Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Rescue Your Testimony (Part 3)

April 22, 2025 | 27:29

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

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Rescue Your Testimony (Part 3) | April 22, 2025

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> so, the pain that you
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>> so, the pain that you experienced produced the proof
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Experienced produced the proof of the worth of your faith.
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Of the worth of your faith. what good is a hope
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What good is a hope that can't be disappointed?
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That can't be disappointed? what good is a faith that
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What good is a faith that can't be shaken and not broken?
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Can't be shaken and not broken? what good is it for me to just
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What good is it for me to just hope that things turn out well,
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Hope that things turn out well, and then when they don't,
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And then when they don't, stay home?
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Stay home? what good is it for me
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What good is it for me to listen to pastor steven
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To listen to pastor steven preach for an hour,
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Preach for an hour, and then go home and resist
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And then go home and resist the very things that god
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The very things that god brings into my life that
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Brings into my life that will produce the word
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Will produce the word that he preached about?
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That he preached about? what good is it for me
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What good is it for me to keep just going through
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To keep just going through things and never stopping?
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Things and never stopping? god said, "today, we are going
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God said, "today, we are going to rescue your testimony,"
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To rescue your testimony," because you have stopped talking
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Because you have stopped talking about what god is going to do.
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About what god is going to do. you have stopped talking about
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You have stopped talking about how it can be different.
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How it can be different. you have been disappointed.
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You have been disappointed. you have been hurt.
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You have been hurt. you have been hemorrhaging
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You have been hemorrhaging from what you went through,
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From what you went through, but god wants to heal that place
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But god wants to heal that place and rescue your testimony.
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And rescue your testimony. to rescue it.
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To rescue it. that's what holly does for me,
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That's what holly does for me, she rescues me from
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She rescues me from my hypothetical situations.
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I said, "well, if we go,
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I said, "well, if we go, something bad might happen."
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Something bad might happen." and she says,
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And she says, "but if you don't go,
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"but if you don't go, you might look back the rest
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You might look back the rest of your life and wonder what
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Of your life and wonder what would've happened if you did.
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Would've happened if you did. and so, paul says it
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And so, paul says it is the suffering.
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Is the suffering. it is the pain that proves,
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It is the pain that proves, that proves the character.
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That proves the character. the proof starts with suffering.
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The proof starts with suffering. the proof, do you see it?
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The proof, do you see it? the proof starts with suffering,
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The proof starts with suffering, and that's what leads
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To the hope.
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To the hope. because you know
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Because you know i can go back to that,
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I can go back to that, and i can remember that
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And i can remember that god did that for me.
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God did that for me. and so, every once in a while,
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And so, every once in a while, i screenshot something
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I screenshot something on my phone just
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On my phone just to remind me in my low moments
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To remind me in my low moments that at the lowest moments
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That at the lowest moments god is doing the most.
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God is doing the most. a few years ago,
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A few years ago, i preached a sermon to where
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I preached a sermon to where i left and thought,
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I left and thought, "well, that didn't go
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"well, that didn't go very good."
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Very good." and i don't always
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And i don't always blame myself.
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Blame myself. sometimes y'all are
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Sometimes y'all are just lazy listeners.
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[laughter]
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But i like to take
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But i like to take responsibility like,
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Responsibility like, "well, come on,
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"well, come on, i could've done that
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I could've done that better and clearer."
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Better and clearer." and i'll beat myself up
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And i'll beat myself up every which way.
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Every which way. and that same week,
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And that same week, one of my friends sent me
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One of my friends sent me a text of their notes
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A text of their notes from the sermon.
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From the sermon. and they said,
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And they said, "just wanted you
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"just wanted you to be encouraged."
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To be encouraged." well, i needed to be,
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Well, i needed to be, so i was thankful for the text.
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So i was thankful for the text. it took six pages of notes
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On that sermon that
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On that sermon that i thought sucked, okay?
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I thought sucked, okay? so, i'm looking at it, i'm like,
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So, i'm looking at it, i'm like, "this is great.
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"this is great. okay, thank you, lord.
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Okay, thank you, lord. maybe it wasn't that bad.
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Maybe it wasn't that bad. they wrote six pages of notes."
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They wrote six pages of notes." but then i looked at it again
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But then i looked at it again and i saw why they sent it
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And i saw why they sent it to me 'cause i thought,
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To me 'cause i thought, "that's kinda weird.
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"that's kinda weird. why'd you send me your notes?
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Why'd you send me your notes? i preached it.
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I preached it. don't you think
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Don't you think i know what i said?"
