Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Save Your Strength (Part 2)

June 23, 2025 | 28:0

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

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Save Your Strength (Part 2) | June 23, 2025

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking 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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>> who set your standard?
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>> who set your standard? have you even thought about it
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Have you even thought about it or did you just inherit it?
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Or did you just inherit it? who set your standard?
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Who set your standard? you're looking to celebrities
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You're looking to celebrities for your standard,
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For your standard, really?
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Really? them?
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Them? the ones who
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The ones who are so miserable
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Are so miserable they can only be happy
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They can only be happy when they have attention?
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When they have attention? really?
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Really? that's your standard?
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That's your standard? who set your standard?
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Who set your standard? who set your standard
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Who set your standard of what you will
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Of what you will and will not listen to?
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And will not listen to? who set your standard?
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Who set your standard? oh, you think
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Oh, you think you're better than us.
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You're better than us. that's what they'll say
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That's what they'll say when you start living
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When you start living with standards.
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With standards. oh, you think
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Oh, you think you're better than us.
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You're better than us. no, it's just that i know
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No, it's just that i know how much i need a source
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How much i need a source that is not me,
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That is not me, cause i am weak without him.
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Cause i am weak without him. in fact, i'm nothing
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In fact, i'm nothing without him.
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Without him. so, excuse me,
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So, excuse me, but the battle that i'm in
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But the battle that i'm in is too real for me
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Is too real for me to play around
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To play around and live my life
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And live my life with exposed places
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With exposed places and low standards,
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And low standards, so i gotta get this right
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So i gotta get this right this year!
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[applause]
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I like that boy right there.
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I like that boy right there. he looks like a teenager
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He looks like a teenager with standards.
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With standards. right, sittin' there,
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Right, sittin' there, leanin' in church.
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Leanin' in church. some kids would be texting
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Some kids would be texting in church, but not you.
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In church, but not you. you look like you
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You look like you want somethin' from god, boy!
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Want somethin' from god, boy! you look like
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You look like you've got a mission!
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You've got a mission! you look like god might use you!
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You look like god might use you! don't you lift down
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Don't you lift down to the level of your friends.
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To the level of your friends. your friends don't know
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Your friends don't know anything yet.
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Anything yet. god is taking you places!
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God is taking you places! stand up on your feet right now!
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Stand up on your feet right now! yeah, you!
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Yeah, you! stand up right now!
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Stand up right now! raise the standard,
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Raise the standard, don't lower it!
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Don't lower it! when you show up at school,
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When you show up at school, god walks through the halls!
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God walks through the halls! when you show up at school,
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When you show up at school, the presence of god moves!
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[applause]
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Raise the standard!
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Raise the standard! you really gonna let
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You really gonna let your unmarried friends tell you
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Your unmarried friends tell you how to do your marriage?
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[cheering]
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I'll tell you,
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I'll tell you, if i had a wife,
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If i had a wife, i wouldn't --
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I wouldn't -- uh-huh, you said
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Uh-huh, you said all i needed to hear
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All i needed to hear in that "if i had a wife" part.
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In that "if i had a wife" part. if i wanted what you had,
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If i wanted what you had, i'd do what you're doin',
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I'd do what you're doin', but i want somethin' better.
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[laughter]
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What's your standard?
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What's your standard? sometimes our standards
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Sometimes our standards need to be lowered.
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Need to be lowered. yeah, no, sometimes they do,
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Yeah, no, sometimes they do, because sometimes it takes
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Because sometimes it takes too much to make us happy.
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Too much to make us happy. who set the standard
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Who set the standard for what it takes
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For what it takes to make you happy?
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To make you happy? who set the standard
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Who set the standard for what it takes
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For what it takes to have a good day?
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To have a good day? i'm bad about this.
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I'm bad about this. one bad meeting
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One bad meeting and i had a bad day.
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And i had a bad day. no, no, no.
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No, no, no. it's like that old man
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It's like that old man told me that time.
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Told me that time. i said, "how're you doin'?"
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I said, "how're you doin'?" he said, "i'm alive."
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He said, "i'm alive." i thought, well,
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I thought, well, you didn't answer me.
