Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Silent Sermons (Part 2)

September 3, 2025 | S25 E3604 | 28:0

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

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Silent Sermons (Part 2) | September 3, 2025

An encouraging message from
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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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>> if you start with yourself,
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>> if you start with yourself, you'll stay in yourself
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You'll stay in yourself and you will always be limited
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And you will always be limited by who you are.
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By who you are. but when you start
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But when you start with the great, "i am".
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[applause]
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David said, "who's that"?
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David said, "who's that"? they said,
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They said, "i think his name is goliath".
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"i think his name is goliath". david said,
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David said, 'i'll fight him".
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'i'll fight him". saul said, "you're small".
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Saul said, "you're small". david said, "i'm not coming
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David said, "i'm not coming against him in myself
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Against him in myself or in my name but i come against
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Or in my name but i come against you in the name of the lord".
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You in the name of the lord". the skies declare
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The skies declare the glory of god.
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The glory of god. notice david did not start
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Notice david did not start with what was in his heart.
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With what was in his heart. you start with what's
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You start with what's in your heart you'll scare
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In your heart you'll scare yourself to death.
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Yourself to death. that's a horror movie to start
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That's a horror movie to start with what's in your heart.
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With what's in your heart. i was going to preach one time
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I was going to preach one time and the guy who invited me,
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And the guy who invited me, i never been
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I never been to his church before.
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To his church before. he said, "just share
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He said, "just share what's on your heart".
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What's on your heart". i said, "oh, no,
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I said, "oh, no, you don't want me to do that".
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You don't want me to do that". i'm going share
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I'm going share what's in heaven
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What's in heaven because if i tell you
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Because if i tell you what's in my heart,
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What's in my heart, it won't help any of us.
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It won't help any of us. so, i don't start my meditation
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So, i don't start my meditation with what's in myself.
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With what's in myself. i notice that every meditation,
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I notice that every meditation, and again,
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And again, don't think meditation, "om".
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Don't think meditation, "om". think about the loop.
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Think about the loop. think about the lines that loop
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Think about the lines that loop over and over again
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Over and over again in the way that you think.
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In the way that you think. think about how you have
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Think about how you have this subtle way,
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This subtle way, if you let yourself,
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If you let yourself, into turning every interaction
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Into turning every interaction into a stage on which
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Into a stage on which you were the star.
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You were the star. oh, i don't do that.
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Oh, i don't do that. i don't like to be noticed.
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I don't like to be noticed. i don't do that.
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I don't do that. i don't like people
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I don't like people to even look at me.
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To even look at me. i'm not that type of person.
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I'm not that type of person. this must be a preacher thing.
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This must be a preacher thing. no, i promise you,
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No, i promise you, you talk too much sometimes.
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You talk too much sometimes. i promise you some of
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I promise you some of the stuff that you post --
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The stuff that you post -- oh, you didn't think
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Oh, you didn't think i was talking about your
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I was talking about your instagram feed, did you?
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Instagram feed, did you? i promise you some of you need
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I promise you some of you need to go home and change
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To go home and change the bio on your instagram
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The bio on your instagram and it should say
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And it should say what it's really all about,
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What it's really all about, me, me, me.
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Me, me, me. just give us
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Just give us an expectation of what's going
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An expectation of what's going to happen on that feed
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To happen on that feed when you're easily offended.
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When you're easily offended. when everything's an insult.
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When everything's an insult. did you see how
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Did you see how they looked at me?
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They looked at me? they weren't looking at you.
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They weren't looking at you. they were thinking about dinner.
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They were thinking about dinner. they have not bought
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They have not bought groceries this week
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Groceries this week and their mom has cancer.
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And their mom has cancer. could you get outside
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Could you get outside yourself and think
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Yourself and think about something bigger?
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About something bigger? the skies declare
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The skies declare the glory of god, people.
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The glory of god, people. life is bigger
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Life is bigger than what happens in here.
