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Steven Furtick - Setup in the Stronghold (Part 2)

September 1, 2025 | S E | 28:0

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Setup in the Stronghold (Part 2) | September 1, 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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>> the bible says that david
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>> the bible says that david escaped from the land of gath,
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Escaped from the land of gath, and he was safe
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And he was safe from the spear of saul.
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From the spear of saul. and he escaped to --
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And he escaped to -- give me my verse, the cave.
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Give me my verse, the cave. which is a safe place,
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Which is a safe place, but he escaped to something
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But he escaped to something that he was trapped in.
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That he was trapped in. now, we understand what david
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Now, we understand what david had to complain
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Had to complain about in psalm 142.
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About in psalm 142. because he's supposed
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Because he's supposed to be a king,
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To be a king, and he's stuck in a cave.
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And he's stuck in a cave. and he's safe,
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And he's safe, but he's stuck.
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But he's stuck. and he knows there is more
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And he knows there is more to me than this,
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To me than this, and he is shocked --
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And he is shocked -- now, watch this.
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Now, watch this. david is not surprised
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David is not surprised by the enemies
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By the enemies that surround him.
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That surround him. he's surprised by the friends
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He's surprised by the friends that didn't.
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That didn't. david was not expecting
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David was not expecting that it would be easy
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That it would be easy to be a king.
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To be a king. he was not expecting to ascend
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He was not expecting to ascend to the throne
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To the throne without any battles.
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Without any battles. he wasn't expecting cotton
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He wasn't expecting cotton candy, lollipop,
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Candy, lollipop, santa claus yahweh.
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Santa claus yahweh. he wasn't expecting to be able
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He wasn't expecting to be able to take the moving sidewalk
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To take the moving sidewalk to the throne
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To the throne to rule the people.
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To rule the people. but he was expecting
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But he was expecting that the people god called him
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That the people god called him to serve would have his back.
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To serve would have his back. and he looks around
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And he looks around in psalm 142 from the cave
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In psalm 142 from the cave of adullam, and says,
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Of adullam, and says, "i'm not surprised by who's
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"i'm not surprised by who's surrounding me to kill me,
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Surrounding me to kill me, i'm surprised that nobody
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I'm surprised that nobody is surrounding me that cares
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Is surrounding me that cares about me."
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About me." have you ever looked around
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Have you ever looked around and been surprised?
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And been surprised? where are the people i helped?
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Where are the people i helped? where are the people
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Where are the people i prayed for?
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I prayed for? where are the people --
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Where are the people -- this is what it's like
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This is what it's like to be a parent.
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To be a parent. i thought it must be lonely
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I thought it must be lonely for david in the cave,
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For david in the cave, to be all alone in the cave.
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To be all alone in the cave. but then, i kept reading,
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But then, i kept reading, and i discovered
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And i discovered he wasn't alone.
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He wasn't alone. can i show you?
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Can i show you? have a seat, i'll show you.
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Have a seat, i'll show you. i love this stuff, man.
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I love this stuff, man. touch somebody, say,
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Touch somebody, say, "get into it."
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"get into it." "get into it."
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"get into it." don't just settle for a little
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Don't just settle for a little cassette single,
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Cassette single, you know --
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You know -- cassette single.
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Cassette single. yeah, yeah.
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Yeah, yeah. don't just settle for a little
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Don't just settle for a little this is the day the lord
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This is the day the lord has made.
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Has made. 'cause you like the beat.
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'cause you like the beat. the back story is this.
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The back story is this. david is in the deepest place
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David is in the deepest place of despair,
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Of despair, not because he's surrounded
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Not because he's surrounded by trouble,
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By trouble, but because he can't find
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But because he can't find his support.
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His support. and he's in a stronghold,
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And he's in a stronghold, looking for a support system.
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Looking for a support system. looking for somebody
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Looking for somebody to be there for him.
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To be there for him. you mean, i killed this giant
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You mean, i killed this giant that was defying
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That was defying the whole nation?
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The whole nation? you mean, i helped you move?
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You mean, i helped you move? i was trying to make
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I was trying to make it practical.
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It practical. something we can live with,
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Something we can live with, 'cause most of us aren't hiding
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'cause most of us aren't hiding from wicked kings.
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From wicked kings. but it doesn't mean
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But it doesn't mean that we can't relate.
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That we can't relate. mmm-hmm.
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Mmm-hmm. mmm-hmm.