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You didn't answer me. and then i realized, yes,
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And then i realized, yes, he did, because for him,
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He did, because for him, to be alive --
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[applause]
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He woke up, it's a good day.
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He woke up, it's a good day. he woke up, it's a good day.
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He woke up, it's a good day. who's setting your standards?
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Who's setting your standards? i mean, when did we come
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I mean, when did we come to the point when kids
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To the point when kids had to watch a movie in the car?
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[laughter]
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For a trip to target --
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For a trip to target -- i used to have to ride
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I used to have to ride four hours with a crayon
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Four hours with a crayon and a book,
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And a book, and now you need elsa
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And now you need elsa to get to harris teeter!
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To get to harris teeter! who set the standard?
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Who set the standard? have we lost our mind?
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[applause]
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The one time,
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The one time, i was complaining.
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I was complaining. i preached on a saturday night.
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I preached on a saturday night. my friend came.
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My friend came. he's on staff at another church,
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He's on staff at another church, and i was apologizing to him
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And i was apologizing to him cause the crowd
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Cause the crowd was a little down,
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Was a little down, cause i was used to bein'
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Cause i was used to bein' packed out in elevation
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Packed out in elevation on saturday night.
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On saturday night. i said, "i'm sorry, man.
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I said, "i'm sorry, man. it was kinda --
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It was kinda -- it was kinda down today."
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It was kinda down today." he said, "your down day
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He said, "your down day would be my revival."
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[laughter]
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[laughter]
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I needed that,
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I needed that, cause sometimes
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Cause sometimes you let your standard
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You let your standard get out of control.
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Get out of control. sometimes, as the church,
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Sometimes, as the church, we want to put a standard
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We want to put a standard on the world that we ourselves
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On the world that we ourselves don't even exemplify.
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Don't even exemplify. we can't even figure out
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We can't even figure out racial reconciliation
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Racial reconciliation within the context
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Within the context of the community of faith,
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Of the community of faith, but then we want to judge it
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But then we want to judge it when it's in the world?
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[applause]
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But, god's got a remnant.
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But, god's got a remnant. god always has a remnant.
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God always has a remnant. i believe god is raising up
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I believe god is raising up elevation church
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Elevation church as a remnant in this day,
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As a remnant in this day, to raise the standard
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To raise the standard of what church can be
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Of what church can be and how broad
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And how broad this message really is,
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This message really is, and we're here
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And we're here to raise the standard.
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To raise the standard. i wonder who set your standard?
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I wonder who set your standard? see, how can you expect god
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See, how can you expect god to be your strength
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To be your strength if he didn't set your standards?
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If he didn't set your standards? how can i expect success
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How can i expect success if i don't have
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If i don't have a standard of excellence?
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A standard of excellence? if i have not established
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If i have not established a standard of excellence
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A standard of excellence in my life,
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In my life, why would i expect god
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Why would i expect god to bless my blemished offerings?
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To bless my blemished offerings? you could take a little time off
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You could take a little time off your sermons, you know,
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Your sermons, you know, nobody would notice.
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Nobody would notice. but, why would i ask god
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But, why would i ask god to bless something
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To bless something that my whole heart wasn't in?
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That my whole heart wasn't in? it's hard to preach
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It's hard to preach this in church,
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This in church, because in church people think
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Because in church people think that if it's for god,
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That if it's for god, it doesn't have to be good.
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It doesn't have to be good. church can become a place
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Church can become a place where we just bring god
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Where we just bring god any old thing.
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Any old thing. we show up on time for something
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We show up on time for something we buy a ticket for,
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We buy a ticket for, but we're 35 minutes late
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But we're 35 minutes late to get to church
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To get to church and it doesn't matter,
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And it doesn't matter, cause it's like
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Cause it's like the preliminary stuff
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The preliminary stuff or something like that,
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Or something like that, and just bring god
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And just bring god any old thing.
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Any old thing. and listen,
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And listen, i am not talking about
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I am not talking about keeping god's standards
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Keeping god's standards so that you'll earn his love.
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So that you'll earn his love. this is not about keeping rules
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This is not about keeping rules so that god will love you,
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So that god will love you, it's because living right
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It's because living right because he does.
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[applause]
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Not living up to a standard,
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Not living up to a standard, but living out of a standard.