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[laughter]
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But next to the notes
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But next to the notes was this little puddle of tears
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That they were showing me,
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That they were showing me, and when the text came through
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And when the text came through next after the photo, it said,
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Next after the photo, it said, "i cried so hard
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"i cried so hard through your message,
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Through your message, i left a puddle of tears
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I left a puddle of tears next to my notes.
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Next to my notes. before i dried it up,
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Before i dried it up, i wanna show you."
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I wanna show you." now, ain't that something?
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Now, ain't that something? that while i'm sitting
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That while i'm sitting there thinking,
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There thinking, "well, that wasn't any good."
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"well, that wasn't any good." and then, i get a picture,
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And then, i get a picture, a proof in the puddle of tears
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A proof in the puddle of tears that they cried 'cause
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That they cried 'cause i understand that sometimes
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I understand that sometimes suffering is the starting place
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Suffering is the starting place for something amazing.
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For something amazing. sometimes, the absence of your
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Sometimes, the absence of your emotional validation when
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Emotional validation when you are doing the thing that
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You are doing the thing that god has called you to do.
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God has called you to do. maybe not preaching a sermon,
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Maybe not preaching a sermon, maybe just being a good man.
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Maybe just being a good man. maybe not preaching a sermon,
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Maybe not preaching a sermon, maybe just keeping your
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Maybe just keeping your purity as a teenager.
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Purity as a teenager. maybe not preaching a sermon,
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Maybe not preaching a sermon, maybe just showing up
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Maybe just showing up to the next thing that
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To the next thing that you know you can do.
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You know you can do. and the proof --
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And the proof -- ooh, i didn't feel it
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When i preached it,
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When i preached it, i didn't see it
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I didn't see it when i preached it,
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When i preached it, i didn't know it
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I didn't know it when i preached it.
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When i preached it. but to get that text,
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But to get that text, that puddle of tears to say
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That puddle of tears to say "that sermon that you preached,
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"that sermon that you preached, that you felt nothing.
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That you felt nothing. that word you spoke
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That you felt nothing.
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That you felt nothing. that prayer that you prayed
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That prayer that you prayed that you saw nothing,
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That you saw nothing, here's something.
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Here's something. here's something days later
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Here's something days later that you didn't even see,
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That you didn't even see, you weren't even there for it,
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You weren't even there for it, but it's proof."
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But it's proof." this is the proof
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This is the proof that i'm after.
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That i'm after. not the proof of what
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Not the proof of what you feel when you do it,
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You feel when you do it, not the proof of what
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Not the proof of what you see when you do it,
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You see when you do it, not the proof of what
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Not the proof of what you know right now,
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You know right now, not the proof of what you
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Not the proof of what you think you need to be validated,
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Think you need to be validated, not the proof of what you think
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Not the proof of what you think would make it successful.
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Would make it successful. it is the proof in that
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It is the proof in that puddle of tears that you
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Puddle of tears that you cried while you suffered,
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Cried while you suffered, but i bet you got up
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But i bet you got up after you cried and did
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After you cried and did something, didn't you?
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Something, didn't you? i bet you got up when you cry --
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I bet you got up when you cry -- i bet you got up after
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I bet you got up after your heart was broken,
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Your heart was broken, and you kept going,
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And you kept going, so now you have a testimony.
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So now you have a testimony. and let's stop talking about
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And let's stop talking about all that it cost you
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All that it cost you and let's start talking about
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And let's start talking about how god has called you.
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[applause]
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Proven character,
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Proven character, proven, prove -- i have hope.
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Proven, prove -- i have hope. say it out loud, "i have hope...
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Say it out loud, "i have hope... >> congregation: i have hope...
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>> congregation: i have hope... >> i can prove it...
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>> i can prove it... >> congregation: i can
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>> congregation: i can prove it...
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Prove it... >> i have hope...
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>> i have hope... >> congregation: i have hope...
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>> congregation: i have hope... >> and i can prove it."
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>> and i can prove it." >> congregation: and i can
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>> congregation: and i can prove it.
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Prove it. >> so, holly said to me,
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>> so, holly said to me, "you really do think
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"you really do think of everything."
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Of everything." and i'm like,
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And i'm like, "well, so does god."
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"well, so does god." and she didn't really
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And she didn't really accept that as an analogy.
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But i told her how god
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But i told her how god has taken into account --
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Has taken into account -- you see, at just
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You see, at just the right time when
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The right time when we were still powerless,
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We were still powerless, christ died for the ungodly.
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Christ died for the ungodly. so now, i wanna
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So now, i wanna talk about finally,
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Talk about finally, the demonstration.
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The demonstration. the demonstration.
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The proof that you have hope.
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The proof that you have hope. and the proof that you have hope
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And the proof that you have hope is not that you don't suffer
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Is not that you don't suffer or will never suffer.