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Mmm-hmm. david says, "i looked around
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David says, "i looked around and nobody was there."
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And nobody was there." but it wasn't true.
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But it wasn't true. let's read the whole rest
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Let's read the whole rest of the verse.
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Of the verse. psalm 142:1, same verse.
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Psalm 142:1, same verse. he's in the cave of adullam,
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He's in the cave of adullam, that's where he was.
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That's where he was. he says, "i looked to my right,
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He says, "i looked to my right, and nobody was there."
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And nobody was there." that's what he wrote.
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That's what he wrote. psalm 142.
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Psalm 142. and his brother's and father's
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And his brother's and father's household heard about it,
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Household heard about it, and they went down to 'em there.
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And they went down to 'em there. so he was surrounded,
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So he was surrounded, but there is a difference
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But there is a difference between being surrounded
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Between being surrounded and feeling supported.
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And feeling supported. and god sends david some people
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And god sends david some people in a cave, and maybe he wrote
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In a cave, and maybe he wrote that before they came,
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That before they came, and maybe he wrote
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And maybe he wrote it as they came.
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It as they came. here's one thing i know.
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Here's one thing i know. everybody in that cave needed
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Everybody in that cave needed something from david.
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Something from david. here's how i know.
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Here's how i know. the bible describes david's
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The bible describes david's team in psalm 142:2.
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Team in psalm 142:2. it says not only did his
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It says not only did his brothers and father come,
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Brothers and father come, who by the way,
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Who by the way, didn't believe in him.
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Didn't believe in him. his dad didn't even bring him
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His dad didn't even bring him in on draft day,
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In on draft day, when samuel came through town
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When samuel came through town with a horn of oil,
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With a horn of oil, looking for the next king.
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Looking for the next king. now, you want some help
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Now, you want some help in the cave, 'cause saul's gone
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In the cave, 'cause saul's gone crazy, and you think maybe
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Crazy, and you think maybe i can defend you,
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I can defend you, 'cause i'm good with a sword
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'cause i'm good with a sword and a slingshot?
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And a slingshot? you ever felt like people only
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You ever felt like people only call on you in certain times?
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Call on you in certain times? like, you don't hear from them
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Like, you don't hear from them for two years, and when they
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For two years, and when they call you, you kind of want
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Call you, you kind of want to say, "why don't you just cut
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To say, "why don't you just cut the crap and tell
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The crap and tell me what you want?
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Me what you want? 'cause i know you didn't
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'cause i know you didn't call me to check on me.
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Call me to check on me. i know there's no way
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I know there's no way in the world you just called me
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In the world you just called me to see how i was doing.
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To see how i was doing. now, let's just get through
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Now, let's just get through the preliminaries.
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The preliminaries. 'how you doing, bro?'
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'how you doing, bro?' how i'm doing is just tell me
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How i'm doing is just tell me what you need, and i'll tell you
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What you need, and i'll tell you whether i'm going
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Whether i'm going to do it or not.
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To do it or not. but let's just cut through
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But let's just cut through all this, so i can save the time
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All this, so i can save the time that you would spend pretending
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That you would spend pretending like you care about me."
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Like you care about me." maybe it's just me.
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Maybe it's just me. i would bless the lord
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I would bless the lord at all times.
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At all times. and david is surrounded,
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And david is surrounded, but he does not feel supported.
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But he does not feel supported. he's got a full email inbox.
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He's got a full email inbox. does anybody still email
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Does anybody still email anymore, by the way?
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Anymore, by the way? okay.
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Okay. and it's not that he's not
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And it's not that he's not getting any texts,
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Getting any texts, it's just that they're
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It's just that they're all transactional.
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All transactional. it's not that he doesn't know
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It's not that he doesn't know anybody, it's just that nobody
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Anybody, it's just that nobody really knows him.
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Really knows him. nobody cares.
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Nobody cares. he didn't say nobody came,
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He didn't say nobody came, he said nobody cares.
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He said nobody cares. i got a crowd around me,
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I got a crowd around me, and i smile so good, they have
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And i smile so good, they have no idea that i feel like
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No idea that i feel like it's all fake.
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It's all fake. see how quiet it's getting?
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See how quiet it's getting? that's when i'm preaching
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That's when i'm preaching my best.
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My best. when they're standing up
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When they're standing up and shouting and all that,
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And shouting and all that, i ain't saying nothing
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I ain't saying nothing real important.
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Real important. when i --
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When i -- when it gets like that.