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But living out of a standard. christ in you,
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Christ in you, the hope of glory,
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The hope of glory, or as romans says,
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Or as romans says, that "the righteous requirements
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That "the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met
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Of the law might be fully met in us who walk
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In us who walk not after the flesh,
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Not after the flesh, but the spirit."
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But the spirit." for years, i read it that
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For years, i read it that the righteous requirements
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The righteous requirements of the law might be met by us.
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Of the law might be met by us. now i realize it's not something
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Now i realize it's not something god wants from me,
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God wants from me, it's something
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It's something that he wants for me.
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That he wants for me. he has given me a standard.
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He has given me a standard. he has called me his child,
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He has called me his child, and to live beneath that
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And to live beneath that is to be like eve
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Is to be like eve and to speak to something
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And to speak to something that you should be stepping on.
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[applause]
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But a lot of times,
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But a lot of times, we have an expectation
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We have an expectation with no standard.
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With no standard. a standard of excellence means
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A standard of excellence means doing the best
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Doing the best with what you have.
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With what you have. and until i've done the best
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And until i've done the best with what i have,
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With what i have, i don't feel like
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I don't feel like i should ask god to do
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I should ask god to do what he can do if i haven't done
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What he can do if i haven't done what i can do.
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What i can do. and you run into all kinds
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And you run into all kinds of problems with this, you know,
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Of problems with this, you know, even from early in the church.
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Even from early in the church. early in the church,
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Early in the church, i wanted to have
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I wanted to have a standard, you know?
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A standard, you know? and we didn't have money,
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And we didn't have money, but i wanted a standard.
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But i wanted a standard. and we didn't have equipment,
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And we didn't have equipment, but i wanted a standard.
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But i wanted a standard. so, i was the worship leader
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So, i was the worship leader when we started.
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When we started. the standard was way lower
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The standard was way lower than it is now!
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Than it is now! i got in at a good time, okay?
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I got in at a good time, okay? i was the only one available.
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I was the only one available. and so, so i had
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And so, so i had to organize the band,
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To organize the band, and i brought in this guitar
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And i brought in this guitar player for one
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Player for one of our first rehearsals,
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Of our first rehearsals, and he came in
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And he came in and he didn't practice.
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And he didn't practice. he said, i got busy this week.
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He said, i got busy this week. i haven't practiced
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I haven't practiced this week, but i'm good.
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This week, but i'm good. so, i let him practice with us,
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So, i let him practice with us, then after practice
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Then after practice i pulled him aside,
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I pulled him aside, cause i didn't want
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Cause i didn't want to embarrass him.
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To embarrass him. i said, hey, man,
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I said, hey, man, we won't be needing you sunday,
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We won't be needing you sunday, cause you didn't practice.
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Cause you didn't practice. he said, "really?
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He said, "really? he said, "you're gonna kick me
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He said, "you're gonna kick me out the church
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Out the church cause i didn't practice?"
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Cause i didn't practice?" i said, "no,
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I said, "no, you can come to church,
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You can come to church, you just can't come
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You just can't come with a guitar on
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With a guitar on and stand on the stage.
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And stand on the stage. you can come to church
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You can come to church all you want.
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All you want. i'll save you a seat,
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I'll save you a seat, but yo ain't playing."
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But yo ain't playing." and i gave him a $50 gas card.
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And i gave him a $50 gas card. i said, "here you go, man.
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I said, "here you go, man. and, but you're not playin'."
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And, but you're not playin'." he said, "your standards
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He said, "your standards are too high."
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Are too high." he said, "nobody's gonna want
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He said, "nobody's gonna want to be a part of this ministry,
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To be a part of this ministry, cause the standards
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Cause the standards are too high,"
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Are too high," and he was right.
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And he was right. nobody --
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Nobody -- this whole thing just.
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[laughter]
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I heard a story,
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I heard a story, listen to this.
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Listen to this. i heard a story last night
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I heard a story last night from an e-group in our church.
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From an e-group in our church. the couple that came
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The couple that came a couple of years ago,
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A couple of years ago, they were sharing their story
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They were sharing their story how they got here.
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How they got here. they said, "we hated it
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They said, "we hated it when we first came."
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When we first came." and i was waitin'
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And i was waitin' for the twist, you know?