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Than what happens in here. do your neighbor
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Do your neighbor a real favor.
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A real favor. look at them and say,
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Look at them and say, "get out your head".
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"get out your head". >> congregation: get out
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>> congregation: get out your head.
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Your head. "get out of your head".
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"get out of your head". that's a horrible place
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That's a horrible place to take your orders.
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To take your orders. am i preaching
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Am i preaching or am i preaching?
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[cheering]
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Every meditation, every loop
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Every meditation, every loop that starts with self
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That starts with self ends in one of two places,
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Ends in one of two places, and, i want you to look
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And, i want you to look for this in your life this week.
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For this in your life this week. it's either going to end
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It's either going to end in scarcity or shame.
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In scarcity or shame. every sermon that you preach
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Every sermon that you preach to yourself, and you are always
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To yourself, and you are always preaching to yourself,
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Preaching to yourself, in fact, martin lloyd jones
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In fact, martin lloyd jones said that our problem is,
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Said that our problem is, "we spend too much time
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"we spend too much time listening to ourselves
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Listening to ourselves and not enough time
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And not enough time preaching to ourselves".
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Preaching to ourselves". isn't that what david's
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Isn't that what david's psalms have shown us?
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Psalms have shown us? where he would say to his soul,
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Where he would say to his soul, "it's time to go to school.
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"it's time to go to school. bless the lord, oh, my soul
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Bless the lord, oh, my soul and all that is within me,
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And all that is within me, bless his holy name".
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Bless his holy name". he's preaching to himself
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He's preaching to himself and so are you.
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And so are you. but when you preach to yourself
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But when you preach to yourself from yourself your sermon
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From yourself your sermon will always lead to scarcity.
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Will always lead to scarcity. renee brown says that
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Renee brown says that the number one mediation
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The number one mediation of many of our hearts is,
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Of many of our hearts is, "not enough".
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"not enough". she says,
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She says, "we apply it to time.
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"we apply it to time. we apply it to money.
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We apply it to money. we apply it to our town.
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We apply it to our town. and the sermon that plays
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And the sermon that plays in our mind, if we would ever
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In our mind, if we would ever stop and listen to it,
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Stop and listen to it, it starts every morning,
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It starts every morning, not enough".
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Not enough". how much sleep
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How much sleep did you get last night?
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[laughter]
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How much money do you
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How much money do you make on that job?
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Make on that job? graham asked me the other day,
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Graham asked me the other day, "dad, is fifty-six thousand
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"dad, is fifty-six thousand dollars a year a lot of money"?
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Dollars a year a lot of money"? i said, "it is until
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I said, "it is until you make it".
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[laughter]
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[applause]
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That might be the devil's
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That might be the devil's favorite sermon, not enough.
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Favorite sermon, not enough. not enough.
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Not enough. not enough.
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Not enough. he preached it to the disciples
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He preached it to the disciples because they looked at 5,000 men
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Because they looked at 5,000 men and women and children
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And women and children and jesus said,
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And jesus said, "feed them" and they said,
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"feed them" and they said, "well, we don't have
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"well, we don't have a whole a lot.
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A whole a lot. we have five loafs and two fish
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We have five loafs and two fish but that's not enough".
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Because they were starting
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Because they were starting with themselves but they
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With themselves but they were standing next
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Were standing next to the source.
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To the source. i wonder how different the story
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I wonder how different the story would be if you would ask
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Would be if you would ask the source instead
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Of asking yourself.
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Of asking yourself. check the source.
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Check the source. he's more than enough.
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He's more than enough. somebody shout, "he's more".
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Somebody shout, "he's more". he's more.
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He's more. y'all don't ever shout
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Y'all don't ever shout in the back of the room
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In the back of the room when i start
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When i start hollering like this.
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Hollering like this. i know y'all don't like it
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I know y'all don't like it when i holler but this
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When i holler but this not a silent sermon.