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When it gets like that. you hear it?
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You hear it? you hear that funeral vibe?
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You hear that funeral vibe? you feel that?
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That's what i like.
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That's what i like. who really cares?
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Who really cares? if i couldn't provide for 'em,
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If i couldn't provide for 'em, would they care?
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I think i wonder sometimes
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I think i wonder sometimes if i couldn't pick up the mic,
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If i couldn't pick up the mic, if i couldn't do what i did,
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If i couldn't do what i did, who would i be?
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Who would i be? and who would really love me
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And who would really love me if i didn't have a big church?
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If i didn't have a big church? i'm just trying to tell you,
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I'm just trying to tell you, i'm not david, but i can relate.
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I'm not david, but i can relate. and i have a feeling every
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And i have a feeling every husband can relate,
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Husband can relate, every wife can relate,
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Every wife can relate, every friend can relate.
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Every friend can relate. i know every parent can relate,
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I know every parent can relate, to look around and wonder,
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To look around and wonder, does anybody really care
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Does anybody really care about me as a person?
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About me as a person? when are they going to ask me,
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When are they going to ask me, how are you?
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How are you? and everybody around me needs
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And everybody around me needs something from me.
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Something from me. look who god sent to david
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Look who god sent to david in the cave.
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In the cave. thanks a lot, god.
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Thanks a lot, god. look at psalm 142:2.
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Look at psalm 142:2. all those who were in distress
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All those who were in distress or in debt or discontented
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Or in debt or discontented gathered around him.
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Gathered around him. really?
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Really? this my team?
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This my team? huh?
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Huh? really?
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Really? i don't know the sequence,
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I don't know the sequence, nobody does.
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Nobody does. but was god messing with david?
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But was god messing with david? nobody surrounds me,
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Nobody surrounds me, and god said, "all right.
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And god said, "all right. i'm going to put 400," --
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I'm going to put 400," -- the bible says there
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The bible says there were 400 of 'em.
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Were 400 of 'em. "i'm going to send 400 rough,
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"i'm going to send 400 rough, the roughest thugs you've
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The roughest thugs you've ever seen in your --
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Ever seen in your -- you're going to have some
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You're going to have some company in the cave now, david.
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Company in the cave now, david. hey, make some room.
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Hey, make some room. get the cot ready.
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Get the cot ready. i heard you, david.
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I heard you, david. here comes some back-up."
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Here comes some back-up." but god, i don't want --
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But god, i don't want -- what david didn't know --
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What david didn't know -- can i preach?
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Can i preach? can i preach?
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Can i preach? these men would be the same men
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These men would be the same men who would bring him
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Who would bring him to the throne.
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To the throne. these men that god sent to david
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These men that god sent to david in the cave would be the same
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In the cave would be the same men who would chase down lions
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Men who would chase down lions in pits on snowy days,
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In pits on snowy days, and rip their mouths open.
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And rip their mouths open. and if they wouldn't
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And if they wouldn't have been rough, they couldn't
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Have been rough, they couldn't have been relentless.
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Have been relentless. and if david hadn't been
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And if david hadn't been in the cave,
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In the cave, they wouldn't have come to him.
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They wouldn't have come to him. it was a setup.
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It was a setup. that's what i'm trying to say.
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That's what i'm trying to say. it was a setup.
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It was a setup. there are some things that can
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There are some things that can only come together in the cave.
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Only come together in the cave. when you get alone,
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When you get alone, and you feel alone, and you say,
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And you feel alone, and you say, "god, i need you."
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"god, i need you." and god says, "now that you know
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And god says, "now that you know that i'm what you need,
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That i'm what you need, i can give you what you don't
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I can give you what you don't even know to pray for."
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Even know to pray for." if you'll get desperate
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If you'll get desperate and open your mouth,
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And open your mouth, and get real.
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And get real. come on, is anybody ready
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Come on, is anybody ready to get real with god?
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To get real with god? i'm done pretending.
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I'm done pretending. i'm done playing.
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I'm done playing. do it by faith.
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Do it by faith. touch five people, say,
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Touch five people, say, "you got what you need."
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"you got what you need." "you got what you need."
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"you got what you need." come on, you see.
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Come on, you see. you got what you need.
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You got what you need. you got what you need.
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You got what you need. it might look like debt,
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It might look like debt, it might look
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It might look like disorientation, it might
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Like disorientation, it might look like discontent,
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Look like discontent, but those were david's mighty
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But those were david's mighty men in disguise.