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For the twist, you know? cause you're here now,
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Cause you're here now, and you came years ago.
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And you came years ago. they said, "we came in
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They said, "we came in and somebody at the door said
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And somebody at the door said we couldn't bring
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We couldn't bring our starbucks in church,
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Our starbucks in church, and we had just spent $5
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And we had just spent $5 each on our starbucks.
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Each on our starbucks. and i sat through
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And i sat through the first part of the sermon
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The first part of the sermon all mad about my starbucks,
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All mad about my starbucks, but then in the middle
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But then in the middle of the sermon,
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Of the sermon, i started cryin'.
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I started cryin'. and then when we left
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And then when we left the church, we were getting
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The church, we were getting in our car,
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In our car, and somebody chased us down,
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And somebody chased us down, the same person that told us
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The same person that told us we couldn't have our starbucks
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We couldn't have our starbucks in church.
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In church. they said,
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They said, 'while you were in service,
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'while you were in service, we went and got you
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We went and got you a starbucks gift card,'"
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A starbucks gift card,'" and chased them down
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And chased them down with a starbucks gift card.
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[applause]
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And it wasn't even my sermon
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And it wasn't even my sermon that won them to christ,
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That won them to christ, it was starbucks.
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[laughter]
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But it was a standard,
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But it was a standard, see, because i feel like
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See, because i feel like why should i ask people
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Why should i ask people to tithe to this ministry
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To tithe to this ministry and then have lazy staff members
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And then have lazy staff members who don't even want
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Who don't even want to practice?
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To practice? why should i expect you
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Why should i expect you to invite your friends
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To invite your friends to church,
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To church, and not have a standard
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And not have a standard of excellence on this stage?
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Of excellence on this stage? why should i expect god
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Why should i expect god to bless something
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To bless something that i am not invested in?
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That i am not invested in? why should we expect god
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Why should we expect god to bless our lives with success
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To bless our lives with success when we have not established
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When we have not established a standard of excellence?
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A standard of excellence? this is my year
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This is my year to bring my best to god,
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To bring my best to god, to bring him a worthy offering.
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To bring him a worthy offering. i will not offer the lord
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I will not offer the lord that which costs me nothing!
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[applause]
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How can i expect god
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How can i expect god to bless me with success
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To bless me with success when i have no standard
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When i have no standard of excellence?
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Of excellence? how can i expect god
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How can i expect god to bless me with abundance
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To bless me with abundance when i have no standard
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When i have no standard of stewardship?
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Of stewardship? the standard comes
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The standard comes before the strength.
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Before the strength. "he will be a spirit of justice
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"he will be a spirit of justice to the one who sits in judgment,
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To the one who sits in judgment, and a source of strength to him
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And a source of strength to him who turns back the battle
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Who turns back the battle at the gate."
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At the gate." the standard,
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The standard, then the strength.
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Then the strength. the standard,
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The standard, then the strength.
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Then the strength. so, if i want god
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So, if i want god to be my provider,
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To be my provider, i have to make a plan.
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I have to make a plan. why would god give me provision
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Why would god give me provision if i don't have a plan for it?
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If i don't have a plan for it? why would god bless me
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Why would god bless me with more when i'm not even
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With more when i'm not even generous with what i have?
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Generous with what i have? why would he pour out
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Why would he pour out of his resources
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Of his resources into closed hands?
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Into closed hands? i need a standard!
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I need a standard! that's why i give
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That's why i give the first 10% to god.
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The first 10% to god. that's my standard.
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That's my standard. he's first.
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He's first. this is off limits.
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This is off limits. it's not for negotiation.
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It's not for negotiation. this is my standard.
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This is my standard. god comes first!
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God comes first! your children
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Your children shouldn't even have to ask you,
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Shouldn't even have to ask you, are we going to church
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Are we going to church this week,
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This week, unless you got the flu!
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Unless you got the flu! of course,
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Of course, we're going to church!
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We're going to church! it's our standard!
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It's our standard! i don't care who's playin'.
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I don't care who's playin'. it's our standard!
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It's our standard! i don't care who's preachin'.
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I don't care who's preachin'. it's our standard!
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It's our standard! i don't care how bad
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I don't care how bad the parking lot is,
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The parking lot is, it's our standard
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It's our standard and god is worth it!