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Not a silent sermon. this is a loud sermon.
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This is a loud sermon. somebody shout,
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Somebody shout, "he's more."
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"he's more." >> congregation: he's more.
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>> congregation: he's more. >> more than enough."
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>> more than enough." every need.
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Every need. every deficiency.
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Every deficiency. all my failures.
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All my failures. his blood is enough.
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His blood is enough. his grace is enough.
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His grace is enough. his word is enough.
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His word is enough. the law of the lord is pure.
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The law of the lord is pure. reviving the soul.
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Reviving the soul. but if i start with myself,
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But if i start with myself, i end with scarcity.
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I end with scarcity. it's a loop because
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It's a loop because i start down here,
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I start down here, and so, by the time
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And so, by the time i've looped around
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I've looped around through my day,
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Through my day, i end my day feeling depleted.
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I end my day feeling depleted. i wonder if you got a new loop.
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I wonder if you got a new loop. i wonder if you got a new loop
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I wonder if you got a new loop and started with the source
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And started with the source instead of starting
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Instead of starting with yourself.
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With yourself. i wonder how the cycle
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I wonder how the cycle would change.
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Would change. if you started with your source,
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If you started with your source, i know it's basic
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I know it's basic but didn't david start
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But didn't david start with the heaven's
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With the heaven's and then move
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And then move toward his heart?
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Toward his heart? the skies declare
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The skies declare the glory of god.
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The glory of god. they show forth his power
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They show forth his power day after day
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Day after day and night after night
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And night after night and day after day
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And day after day and night after night
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And night after night and all i've got to do to stay
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And all i've got to do to stay in step with god is keep
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In step with god is keep the beat of heaven
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The beat of heaven happening inside my heart.
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Happening inside my heart. because there's always
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Because there's always enough in heaven.
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Enough in heaven. there's always enough
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There's always enough patience in heaven.
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Patience in heaven. there's always enough
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There's always enough provision in heaven.
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Provision in heaven. there's always enough
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There's always enough bread in heaven.
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Bread in heaven. there's always enough.
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There's always enough. always enough.
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Always enough. always enough.
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Always enough. my god shall supply
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My god shall supply all of your needs according --
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All of your needs according -- what have you got in that loop?
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What have you got in that loop? what if you ask god
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What if you ask god to fill your empty places.
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To fill your empty places. when you start with yourself
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When you start with yourself you end in scarcity.
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You end in scarcity. you start with yourself
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You start with yourself you end in shame.
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You end in shame. because i look at myself
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Because i look at myself and i feel like david.
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And i feel like david. david does something weird.
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David does something weird. i think he wrote this psalm.
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I think he wrote this psalm. it's contested.
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It's contested. he might have written it
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He might have written it he might have not written it
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He might have not written it but let's give him credit.
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But let's give him credit. because this is a psalm
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Because this is a psalm that embodies a characteristic
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That embodies a characteristic known as wisdom poetry.
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Known as wisdom poetry. it, kind of, switches beats
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It, kind of, switches beats in the middle of the song.
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In the middle of the song. it's going on and on about
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It's going on and on about the skies and the heavens.
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The skies and the heavens. for many years they thought
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For many years they thought it was two different poems
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It was two different poems put together as they were
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Put together as they were studying back and trying
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Studying back and trying to find out how it was written
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To find out how it was written and when it was written.
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And when it was written. it was such a sharp break
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It was such a sharp break at verse 7 that they thought,
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At verse 7 that they thought, well, maybe this is
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Well, maybe this is a different thing, you know?
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A different thing, you know? we're talking about the skies
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We're talking about the skies and the sun and the stars.
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And the sun and the stars. then all of a sudden,
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Then all of a sudden, david makes a break
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David makes a break in verse 7
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In verse 7 and he starts talking
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And he starts talking about the law of the lord.
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About the law of the lord. watch what he says,
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Watch what he says, "it's perfect,
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"it's perfect, refreshing the soul".