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Men in disguise. i'm telling you,
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I'm telling you, a little boy's lunch
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A little boy's lunch is an all-you-can-eat buffet
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Is an all-you-can-eat buffet when god puts his hand on it.
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When god puts his hand on it. what you have is what you need
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What you have is what you need for where you are.
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For where you are. you are not stuck.
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You are not stuck. it is not over.
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It is not over. saul can't kill you,
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Saul can't kill you, and you're not alone.
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And you're not alone. shout about it.
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Shout about it. come on, shout about it.
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Come on, shout about it. so david is not alone.
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So david is not alone. touch somebody, say,
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Touch somebody, say, "you're not alone."
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"you're not alone." "you're not alone."
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"you're not alone." look 'em in the eyes, say,
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Look 'em in the eyes, say, "you're not alone."
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"you're not alone." you're not alone.
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You're not alone. the person on the other
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The person on the other side of you that you've been
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Side of you that you've been ignoring every time i told you
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Ignoring every time i told you to turn to your neighbor,
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To turn to your neighbor, look at 'em and say,
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Look at 'em and say, "you're not alone, either."
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"you're not alone, either." don't leave 'em.
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Don't leave 'em. you've been in a stronghold.
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You've been in a stronghold. david doesn't know what's next,
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David doesn't know what's next, and he says something
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And he says something real crazy.
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Real crazy. he says something real crazy.
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He says something real crazy. because the men come to him,
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Because the men come to him, the broke relatives
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The broke relatives come to him.
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Come to him. everybody wants a piece of david
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Everybody wants a piece of david now that he's
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Now that he's got a contract, right?
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Got a contract, right? and he's like,
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And he's like, "i don't know.
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"i don't know. i'm in this place right now.
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I'm in this place right now. i'm in this cave."
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I'm in this cave." and he leaves the cave with
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And he leaves the cave with these folk, and he's got
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These folk, and he's got to do something with his mom
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To do something with his mom and dad, so he goes down
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And dad, so he goes down to moab where they have good
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To moab where they have good retirement communities.
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Retirement communities. assisted living.
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Assisted living. no.
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No. he went there.
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He went there. he had a tie there, because
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He had a tie there, because his great-great-grandmother
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His great-great-grandmother was a moabite.
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Was a moabite. you can study this as much
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You can study this as much as you want.
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As you want. there's a lot
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There's a lot of connections here.
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Of connections here. and which ones you see
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And which ones you see determines --
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Determines -- is determined by how you look.
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Is determined by how you look. when he drops his parents off
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When he drops his parents off in moab,
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In moab, i want to read you this.
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I want to read you this. i didn't really get to key
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I didn't really get to key in on this last time,
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In on this last time, but i want to say it here.
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But i want to say it here. he tells the king of moab,
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He tells the king of moab, he's like, "i need a place,
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He's like, "i need a place, a safe place,
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A safe place, for my family to stay.
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For my family to stay. so will you look after mom
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So will you look after mom and dad, who weren't really
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And dad, who weren't really looking out for me?
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Looking out for me? who demeaned me?"
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Who demeaned me?" you know how it says david
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You know how it says david was a man after god's own heart?
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Was a man after god's own heart? you know how jesus is called
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You know how jesus is called the son of david?
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The son of david? they had one thing in common.
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They had one thing in common. they did it for others,
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They did it for others, who wouldn't do it for them.
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Who wouldn't do it for them. they were willing to die
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They were willing to die for the people who were willing
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For the people who were willing to kill them.
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To kill them. and so, david makes arrangements
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And so, david makes arrangements for his parents to stay in moab.
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For his parents to stay in moab. the only problem with moab,
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The only problem with moab, it's not really a bad place.
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It's not really a bad place. i don't want you to conjure up
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I don't want you to conjure up images of nineveh,
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Images of nineveh, where they would impale
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Where they would impale their enemies.
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Their enemies. i don't want you to think
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Of nero or anything like that,
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Of nero or anything like that, who was persecuting
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Who was persecuting the new testament church,
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The new testament church, frying them in vats of oil.
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Frying them in vats of oil. but moab was a place where
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But moab was a place where they worshiped other gods.
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And so, david goes down
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And so, david goes down to a place that's
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To a place that's not necessarily bad,
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Not necessarily bad, but sometimes,
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But sometimes, you go places to survive,
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You go places to survive, that end up imprisoning
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That end up imprisoning you in the process.