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And god is worth it! i'll sit in traffic,
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I'll sit in traffic, he's god.
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[applause]
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I got standards.
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I got standards. i got standards, see,
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I got standards, see, and that's where my strength
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And that's where my strength comes from, my standards.
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Comes from, my standards. i don't have to waste time
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I don't have to waste time making decisions about standards
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Making decisions about standards that i should've set
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That i should've set a long time ago.
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A long time ago. i don't have to negotiate
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I don't have to negotiate between the gates.
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Between the gates. i have standards.
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I have standards. how can i expect god to give me
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How can i expect god to give me stability if i don't have
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Stability if i don't have a standard of integrity?
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A standard of integrity? a lot of times we ask god
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A lot of times we ask god to help us feel better,
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To help us feel better, but sometimes
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But sometimes we're not gonna feel better
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We're not gonna feel better until we do better.
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[applause]
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And when you're managing secrets
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And when you're managing secrets that you won't bring before god
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That you won't bring before god and confess to him
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And confess to him so that he can begin
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So that he can begin the process of healing,
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The process of healing, you will always feel off inside.
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You will always feel off inside. god can't be the source
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God can't be the source of your strength
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Of your strength if he's not the source
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If he's not the source of your standards.
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Of your standards. how can i expect god
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How can i expect god to give me influence
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To give me influence if i will not embrace
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If i will not embrace the standard of sacrifice
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The standard of sacrifice that influence requires?
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That influence requires? i want the influence,
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I want the influence, but not the sacrifice.
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But not the sacrifice. i want the resurrection,
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I want the resurrection, but not the crucifixion.
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But not the crucifixion. the same standards.
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The same standards. how can i expect to live
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How can i expect to live in freedom if i do not embrace
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In freedom if i do not embrace god's standard of forgiveness?
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God's standard of forgiveness? if i hold onto every offense,
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If i hold onto every offense, and let it all in the gate
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And let it all in the gate and don't turn back the battle,
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And don't turn back the battle, if i'm looking for reasons
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If i'm looking for reasons to be offended,
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To be offended, looking for reasons to be angry,
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Looking for reasons to be angry, i should not be surprised
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I should not be surprised when i find myself
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When i find myself in a low emotional state.
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In a low emotional state. how can i be free from
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How can i be free from what i let walk
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What i let walk right through my front door?
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Right through my front door? how can i expect to walk
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How can i expect to walk in freedom if i have not chosen
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In freedom if i have not chosen to walk in forgiveness?
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To walk in forgiveness? it is the standard
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It is the standard of forgiveness that enables me
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Of forgiveness that enables me to live in freedom.
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To live in freedom. i don't forgive you for you.
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I don't forgive you for you. i forgive you
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I forgive you because i wanna be free.
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Because i wanna be free. how can i expect god's peace
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How can i expect god's peace in my life if i don't control
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In my life if i don't control my meditation?
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My meditation? how can i receive strength
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How can i receive strength that god is trying to give me
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That god is trying to give me if i just let any thought in?
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If i just let any thought in? how can i expect to live
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How can i expect to live in a state of joyful celebration
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In a state of joyful celebration of my progress if i allow myself
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Of my progress if i allow myself to constantly complain?
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To constantly complain? and sometimes i'm complaining,
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And sometimes i'm complaining, or criticizing.
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Or criticizing. i can be real critical,
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I can be real critical, cause i got
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Cause i got that excellence thing,
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That excellence thing, and the flip side of excellence
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And the flip side of excellence is judgmental,
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Is judgmental, when i try to put
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When i try to put my standard on you,
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My standard on you, which is always wrong,
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Which is always wrong, which is always wrong.
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Which is always wrong. and so, now i've opened my mouth
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And so, now i've opened my mouth and i thought i was complaining,
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And i thought i was complaining, or i thought i was criticizing,
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Or i thought i was criticizing, and i told myself,
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And i told myself, i'm just lettin' it out.
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I'm just lettin' it out. no, i'm lettin' it in.
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No, i'm lettin' it in. i left my gate
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I left my gate wide open to the enemy,
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Wide open to the enemy, because i have no standard.
