saved. if i confess my sins,
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  • If i confess my sins, he is faithful
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  • He is faithful and just and will
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  • And just and will forgive me of my sins
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  • Forgive me of my sins and cleanse me
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  • And cleanse me of all unrighteousness.
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  • Of all unrighteousness. so, for all
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  • So, for all the pharisees and sadducees
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  • The pharisees and sadducees who are sad you see
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  • Who are sad you see because you keep expecting
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  • Because you keep expecting others to follow your list
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  • Others to follow your list and you have no grace
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  • And you have no grace for your expectations
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  • For your expectations and other's limitations
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  • And other's limitations make you angry because
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  • Make you angry because they are not living up
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  • They are not living up to your list to be
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  • To your list to be a good christian,
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  • A good christian, christian isn't
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  • Christian isn't named after you.
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  • Named after you. there is one name we follow,
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  • There is one name we follow, one standard we raise,
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  • One standard we raise, one banner that
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  • One banner that we walk behind.
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  • We walk behind. whose list is this?
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  • [applause]
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  • I want you to look at your
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  • I want you to look at your to-do list for this week
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  • To-do list for this week before you start it
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  • Before you start it and ask the question,
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  • And ask the question, "is this your list, lord?
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  • "is this your list, lord? is there stuff on this list
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  • Is there stuff on this list that i'm doing just to
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  • That i'm doing just to look good and impress others
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  • Look good and impress others that you never called me to do?"
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  • That you never called me to do?" oh, i'm preaching now.
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  • Oh, i'm preaching now. because sometimes
  • 00:22:10.748 --> 00:22:11.215
  • Because sometimes we label it responsible.
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  • We label it responsible. but sometimes what we do
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  • But sometimes what we do in an effort to appear
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  • In an effort to appear responsible is really
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  • Responsible is really out of the comparisons
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  • Out of the comparisons that we've made with people
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  • That we've made with people that we don't really know.
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  • That we don't really know. whose list is this?
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  • >> i don't want you to be
  • 00:22:29.767 --> 00:22:30.534
  • >> i don't want you to be so confused by the noise
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  • So confused by the noise that's surrounding you
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  • That's surrounding you that you never know
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  • That you never know the god who made you
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  • The god who made you and never know his voice.
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  • >> when god calls
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  • >> when god calls your name once,
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  • Your name once, that's personal.
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  • That's personal. when he calls
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  • When he calls your name twice,
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  • Your name twice, that's pivotal.
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  • New seven-part series,
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  • Discover the power of god's
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  • Personal interruption.
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  • Learn to hear his voice
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  • Above doubt and step into
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  • The purpose he has for you.
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  • Spoke to you, we wanna invite you
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  • Else hear it too. so, call the number
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  • Thank you for being a part of what god is doing
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  • Of what god is doing through this ministry,
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  • Through this ministry, we are so grateful to be able
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  • We are so grateful to be able to partner with you.
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  • >> ♪ when i think of ♪
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  • ♪ all you've done ♪
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  • ♪ when i think of all ♪
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  • ♪ you brought me through ♪
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  • ♪ when i think ♪
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  • ♪ about your love ♪
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  • ♪ hey ♪
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  • ♪ i could never say ♪
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  • ♪ enough thank you's ♪
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  • ♪ when i think of ♪
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  • ♪ all you've done ♪
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  • ♪ somebody think about it ♪
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  • ♪ when i think of all ♪
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  • ♪ you've brought me through ♪
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  • ♪ when i think ♪
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  • ♪ about your love ♪
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  • ♪ i can never say enough ♪
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  • >> ♪ i can never say ♪
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  • ♪ enough thank you's ♪
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  • ♪ when i think of ♪
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  • ♪ all you've done ♪
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  • ♪ when i think of all ♪
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  • ♪ you brought me through ♪
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  • ♪ when i think ♪
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  • ♪ about your love ♪
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  • ♪ i could never ♪
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  • ♪ say enough ♪
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  • >> ♪ i could never ♪
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  • ♪ say enough thank you's ♪
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  • ♪ for the ways ♪
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  • ♪ that you have made ♪
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  • ♪ for the price ♪
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  • ♪ that you have paid ♪
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  • ♪ for your mercies ♪
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  • ♪ every day ♪
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  • >> ♪ sing ♪
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  • >> ♪ that's why ♪
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  • ♪ i owe you praise ♪
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  • ♪ for the ways that ♪
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  • ♪ you have made ♪
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  • >> ♪ yeah ♪
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  • >> ♪ for the price ♪
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  • ♪ that you have paid ♪
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  • >> ♪ for your ♪
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  • ♪ mercies every day ♪
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  • >> ♪ for your ♪
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  • ♪ mercies every day ♪
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  • >> ♪ that's why i owe ♪
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  • >> ♪ that's why ♪
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  • ♪ i owe you praise ♪
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  • >> ♪ for the ways ♪
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  • ♪ that you have made ♪
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  • >> ♪ you've given me ♪
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  • ♪ salvation ♪
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  • >> ♪ for the price ♪
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  • ♪ that you have paid ♪
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  • >> ♪ you've given me ♪
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  • ♪ new mercies ♪
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  • >> ♪ for your mercies ♪
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  • ♪ every day ♪
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  • >> ♪ that's why i owe ♪
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  • >> ♪ that's why ♪
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  • ♪ i owe you ♪
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  • ♪ praises ♪
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  • ♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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  • >> ♪ sing it to jesus ♪
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  • >> ♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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  • ♪ all my praises ♪
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  • >> ♪ sing it to jesus ♪
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  • ♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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  • >> ♪ only you ♪
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  • >> ♪ only you deserve ♪
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  • ♪ all my praises ♪
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  • ♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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  • >> ♪ oh lord you ♪
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  • ♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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  • ♪ all my praises ♪
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  • ♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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  • >> ♪ come on let's think ♪
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  • ♪ about it church ♪
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  • >> ♪ only you ♪
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  • ♪ when i think of ♪
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  • ♪ all you've done ♪
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  • >> ♪ come on ♪
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  • >> ♪ when i think of all ♪
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  • ♪ you've brought me through ♪
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  • ♪ when i think about your love ♪
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  • >> ♪ i shouldn't deserve it ♪
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  • >> ♪ i could never ♪
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  • ♪ say enough thank you's ♪
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  • >> ♪ when i think of all ♪
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  • ♪ you've done ♪
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  • ♪ when i think of all ♪
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  • ♪ you've done ♪
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  • >> ♪ you've given me ♪
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  • ♪ goodness and mercy ♪
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  • >> ♪ when i think of all ♪
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  • ♪ you've brought me through ♪
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  • >> ♪ you've been so kind ♪
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  • >> ♪ when i think ♪
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  • ♪ about your love ♪
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  • >> ♪ i don't deserve it ♪
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  • ♪ i don't deserve it ♪
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  • >> ♪ i could never say ♪
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  • ♪ enough thank you's ♪
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  • >> ♪ somebody give him praise ♪
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  • ♪ in the room ♪
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  • ♪ somebody give him praise ♪
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  • ♪ in the room ♪
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  • ♪ you've given me ♪
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  • ♪ so many reasons ♪
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  • ♪ given me so many reasons ♪
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  • ♪ that's why i owe ♪
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  • >> ♪ that's why i owe ♪
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  • >> ♪ this is the moment ♪
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  • ♪ when wind meets fire ♪
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  • ♪ come on in ♪
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  • ♪ our hearts are burning ♪
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  • ♪ for fresh revival ♪
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  • ♪ blow again ♪
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  • ♪ our god is ♪
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  • ♪ consuming fire ♪
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