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Refreshing the soul". look at verse 12,
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Look at verse 12, "but who can discern
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"but who can discern their own errors"?
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Their own errors"? so, he is an imperfect man
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So, he is an imperfect man looking into a perfect law.
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Looking into a perfect law. he's looking at what the law
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He's looking at what the law is and what it does and how
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Is and what it does and how it brings peace, wisdom,
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It brings peace, wisdom, and joy but, yet he knows
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And joy but, yet he knows that he has broken
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That he has broken the very law that
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The very law that produces the very things
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Produces the very things that he wants.
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That he wants. i don't think it's much
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I don't think it's much of a break because
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Of a break because he is contemplating
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He is contemplating how the heavens are able
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How the heavens are able to effortlessly declare
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To effortlessly declare the glory of god
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The glory of god but he cannot
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But he cannot because i'm stuck
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Because i'm stuck in a cycle called, sin.
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In a cycle called, sin. and there are secrets
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And there are secrets in my heart that no matter
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In my heart that no matter how much i dress them up
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How much i dress them up with the words of my mouth,
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With the words of my mouth, the meditations of my heart
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The meditations of my heart fall short of the glory of god.
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Fall short of the glory of god. paul knew it too.
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Paul knew it too. he said, "but the law
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He said, "but the law was powerless to do in that
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Was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful
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It was weakened by the sinful nature", look what god did.
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Nature", look what god did. god started a new loop.
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God started a new loop. see through the law man tried
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See through the law man tried to reach his way to god
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To reach his way to god but it was a cycle of shame
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But it was a cycle of shame caused by sin.
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Caused by sin. so, i reach and fall short
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So, i reach and fall short and try and fall short
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And try and fall short and repent and fall short
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And repent and fall short and get up and fall down
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And get up and fall down and reach and fall short
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And reach and fall short and try and fall short
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And try and fall short and get up and fall down
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And get up and fall down and god broke the cycle
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And god broke the cycle for in the fullness of time
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For in the fullness of time god sent forth his son
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God sent forth his son in the likeness of sinful man
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In the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering.
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To be a sin offering. for the law was powerless to do
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For the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened
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In that it was weakened by the sinful nature.
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By the sinful nature. god did by sending his own son
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God did by sending his own son in the likeness of sinful man
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In the likeness of sinful man so that we can say
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So that we can say there is therefore,
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There is therefore, now no condemn --
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Now no condemn -- there it's therefore --
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There it's therefore -- let me give you a new loop.
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Let me give you a new loop. no condemnation.
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No condemnation. no condemnation.
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No condemnation. no condemnation for those
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No condemnation for those who are in christ jesus.
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Who are in christ jesus. this is the kind of
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This is the kind of gospel preaching
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Gospel preaching that got me to the cross.
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That got me to the cross. this is the kind of gospel
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This is the kind of gospel preaching that will break
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Preaching that will break the chains of shame
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The chains of shame off of your life.
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Off of your life. this is the kind of
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This is the kind of gospel preaching
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Gospel preaching that you can preach
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That you can preach on monday morning,
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On monday morning, tuesday night,
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Tuesday night, wednesday afternoon.
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Wednesday afternoon. you can preach this stuff
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You can preach this stuff to yourself.
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To yourself. there is therefore now,
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There is therefore now, no condemnation.
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No condemnation. why?
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Why? because i'm in christ.
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Because i'm in christ. in other words, touch seven
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In other words, touch seven people and tell them,
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People and tell them, "i got a new loop".
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"i got a new loop". "i got a new loop".
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"i got a new loop". that's what the gospel gives me,
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That's what the gospel gives me, a new meditation.
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A new meditation. and watch this, i no longer
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And watch this, i no longer live by situation.
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Live by situation. get ready to jump up,
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Get ready to jump up, i live by revelation.
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I live by revelation. i know who he is.