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Because i have no standard. but when i set a standard
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But when i set a standard for my speech and my thoughts,
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For my speech and my thoughts, i turn back the battle
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I turn back the battle at the gate,
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At the gate, and now i'm not
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And now i'm not in the stranglehold of a system
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In the stranglehold of a system of thought that i allowed myself
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Of thought that i allowed myself to flirt with,
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To flirt with, and now i'm living
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And now i'm living in a state of joy
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In a state of joy and i'm living at a level
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And i'm living at a level above the serpent,
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Above the serpent, and he's under my feet,
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And he's under my feet, and i am not negotiating
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And i am not negotiating with what god called me
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With what god called me to trample on.
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To trample on. i said, i'm not going
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I said, i'm not going to conversate with what god
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To conversate with what god has given me the ability
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Has given me the ability to crush!
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To crush! i'm taking my stand
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I'm taking my stand and i'm setting my standard.
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And i'm setting my standard. how can i expect god's strength
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How can i expect god's strength if i do not embrace
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If i do not embrace god's standard?
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God's standard? how can we expect god
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How can we expect god to give our nation unity
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To give our nation unity if we do not embrace
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If we do not embrace his standard of equality?
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[applause]
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We will be a spirit of justice
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We will be a spirit of justice to the one who sits in judgment,
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To the one who sits in judgment, and when we allow inequality,
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And when we allow inequality, and prejudice,
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And prejudice, and stereotypes,
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And stereotypes, and oppression to go unchecked,
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And oppression to go unchecked, and then ask god to make us one,
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And then ask god to make us one, we are violating
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We are violating the very principle
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The very principle that will create unity.
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[applause]
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And then we come up
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And then we come up on a weekend
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On a weekend and we celebrate dr. king,
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And we celebrate dr. king, rightfully, but we celebrate him
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Rightfully, but we celebrate him at the wrong level,
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At the wrong level, because we celebrate
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Because we celebrate his speeches.
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His speeches. but dr. king's life
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But dr. king's life was not about speeches,
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Was not about speeches, it was about standards.
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[applause]
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And i'm so afraid
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And i'm so afraid that we want god,
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That we want god, we want god to be our mascot.
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We want god to be our mascot. we want god to be like
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We want god to be like one of those little, you know,
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One of those little, you know, those little stuffed animals,
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Those little stuffed animals, the ones that talk
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The ones that talk when you pull the string,
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When you pull the string, and we got our little jesus doll
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And we got our little jesus doll that we pull out,
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That we pull out, and we pull the string
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And we pull the string and jesus has about
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And jesus has about three little things
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Three little things that he says, you know?
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That he says, you know? love your neighbor,
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Love your neighbor, and love your enemies,
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And love your enemies, and we pull the string.
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And we pull the string. we pull the string
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We pull the string and he just says
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And he just says these little sayings,
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These little sayings, and we don't want his standards,
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And we don't want his standards, we just want his sayings.
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We just want his sayings. and we'll listen to speeches.
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And we'll listen to speeches. we'll listen
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We'll listen to "i have a dream",
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To "i have a dream", but a dream without action,
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But a dream without action, and a dream without process,
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And a dream without process, and a dream without justice
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And a dream without justice is a delusion,
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Is a delusion, so we've gotta raise
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So we've gotta raise the standard
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The standard and declare that some things
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And declare that some things are not all right!
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Are not all right! there has to be a standard!
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There has to be a standard! we are the people of god!
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We are the people of god! where is our standard?
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[applause]
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And we can't wait
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And we can't wait for anybody else
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For anybody else to set our standard.
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To set our standard. we are the church!
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We are the church! we are the light of the world!
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We are the light of the world! we are the ones in the king!
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We are the ones in the king! it's us!
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[applause]
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And he cannot be the source
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And he cannot be the source of our strength
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Of our strength if he is not the source
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If he is not the source of our standards.
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Of our standards. we cannot poison the well
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We cannot poison the well and then complain
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And then complain about the water.
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[applause]
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Do you hear
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Do you hear what i'm trying to say?
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What i'm trying to say? we've got to stop it
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We've got to stop it at the source,
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At the source, to draw a bloodline
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To draw a bloodline in the name of jesus
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In the name of jesus and say, this stops here.