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Or will never suffer. and the proof that
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And the proof that you have hope is not that
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You have hope is not that you don't go through.
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You don't go through. let me break that down
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Let me break that down a little bit more.
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A little bit more. it is not that you won't
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It is not that you won't ever feel that way again.
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Ever feel that way again. it is not that you will
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It is not that you will never be let down again.
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Never be let down again. it is not that you will never
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It is not that you will never experience a betrayal again.
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Experience a betrayal again. it is not that you will never
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It is not that you will never wrestle with this again.
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Wrestle with this again. it is not that it will
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It is not that it will completely leave your life.
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Completely leave your life. that is not what christ
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That is not what christ died to save us from.
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Died to save us from. and the good thing is,
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And the good thing is, if you feel weak in this moment,
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If you feel weak in this moment, that's the very point
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That's the very point he saved you at,
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He saved you at, and he's still saving.
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And he's still saving. so, you have proof,
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So, you have proof, demonstration,
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Demonstration, but god demonstrates
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But god demonstrates his own love for us in this,
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His own love for us in this, that while we were
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That while we were still sinners,
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Still sinners, christ died for us.
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Christ died for us. i read you a scripture from
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I read you a scripture from the old testament earlier,
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The old testament earlier, and you may have wondered
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And you may have wondered if i forgot about it,
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But i didn't because i wanna
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But i didn't because i wanna give you a picture of how
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Give you a picture of how god demonstrates his power
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God demonstrates his power in your weakness.
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In your weakness. the children of israel were
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The children of israel were headed out of the land that
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Headed out of the land that they've known as the place
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They've known as the place of their captivity for
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Of their captivity for over 400 years.
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Over 400 years. they've been wandering
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They've been wandering in the wilderness for
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In the wilderness for 40 of those years because
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40 of those years because of the regrets of their past.
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Of the regrets of their past. i gotta be thinking
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I gotta be thinking at this point,
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At this point, something is going
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Something is going through their head,
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Through their head, just if i'd believed
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God and gone through
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God and gone through the promised land.
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The promised land. just if we'd gone through
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Just if we'd gone through and faced the giants
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And faced the giants in our faith and believe
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In our faith and believe the minority report
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The minority report of caleb and joshua.
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Of caleb and joshua. just if we had not brought
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Just if we had not brought a compliant to moses
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A compliant to moses in the place of where
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In the place of where our faith should have been.
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Our faith should have been. but now god is bringing
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But now god is bringing a new generation,
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A new generation, led by joshua into
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Led by joshua into the promised land.
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The promised land. and the bible says that on
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And the bible says that on the way to where they're going,
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The way to where they're going, because you're going somewhere,
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Because you're going somewhere, i don't know if you
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I don't know if you feel stuck where you are,
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Feel stuck where you are, you're gonna die where you are,
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You're gonna die where you are, it's gonna be like it is.
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It's gonna be like it is. but you are transitioning
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But you are transitioning out of this.
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Out of this. before they transitioned
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Before they transitioned out of the land
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Out of the land that they'd been in,
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That they'd been in, the wilderness that
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The wilderness that they've wandered in,
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They've wandered in, the what ifs that
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The what ifs that they've wasted away in,
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They've wasted away in, before they transitioned
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Before they transitioned out of this,
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Out of this, god gives a very strange
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God gives a very strange instruction to joshua.
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Instruction to joshua. he says,
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He says, "before you completely cross,"
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"before you completely cross," and by the way, i think
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And by the way, i think you should commemorate
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You should commemorate every crossing in your life,
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Every crossing in your life, every crossing over.
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Every crossing over. just start celebrating stuff
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Just start celebrating stuff when you cross over.
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When you cross over. so, that could be as simple as,
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So, that could be as simple as, "thank you god for a new day.
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"thank you god for a new day. i laid down to sleep
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I laid down to sleep and i woke up again
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And i woke up again and somebody didn't,
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And somebody didn't, so thank you for it, lord.
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So thank you for it, lord. thank you for another week.
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Thank you for another week. thank you for bringing me
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Thank you for bringing me to the lord's house another day.
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Thank you for a new season.
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Thank you for a new season. thank you, god,
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Thank you, god, for a new opportunity.
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For a new opportunity. thank you for my next breath.
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Thank you for my next breath. thank you for
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Thank you for my next opportunity."
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My next opportunity." and as they are crossing over,
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And as they are crossing over, watch this, god calls joshua,
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Watch this, god calls joshua, "i want you to commemorate
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"i want you to commemorate and demonstrate what i did.