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You in the process. and he drops off his parents,
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And he drops off his parents, and he says, psalm 142:3.
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And he says, psalm 142:3. "can they stay while i,"
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"can they stay while i," or until: "i learn what god
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Or until: "i learn what god will do for me?"
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Will do for me?" david, you know that you're
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David, you know that you're destined to be a king.
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Destined to be a king. yes, i do.
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Yes, i do. but right now, i'm in this cave
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But right now, i'm in this cave of confusion, and what i know
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Of confusion, and what i know god has promised me
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God has promised me does not take away the confusion
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Does not take away the confusion of wondering how he will
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Of wondering how he will bring it to pass.
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Bring it to pass. so i need a safe place to stay,
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So i need a safe place to stay, while i figure out how is god
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While i figure out how is god going to do this?
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Going to do this? and he drops his parents off,
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And he drops his parents off, and he's got everything,
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And he's got everything, psalm 142:4, under control.
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Psalm 142:4, under control. the king says sure.
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The king says sure. and what else are you going
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And what else are you going to say to david?
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To say to david? hit you with a rock
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Hit you with a rock or something,
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Or something, you don't help him out.
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You don't help him out. and they stay with 'em as long
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And they stay with 'em as long as david was in --
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As david was in -- oh, there it is, the stronghold.
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Oh, there it is, the stronghold. god sent me to preach
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God sent me to preach to somebody today who's
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To somebody today who's in the stronghold.
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In the stronghold. the stronghold
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The stronghold is not a bad thing.
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Is not a bad thing. please understand
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Please understand that when 2 corinthians 10:4
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That when 2 corinthians 10:4 says: "we demolish strongholds."
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Says: "we demolish strongholds." if you stick around church
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If you stick around church a little while,
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A little while, you'll hear us say some
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You'll hear us say some churchy things,
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Churchy things, these little vocabulary
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These little vocabulary words that we have.
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Words that we have. and we'll talk about pulling
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And we'll talk about pulling down strongholds,
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Down strongholds, but before you pull 'em down,
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But before you pull 'em down, understand what
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Understand what they actually are.
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They actually are. now, i know you understand
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Now, i know you understand the military term,
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The military term, that a stronghold
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That a stronghold is a fortified place.
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Is a fortified place. a stronghold is a place where
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A stronghold is a place where opposing forces
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Opposing forces can't get to you.
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Can't get to you. but a stronghold that protects
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But a stronghold that protects you from one enemy might
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You from one enemy might imprison you to another one.
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Imprison you to another one. so the prophet gad says
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So the prophet gad says to david in one of the only two
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To david in one of the only two times that we see him
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Times that we see him in scripture.
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In scripture. the prophet gad says something
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The prophet gad says something to david, that i believe
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To david, that i believe the spirit of the lord
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The spirit of the lord might be saying to you today.
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Might be saying to you today. lake norman, university,
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Lake norman, university, online, kansas, nebraska.
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Online, kansas, nebraska. from sea to shining sea,
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From sea to shining sea, i want to make an announcement.
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I want to make an announcement. teenagers, people who
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Teenagers, people who are not teenagers anymore.
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Are not teenagers anymore. people who have lived several
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People who have lived several lifetimes since
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Lifetimes since your teenage years.
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Your teenage years. i want to declare the word
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I want to declare the word of the lord to you, and the word
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Of the lord to you, and the word of the lord to you
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Of the lord to you is this, 1 samuel 22:5.
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Is this, 1 samuel 22:5. "do not stay in the stronghold,
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"do not stay in the stronghold, because it's a setup."
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Because it's a setup." because if you stay
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Because if you stay in moab too long --
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In moab too long -- now, moab may be
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Now, moab may be a state of mind.
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A state of mind. it may not
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It may not be a physical location.
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Be a physical location. i'm not talking
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I'm not talking about your marriage.
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About your marriage. i'm not telling you to get
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I'm not telling you to get a divorce, and blame it on god,
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A divorce, and blame it on god, 'cause he said leave moab.
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'cause he said leave moab. i know people take my messages
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I know people take my messages and -- twist 'em.
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And -- twist 'em. but the stronghold is usually
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But the stronghold is usually something that you ran to,
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Something that you ran to, to protect you.
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To protect you. let's see how real you're
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Let's see how real you're willing to be now.
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Willing to be now. i want all the pessimists
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I want all the pessimists to raise your hand, right now.