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And say, this stops here. these are my standards.
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These are my standards. i will not apologize.
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I will not apologize. i will not always
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I will not always live up to them,
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Live up to them, but i am pressing toward
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But i am pressing toward the mark for the prize
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The mark for the prize of the high calling!
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Of the high calling! i've got a high calling,
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I've got a high calling, and i will not live
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And i will not live with low standards!
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[applause]
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God is looking for somebody
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God is looking for somebody to turn back the battle
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To turn back the battle at the gate, at the gate,
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At the gate, at the gate, at the very beginning
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At the very beginning of the year.
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Of the year. you know, most people
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You know, most people want to get out
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Want to get out of the gate strong.
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Of the gate strong. we want to get
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We want to get in the gate strong,
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In the gate strong, take ownership
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Take ownership and responsibility
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And responsibility for our attitudes.
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For our attitudes. "and he will be a spirit
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"and he will be a spirit of justice to the one
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Of justice to the one who sits in judgment,
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Who sits in judgment, the source of strength
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The source of strength to the one who turns back
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To the one who turns back the battle at the gate."
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The battle at the gate." if you wanna be one of those
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If you wanna be one of those that he speaks about,
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That he speaks about, who will turn back
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Who will turn back the battle at the gate,
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The battle at the gate, i want you to stand
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I want you to stand to your feet right now
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To your feet right now in every campus,
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In every campus, because i believe god
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Because i believe god has given us an opportunity.
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Has given us an opportunity. the gates of change
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The gates of change start with our standards.
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Start with our standards. i kinda wish
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I kinda wish we could sit down after this.
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We could sit down after this. i kinda wish we could take
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I kinda wish we could take a moment and look at areas
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A moment and look at areas of your life
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Of your life where you're feeling weak
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Where you're feeling weak and you need strength,
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And you need strength, because in the area
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Because in the area where you need strength,
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Where you need strength, that's where you need standards.
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That's where you need standards. i'm not talking about 20 rules
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I'm not talking about 20 rules for you to keep that you tried
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For you to keep that you tried to keep last year.
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To keep last year. i'm not talking about
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I'm not talking about that kind of religious spirit
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That kind of religious spirit that builds a ladder
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That builds a ladder for you to climb to god.
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For you to climb to god. i'm talking about a ladder
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I'm talking about a ladder that came down to you,
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That came down to you, and the first step
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And the first step of these changes is standards.
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Of these changes is standards. standards, what
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Standards, what are your standards?
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Are your standards? who set them?
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Who set them? who set the standard for you
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Who set the standard for you of what it means to be a man?
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Of what it means to be a man? who set the standard
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Who set the standard for you of what it means
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For you of what it means to be a christian?
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To be a christian? just to pray a prayer one time?
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Just to pray a prayer one time? show up to church
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Show up to church when it's convenient?
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When it's convenient? try not to cuss too much?
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Try not to cuss too much? the devil is a liar.
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The devil is a liar. there's a higher standard.
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There's a higher standard. this thing is meant to consume
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This thing is meant to consume all of my life.
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All of my life. it changes the way i see,
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It changes the way i see, the way i speak,
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The way i speak, the way i think,
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The way i think, the way i treat my brother,
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The way i treat my brother, the way i treat my sister.
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The way i treat my sister. i got a new standard here,
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I got a new standard here, and god is looking for people
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And god is looking for people at the beginning of this year
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At the beginning of this year who will raise the standard.
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Who will raise the standard. the beautiful thing about it is
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The beautiful thing about it is that he is not going to
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That he is not going to cause you to have to reach
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Cause you to have to reach the standard,
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The standard, he's only calling you
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He's only calling you to raise it.
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To raise it. and he will give you the grace
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And he will give you the grace to draw a line and say,
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To draw a line and say, it stops here.
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It stops here. are there some things
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Are there some things in your life today
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In your life today that you need to say,
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That you need to say, it stops here?
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It stops here? i'm not gonna talk that way,
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I'm not gonna talk that way, think that way, live that way.
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Think that way, live that way. i'm not gonna just allow
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I'm not gonna just allow unrestricted access
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Unrestricted access to everything that wants to come
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To everything that wants to come into my space or my spirit
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Into my space or my spirit to dominate my life
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To dominate my life and sabotage my soul
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And sabotage my soul this year.