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And here's why, chapter 4:5,
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And here's why, chapter 4:5, i'm ready to preach now.
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Chapter 4, verse 5,
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Chapter 4, verse 5, "and joshua said to them,
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"and joshua said to them, 'pass on before the ark
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'pass on before the ark of the lord your god,"
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Of the lord your god," that represents god's presence,
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That represents god's presence, "into the midst of the jordan,
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"into the midst of the jordan, and take up each of you
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And take up each of you a stone upon his shoulder,
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A stone upon his shoulder, according to the number
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According to the number of the tribes
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Of the tribes of the people of israel."
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Of the people of israel." how many tribes were there?
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Twelve.
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Twelve. how many stones?
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How many stones? twelve.
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Twelve. one for every tribe,
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One for every tribe, one for every trial.
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One for every trial. one for every tribe,
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One for every tribe, one for every trial.
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One for every trial. you ought to get something out
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You ought to get something out of everything you go through,
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Of everything you go through, that makes you stronger in god.
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That makes you stronger in god. i'm not gonna cry like that
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I'm not gonna cry like that and not get stronger from it.
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And not get stronger from it. i'm not gonna suffer like that
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I'm not gonna suffer like that and not get stronger from it,
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And not get stronger from it, so make sure you
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So make sure you take something from this.
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Take something from this. but then 6 says very importantly
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While you're doing this,
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While you're doing this, "that this," this, this,
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"that this," this, this, "may be a sign among you."
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"may be a sign among you." so, "when your children
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So, "when your children ask in time to come,
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Ask in time to come, 'what do those stones
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'what do those stones mean to you?'"
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Mean to you?'" stop.
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Stop. how do you wanna
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How do you wanna answer that question
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Answer that question for your kids one day?
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This is important because,
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This is important because, he said, "i want you
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He said, "i want you to rescue your testimony.
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To rescue your testimony. i want you to stop right now
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I want you to stop right now and redefine everything
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And redefine everything you've been through.
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You've been through. and instead of remembering
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And instead of remembering this as the river that was
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This as the river that was so hard to cross,
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I want you to take something
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I want you to take something out of it that you can
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Out of it that you can commemorate how great god was
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Commemorate how great god was to bring you through it.
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[applause]
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So, "when your children ask,
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So, "when your children ask, 'what was it like
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'what was it like to deal with that?'"
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To deal with that?'" when your children ask,
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When your children ask, "tell me about that time."
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"tell me about that time." when your children ask,
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When your children ask, "did you ever deal
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"did you ever deal with loneliness and how
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With loneliness and how did you handle it?"
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Did you handle it?" when your children ask,
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When your children ask, "did you ever wonder
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"did you ever wonder if you were good enough?"
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If you were good enough?" when your children ask,
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When your children ask, "did you ever feel depressed?"
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I want you to have some proof
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I want you to have some proof to point through to let 'em
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To point through to let 'em know god does miracles
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Know god does miracles and i have a testimony.
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[applause]
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Tell your neighbor,
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Tell your neighbor, "you're standing
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"you're standing next to exhibit a."
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Next to exhibit a." >> congregation: you're standing
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>> congregation: you're standing next to exhibit a.
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Next to exhibit a. >> so, verse 6,
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Verse 6, verse 6.
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Verse 6, verse 6. "when your children ask,
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"when your children ask, 'what do those stones
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'what do those stones mean to you?'"
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Mean to you?'" it's personal to me.
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It's personal to me. i can't speak for you,
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I can't speak for you, i can't prophesy for you,
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I can't prophesy for you, i can't praise for you.
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I can't praise for you. you can't praise for me.
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You can't praise for me. there are some things that
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There are some things that i went through that showed me
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I went through that showed me who god was to me.
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Who god was to me. and verse 7 says,
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And verse 7 says, "when they ask you,
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"when they ask you, 'what do those stones mean?'
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'what do those stones mean?' then you shall tell them
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Then you shall tell them that the waters of the jordan
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That the waters of the jordan were cut off before
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Were cut off before the ark of the covenant
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The ark of the covenant of the lord."
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Of the lord." lord, do you want us to tell 'em
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How hard the wilderness
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How hard the wilderness was for 40 years for
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Was for 40 years for something that we didn't do?
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Something that we didn't do? no, i just want you to tell 'em,
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No, i just want you to tell 'em, that when i got to that
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That when i got to that jordan...
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Jordan... oh, there was a demonstration,
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Oh, there was a demonstration, and we didn't know
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And we didn't know how it was gonna happen,
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How it was gonna happen, but watch this,
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But watch this, my faith is not in a how,
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My faith is not in a how, my faith in a who.
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My faith in a who. so, tell 'em the lord...