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To raise your hand, right now. all the pessimists.
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All the pessimists. all the spouses of pessimists,
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All the spouses of pessimists, grab the wrist of your partner,
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Grab the wrist of your partner, and make them play along
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And make them play along with my interactive sermon.
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With my interactive sermon. i'm going to tell you why
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I'm going to tell you why you're a pessimist.
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You're a pessimist. it's a defense mechanism.
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It's a defense mechanism. it protects you
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It protects you from disappointment.
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From disappointment. it protects you.
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It protects you. like the gin blossoms used
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Like the gin blossoms used to say, "if you don't expect
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To say, "if you don't expect too much from me,
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Too much from me, you might not be let down."
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You might not be let down." so i got let down,
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So i got let down, and i didn't like how that felt.
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And i didn't like how that felt. so now, i just expect people
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So now, i just expect people to suck, and when they do,
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To suck, and when they do, i'm not surprised.
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I'm not surprised. come on, how many pessimists
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Come on, how many pessimists in the house?
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In the house? and it's fine to be realistic,
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And it's fine to be realistic, but what you don't know
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But what you don't know when you develop the pattern
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When you develop the pattern of pessimism,
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Of pessimism, neurologically in your brain,
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Neurologically in your brain, and spiritually in your heart,
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And spiritually in your heart, when you hide
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When you hide in that stronghold,
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In that stronghold, it protects you,
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It protects you, but it traps you.
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But it traps you. it protects you,
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It protects you, but it also ensnares you.
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But it also ensnares you. because you now create
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Because you now create the reality that you projected
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The reality that you projected through your expectation,
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Through your expectation, so you are not surprised that
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So you are not surprised that life sucks, but life sucks
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Life sucks, but life sucks because you were not prepared
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Because you were not prepared to be surprised by anything
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To be surprised by anything other than the fallen
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Other than the fallen condition of sinful man.
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Condition of sinful man. and so, when god really wants
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And so, when god really wants to show you his goodness
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To show you his goodness in the land of the living,
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In the land of the living, you can't see it,
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You can't see it, because you're
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Because you're in the stronghold.
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In the stronghold. so pessimism protects you
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So pessimism protects you from disappointment,
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From disappointment, but it imprisons you
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But it imprisons you as it protects you.
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As it protects you. every addiction is,
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Every addiction is, at its root,
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At its root, a form of self-defense.
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A form of self-defense. because i'm taking something
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Because i'm taking something or i'm seeing something
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Or i'm seeing something or i'm doing something
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Or i'm doing something or i'm saying something,
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Or i'm saying something, 'cause you can be addicted
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'cause you can be addicted to a whole lot of stuff more
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To a whole lot of stuff more than pills.
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Than pills. i got some friends
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I got some friends that are addicted to problems.
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That are addicted to problems. if it even looks like it's going
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If it even looks like it's going to be a good day,
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To be a good day, they will spike the coffee
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They will spike the coffee just to screw things up,
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Just to screw things up, so they can feel normal
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So they can feel normal in a state of self-sabotage.
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In a state of self-sabotage. i'm preaching
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I'm preaching like i know you now.
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Like i know you now. only god could show me
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Only god could show me this about you.
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This about you. you are addicted to drama.
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You are addicted to drama. it protects you, the drama
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It protects you, the drama protects you from having
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To be productive and steady.
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To be productive and steady. 'cause if you create drama,
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'cause if you create drama, you'll have something to blame.
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You'll have something to blame. it's a way of escape.
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It's a way of escape. that's why a lot
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That's why a lot of us blame others.
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Of us blame others. it's a stronghold.
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It's a stronghold.
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It's a stronghold. it's a way for me to not have
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It's a way for me to not have to take responsibility,
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To take responsibility, because if i blame you,
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Because if i blame you, i don't have to deal
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I don't have to deal with the shame of me.
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With the shame of me. but now, i'm imprisoned
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But now, i'm imprisoned to bitterness, and david,
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To bitterness, and david, if you stay in the cave,
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If you stay in the cave, you won't be able to save
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The people of keilah.
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David had a battle to fight
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In judah that he didn't
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Know about.
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Know about. he had an army that god
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He had an army that god was forming that he couldn't see
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Was forming that he couldn't see for what they were, because he
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For what they were, because he was in the stronghold.
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Was in the stronghold. and there are things that god
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And there are things that god has surrounded you with,
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Has surrounded you with, that you can't see
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That you can't see in the stronghold.