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I know who he is. i know who i am in him.
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I know who i am in him. you better touch seven more
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You better touch seven more people, tell them,
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People, tell them, "i got a revelation".
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"i got a revelation". "i got a revelation
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"i got a revelation and whatever i got through,
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And whatever i got through, i got a revelation of who's
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I got a revelation of who's in the fire with me.
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In the fire with me. i know what he did.
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I know what he did. i know who he is.
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I know who he is. i know who i am in him.
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I know who i am in him. i got a new loop".
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I got a new loop". i'm losing my voice.
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I'm losing my voice. y'all shout for me.
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Y'all shout for me. whoa.
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Whoa. if you get that in your heart
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If you get that in your heart you'd be finishing
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You'd be finishing the devil's sermons in no time.
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The devil's sermons in no time. he might start them
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He might start them but you let grace finish them.
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But you let grace finish them. yeah, yeah.
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Yeah, yeah. yeah, the devil will
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Yeah, the devil will be scared to talk to you.
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Be scared to talk to you. he will because every failure
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He will because every failure he brings up is going
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He brings up is going to trigger within your mind
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To trigger within your mind a new loop to realize that grace
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A new loop to realize that grace is greater than my failure.
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Is greater than my failure. grace is greater.
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Grace is greater. i don't know.
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I don't know. maybe you're going
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Maybe you're going to live in a new loop.
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To live in a new loop. it is not the sermon
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It is not the sermon that i preach to you
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That i preach to you that determines
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That determines the course of your life.
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The course of your life. it's the sermon you preach
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It's the sermon you preach to yourself.
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To yourself. it's what you say
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It's what you say to yourself.
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To yourself. let the words of my mouth
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Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
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And the meditation of my heart be acceptable, acceptable,
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Be acceptable, acceptable, accept, accept what god
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Accept, accept what god says about you.
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Says about you. reject everything else
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Reject everything else and live your life
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And live your life under an open heaven.
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Under an open heaven. and the heaven's declare
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And the heaven's declare the glory of god
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The glory of god and the skies
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And the skies declare his wonder,
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Declare his wonder, day after day
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Day after day they pour forth speech
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They pour forth speech and they don't need
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And they don't need any words to do it.
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Any words to do it. it's a silent sermon.
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It's a silent sermon. it's the silent sermon
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It's the silent sermon that determines whether or not
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That determines whether or not you step out on faith
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You step out on faith or stay in your comfort zone.
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Or stay in your comfort zone. it's the silent sermon
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It's the silent sermon you preach to yourself
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You preach to yourself that determines whether you
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That determines whether you continue to live in a place
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Continue to live in a place of regret and resentment
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Of regret and resentment or you step forward into your
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Or you step forward into your tomorrow believing that
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Tomorrow believing that god will use all things for
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God will use all things for the good of those who love him
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The good of those who love him and are called according
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And are called according to his purpose.
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[applause]
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It's not this.
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It's not this. it's the second sermon.
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It's the second sermon. i always thought it was so weird
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I always thought it was so weird that the preacher would pray,
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That the preacher would pray, "let the words of mouth
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"let the words of mouth and the meditations of my heart
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And the meditations of my heart be acceptable in your sight",
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Be acceptable in your sight", but i get it now.
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But i get it now. he was saying,
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He was saying, there's two sermons happening.
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There's two sermons happening. there's what i say to you
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There's what i say to you and there's what you say
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And there's what you say to yourself and you've got
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To yourself and you've got to learn how to be
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To learn how to be the coach of your own soul.
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The coach of your own soul. i wish dabo swinney was here.
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I wish dabo swinney was here. he could help us.
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He could help us. i was considering hiring
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I was considering hiring a coach recently for leadership
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A coach recently for leadership and i wanted somebody
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And i wanted somebody who could help me
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Who could help me to analyze my own leadership.