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So, tell 'em the lord... somebody says, "the lord."
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Somebody says, "the lord." >> congregation: the lord.
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>> congregation: the lord. >> now say, "but god."
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>> now say, "but god." >> congregation: but god.
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>> congregation: but god. now, ask your neighbor,
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Now, ask your neighbor, "was it hard?"
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"was it hard?" >> congregation: was it hard?"
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>> congregation: was it hard?" >> tell 'em, "it was...
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>> tell 'em, "it was... >> congregation: it was...
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>> congregation: it was... >> but god."
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>> but god." >> congregation: but god.
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>> congregation: but god. >> ask 'em, "were you a mess?"
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>> ask 'em, "were you a mess?" >> congregation: were you
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>> congregation: were you a mess?
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A mess? >> tell 'em, "i was...
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>> tell 'em, "i was... >> congregation: i was...
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>> congregation: i was... >> but god."
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>> congregation: but god.
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>> congregation: but god. >> ask 'em,
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>> ask 'em, "were you tempted to quit?
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"were you tempted to quit? >> congregation: were you
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>> congregation: were you tempted to quit?
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Tempted to quit? >> tell 'em, "i was...
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>> tell 'em, "i was... >> congregation: i was...
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>> congregation: i was... >> but god."
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>> but god." >> congregation: but god.
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>> congregation: but god. >> were you a little nervous
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>> were you a little nervous about how it was gonna
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About how it was gonna turn out back then in 2024?
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Turn out back then in 2024? were you sitting in church one
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Were you sitting in church one sunday morning in september?
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Were you thinking about
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Were you thinking about a football game and lunch,
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A football game and lunch, but god had a word for you?
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But god had a word for you? >> tell 'em, "i was...
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>> tell 'em, "i was... >> congregation: i was...
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>> congregation: i was... >> but god."
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>> but god." >> congregation: but god.
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>> congregation: but god. >> see, when that man grabbed
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>> see, when that man grabbed that microphone and he started
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That microphone and he started preaching about the flow
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Preaching about the flow of the jordan being cut off,
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Of the jordan being cut off, it reminded me of calvary.
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It reminded me of calvary. it reminded me of jesus.
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It reminded me of jesus. it reminded me of the cross.
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It reminded me of the cross. it reminded of my crossing over.
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It reminded of my crossing over. it reminded me of death to life.
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It reminded me of death to life. it reminded me of the blood.
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It reminded me of the blood. it reminded me of broken chains.
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It reminded me of broken chains. it reminded me i won.
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♪ ♪
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And i'mma show you something,
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And i'mma show you something, holly, that i never saw before
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Holly, that i never saw before because he said, i want you
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Because he said, i want you to take the stones from what you
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To take the stones from what you went through and tell your
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Children what god did.
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Children what god did. "but i want you
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"but i want you to take the stones
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To take the stones to be a memorial forever.
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To be a memorial forever. and the people of israel
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And the people of israel did just as joshua commanded
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Did just as joshua commanded and took up twelve stones out
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And took up twelve stones out of the midst of the jordan."
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Of the midst of the jordan." go back to verse 8,
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Go back to verse 8, i wasn't done with it yet.
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I wasn't done with it yet. "out of the midst of the jordan,
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"out of the midst of the jordan, according to the number
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According to the number of the tribes."
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Of the tribes." they trying to see
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They trying to see if i got this think
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If i got this think memorized and i don't.
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Memorized and i don't. "the people of israel,
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"the people of israel, just as the lord told joshua."
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Just as the lord told joshua." just as the lord told joshua."
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Just as the lord told joshua." just if i'd do what
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Just if i'd do what god told me to do.
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God told me to do. i don't have to justify it any
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I don't have to justify it any other way than god spoke it.
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Other way than god spoke it. verse 9, and i'm closing.
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Verse 9, and i'm closing. "and joshua set up twelve stones
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"and joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the jordan,
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In the midst of the jordan, in the place where the feet
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In the place where the feet of the priests stood."
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Of the priests stood." wait a minute,
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I thought he brought them
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I thought he brought them out of the jordan and put them
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Out of the jordan and put them in the camp where they stayed
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In the camp where they stayed when they got through.
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When they got through. he did, but there was
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He did, but there was a second set of stones
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A second set of stones that joshua set up,
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That joshua set up, not where they were going...
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[applause]
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I know, i love it too.
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I know, i love it too. i know, it makes me excited too.
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I know, it makes me excited too. alright, 'cause god said,
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Alright, 'cause god said, "i want you to set up something
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"i want you to set up something right here, right here.
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Right here, right here. not when you get through,
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Not when you get through, but right here."