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In the stronghold. so the prophet says,
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So the prophet says, "you got to go to judah."
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"you got to go to judah." you got to go to judah.
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You got to go to judah. if i had a fired up church,
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If i had a fired up church, i would preach this thing.
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I would preach this thing. if this was code orange
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If this was code orange revival, oh.
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Revival, oh. if i was at matthews right
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If i was at matthews right now, if i was at lake norman.
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Now, if i was at lake norman. i would have you touch seven
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I would have you touch seven people and tell 'em,
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People and tell 'em, "get to judah."
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"get to judah." "get to judah."
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"get to judah." as quick as you can,
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As quick as you can, get to judah.
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Get to judah. judah is the place
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Judah is the place that represents praise.
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That represents praise. in fact, the very word judah
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In fact, the very word judah means praise.
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Means praise. now, i see what david was doing
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Now, i see what david was doing in psalm 142,
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In psalm 142, is what the prophet was saying
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Is what the prophet was saying in 1 samuel 22.
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In 1 samuel 22. i'm leaving this stronghold.
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I'm leaving this stronghold. i'm stepping outside of myself.
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I'm stepping outside of myself. outside of my feelings.
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Outside of my feelings. outside of my circumstance.
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Outside of my circumstance. and i'm stepping in my future.
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And i'm stepping in my future. is anybody going
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Is anybody going to judah today?
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To judah today? come on, give him praise.
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Come on, give him praise. get to judah.
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Get to judah. get to judah.
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Get to judah. you won't see what god
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You won't see what god can do for you in this cave.
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Can do for you in this cave. you've got to go to judah.
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You've got to go to judah. you got to get back to the place
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You got to get back to the place where you will be crowned
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Where you will be crowned as king.
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As king. you got to get back
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You got to get back to the promise.
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To the promise. starts, stand up and help me
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Starts, stand up and help me close this sermon.
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Close this sermon. he starts psalm 142
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He starts psalm 142 trapped in a cave.
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Trapped in a cave. but he ends --
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But he ends -- put psalm 142:7 up.
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Put psalm 142:7 up. he ends psalm 142
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He ends psalm 142 coming out of prison.
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Coming out of prison. he starts psalm 142 behind bars,
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He starts psalm 142 behind bars, but he ends psalm 142
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But he ends psalm 142 writing bars.
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Writing bars. he starts psalm 142
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He starts psalm 142 in a cave that seems safe.
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In a cave that seems safe. he ends psalm 142 knowing
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He ends psalm 142 knowing that god is my refuge,
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That god is my refuge, and nothing can
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And nothing can by any means harm me.
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By any means harm me. nothing, nothing, nothing
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Nothing, nothing, nothing nothing, nothing, nothing,
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Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, no one,
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Nothing, nothing, no one, nothing can stand against
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Nothing can stand against the promise of god.
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The promise of god. he started with complaint,
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He started with complaint, but by the time he got done,
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But by the time he got done, he was filled with praise.
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He was filled with praise. i know you came
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I know you came to church hurting,
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To church hurting, but why not lift your hands
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But why not lift your hands and praise him?
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>> i want you to request
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>> i want you to request a special resource today.
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A special resource today. it's called "the war within."
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It's called "the war within." it's about how to drive
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It's about how to drive out fear and live in freedom.
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Out fear and live in freedom. we live in an age
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We live in an age of constant anxiety,
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Of constant anxiety, our hearts and minds
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Our hearts and minds are bombarded with thoughts
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Of the future,
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Of the future, regrets about the past.
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Regrets about the past. so, what i did is
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So, what i did is i took king david's life,
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I took king david's life, and then i took the psalms
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And then i took the psalms that he wrote,
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That he wrote, and i made a bible study
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And i made a bible study that wasn't just about history
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That wasn't just about history but it's about what's happening
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But it's about what's happening inside of our hearts
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Inside of our hearts here and now,
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Here and now, connecting the two.
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Connecting the two. >> that's so awesome.
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>> that's so awesome. >> so, through this series --
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>> so, through this series -- yeah, you get to learn
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Yeah, you get to learn a lot about david,
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A lot about david, what he went through,
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What he went through, who he was,
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Who he was, maybe some things you never
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Maybe some things you never saw before,
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Saw before, what the psalms mean
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What the psalms mean but what it means to me.
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But what it means to me. how do i take charge
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How do i take charge of my own heart?
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Of my own heart? how do i take control
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How do i take control of my own emotions?