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To analyze my own leadership. and that's probably
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And that's probably a good thing to do
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A good thing to do but i was praying
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But i was praying about it and god said,
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About it and god said, "be your own head coach".
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"be your own head coach". head coach.
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[laughing]
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You hear me?
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You hear me? i thought about
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I thought about titling this message,
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Titling this message, "help, my mind is a mess
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"help, my mind is a mess and i don't know where
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And i don't know where to start to put it in order".
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To start to put it in order". that would be more accurate
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That would be more accurate to our real lives
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To our real lives but i decided to call it,
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But i decided to call it, "the silent sermon" instead
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"the silent sermon" instead because i found out
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Because i found out that i have second self.
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That i have second self. i have the self
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I have the self that tells me everything
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That tells me everything that's wrong with me.
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That's wrong with me. and then i have
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And then i have this second self.
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This second self. it's not really even me.
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It's not really even me. it's a deposit guaranteeing
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It's a deposit guaranteeing my inheritance.
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My inheritance. it's the holy spirit
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It's the holy spirit of god dwelling in me.
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Of god dwelling in me. when i say he's in my heart
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When i say he's in my heart i'm not talking about any organ
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I'm not talking about any organ any more than david is talking
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Any more than david is talking about the sun as being
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About the sun as being a celestial body.
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A celestial body. he's talking about
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He's talking about the faithfulness of god
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The faithfulness of god in poetic language.
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In poetic language. it is theology wrapped
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It is theology wrapped in poetry.
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In poetry. so when he said,
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So when he said, "the meditations of my heart",
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"the meditations of my heart", i thought i needed to be my
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I thought i needed to be my own head coach.
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Own head coach. i think that i need to let
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I think that i need to let the god in me talk
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The god in me talk to the me in me.
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To the me in me. i think i need to start
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I think i need to start letting my second-self talk
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Letting my second-self talk to my screwed up-self.
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To my screwed up-self. i even started doing
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I even started doing it practically, and for me,
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It practically, and for me, i have to get out of my head
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I have to get out of my head so i have to write things
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So i have to write things down because up here is, whoa.
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Down because up here is, whoa. you know,
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You know, i can't keep it straight.
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I can't keep it straight. it comes real fast.
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It comes real fast. but when i write it down
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But when i write it down it helps me to slow down
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It helps me to slow down a little bit and focus.
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A little bit and focus. slow down.
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Slow down. it gets that constant,
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It gets that constant, me, me, me, me,
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Me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me,
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Me, me, me, me, me, me, me,
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Me, me, me, so that the real me can speak.
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So that the real me can speak. and i write letters to me
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And i write letters to me from the other me.
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From the other me. i know a schizophrenic pastor
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I know a schizophrenic pastor is not what you
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Is not what you always prayed for.
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[laughter]
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I'mma help somebody though.
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I'mma help somebody though. i write on the top of my page,
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I write on the top of my page, i write down every time
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I write down every time i do this, three times a week,
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I do this, three times a week, "holy ghost coaches notes".
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"holy ghost coaches notes". i write it down
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I write it down and then i talk to myself
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And then i talk to myself like i like myself,
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Like i like myself, believe in myself,
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Believe in myself, see myself,
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See myself, and know myself
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And know myself because i figure all of those
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Because i figure all of those are characteristics
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Are characteristics of the god in me.
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Of the god in me. so if i can sit down long enough
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So if i can sit down long enough to listen to what elijah heard
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To listen to what elijah heard as still small voice.
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As still small voice. see the wind
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See the wind came through the rocks
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Came through the rocks and elijah heard nothing.
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And elijah heard nothing. i could preach a good sermon.
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I could preach a good sermon. we can sing a good song.
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We can sing a good song. you might not get it.
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You might not get it. the fire blazed high,
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The fire blazed high, elijah heard nothing,
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Elijah heard nothing, nothing reassuring.