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But right here." and in the middle
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And in the middle of the jordan, god told joshua,
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Of the jordan, god told joshua, i want you to make
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I want you to make a pile of the stones
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In the middle of the jordan,
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In the middle of the jordan, so that when your children ask,
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So that when your children ask, 'what was it like when you were
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'what was it like when you were crossing the jordan?'
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Crossing the jordan?' you'll have something to point
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You'll have something to point to that you went through
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To that you went through that they can understand
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That they can understand how powerful god is.
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How powerful god is. so, now you understand
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So, now you understand what i'm saying, right?
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What i'm saying, right? because the stones were in
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Because the stones were in the middle of the jordan.
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The middle of the jordan. now, if the jordan
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Now, if the jordan is at high tide,
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Is at high tide, then the stones can't be seen.
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Then the stones can't be seen. if the jordan is overflowing,
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If the jordan is overflowing, the stones can't be seen.
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And the only way they're gonna
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And the only way they're gonna see the stones is
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See the stones is if the tide is low.
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If the tide is low. the only time they're
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The only time they're gonna see the stones,
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Gonna see the stones, is if the tide is low.
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Is if the tide is low. the only way they're gonna
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The only way they're gonna see the stones,
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See the stones, is in a dry season.
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Is in a dry season. i'm preaching
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I'm preaching to somebody, austin,
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To somebody, austin, who's been in a dry season.
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Who's been in a dry season. but i got a news for you,
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But i got a news for you, god dries up jordan river,
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God dries up jordan river, and you got some stones, murphy.
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And you got some stones, murphy. you got some stones.
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You got some stones. you got some stones
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You got some stones at the bottom of what
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At the bottom of what you been through.
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You been through. oh god.
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Oh god. i'm closing,
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I'm closing, but high five about five
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But high five about five of your neighbors and say,
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Of your neighbors and say, "i got stones.
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"i got stones. don't think i'm a wimp.
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Don't think i'm a wimp. don't think i'm weak.
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Don't think i'm weak. don't think i'm without power.
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Don't think i'm without power. don't think i'm without help.
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Don't think i'm without help. don't think i don't
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Don't think i don't have a testimony.
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Have a testimony. i'mma tell this thing
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I'mma tell this thing from the other side.
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From the other side. i'mma tell the truth
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I'mma tell the truth from a higher plain.
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From a higher plain. oh.
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♪ ♪
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So, i came
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So, i came to rescue your testimony.
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To rescue your testimony. 'cause it isn't a testimony
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'cause it isn't a testimony till it's been tested.
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Till it's been tested. and before you
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And before you get baptized today,
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Get baptized today, i want you to look forward
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To the low tide times.
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To the low tide times. when the jordan river gets lower
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When the jordan river gets lower so you can see where you stood
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So you can see where you stood that you thought you would die.
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Get that stone outta there.
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Get that stone outta there. that thing you suffered.
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That thing you suffered. and get that hope outta there.
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And get that hope outta there. that's the proof
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That's the proof is in the puddle.
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[applause]
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Some things --
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Some things -- oh god.
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Oh god. some things, you won't see
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Some things, you won't see if it's not a dry season.
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If it's not a dry season. that is my hope,
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That is my hope, stones in dry seasons.
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Stones in dry seasons. strength in weak places.
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Strength in weak places. for you see
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For you see at just the right time,
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At just the right time, while we were still powerless,
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While we were still powerless, christ died for me.
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Christ died for me. and if he justified me,
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And if he justified me, justification, and if he did
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Justification, and if he did that for me, demonstration,
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That for me, demonstration, then guess what i got back?
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Then guess what i got back? anticipation.
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[applause]
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So now, we gotta do
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So now, we gotta do something about this.
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[applause]
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The proof is in the puddles.
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The proof is in the puddles. god did save you because you
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God did save you because you were on such a high place.
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Were on such a high place. god demonstrates his own love
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God demonstrates his own love for us in this, while we were
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For us in this, while we were still sinners, he got down in
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Still sinners, he got down in the dirt of my situation.
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That's how i know he's not
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That's how i know he's not gonna leave me now.
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Gonna leave me now. he started this thing
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He started this thing in the mud.
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In the mud. he started this thing
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He started this thing in the puddle.
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In the puddle. and the proof is in the puddles,
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And the proof is in the puddles, so don't be so freaked out with
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So don't be so freaked out with the hypothetical situations
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The hypothetical situations of what's gonna dry up.
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Of what's gonna dry up. if it dries up, the stones
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If it dries up, the stones will still be there.
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[applause]
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You will still have a testimony,
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You will still have a testimony, now take it back.
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Take back your testimony.