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[applause]
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I'm raising the standard.
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I'm raising the standard. and when the enemy
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And when the enemy comes in like a flood,
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Comes in like a flood, the spirit of the lord
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The spirit of the lord will raise a standard
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Will raise a standard against him.
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Against him. he will be a spirit of justice,
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He will be a spirit of justice, a wreath for the remnant
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A wreath for the remnant to him who turns back
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To him who turns back the battle at the gate.
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>> i wanna tell you about
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>> i wanna tell you about a special offer today
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A special offer today called "soul control."
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Called "soul control." this is a six-part series
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This is a six-part series that we're making available
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That we're making available for a limited time
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For a limited time for a gift of any amount
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For a gift of any amount to the ministry.
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To the ministry. and this is a game changer
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And this is a game changer because in this
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Six-part dvd series
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I'm gonna teach you
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How to take control of your
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Mind, will and emotions
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And align them with
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The purpose that god has
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For your life.
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Really, our soul is
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The battleground,
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It's the place where
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We make decisions
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And if we allow all kinds
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Of weeds to come up
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And cough out the fruit
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And cough out what god
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Is producing in our lives
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Over time we can begin
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To become weary
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And wonder why faith
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Isn't working for us,
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But the key is
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You have to take control,
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You have to own your soul
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And we're gonna talk about
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How to do that as we
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Get deep into god's
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Word together.
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I can't wait to walk you
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Through these concepts;
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How to keep your heart healthy
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When people offend you,
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How to make sure you are
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Managing your moods,
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Making sure that you are
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Staying in a place of faith
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From day to day.
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All of that and more is
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Covered in this series,
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"soul control."
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Have you been drained lately?
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You feel like there's not
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Enough of you to go around?
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Well, you're more than
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A conqueror through him
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Who loved you
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And i wanna show you
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How to tap into that reality
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And take control of your soul
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And take control of your life,
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In jesus name.
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So stop whatever
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You're doing right now,
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Call or go online
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And request your copy
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Of "soul control."
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This series might
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Set something off
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That moves you forward
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Into your future,
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Here's a look at
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What you can expect.
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God has given you
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God has given you editing software
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Editing software in your spirit to choose
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In your spirit to choose what you call to your mind.
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What you call to your mind. and what tire recall
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And what tire recall to your mind determines
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To your mind determines the revelation
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The revelation that you will have
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That you will have and the faith that
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And the faith that you can walk in
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You can walk in and the contentment
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And the contentment that you will enjoy.
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That you will enjoy. maybe this won't
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Maybe this won't take your pain away,
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Take your pain away, but if you would start seeing
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But if you would start seeing your pain as preparation --
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Your pain as preparation -- i'm not saying god's
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I'm not saying god's the one who hurt you,
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The one who hurt you, i'm staying in his hands
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I'm staying in his hands whatever hurt you
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Whatever hurt you will become healing
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Will become healing for where he's taking you.
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For where he's taking you. the place of conflict is
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The place of conflict is the place of calling.
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The place of calling. but you have to be comfortable
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But you have to be comfortable hiding in the midst
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Hiding in the midst of hardships to know
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Of hardships to know that god is your refugee,
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That god is your refugee, your strong tower
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Your strong tower in the battle, not from it.
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♪ ♪
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♪ oh my god ♪
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♪ you've sure been ♪
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♪ good to me ♪
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♪ call the name ♪
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♪ jehovah ♪
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♪ all our praise ♪
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♪ belongs to him ♪
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♪ all the praise is his ♪
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♪ let's go ♪
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♪ his foes will be silenced ♪
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♪ he's fighting for zion ♪
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♪ oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
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♪ there's no other god ♪
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♪ like jehovah ♪
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♪ jehovah ♪
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♪ his arm never tires ♪
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♪ his eyes are like fire ♪
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♪ oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
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♪ there's no other god ♪
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♪ like jehovah ♪
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♪ jehovah ♪
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♪ call the name ♪
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♪ call the name ♪
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♪ call the name ♪
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♪ jehovah ♪
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Steven Furtick - Save Your Strength (Part 2)

June 23, 2025 | 28:0

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