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Nothing reassuring. the wind blew, the fire,
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The wind blew, the fire, the earth started shaking,
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The earth started shaking, earth, wind and fire
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Earth, wind and fire did an opening act
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Did an opening act and elijah wasn't impressed.
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And elijah wasn't impressed. the hebrew word is interesting.
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The hebrew word is interesting. it says,
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It says, "god was in the whisper".
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"god was in the whisper". it was in that silent sermon
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It was in that silent sermon that elijah realized that
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That elijah realized that what he was running from
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What he was running from was already taken care of.
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Was already taken care of. it was in that silent sermon
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It was in that silent sermon that he realized god has already
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That he realized god has already appointed someone to put
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Appointed someone to put to death those who threatened
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To death those who threatened his own life.
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His own life. it was in that silent sermon
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It was in that silent sermon that elijah realized
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That elijah realized that there was already
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That there was already a successor appointed,
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A successor appointed, that his ministry
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That his ministry that not been vain.
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That not been vain. it was in that silent sermon
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It was in that silent sermon that he realized that there
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That he realized that there was still work to be done
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Was still work to be done and i can't stay in this place
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And i can't stay in this place of self-pity any more.
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Of self-pity any more. it's the silent sermon.
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It's the silent sermon. the silent sermon.
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The silent sermon. i wonder if that's why joshua
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I wonder if that's why joshua told the people not to say
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Told the people not to say anything for the first six days
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Anything for the first six days they walked around the wall,
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They walked around the wall, because, he knew they would
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Because, he knew they would start saying stuff
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Start saying stuff to talk each other
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To talk each other of going into the land
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Of going into the land god had given.
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God had given. sometimes the best
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Sometimes the best strategy is shut up.
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Strategy is shut up. i know you've always wanted
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I know you've always wanted to do this and you hated
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To do this and you hated touching your neighbor
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Touching your neighbor in church until this point look
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In church until this point look at them and say, "shut up.
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At them and say, "shut up. that's the strategy.
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That's the strategy. shut up".
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Shut up". we'll y'all liked
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We'll y'all liked that a little too much.
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That a little too much. i'm worried about rock hill.
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I'm worried about rock hill. there might be fight
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There might be fight in the parking lot.
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In the parking lot. and on the seventh day you can
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And on the seventh day you can shout but it's the shout
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Shout but it's the shout after the silence.
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After the silence. so i write little coaches
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So i write little coaches notes to myself.
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Notes to myself. no, you can't see them.
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No, you can't see them. they're not for you.
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They're not for you. i don't talk to myself
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I don't talk to myself like i used to as much anymore.
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Like i used to as much anymore. i still do.
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I still do. i'll never forget asking
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I'll never forget asking amy corbett, "do you always walk
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Amy corbett, "do you always walk around telling yourself
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Around telling yourself what an idiot you are"?
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What an idiot you are"? she said, "i've never done
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She said, "i've never done that in my life".
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That in my life". oh, yeah, me neither.
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Oh, yeah, me neither. i was asking for a friend.
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I was asking for a friend. so she's on to something.
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So she's on to something. i realized one time i would beat
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I realized one time i would beat myself up if anybody was else
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Myself up if anybody was else talking to me the way
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Talking to me the way i was talking to me,
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I was talking to me, i would beat myself up.
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I would beat myself up. i would beat them up
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I would beat them up if i was bigger than them,
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If i was bigger than them, i would beat them up if they
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I would beat them up if they didn't know any moves;
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Didn't know any moves; i would beat them up.
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I would beat them up. and i'm living in loops of shame
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And i'm living in loops of shame and scarcity and god has freely
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And scarcity and god has freely given me his grace.
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Given me his grace. and it would be life changing
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And it would be life changing for you to start some new loops.
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For you to start some new loops. it would be life changing
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It would be life changing for you to pray
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For you to pray what pastor mickey prayed.
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What pastor mickey prayed. it would be life changing
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It would be life changing for you to change
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For you to change your silent sermons.