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Take back your testimony. today wouldn't be too soon.
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Today wouldn't be too soon. i need a hundred of y'all
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I need a hundred of y'all that weren't planning
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That weren't planning on getting baptized today.
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On getting baptized today. get baptized today.
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Get baptized today. take back your testimony.
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Take back your testimony. give me my camera.
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Give me my camera. declare to the devil,
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Declare to the devil, "i won't die in this dry season.
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"i won't die in this dry season. i won't die in this dry season."
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I won't die in this dry season." god brought me to church today
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God brought me to church today to repent to turn from my sin.
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To repent to turn from my sin. by his blood --
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By his blood -- if i'm justified by his blood,
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If i'm justified by his blood, shall he not much more
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Shall he not much more save me from his wrath?
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[applause]
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So, i really don't even
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So, i really don't even wanna talk about joshua,
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Wanna talk about joshua, i wanna talk about jesus.
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I wanna talk about jesus. jesus who said, "i thirst,"
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Jesus who said, "i thirst," is present and stretching
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Is present and stretching in dry places today.
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In dry places today. and you thought i was gonna
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And you thought i was gonna preach this message about
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Preach this message about hope in shallow way?
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Hope in shallow way? nah.
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Nah. i'm talking about a god
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I'm talking about a god who is so deeply committed
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Who is so deeply committed to you and now,
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To you and now, you're wondering,
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You're wondering, "well, what if it does happen?"
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"well, what if it does happen?" well, god will be with me.
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Well, god will be with me. as hope-othetical holly
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As hope-othetical holly would say,
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Would say, "even if it does,
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"even if it does, we'll be alright."
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We'll be alright." so, the last season of your life
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So, the last season of your life was designed show you that.
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Was designed show you that. are you getting that
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Are you getting that lesson out of it?
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Lesson out of it? or did you just
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Or did you just run through it and say,
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Run through it and say, "oh, you know,
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"oh, you know, i'm just gonna live this way."
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I'm just gonna live this way." no, i am --
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No, i am -- you remember how
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You remember how the philosopher said,
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The philosopher said, "i think, therefore i am"?
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"i think, therefore i am"? >> congregation: yes.
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>> congregation: yes. >> let's put a twist on that.
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>> let's put a twist on that. who said that, descartes?
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Who said that, descartes? well, if you don't know then
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Well, if you don't know then i can say it with confidence.
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[laughter]
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I wish i could preach
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I wish i could preach back in the day where nobody
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Back in the day where nobody had chatgpt to fact check
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Had chatgpt to fact check the preacher.
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The preacher. i could make up
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All kinds of good stuff.
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All kinds of good stuff. he said, "i think,
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He said, "i think, therefore i am."
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Therefore i am." he was trying to see,
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He was trying to see, what can i be certain of?
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What can i be certain of? and he realized that even
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And he realized that even the fact that i can doubt
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The fact that i can doubt means that i'm thinking,
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Means that i'm thinking, and even the fact that
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And even the fact that i am doubting proves
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I am doubting proves that i exist.
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That i exist. i think, therefore, i am.
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I think, therefore, i am. don't you understand
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Don't you understand that's the way it works
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That's the way it works in your life?
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In your life? you think about
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All of the things
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All of the things that are gonna go wrong,
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That are gonna go wrong, therefore, you are
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Therefore, you are a nervous ball of stress.
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A nervous ball of stress. i think, therefore i am.
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I think, therefore i am. so, let's do this.
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So, let's do this. say, "i have...
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Say, "i have... >> congregation: i have...
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>> congregation: i have... >> therefore...
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>> therefore... >> congregation: therefore...
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>> congregation: therefore... >> i hope...
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>> i hope... >> congregation: i hope...
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[applause]
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I have...
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[applause]
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Therefore.
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[applause]
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So, i'm coming to a jordan,
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So, i'm coming to a jordan, right now, and here's what
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Right now, and here's what i'm coming with.
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I'm coming with. romans 5:1,
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On the screen, please.
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On the screen, please. is it up there?
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Is it up there? "therefore."
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"therefore." what are the stones there for?
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What are the stones there for? that's the question.
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That's the question. what is the suffering there for?
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What is the suffering there for? what are you there for?
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Why did god keep you alive this?
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Why did god keep you alive this? i see you every week when
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I see you every week when i preach, you never miss.
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I preach, you never miss. you probably wouldn't even
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You probably wouldn't even know that i saw you.
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Know that i saw you. i watch you so much.
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I watch you so much. i'm a stalker, you ought to get
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I'm a stalker, you ought to get a restraining order on me.
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[laughter]
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And it blesses me,
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And it blesses me, and you would never know that.