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Of my own emotions? how do i keep god first
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How do i keep god first in my everyday life?
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In my everyday life? >> and that's something
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That we can all experience
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At every stage of life.
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There can be moments
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When we allow tension,
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When we allow tension, and fear,
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And fear, and stress within
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And stress within to really cloud our thinking
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To really cloud our thinking and hinder our vision
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And hinder our vision of what god has called us to.
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Of what god has called us to. but god didn't create
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But god didn't create us to stay in that place
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Us to stay in that place of struggle,
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Of struggle, he created us to conquer it.
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He created us to conquer it. >> alright, let's learn how.
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>> alright, let's learn how. let's take the first step.
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Let's take the first step. call or go online today.
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Call or go online today. learn what david knew.
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Learn what david knew. how did he drive out fear?
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How did he drive out fear? kill giants?
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Kill giants? conquer kingdoms?
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Conquer kingdoms? this six message resource
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This six message resource is all about that,
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Is all about that, and it's gonna help you
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And it's gonna help you win your own war within,
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Win your own war within, drive out fear,
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Drive out fear, and live in freedom.
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And live in freedom. and you can request
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And you can request it right now with your gift
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It right now with your gift of any amount to the ministry.
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Of any amount to the ministry. just go online or call,
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Just go online or call, request your copy,
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Request your copy, and i'm expecting to hear
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And i'm expecting to hear how god gives you the victory.
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>> ♪ about it church ♪
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>> ♪ only you ♪
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♪ when i think of ♪
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♪ all you've done ♪
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>> ♪ come on ♪
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>> ♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've brought me through ♪
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♪ when i think about your love ♪
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>> ♪ i shouldn't deserve it ♪
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>> ♪ i could never ♪
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♪ say enough thank you's ♪
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♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've done ♪
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>> ♪ you've given me ♪
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♪ goodness and mercy ♪
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>> ♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've brought me through ♪
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>> ♪ you've been so kind ♪
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>> ♪ when i think ♪
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♪ about your love ♪
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>> ♪ i don't deserve it ♪
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♪ i don't deserve it ♪
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>> ♪ i could never say ♪
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♪ enough thank you's ♪
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>> ♪ somebody give him praise ♪
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♪ in the room ♪
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♪ somebody give him praise ♪
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♪ in the room ♪
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♪ you've given me ♪
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♪ so many reasons ♪
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♪ given me so many reasons ♪
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♪ that's why i owe ♪
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>> ♪ that's why i you praise ♪
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>> ♪ you woke me up ♪
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♪ this morning ♪
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♪ you started me on my way ♪
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♪ put food on my table ♪
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♪ brought joy to my day ♪
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♪ i can't count the reasons ♪
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♪ come on that's why ♪
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>> ♪ that's why ♪
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♪ i owe you praise ♪
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♪ ♪
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[cheering and applause]
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>> ♪ i will bless ♪
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♪ the lord at all times ♪
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♪ i will bless the lord ♪
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♪ at all times ♪
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♪ i will bless the lord ♪
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♪ at all times ♪
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♪ and his praises ♪
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♪ shall be in my mouth ♪
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♪ if you've got a praise ♪
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♪ lift your voice in the room ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ praises oh lord ♪
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>> ♪ you deserve ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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♪ all my praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ only you ♪
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>> ♪ only you deserve ♪
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♪ all my praises ♪
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>> ♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ if i really think ♪
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♪ about it ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> hey, my name's chad zollo,
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>> hey, my name's chad zollo, i'm the online pastor
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I'm the online pastor here at elevation church.
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Here at elevation church. did you know that
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Did you know that there's so much more
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There's so much more that you can be
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That you can be a part of right here
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A part of right here at elevation church?
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At elevation church? you can join us live on sundays
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You can join us live on sundays to watch the message,
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To watch the message, join us for worship,
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Join us for worship, and find a community
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And find a community of believers that can
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Of believers that can help you grow in your faith.
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Help you grow in your faith. all you have to do
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All you have to do is head to
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Is head to stevenfurtick.com/live
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Stevenfurtick.com/live and you can find out
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And you can find out all the information
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All the information about times that we're live
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About times that we're live and how you can join.
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And how you can join. thanks for being
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Thanks for being a part of the ministry
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A part of the ministry and we'll see you soon.
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Steven Furtick - Setup in the Stronghold (Part 2)

September 1, 2025 | S E | 28:0

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