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Your silent sermons. listen to them.
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Listen to them. do they start with me?
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Do they start with me? they're going to end in shame.
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They're going to end in shame. do they start with me?
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Do they start with me? they're going to end
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They're going to end in scarcity.
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In scarcity. but if you start with the source
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But if you start with the source i bet you'll find springs
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I bet you'll find springs of living water that have been
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Of living water that have been waiting to well up within you.
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Waiting to well up within you. they're waiting to burst forth.
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They're waiting to burst forth. that's the best sermon jesus
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That's the best sermon jesus ever preached as far
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Ever preached as far as i'm concerned.
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As i'm concerned. he preached it to
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He preached it to the woman at the well.
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The woman at the well. i mean, he said a lot
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I mean, he said a lot of good things to her.
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Of good things to her. he said, "i'm the water
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He said, "i'm the water you've been looking for".
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You've been looking for". where you've been running
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Where you've been running around, what's been happening
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Around, what's been happening in your heart it's, like,
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In your heart it's, like, a well that can't hold water.
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A well that can't hold water. but my favorite part of this
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But my favorite part of this sermon isn't what he said
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Sermon isn't what he said it's where he sat.
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It's where he sat. the bible says,
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The bible says, "he sat on a well
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"he sat on a well and waited for a woman".
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And waited for a woman". it took me years to see that
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It took me years to see that he was a well on a well.
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He was a well on a well. there is a well within you
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There is a well within you that will not run dry.
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That will not run dry. there is a god within you
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There is a god within you who does not fail.
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Who does not fail. there is a grace within you
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There is a grace within you that is not ashamed.
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That is not ashamed. but i can't give you this water,
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But i can't give you this water, you've got to drink it
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You've got to drink it for yourself.
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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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>> ♪ i got a new thing ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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>> ♪ prophesy ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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>> ♪ hey ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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>> ♪ hey ♪
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♪ oh i can see a cloud ♪
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♪ heavy with rain ♪
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♪ and it looks like revival ♪
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♪ is headed our way ♪
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♪ i can see a cloud ♪
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♪ heavy with rain ♪
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♪ and it looks like salvation ♪
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♪ is headed our way ♪
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♪ i can hear a sound ♪
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♪ the abundance of rain ♪
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♪ and it sounds like freedom ♪
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♪ freedom ♪
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♪ and it's headed our way ♪
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♪ i can hear a sound ♪
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♪ the abundance of rain ♪
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♪ and it sounds like provision ♪
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♪ is headed our way ♪
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>> ♪ it's headed our way ♪
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>> ♪ headed our way ♪
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>> ♪ it's headed our way ♪
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>> ♪ headed our way ♪
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>> ♪ it's headed our way ♪
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>> ♪ headed our way ♪
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>> ♪ it's headed our way ♪
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>> ♪ headed our way ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ do you hear the sound ♪
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♪ do you hear the sound ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ 'cause i can see a cloud ♪
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♪ heavy with rain ♪
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♪ and it looks like freedom, ♪
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♪ and it's headed our way ♪
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♪ i can see a cloud ♪
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♪ heavy with rain ♪
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♪ and it looks like jesus ♪
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♪ he's headed our way ♪
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[cheering]
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>> if you love watching sermons
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>> if you love watching sermons from pastor steven furtick,
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From pastor steven furtick, there's more for you.
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There's more for you. you can join us sundays
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You can join us sundays live online where you can
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Live online where you can watch the sermon
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Watch the sermon and also worship with us
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And find a community of believers.
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Go to stevenfurtick.com/live for times.
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♪ this is the moment ♪
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♪ when wind meets fire ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ our hearts are burning ♪
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♪ for fresh revival ♪
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♪ blow again ♪
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>> ♪ our god is consuming ♪
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Steven Furtick - Silent Sermons (Part 2)

September 3, 2025 | S25 E3604 | 28:0

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