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And you would never know that. you'd never know that.
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You'd never know that. but the proof is in the puddle,
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But the proof is in the puddle, it's the times you don't see,
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It's the times you don't see, the times you don't feel.
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The times you don't feel. coming up to a jordan river,
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Coming up to a jordan river, it looks like it's overflowing,
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It looks like it's overflowing, but god brought that thing down
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To a puddle for you, didn't he?
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To a puddle for you, didn't he? didn't he?
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Didn't he? you saw no way
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You saw no way to be right with him.
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To be right with him. you saw no way to put
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You saw no way to put it back together.
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It back together. you saw no way.
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You saw no way. but the proof is in the puddle.
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But the proof is in the puddle. what he already dried up.
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What he already dried up. what are you standing
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What are you standing in front of today?
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In front of today? when your children ask you,
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When your children ask you, i want you to have a testimony.
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I want you to have a testimony. and when they say,
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And when they say, "did you ever doubt it?"
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"did you ever doubt it?" tell 'em, "yeah."
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Tell 'em, "yeah." and there's some things
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And there's some things i doubt that are
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In front of me now.
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In front of me now. and i wanna be honest with you,
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And i wanna be honest with you, the truth is, i can't do it,
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The truth is, i can't do it, but the great i am can.
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But the great i am can. that's what i'm pointing at.
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That's what i'm pointing at. that's all the proof we need.
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[applause]
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>> there've been times
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>> there've been times in my life when i felt
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In my life when i felt something was holding me back,
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Something was holding me back, whether it was my past
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Whether it was my past or my beliefs about myself
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Or my beliefs about myself or my understanding of god,
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Or my understanding of god, and those things often
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And those things often kept me from moving forward.
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Kept me from moving forward. and that's exactly what
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And that's exactly what my husband addresses
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My husband addresses in his newest series,
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"running with purpose."
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"running with purpose." in this series,
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In this series, he encourages us to recognize
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He encourages us to recognize the beliefs that are
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The beliefs that are keeping us stuck and trust god
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Keeping us stuck and trust god to help us move beyond them.
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To help us move beyond them. it's not just
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It's not just about running a race,
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About running a race, it's about reclaiming your
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It's about reclaiming your story and finding freedom
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Story and finding freedom in god's truth and walking
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In god's truth and walking confidently in the purpose
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Confidently in the purpose that he has for you.
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That he has for you. this series opened my eyes
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This series opened my eyes to areas in my own life where
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To areas in my own life where i needed to let go of fear
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I needed to let go of fear and embrace faith.
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And embrace faith. when pastor steven said,
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When pastor steven said, "i was, but god,"
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"i was, but god," it gave me a way
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It gave me a way to reframe the moments
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To reframe the moments when i do feel stuck.
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When i do feel stuck. i was lost, but god found me.
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I was lost, but god found me. i was afraid,
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I was afraid, but god gave me courage.
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But god gave me courage. there are so many ways that
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There are so many ways that you can fill in that sentence.
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You can fill in that sentence. so, here's what
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So, here's what i want you to do,
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I want you to do, call or go online now
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The breakthrough that you've been praying for.
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You've been praying for. take that step today
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Take that step today and let's move forward together.
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>> when a kit is packed
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At elevation church,
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It starts small.
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Putting hygiene
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Products together,
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Or packaging ingredients
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For a meal,
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But that's just
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The beginning of the journey.
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Once put together in boxes,
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They travel by train,
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By boat, by truck.
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That kit is being positioned
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For the moment it's needed.
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When hunger rises
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Locally and globally,
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That kit is there to provide
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For an immediate need.
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When you give, this is what
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You're giving for.
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ lord let my life ♪
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♪ be an altar ♪
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♪ light up my lungs ♪
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♪ with your praise ♪
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♪ 'cause i can't breathe ♪
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♪ until you breathe ♪
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♪ so breathe on me ♪
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>> ♪ breathe on me ♪
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>> ♪ oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
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>> ♪ so holy spirit breathe ♪
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♪ holy spirit breathe ♪
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>> ♪ oh oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
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♪ oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
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>> ♪ you ask ♪
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♪ can these bones live again ♪
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♪ and then i hear your voice ♪
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♪ answer with wind ♪
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♪ you ask ♪
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♪ can these bones live again ♪
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♪ and then i hear your voice ♪
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♪ answer with wind ♪
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♪ you ask ♪
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♪ can these bones live again ♪
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♪ and then i hear your voice ♪
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♪ answer with wind ♪
00:27:25.907 --> 00:27:29.010

Steven Furtick - Rescue Your Testimony (Part 3)

April 22, 2025 | 27:29

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